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The Trinity Tidings
Trinity Lutheran Church
217 Brackenridge SW, Sleepy Eye, MN
Phone: 507-794-5051 Fax: 507-794-5052
E-Mail: [email protected] Web: www.trinitysleepyeye.org
Vol. 46
STAFF
Pastor Keith Ainsley
Home: 507-794-5641
Cell: 507-766-3383
Parish Administrative
Secretary
Darlene Brummund
Home: 507-276-8013
Financial Secretary
Pat Stevermer
Home: 507-794-7112
Organist / Sr. Choir Director
Mary Mulry
Home: 794-3768
Educational Director
Mary VanRoekel
794-3457
Custodian
Marian Johnson
Home: 507-794-3474
In This Issue
Pastor Keith Ainsley… 2
Daily Bible Readings… 4
WELCA…
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Stewardship….
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Youth and
Sunday School News…. 6
This & That…
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Parish Report…
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Worship Assistants… 10
Calendar…
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November 2014
No. 11
Worship Schedule
Sunday Worship 8:00 am and 10:30 am
Education Hour 9:15 am
Trinity’s Mission Statement
We are a community where Jesus is Lord: our mission is to invite, welcome,
nurture, and equip all people to be disciples in His name.
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“Thanks Be to God”
Dear Partners,
Allow me to begin by expressing my thanks for your celebration and show of appreciation of my 35 years of
ministry in our Lutheran Church with nearly nine of those shared with you. How nice it is to be acknowledged,
honored and appreciated. As you, or others you know, continue to experience such “milestones” in life, I pray
you also will be afforded the kind of appreciation that is both encouraging and reassuring to your making a
difference in the lives of others. Again, thank you for all your cards, gifts and the memorable wooden plague
commemorating these years of service that are shared together in our partnership of proclaiming the gospel of
Christ!
That brings us to November…the month that we address both our understanding of stewardship and the mission
our Lord has called every believer to be about. Our theme is “What Is the Mission God has Given to Us?”
The first four Sundays will be devoted to addressing:
1. November 2nd: What is Stewardship?
2. November 9th: What is Generosity?
3. November 16th: What is Abundance?
4. November 23rd: What is Justice?
On November 23rd you will be provided a Faith Commitment Card on which you can indicate the amount you
hope to contribute to Trinity’s ministry goals that will be described in the 2015 proposed budget, which the
Boards and Parish Planning Council are currently assembling for the January Annual Report. If you are unable to
be present or prepared in providing your Faith Commitment on November 23rd it will be made available again on
November 30th. Your participation in this exercise is very much needed as our congregation leaders try to make
responsible and accurate decisions regarding our congregation’s financial health and goals to which we are all
called to respond.
Also, November is when our Southwestern Minnesota Synod provides the annual Jr. High Gathering in Willmar
on the 21st-22nd. Sixteen Confirmation students and four chaperones are registered to attend. What a wonderful
gift we have with all 34 students (7th-9th grade) in Confirmation this year! THANK YOU for your support and
gifts that makes this ministry possible. I think if the students actually understood how much this congregation
provides for each of them they would be utterly amazed!
On Sunday November 30th we will have Ms. Linda Miller as our pulpit guest and featured at the Adult Forum in
the Library between services. Linda serves as the Executive Director of Civil Society in St. Paul, MN, a
non-profit organization helping human trafficking and victims of sexual assault by providing comprehensive
trauma-informed legal and case management services. No doubt she will teach us much about this growing
problem of human trafficking that is very real right here in Minnesota. I hope you can be present so that you may
be informed about needs that are near us.
And finally, I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving as we gather in the evening on November 26th to offer our
national thanksgiving publicly to God. If you would be willing to share your own personal story of thanks for
that evening, please let me know.
The Peace of Christ be with you always!
Pastor Keith
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In Honor of Pastor Keith Ainsley’s
35th Anniversary of Ordination
So faith comes from what is heard …
and what is heard comes by preaching of Christ.
Scripture from Pastor Keith’s Ordination October 21, 1979
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, El Cajon, California
Romans 10:17
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Week of November 2
Su
Matthew 23:1-12
M
1 Thessalonians 2:13-20
Tu
Acts 13:1-12
W
Matthew 15:1-9
Th
Revelation 8:6-9:12
F
Revelation 9:13-21
Sa
Matthew 24:1-14
Week of November 9
Su
Matthew 25:1-13
M
1 Corinthians 14:20-25
Tu
1 Thessalonians 3:6-13
W
Matthew 24:29-35
Th
Revelation 16:1-7
F
Revelation 16:8-21
Sa
Matthew 12:43-45
IT’S TIME TO BAKE THAT DOUBLE BAT
or two of your favorite Christmas cookies to donate to
the cookie walk. Our sale is from 9:00 – 10:30 on
Saturday morning, December 13th. Please deliver your
cookies, krum kake, rosettes, or other special treats to the
church kitchen by Friday, December 12th at 5:00 pm if
possible.
