house on the rock. Matthew 7:24

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1 June 2017 T R I N I T Y L U T H E R A N C H U R C H "STANDING ON THE ROCK" "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Matthew 7:24 Trinity Vacation Bible School Week Monday-Friday, July 31 August 4 for children 4 years-old preschool through Grade 5 completed. Our VBS runs on the Holy Spirit and many volunteers! We need your help! PRAY!! VOLUNTEER!! DONATE!! INVITE!! MANY VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED Serving as a Christ-like servant VBS volunteer is extraordinarily fun, exciting and fulfilling. Check out the display in the church narthex and contact DCE Gary Bach for more information about the many ways you may serve. Please register early! Your free-will offering s are welcome! Please give as God has enabled you. (Please note materials and programming expenses run about $15-20 per child) Monday Thursday 5:15 8:30 p.m. at Trinity. Supper is served at 5:15pm followed by opening, activity stations, and closing. Parents! Please join us daily for supper and at 8:15 pm for Closing each night and stay for refreshments at the Family Campfire on Wednesday evening. On Friday kids, parents, and volunteers are invited to go to Lutheran Island Camp leaving at 9:15 a.m. and returning about 3:45 p.m. The Day Camp fee = $20 (includes lunch and transportation) VBS Registration Form Please fill out one form per child and return to the VBS display at Trinity. Please register early if able, or bring form on August 1. Child s name: Child s Age: Last school grade completed: Date of Birth: Will Attend: Mon. - Thurs. Friday Day Camp at LIC Name of parent(s): Address Phone 1: Phone 2: address: In case of emergency, contact: Phone: Relationship to child: Food Allergies or medical conditions: Home church

2 From Your Pastor I have a grapevine along the cattail slough behind the house, probably one of the few grapevines like it in town, for all I know. In the spring, it grows very quickly, climbing up the box elder tree. It even gets purple little grapes on it. The birds love them. But there s something that I find unique about my wild grapevine. My grapevine doesn t talk! We ve all heard people say, I heard by the grapevine that such and such happened, but I never hear anything from my grapevine! Is there something wrong with my grapevine? Do other people have grapevines that are different from the green one in my back yard? Kirk Douglas Surprisingly, the dictionary lists the word grapevine and defines it as spreading rumors. Such grapevines are common in all areas, but especially in small towns, they re not the type of grapevine that grows on the fence or tree in my case, but they do spread very quickly when fed with the right information. Have your ever thought about why we use the phrase, I heard by the grapevine? Let s compare the green grapevine to the grapevine of town and see what we can learn. As I ve watched my grapevine grow, I ve noticed that it goes wherever it wants to go. It doesn t grow straight up like a tree, or form a small circle like and evergreen bush. It just goes wherever it pleases, the grapevines in small towns seem to do the same thing, rumors spread randomly; they spread to whoever will listen. I ve also noticed that my grapevine spreads very rapidly. I can cut it back in the fall, but by next fall, it has gone crazy again. If I don t cut it back, it just keeps on growing and spreading farther and farther from its origin. Rumors that spread through the grapevine follow a similar pattern. They spread very rapidly and if someone doesn t put a stop to them, they keep on going and growing bigger by the moment. There s a major difference between the two grapevines. Our manmade grapevines don t carry the same information from start to finish. What you see at the end of our grapevines hardly resembles the original product! The normal green grapevines always get more green leaves that look like the other leaves, but our grapevines, or what some call the rumor mill, never carry the same information from start to finish. Grapevines also eventually die, both the manmade and the green ones. Every time winter comes my grapevine dies. Thankfully, the same happens to our manmade grapevines, or at least to the information carried down the grapevine, but usually only because it s replaced with new juicy information. Manmade grapevines and green grapevines both need someone to start them. I haven t seen a grapevine grow without someone planting it, and manmade ones are no different. If no one ever started a rumor down the grapevine, the grapevine would never exist! Wouldn t that be a change? We ve made some comparisons between the normal green grapevine and the manmade grapevine, but what good has that done? In James 3 we hear the reminder With it [our tongue] we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God, JAMES 3:1-13 out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My bothers, these things ought not to be so. Grapevines are nice on fences around the house, and in our backyard, but beyond that they seldom, if ever, serve a good purpose. What normally travels down the grapevine is usually negative, the destructive, the rumors, and the gossip. We ll never get rid of the manmade grapevines, but we sure don t need to feed them by spreading the rumors and gossip that we hear. When you start to say, I heard by the grapevine. Think again to yourself, Is this information that deserves to be spread around town or do I need to let it starve to death? When you hear some juicy gossip from the grapevine, some information that is good for nothing, squeeze it to death right on the spot! Lord, grapevines may look nice growing on the fence, but the kinds that carry gossip are far too destructive for me to keep alive. Give me the courage I need to put an end to the rumors before they destroy innocent people. Thanks for showing me the destruction that can come from manmade grapevines. May I only use them for good that comes from your free and full forgiveness of all of my sins. Amen

