rinity News from the desk of... Vicar Lisa April 2014 INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

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1 rinity News April 2014 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Prayer Lists 2 Birthdays & Anniversaries 2 Church Cleaning 2 April Service Ministers 2 Service Schedule 3 Women of Trinity 4-5 Feb. Council Minutes 6 Deacon Minutes 7 April Calendar 8 from the desk of... Vicar Lisa Dear Members of Trinity Lutheran, As I sit down to write this note to all of you, it is a beautiful mid-march morning. It seems a nice change of pace after what has seemed like an especially long winter. Beautiful days like this remind me of a week I got to spend traveling in the southern part of England as part of a class I took five years ago. During that week, the class got to explore places like Stonehenge, Tintagel, Westminster Abbey, and a number of cathedrals and churches. Those, at least, were the highlights of that trip for me. POINTS OF INTEREST: Lenten Services Wed. at 7:00 p.m. April 5 Prairie River Women s Gathering April 13 Palm Sunday Brunch April 17 Maundy Thursday Service at 7:00 p.m. April 18 Good Friday Service at 7:00 p.m. April 19 Easter Service at 5:30 p.m. April 20 Easter Services at 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Photo by Vicar Lisa The sites themselves were quite different from one another, but their similarities made them all the more interesting. Stonehenge, ancient ruins on the Salisbury Plain. Tintagel, castle ruins on the high cliffs of Cornwall. The cathedrals and Westminster Abbey, huge, beautiful places of worship in the midst of towns and cities like London. One of the most profound experiences for me in those places was being able to take some time for intentional prayer. For me, the feeling of God s presence rang loud and clear whether I was watching the waves roll in at Tintagel, seeing the sun shine on the stones at continued on page 3

2 Cindy Dodge Anderson Susan Biggers Dale Cleland Mary Lee Dennison Doris Dux Shirley Feltman Megan Gordon Mike Healy Kayleen Haiar Terry Hines Myron Johnson Fern and Wally Jones Ron Kjonegaard Larry Larsen Tori Louvre (Lovree) Donnie McManus Abby Meier Melody Munger Mike Nepodal (Nep -o-dal) Glenn Osborne Andy Steckelberg Ray Urban Lynette VanBeber Mindy Wahlquist PRAYER LISTS Kathryn & Bob Gahl and their son Lucas Fisher as they mourn the death of Lucas baby Leo. The Donaldson family as they mourn the death of George. TO BE REMEMBERED Connie Bailey Bart Blum John Blumeyer Don Borman Jim Butler Charlotte Cadwell Allan Currey Gail Danhour Ellen Femrite Ray Goeden Gene Graves Winnie Keller Deah Killion Riana Lauens Shania McManus Maria Normile Gunnar Olson Alexandra Osborne Antoinettte Osborne Krista Osborne Clifford Priebe Mike Renbarger Janice Selland Ed Selland Jill Schreiber Kim Tyrell Cindy Wilkens THOSE IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY We pray for Philip Soulek and all of the men and women in military units who have been called to active duty, and for their families. MISSIONS OF THE CHURCH We pray for Prison Congregations of America, St. Dysmas Congregation at Springfield, SD as they continue to do your work behind prison walls. CELEBRATIONS BIRTHDAYS April 1: Bryan Bunker April 1: Lena Peterson April 6: Arlene Shrake April 7: Michael Schaub April 9: Jonah Mosel April 10: Philip Carlson April 10: Leslie Van Ert April 12: Charlotte Cadwell April 13: Karla Thompson April 15: Sharon Nelson April 23: William Woodruff April 23: David Mohr April 24: Jessica Trumm April 25: Jenzina Huber April 26: Alta Miller April 27: Brad Rasmussen April 30: Katelyn Hines ANNIVERSARIES April 4: Chris & Melissa Hall April 8: Gary & Carol Kringen April 29: Joe & Cynthia Wall If you wish to hire Dakota Milestones to clean the church during your assigned week, the cost is $20 per week. Put your contribution in the Sunday offering. Please write your name and Church Cleaning on the envelope. Note Church Cleaning on your check s memo line. Contact Pat Blum at or CHURCH CLEANING APRIL MINISTERS Page 2 Apr. 6: Swenson / D. Thompson Apr. 13: Jensen / Randall Apr. 20: S. Rossow / G. Kringen Apr. 27: Campbell / Turgeon SATURDAY SUNDAY Date Host Date Host Lector Cantor Apr. 5 Luurs Apr. 6 Tounsley Brown Brown Apr. 12 Apr. 13 Tveit Tveit Tveit Apr. 19 Apr. 20 Apr. 26 Apr. 27

