T r i n i t y L u t h e r a n C h u r c h & S c h o o l 3 0 0 B r o a d S t r e e t M e n a s h a , W I 5 4 9 5 2 C H A N G E S E R V I C E R E Q U E S T E D

Our Mission Statement:

Trinity, Menasha is a fellowship of Lutheran Christians be-ing empowered by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God and His Sacraments to encourage, refresh, and strengthen both adults and children in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, while sharing His love with those who do not yet know their Lord and Savior.

August 2017 Newsletter

Trinity Lutheran Church & School

300 Broad Street, Menasha, WI 54952 (920) 722-2662 Church (920) 725-1715 School

www.trinitymenasha.com

August

2017

Newsletter

Important Dates:

8-1 to 8-4 VBS

8-1 Board Meetings

8-3 Last Summer Worship

8-6 Church Picnic

8-8 Board of Directors Meeting

8-12 Food Pantry

8-15 Teachers Report Back

8-15 Ladies Aid 8-17 School

Registration Day

8-26 Food Pantry

8-28 First Day of School

8-28 Regular Office

Hours Resume

Pastoral Staff

Rev. Steven S. Billings, Senior Pastor

Rev. Keith E. GeRue,

Principal/Assoc. Pastor

Worship Times: Saturdays at 5pm Sundays at 9am

Thursdays at 6:30pm (summer only)

Trinity’s Prayer Time Every Monday evening at 6:30pm in

the Narthex. Join us!

Orders are now being taken for Trinity’s 160th Anniversary

Commemorative Book. Please pick up your order form in the Narthex & turn in to the Church Office (along

with payment) today!

SCRIP is sold in the Church Office Monday-Thursday during summer from 8am-Noon only. All our In-Stock & Not-In-Stock SCRIP is ordered on Mondays for delivery on Thursday. New denominations added: $50 Shopko cards & $50 Menards cards

Questions? Email us: tlcscrip@trinitymenasha.com

Summer Worship Ends Thursday, August 3rd

6:30pm Thank you to everyone that

assisted, ushered & attended any of the services this summer. We are glad that you came!

Vacation Bible School July 31st - August 4th

9am-Noon

Come join the fun!!!

It’s Back to School Time!

Monday, August 28th

8:30am with

Noon Dismissal Let’s make it a great year!

Trinity’s Church Picnic

Sunday, August 6th Jefferson Park Pavilion, Menasha

9am Fellowship Hour 10am Worship

Potluck luncheon to follow

Burgers, Brats & Beverages will be provided by your Board of

Outreach. Your last name, please bring the following: A-G dessert,

H-Z salad or main dish.

May God bless our picnic!!

Connie Henkel, VBS Director (920) 725-0694

CATECHETICAL COMMENTSA Series

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

This month we continue with the Fifth Commandment:

You shall not murder.

What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that wedo not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help andsupport him in every physical need.

In the last issue we established what this

commandment does not say, specifically: it doesnot condemn the killing of animals. (Certainly,God commanded the killing of many animals. Just read the Book of Leviticus!) Nor does itforbid the taking of human life for just cause.(Again, God certainly commanded the taking ofhuman life for just cause. Read the Book ofLeviticus!) This month we consider what this

commandment does say.

The Catechism lists four types of killingforbidden by this commandment: murder,abortion, euthanasia, and suicide. These are all

acts of unjust killing according to the Word ofGod. Since murder is obvious, let’s begin with

abortion. Of this the Catechism says:

“The living but unborn are persons in the sight ofGod from the time of conception. Since abortiontakes a human life, it is not a moral option exceptto prevent the death of another person, themother.”

To defend this claim that the unborn arepersons in the sight of God, the following passagesare brought to bear:

Jer. 1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knewyou, and before you were born I consecrated you.

Ps. 139:16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;in Your book were written, every one of them, thedays that were formed for me, when as yet therewas none of them.

According to these passages and others Godwas intimately involved in your creation from themoment you were conceived. In fact, He knewyou already while you were still being formed inyour mother’s womb. He saw your whole life,each and every day of it, before even one day hadcome to pass. Unborn babies are not someshapeless mass of flesh, but human beings withvalue in the eyes of God. What does it say of ourculture when we don’t see that value, when wedare to argue with God and deny what He has soclearly stated? If we cast aside His will concerningthe very formation of life, is it any wonder thatother aspects of His express will are so easilydisdained? Heaven help us!

