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1 Trinity Highlights The Newsletter of Trinity Lutheran Church 700 S. Fourth St., Pekin, IL ~ Rev. Simeon Raddatz, Pastor October, 2017 Good Shepherd Jog-A-Thon Sunday, October 1 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Good Shepherd Lutheran School will hold their 37th annual Jog- A-Thon on Sunday, October 1. Lunch will be served beginnning at 11:00 a.m. The Jog-A-Thon will begin at 1:00 p.m. The menu will include: pork chops rib-eyes chicken or bratwurst sandwiches sides and desserts If you would like to donate a dessert, please bring it to the church by 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 1 or bring it with you to the Jog-A-Thon. Please consider making a pledge to our students or staff when they ask you to sponsor them. Church Weiner Roast Friday, October 6 6:00 p.m. We will have a wiener roast here at the church, between the church and parsonage. The church will provide the hot dogs, drinks and table service. Participants should bring a dish to share and lawn chairs. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board so we can get an idea of how many to plan for. Come and join with your fellow Trinity members and enjoy an evening of fall fellowship! 2017 Life Chain Sunday, October 1 2:00-3:00 p.m. On Sunday, October 1, Peoria Area Lutherans for Life will again stand in the Life Chain that stretches from the abortion clinic on North University south to the metro Center. They will gather at Culver s on North University at 2:00 p.m. and quietly stand along the street in front of Metro Center, holding signs provided by Central Illinois Right to Life. Life Chain is a peaceful and prayerful public witness of prolife Americans standing for one hour praying for our nation and for an end to abortion. Prayer Partners Sunday, October 8 12:00 p.m. Prayer is loving communication with God. Through prayer we can find strength of spirit, guidance, wisdom, joy and inner peace. Prayer develops our relationship with God. Prayer - communicating with God - helps us grow closer and more intimately connected with God. Join us for Prayer Partners on Sunday, October 8 at 12:00 p.m. The purpose of Prayer Partners is to enrich the participants prayer lives and reach out to our church community. Lunch is provided. If you are interested in joining Prayer Partners, or just want to find out more information about this group, please join us for a time of fellowship and a time of spiritual growth and renewal. And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. Luke 18:1 ESV

2 August Attendance Report Average Attendance Average Sunday School Attn Average Communion Attn August Financial Report August YTD YTD Budget Income: $19,632 $165,429 $167,030 Expense: $22,089 $131,943 $137,759 Surplus (Deficit) ($2,457) $33,486 $29,271 Income: August giving was $1,247 less than projected, resulting in an YTD income deficit of $1,601. Expenses: The actual expenses for Aug. were $520 higher than our monthly projected expenses. The majority of this was due to completed trustee projects. Items to note: Christi and the Financial Board reviewed the new computer program and how it handles the various Restricted Funds to keep them separated from the General Fund. Christi has worked many hours with the software supplier and other resources and adjusted all the files to reflect their income and expense balances as shown on the Aug. 31 Treasurer s Report. We will continue to evaluate this software and procedures. Thank you Christi for your hard work! Budget with normal pastor expense for the rest of the year shows a surplus of $93 a month. as Budgets go that is a Balanced budget! BLESSED!! Financial Chairman Mike Timian St. John s Sand Prairie Annual Bazaar The Epiphany Society of St. John s Lutheran Church, Sand Prairie, will be holding their Annual Bazaar on Saturday, October 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please notice the new time change. They will be offering fresh yeast rolls, biscuits and gravy, eggs, fruit, drink choices and a sandwich plate later. Proceeds from the bazaar will fund their LWML mission projects, help support students studying at Lutheran colleges to be church workers, St. Louis Seminary Food Bank and various church related projects. Ewe s Treasures Work Day Saturday, October 7 8:00 a.m. There will be a work day at Ewe s Treasures on Saturday, October 7, beginning at 8:00 a.m. to work on the yard and landscaping. Volunteers are needed for the following tasks: - Grind out tree stumps - Bury the down spout - Remove old landscaping plants - Move dirt - Prepare ground & install new plants - Install landscape border - Spread mulch - Haul & dispose of old materials Please contact Penny Bollinger at to volunteer. Materials and refreshments for the project will be provided by a Thrivent Action Grant. The Concordia Society The Concordia Society met on Thursday, September 14. Marcella Harms lead us in devotions and was hostess. Our next meeting will be Thursday, October 12 at 1:30 p.m. Visitors and new members are always welcome! St. John s German Meal The members of St. John s Lutheran Church of rural Bath invite you to their annual German meal on Monday, October 16 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. This meal will help support their mission work among the deaf in Jacksonville and Central Illinois. The menu will include: Schnitzel, Spaetzle, Bratwurst, German Potato Salad, Sauerkraut and Root Beer on tap. Martin Luther A Beggar Before God The Musical Immanuel Lutheran Church, East Peoria, is producing a play in celebration of God s work through the Reformation. The play is titled, Martin Luther, A Beggar Before God, the Musical. Tickets go on sale Oct. 1. Dinner performances are $35 and matinees are $20. The dates of the performances will be October 21, 22 and 29 at the German-American Society, 7601 N. Harker Dr., Peoria. They are still in need of some cast members. If interested, please send an to blisseymaia@gmail.com September Sunday School Perfect Attendance Emily Anton Hunter Anton Elizabeth Deverman Kerrigan Link Sofia Link

