Victory Trinity Lutheran Church

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1 Victory Trinity Lutheran Church Newsletter Newsletter April 2017

2 MARCH BIRTHDAYS 3 Breanna Stohr 4 Connie (Huether) Demorest 6 Linda Wright 6 Allan Johnson 6 Christopher Appledorn 7 Shirley Tanis 8 Jean Von Sprecken 8 Carl Kronlein (78 in 2017) 11 Rikki Franklin 14 Shelly Nash 15 Larry Rathburn 19 Callen Johnson 19 Ashley Jabrocki (29 yrs 2017) 20 Kathy Larson 21 John Tanis 22 Lois Anderson (85 in 2017) 23 Melissa Horner 24 Maribeth Boon 25 Marija Sagan 25 Leah Appledorn 26 Phyllis Goerbig 27 Susan (Groth) Smith 28 Charles Nielsen 28 Landon Smith 30 Alice Maas (96 years young) 31 Erica Krajkiewcz MARCH ANNIVERSARIES March 23 Sarah & Greg Calhoun Social Hour March 12 th Lois Andersen, Pam Kusebuski, Amanda Overmyer & Chris Weinert MARCH SCHEDULE Cleaning & NO Flowers *indicates No altar flowers-lent Pam Kusebuski before March 5* M Henri & S Sterley before March 12* Alice Kronlein before March 19* Virginia Johnson before March 26* & April 2* Grounds Maintenance Eric Egeler-snow removal Regular Council Meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16 APRIL BIRTHDAYS 1 Joanne Kelley 1 Colin Nash 6 Luna Wolfe (2009) 6 Sally Smith 8 Kenneth Johnson 10 Marge Dewyer 11 Tom Smith 13 Beverly Timpy 14 Christie McDonald 16 Mark McBride Sr. 19 Kaley Larson 21 Evelyn M. Huggard (2014) 23 Nathan Johnson 30 Staff Sgt. John Franklin APRIL ANNIVERSARIES 4-4 Tom & Susan Smith 4-10 Alice & Carl Kronlein Social Hour April 9 th Marie Chellis & Christie McDonald APRIL SCHEDULE Cleaning & Flowers Virginia Johnson before April 2 nd Leah Appledorn before April 9 & 16 Phyllis Thompson before April 23 & 30 Grounds Maintenance Eric Egeler-snow removal Mike Appledorn-April 9 & 16 Roger Thompson-April 23 & 30 HYMN SELECTION 10 A.M. TUESDAY MARCH 23 AT BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH Everyone is welcome to join us Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. for Faith Formation. We enjoy coffee and fruit while we explore articles from THE LUTHERAN magazine.

3 BETHANY MARCH Birthdays 3 Emily Casperson 3 Miranda Thompson 4 Lisa Fisher 4 Connie (Huether) Demorest 14 Diane Tacktor 14 Shelly Nash 15 Larry Rathburn 15 Mallory Wietrzykowski 17 Brandon Rowcliffe 24 Trent Thompson 27 Lucille Bentz Flowers & Ushers Please sign up to volunteer. Thank You! APRIL Birthdays 1 Colin Nash 6 Ruth Frost 7 Fred Whitman 10 Marge Dewyer 10 Nathan Wietrzykowski 17 Becky Heemstra 22 Elsie Keson 26 Anna Wietrzykowski 30 Linda Rowcliffe Anniversaries 5 Todd & Michelle Hansen 14 John & Linda Fisher 25 Dave & Chris Fonnesbeck 28 Larry & Karen Rathburn William E. Swan, Sr. Mr. William Swan, 87, of Ludington, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, February 10 at his home. After graduating in 1948 from Ludington High School, he attended college. Bill was a certified welder employed by Dow Chemical until his retirement in He was also employed for more than 50 years with the former Dorrell Funeral Home and later assisted the King Funeral Home of Hart and Ludington. Bill married Barbara Smith in May of 1955 and she preceded him in death in He then married Martha Sue Horne in 1989 and she also preceded him in death in Bill served his country in the U.S. Army during Korea and was very active with many military organizations in the community. Most notable was his role of the Chaplain with the American Legion Post 76 Honor Guard. He had driven autos for Urka Auto and Healy Chrysler-Dodge. Bill also worked at Gregory s Flowers of Ludington. He was a fifty gallon donor with the American Red Cross and actively assisted where needed including disaster relief committees. Bill was very devoted to his faith and Emanuel Lutheran Church. He faithfully arrived at church each Sunday to see that doors were opened and temperature was just right. He even folded the weekly bulletins for church as well and was also an usher captain for many years. Bill was a member of the Danish Brotherhood and many other organizations. Bill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.