3 From Your Director of Christian Education Gary Bach Let s Have Echoes of Easter all Summer Long Think back for a moment to April 16, Easter Sunday at Trinity!. Beautiful lilies and colorful flowers! New life altar paraments and white cloth draped around the cross above! Pews packed with worshippers shouting He is risen indeed, ALLELUIA! Joyful music from congregation, choir, piano, organ, and instruments! Our 125 th Anniversary church bell ringing loud and true! The smiles and laughter of Christian fellowship over pancakes & sausage. Families going out into lives of celebration in the Risen Christ! And!? What a wonderful day! What a powerful atmosphere and motivation for our every day lives certainly each time we gather as God s people for worship and to receive the gifts of grace through His Word and Sacraments certainly as we share and show Jesus to a hurting dying world! Years ago I was taught that each Sunday throughout the year is to be viewed as a little Easter time to be filled with the grace of God, receive forgiveness for sin, and strengthening of our faith. We are truly blessed to see and know it all as a present reality, week in and week out, because of the first Easter! What a gift! Can you imagine the alternative? And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. (1Corinthians 15:17 and 19) But here s the Good News! But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. (1Corinthians 15:20 and 22) Jesus Christ is risen today! Oh Lord my God How great Thou art! Let s celebrate it every day and every Sunday this summer and beyond! Summer Worship Schedule The summer worship schedule starts on Sunday, May 28th and runs through Sunday, September 3rd. Worship times are Sundays at 8:00 & 9:30 a.m. with no Education Hr. There will be no midweek worship services this summer. Questions, talk to the Board of Elders. Page 3

