Trinity Lutheran of Freistadt Church School Child Care October 7, 2018 Welcome Guests! We are glad you are here! Here are a few things we thought you would like to know to help you feel at home with us today: Please accept one of the green bags that you will find on your way out of the front entrance of the sanctuary as our gift to you. Restrooms are located in the large room adjacent to the sanctuary. Our ushers will be glad to point you in the proper direction. Children are always welcome to worship with us and sincerely, that is what we prefer. However, for your convenience, a nursery is available for parents with children 3 years old and younger who might wish to use it. The nursery is staffed during the 9:15 Bible Study Hour & 10:45am service. Parents may use this room during the 8:00am service as well, but the room will not be staffed by volunteers. An usher will be happy to help you find the nursery room. The offering is an opportunity for our members to support the Lord s work at Trinity. As our guest, we ask only that you sign our Friendship Pad as it is passed down the pew. When we celebrate the Lord s Supper, we do so convinced that Jesus gives us His true body and blood for the forgiveness of our sins. Receiving the Lord s Supper here expresses not only fellowship with the Lord, but also agreement with the teachings of this congregation. Therefore communicant members of LC-MS congregations are always welcome to commune with us, and other guests wishing to commune are kindly asked to speak with the pastor before the service. We cherish the opportunity to worship with all followers of Jesus, and we regret the sad divisions within Christianity. Whether you are 1 communing with us today or not, please join us (and Jesus!) in praying for truth and unity within His Church. This facility is equipped with a hearing assistance system. Please ask an usher for a receiver. We would love to have your family join us for our Fellowship Hour & T3 that takes place Sunday mornings at 9:15am. Ask any of our members or the pastor and we will be happy to help you find your way and get settled in. In Christ, Pastor Carl Lehenbauer
COLLEGE CARE PACKAGES College care packages will again be assembled during the last week of October. Your donations of snacks and candy are greatly appreciated. Please look over the list below, and if you are able, drop them off at Trinity no later than Sunday, October 21st. Trinity sends packages to nearly two dozen college students. This will be the first of three mailings this school year. If you would care to make a financial contribution to offset mailing expenses, that is also greatly appreciated. Your contributions will help to make our packages truly special. TRINITY S COLLEGE CARE PACKAGE SUGGESTIONS: Individually wrapped candy/chocolates Soup Powder Packets / Ramen Noodles Chewing Gum/Tic Tacs Microwave Popcorn Crackers & Cheese packs Homemade or store bought cookies or bars Individual Coffee Pods / Tea packs Small bags of chips/pretzels/cheetos Granola Bars/Fruit Bars Poptarts Hand-written notes with a Scripture passage and a sentence or two of encouragement are also very helpful. 2018 MARRIED COUPLES' RETREAT Join us for our 14th Annual Couples' Retreat Friday-Sunday, November 2-4, 2018 Scandinavian Lodge, Sister Bay, WI Going Back to Sacred Marriage Gary Thomas is perhaps the best author on Christian marriage out there. And when you find the best resource out there to engage and educate Christian spouses on what marriage really is, you use it. For that reason, we are cycling back to a book we ve used in previous retreats Sacred Marriage. Everything about your marriage everything from the history you and your spouse create, to the love you share, to the forgiveness you both offer and seek by turn is filled with the capacity to help you grow in Christ s character. This retreat will equip you to love God more passionately, reflect the nature of His Son more precisely, and fulfill God s overarching purpose for your marriage. Whatever season of marriage you are in, the sessions we explore during this retreat will give you the practical help you need to infuse your marriage with a spiritual passion that will not only change you but will change the world around you. Copies of the