Pastor Bergelin s Message

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1 The monthly Newsletter of Trinity Lutheran Church. Dedicated to the Glory of the Triune God. Sent to inform members and friends about the Mission and ministry of our Lord s Church. TRIANGLE TRIANGLE Pastor Bergelin s Message J u l y N e w s l e t t e r Dear Friends in Christ, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Everything else is subject to change. The truth is, everything else does change. Sometimes change is good and sometimes change is bad. Things change for the better and things change for the worse. All one knows for sure is that things change. What is changing in your life at this time? Do you consider it to be a good thing or not? Whatever it might be, I would encourage you to remember that your Lord stays the same. The same Lord you came to know as a child or as an adult is exactly the same today. He is always with you. He always cares for you. You can always count on him for help. How many times in life have you looked back and reflected on how the Lord was there for you and brought you through different things? Has there ever been a yesterday when the Savior turned his back on you? That simply doesn t happen. Now since the Lord is always the same and does not change, I can be assured He will be with me today. I only need to look at all the yesterday s of life to see how He will help today. That truly is the way it will be forever. It sure feels good in this changing world and life to know that my Lord stays the same. I find that very comforting. On another note, July marks again the celebration of the birthday of our country. We all certainly have much to be thankful for when we reflect on the many freedoms we enjoy as citizens of this land. It is so easy to take them for granted. What a blessing to be able to worship the Triune God freely. What a blessing to be able to express our faith in an open manner. I would remind each and every person reading this to never take freedoms for granted. I would encourage you to hold our country and all our leaders in government up in prayer to the Lord on a regular basis. We all need each other s prayers if we wish to carry out the will of the Lord in our lives. May our gracious God continue to watch over our land and shower His blessings upon us. May we be a people who desire to be faithful to the Lord. Serving our Savior Pastor Bergelin Page 1.Pastor s Message Page 2.Vicar s Message/ Elder s Corner Page 3.Preschool /Youth Corner/News Page 4.Mission/Prayer Calendar Page 5.Birthdays & Anniversaries Page 6.News Page 7.LHS Highlights Page 8 Calendar/Schedules W2776 STH 32, Howards Grove, WI Phone (920) Fax (920) VISIT US trinityhowardsgrove.org Facebook.com/trinityhowards Twitter.com/trinityhowards Pastorbergelin@trinityhowardsgrove.org Vicar@trinityhowardsgrove.org Secretary@trinityhowardsgrove.org 1

2 Vicar Koester s Message Dear Members and Friends of Trinity Howards Grove, Soon we will be celebrating the 4th of July, the day that our country declared its independence from Great Britain. There will be many parades and activities that dot our calendars. Fireworks will light up the night sky. There will also be a lot of talk about the land of the free and the home of the brave. We are certainly blessed to live in a country where we have freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom to practice our faith in the way that we know our Lord deserves. There are many countries where that is certainly not the case. It is illegal to own a Bible or hold a Christian worship service in many places. Though we have these freedoms and are thankful for them, being an American citizen does not mean necessarily that a person is truly free. True freedom comes from Jesus Christ alone. From the time of our conception, we were slaves to sin. We had that original sin which was passed down from our parents and ultimately from Adam and Eve. Not only did we have this original sin, but we daily added to the avalanche by our thoughts, our actions, and our neglect of our responsibilities. As Jesus says in John 8:34-36 Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So, if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. Without Christ, we could not help ourselves from sinning. Everything resulted in us sliding back down the hill to serve our master Satan. However, through Jesus death and resurrection, our chains have fallen off and we are no longer slaves. Martin Luther put it this way in Freedom of a Christian: One thing, and only one thing, is necessary for Christian life, righteousness, and freedom. That one thing is the most holy Word of God, the gospel of Christ As Christians, we now live free because Jesus has redeemed us. In addition, a Christian life includes a life of service springing from the love Jesus has shown to us. So, as you put on your red, white, and blue to celebrate this national holiday, be grateful for those who defend your earthly freedoms, but also remember the gift of eternal freedom that we have received when we became part of God s family through the waters of Holy Baptism. All praise, honor, and glory be to the King over the nations, our triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit! In Christ, Vicar Kevin Koester There will be a potluck on Sunday, July 22nd for Vicar Koester after the Voters meeting. We hope you will join us. Following the potluck we will be helping Vicar load up his vehicle. ELDER S CORNER As we enter July we are in the time of year when everything starts growing. The bare ground brings forth green grass and beautiful flowers. The trees are many shades of green and leafing out. The crops planted in the brown fields become a wonderful green against the blue sky. Another thing that needs to grow is our faith. As we know, faith either becomes stronger or weaker, never staying the same. Means of increase include word and sacrament. Every Christian home has a Bible which should be read and digested regularly. No other book can give us more correct answers and Godly direction in our daily lives. The Lord's Supper is offered regularly and is for the forgiveness of sins and another way to grow in faith. To receive communion we need to attend church which helps with our faith. Being among people of like thinking can assist us in a stronger faith life. As we see the earth bloom in the growth of flowers, trees and crops, let us also bloom in our increasing faith. Father in Heaven, Help us to increase our faith by being in your word and partaking in your Holy Supper on a regular basis and always remembering that you are always with us. We also remember that You told us in Romans 10:17 " Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ". Amen. VISIT US trinityhowardsgrove.org Facebook.com/trinityhowards, Twitter.com/trinityhowards 2