Thankfully, heaven does help us. Forgive-ness, even for the unjust taking of human lifethrough abortion, is available for all at the foot ofthe cross through repentance and faith. Pray thatGod would continue to turn hearts to Him, thatwe may cherish the life He gives and protect anddefend the most vulnerable among us. T

Humbly in His service,Rev. Steven S. Billings

Senior Pastor

Question 52: What does God forbid in theFifth Commandment?

A. God forbids us to take the life of anotherperson (murder, abortion, euthanasia) orour own life (suicide).

MAHONEY, Brian & Michelle (27) 8/4

DIESCH, William & Cindy (29) 8/6

WRAY, Terry & Sheryl (35) 8/7

ALLEN, Robert & Betty (38) 8/11

WITTMANN, Jim & Debra (29) 8/13

WALDBURGER, Mark & Jolene (32) 8/17

BORGEN, Brad & Gina (19) 8/22

KISLEWSKI, Howard & Jacqueline (53) 8/22

MANTEUFEL, Caleb & Emma (2) 8/22

WENDLER, Brian & Cheryl (27) 8/25

FROST, Dan & Sue (21) 8/26

SCHWERBEL, Ken & Irene (56) 8/26

RIGOTTI, Chris & Kathleen (48) 8/30

8/2 BATES, Kendall

WOODBURN, Linda

8/3 VOIGT, Merry

8/4 WIRTH, Laurel

WUSSOW, Samuel

8/6 SEXMITH, Barbara

WATSON, Bill

8/8 KROES, Simon

8/9 CHICK, Elizabeth

8/10 BURROWS, Gail

8/11 FONDER, Brady

8/13 ANDERSON, Carl

EDWARDS, Karen

FLATER, Robert

8/14 WOODBURN, Tiffany

8/15 EDWARDS, David

8/15 GUILEY, Sandy

HANBY, Sheila SCHRAMPFER, Mitchell

8/16 BROWN, Amanda

VOIGT, William

8/17 COLBY, Juliet

JANDREY, Janine

8/18 PEOTTER, Jerry

ZIRPEL, Randy

8/21 BECKER, Mark

HENSON, Grace

LUKASAVAGE, Diane

8/22 GAST, Bruce

NIELSEN, Jane

SCHULTZ, JoAnn

8/23 ERDMANN, Franklin

8/23 WILLIAMS, Paul

ZIRPEL, Renee

8/25 GAST, Brian

8/26 BUKSYK, William Jr.

8/27 HANBY, Cody

8/28 HENKEL, Connie

8/29 MLODIK, Samuel

8/30 BAEHMAN, Kathryn

EMERY, Daniel

FRANKLIN, John

KISLEWSKI, Howard

WITTMANN, Desiree

8/31 BATES, Dewey

GERUE, Elizabeth

WIRTH, Timothy

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

BIRTHDAYS

Trinity Congregational Statistics

New Members/Transfers In: Sally Bolen, Chantay Peterson, Loni Wieck, Paul & Elise Gessler, Dan,

Peggy & Rebecca Dahms, Andrew & Heather Cleveland & family. By Confirmation: Alexa Dahms, Hunter Ross, Rebekah Nielsen

Transfers Out/Released: Paul & Jolene Moran, Dan & Linda Woodburn & family

Baptisms: None

Weddings: Nicole Wittmann & Andrew Ross

Members Who Have Passed: None

Summer Worship Ends on Thursday, August 3rd. Thank you to everyone that assisted, volunteered & attended these services.

To God Alone Be the Glory!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 6:30am Ladies Bible