book are available here at Trinity in the church office and in the Schedler Resource Center for $10.00. A Kindle download is also available online for $11. Your experience and understanding of each session will be greatly enhanced if you come to the retreat having read the book. There is a Friday evening wine & cheese tasting and continental breakfasts are provided on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Lunches and dinners are on your own. Door County s restaurants are exceptional! While there is no registration fee for the retreat, each couple s other expenses will be the two nights lodging at the Scandinavian ($104-$124 per night, depending on your room choice) and the cost of the book. If you have the book from previous retreats, please bring your copy. Everyone should also bring a Bible. For more information or to register visit: http://www.trinityfreistadt.com/announcements/2018-married-couples-retreat.htm 2
Prayer Before Worship Holy Lord, You are worthy of my worship. You deserve a lifetime of my faithful and devoted service, and certainly you are worthy of this hour of undivided attention. Yet I know that apart from Your Spirit, I cannot offer you even that. Fill me with Your Spirit, so that I may worship You in Spirit and in Truth, for Jesus sake. Amen. Old Testament Reading: Genesis 2: 18-25 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. P: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Epistle Reading: Hebrews 2: 1-13 We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every violation and disobedience received its just punishment, how shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation? This salvation, which was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him. God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. But there is a place where someone has testified: "What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory and honor and put everything under his feet." In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to him. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone. In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering. Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers. He says, "I will declare your name to my brothers; in the presence of the congregation I will sing your praises." And again, "I will put my trust in him." And again he says, "Here am I, and the children God has given me." P: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Gospel Good News: Mark 10: 2-16 (Sermon Text) Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?" "What did Moses command you?" he replied. They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away." "It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law," Jesus replied. "But at the beginning of creation God 'made them male and female.' "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this. He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery." People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them. P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to You, O Christ! 3 Divine Service 4 5:00pm & 8:00am Time of Greeting Opening Hymn #706 Opening Liturgy p. 203 Psalm 15 Kyrie p. 204 Gloria in Excelsis p. 204 Salutation & Collect p. 205 Old Testament Reading Epistle Reading Gospel Creed Inside back cover of the hymnal Children s Message (8:00) Sermon Hymn #863 Sermon: Rev. Carl Lehenbauer Marriage vs. Masterpiece Offering: Now is the perfect time to sign the Friendship Pad and pass it along, returning it to the inside aisle seat when finished. Prayer of the Church Lord s Prayer (Inside back cover of hymnal) Service of the Sacrament p.208 Sanctus p.208 Words of Institution p.209 Agnus Dei p. 210 Sharing of Peace Distribution Hymns Now We Join in Celebration (8:00- Choir sings verse 2) #642 #760 Thanksgiving Prayer p. 212 Benediction Closing Hymn #862