3 TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 902 S. Main, P.O. Box 148 Chamberlain, SD Vicar Lisa Heffernan Website: trinity-live.org Vicar Lisa: Secretary s trinitysec@midstatesd.net Webmaster s webmaster@trinity-live.org Trinity Service and Religious Education Schedule Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. with communion on first and third Sundays, choir sings on second and fourth Sundays. Saturday Worship: 5:30 p.m. with communion. Wowsome Wednesday & Confirmation Class: Wednesday, 5:30 meal; 6:00 class, mid-september thru late April. Potlucks held after 5:30 p.m. service on the third Saturday. Fifth Sunday Potlucks sponsored by Deacons and held after each Fifth Sunday Service. Church Council meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at Church. Deacons meet the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at Church. Easter Services Saturday 5:30 p.m. Sunday 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. CHOIR PRACTICE 5:30 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays between March 4 and April 22. Contact Rosemary Mohr. from the desk of...vicar Lisa continued from page 1 Stonehenge, or lighting a candle near the altars in the cathedrals. My prayer was mostly the same each time. Thank you, Lord, for the beauty of this place. May all who come here recognize this beauty and know that you are here. It has been five years, and this moment of prayer still moves me to prayers of thankfulness, even in the midst of occasional trial and stress. As we prepare for the Resurrection of Our Lord, I would like to invite all of you to think about the times and places where you have seen and felt God s presence being made known. Where have you said, Yes! He is risen indeed!, or simply said Thank you, Lord, for this moment? Wherever those words have been said, or whenever you have felt God s presence surrounding you in nature or in worship, my prayer for you is that those moments stick with you for as long as possible. May they be part of what you turn to this spring as the days lengthen, when life gets hectic, or when you struggle to see where the Risen Lord is in the midst of the every day. Peace, Vicar Lisa Heffernan Page 3

4 OUR MISSION AND PURPOSE: As a community of women created in the image of God, called to discipleship in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to grow in faith, affirm our gifts, support one another in our callings, engage in ministry and action, and promote healing and wholeness in the church, the society, and the world. TRINITY WOMEN OF THE ELCA LEADERSHIP TEAM Cynthia Wall, President, Maria Birch, Vice-President, or Rosemary Mohr, Treasurer, Nancy DeBoer, Mission Action FROM CYNTHIA WALL: Trinity Lutheran Women, am excited for Saturday, Spring Gathering, Prairie Rivers Conference. Everyone is invited! I 9:30 am - 2:30pm. We will be challenging ourselves with some topics that we are reluctant to deal with sometimes. Vicar Lisa will kick off the day with a bible study exploring inclusion and exclusion of people through the story in Luke of Jesus healing the paralytic man. I have invited two of our own community members to speak with Margene Thompson during her presentation, Today s Dream Tomorrow s Reality. During the afternoon we will look at some instances when it is difficult to include individuals. Karen Kraus from Lutherans Outdoors will share how that organization includes everyone! Guest from the congregation will share from their daily work how to become aware and include people with developmental disabilities and finally a guest will challenge us to think if we are excluding individuals because of their economic status. I hope everyone will come. Lunch is a Potato Bar, $7.00. You may come and volunteer some talents while you enjoy the fellowship. (Please the church [vicarlisa@trinity-live.org] if you would like to share your talents.) We will be gathering to set up and prepare the meal, Friday, 3:30pm until done, come anytime. (meal prep, table set-up, decorating) We need volunteers during the day. Registration Table: 1 person (come before 9am) Ushers: 2-4 persons (come before 9am) Meal Service: 6 persons (come before 11am) Clean up: 4 persons (come after 2pm) The Prairie Rivers Conference will collect two offerings during this event. One will be a monetary offering that is split between the Synodical Women of ELCA and Feeding South Dakota, and a Love Offering of food donations that will be split between the three food pantries in Chamberlain. You may bring donations that day, or we will have a box you may drop your gifts into in the narthex of the church through Sunday morning. I am looking forward to some wonderful fellowship and worship. ~ Cynthia Wall ~ Page 4