8am-Noon Church Office

2 8am-Noon Church Office

No Adult Bible Study

3 6am Men’s Bible

8am-Noon Church Office 6:30pm Worship

4 Office Closed

5

5pm Worship

6-9th Sunday after Pentecost

CHURCH PICNIC 9am Fellowship 10am Worship

Potluck Luncheon No Alpha/Ed Hour

7 Pastor’s Day Off

8am-Noon Church Office Sewing Day

6:30pm Prayer Time

8 6:30am Ladies Bible

8am-Noon Church Office

9 8am-Noon Church Office

No Adult Bible Study

10 6am Men’s Bible

8am-Noon Church Office

11 Office Closed

12 9am Food Pantry

5pm Worship-Pr. Stecker

13-10th Sunday after Pen-tecost

9am Worship-Pr. Stecker 10:30am Ed Hour

14 Pastor’s Day Off

8am-Noon Church Office Sewing Day

6:30pm Prayer Time 6:30pm Women’s Bible

15 6:30am Ladies Bible

8am-Noon Church Office Teachers Report

6:30pm Ladies Aid

16 8am-Noon Church Office

No Adult Bible Study

17 6am Men’s Bible

8am-Noon Church Office

10am-1pm & 4-7pm School Registration

18 Office Closed

19

5pm Worship

20-11th Sunday after Pen-tecost

9am Worship 10:30am Ed Hour

Alpha Ends

21 Pastor’s Day Off

8am-Noon Church Office Sewing Day

6:30pm Prayer Time

22 6:30am Ladies Bible

8am-Noon Church Office

23 8am-Noon Church Office

No Adult Bible Study

24 6am Men’s Bible

8am-Noon Church Office

25 Office Closed

26 9am Food Pantry

5pm Worship

27-12th Sunday after Pen-tecost

9am Worship 10:30am Ed Hour

28 Pastor’s Day Off

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL- Noon Dismissal

Sewing Day 6:30pm Prayer Time

6:30pm Women’s Bible

29 6:30am Ladies Bible

30 No Adult Bible Study

31 6am Men’s Bible

Tr in ity Lutheran Church & School

300 Broad Street

Menasha, WI 54952 August 2017

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 9am-Noon

Trinity LC – Menasha + August 2017 Crossword

ACROSS

2. Third Person of God

5. the Son of God

10. strawberries, peaches,

tomatoes, apples,

13. during the summer

months many of us

work from ___ to

dawn

15. relocate

17. playing in the pool

19. icky, unwanted plants (that we spend quite a bit

of time getting rid of in

our gardens during the

summer)

21. to look over, read,

think, pray and talk

about

24. a week-long program

for anyone! (any age!)

to learn a whole lot

about God/Jesus and

the bible

27. we remind ourselves

each week that Jesus

came to __ us

28. one might have a

vegetable or flower

___ to tend

30. to have fun with toys

or games and friends

31. one of the armed

Forces branches

32. to walk very very fast

33. the Church Season in

which we are celebrating

35. a vehicle with two

wheels, two pedals &

a seat with a handlebar

37. a game on a field

with nine players who

wear mitts, a ball and a

wooden (or metal) stick

… oh, & 7 to 9 innings

40. making crosses with

sticks, or string,or yarn;

making bags (etc.) with

beads; forming clay

pots (and decorating);

creating frames; …

44. a place for to sell

48. __ and fro

49. worship services that

include the gluing

together of a man and

woman

50. this happens to our

skin when we are in

the sun … for a little

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14

15 16

17 18 19 20 21

22 23

24 25 26

27

28 29 30 31

32

33 34 35

36

37 38 39 40 41 42

43

44 45 46 47

48 49

50 51

52 53

54 55

while

52. one does this to

books

53. there are this many

Sundays in this month

54. the name of our

church

55. the season in which

this month falls

DOWN

1. a sport involving two

rackets and a bunch of

bouncy balls and a net;

15/30/40/game/set

3. summer is a good time

to do this to books

4. opposite of bottom

6. ____ School meets at

10:30am

7. the Church ____ is on

6 August at Jefferson

Park Pavillion! It all

begins at 9am!

8. NotEnoughFun

(if you haven’t had

enough fun yet, see

6down,9down,1down…)

9. we’ll have a few days

of exchanging cookies

for $$, bread for $$,

crafts for $$, fresh food

for $$ - these are called

__

11. the building where

movies are seen

12. a game very much

like 37across, but the

mitts and balls are a bit

bigger … ☺ (oh, & the

pitches are underhand) 14. that job where we sit

at desks every day,

with pencil in hand,

take tests and quizzes;

boy, we learn a bunch!

(& lunch is fun!)

