TRINITY TIDINGS. Tailgate Party- July 12th! Feeding the Hungry... Serving the Community

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1 July 2015 TRINITY TIDINGS The monthly newsletter for Trinity English Evangelical Lutheran Church Appleton, WI July 12 Tailgate Party after worship July Feed My Starving Children at First English North July 26 Trinity Golf Outing 2:00 p.m. Winagamie Midweek Worship on WEDNESDAYS at Trinity 7:00 p.m. Holden Evening Prayer Tailgate Party- July 12th! Mark your calendar for the Tailgate party on July 12th following the service to be held outside on the front lawn. We will provide the brats and hot dogs, peanuts and Crackerjacks and beverages. Please bring a picnic item to share and your lawn chair. Everyone is encouraged to wear any kind of sports jersey or t-shirt (baseball, football, basketball, soccer, hockey etc.). We will also be collecting donations for Feed My Starving Children. Money collected will be used for the meals packaged the following week, July 20-22nd at First English North Site. All are invited! Questions? Ask anyone on the church council. WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP at HERITAGE Please join members and friends of Trinity at Heritage for worship & fellowship every 2nd Monday of the month from 2:00-3:30 p.m. Monday, July 13 will be the first event. Pastor Dennis Ellisen will be leading worship. All are welcome & treats will be served. Golf Outing Silent Auction Upper Auditorium July 12, 19 & 26 There are prime Brewer, Packer & Gambler tickets; gift certificates, hand made items, art work and many, many more lovely auction items! Bid early & bid often for a good cause - proceeds benefit Homeless Connections & Trinity. Feeding the Hungry... Serving the Community

2 Blessed are those who are generous, Because they feed the poor. Proverbs 22:9 TRINITY MEMBERS. JOIN THE FUN While Feeding The Hungry and Doing God s Work Our Hands Join a Trinity team to help turn hunger into hope with your own two hands by packing nutritious meals for starving children around the world. WHO: Any Trinity Member; no age restrictions; young and old WHEN: Scheduling Times for July WHERE: First English North Site HOW LONG? Shifts are app. 2 hours long Each team has 10 people. Let s see how many teams Trinity can form. Contact Mary Lindsley by June 10 th. the sooner the better. so that I may begin reserving time-slots for Trinity to participate or churchlady0519@outlook.com VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH July The Help Healing & Health Team The Help, Healing and Health Team has been operational at Trinity for about 10 years. The team is a compassionate and passionate group of beautiful Trinity members. The current team includes Pastor Brian Bankert, Mary Bankert, Lorna Dorn, Gloria Howe, Sandy LeMoine and Dorothy Warren. While the focus of the team can change, their ongoing activities currently include: Keeping track of members in need of some kind of support Providing devotionals to members who would like them Visiting homebound members with communion Conducting the annual Healing Service and supporting the healing portion of the regular monthly worship. Providing Sunday morning blood pressure checks. Coordinating the tape ministry. Making phone contacts with members after hospitalization with offer of assistance. Keeping in touch with home-bound members with greeting card and birthday messages. Quarterly teas at Brewster Village, providing worship, communion and fellowship. Coordinating the annual Christmas Cookie event for Trinity s homebound members. A new activity, which will start in July, is a monthly fellowship event at the Heritage. Pastor Dennis Ellison will support the team for this new venture. The format of the event is still emerging, but initial thoughts are that it will include a worship experience, communion, fellowship and food. You are invited to attend, even if you don t live at the Heritage. It will be on the second Monday of each month at 2-3:30 p.m. July 13th is the first service at Heritage. Thank you so much to the team for devoting their time, energy and passion to our Trinity members. They love what they do! If anyone is in need of support, contact Pastor Brian and he will connect you to the right person. 2

