GRACE NOTES Sunday 12/16/18 ~ Third Sunday in Advent 10:00a Divine Service Monday 12/17/18 10:00a St. Paul ~ Havre Tuesday 12/18/18

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1 GRACE NOTES Sunday 12/16/18 ~ Third Sunday in Advent 8:30a Sunday school & Adult Bible study 10:00a Divine Service Monday 12/17/18 10:00a St. Paul ~ Havre Tuesday 12/18/18 10:15a Benefis SNC 7:00p Handbell Choir practice Wednesday 12/19/18 9:00a Wee Disciples Chapel 9:30a Ladies Bible study 5:30p Adult Choir practice 5:30p Soup Supper ~ LWML 7:00p Advent Service Thursday 12/20/18 Lamplighter deadline 9:00a Peace 10:00a Park Place 6:30p Wee Disciples Christmas Celebration Friday 12/21/18 Church office closed 11:45a Assisted Living Ministry no host Hardee s, th Ave S 1:30p Highgate House Saturday 12/22/18 8:00a Men s Bible study Sunday 12/23/18 ~ Fourth Sunday in Advent 8:30a Sunday school & Adult Bible study 10:00a Divine Service 3:00p Pastor Paul & Heidi s Annual Open House

2 Update on Giving The offering for December 9 th ~ $4,403 Our minimum monthly budget need is $16,450. Actual giving for December is $9,241 Trinity s next payroll is scheduled for Monday, December 31 st. Worship Assistants this week: Duty Elders Duty Elder (Wednesday) Altar Guild Organist Audio/Video Counters Marty Bauer / Shawn Shaw Bob Nommensen Denise Wegner / Dayna VanVleet Jeannine Eastley Gary Somerfeld Marty & Cheri Bauer Wednesday Divine Service ~ Because of weather, darkness and other activities, beginning on January 9, 2019 and running through February 27, 2019 each Wednesday at 12:30pm Trinity will have Mid-week Divine Services. This will be the same basic service we celebrate each Sunday morning with hymns, readings, sermon and Holy Communion, in a slightly shortened format. Come receive the gifts of the Word and Sacraments that are so important to our eternal life. Please note: this will replace the normal Wednesday Evening Divine Services. Wee Disciples is participating in the Burgers for Benefits fundraising opportunity through Fuddruckers. The third Tuesday of each month (our next evening is December 18 th ) from 5:00 to 9:00 pm, friends and families of Wee Disciples who eat at Fuddruckers can have a portion of their check (20%) donated to Wee Disciples. You must bring a fundraising coupon along and submit it at the time you place your order. Coupons are available on the announcement board where the Wee Disciples check-in computer is located.

3 A Reminder to Use Your New Offering Envelopes New boxes of offering envelopes for 2019 (BLUE in color) will be issued Thursday, December 20, The last time to use the 2018 YELLOW envelopes will be the New Year s Eve Service December 31 st! Please destroy any remaining 2018 YELLOW offering envelopes after the December 31 st services!! Begin using the BLUE offering envelopes SUNDAY, January 6, You are encouraged to use your offering envelopes for each church offering. Using your envelopes speeds the money counting process and ensures that you will receive credit for your contribution. If you do not place your check in an offering envelope, the person posting your contribution must look up your envelope number so proper credit can be given. Also, please remember to write the amount of your contribution on the line provided on the front of the envelope. This is very helpful to those counting the offering. If you are not using your envelopes at this time, please do so in the future. Offering Counters are needed to assist the Treasurer and Assistant Treasure count and record the offerings following each Sunday service. No experience is needed. Please call the church office ( ) or sign-up on the Chapel doors in the Narthex if you are willing to assist.

4 Issues Etc. ~ A Mobile Lutheran Bible Study Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. This week s topics include: The Birth of John the Baptist, The Book of Obadiah, Thy Kingdom Come, The Apostle Thomas, Ahab Steals Naboth s Vineyard and more. You can listen live or at your convenience at and on the LPR mobile app. The Lutheran Hour ~ December 23 rd ~ "The King's Strength" Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler. A true king's strength is seen, not in vaults and arsenals, but in the loyalty of his people. We celebrate the birth of the King who won the victory, not by taxing his subjects and killing his enemies, but by serving, loving and dying for them. By his resurrection, He destroyed the power of sin and lends us strength to become His loyal subjects. (Luke 1:26-56) Tune in on the radio or at The Lutheran Hour can be heard on KMON, 560 AM Sundays at 7:00 am; or on SiriusXM Family Talk Channel 131at 10:00 am (EST).Also available on SENTRadio lhm.org/sentradio. Lutherans for Life ~ December 16 th ~ We love children as they can remind us of the simple fact of love s openness and embrace of new life and communion of one person with another. Children can open up our hearts to this. That our society now treats children the way it does is a dark shame, another sign of its separation from God. Regardless, we confess that Jesus Christ, Son of God, has come in the flesh and preach these glad tidings to all. James M. Kushiner, The Fellowship of St. James A Life Quote from Lutherans for Life

