THE EVANGELIST. Holy Comforters

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THE EVANGELIST Trinity Lutheran Church a growing, caring Church with a heart for Christ and the World Community JULY 2015 A PUBLICATION OF TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH LINTON, INDIANA COMING UP JULY 4

Council July 9 Holy Comforters 9 AM July 15 Worship at Good Samaritan 10:30 WELCA Supper 6:30 7 PM Bible Study July 16 SON Ministries 6:30 July 21 Food Pantry 1-4 July 23 Holy Comforters Good

1 THE EVANGELIST Trinity Lutheran Church a growing, caring Church with a heart for Christ and the World Community JULY 2015 A PUBLICATION OF TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH LINTON, INDIANA COMING UP JULY 4 Freedom Festival Parade Bring a can for Linton Food Pantry JULY 5, 12, 19, 26 9:30 am Worship 10:30 Fellowship JULY, 3, 10, 17,24, 31,10:30 AM Serving at Noon Summer Lunch Program July 8 Church Council July 9 Holy Comforters 9 AM July 15 Worship at Good Samaritan 10:30 WELCA Supper 6:30 7 PM Bible Study July 16 SON Ministries 6:30 July 21 Food Pantry 1-4 July 23 Holy Comforters Good Samaritan 6:30 ============ Trinity Lutheran Church 1759 E St Hwy 54 Linton, IN org Like us on Facebook! Holy Comforters Margaret Silborg visited with the Holy Comforters, Trinity s monthly quilting group. Pictured left to right, Pastor Doris Sparks, June Goad, Margaret, Barbara Clayton, Genny Schroeder and Carolyn Konnert. Barbara and her daughter Jane, (who took this photo), joined the group in May and June to sew together and have lunch. Margaret spends summers up north and winters in Florida. It is always good to renew old friendships and make new ones.

A Word from Pastor I want to share a letter from Bishop Eaton. Racism is rarely as overt as the actions taken in Charleston last month. The underground, subtle forms of racism are just as deadly.

2 A Word from Pastor I want to share a letter from Bishop Eaton. Racism is rarely as overt as the actions taken in Charleston last month. The underground, subtle forms of racism are just as deadly. Blessings, Pr. Doris June 18, 2015 Pr. Doris Sparks pastordoris@hotm ail.com Office Cell Pastor s Schedule Summer Office Hours By Appointment Saturday - Sunday By Appointment Pastor s PLEASE CALL PASTOR S CELL PHONE at ANY TIME FOR EMERGENCIES (Which include ER visits, life crises, emergency aid, etc.) Stopping by the office? Please call first. If there is an emergency I will try to leave a note but you want to call first to save a trip. It has been a long season of disquiet in our country. From Ferguson to Baltimore, simmering racial tensions have boiled over into violence. But this the fatal shooting of nine African Americans in a church is a stark, raw manifestation of the sin that is racism. The church was desecrated. The people of that congregation were desecrated. The aspiration voiced in the Pledge of Allegiance that we are one nation under God was desecrated. Mother Emanuel AME s pastor, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, was a graduate of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, as was the Rev. Daniel Simmons, associate pastor at Mother Emanuel. The suspected shooter is a member of an ELCA congregation. All of a sudden and for all of us, this is an intensely personal tragedy. One of our own is alleged to have shot and killed two who adopted us as their own. We might say that this was an isolated act by a deeply disturbed man. But we know that is not the whole truth. It is not an isolated event. And even if the shooter was unstable, the framework upon which he built his vision of race is not. Racism is a fact in American culture. Denial and avoidance of this fact are deadly. The Rev. Mr. Pinckney leaves a wife and children. The other eight victims leave grieving families. The family of the suspected killer and two congregations are broken. When will this end? The nine dead in Charleston are not the first innocent victims killed by violence. Our only hope rests in the innocent One, who was violently executed on Good Friday. Emmanuel, God with us, carried our grief and sorrow the grief and sorrow of Mother Emanuel AME church and he was wounded for our transgressions the deadly sin of racism. I urge all of us to spend a day in repentance and mourning. And then we need to get to work. Each of us and all of us need to examine ourselves, our church and our communities. We need to be honest about the reality of racism within us and around us. We need to talk and we need to listen, but we also need to act. No stereotype or racial slur is justified. Speak out against inequity. Look with newly opened eyes at the many subtle and overt ways that we and our communities see people of color as being of less worth. Above all pray for insight, for forgiveness, for courage. Kyrie Eleison. The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Women of the ELCA Bible Study PURPOSE STATEMENT 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

We will meet on July 15 at 6:00 for supper provided by hostess Genny Schroeder at her home with the study starting at 7:00 with Carolyn Konnert as study leader.