16. the worship where we

celebrate Life (some-

one’s life here with us,

& their Life with Jesus)

18. every week we go to

300 Broad Street to __

God

20. to accidentally let go

of something, and it

falls to the ground

22. everyone gets one or

more of these each

summer (from falling

down, scraping knees,

elbows,…fingers…)

23. this month is a good

time for picking up

messes, sorting piles, getting rid of clutter, …

24. corn, beans, peas,

cucumbers, spinach

25. someone who

purchases

26. vacationing outside in

a tent in the woods

29. dribbling out of your

mouth

32. the color of the Day

of Pentecost

34. a game on a long

field, like football,

with a round ball, and

two teams who kick the

ball into the goal things

36. the place into which

Daniel was thrown to

meet the lion

38. separating by color or

size or shape

39. a time for play, a time

for sleep, and a time

for ___

41. roses, peonies,

begonias, dahlias, …

42. the little pieces

placed into the ground

in the spring that grow

into plants (but also

might be in the plant as

well, to make more plants

next year)

43. the eighth month

45. school will do this on

different dates in this

month, according to

each school system

46. we all try to get more

of this during the

month so help pay for

school expenses … ☺

47. there are several ___

studies through each

week

51. I AM. Almighty

Trinity Financial Report May-17

General Fund Checking & Savings

Weekly Income

Date

Gen. Fund

Offerings Matching Funds

School

Transfers BOTR Other Income Total Income

5/1/17 $11,680.55 $68.06 $886.89 $1,150.65 $13,786.15

5/8/17 $10,691.76 $2,596.94 $713.16 $368.54 $14,370.40

5/15/17 $11,181.03 $248.07 $1,207.00 $2,160.00 $14,796.10

5/22/17 $11,411.11 $183.66 $519.78 $12,114.55

5/29/17 $7,386.15 $337.44 $4,498.58 $12,222.17

Total $52,350.60 $2,913.07 $3,328.18 $8,697.55 $67,289.37

Weekly Expenses

Date Regular Bills Thrivent Match Memorial Fund BOTR

Other

Accts/Misc

Expenses Total Expenses

5/1/17 $5,801.42 $5,801.42

5/8/17 $24,289.03 $24,289.03

5/15/17 $7,858.33 $7,858.33

5/22/17 $704.59 $7,414.10 $8,118.69

5/29/17 $28,405.36 $28,405.36

Total $67,058.73 $7,414.10 $74,472.83

Beginning Balance - General Fund $7,220.33

Income for May-2017 $67,289.37

Expenses for May-2017 $74,472.83

Ending Balance - General Fund $36.87

Offering/Matching Funds YTD $797,694.72

Expenses YTD $723,718.17

BOTR Income YTD $53,289.76

BOTR Expenses YTD $98,285.10

Mortgage Balance $1,229,307.36

LCEF Steward Acct - Endowment Holding $2,218.15

Endowment Funds Account $19,317.16

Memorial Fund Account $14,140.56

RBC Account $30,770.16

Beginning Balance - Restricted Accounts $65,003.41

Income for May-17 $12,523.00

Expenses for May-17 $5,348.04

Ending Balance -Restricted Funds $72,178.37

Debts Repay Balance $16,555.17

Past Due Bills $20,000.00

Trinity Financial Report June-17

General Fund Checking & Savings

Weekly Income

Date

Gen. Fund

Offerings Matching Funds

School

Transfers BOTR Other Income Total Income

6/4/17 $15,544.91 $857.49 $6,716.74 $23,119.14

6/11/17 $7,720.97 $956.63 $522.00 $5,711.30 $14,910.90

6/18/17 $6,991.54 $4,446.38 $60.00 $2,886.62 $14,384.54

6/25/17 $12,573.80 $424.37 $2,767.30 $15,765.47

Total $42,831.22 $5,403.01 $1,863.86 $18,081.96 $68,180.05

Weekly Expenses

Date Regular Bills Thrivent Match Memorial Fund BOTR

Other

Accts/Misc

Expenses Total Expenses

6/4/17 $13,915.45 $13,915.45

6/11/17 $18,594.83 $18,594.83

6/18/17 $3,420.12 $3,420.12

6/25/17 $21,835.05 $8,414.10 $30,249.15

Total $57,765.45 $8,414.10 $66,179.55

Beginning Balance - General Fund $36.87

Income for Jun-2017 $68,180.05

Expenses for Jun-2017 $66,179.55

Ending Balance - General Fund $2,037.37 (owe restricted $2000)