5 BIBLE STUDY A Living Hope In Christ, all things are made new. We can count on renewal and resurrection. Rizpah Session 8: Rizpah, a vigilant mourner Theme verse: Then Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it on a rock for herself, from the beginning of harvest until rain fell on them from the heavens; she did not allow the birds of the air to come on the bodies by day, or the wild animals by night. 2 Samuel 21:10 Fair Trade Fair Fair Trade Fair is coming to Trinity in April. If you would like to pre-order chocolate, coffee or tea, see Maria. WOMEN OF THE ELCA SYNODICAL CONVENTION JUNE 20-21, 2014 FIRST LUTHERAN, BROOKINGS Theme: Who Me?? Women of Faith Making a Difference Theme verse: Micah 6:8... And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to live kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? There will be a variety of speakers, break-out sessions and activities. The convention is officially Friday all day and evening, and Saturday morning. There will be some activities on Thursday and Thursday evening. Please Note: The Leadership training workshop will be held during the convention for ALL Conference Officers. Please plan to attend. More information about the Synodical Convention is found in the Winter 2014 issue of South Dakota Synodical of the Women of the ELCA, which is posted on the Trinity bulletin board. Or you may wish to contact President Vivian Westgard at vivigard@gmail.com. To receive an copy of the quarterly South Dakota Synodical Women newsletter, contact Lucille Birkholz at lmbirk@itctel.com. FIRST MONDAYS 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church All Trinity Women meet on the first Monday of the month to discuss our accomplishments from the last month and plan our upcoming service and mission projects. Mark your calendars for March 4, April 7, May 5, August 4, October 6 and November 3. There is not a September meeting. Children are welcome! Page 5

6 Below is the council minutes of the February meeting that were not received in time to publish in the March newsletter. Trinity Lutheran Church Council Wednesday, February 5, 2014 PRESENT: Mary Brown, Judy Campbell, Mark Huber, Gary Kringen, Justin Graves, Rosemary Mohr, Connor Graves, Dave Larson, Vicar Lisa, Russ Denke, Bob Brown, Karen Niles, Cynthia Wall, Maria Birch, Mick Niles. ABSENT: Pat Blum DEVOTIONS: The meeting was called to order by President Mark Huber, Mary Brown led devotions. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING: Minutes of the May meeting were read. Motion by Judy, seconded by Bob to approve, motion carried. TREASURER S REPORTS: Russ Denke gave the regular account report. Fundraising account report was given by Mary Normile. The endowment dollars will be moved after the signatures were corrected Russ and Mary were authorized to sign for utilities and etc. Bob moved to approve Rosemary seconded the motion, motion passed. EDUCATION: Nothing PROPERTY: Bob Brown was going to pursue getting bids for new light fixtures. Dave moved to update the lights in the fellowship hall. Justin seconded the motion, motion passed. STEWARDSHIP: Nothing WORSHIP: Nothing DEACONS: Vicar gave a deacons report. A Movie night is planned for March 2nd, the movie is Second Chance. VICAR S REPORT HIGHLIGHTS: Vicar shared her report. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: There was no unfinished business. NEW BUSINESS: Elections of Officers-Nominations were opened for president. Mark Huber was nominated. Dave moved to cease nomination and cast a unanimous ballot, Judy seconded. Nominations were opened for Treasurer. Russ was nominated. Judy moved to cease nominations and cast a unanimous ballot, Gary seconded. Nominations were opened for vice-president. Cynthia Wall was nominated. Judy moved nominations cease and cast a unanimous ballot. Nominations were opened for secretary. Gary was nominated. Dave moved to cease nominations and cast a unanimous ballot, Bob seconded the motion. All motion passed. Cynthia moved that we form a Call Committee with 4 council members and 4 at large members a roll call vote was called for with Cynthia Voting yes and all other council members voting no. Bob moved to reconsider the motion but amending the motion by striking the number 4 and replacing it with 3 in both locations and add the words along with the council president. Motion passed, the council members will be Rosemary, Karen and Dave. Cynthia moved that March Noisy Offering go to SD Special Olympics Rosemary seconded motion passed. Dave moved that the Lenten offering would go to the Rosebud Mission Church Bob seconded the motion, motion passed. Cynthia moved to use Thrivent choice dollars to match the campers fundraiser up to $2000 Gary seconded the motion, motion passed. Mick Niles asked the church to help serve a potluck at the city building for the band festival on Saturday Oct. 11, 2014, the council granted permission. NEXT MEETING: Next meeting will be March 5th Bob has devotions. Cynthia and Judy are offering tellers. ADJOURN The meeting closed with the Lord s Prayer. ~ Gary J Kringen, Secretary ~ Page 6