3 TOMORROW S TRINITY During our latest discussions with the city of Appleton it became evident to me that all parties involved may benefit by a better understanding of Trinity's intention to continue to serve the downtown community. Below is the vision I shared with them. As always, I hope you will share your comments with me. Many Blessings! Pastor Brian What might tomorrow s Trinity Lutheran Church look like? May 31, 2015 by the Rev. Brian Bankert Often, through our struggles we find a catalyst for change. Trinity Lutheran Church has struggled and is changing. Anthony Robinson, in his book, What s Theology got to do with it?, states, Transformation often begins with provocation, disorientation, loss of control, and emptying. In Robinson s ideal church, individual members are asked to be responsive to the work of the Holy Spirit, to take risks, and to step outside of their comfort zones. This church model is all about transforming lives and impacting the society around it for the better. For years Trinity has reached out to the community. Our mission happens at the Homeless Connections kitchen, where Trinity volunteers prepare meals for those who have no home; and in the homes of families receiving a Thanksgiving dinner provided by church members. Our mission happens during a Salvation Army meal, served and prepared by Trinity members and when family members open Christmas gifts from our Giving Tree compliments of our members who want to help those in need. Recently Homeless Connections received $5,000 from Trinity due to the efforts of the many folks involved with our annual charity golf outing. There are continuous acts of grace and mission carried out by members of this church. We do all of this by relying on God's sustaining grace, that allows us to give of our time, talent, and financial resources. Because there are still many in our community that are hungry or alone Trinity Lutheran Church knows it must transform and so we have begun to renew and strengthen our efforts to live out our mission statement Feeding the Hungry... Serving the Community. Loaves & Fishes of the Fox Valley, Inc. is the cornerstone of these efforts. Trinity has a very special relationship with Loaves & Fishes which provides a free community meal, each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evening, to anyone in the Fox Valley who is hungry and/or alone. Trinity s church basement has served as the home for Loaves & Fishes since 2000 and a number of congregation members volunteer to serve meals and help with administrative duties. Trinity looks forward to our mission in the future taking us wherever there are hungry, homeless, and lonely people who need Jesus in their lives. As our position in the community changes, Trinity Lutheran Church is transforming its identity. Through our recent and intentional time of discernment, we have heard that our congregation desires to remain a church in mission in downtown Appleton. We intend to live out our faith in our community, not behind the closed doors of our sanctuary. We hope to establish, enhance and expand relationships and partnerships with our neighbors all of our neighbors not just those that look and act like we do. We are committed to working with the many social agencies and congregations in downtown Appleton. Ultimately, we seek to focus on transforming our community through collaborative, holistic ministries and social outreach programs. We seek to proclaim a message of hope, to advocate for the poor and marginalized, and to heal and comfort those who are hungry and suffering within our community. 3

4 Friends at Trinity Word from the Council President On June 17 your Executive Committee and I had the experience of watching the Appleton City Council in action, holding public discussion and voting on the offer to purchase Trinity and Fox Banquets. As you know, the motion to purchase failed on a 6 to 8 vote. So as I am writing this article late in the evening on June 17, I do not have any answers on what happens next for the City and the Library. But I do know this: we at Trinity have established our core values that include Feeding The Hungry and Serving The Community and we will continue this Mission while we also go forward with Asset Mapping with the help of Pastor Jean from the synod. Your Council will also continue to work on what next for Trinity, strengthening our liaisons with other ELCA churches, and possibly developing options for creative uses of our building. We will move forward, with or without the City. When God closes a door, he opens a window. Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the Lord delivers him in time of trouble. Psalm 41 Blessings to you, Jeanne Jeanne Beckley Council President Living Faith: Sermon Series July 5: John 6:1-15 Enough... And More July 12: John 8:31-36 Free Indeed July 19: John 9:1-41 Hear, See, Believe, Witness July 26: John 11:1-44 Resurrection & Life Help is always needed for lawn mowing at church. Mowing is done Thursday-Sunday of the week and done on a rotating basis. The more people we have, the less someone is scheduled. Mower is provided and day mentioned above is flexible. It is usually about 1 hour or so commitment depending on what there is to do. Mowing will run until the middle of October. If interested in getting more information or getting on the rotation, please call Sue Barden at

5 Healing Worship Service - May 31, 2015 The second annual Healing Worship service was held on Sunday afternoon, May 31 at 3 p.m. It was a wonderful event for those who participated and for those who were active in planning and conducting the event. Everything was very special and several people commented on how meaningful it was for them!! There were 57 people at the worship service dinner. Brewster Village was kind to bring several of our members on their bus. The Brewster employees said that one of their favorite tasks is to bring people back to their home church. About 7 members of the community came for dinner. Several members' families were able to join their loved ones for the event. Thank you to Pastor Brian and Pastor Dennis who did a wonderful job with the worship service and laying on of hands! Thank you to Jon Peterson and Katy Bultman who played and sang beautifully and enhanced the worship experience. Thank you to the HHH team who pulled it all together. Thank you to Lorna Dorn, Glennis Schuelke, Mary Robertson, Kay Odegaard, Marita Wagner and Sandy LeMoine for the bars, cake & cookies! Thank you to Ralph Arlette who surprised us with 2 pans of fried chicken. Thank you to the volunteers (Mary Bankert, Matt Bankert, Lorna Dorn, Kay Odegaard, Jeanne Beckley, Marilyn Schucknecht, Ken Schucknecht, Carol Burns and Judy Natz) who helped to usher, set-up, serve, clean-up, assist with worship, assist members, greet, and the many other necessary tasks! Stuff the Bus Trinity will again collect school supplies for needy children in the Fox Valley. The items we collect will be delivered to Stuff the Bus at the August 12 Timber Rattler game. Last year, Trinity collected a full grocery cart full of supplies, matched with another shopping cart full purchased with a Thrivent Action Team. Please deposit your contribution of school items into the box in the west entry of the church during July... thru August 10th. Items needed are: 12 - #2 Pencils Pocket Folders Lined Notebooks 2 Pack - Blue Pens Package Plain White Paper 12 Pack - Colored Pencils 12 Inch Ruler Backpacks Questions: Contact Mary Lindsley, or churchlady0519@outlook.com God's Work, Our Hands Help, Healing & Health Team 5