Weekly Church Bulletin WORSHIP ASSISTANT/ USHER/ACOLYTE/NURSERY SCHEDULE October 6 & 7 5:00 PM Phil Mireles/Team #2/Leah Fricke 8:00 AM Gene Ladendorf, Randy Pipkorn/Team #7/Aaron Mudge 10:45 AM Craig Knueppel/Team #3/George Ziebell Organist Marlene Forshee (5:00 & 8:00) Nursery Ella Mudge (9:15) Carol Tschudy (10:45) October 13 & 14 5:00 PM Mark Jaeger/Team #2/Todd Tischer 8:00 AM Randy Pipkorn/Team #7/Rylan Alft 10:45 AM Craig Knueppel, Mike Welter/Team #3/Esther Lehenbauer Organist Rachel Gierach (5:00 & 8:00) Nursery Kim Rusch (9:15) Open but not staffed (10:45) From the Desk of the Business Manager When I moved into my house in 2006, I had a 36-inch tube television. If I remember correctly, I paid around $1,800 for this monstrosity, it weighed at least 700 pounds, caused the entire neighborhood lights to dim every time I turned it on, and ran hot enough to heat the entire house all winter. How things have changed. Now, you can buy a 65- inch flat screen TV for under $500. My 14-year-old daughter can carry it up the stairs for you, by herself. It barely uses any energy, and produces no heat. You know what hasn t changed? Chocolate chip cookies. My 94-year-old grandmother recently passed away, but she was a genius when it came to baking. Her homemade chocolate chip cookies were the same back when I was 5 years old, living on 52 nd and Burleigh in Milwaukee, as they were a few years ago. Perfection demands no change. Over the years, we may see changes in our styles of worship, the design of our church buildings, technology like projection, and new music. As we invite new generations of believers to join our midst, some change is inevitable. God s Word, however, is the same, yesterday, today and tomorrow. His Love, and His desire to bring us home with Him, never changes. No one wants a tube television anymore, except for maybe Rick Adams. In some cases, change is wonderful. God s Word is alive today, thousands of years after He breathed it. Perfection demands no change. I think I will go bake up a batch of Grandma s chocolate chip cookies. They are perfect, just the way they are. Brian Axtman SCHOOL CLOSED CHURCH/SCHOOL OFFICE CLOSED CHILDCARE OPEN Trinity s Faculty & Staff will be taking part in a Professional Development Day on Monday, October 8th. This includes office staff and Pastor Lehenbauer. In the event of a pastoral emergency, please call 262-527-4402. This Week at Trinity SATURDAY (10/6) 7:00 AM- Men s Bible Study 9:00 AM High School Bible Study 1:00 PM Fall Fun & Female Fellowship 5:00 PM Traditional Worship/C (Mighty Mites Bakerie after service-see pg. 6) SUNDAY (10/7) LWML/MITE BOX SUNDAY (Mighty Mites Bakerie between services see pg. 6) 8:00 AM Traditional Worship/C 9:15 AM Fellowship Time 9:25 AM- T3 Large Group (Gym) Small Group (Art & Science) 10:45 AM Praise Service MONDAY (10/8) NO SCHOOL OFFICE CLOSED TUESDAY (10/9) 7:30 AM Men s Bible Study 7:00 PM Board of Lay Leaders Meeting WEDNESDAY (10/10) 8:00 AM Chapel 9:00 AM Women s Bible Study 6:30 PM PTL Meeting THURSDAY (10/11) 8:00 AM Women s Bible Study 6:30 PM 5th-6th Grade Old Testament Class, Handbells, Romans Bible Study 7:30 PM Mixed Choir FRIDAY (10/12) 8:30 AM NO Women in the Word (Resumes 10/19) 6:00 PM 6th grade Confirmation Workshop SATURDAY (10/13) 7:00 AM- Men s Bible Study 8:00 AM 6th Grade Confirmation Workshop 9:00 AM LWML Fall Rally 5:00 PM Traditional Worship/C SUNDAY (10/14) 8:00 AM Traditional Worship 9:15 AM Fellowship Time 9:25 AM- T3 Large Group (Gym) Small Group (Art & Science) Bible Presentation Workshop 10:45 AM Praise Service/C/Gr. 1-2 Sing OCTOBER FOOD BARREL ITEMS Cereal, Granola Bars, Crackers, Rice, Potato Flakes OCTOBER CALENDAR IS NOW AVAILABLE NEAR THE CHURCH MAILBOXES Trinity s Board of Lay Leaders will meet on October 9th at 7:00 PM 4
Parish/School Staff Senior Pastor Rev. Carl W. Lehenbauer Principal Dr. Samuel Seefeld Director of Discipleship Mr. Richard Adams Director of Music Mrs. Marlene Forshee Ministry Coordinator Mrs. Cindy Mollwitz Director of Athletics Ms. Rebecca Jahr Administrative Assistant Ms. Nancy Dittloff Office Manager Mrs. Lori Scheck Business Manager Mr. Brian Axtman Maintenance Mr. Erick Granke Early Childhood Director Mrs. Catrina Kagerbauer Pre-school Ms. Melissa Appleby Kindergarten Mrs. Stacy Gehrke 1st Grade Mrs. Sarah Knuth 2nd Grade Mrs. Kathy Adams 3rd Grade Ms. Samantha Steger 4th Grade Ms. Emily Woelfel 5th-8th Grade Ms. Rebecca Jahr 5th - 8th Grade Mr. Robert Anderson 5th-8th Science Mrs. Vicki Mokros Literature & Spanish Mr. Collin Mayer Art Teacher Mr. Joshua Janetzke Support Teachers Mrs. Pat Dobberfuhl Mrs. Susan Ernst Mrs. Terry Schoessow Mrs. Holly