Offering/Matching Funds YTD $865,874.77

Expenses YTD $864,370.55

BOTR Income YTD $55,153.62

BOTR Expenses YTD $106,699.20

Mortgage Balance $1,224,862.90

LCEF Steward Acct - Endowment Holding $2,219.31

Endowment Funds Account $19,930.69

Memorial Fund Account $14,243.03

RBC Account $31,536.34

Beginning Balance - Restricted Accounts $72,178.37

Income for Jun-17 $10,773.42

Expenses for Jun-17 $10,106.99

Ending Balance -Restricted Funds $72,844.80

Debts Repay Balance $13,457.88

Past Due Bills $24,000.00

Getting to Know You: Lois Baldauf

Lois was born in Neenah, WI in 1925. She was baptized at Trinity, Menasha and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran in Neenah. She graduated from Neenah High School in 1943. She met John Baldauf and they were married in October of 1945 and had two children; Barbara (deceased) and David (lives in MN).

She has two grandchildren; Andrew and Ryan, and two great-grandchildren; Greg and Emily. Early in her marriage she worked at Atlas Tag and Label in the office and also taught at FVTC for Leather Craft and Tile Craft. Her favorite bible song is “I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry”. Lois has been a member of Trinity, Menasha for 71 years, she is happy and thankful for all that she has had.

Nurse News-Mary Howden, Parish Nurse

Hot Flashes, Mood Woes? Women who believe they have a lot of hot flashes during the night may be more likely to experience mild depression during menopause, a new study suggests. The study included 29 healthy, premenopausal women, aged 18 to 45, who were given a drug to reduce estrogen levels & mimic menopause for four weeks. Those who believed they had frequent

nighttime hot flashes were more likely to develop mild symptoms of depression than those who thought they had few or no nighttime hot flashes. But the actual number of hot flashes was not linked with mood changes. Sleep interruptions were also associated with a higher risk of depression symptoms. Daytime hot flashes had no effect on mood, according to the study published online Sept. 28 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. "When women were awake long enough to later recall nighttime hot flashes, that perception contributed to mood disturbance in women whose estrogen levels had fallen," said first author Dr. Hadine Joffe. She is director of research development in psychiatry at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. Only an association was seen between perceptions of hot flashes & mood in the study. "The results of our research suggest menopausal women who report experiencing nighttime hot flashes & sleep disruption should be screened for mood disturbances," Joffe said in a journal news release. "Any treatment of mood symptoms in this population also should incorporate efforts to address sleep & nighttime hot flashes."

Bring in your clean: Antiques, Collectables, Dishes, Linens, Knick-knacks, Tools, Toys, Vintage, etc. (NO clothes accepted). What’s a Bumblepuppy? It’s a consignment/estate sale store that has helped Trinity raise funds through the sale of your unwanted “treasures”. Questions?? Please contact Elaine Weinig at (920) 470-9090.

THE BumblePuppy ESTATE SALE SHOP is located at: 621 Westhill Blvd., Appleton. Phone: (920) 213-0927

Sunday 10% Giveback

Program Visit Texas Roadhouse in Appleton any Sunday with

our Church Bulletin or Church Newsletter & they

will donate 10% of your food purchase back to Trinity.

MUM Plant Sale $6.00 EACH

Orders will be taken in August & September in the Narthex-please

watch the Weekly Bulletin for more details.

All proceeds to benefit the replacement of our Sanctuary

Lighting Panel.

Your Fresh Flowers During the month of August, if you have flowers from your garden that you would like us to use to decorate the Sanctuary, please call the office or Rita Adamovich at (920) 722-2090 before bringing any in.

TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL NEWS

Can you believe it has already been two months that I have been down in Fort Hood Texas?

Thank you to everyone who has been sending notes and emails, it makes me feel that I am closer to each

of you. Things are going well. I can’t believe how many troop we are sending all over the world. They

have loved the notes from the school children.

Well it is almost that time again. We say welcome back after a warm and hopefully good summer

break! We welcome back all of our returning students and add a special welcome to our new students and

staff. We praise God for each of these students and ask His blessing on them as they go through the

school year. Trinity Lutheran School begins the 2017-2018 school year with registration on August 17

from 9-12 and 5-7.

Our staff for the year is as follows: Mrs. Caitlin Vanden Bloomer , 3 year old Pre-School;

Mrs. Susan Bailey, 4 year old Pre-Kindergarten; Mrs. Heather Andreshak, Kindergarten; Miss Kaitlin

Borree, Grades. 1 – 2; Mrs. Rachel Maloney, Music / English / Literature / Grades 3 – 4; Miss Elizabeth

Bahrns, Science / Social Studies /Grades 5 – 6; to be announced soon Math / Grades 7 – 8. Mrs. Juliet

Colby teaches art, Mr. Nathan Dahms – School Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Renee Zirpel Church

Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Caroline Behnke and Mrs. Carrie Clark – 4 year old Pre-Kindergarten

teacher assistant.