4 From Your Visitation Pastor When is enough, enough? Gunard Heikkila A man came home from a family gathering, and sitting at the table, he put a bunch of booklets in front of everyone. "I've been a heavy smoker for years he said and I've gotten a lot of good advice and information. I have a week s worth of reading on smoking on the table. " He looked at his family sitting around the table with him and said. "I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I'm going to quit! I'm going to quit reading. We expect a laugh or at least a chuckle out of that. Mainly because it's so real. What is more important than quitting a bad habit, is to quit praying. A man came home from a funeral for his father and announced that praying doesn't work, so he won't pray anymore since God doesn't answer them anyway. He prayed long and hard for his father to live, but he died. His mother sat next to him and asked him to remember that his daughter had become sick, almost to the point of death. Everyone prayed for her and she lived. Yes, the man said, but she got medicine that healed her. Remember when your brother was injured in the bike accident and was almost dead and everyone prayed for him and he is with us today. Sure, but he had the best surgeon in the country who patched him up. For Jesus praying was never enough. He never gave up, In fact when everyone else gave up, He prayed more. Remember on the cross how He prayed for all of us when He asked the Father, "Forgive them for they know not what they do." Let us never give up, and even when things seem impossible, to ask our Lord, give me strength to keep on praying and not give up. 125th Anniversary The following guest Pastors have been scheduled to preach in 2017 for our 125th Anniversary. They have each been asked to submit a short bio to be included in the weekly bulletin. Thanks to Greg Esala for lining them up! May 28 th - Keith Blom June 25 th - David Maki July 2 nd - Roger Paavola July 30 th - Burt Benson August 20 th - Dan Paavola September 3 rd - Jon Haakana Page 4 125th Anniversary Mementos Are Now Available to Purchase! The Anniversary Committee ordered travel mugs and tote bags with the 125th Anniversary logo on them. They are now available to purchase. Travels Mugs are $10 and Tote Bags are $5. Please make checks out to Trinity. STILL NEEDED: Monetary donations to help with various expenses incurred during implementing activities during the year. Pictures from the last 125 years, such as weddings, baptisms, Youth Gatherings, LWML activities etc. Please mark your name on photos. We are asking each organization to contribute something special connecting it with the 125th Anniversary. A group is needed to design, decorate and organize a float for the NYM Parade on Friday, July 7. Thanks to Dave & Mellie Peach who volunteered to document the last 25 years of history to be added to our booklet that has 100 years of history. Please talk to them if you think something should be included. MARK YOUR CALENDARS: A celebration church service with MN North District President, Pastor Don Fondow will be held on Saturday, September 23 at 4:00 pm. It will be followed by a meal and fellowship.

5 Worship Wigglers Trinity was "wiggling" on Sunday, April 23rd when 2 & 3 year olds and their parents gathered for our Faith Stepping Stones Worship Wiggler's event! The Cradle Roll Committee, Board of Elder's, and DCE Gary Bach, led families through 5 learning/activity stations using the "My Church Words" book. Together, children and parents learned more about our worship, education, and fellowship. Page 5

6 Chip Families in June We continue to implement a life of prayer for each other, and connect to each other as fellow redeemed by having CHIP (Christians Held In Prayer) PRAYERS. Each Sunday a prayer is spoken by the Pastor & the congregation for families in the congregation that received a letter letting them know they will be held in prayer by their fellow Christians in an upcoming Sunday worship service. Trinity members then have an opportunity throughout the week to hold the families in their daily prayers, contact them personally, by phone, note, or , to let them know they are in their prayers. Below are the CHIP families to be prayed for this month. Please keep their families in your prayers and encourage them in their prayer and faith life. June 4 Olga Krekula Lucilee Newton Alice Peach Marie Sydow Laura Wallgren June 11 Clara Bauck Eva Lorenzon Orin & Dorothy Petersen Madella Siirila Don Vandermay June 18 Rowland Bauck Roger & Georgia Bentley Roy & June Hammer Alice Mattfeld Erwin & Myra Paavola June 25 Clayton Hahn Arles Kumpula James & Jean Nielsen Leona Smith Jane Windels June Mission - Michael Rokenbrodt Our June Mission of the Month is for Michael Rokenbrodt, short term missionary assistant in Uganda. On the LWML board you will find letters with pictures from March and April off Michael s FaceBook page updating everyone on his time in Uganda. He is now home in Minnesota and will begin the summer camp season at Lutheran Island Camp. His plans are to return to Karenga, Uganda in January of Please make checks out to Trinity with June Mission in the memo line. Main Street Living North Our locally produced LCMS TV program, "MAIN STREET LIVING NORTH" is now in its 6 th month of airing! Many appreciative comments have been received from viewers throughout the MN North and ND Districts. If you miss it on Sunday morning, you can watch it anytime by going to as all programs are archived on the website! The schedule of which pastors are leading upcoming services is also posted. The program is aired at 10:00AM Sundays on the following FOX affiliated station: (KVRR Fargo-Moorhead Channel 15.1, PLUS the cable and satellite systems carrying this station). As you can imagine, purchasing TV air time to broadcast this gospel program doesn't come cheap. This program is financially supported through viewers and members of our LCMS congregations; and will depend mostly on us as LCMS members until greater viewership is established over time. Checks may be sent to "Main Street Living North", th Ave. S., Fargo, ND 58103, or donate by Credit Card or your PayPal account at: (Add the note: "For MSL North".) Thank you and God's blessing in Christ! Page 6