3 Congratulations Elisabeth Cassity, who was named to the High Honor Roll ( GPA) for the second semester of the school year at Sheboygan Lutheran High School. To God be the glory! CONGRATULATIONS JOSHUA SCHORER. J osh was chosen to compete as part of Team Wisconsin at the Junior Nationals Duals in Tulsa Oklahoma on June 20th and 21st. To God be the glory! SILVER DOLLAR PARADE Easter Egg Hunt Josh Schorer wrestled at 182# as par t of Team Wisconsin at the Junior National duals-greco Roman in Tulsa Oklahoma on June 20th and 21st. July 14th at 6:00p.m. The youth will be walking with the float and handing out candy and church information cards along the parade route. We will meet in front of the Roediger home, 602 Roosevelt Avenue at 5:45. We are also looking for a few parents to walk with us Please sign up on the sheet in the narthex! YOUTH GROUP MOVIE July 15th - 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM. We will besaturday, showing The Case ForJanuary Christ on19 our new projector and screen 7:30 p.m.at Church. Snacks and beverages will be served - Come and bring friends!! JESUS LIVES! Josh Schorer ( Top r ow, second per son fr om the r ight) HAPPY EASTER wrestled 182# for the Wisconsin Junior wrestling team - They took 4th place in the Bronze/Copper bracket. 3

4 The Prayer Calendar is Submitted by CWF. World Relief Human Care CHRIST S CARE FOR CHILDREN Kenya Project 24 Visitors to P24 Othoro Site This spring we had two returning visitors. Pastor Mike Giddings and Pastor Douglas Bergelin, came to our P24 Othoro site. The pastors had visited last year, staying for over a week, building relationships with the boys at the facility as well as helping with English, tutoring, among other things. Now, after their second visit their relationships have been strengthened and the boys really enjoyed their time with them. Both Pastors are now big advocates of the P24 and the CCC: K program. We know that after their visit they will be able to speak well of the program and share with others in their congregations and districts. FROM THE MISSION FIELD The country of Sierra Leone in West Africa has been ravaged by civil war ( ) and an Ebola epidemic ( ) that took the lives of 90 percent of the country s medical professionals. There is currently one doctor for every 30,000 40,000 patients. From May 4 to 14, a seven-member LCMS Mercy Medical Team visited Sierra Leone to offer physical and spiritual healing. During the week -long clinic, a total of 1,450 individuals were served, from 12-day-old babies to 100-year-old women. Injuries and conditions treated included amputations and stab wounds from the war, high blood pressure, fevers, malaria, dehydration, parasites and more. At the beginning of each clinic day, a devotion was shared with the crowds who were waiting to be seen by the medical staff. As patients completed their medical evaluations, a pastor prayed with them before they began their journey home. July 2018 PRAYER CALENDAR 1.Pray for understanding as you listen to the sermon. 2.Listen to morning meditations 1330 WHBL at 7:26am. 3.Thank the Lord for the beautiful country we live in and the freedom we have. 4. Pray for those traveling. 5. Pray for men and women and their families in our armed forces. 6. Thank the Lord for Alvina Federwitz and all missionaries. 7. Give praises and thanks to the Lord for your many blessings. 8. Pray for our shut-ins. 9. Thank the Lord for Pastor Bergelin. 10.Pray for your family. 11. Pray for our neighbors. 12. Dial 452-pray. 13. Always try to be kind to each other. 14. Pray for our nation. 15. Be strong in the Lord and His mighty power. Ephesians 6: Pray for Pastor and His. 17. Pray for Lutherans for Life. 18. Pray for Labors for Christ. 19. Pray for Lutheran Hour. 20. Pray Pastor has a blessed birthday. 21. Pray for Bethesda Lutheran Home. 22. Pray for Vicar Koester as he prepares to leave Trinity. 23. Pray for your secret sister. 24. This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. 25. Pray for Camp LuWiSoMo. 26. Pray and give thanks for the harvest of the fields and gardens. 27. Pray for Sheboygan Hispanic Ministry. 28. Pray the Lord guides your ways. 29. Pray for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. 30. Pray for people in our government. 31. God is faithful.. Let Thy will be done. Matthew 6:7 Flower Sponsors for July July 8 The altar flowers are sponsored by Tom and LaVerne Weber in honor of their birthdays. Happy birthday!! To God be the glory! July 15 The altar flowers are given by Dan and Connie Bitter in honor of their grandson Easton s 6th birthday. Happy birthday! To God be the glory! July 22 Mark and Karen Plocar are sponsoring the altar flowers in celebration of their 35th wedding anniversary. To God be the glory! Happy anniversary!! July 29 Glenn and Vickie Cudworth are sponsoring the altar flowers in honor of their 45th wedding anniversary. Happy anniversary!! To God be the glory! 4