We welcome a 3 new teachers to our staff this year. We welcome Mrs. Caitlin Vanden Bloomer ,

3 year old Pre-School; Miss Kaitlin Borree, Grades. 1 – 2 and soon we will announce our Math / Grades 7

– 8. Introduce yourself to them and welcome them. We ask God’s blessings on all our staff as we begin

this new school year.

SCRIP PROGRAM –you may purchase scrip cards after service on Thursday, Saturday, or

Sunday. It may also be purchased at the school or church office during regular business hours.

The staff will participate in Prayer Family ministry this year. Each week at faculty we will be

praying for some of our school and church families. As Christian mentors we want to model for

our students the importance of lifting up community members in prayer. We will begin our Prayer

Family program the week of August 15.

I continue to pray for all of you and that God’s grace would abound until we are back together

next May. God’s Richest Blessings in Christ as we celebrate our life together in our Mighty Fortress the

Lord God Almighty.

Rev Keith E. GeRue

Associate Pastor and Principal

Faithfully Serving Our Lord– August 2017

Senior Pastor: Rev. Steven S. Billings

Associate Pastor/Principal: Rev. Keith E. GeRue Elders of the Month: 5pm Bob Allen, 9am Craig Thomas

Summer Church Office Hours: (June-August) Monday-Thursday 8am-Noon

Renee Zirpel, Church Administrative Assistant

Phone: (920) 722-2662 ext. 201 email: rzirpel@trinitymenasha.com

Missed Worship? Visit our website: www.trinitymenasha.com “Like” Us on Facebook

Worship Date/Time

Acolyte Serving

Elder on Duty/Communion Assistant Greeters Lectors

Ushering Crew

Aug 3 6:30pm None Volunteers None Pastor Billings Volunteers

Aug 5 5pm 6 9am Josiah Nielsen

Voigt/Flater Thomas/Dionne

Jean Zeinert C. Wendler/B. Sexmith

Karen Riske Nick Kroes

Colby Zirpel/Pomerenke

Aug 12 5pm 13 9am Abby Reuning

Allen/Wendler Thomas/Reinke

JoAnn Schultz Jan Bathke

Pastor Stecker Brian Wendler

Voigt Diesch/Maynard

Aug 19 5pm 20 9am Alex Reuning

Allen/Sexmith Thomas/Kraus

Sharon Raleigh Lynn Olson

Roger Voigt Dan Emery

Harrmann Reinke/Weinig

Aug 26 5pm 27 9am Sophia Siegel

Allen/Borgen Thomas/Zirpel

Adamovich/Gehrt D & R Collingwood

Juliet Colby Connie Henkel

Maynard Wray/Sexmith

Trinity Phone Extensions Pastor Billings, Senior Pastor- ext. 203

Pastor GeRue, Assoc. Pastor/Principal- ext. 207

Renee Zirpel, Church Admin. Asst.- ext. 201

Nathan Dahms, School Admin. Asst.- ext. 202

Parish Nurse- ext. 206

IT Office- ext. 205

Large Fellowship Hall/School Kitchen- ext. 224

Small Fellowship Hall- ext. 223

Choir Room- ext. 222

SCRIP/Volunteer Room- ext. 204

Custodian’s Room– ext. 225

TRINITY PHONES:

Due to the discontinuation of phone maintenance and support from our current phone provider, Trinity was forced to acquire a new provider as well as a new

phone system. When calling the Church and School you will be

greeted with an auto-attendant. Please follow the prompts as

indicated or enter the extension of the person you wish to contact.