7 Lutheran Island Camp - Campership Applications Trinity Parents! If you have or will be registering your child/teen for Lutheran Island Camp this summer, do not forget to complete a request form for support from our Trinity Campership Fund and LWML group (full reimbursements are available). The forms are available in the information kiosk in the church entry. Trinity Lutheran Preschool ENROLL NOW! VOLUNTEER TO HELP! Parents with children who will be 3 or 4 years old by Sept. 1 st are invited to enroll their children for the school year. Our 3 yr. old program is now full and will meet on Monday & Wednesday mornings 8:30-11:00 a.m. Please call to get on the waiting list, in case we have changes. Our Pre-Kindergarten (4 yr. old) program still has room for students and will meet on Mondays & Wednesday afternoons 12:00-3:00 p.m. Please enroll your child as soon as possible! Enrollment information packets are available in the church office. To hold a spot, parents need to complete and return the enrollment form and pay the enrollment fee. Our parent orientation meeting is Monday, August 28, at 6:30 p.m. On-site preschool childcare provided as we meet. Volunteer helpers are being sought to assist in in the morning sessions. Helpers must love kids, be able to assist the staff and easily interact with young children. Contact us with your interest and for more information. Serve the Lord By Joining Our Kingdom Quest Team KQ is our user friendly, exciting learning event at 9:15 to 10:15 on Sunday mornings September through May for children ages 3 to grade 6. Our goal is connecting kids to Jesus and high impact discipleship. There are many ways to serve! God has a special way for you to use your time, talents and spiritual gifts as a blessing to our kids and families. Please contact DCE Gary Bach right away for more information. We will meet on Wednesday, August 23 at 6:30 p.m. to get started. Rally Sunday is on September 10, when our Christian Education Hour returns. MN North District Youth Gathering Standing on the Rock August 18-20th at Lutheran Island Camp Teens who are completing grade 8 through 12 are invited to join 100 teens from around our district for an exciting weekend! Cost is only $100 for meals, lodging, and program costs. And a $50 campership from Trinity is available to those who register! Featured gathering session leaders are Jeffrey Meinz and Kim Wagner. Both are amazing communicators! There will be plenty of fun and faith-full activities, good food (including a hog roast) and many new and old friends to spend time with on the Island. Pick up a complete brochure and registration form in the youth room or at the sign up center. Register as soon as possible so you don t miss out! Page 7

8 Graduation Blessing & Brunch The Blessing of our H.S. Graduates was on May 7th, followed by a Celebration Brunch for our Grads and their families at 11:45am. We congratulate our graduates and pray for God s continued presence and blessing in the next chapter of their lives graduates include: Emily Adams, Jordan Guldseth, Anna Huttunen, Nicholas Kangas, Hannah Koennicke, Emily Koljonen, Skylar Mursu, Peyton Vaden & Summer Weller. Page 8 East Otter Tail Relay for Life Team The New York Mills Dream Team is part of the East Otter Tail Relay for Life Team. Trinity members from the Dream Team will have luminaries available for a suggested donation of $10 during each Sunday in June. The Relay for Life of East Otter Tail County will be on Friday, July 14th, 6 pm 6 am at the Perham High School Track. Questions...talk to Gen Keranen.