Schulz Lunch Program Mrs. Eunice Szpiszar Mr. Daniel Szpiszar School Library/ Creation Corner Mr. Greg Black Attendance Last Week September 29 & 30 5:00 PM 84 8:00 AM- 199 10:45 AM 128 411 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 1 Corinthians 15:10 Father, I thank You for the blessing and victory You have in store for me today. Thank You for allowing me to see and hear in my heart the good things You have planned. I choose to keep my eyes on YOU and declare YOUR blessing over my life. In Jesus name. Amen. I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14 God, please give me strength to let go and entrust everything to You. I understand You won t allow me to be in pain for the sake of hurting but for the sake of learning. You know me more than I know myself that even when I feel alone and unloved, there is still someone who knows all my flaws yet loves me unconditionally like no other person can. Thank you so much for that unconditional love You have for me and for.amen. David & Rachel Baker serving in Mongolia, Rev. Ted & Rebecca Krey serving in the Dominican Republic Our military, serving our country: Sarah Geidel (Reserves), Mark Liedtke (serving in Afghanistan), Eric Liedtke (serving in Iraq), Rebecca Guild (serving in Hawaii), Akan Udoeyop (serving in Germany), James Hauser (serving in North Carolina), Madison Kessel Lyon (serving in South Korea), Nicholas Zanow (Charleston, South Carolina), Kurt Degner. John Ernst, James Geilfuss, Aaron Kagerbauer, and all others who need the power of Your physical and spiritual healing. Leona Lund (waiting for test results) Alyson Carpenter (having surgery next week) Ryan Fink (Teenage grandson of Lowell & Lois Fink) Struggling with a life threatening lung disease October Prayer Topic: Broken Family Relationships Heavenly Father, we come to You on behalf of all families struggling to be at peace with one another. Manifest Your divine love within their hearts and let Your tranquility be evident in their lives. We ask that You take away the thoughts of hatred, malice and pride they might have towards one another allowing them to be able to forgive and love again. We pray for wholeness to return where brokenness has overshadowed the blessings that You so freely are able and willing to give if only they ask. In Your most precious name, Amen. Email: prayers@trinityfreistadt.com Telephone Prayer Chain: 262-242-2045 Prayer Request Form: www.trinityfreistadt.com You might recall that Trinity's "Nehemiah Project" program was started based on the example found in the Books of Nehemiah and Ezra, in the Old Testament. Crumbling and broken walls surrounded the city of Jerusalem, and despite ongoing repairs at the temple, no wall meant no protection. When Nehemiah stood at a distance and looked at the city, repairing the entire wall seemed impossible. It needed too many men, too much time, too many resources, and there were too many forces opposing it. Nehemiah taught us a great lesson. Tackle one thing at a time. Take one small chunk of need, address it, then move on to the next one. Ironic, isn't it? One of our "next small chunks" of need is the retaining wall system that blankets both sides of our drive-through entrance to the church. Over the years, drainage and settling have begun to buckle the walls, and before they become a danger for collapse, we would like to repair those walls both visually, and structurally. As part of our fall clean-up, Erick is securing quotes for materials and assistance, and although this will be a longer term project in terms of final completion, he would like to get the ball rolling now. At this point, we do not know a full accurate cost for the project, but we would like to raise at least $5,000 to get us started. If you would like to be part of helping with our wall, please contribute whatever you can to October's Nehemiah Project. Nehemiah would be proud! (Donation envelopes can be found in the Gathering Room. Checks payable to Trinity Note: October Nehemiah Project). OCTOBER 2018 5
