Trinity Tidings September 2018 Contact: Peggy Albert (pegijo47@yahoo.com) Confirmation Classes Confirmation begins September 30th following church service. Parents are encouraged to attend the initial class to discuss the program and expectations of all involved. We want to make sure this is a success in teaching the children the Lutheran faith. It is open to anyone 6 th grade and older Trinity Women s Group The Women s Group meets on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 in the fellowship hall. There is a bible study first. We are currently using the book Becoming A Woman of Strength by Cynthia Heald as a study guide, and a business meeting follows. Meet new members the Cannon s Kirby and Summer Cannon have been married for 12 years. They have 3 children, Cooper 11, Clyde 9 and Hattie 6. Kirby and Summer co-own Cannon Companies with Kirby s family. It is a commercial landscaping company and has been in business for 10 years. They recently moved from Waller to Bellville, but enjoy staying close to their friends and family. Sunday School We started hosting a Youth Sunday School the first Sunday of each month. The first classes started in June. Each month we have been blessed with at least 5 children. We are studying the The Fruit of the Spirit and the Hand Prayer. Each class includes a story and a craft and we hope to continue to grow our program in the future.. In Memoriam Jack Lovett We express our sympathy to the family of Jack Lovett on his passing September 9 th. We will miss seeing him in the pews, but pray for healing to his wife Denise and his children Kim (Curtis), Will (Melinda), Bryan, and Erin (Marc) along with four grandsons.
Game Day Date: Every second Thursday of the month Time: 12:00 to 3:00 Chicken is provided by the church and everybody brings a side dish. We play chicken foot and forty two and average over thirty in attendance. Everyone is welcome Christian Sympathies extended to: Dianne Paben and family upon the death of her mother, Juanita Williams, on September 1, 2018. Dorothy Schmidt and family upon the death of her mother, Frieda Thompson, on September 1, 2018. Please keep these families in your thoughts and prayers. Happy Birthday Hilda! Hilda Dodd celebrates her 90 th Birthday with family and friends at Trinity Fellowship Hall Welcome Remi Faith Helton Congratulations to Slade and Amber on the birth of their daughter, Remi Faith, on Friday, August 17th. She was 19 long and weighed 6 lbs. 7 oz. Remi was welcomed home by big sister Audrey Grace and grandparents LaDonna Helton and Mike and Thelma Newton.
Vacation Bible School Our 2nd annual vacation bible school was held August 6-8 and hosted by LaDonna Helton & Thelma Newton with the help of many other members. We had 7 children in attendance each evening. We studied the heroes of the Bible; Noah, Daniel and then David. Each night we had several prayers, a meal, a story and a craft.
Trinity Lutheran Church NALC & LCMC COUNCIL MEETING July 15, 2018 Meeting was brought to order By Charles Kulhanek, President. Members in attendance, Tracy Hoffart, Glynne Luetge, Terry Fritz, Denise Lovett and Pastor Lee Hartman. Meeting opened with Prayer led by Lee Hartman. Reading of the Minutes Meeting minutes from June 17, 2018 were distributed; motion to accept as written was made by Glynne Luetge and seconded by Denise Lovett. All approved, motion carried. Treasures Report Bank statements were provided by Denise Lovett. Motion to accept: Glynne Luetge 2 nd Terry Fritz Committee Report Bible School will August 6 through the 8 th, Confirmation classes are in planning stage and moving forward. 37 people attended game day. Pastors Report Evelyn has been reached about receiving home communion. A visit has been scheduled with Jack and Johnny Pearson. Old Business No old business at this time New Business No meeting in August Next Meeting September 16 th, 2018 Motion to adjourn: Terry Fritz, seconded by Denise Lovett. Closed with the Lord s Prayer Respectfully submitted Terry Fritz
Fellow Members of Trinity: Just wanted to update everyone about recent happenings regarding the property. We installed new windows throughout the building. These are high-tech design, insulated with new screens and a lifetime warranty on glass breakage. In addition, we have installed new faux wood blinds on each window. Hopefully this will reduce electricity costs. The cost for the windows with blinds will be approximately $11,300 about $470 per window. Also, the second A/C unit in the fellowship hall failed, leaving it with no cooling at all. These units had been installed in 1988 and could not be repaired. So, we had both replaced. The new units are new five-ton threephase units complete with new heaters and evaporators with duct work upgrade. These were installed at a cost of $15,195. As you can see, these items have taken a lot of money. We would really like to replenish the building maintenance fund and are asking for your help. If you could donate a few extra dollars, whatever amount you can spare, to the Building Maintenance Fund, it would be greatly appreciated. Maybe you might want to sponsor a window or half of one. Whatever amount you can spare will work. Be sure to designate these extra funds to go to the Building Maintenance Fund. There are also other things that need to be repaired and replaced, such as replacing the lights in the kitchen and fellowship hall a few at a time, new garbage disposal unit in kitchen, restroom upgrades, shed painting, trim painting, and bell tower painting and staining. We would like to take care of these want to items before they become have to items like the A/C. I will be placing a list of projects on the wall in the narthex. Please look over this list and see if there is a project you might want to be responsible for doing. If so, write your name beside the item on the chart. If you need supplies to complete it, either buy them yourself and request reimbursement or let me know what you need and I will take care of buying it. If at any time, you see additional repair or maintenance issues, please let me know. You can contact me at 832/259-2097 or email at Property@TrinityHempstead.org or teapeg@gmail.com. Thanks! Tommy Albert, Trinity Property Maintenance Chairman
Work Day Report A work day was held on Saturday, September 8 th and including some of the earlier work a lot was accomplished. Trees were trimmed and the limbs hauled off; windows were caulked; storage building and sidewalk were pressure washed; parking areas were restriped; blind installation was completed; garbage disposal unit was installed; window sills and wooden part of pews were wiped down with Old English; floors underneath the pews were hand scrubbed; all of the kitchen cabinets were wiped down with Old English and tables were re located in the Confirmation and Sunday School rooms Thanks to Rhonda and Keith Becvar, Scott Dunn, Karen and Roger Frey, LaDonna Helton, Tracy and Teresa Hoffart, Charles Kulhanek, Glynne Luetge, and Tommy and Peggy Albert for all of the hard work! Although a lot was accomplished, there is still a lot to do. A list will be posted on the website and in the Narthex. Please consider taking on one (or more) of the tasks so we can whittle it down. If we all pitch in, we can get our wonderful church back in great physical condition again.