5 PRAYER REQUESTS For prayer requests, please call the church office ( ) or us at We pray for: Paul Birkholz; Pat Bosch (Brian Grosenick s mother-in-law); Ellen Carpenter; ; Ryan Copp; Anita Erickson; Reverend Erich Kaelberer; Evelyn McNaight; Bob Nommensen Sr.; Pastor Adam Salinas; Shawn Shaw; Logan Sloan (VanVleet s grandson); Lauretta Stanfield; Linda Wade; Chris Wallace (past LWML District President); Jordan (Kay Kessel s nephew). We pray for God s peace and comfort for our members and their caregivers who continue to battle health issues and for our shutins: Eleanor Boumans; Ken Chapman; Alice Irion; Rachel Keely; Louise Keith; Lydia Laubach; Emma Millet; Gladine Nehus; Myrtle Pence; Alvina Presler: Dorothy Rosenberg; Jay Schlecht; Ruth Schwartzenberger; Ed Somerfeld; Gordon Stach; Myrtle Storhaug and Juanita Winter Gary & Sylvia Adams; Paul & Millie Birkholz; Jerry & Colleen Mans; Gary & Rose Shelden and Ruth & Russ Waetzig; We pray for those serving in our country s armed forces: Jaymes Crumley, USAF; Joshua Graham, USA (Sherrie Blomstrom s grandson-in-law); Clifton Grilley, USN (Headington s son); Jared Grina, USN (Headington s son-in-law); Justin Haydon, USMC (Kay Kessel s grandson); Chaplain Scot Kerns, USAF LCMS Chaplain at Malstrom; Krista Kotz, USAF; Brendan Murphy, USMC (Adam s grandson); Michael Somerfeld, USN (Gary Somerfeld s son); Tanner Tilton, USAF (Millie Birkholz s grandson).

6 Celebrating their Birthday this week December 16 th Jessi Payne December 18 th Maycee Graves December 19 th Sean Ginnaty December 22 nd Austin Johnson December 23 rd Eleanore Boumans (80+) Celebrating their Baptismal Anniversaries this week December 16 th Scott Mansch, Patrick Norris December 19 th Kathie Sybrant December 21 st Ron Lee December 22 nd Dustin Dalla Mura December 23 rd Rochelle Kimmerle, Yvonne Lee Celebrating their Confirmation this week December 17 th Gary Headington December 19 th Kat Blumhorst December 21 st Ron Lee December 22 nd Tina Bink December 23 rd David Sand

7 Advent and Christmas Schedule ~ 2018 Annual Christmas Cantata with Peace Lutheran 2:00 Peace Third Advent Mid-week ~ December 19 Soup Supper 5:30 pm Worship 7:00 pm Fourth Sunday in Advent ~ December 23 Divine Service ~ 10:00 am Pastor Paul & Heidi s Annual Open House 3:00pm Christmas Eve Family Worship ~ December 24 7:00 pm Christmas Day ~ December 25 Divine Service ~ 10:00 am First Sunday after Christmas ~ December 30 Divine Service ~ 10:00 am New Year s Eve ~ December 31 Divine Service ~ 7:00 pm

8 The birth of a certain child two thousand years ago in Bethlehem prompted a poet in the nineteenth century to ask a very uncommon question in a hymn: What Child Is This? It was an uncommon question because it asked about the birth of a very uncommon child. What Child Is This? The angel who announced this child s birth on Christmas Eve answered the question this way: a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. The hymn writer answered it this way: This, this is Christ the king. They both want to make known the identity of this child. Join us Wednesday December 19 th at 6:00 pm for soup supper and stay for Advent worship as we prepare our hearts to receive the new born King. Christmas Poinsettias The Altar Committee will once again be placing an order for poinsettias to grace our altar for Christmas. If you would like to donate toward the purchase of these poinsettias please make your check payable to Trinity Lutheran Church, designate on the check For Poinsettias and drop it into the offering. If you would like your donation in memory or honor of a loved one, please attach a note with the details to your check or contact Cheryl Bauer at the church office with that information.