The Legacy of Martin Luther For years Martin Luther had labored seeking to earn God s favor. - He had kept the law. - He had prayed. - He had meditated. - He had preached. - He had taught.

He walked from Nuremburg to Rome where he climbed the same steps Christ had ascended to the palace of Pontius Pilate in order to free his loved ones from purgatory. Still peace in his soul eluded him.

3 The Legacy of Martin Luther For years Martin Luther had labored seeking to earn God s favor. - He had kept the law. - He had prayed. - He had meditated. - He had preached. - He had taught. He had fasted and done countless acts of devotion. He walked from Nuremburg to Rome where he climbed the same steps Christ had ascended to the palace of Pontius Pilate in order to free his loved ones from purgatory. Still peace in his soul eluded him. What changed? What transformed Luther, the pious monk, into Luther, the Reformer? The same thing that transforms us; the Word of God. How important is this treasure that God has given us! How we cheat ourselves when we neglect this great gift! The weight of the Law is lifted from us, as it was for Luther, when we read Ephesians 2:8-9: For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Somehow many miss this truth. Although they have been brought up in the church, have read and studied their Bibles almost daily, the Gospel has eluded them. They strive, as did Luther, to appease God, our judge; they work to earn the favor of the One Who sits enthroned above. They live by the Law, burdened with the guilt of sin they can never rid themselves of. Let us pray for those who labor under this load that they may hear the freeing words. For by grace you have been saved through faith. Then having been freed from the constraints of the Law, we can view ourselves as God s workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them (Ephesians 2:10). We are saved by grace, and we are empowered by grace to give ourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because [we] know that [our] labor is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58). Crafters Retreat Saturday, October 21 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church 1209 Kingsbury Rd. Washington, IL Do you scrapbook, make cards, love to use yarn, quilt, or sew? Looking for a place to do your craft and enjoy the company of others at the same time? Then look no further! Our Savior Lutheran Church is holding their first annual Crafters Retreat. They will provide snacks, lunch, a table space, and a fun environment. You bring your own crafts and supplies. Do you have supplies you don t need? Bring them and trade with others. Registration fee is $25.00 and forms are available at: There will be a few vendors there; - Close To My Heart - Stampin Up - Lu La Roe Contact Karla at with questions. Operation Christmas Child Our Sunday School is participating in Operation Christmas Child through Samaritan s Purse. Operation Christmas Child shares the love of Jesus Christ, the joy of Christmas and delivers gift packed shoe boxes to millions of boys and girls around the world. We are asking our Sunday School children to bring in new, items to help pack shoe boxes for boys and girls ages 5-9. Gifts do not need to be expensive. You might try searching the dollar stores in town. Please remember items need to fit inside an average size shoe box.