9 Lutheran Women s Missionary League The Trinity LWML met on Thursday, May 4 th at 7:00 p.m. We began with a devotion by Gen Keranen followed by the history of the hymn, O Word of God Incarnate written by William W. How presented by Lorna Rohr. We then sang the hymn. Report from the Wadena Zone LWML Spring Rally on April 22 nd : 71 LWML members and Pastors were in attendance, 269 items were collected for the Food Shelf, and 111 pairs of shoes were collected for Lutheran Island Camp. In our business meeting, a motion was made and carried to send Pastor Coop a $50.00 wedding gift. Spring cleaning of the church will take place on Monday, May 15 th. Karen Brasel will be in charge. LWML members serving the Preschool Graduation on May 17 at 6:30 pm. are Lorna Rohr, Linda Tisdell and Nancy Neuberger. The 2017 LWML Retreat at Lutheran Island Camp is August 11-13, The theme is From the Womb to the Tomb. Is. 46:3b-4. The presenter is Virginia Flo, Regional Director of Lutheran for Life. The cost for Saturday is only $50 before August 1 st and $60 after August 1 st. Circle Duties for June: Charity Skit, Mission Faith Elders Home Hope Hostess Patience Mission MN NORTH DISTRICT LWML MISSION GRANT Scholarships for Full Time Church Work Students - $50,000. As our LCMS grows and advances, we will always continue to need trained leaders and teachers. Scholarships are a way to help students going into full-time church work with the high cost of a college education. NATIONAL LWML MISSION GRANT Deaconess Training - $90,000 To provide educational and financial support through the LCMS to our partner churches who have introduced deaconess training programs within their church bodies, and to promote education to underprivileged women who have a passion to learn confessional theological studies and serve the church. The Time is NOW to honor God by being in HIS Word. Keep a daily appointment with HIM! Pray earnestly. The BELONG Tour The BELONG Tour is a two-day Christian event for all women where you can feel safe and inspired in your life. God loves you. We love you. You are not alone. You belong. Come and enjoy stories, laughter, music, & inspiration to help you live a vibrant, honest, meaningful life. The speaker team includes Deidra Riggs, Jen Hatmaker, Melinda Doolittle, Nichole Nordeman, and Shauna Niequest. We are storytellers, authentic, welcoming, fun-loving, intentional and hopeful. We re sure God is crazy about you, that you were created on purpose for a purpose and that we re all in this together. The BELONG Tour is returning to the Excel in St. Paul, MN on Fri. & Sat., Oct , 2017! Tickets are just $49. Hours on Friday are 7-10 pm, and Saturday is 9-3 pm. Please contact Nancy Neuberger ( ) or Karen Brasel ( ) if you re interested. We have plenty of tickets this year, so gather your girlfriends for an awesome BELONG experience! Page 9

10 Library News SPREAD THE WORD! Tell your friends about our church lending library located on the corner of the church lot. The main purpose of this library is to promote Christian reading. Help others understand that there is no obligation to return books taken from there, but encourage that they share them. HOPE HARBOR SERIES: by Irene Hannon SYNOPSIS OF NEW BOOKS #1. Hope Harbor- "Tracy Campbell never wanted to leave Hope Harbor, Oregon or the three generation cranberry farm where she grew up. But life-----and love----altered her plans. Now she's home again with a floundering farm to run...a tragic secret...and a wounded heart." It is a story where hearts heal and love blooms. #2. Sea Rose Lane- "After a devastating layoff, attorney, Eric Nash, heads back to Hope Harbor only to discover that his childhood home is being transformed into a bed and breakfast." He is constantly distracted by noise, chaos, and a prickly blond architect who's invaded the house with her motley crew. When they join forces to help Hope Harbor's older residents, might they both find a new beginning themselves? Page 10 #3. Sandpiper Cove-"Hope Harbor police chief, Lexie Graham, isn't happy when she hears about two recent incidents of vandalism at Adam Stone's place. Because the ex-con hasn't reported them, she decides to stop by his ramshackle house to see the damage for herself. She has seen Adam who looks like a biker dude, around town, but from all accounts, he's worked hard to change and is a regular at Grace Christian Church. When Leslie and Adam meet, neither of them are prepared for the electricity that sparks between them. Can a law enforcement officer and an ex-criminal ever have a future together? "BOOKS ARE THE QUIETEST AND MOST CONSTANT OF FRIENDS; THEY ARE THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AND WISEST OF COUNSELLORS, AND THE MOST PATIENT OF TEACHERS." Charles William Eliot New Members Everyone who became a member from December 2016 to April 2017, was invited to be publicly received into membership on New Member Sunday, May 7. We welcome into membership, Marianne Bartel, Jamie & Yvonne Huttunen and their son, Dylan & daughter Anna, Jared & Kayla Hotakainen and son, Gage, Sherrie Obright, Fred & Patty Peterman and son Carl, Logyn & Trina Saewert and their children, Ella, Greyson & Kinley, and Gerald Wulf. Karen Brasel from our Mission & Outreach Board (MOB) is in the process of taking pictures of these new members. Watch for a poster to be put up after all their pictures are taken.