Attention Ladies! Join us as Alleluia Lutheran's Sisters in Christ present Shel Delisle “Keeping God’s Intent in an Increasingly Godless World”

Saturday, August 19th Alleluia Lutheran Church

6725 Elmro Road, Greenleaf, WI Breakfast served at 8:30am

Program 9:30-11:30am $5 Admission Charge, Raffle Drawing, Music, Presentation

Contact Pat Rossal with questions at (920) 858-6170

• On behalf of myself & my family, I want to sincerely thank you for welcoming us into your church family the last five years. It has been a great joy to serve our Lord & Savior alongside all of you. Most recently, thank you to the sewing ladies for the beautiful quilt! Thank you to Juliet Colby & the students of Trinity for the heartfelt artwork for our new home! You have all become like family to us, & you will be missed. God has new plans for the Barthel’s, but we are grateful our paths crossed here in Menasha! Our new address for those who would like to keep in touch is: 3412 29th St, Kenosha, WI 53144. -Tim, Teresa, Paul & Addie Barthel

• To all who gave in some way to bring the great news that “Jesus has won the

victory!” to the children of our community. A Fortress without YOU? This year’s VBS program couldn’t have happened without the help of so many. More details about our exciting week & mission project will be shared later in the month. Look for it in your weekly bulletin! -Connie Henkel, VBS Director

• To the Neenah-Menasha Post offices for hosting the “Stamp out Hunger” food drive. Our pantry received

approx. 5,000 lbs of food. Special thanks to Dan & Heather Emery for helping with food pick up & distribution. Thanks also, to those that sorted & shelved the food we received. We are very grateful for these blessings! - Trinity Food Pantry Coordinators

• To everyone for the kindness that was shown to me as well as the continued prayers during my absence.

May God bless you all! -Pastor GeRue • To Pastor Jerome Stecker for his help in preaching while Pastor GeRue is in TX. He is a member of Peace

Lutheran, Neenah & is a retired Pastor. • To all who “challenged” themselves to purchase more SCRIP for a year. We are thankful for all of you

that continue to purchase SCRIP & support this ministry of Trinity. -SCRIP Team members

Trinity’s Holy Communion Questions Why do we, Trinity, offer the Lord ’s Supper every service? The first reference to the frequency of the Lord's Supper occurs in Acts 20:7: On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread…. We follow this practice of the early Christians. The times we do not offer communion are during the midweek services using the Matins and Vespers. Why are we requested to not stack the communion cups? Consecrated wine requires proper disposal by pouring it onto the ground. The residue left in the individual cups needs to be treated with the same respect. The altar guild volunteers rinse the cups before disposing of them and the wine water is then poured onto the ground. Stacked cups stick together and this lengthens the time it takes to separate, rinse and dispose of. Why do we have the little squares for communion bread? One of our dedicated Altar Guild members had a recipe for communion bread and offered to make it to supplement our own supply to help cut expenses. The process has gone through trial and error to get it just right but she is glad to be able to use God’s gift given to her.

Summer Church Office Hours Monday- 8am-Noon Tuesday- 8am-Noon

Wednesday- 8am-Noon Thursday- 8am-Noon

Friday- Closed **SCRIP is sold in the Church Office during these hours**

Regular office hours resume on Monday, August 28th at 8am.

School Desks

Due to space,

Trinity has desks

that we would like

to give away for a

free-will offering.

See Lee Colby or

call the Offices.

Trinity’s Food Pantry Our food pantry is available the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month. Please

contact Sandy at (920) 969-0475 if you or someone you know requires food

assistance. Food & monetary donations

are always accepted & appreciated.

Serving our Lord & the community.

The Newsletter of Amanda Groshek

Tidings from Taiwan

Hello!

Strange to think that this is my last newsletter being sent out from Taiwan! God has blessed these past six years in so many ways. I

am thankful for the people I have met and the lessons I have learned. After calling Taiwan home for so long, it’s strange to think that

I won’t be returning at the end of July. However, I am also excited to see what God has planned for the next chapter in my journey.

Rainy season has started up, and it’s been a bit of a strange one this year. First of all, it showed up late. Several places in Taiwan

have been worried about the lack of water. However, once it decided to arrive, it showed up with gusto. Usually during rainy season,

half the day it will rain and the other half will be sunny. This year, most of the days that it decides to rain, it just rains buckets all day.

If you plan to leave your house, you’ll probably get wet, and there’s no way around it.

It’s been a busy month! As the school year winds down, grades and comments need to be turned in so that report cards can be

handed out. One of the team members got married over the past weekend. This week we had the last O.S.F. and Friday Night Bible

Study of the semester. And the next couple weeks will continue to be a whirlwind of various activities along with the current school

year coming to a close.