7 TRINITY LUTHERAN DEACONS MEETING The Trinity Lutheran Deacons held their monthly meeting March 14, 7:00 at the church. Members present included: Joyce Wevik, Bonnie Luurs, Joan and Mike Trumm, Jean Blackwell, Dianne Graves, Vicar Lisa, Maria Birch and Judy Swanson. Newly elected deacon Dianne Graves was welcomed into the group. Absent: Lori Tonak Vice-President Maria Birch called the meeting to order. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Election of officers for 2014 was held: President: Judy Swanson/Joyce Wevik Vice President-Joan Trumm Secretary-Mike Trumm OLD BUSINESS: Maria reported that the Christian Motorcycle meal went well. The date for the event was March 1, Maria will contact the Motorcycle Group asking for a definite date for The Soup/Chili Movie night held on March 2, 2014 was well attended. NEW BUSINESS: A potluck brunch will be held on March 30 as it is the 5th Sunday of the month. Deacons are responsible for the beverages. Easter cards are to be sent out by April 5. Deacons will be notified as to when to pick up their cards for mailing. A Holy Week Schedule is to be included with each card. Vicar Lisa reported that plans are being made for the youth to sponsor a Palm Sunday Brunch. The brunch would follow the worship service and be a fund raiser for the youth to attend Bible Camps this summer. Vicar Lisa is planning two Easter morning services: 9:30 and 11:00. The prayer list was updated. The meeting closed with the Lord s Prayer. The next meeting is scheduled for 7 P.M. April 10 at the church. Deacon for March: Judy Swanson Page 7 ~ Judy Swanson, Deacon Secretary ~

8 APRIL 2014 TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, 902 S. MAIN ST., P. O. BOX 148, CHAMBERLAIN, SD 57325, :30 am Worship SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Lenten offering for Young Adult Intentional Community on Rosebud, a program of the ELCA and Episcopal Church. 5:30 - Choir Practice 5:30 - Meal for Wowsome Wed & Confirmation Class 7:00 - Lenten Services 8:00 - Church Council 5:30 - Choir Practice 5:30 - Meal for Wowsome Wed & Confirmation Class 7:00 - Lenten Services noon - Chamberlain Area Ministerial Association 7:00 - Deacons 5:30 Worship 6:30 Potluck SATURDAY Prairie Rivers Women's Gathering 9-3 5:30 pm Worship PALM SUNDAY 9:30 am Worship Palm Sunday Brunch 10:30 "Making Sense of the Cross" book study 5:30 - Choir Practice 5:30 - Meal for Wowsome Wed & Confirmation Class 7:00 - Maundy Thursday noon - Good Friday community services at UCC 7:00 Good Friday at Trinity Lutheran 5:30 Worship EASTER 9:30 a.m. - Worship with Communion 11:00 a.m. - Worship with Communion 7:30 a.m. - Women's Bible Study at Is It a Vonnie Cake? 5:30 - Choir Practice :30 - Meal for Wowsome Wed & Confirmation Class 7:30 p.m. - Women's Bible Study in Fellowship Hall 5:30 - Choir Practice 5:30 - Meal for Wowsome Wed & Confirmation Class noon - 8 p.m. - Mission Work: cut and assemble items from t-shirts, tie quilts. Potluck lunch. 5:30 Worship Vicar Lisa at Retreat Vicar Lisa on vacation until April 29 Vicar Lisa on vacation until April 29 Page 8