6 Trinity Lutheran Church 209 S. Allen St., Appleton WI July 2015 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 9:00 am KIT 2 OFFICE CLOSED 3 4 7:00 pm AA 7:00 pm Worship 7:30 pm W&C Mtg Noon - AA 7:30 pm AA 7:30 pm Al-Anon 5 9:00 am Worship am KiT 10:30 am HHH 7:00 pm AA 7:00 pm Worship 9 Noon - AA 7:30 pm AA 7:30 pm Al-Anon 10 3:30 pm L &F :00 am Worship TAILGATE PARTY! 13 9:15 am L&F Board Mtg News. Deadline 9 am KiT 7:00 pm AA 7:00 pm Worship 16 Noon - AA 7:30 pm AA 7:30 pm Al-Anon :00 am Worship am KiT 7:00 pm AA 7:00 pm Worship Feed My Starving Children at First English 23 9 am Collate Newsletter 11:30 Red Ox Luncheon Noon - AA 7:30 pm AA 7:30 pm Al-Anon :00 am Worship 2:00 pm Trinity Golf Outing am KiT 7:00 pm AA 7:00 pm Worship 30 Noon - AA 7:30 pm AA 7:30 pm Al-Anon 31 6

7 WORSHIP TEAM SCHEDULE July 2015 / Joy Team July 5 Greet - West: Steve & Sue Heil Greet - East: Greg & Vicki Geiger Altar Care: Judy Natz & Susan Suprise Acolyte: Grace Krueger Ushers: 1. Steve Krueger 2. Dena Krueger 3. Zach Krueger 4. Susan Suprise Reader: Steve Krueger Communion Assistant: Can you help? Healing 1. Can you help? 2. Sandy LeMoine Children s Time: Kay Schroeder Fellowship: Dena Krueger Care of Pew Racks: Can you help? July 12 Greet - West: Carla & Dan Knoke Greet - East: Judy VanElzen Altar Care: Judy VanElzen / Judy Natz Acolyte: Grace Krueger Ushers: 1. Sue Heil 2. Steve Heil 3. Dena Kreuger 4. Steve Krueger Reader: Steve Krueger Communion Assistants: 1. Steve Krueger 2. Millie Mohr Children s Time: Amy Kopischke Fellowship: Carla Knoke July 19 Greet - West: Lynn & Ginny Moss Greet - East: Susan Suprise Altar Care: Sandy LeMoine Acolyte: Can you help? Ushers: 1. Mike Dorow 2. Char Dorow 3. Jeff Dorow 4. Lynn Moss Reader: Sandy LeMoine Communion Assistants: 1. Gail Romenesko 2. Millie Mohr Children s Time: Jennifer Cornelius Fellowship: Ginny Moss Care of Pew Racks: Can you help? July 26 Greet - West: Carla & Dan Knoke Greet - East: Judy VanElzen Altar Care: Judy VanElzen / Judy Natz Acolyte: Grace Krueger Ushers: 1. Steve Krueger 2. Dena Krueger 3. Zach Krueger 4. Grace Krueger Reader: Can you help? Communion Assistants: 1. John Palmquist 2. Carol Palmquist Children s Time: Jann Seidl Fellowship: Carla Knoke 7