4 Celebrating the Reformation Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, October is here! Leaves are falling, pumpkins are on sale, some have decorated their yards for Halloween, everything pumpkin spice is back in season (Lauren is excited), and Trinity is even th kicking off this month with a church wiener roast on October 6! Lauren and I said goodbye to the summer by taking one last paddle boat ride on the lagoon before the boat rental closes for the fall (we got the dragon boat!). Even though the summer temperatures keep making an appearance, we re looking forward to the fall season and fall weather. October is an important month for another reason, though, especially for Lutheran congregations, like Trinity. Not only do we celebrate the fall season with hot dogs and bonfires, but we also give thanks for an important event in the life of the church the Lutheran st Reformation. This year is an especially celebratory year because this October 31 marks the 500 year anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation! (If you aren t familiar with the Lutheran Reformation, or Martin Luther, then check out the new PBS film, Martin Luther: The Idea that Changed the World, at Alternatively, our church bulletin board has information about a Martin Luther musical entitled Martin Luther, A Beggar Before God that will be presented by Immanuel Lutheran Church in East Peoria. You can also just ask your pastor!) When we hear the words Lutheran Reformation, our initial thoughts might include some keywords and key people, such as Martin Luther, Pope Leo X, the 95 Theses, the Diet of Worms, and Luther s famous Here I stand speech. Like any other movement in history, however, the Lutheran Reformation is larger and more complicated than a few important events that occurred from 1517 onwards. Events like Luther s posting of the 95 Theses and his stand at the Diet of Worms are probably well-known for many reasons. Perhaps these events appeal the most to us because they display Luther s heroic and determined battle to rescue the Gospel message from the false teachings and practices in the church of his day they excite us! No doubt these events are memorable and important. Nevertheless, I want to focus on another side of Luther and his role in the Reformation. In the summer of 1527, a decade after Luther posted the 95 Theses on the Castle Church door in Wittenberg, Luther and other reformers performed a series of pastoral visitations to the churches in Saxony (eastern Germany). The purpose of these visitations was simply to improve preaching and teaching in local churches so that the Gospel message of Jesus Christ would have free reign in the lives of the people in the congregations. What Luther found, however, deeply troubled him. Dear God, what misery I beheld, he writes, The ordinary person, especially in the villages, knows absolutely nothing about the Christian faith, and unfortunately many pastors 1 are completely unskilled and incompetent teachers. 1 Kolb, Robert, and Timothy J. Wengert, eds. The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2000, 347. th