11 Church Council Minutes Trinity Lutheran Church Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 9, 2017 Present: President Keith Hepola, Pastor Kirk Douglas, Vice President Chris Roberts, Treasurer Karin Erickson, Secretary Pam Hotakainen, Trustee Brian Ehnert, DCE Gary Bach, Barb Puckett Council Member At Large, Karen Brasel Mission and Outreach Board Absent: Financial Secretary Pauline Born and Elder Kevin Dreyer Keith called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Gary led us in devotion and prayer Additions to the agenda: none Motion by Chris, 2 nd by Karen Brasel to approve the April 11, 2017 meeting minutes. Motion carried. REPORTS: DCE Gary: ARK Encounter/Concordia University & Seminary Summer Youth Trip VBS Standing on the Rock July 31-Aug 4 District Youth Gathering Aug Treasurer s Report: Karin gave the financial report. There is $21, in checking, $61, in savings, $5, in the insurance account and $23, balance on our loan. Pastor & Elders: Summer Worship Services will be at 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. There will not be a mid-week service Trustee s Report; Ovens have been checked Sensor ordered for one on right and will be installed when gets here. Chris made a motion, 2 nd by Karen Brasel to install a digital timer for the light on the north side of the church, est. cost $ Motion to accept reports by Barb, 2 nd by Karin Erickson. Motion carried Old Business: There was no old business New Business: Discussion on the Church Insurance Policy-Chris made a motion to have Trinity s insurance policy with North Star Mutual, 2 nd by Barb. Motion carried. Working on getting a committee to plan the memorial tree park Informational Items There was 1 suggestions slip Mission of the Month for May is for Lutheran Island Camp Fencing Project June is for Michael Rokenbrodt, Short Term Mission Assistant in Uganda The next meeting date is scheduled for Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. A motion to adjourn at 7:00 was made by Chris, 2 nd by Brian The meeting was closed with the Lord s Prayer Respectfully submitted, Pam Hotakainen Church Council Secretary Page 11