8 Bible Study Opportunities In July Opportunities at Trinity to Study God s Message for You Please consider joining a study of God s message with others at Trinity. It is a fun experience, with lots of good discussion. Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room Readings and conversations focus on the readings for Sunday and: Are cheerfully open door so you are welcome at any time. Last about an hour, depending on the desire of the group. Readings for Wednesdays in July include: July 1 - John 6: 1-15 July 8 - John 8: July 15 - John 9: 1-41 July 22 - John 11: 1-44 July 29 John 14: 15-17, 14: 25-27, 16: You are Welcome to Keep in Touch with God and with one another! Refreshments provided! First Monday of the Month Bible Study Monday evening Bible Study usually meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Fireside Room. However, the group takes the summer off. Monday evening Bible Study will resume on September14th. Consider joining the group at that time!! Call or Mary Robertson with any questions at or ROBERTSON190@aol.com. Trinity English Evangelical Lutheran Church 209 S. Allen St. Appleton, WI Pastor Brian Bankert pastor@trinityappleton.com An ELCA congregation Trinity Staff Office Manager Sarah Bultman office@trinityappleton.com Organist Custodian Jon Peterson Moore Clean jpete@new.rr.com Praise Team Leader Cassie Schroeder cassondraschroeder@gmail.com Congregation Council President... Jeanne Beckley Vice Pres... Mary Lindsley Secretary... Leanne Meidam Wincentsen Treasurer... Chris Anderson-Kroiss Wanda Fischer Dena Krueger Kay Schroeder Judy Natz Mary Robertson Sue Ruppel Ken Schucknecht Steve Schulze Chris Vander Wielen Kerrie Jo Wagner Pastoral Care: Please contact the church office at In case of emergency, you may contact Pastor Brian on his phone via voice or text

9 11 th Annual Trinity Charity Golf Outing Sunday, July 26th at 2:00 p.m. Winagamie Golf Course Sign-up NOW!! Golf Openings still available. The annual Trinity Lutheran Church golf outing is coming up quickly! If you haven t signed up to golf, you still have time!! You say you don t golf???? Well, you can still participate. The Silent Auction, with lots of beautiful items provided by generous members and businesses, will be held in the Upper Auditorium on Sunday, July 12, 19 & 26. There are prime Brewer, Packer, and Gambler tickets; gift certificates, hand made items, art work and many, many more lovely things!! Even if you don t golf, you can join the golfers for some fun and food and fellowship after the golfing!! Here is the detail: The event will benefit Homeless Connections and Trinity. It will be 9-hole scramble Shot-gun start at Winagamie Golf Course on Sunday, July 26 th starting at 2 p.m. A picnic dinner will be held at about 5 p.m. Prizes awarded, a raffle, and Silent Auction items available for bidding. Silent Auction items will also be available for bidding on July 12, 19 and 26 at Trinity. Last year s event raised $5,000 for the Homeless Connections and $3,500 for Trinity. Over the course of the last 10 years, the event has raised $59,000 for Homeless Connections and $26,000 for Trinity. See the registration form on the reverse, or look for the registration form on Trinity s web site at If you would like to help with the golf outing, donate prizes or auction items, or become a hole sponsor, contact Jean Haese ( or jhae@new.rr.com), or Sandy LeMoine ( or sljblm@aol.com). EARLY REGISTRATION by July 5th: Each golfer that registers early is eligible for Prize Package Drawings. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, July 17th! 9

10 FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN HOMES JULY 2015 NEWS A BIG THANK YOU to anyone who walked with us or made a donation to the Volunteer Center Human Race to benefit Fox Valley Lutheran Homes. Our walk was a huge success and we could not have done it without the efforts of our faithful supporters and their families. Although the Friend Raiser will be over by the time you read this, Friends are always welcome at Fox Valley Lutheran Homes, so stop by to visit, to take a tour, to inquire about volunteering to just to find out more about us. John, the Building Manager, or Ruth, the Care Coordinator, or I will be happy to talk with you and show you around. Friends are always welcome! Thank you to those of you who did come and visit with us during the month of June; we enjoy making new friends! Our annual Pie and Ice Cream Fund Raiser will be on October 4 this year, to avoid all the conflicts with Rally Day and the start of congregational fall activities. We are looking for donations for our silent auction. If you or your business has an item or a service that you would be willing to donate, please contact me, at Becky Luett, AIM, Executive Director Fox Valley Lutheran Homes Hosting Educational Seminar July 13th Have questions about your medications? What are common drug side effects? Which drugs should you not take concurrently? How do over the counter drugs or herbal preparations interact with prescription medications? You may have some of these questions answered! On Monday, July 13 th at 10:30 AM Fox Valley Homes is hosting a pharmacist who will address some of these concerns. In addition to a presentation there will be time for questions and answer period. If you wish to attend please call Ruth at to register. You may leave a message with your name and phone number. Fox Valley Lutheran Homes is located at 425 N. Linwood Ave. in Appleton. Early notice: August 31 st program will feature information related to Medicare supplemental insurance coverage. It is a good time to review your coverage prior to the enrollment date for There will be more information later. 10