5 Luther wanted people to know of God s free grace in Jesus Christ, but the Gospel wasn t getting out to the people! Luther s concern over the poor education of laity and clergy alike drove him to write two handbooks for Christian life: the Small and Large Catechisms. You might be familiar with the Small Catechism as the little blue book that you studied before your Confirmation Day (the newest version of Luther s Small Catechism is maroon). Eventually these catechisms came to be called the layperson s Bible because they are summaries of God s Word for the lives of God s people. In these catechisms, or instruction handbooks, Luther includes the basic fundamentals of the Christian faith. Far from being mere lists and explanations of doctrine, however, Luther s catechisms are meant to inform and shape one s everyday Christian life. Luther believed that the Christian could never stop hearing the message that Jesus Christ has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person, purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil in order that I may be his own and live under him in his kingdom, and serve him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and 2 blessedness The catechism was meant to create an environment where the daily hearing of the Gospel is possible. It was also meant to lead people into hearing the Scriptures. Sometimes we take for granted the accessibility of God s Word. We have five or more Bibles at home. We have the Bible on our smartphones. We can access the Bible on the Internet. In Luther s day, this kind of access to God s Word was unheard of. People didn t own their own Bibles. Luther s goal in writing his Small Catechism was to bring God s Word to the common people. He wanted families, like yours and mine, to receive from God every day, to be fed and nourished by God s Word, and to live as God s children under the good news of Jesus Christ! So how might we go about celebrating and honoring the Lutheran Reformation? Maybe your celebration could involve dusting off and cracking open that little catechism and letting it be a part of your daily routine! Let it guide you in knowing God s will for life and in confessing your sins. Let it preach to you the graciousness of God and the forgiveness of your sins in Jesus Christ. Let it enrich your prayer life as you seek God s help in living the Christian life. Let it remind you of your identity as a baptized child of God. Let it lead you into confession and into receiving Christ s true body and blood at Trinity on Sunday mornings. In other words, let God bless your life through this little book! The Lutheran Reformation isn t primarily about German heritage, or even Martin Luther. It s about opening the Kingdom of Heaven to all people. It s about an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people (Revelation 14:6). It s about letting the Gospel be heard in the world, in the church, and in our homes. It s about Jesus. I pray that this fall would be a time in which God will reinvigorate your study of His Word and your hearing of the eternal Gospel of Jesus. As your pastor, I am here to equip and encourage you and your family in whatever way I can! In Christ Jesus, Pastor Simeon Raddatz 2 nd Ibid., 355; from Luther s explanation to the 2 article of the Apostles Creed in the Small Catechism.

7 October Birthdays & Anniversaries October 15 Dana Belcher Barret Speck Birthdays October 1 Ryan McCoy Jane Miller Mary Ann Vaupel October 2 Liah Bohna October 5 Patty Loberg October 6 Brian Ingrassia Amy Watson October 7 Christopher Adkins Pat Cooley October 9 Quinn Roekle October 11 Nicholas Maquet October 13 Bernard Harms Jr. October 14 Hollie LandiVittori October 16 Marcus Bennett Zachary Cooney Ashley Fornoff October 17 Debra Cooney October 18 Hermene Upchurch October 21 Don Alexander Kiel Baldes Kreigh Look October 22 Roger Simpson October 23 Kelly Hoehn John Mattheessen October 25 Rocky Crawford, II Arlene Moldenhauer Janice Scherer October 28 Summer Watson October 29 Loretta Harms If your birthday or anniversary was omitted or a date is incorrect, please contact the church office so we can update our records. Anniversaries October 4 Chris & Randi Deverman October 8 Dick & Janice Scherer October 11 Dan & Vicki Egli October 12 Bob & Paula Mattheessen October 13 Owen & Jane Miller October 19 Jeff & Pam Hemp October 21 Richard & Gina Kuhn October 23 Dave & Nicole Harms October 24 Trent & Billie May October 29 Amy & Doug Hand Sue & Steve Taylor

2017 Service Schedule ACOLYTES GREETERS READERS USHERS FLOWERS October 1 8:15 10:45 Sofia Link Avery Speck Grace Eggena BonnyLou Schmidt Mike & Kathy Seidell Bob Lutz Scott Thompson B. Juergens, B.

October 8 8:15 10:45 Elizabeth Deverman Malia May Eric & Cori Spaeth Barb Glick Betty Ingrassia Owen Miller Rob Fornoff D. Harms, C. Whitley B. Schmidt M. Seidell, M. Cordes R.