12 June Birthdays Robert Christensen 6/1 Jake Kopveiler 6/1 Trisha Meyer 6/2 Bette Ruther 6/2 Bren Salo 6/2 Kaitlyn Hintsala 6/3 Mary Hybl 6/3 Jan Meyer 6/3 Vicki Lubitz 6/4 Jim Nielsen 6/4 Sharon Thompson 6/4 Deb Baune 6/5 Kobe Weller 6/5 Theresa Berns 6/6 Alexander Jessen 6/6 Sherri Koehler 6/6 Paul Stoltz 6/6 Alexa Heidemann 6/7 Josi Mindermann 6/7 Sara Mindermann 6/7 Sadie Kumpula 6/8 Lynnae Hosch 6/8 Jarrod Norton 6/8 Tucker Salmela 6/8 Adele Esala 6/9 Caleb Frost 6/9 Jon Frost 6/9 Dane Hoffman 6/9 Westley Olsen 6/9 Adalynn Wilhelmi 6/9 Julie Witt 6/9 Susan Hintzman 6/10 Larry Selander 6/10 Ryker Zutter 6/10 Vaeda Zutter 6/10 Chad Keskitalo 6/11 Jim Wallgren 6/11 Allison Wyatt 6/11 Ellie Lorentz 6/12 Brian Selander 6/12 Brody Bernu 6/13 Elijah Geiser 6/13 Lynn Larson 6/13 Jaclynn Wilhelmi 6/13 Kristine Barker 6/15 Rosey Esala 6/15 Nancy Karvonen 6/15 Bob Theisen 6/15 Zachary Christensen 6/16 Kaitlyn Geiser 6/16 Amy Thompson 6/16 Philip Boe 6/17 Carol Dertinger 6/17 April Frost 6/17 Corinne Mohs 6/17 Carter Nash 6/17 Terry Geiser 6/18 Lucas Mickelson 6/18 Audrey Perala 6/18 Linda Ellingworth 6/19 Brien Meyer 6/19 June Hammer 6/21 Jeff Vaughan 6/21 Dan Cresswell 6/22 Aria VanOrsdel 6/22 Brigham Erickson 6/23 Roy Hammer 6/23 Gary Schultz 6/23 Chris Baune 6/24 Patty Peterman 6/24 Crew Anderson 6/25 Gordy Dykhoff 6/25 Faye Jaaska 6/25 Dorothy Petersen 6/25 Becky Becker 6/26 Georgia Bentley 6/26 Dinee Dykhoff 6/26 Mandy Thompson 6/26 Stacy Ferriter 6/27 Shelly Kopveiler 6/28 Logan Robinson 6/28 Linda Tisdell 6/28 Noah Wacker 6/28 Benny Gudmundson 6/29 Samantha Genoch 6/29 Brielle Kern 6/29 Emily Koljonen 6/29 Dennis Kopveiler 6/29 Beverly Curtis 6/30 Nathan Kopveiler 6/30 Sandra Names 6/30 Paige Wiirre 6/30 Summer Offerings Summer is here and we re all looking forward to those warm days at the lake and being on vacation. If you need a convenient way to keep up your regular offerings this summer, we encourage you to look into our electronic giving options. As the pace of life speeds up, especially during the summer, you may find electronic giving a most welcome way to make contributions. Please contact Karin Erickson to learn more and pick up an application. Page 12

13 Mark This On Your Calendars! Saturday, October 14, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Trinity (9:30 Check-in begins) This workshop is designed for all adults, parents, and/or high school youth. Come and discover: How stress is inevitable but anxiety is optional (it depends on what we do with our daily stress) The healing effect of associations and how the body can stay calm in the midst of stress Lessons from your family of origin and (most especially) your origin of family (God) That identity is far more important than personality More Christian truths to calm stress and anxiety Presenter/Leader: Jim Otremba Child of God Husband Stay-at-home dad (part-time) since 1999 Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Minnesota Trained Christian coach. Small business owner Lecturer and public speaker Jim Otremba has been married to his best friend Maureen since 1995, and has been a part-time stay-at-home dad since He is a frequent presenter of retreats and workshops around the U.S. He holds a Master of Divinity from St. John's, and a Master of Applied Psychology from St. Cloud State University, and he is currently finishing his Doctorate in Psychology. He is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Minnesota, and owns a state licensed mental health clinic in St. Cloud: With his best friend and wife, they bring their personal and professional teachings to thousands of Christians each year throughout the U.S. through workshops, workbooks, and retreats. He is a dynamic speaker who uses high energy and humor and has presented at the national, state, and local levels. $15 per person registration fee, includes materials and lunch! Scholarships are available. Please call to register or dcegaryb@nymtrinity.org with your name, address, and phone number. Indicate if you will need on-site childcare. Please send registration payment to: (Make checks payable to the church) Trinity Lutheran Church, PO Box J (424 E. Gilman St.) New York Mills, MN Trinity is excited about hosting this workshop and welcomes all in the community and in congregations near and far. Please extend this invitation and encourage others to attend! We welcome your prayers and financial support to cover workshop costs & bringing in our fine presenter. Contact DCE Gary Bach to offer your support. Donate Your Pop Tabs Now! The 16th Annual Ronald McDonald House Motorcycle Ride is on June 10 at the VFW in NYM. Collecting pop tabs is an easy way for people of all ages to help support the Ronald McDonald House and know they are making a difference for families and children. A blue tub is located in the narthex to put your pop tabs in. The Ronald McDonald House provides a home away from home for families receiving care at any medical facility in Fargo-Moorhead. Please bring your tabs in by Sun., June 4. For more info on the Ronald McDonald House Ride, go to