4 LADIES OUT TO LUNCH Ponderosa (ELCA) Noon-Tuesday, March 14 th The ladies from Grace Episcopal Church (ECW) Episcopal Church Women Invite you to join them on Monday, March 27 th, at noon Old Hamlin Restaurant Ladies, come sit down and enjoy a lunch together. MEN S BREAKFAST Every Thursday at 8:30 am at Brenda s Café 4 Corner s Advisory Board Meeting at Bethany on March 9 th at 6:30 p.m. WELCA News Our WELCA meeting will be held today, March 5 th at 11:45 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in the Hanna Petersen Room. Paul draws on the firsthand experience of the Galatians themselves as well as the Hebrew scriptures (Old Testament) to make the case that the Galatians are part of God s family because of God s gift and promise, not because of whether or not they obey God s law. In this study, Paul continues to reinforce this understanding. If you are interested in the Bible Study, come to today s meeting. We would love to share your company. Bring a sack lunch; the coffee pot will be on. Victory Trinity Lutheran Church invites your children, grandchildren and neighborhood kids to enter the Maker Fun Factory. A place Created by God, Built for a Purpose Vacation Bible School. Ignite kid s faith with rock-solid Bible truths! Bubba reassures your youngsters that God is always with you. The Bible story on day three is that God is with Gideon (Judges 6:11-7:25). Vacation Bible School starts Monday, July 24 th and runs through Friday July 28 th. Our program begins at 9 a.m. and dismisses at 11:30 a.m. Besides age appropriate stories, the youngsters create crafts, learn songs, watch a short video pertaining to that day s theme have snacks and play games. Youngsters are encouraged to attend as many days as possible and receive a tee shirt on the last day (If children are registered ahead we can order a tee shirt for the children). On Sunday July 30 th you are invited to attend our church picnic at Kronlein s bayou. We hope that you will save the date and that your children and their friends can attend this Vacation Bible School and church picnic.

5 Keep in your prayers our young people attending college, especially those living away from home: Erin Jabrocki-St. Mary s College, Notre Dame, IN Malcom Thompson-U of M Miranda Thompson-Colorado Temple Thompson-? Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your kindness during this sad time. Thank you for your cards and flowers, my sons & I appreciate your love and support. Phyllis Goerbig (the passing of her son, Joel) Victory Friends, Thank you all for your prayers, expressions of support and caring, cards & phone calls. I know God hears and answers prayers and gives us strength and hope. Ours is an amazing family of faith! Joanne Kelley Hymn Selection Thursday, March 23 at Bethany at 10 a.m. Let us know your favorite hymns for Lent and Easter! If you can t attend the Thursday meeting, please tell Polly and/or Pastor what songs are most meaningful to you during this sacred time. Victory friends: Your friendship is the Sunshine that warms my days and puts a Smile in my Heart. Thank You My deepest appreciation for both your friendship and thoughtfulness. Love Jacky (Jeter) February 13, 2017 Dear Friends, Tonight when I went for my mail, there was a Valentine from you. I can t tell you how it tickled me! I am into my 6 th year here at Century Village, and it is so wonderful to still be remembered. Some things are meant to be treasured and this card is one of them along with the warm memories I have of all of you. I still miss you and think of you often. While I ve joined the Methodist Church here in Florida, I no longer have the same involvement with the congregation. Part of that is an ageing process. (Part of that is traffic, too. There is a culture shock coming from rural roads to BUSY in capitals). I guess what I really want to say is that I was so touched to be remembered after all this time. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. Love Jacky Easter is April 16. In March we will begin taking orders for Easter flowers. PROJECTS DAY March 9 th nine a.m. to noon PRAYERS SHAWL April 1 st 3 pm to 4:30 pm WEAR YOUR IRISH Friday, March 17

