Trinity Tidings for July Trinity Lutheran Church 130 S. Walnut St., Wernersville, PA, 19565, 610.678.1782, e-mail addres: tlcworship @aol.com, web site: www.trinitywernersville.org., Facebook.com/trinitywernersville Pastor Julie Osterhout, Deacon Carol Koch, Musician: Nancy Moyer, Sexton: Jamie Black Have a garden? If God blesses you with an abundance bring your overage to the basket on the back windowsill. If you don t have a garden or are not growing what s in the basket take what you would like, leave a donation. All donations will be given to World Hunger. VBS for Adults and Children Wednesdays, July 19 th, July 26 th, and August 2 nd ---6 to 8 PM
Meal: 6-6:30 (Everyone) Story & Singing: 6:30-6:50 (Everyone) Bible Study/Discussion with Pastor Julie: 6:50 to 7:50 (Adults) Craft: 6:50-7:20 (Children) Games: 7:20-7:50 (Children) Closing: 7:50-8:00 (Everyone) Games will be outside, weather permitting. Come for everything or choose what activities in which you wish to participate. July 19 Meal-----Lawry s Craft----Megan Shannon Games-----Pastor Bruce July 26 Meal----Lori Shoumlisky Craft---Kathy Bashore Games---Monica Allen 8/2 Meal-----Harmony Wentzel Craft----Diane Brown Games-----Laura Miller Congratulations! To Forrest Lamm, Jr. on achieving his Eagle Scout rank. Another year and another heartfelt thank you to all who signed up or said yes to our calls and pleas for help at the Strawberry Festival. It is our pleasure to speak with you each year. Your willingness to help 1
us in so many different ways is greatly appreciated, and it is a big factor in the success of the festival. Anne Marie Rinehimer & Mary Young Thanks to Elaine Briner, Nancy Moyer, Bonnie Giamotti, Mary Jane Evans, Diane Brown, Kurtz Family, Kathy & Izannah Bashore, Monica Allen, Donna Youtz, Shannon Family, Barbara Debiec and her mother, and Sue Coleman for providing raffle prizes for the Strawberry Festival. Many thanks to everyone who purchased tickets for the raffle. Finally thanks to Kirsten & Linda Weiss and Ruth Rush who helped me at the raffle stand. Sue Coleman Thank you to the Green Valley Dental Office for donating toothbrushes and toothpaste for our Mission Possible Trip to the Brethren Warehouse in New Windsor, MD and to Sue Coleman for obtaining these items. 2
Thank you to the Kurtz Family, Ed & Mary Jane Evans, Beth Byler, Sandy Shadel and Morgan Enck who helped with the games, food, and crafts the first two weeks of Bible School and to Pastor Julie for leading the music and story and adult study. Deacon Carol Please remember in your prayers: Members who are sick or recently hospitalized: Dawn Giangiacomo, Carl Grasham, Buzz Lockwood and Jim Putt. Members who are homebound or in care facilities: Ruth Bachman, Janet Dissinger, Ron Harman, Ardelle Heffner, Marlene Ochs, June Page, Emma Renzo, and Mary June Yackera. 3 The Military: Eric Alderman, Marie Rosati Clark, Kiley Ann Gring,
Allison Rosati Martin, Justin Klinger, Eric Ochs, Nick Taatjes, and Jeffrey Troutman, Jr. Family and Friends: Michael Barber, Wanda Barnett, Larry Brossman, Carolyn Bryant, Joanne Debiec, Fred DeLong, Marge Dietrich, Karl & Deb Himmelmann, Hannah Kramer, Wendi Pettinato, Jake Powers, Patricia Prutzman, Resch Family, Kenneth Searfoss, Rodney Weiss, Jr., Beverly Wentzel, Jerry Zachousk, and Ann Zimmerman. Special Ministries: Our missionaries in Tanzania-Dr. Stephen Friberg and his family. Please let us know when our prayers are answered so we can keep our prayer list current. Some pictures from the first week of Bible School These are the walls of Jericho 4
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Our Social Ministry Committee has elected to help with this project. Our famous blue bin will be in the narthex beginning the weekend of July 8 th and 9 th. It will be there until the weekend of August 12/13. We encourage you to donate any of the new or gently used items requested. Thank you.
Flower and Bulletin Sponsorship The cost of sponsoring the bulletins is $15.00. The cost of sponsoring the flowers is $38.00. If you are sponsoring the flowers, please note that there are flower envelopes in the narthex beside the sign up list for altar flowers. Please put your check or cash in the envelope and place in the offering plate. The week you are an altar flower sponsor, please call the office, Nancy Moyer, or contact the altar guild person listed in the bulletin if you want to keep the flowers. Otherwise, the flowers will be given to the sick, shut-ins, or others in need. We need altar flower sponsors for 7/30 and bulletin sponsors for all the weekends in July. Please sign up in the narthex. Altar Flower Sponsors for July: 7/9-Kurtz Family in honor of John s 20 th birthday, 7/16-Scott & Betty Lou Franzen in memory of Sylvan & Pauline Colove, 7/23-Pamela Moyer in memory of Annie McKinney, 7/30-available. Helpers for July Communion Assistant: John Kurtz Altar Guild: Suzanne Kreider Greeters: 7/2-Linda Weiss, 7/9-Diane Klinger, 7/16-Suzanne Krieder, 7/23-Cindy Hassler Schappell, 7/30-Diane Brown Lay Readers: 7/2-Helen Hummel, 7/9-Elaine Briner, 7/16-Kathy Lawry, 7/23-Laura Miller, 7/30-Ron Rush. Ushers: 7/2-Lawry s, 7/9- Bashore s, 7/16-Kurtzes, 7/23- Berkenstocks, 7/30-Barbara Debiec & Laura Miller. Counters: 7/-Rapley/Pirl-Roth,7/9-Jarsocrak, 7/16- Debiec/Rinehimer, 7/23-Hummels, 7/30-Franzens. Sound Technician: 7/2-Stephanie Kurtz, 7/9-Forrest Lamm, Jr. 7/16-Patrick Berkenstock, 7/23- Wendell Byler, 7/30-Scott Franzen, Bulletin Assemblers: 7/6-Barb Debiec, 7/13-Eleanor Brossman, 7/20-Sandra Miller & Pat Sickles, 7/27-Mary Young, 8/3-Mary Jane Evans. Newsletter Assemblers: Linda Weiss and Ann Sentz
Church Council Members Susan Coleman 484-987-0959 Diane Klinger 610-927-8730 Forrest Lamm, Jr. 484-709-5181 Laura Miller 610-678-2152 Pamela Moyer 610-670-5896 Mary Nace 610-207-4104 Kay Stout 610-678-8238 Wendell Byler, President 610-670-8512 Kevin Kurtz, Vice President 610-693-5233 Birthday Milestones in July Jean Fiant will be 87, Clint Garrison will be 87, Patricia Paine will be 84, and Janet Dissinger will be 82. Happy Birthday Jean, Clint, Patricia, and Janet. Our sincere sympathy to Jerry and Mike Jarsocrak on the loss of their father and grandfather, Walter Jarsocrak. Services were held on Thursday, 6/22. Please remember the family in your thoughts and prayers.