THIS IS THE WEEKEND: MIGHTY MITES BAKERIE: The LWML is looking to support our 2018-2020 Mission Grants by raising money for mites. These mites go to the South Wisconsin District LWML where 25% of the money goes to support national missions, and 75% supports our chosen grants here in SWD. Our first Mission Grant of $12,000, supporting the outreach programs at Bethany Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, was just presented last Saturday, September 29th. Grant #2, for $10,000, will go to support the Food and Clothing Co-op at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. All of our baked goods are homemade and sold for a free-will offering. Please put your donation right in the big mite box. Thank you for supporting missions! Adopt-A-Roadway SATURDAY, October 27th 9:00 AM-10:00 AM Participation counts towards Confirmation Service Hours Trinity is responsible to maintain the cleanliness of Freistadt Road between Farmdale and Wasaukee Roads, and Granville Road between Highland and Mequon Roads. Participants can be as young as 11, but anyone under 16 years old must be accompanied by a parent. We can have a maximum of 20 people participate, so if you would like to be included, you must sign up in the Gathering Room. This is a fun and simple way to serve our community, enjoy the beautiful fall weather, and get to know your fellow members of Trinity better. Call, text, or email Rick Adams (radams@trinityfreistadt.com, 414-801-6690) if you have any questions. Join Us for T 3 Sunday, October 7th Large Group Study: Making Room For Life This Week: What is most important. Children s Lesson: Cain & Abel What: T 3 All are welcome! Where: School Gym When: Sundays at 9:25 a.m. (fellowship begins at 9:15 a.m.) Growing in His Word Together! Trinity Church & School Families Invited to: Sponsored by PTL & ECC 6:00 PM ARRIVAL 6:15-6:45 PM TRUNK OR TREAT (Trinity Parking Lot) 7:00 PM MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania (Gym) Registration is REQUIRED by OCTOBER 15th: (http://www.trinityfreistadt.com/school/parent-resources/ Parent-Teacher-League.htm) Two SIGN UPS: 1. To attend the event 2. Decorate your trunk & provide treats TRUNK DECORATING THEME Children s Books: Ideas are unlimited when you choose fun ideas from a favorite book. The only rule is that your decorations be family friendly and non-scary. TREATS: Treats can be candy, cookies, healthy snacks or small trinkets! Please keep in mind allergies and have an option for those kiddos as well. SAVE THE DATE: NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 28th Orders will be ready for pickup in November Saturday Oct. 27th 8am-12:00pm Bring the whole family! Snacks will be provided Bring your rakes, shovels, wheelbarrows, saws, pruners or your favorite lawn tools! 6 Call Erick at 262-242-2045 with any questions. Participation counts towards Confirmation Service Hours
SUNDAY Mission Statement The mission of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League is to assist each woman of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in affirming her relationship with the Triune God so that she is enabled to use her gifts in ministry to the people of the world. TRINITY S LWML MINISTRY HARD AT WORK. 20 baby kits were bundled into baby blankets Vision Statement The LWML is the leading group for LCMS women where each woman is welcomed and encouraged to use her unique God-given gifts as she supports global missions and serves the Lord with gladness. Twenty-four school kits were assembled. Our LWML ladies packed 20 health kits..our quilters completed 30 quilts to send to Lutheran World Relief All women are invited to attend our LWML Zone 5 Fall Rally to be held in the Gathering Room on Saturday, October 13, at 9:00 a.m. The event begins with a breakfast. Our guest speaker is Jane Gobeli, who will share her experiences from mission trips to Kazakhstan. Our Ingathering items for the Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Services are: men s Railroad Socks from Fleet Farm (preferred) or men s white socks from Walmart, size 10-12, Ziploc gallon storage bags. The following items, which may be purchased at the Dollar Store are: toothpaste, (no toothbrushes), deodorant, bar soap, shampoo, Kleenex. We would love to have you join us at our Fall Rally! Trinity Lutheran Church, School and Child Care of Freistadt 10729 W. Freistadt Road, Mequon, WI 53097 Church & School: 262-242-2045 Website: trinityfreistadt.com Email: trinity@trinityfreistadt.com 7