8 2017 Service Schedule ACOLYTES GREETERS READERS USHERS FLOWERS October 1 8:15 10:45 Sofia Link Avery Speck Grace Eggena BonnyLou Schmidt Mike & Kathy Seidell Bob Lutz Scott Thompson B. Juergens, B. Cordts D. Harms, O. Miller S. Thompson Given by Grace Eggena, for Bill s birthday on October 2. October 8 8:15 10:45 Elizabeth Deverman Malia May Eric & Cori Spaeth Barb Glick Betty Ingrassia Owen Miller Rob Fornoff D. Harms, C. Whitley B. Schmidt M. Seidell, M. Cordes R. Fornoff Given by Dick & Janice Scherer, for their 56th wedding anniversary on October 8. October 15 8:15 10:45 Aylssa Hand Matthew Juergens Brad & Kim Cordts Bob & Joyce Thompson Bob Lutz Brad Juergens B. Cordts, D. Harms O. Miller S. Thompson Given by Owen & Jane Miller, for their 39th wedding anniversary on October 13. October 22 8:15 10:45 Sofia Link Avery Speck Bob & Carolyn Cordts Millie Cordes Betty Ingrassia Bob Lutz Scott Thompson D. Harms, C. Whitley B. Schmidt M. Seidell, M. Cordes Given by Mike & Kelly Hoehn October 29 8:15 10:45 Elizabeth Deverman Malia May Matt & Melissa Deverman Ron & Hermene Upchurch Owen Miller Rob Fornoff B. Juergens, M. Suhs B. Schmidt S. Thompson, B. Heren G. Steenbergen Open

9 October 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 8:15 AM WORSHIP/ 9:30 AM S.S. & BIBLE CLASS 10:45 AM WORSHIP GSLS JOG-A-THON 2 7:15 PM DARTBALL VS ST. JOHN S SAND PRAIRIE AT TRINITY 3 10 AM BOARD OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE 7 PM BOARD OF EVANGELISM 7 PM BIBLE STUDY AT SPAETH S 4 4:30 PM CONFIRMATION 7 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL 5 7 PM CHURCH COUNCIL 6 6 PM CHURCH WIENER ROAST 7 8 8:15 AM WORSHIP 9:30 AM S.S. & BIBLE CLASS 10:45 AM WORSHIP/ 12 PM PRAYER PARTNERS 9 7:15 PM DARTBALL VS 1ST PRESBYTERIAN AT TRINITY 10 7 PM BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION 7 PM BIBLE STUDY AT SPAETH S 11 4:30 PM CONFIRMATION 7 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL 12 1:30 PM CONCORDIA SOCIETY AM GSLS SPORTING CLAY SHOOT 15 8:15 AM WORSHIP/ 9:30 AM S.S. & BIBLE CLASS 10:45 AM WORSHIP 16 7:15 PM DARTBALL VS 1ST BAPTIST AT TRINITY 17 6:30 PM GSLS BOARD 7 PM BIBLE STUDY AT SPAETH S 18 4:30 PM CONFIRMATION 7 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL 19 7 PM BOARD OF TRUSTEES :15 AM WORSHIP 9:30 AM S.S. & BIBLE CLASS 10:45 AM WORSHIP/ 23 7:15 PM DARTBALL VS N PARKWAY AOG AT TRINITY 24 7 PM BIBLE STUDY AT SPAETH S 25 4:30 PM CONFIRMATION 7 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL 26 9 AM NEWSLETTER ASSEMBLY 7 PM BOARD OF ELDERS :15 AM WORSHIP/ 9:30 AM S.S. & BIBLE CLASS 10:45 AM WORSHIP/ 30 7:15 PM DARTBALL AT 2ND REFORMED 31 Reformation Day 7 PM BIBLE STUDY AT SPAETH S

10 Here s what s going on in October! October 1 October 6 October 8 October 14 GSLS Jog-A-Thon Church Wiener Roast Prayer Partners GSLS Sporting Clay Shoot

11 Trinity Lutheran Church 700 S. Fourth St. Pekin, IL Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Pekin, IL Permit No. 100 (Return Service Requested)

January, The Church Council approved a distribution in the amount of $1,000 to Christian Civic Outreach to be paid with unspent earnings.

January, The Church Council approved a distribution in the amount of $1,000 to Christian Civic Outreach to be paid with unspent earnings. Trinity Highlights The Newsletter of Trinity Lutheran Church 700 S. Fourth St., Pekin, IL 61554 309-346-1391 ~ www.trinitypekin.com Rev. Simeon Raddatz, Pastor 773-634-0082 January, 2019 November Attendance