LEFSE MAKERS ARE NEEDED Monday, December 8th between 4:00
and 8:00 pm. Please sign up in the office. Come when you can! Please spread
the word to your family and friends about this great bake sale. Any remaining
goodies will be available Sunday morning, December 14th.
Contact Darlene Brummund with any questions at 276-8013. All proceeds go
to people in need with supplemental funds by Thrivent.
Thanks so much for your encouragement and participation!
Week of November 16
Su
Matthew 25:31-46
M
Romans 2:1-11
Tu
1 Thessalonians 5:12-18
W
Matthew 24:45-5
Th
Revelation 14:1-11
F
Revelation 22:1-9
Sa
Matthew 12:46-50
Week of November 23
Su
Matthew 25:31-46
M
2 Timothy 2:8-13
Tu
Revelation 19:1-9
W
John 5:19-40
Th
Revelation 14:6-13
F
1 Thessalonians 4:1-18
Sa
Matthew 24:15-31
Week of November 30
Su
Mark 13:24-37
M
Revelation 15:1-8
Tu
Revelation 18:1-10
W
Luke 21:34-38
Th
1 Thessalonians 1:2-10
F
Acts 11:19-26
Sa
Mark 11:27-33
Cut this out and use as a
bookmark in your Bible.
Remember to read your love
letter from God each and every
day.
The Annual Meeting of St. John Lutheran Home Auxiliary will
be held on Monday evening, November 10, at 6 P.M. in the
Chapel. There will be a meal, followed by a short business
meeting, and a program. All Auxiliary members are invited to
attend. Please let Judy Weedman (723-5096) know if you plan
to attend as a count is needed for the meal. Hopefully many
are able to attend this enjoyable evening!
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Receipts for the Welcome Project continue to come in weekly. A number of our members have chosen to
continue their three year pledge to the end of the year and for that we are thankful. Others have chosen to give
a one time gift by the end of 2014 and for that we are thankful. A number of special gifts have been received
in memory of loved ones and for that we are thankful. The noisy offering in June was very special in
providing extra funds.
The balance is under $48,000 which is attainable by the end of the year. Any gift of any amount will decrease
the balance each week. If we all pull together, we can do it!
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November is traditionally stewardship awareness month and the first four Sundays, Pastor will address these
topics:
November 2—What is stewardship?
November 9—What is generosity?
November 16—What is abundance?
November 23—What is justice?
Commitment Sunday will also be on November 23. A sample of the commitment card will be included in your
statement available on November 2.
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Special offerings ar e gener ally for causes outside the gener al budget of the chur ch. You have been a
most generous congregation when these appeals have been made. During the month of November, we will
have the noisy offerings again since there are five Sundays. The Board of Social Ministries suggested the
recipients of these offerings this year and originally World Hunger was chosen for November but with the
need for our local food shelves recently brought forward, it will be given to them instead.
When we have special offerings, members can use their regular offering envelopes as there is a line for special
giving. The envelope already includes your giving number so makes recording your gifts so much easier. If
you do not have envelopes or forget them, please use the pew envelopes and add your name if you include
cash so you can be given credit for your gift.
The Thanksgiving offering has traditionally been designated for World Hunger and will be again this year. It
will be received anytime during November as well as during the Thanksgiving Eve service.
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It may be time to remind Thrivent members who have Choice Dollars available, to make sure you call in every
year after March 31 and designate where you want that money to be given. If you have not made that choice,
the company will disperse the funds in April. Trinity Lutheran Church is one of your options but there are
thousands of other places you may choose.
The local committee meets quarterly and welcomes applications for the use of the funds received by Trinity. If
a board has a project they need help financially to complete it, stop by for an application in the church office.
One last item—if you have picked up items for the church, please turn in the charge slip, receipt or packing
slip so we know it was received and where to code it. Thank you for helping with this small matter.
Thank you, good and faithful stewards!
Your Board of Stewardship
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“The Greatest Gift to Share” is the theme for the
Christmas Program this year.
Sunday school students in Prekindergarten through Sixth
grade are already practicing the songs during music time.