Peace, Amanda

June 2017

Baking – Bringing People Together

I’ve had the opportunity for a couple of different baking

adventures since my last newsletter.

Over the long weekend for Dragon Boat Festival, the pastor’s

wife (Ruth) and their daughter (Helen) met up with me at the

Practice Hotel to try some gluten-free baking. Most houses in

Taiwan don’t have ovens (except for toaster ovens), but the PH

does, which is why we chose to meet there. We were baking

gluten-free, and made two different types of bar cookies: peanut

butter, and butterscotch. Helen shared the peanut butter bars

with her classmates, and they were a big hit!

Then, two weeks ago, in O.S.F. we had our final kitchen field trip

of the year. We made outrageous peanut butter M&M cookies. It

was a smaller group of students this time, which had its perks.

We were all able to gather around one table while mixing up the

dough. I helped the two groups of boys, while Hannah led the

girls’ group. All in all, it was a success! The students even had

cookies to take back to their dorms and share with friends. �

Above: Ruth, Helen, and myself after baking

Below: Hannah with the O.S.F. girls and their

cookies.

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“Endings teach us how to begin, what we should center out lives upon, and what is really important. Life has to be

grounded in things that can never die, can’t be stolen, and can’t get taken away.”

Nancy Ortberg, Looking for God

Contact Me:

Amanda.Groshek@lcms

intl.org

Feel free to also check

out my blog about the

daily aspects of my

missionary adventure: http://calledtogo11.blogspot.com

To support my work financially, you

may send a tax deductable gift to:

The Lutheran Church – Missouri

Synod P.O. Box 790089

St. Louis, MO. 63179-0089.

Make the check payable to LCMS The Lutheran Church – Missouri

Synod and on the Memo Line write: Amanda Groshek. You can also give

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Endings

This past week, we had both the last O.S.F. and the last Friday Night Bible Study of the semester.

For the six years that I’ve been here, the final O.S.F. of the year is always comprised of eating ice

cream, looking back at pictures from the year’s events, and socializing. Hannah kicked the evening off

with a game of mannequin charades, and then it was pictures, ice cream and socializing. The

students knew that this was my last O.S.F. as I’ll be leaving Taiwan at the end of the school year.

Saying good-bye is never easy. One of the boys came over to talk to me. “God brought you to Taiwan.

You brought much joy to many students. … God will bless your new work,” he assured me.

It was my turn to play piano for the last Friday Night Bible Study of the semester. Mark was in town, so

he joined me on guitar. It was reminiscent of my first four years in Taiwan, when we’d lead song time

together. I was also teaching on Friday. The story was Stephen; however, since many of the kids that

come are a lot younger, although we talked about Stephen, we focused on David fighting Goliath. We

talked about how both Stephen and David needed courage, and how both men knew that God was

with them and that God was the source of their courage. God is with us too!

Praise and Prayers: - Thanksgiving for the much

needed rain.

- Thanksgiving as we welcome

Sunny into God’s family! �

- Thanksgiving for another

school year and the students

and lessons it has brought with

it. And also thanksgiving for

my time here in Taiwan over

the past six years.

- Pray that God would continue

working in the hearts of my

students to encourage them and

bring them closer to Him

- Pray that God would continue

to send more missionaries to

serve here in Taiwan.

- We know that there are at

least two new missionary/

teachers coming to serve here

in Taiwan next year. We are

thankful for them! Please pray

that God would bless their time

of preparation and transition.

“Rejoice evermore”

1 Thes. 5:16

Found: Sunny’s Baptism

Tanner (now a college student) and his younger sister Sunny (a senior high

school student) have been attending Friday Night Bible Study since I’ve been

in Taiwan. I was here when Tanner was baptized, and this morning at

church we had the privilege of celebrating Sunny’s baptism!

At the end of the baptismal service bulletin was Sunny’s testimony, in both

Chinese and English. She started by saying, “I thank God for brining me to

this church since I was young.” Many churches in Taiwan offer Saturday

school programs for the neighborhood kids; and Salvation is no different. As

she got older, she also started coming to Friday Night Bible Study and,

eventually, church on Sunday morning. She concluded her testimony by

writing, “Since I was brought to this church as a kid until now, there are

periods of time I did not come to the church activities. But now, the love of

God and the guidance of the Holy Spirit are bringing me back to the church.

I am starting to realize the greatness of His love, which willingly brings me

back, even though I was gone astray.”