5 July Birthdays Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Jodi Berglund 2 3 Pam Miller Stacey Block 4 Jason Grunewald 5 Carolyn Grunewald Nicholas Koenig Todd Kroll 6 Charles Albrecht 7 Doug Renzelmann Pat Scharinger Hayden Puls 8 Allan Bramstedt Tom Weber Samuel Parnitzke Sarah Jabs 9 Rachel Brickner Kim Holler 10 LaVerne Weber 11 Carlea Liermann Mike Winter Karly Wise 12 Ashley Gates 13 Crystal Luecke George Marthenze Kay Waldschmidt Jon Schmid 16 Ron Plocar 17 Andy Endreas Greg Henschel Isaac Henschel Lloyd Luecke 18 Jean Hiebing Diana Reyer Andrew Gardner 19 Myron Steffen Ed Schneeweiss 20 Pastor Bergelin Jon Plocar 21 Wyatt Heffernan 22 Daniel Englebert 23 Dave Born Marian Gerke 24 Marlyn Herzog Karrie Jo Richter 25 Rachel Richter Karen Vasconi 26 Todd Breher 27 Vickie Cudworth Jody Dirks 28 Jeremey Berglund Mikala Jost Terry Parnitzke 29 Adela Damrow Steve Luecke Leo Waldschmidt July Anniversaries Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Ron and Dianne Marks Eric and Sue Fehlhaber Mike and Vicky Milbrath 1989 James and Connie Hansen Gary and Dawn Hopf Steve and Wendy Forward Gordon and Amanda Heffernan Jim and Anne McCraw Richard and Becky Merkel Mark and Karen Plocar Jerome and Mona Jaeger Glenn and Vickie Cudworth Eric and Tammy Stelter

6 Traveling Bulletins Nathan and Jennie Cassity and family Our Savior Lutheran Church, Baraboo, WI. Gary and Dawn Hopf St. Paul Lutheran Church, Grafton, WI. John and Kathy Schmid Village Lutheran Church, LaDue, MO. Gloria Rammer Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, WI. Betty Wippermann Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel, WI. John and Lucy Roediger Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Webster, WI. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Sheboygan, WI. Dick and Lee Schoessow Peace Lutheran Ministries, Antigo, WI. Jack and Sue Kober Calvary Lutheran Church, Princeton, WI. This year s Vacation Bible School had 22 children. It was an action packed week filled with arts and crafts, music, games and most importantly learning about Jesus. Thank you to all of our teacher and helpers. Thank you to Angie Schorer who is the VBS Coordinator and Teacher. You do an amazing job every year. A voters meeting will be held Sunday, July 22, 2018 following worship. We invite you to join us on Thursday, August 2nd following our worship service for a welcome reception for our new Vicar, Jonathan Rusche. Cake and coffee will be served. BAPTISM Sunday, June 24, 2018 at our 9:30 am worship service, Pierson Allan Gates became God s child through Holy Baptism. Pierson was born on January 3, His parents are Ashley and Brandon Gates. Pierson s sponsors are Brittany Gates and Brandon Zipperer. Pastor Bergelin officiated. TRANSFER OUT A transfer was granted for Susan Lau to St. Paul s Lutheran Church in Sheboygan Falls. 6