Students with acting and speaking parts will begin
practicing soon.
Full rehearsals will take place during Sunday School on
November 23 and December 7.
The program is scheduled for Sunday, December 14 at the
10:30 am worship service.
Looking for an opportunity to give to the education ministry at Trinity?
Some of our audio-visual equipment is in need of replacement.
The Christian Education Board would like to purchase two flat
screen televisions , 2 DVD players and smaller carts to hold them.
If you would like to contribute to this project, please contact the
church office.
Also, please contact Mary Van Roekel (794-3457) if you would
like to have one of the older TVs, VHS players, overhead
projectors or large carts that we no longer need.
Recommended Reading….. Holding Your Family Together
by Dr. Rich Melheim is an excellent book for parents and
grandparents. Dr. Melheim shares some great ideas for a simple
evening ritual that will bring your family closer to each other and
to God. He sites many examples of ways to keep the lines of
communication open even when life gets difficult. This book is
available in our church library. You may just want to purchase a
copy for your home!
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Brrrr…
It’s getting cold!
November is here and it’s time to fill our
“Mitten Tree” with scarves, hats, mittens and gloves.
Your donations will be given to children in the area
who are in need of them. Items can purchased or
homemade. Our deadline is November 30 so let’s fill
our tree!
Human trafficking in Minnesota?
“Human trafficking is the fastest growing source of
profits for organized crime worldwide. Though most
of the focus is on women and girls, men and boys are
also trafficked in the United States.” Possumus, Fall
2006. Human trafficking is currently one of the most
publicized problems in the media today. Minnesota
ranks as one of the top 10 states for human trafficking,
experts say.
Guest Presenter, Linda Miller of Civil Society, will
join Trinity Lutheran Church to explain the impact of
human trafficking in Minnesota and ways that communities can help.
When: Sunday, November 30, 2014
Time: 8:00 and 10:30 Service; Linda Miller
A Candlelight Evening for Women
Advent Dinner, Sunday, December 7, 2014
5:30 Table Viewing
$12.00 Per Person
6:00 Dinner
7:00 Program
Sign Up by November 16
Please consider bringing a monetary donation
for the Food Shelf.
Be God’s Light in our Community.
Newsletter Deadline: The next issue of
Tidings will be in mailboxes December 1st.
Please have items for the newsletter to
Did you know that there are hundreds of options Darlene by 1 p.m. November 20th.
associated with your Social Security retirement Thank you.
Social Security Meeting
November 17th at 6:30
benefits? Join us on Monday, November 17th at
Trinity for a presentation hosted by Tim Flitter
Financial Representative to explore how to sort
through the choices. Help ensure the decisions
you make are ones you can live with- for the rest
of your life. Contact Darlene in the office or
[email protected] to RSVP.
Our Services are broadcast on Channel 8
each Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 a.m.
or on our webpage anytime. Share the
Good News with those who are unable to
join us in person!
NOVEMBER
Sunday Services
Date
Attendance
10/5
185
10/12
266
10/19
174
10/26
193
Date
Offering
Week of…
10/5
$5793.00
10/12
$4571.00
10/19
$4281.33
10/26
$5566.00
2014 Welcome Project Needed:
$47,494.47
Special Gifts were given to the
Welcome Fund in honor of Pastor
Keith’s 35th Anniversary from
members.
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HEARTFELT
WORD
OF
THANKS to my chur ch family and
friends for the cards, calls and words of
encouragement . And a special thanks
to Pastor Keith for his visits and
prayers. Once again, I am on the road
to recovery and getting better everyday.
Thanks again and may God bless you
all.
Linda Schueler
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WE EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST
SYMPATHIES to Shir ley Cannon
and Gail & Russ Sorensen and their
families in the death of their brother-inlaw, Tom Carnel. May they find
comfort in God’s promise of eternal life
and the prayers we send to them during
this difficult time.
OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY to
Al Lang and his family in the recent
loss of his aunt. May they know our
Lord’s promise of salvation and eternal
life and be sustained by that love.
WE WELCOME into the Lor d’s
family, Trygve James Coulson, son of
Julia and Casey Coulson. Trygve was
baptized October 5th, and is sponsored
by Laura and Kevin Jaunich, and
Thomas Beito. May God give them the
servant faith to fulfill the promises
made before God and this congregation,
so that Trygve may share eternally in
the kingdom of God. God bless you
Trygve!
OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHY to
Beaty Ainsley and her family in the
recent loss of her cousin. We hope that
our prayers will bring comfort and
encouragement. May they know our
Lord’s promise of eternal life and be
sustained during this difficult time.