14 Serving the Lord in June June 4 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Elders Dennis Tigges Brian Selander PowerPoint Techs Emily & Julie Adams Bette Ruther Lay Readers Julie Witt Donna Geiser Ushers Jim & Linda Tisdell Dan & Cheri Tumberg Ron & Carol Windels Brian & Pam Ehnert Greeters Scott & Marsha Maki Eldon & Mary Hybl/Sharon Olson Acolytes Bella Bauck Alexa Graphenteen Altar Guild Julie & Doug Witt, Barb & Gary Schultz June 11 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Elders Kevin Dreyer Matt Radniecki PowerPoint Techs Joel & Janell Brever Bonnie Schultz Lay Readers Allan Neuberger Laurie Bach Ushers Buddy/KayAnn/Morgan Kahilainen Dave & Carol Curtis Trent & Lacy Ament Nancy Neuberger Greeters Allen & Karin Erickson Dan & Cheri Tumberg Acolytes Elliot Kangas Moriah Geiser Altar Guild Julie & Doug Witt, Barb & Gary Schultz June 18 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Elders Allen Erickson Greg Mickelson PowerPoint Techs The Maki Family Annika & Michelle Frost Lay Readers Greg Esala Matt Radniecki Ushers Karen & Kevin Dreyer Gene & Dawn Barvels Bob Maki/Duaine Steuber Ron & Carol Ehnert Greeters Greg & Kim Imsande Ed & Pat Buerkle Acolytes Brayden Ehnert Bren Salo Altar Guild Julie & Doug Witt, Barb & Gary Schultz June 25 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Elders Marco Olsen Ross Koljonen PowerPoint Techs Buddy & Kay Ann Kahilainen Pam & Brianna Ehnert Lay Readers Carol Windels Shari Krause Ushers Greg & Adele Esala Lenny & Barb Puckett Doug & Julie Witt Chad & Amanda Weller Greeters Diane Duchene/Tammy Douglas Lillian Wallgren/Ann Hintsala Acolytes Josi Mindermann Zander Weller Altar Guild Julie & Doug Witt, Barb & Gary Schultz Page 14

15 June Calendar 1 7:00 LWML 2 6:30 Students of Janell Brakel Piano Recital 3 4 8:00 Worship/HC 9:30 Worship/ Baptism 10:45 Elders Home 5 4:30 Healthy Living Support 6 10:00 Senior Exercise 6-8 New Beginnings 7 9:45 Elders Home 8 9 9:30-3:00 pm Parish Nurse Day 10 Serving Cake for Jim Nielsen s 90th Birthday 11 8:00 Worship 9:30 Worship/HC 12 4:30 Healthy Living Support 6:00 Elders 13 10:00 Senior Exercise 5:30 Church Council 6-8 New Beginnings 14 7:30 Praise Band :00 Worship/HC 9:30 Worship 19 4:30 Healthy Living Support 20 10:00 Senior Exercise 6-8 New Beginnings 21 9:45 Elders Home 11:00 Home Sweet Home :00 pm Jason & Kayla Januszewski Blessing of Marriage 25 Pastor David Maki Preaching 26 4:30 Healthy Living Support 27 10:00 Senior Exercise 6-8 New Beginnings :00 Worship 9:30 Worship/HC

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