6 Lent Schedule On Wednesday, March 8 th Emanuel Lutheran Church will host the worship and meal On Wednesday, March 15 th Bethany Lutheran Church will host the worship & meal On Wednesday, March 22 nd Grace Episcopal will host the worship and meal On Wednesday, March 29 th Victory Trinity will host the worship and meal On Wednesday, April 5 th Emanuel will host the worship and meal Sunday, April 9 th, Palm Sunday, worship at each church at the regular time On Holy (Maundy) Thursday, April 13 worship at Emanuel Lutheran Church On Good Friday, April 14 th Victory Trinity will host the meal at 6 pm On Good Friday, April 14 th Grace Episcopal worship s at noon On Saturday, April 15 th Grace Episcopal hosts the Easter Vigil beginning at 7 p.m. On Easter, April 16 th each church worships at their regular time. Invite your family, friends and neighbors to worship with us. Worship services begin at 6 p.m. followed by a meal (soup/sandwich/dessert) at 6:30 p.m. and lesson at 7 p.m. During the lesson/discussion session, small groups of 2-3 people will color 14 different poster size drawings, each drawing will represent a Station of the Cross, with the posters being completed by Easter. Before your congregation is scheduled to host a meal, please contact your congregational meal organizer to volunteer to help set up, clean up or to furnish food. At Victory Trinity the organizers are Phyllis Thompson and Carol Hansen. Easter is coming up and the Circle Rocking S Children s Farm hosts its annual special needs Easter Egg hunt and Bonnet Contest starting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 11. Bethany and Victory Trinity Lutheran Churches are asking for donations of small wrapped treats to fit into plastic eggs. Last year we only had enough treats to fill 1500 eggs and that wasn t enough the event ran out. You can bring in your candy/treat donations to the church--or we have empty eggs for you to take home to fill and return to the church. Last year Project s Day and Hospitality INC filled the eggs but now, you can fill eggs too! The event is April 11 and the Farm would like the filled eggs at least a week before the event. Youngsters and their families also come from Benzie, Manistee and Lake Counties. If you would like to brighten Easter morning for both Lutheran Social Services of Michigan Group homes in Scottville, (Samaritas), tell Nancy at Victory Trinity or Norma Andersen at Bethany. Victory Trinity would like to make up sandwich bags of treats for the employees and a basket of fresh fruit and other small gifts like color books, crayons etc. for the residents they are not allowed to have too much candy.

7 Victory Trinity is looking for two people to volunteer to attend this meeting with the Pastor. We will pay your travel and lodging expenses. Just tell Pastor or a member of our council of your interest. In November Victory Trinity Lutheran Church increased its presence with a website which can be found by entering the URL

8 2017 CLEANING & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE LIST Cleaning & Flowers Before Grounds Maintenance Alice Kronlein January 1 & 8 Eric Egeler Jean Sterley January 15 & 22 Eric Egeler Susan Jabrocki January 29 & Feb. 5 Eric Egeler Shirley Tanis February 12 & 19 Eric Egeler Pam Kusebuski Feb. 26 & March 5-(No Flowers) Eric Egeler S. Sterley/M. Henri & Alice K. March 12 & 19 (No Flowers) Eric Egeler Virginia Johnson March 26 April 2(No Flowers) Eric Egeler Leah Appledorn April 9 & 16 (Easter Flowers) Mike Appledorn Phyllis Thompson April 23 & 30 (Easter Flowers) Roger Thompson Christie McDonald (Mother s Day)May 7 & 14 Carl Kronlein Doralee Shaffer May 21 & 28 David Kronlein Carol Hansen June 4 & 11 Lloyd Hansen Carol Johnson (Father s Day) June 18 & 25 Alan Johnson Shelly S. & Michelle H. July 2 & 9 Charles Nielsen Janet Groth July 16 & 23 Gerald Brown Sarah Calhoun July 30 & August 6 Pat Appledorn Chris Weinert August 13 & 20 Dick Weinert Belinda Jabrocki (Grandparents Day) Aug. 27 & Sept 3 Leon Jabrocki Marsha Stohr September 10 & 17 Nancy Nielsen Kathy Larson Sept. 24 & Oct. 1 Leonard Larson Mary Buckley (Clergy Appreciation) October 8 & 15 Don Thompsen Sally Larson October 22 & 29 Otto Larson Beth Clemensen November 5 & 12 Eric Egeler Polly Egeler November 19 & 26 Eric Egeler Joanne Kelley December 3 & 10 Eric Egeler Sarah Cole December 17 & 24 (Poinsettias) Eric Egeler Alice Kronlein December 31 & Jan. 7 Eric Egeler Please tell Nancy if you can volunteer in emergencies. Please call another member and switch weeks if you can not clean the church or mow the lawn as scheduled. Tell Marie Chellis so that the bulletin will reflect the change.

9 VICTORY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 2017 Second Sunday Church Social Hour Schedule January 29 (Annual Meeting) February 12 March 12 Church Council Members Jean & Shelly Sterley, Michelle Henri & Marsha Stohr Lois Andersen, Pam Kusebuski, Amanda Overmyer & Chris Weinert April 9 Marie Chellis & Christie McDonald May 14 (Mother s Day) Jennifer Miller, Virginia Brooks & Sally Smith June 11 July 9 August 13 September 10 (Grandparents Day) October 8 (Clergy Appreciation Day) November 12 December 10 Alice Kronlein, Denise Smith & Phyllis Thompson Carol & Virginia Johnson & Doralee Shaffer Carol Hansen, Becky Staley & Sarah Calhoun Janet Groth, Sally Larson & Kathy Larson Joanne Kelley & Nancy Nielsen Mary Buckley, Sarah Cole & Shirley Tanis Susan & Belinda Jabrocki & Leah Appledorn If you are unable to fulfill your duties, please call another member and switch days then tell Marie Chellis. Revised February 25, 2017