3 Women of the ELCA Bible Study PURPOSE STATEMENT 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. We will meet on July 15 at 6:00 for supper provided by hostess Genny Schroeder at her home with the study starting at 7:00 with Carolyn Konnert as study leader. The study is titled Be Like the Widow written by Emma Crossen. The study will focus on Mark 12:41-44 and Luke 21: 1-4. Holy Comforters We will meet on Thursday, July 9, at 9:00 am. Genny Schroeder delivered the 54 comforters and 40 lbs. of soap to Haysville on June 4 th Fellowship Thank you to those who have signed up to be host/hostess during our fellowship time following worship. There are still many vacant times so please add your name when you are available. Also thank you to those of you who bring items to enrich our enjoyment and sometimes our waistlines. Last Sunday we had taco salads because of an abundance of items left from the Summer Lunch Program. Summer Lunch Program Thank you to those who have been volunteering to help with preparation and serving on Fridays. The program continues until August when school begins. We will especially need help July 31 and August 7 (the last Friday of the lunches) as pastor will be out of town both Fridays and several helpers will be at the Women of ELCA Synodical Convention on August 7. If you have not yet volunteered, there are still several Fridays available. Let Pastor know you are available.

PROPERTY One never knows unless one asks, but God tells us he will meet all of our needs. So here are some of our needs. *Sand and stain the door to the altar care storage in the sanctuary.

4 PROPERTY One never knows unless one asks, but God tells us he will meet all of our needs. So here are some of our needs. *Sand and stain the door to the altar care storage in the sanctuary. *Paint the Computer room. *Install new curtain rods in Computer room. *Having a Church Work Day this month for small clean up and repair of the Church and Parsonage. If you can assist with any of them, please tell Jim Hayes. === July Birthdays & Anniversaries 2 Jerry Margraf 4 Kelli (Bruhn) Rickleman 6 Anniversary of Jerry and Gayle Margraf 14 Findlay and Dempsey Jarman 15 Peg Hall 27 Jerrie Lyn (Margraf) Leigh 30 Ralph Johns 31 Seamas Jarman and Jeff Dobbins

==================== About our Members We are pleased to announce that Prlscilla Laughlin is home once again and will welcome visits and phone calls. She misses her church friends.

Please volunteer if you have some time to help with painting or yard work. We have been pleased to have Bob and Yola Jennings worshipping with us.

5 ==================== About our Members We are pleased to announce that Prlscilla Laughlin is home once again and will welcome visits and phone calls. She misses her church friends. We thank Peg Hall and Jerrie Leigh for the work they did in painting and redecorating the youth Sunday School room. There are still other items that need attention. Please volunteer if you have some time to help with painting or yard work. We have been pleased to have Bob and Yola Jennings worshipping with us. Indiana-Kentucky Synodical Women of the ELCA The 2015 Biennial Convention will be held August 7-8 in Hebron, KY. The theme is Faith in Action with the theme verse from 2 Corinthians 10:15b, Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you will greatly expand. We will be active while there. There will be ten work stations where convention attendees may come and go throughout each day, working on various projects, such as tying knots for quilts and putting together various kits. Early bird registration has been extended to July 15

10:30AM Linton Food Pantry 440 E Street NE Linton, IN Phone: (812) 847-7901 Tues & Thurs 1-4 pm Saturday

6 God s work. Our Hands. September 13 Watch for order forms for Trinity Shirts Orders will go in August 16. Remember start collecting items for Trinity s RUMMAGE SALE SUNDAY SCHEDULE Worship 9:30AM Coffee Hour 10:30AM Linton Food Pantry 440 E Street NE Linton, IN Phone: (812) Tues & Thurs 1-4 pm Saturday 10-Noon Trinity Lutheran Church 1759 E St Hwy 54 Linton, IN ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED

Strong Enough to Deal with the Sickness Mark 5: /28/15

Strong Enough to Deal with the Sickness Mark 5:21-43 6/28/15 In a pastoral letter written almost immediately after learning of the tragic shooting of 9 people in their church in Charleston, South Carolina,