Send an email to the church office at [email protected] and let
Darlene know you want your newsletter via email !!
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changes to insure you keep receiving your
monthly copy of the Tidings and to help
keep our records up to date.
Thank you for your help!
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Worship Assistants
Sunday 8:00 a.m.
Sunday 10:30 am.
Acolytes
11/2 Isaac Fink
11/9 Courtney Dittbenner
11/16 Alexa Steffl
11/23 Isaac Johnson
11/30 Brittney Dittbenner
Readers
11/2 Fred Dauer
11/9 Doug Domeier
11/16 Harold Pettis
11/23 Pat Stevermer
11/30 Gerry VanRoekel
Sound Techs
11/2 Russ Sorensen
11/9 Russ Sorensen
11/16 Russ Sorensen
11/23 John Hirschboeck
11/30 Russ Sorensen
Communion Assistants
11/2 Bonnie & Harold Pettis
11/16 Lee Johnson, Mark Beito
November Ushers
Harrold & Bonnie Pettis,
Lorie Grunzke
November Greeters
Shirley Cannon
Acolytes
11/2 McKenzie Cselovszki
11/9 Matthew Sellner
11/16 Colten Myers
11/23 McKenzie Cselovszki
11/30 Jaclyn Nessett
Readers
11/2 Dave Vosbeck
11/9 Ron Kleven
11/16 Donna Augustin
11/23 Judy Beech
11/30 Paul Dunn
Sound Techs
11/2 Sue Pedersen
11/9 Bryan Sellner
11/16 Zeke Gehrke
11/23 Russ Sorensen
11/30 Zeke Gehrke
Communion Assistants
11/2 Larry Baumgardt, Neil Neidt
11/16 Rex and Judy Beech
November Ushers
Dennis Mangen, Jim Hutchins,
Leann Zamzow
November Greeters
Sandy Lund
Sunday 8:00 a.m.
Sunday 10:30 am.
Acolytes
12/7 Kelsie Domeier
12/14 Zach Haala
12/21 Isaac Finstad
12/28 Ethan Fischer
(9:00 Service)
Readers
12/7 Karen Voge
12/14 Rosanne Wall
12/21 Karen Dauer
12/28 Mark Beito
(9:00 Service)
Sound Techs
12/7 Russ Sorensen
12/14 Russ Sorensen
12/21 John Hirschboeck
12/28 Russ Sorensen (9:00 Service)
Communion Assistants
12/7 Linda Schueler, Jerry VanRoekel
12/21 Fred and Karen Dauer
December Ushers
Brian & Mary Renberg,
Shirley Cannon
DecemberGreeters
Larry and Diane Evers
Acolytes
12/7 Lauren Klein
12/14 Sarah Dunn
12/21 Mya Ibberson
12/28 (9:00 Service)
Readers
12/7 Tracee Fromm
12/14 Jim Hutchins
12/21 Zeke Gehrke
12/28 (9:00 Service
Sound Techs
12/7 Sue Pedersenh
12/14 Zeke Gehrke
12/21 Bryan Sellner
12/28 (9:00 Service
Communion Assistants
12/7 Tracee Fromm, Neil Neidt
12/21 Rex and Judy Beech
December Ushers
Frank Fromm, Jon Hanson,
Lorie Grunzke
December Greeters
Dave and Mardy Vosbeck
November: Mary & Kaylee Hillmer and
Tammy Schenk
December: Lori Hirschboeck and Beth Klein
Group One will be the next servers.
Group One Co-chairs are
Sandy Beito and
Diane Evers
Group listings are in the narthex.
Thank you all for your labors toward further
fellowship and service in our Lord’s name.
Thanksgiving Eve Service
Nov. 26th at 7:00 pm
Acolyte: Macy Schenk
Reader: Neil Neidt
Sound Tech: Russ Sorensen
Ushers: Shirley Cannon
and Gail Sorensen
Greeters: Gerald & Linda
Schueler
Acolyte: 4:00
6:30
Sound 4:00
Tech: 6:30
Greeter: 4:00
6:30
Ushers: 4:00
6:30
Palmer Hittesdorf
Brianna Polesky
Russ Sorensen
Russ Sorensen
Doug Domeier
Rex Beech
Frank Fromm,
Jon Hansen, Doug Miller,
Brian & Mary Renberg,
Shirley Cannon
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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
217 Brackenridge SW
Sleepy Eye, MN 56085
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Sleepy Eye, MN
56085