7 40 Years of God s Blessings at Lutheran High School This year we are going to have multiple celebration opportunities for our alumni, their families, our past and present supporters, present and former staff members, and our whole faith community. We are getting ready for a year-long 40 th Anniversary series of events. The biggest is the all-school reunion weekend and service of gratefulness to be held on August 3, 4, and 5 of The kick-off weekend will include an opportunity on Friday, August 3 rd to gather in smaller alumni groupings at a few local establishments. A representative from the anniversary committee and a current faculty member will be at each site to help get the party started as people get back into town and for us locals to kick off the fun weekend. We hope to see most of our 1,500 alumni! Saturday will be an LHS community-wide party with food, beverages and music followed by the lighting of a traditional bon-fire like homecomings of the past. This will be on the school grounds and will include an open house of the school with displays from all 40 years of memories that our school has been in existence. The event is for alumni, parents of alumni, all present and former staff members and their families, and our beloved supporters. The school will be open from 5:30 p.m. til dark. Sunday, a 1 p.m. service of praise and celebration will be held in the LHS gymnasium. We will honor past and present faculty, staff, board members and administrators in a special processional. Local clergy and alumni clergy will be included in the service as well, with our guest speaker, President of Concordia University Wisconsin, Rev. Dr. Patrick Ferry. This service is for the entire community of past, present and future families who support Christian Education. As we honor our past, we also look to the future. We plan to be here another 40 years. Consider the changes that have taken place in the last 40 years of education. We need to be proactive and plan for the trends of the future making sure that our Mission of Preparing Christian Leaders One Student at a Time is at the forefront of our plans. This includes staying true to the biblical principles that have guided us since our inception. God uses all of us in different ways to serve Him in His Kingdom. Celebrating 40 Years of God s Blessings Sheboygan Lutheran High School to Preparing Christian Leaders - One Student at a Time 40th Anniversary Weekend Schedule: This special weekend will combine alumni class reunions with a celebration for our entire community to celebrate. Saturday from 5:30-9 p.m. and Sunday from Noon - 4 p.m. come tour the school and view the archives and photos on display. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3 ALUMNI Classes ~ Meet old classmates at our pre-planned destinations. Find locations on our Facebook page at Saturday, January 19 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 All friends and families of LHS are invited to our 40th Anniversary celebration on the LHS Campus. 6 p.m. Social time begins under the tent. Cash bar. 6:30 p.m. A light dinner will be served. A freewill offering will be accepted. 7-9 p.m. Entertainment. Bonfire lighting by our Cross Country Alumni around 9 p.m. SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 At 1 p.m. we invite the entire LHS and Sheboygan communities to come together and celebrate our 40 years with a service honoring our past and present Administrations, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni in the Ministry. Our guest speaker will be Dr. Patrick Ferry of Concordia University-Wisconsin. A reception will follow the service. The service will be held in the gymnasium at LHS. Please R.S.V.P. for Saturday and Sunday events, so we are prepared, to or LHSalumni@lutheranhigh.com. Download the event flyer at 7

8 July 2018 Calendar and Schedules Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Worship with Holy Communion :30 & 11am Harvest Home 4 5 Worship Worship Worship with Holy Communion :45pm Silver Dollar Parade 15 Worship with Holy Communion 2:30-5pm Youth Group Movie :00pm Education Meeting 18 2:00pm Progressive Nursing Home 19 Worship Worship Voters Meeting following Worship Potluck for Vicar Koester will follow the Voters Meeting Moving day for Vicar Koester. 29 Worship with Holy Communion Worship with Holy Communion Acolyte Altar Guild Greeters Channel 990 Rocky Knoll Video Operators July 1- Peyton Luecke Zachary Elias July 5- Karly Grunewald Mikena Grunewald June 25-July 8 Linda Plocar Robie Scharinger July 1- Mark and Karen Plocar Mark, Angie and Joshua Schorer July 5- Jon and Donna Held Dave and Robie Scharinger July 1 John Roediger July 8 Judy Luecke July 15 Lucy Roediger July 22 Char Baumann July 29 John Roediger July 1 Donna Bitter July 8 Harvey Grunewald July 15 Toni Post July 22 Marvin Barts July 29 Donna Bitter July 1 Lance Liermann July 8 Kevin Kolb July 15 Joshua Schorer July 22 Lance Liermann July 29 Kevin Kolb July 8- Daniel Engelbert Jacob Englebert July 12- Ellie Schueler Josie Larson July 15- Nicole Schobert Austin Stelter July 19- Max Kroll Brody Grunewald July 9-22 LaVerne Weber Marilyn Zimmermann July 23-August 5 Lizabeth Kroll Sami Kroll July 8- Linda Drexler, Joanne Bramstedt Larry and Kris Bender July 12- Dale and Diane Neese Dale and Donna Bitter July 15- Richard and Sharon Horness Vince and Kathy Shircel July 19- Richard Boje, Connie Schmitt Dan and Connie Bitter July Elders Tom Weber Brian Andrews July Ushers Team 3 Team 6 July 22- Brayden Peter Alyssa Lallensack July 26- Karly Grunewald MiKena Grunewald July 22- Ken Korb Peter and Kathy Franz July 26- Allan and Donna Bramstedt Jack and Sue Kober July 29- Zach Elias Peyton Luecke July 29- Ruth Cichocki John and Kathy Schmid 8