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Steeple Notes Weekly

Announcements and Events—Week of May 22, 2016

Summer Worship Schedule Begins May 29

From Sunday, May 29 through Sunday, September 11 we

will observe our summer worship schedule of one worship

service at 9:30 a.m. in the Nave. Trinity Deaf will worship at

9:30 a.m. in the chapel. Please stay for fellowship after

worship in the Hintz Room or outdoors on the portico as

weather permits.

Covenant Worship: Sunday, June 5

at Christ Episcopal Church

On Sunday, June 5, Trinity will worship with Christ Episcopal

for our annual Covenant Worship service at 10:15 a.m.

This service takes the place of our regular Sunday worship

that day. Please join us as we celebrate our unity in the

Holy Spirit.

Pastor Alan will preach and a joint choir will lead us in music.

All offering given that morning through Trinity envelopes will be designated

for Trinity.

Christ Episcopal is located at the corner of 5th and Church Streets in

Reading. The Trinity parking lot will be available for you to park, as well as

Christ’s Sunday parking at the M&T Bank parking lot. Trinity Deaf will still

worship at 9:30 am in the Chapel.

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Parish News

Trinity Book Fair – Sundays May 22 and 29

Do you have what you need to keep your kids busy this

summer? Stop by our Book Fair and view award-

winning Bibles, books, and videos for babies to ten-year-

olds. Items will be on display on May 22 in the

Auditorium and May 29 in the Hintz Room. Order

forms will be available for you to save up to 15% plus

free shipping on all Book Fair titles. Our Book Fair can

help parents instill an open-hearted, transformational, lifelong Christian faith in their

children at every age and stage. The materials combine child development principles

and faith concepts to help little ones take their first steps in faith.

Take Stock in Trinity’s Youth

This year our youth will be traveling to Appalachia July 9-16 for

a week of service, learning, and spiritual growth. 10 volunteers

from Trinity will be traveling with 8 youth and 2 adults from

Atonement Lutheran Church. Our group has been assigned to

the area of Huff Creek, West Virginia, where we will be working

on helping create warmer, safer, drier homes.

We invite you to prayerfully consider taking stock in our youth by donating to our

trip. ($1.00 per share. Such a deal!) Stock holders will receive their very own

certificate as a reminder of their support and to remember to continue to hold our

group in prayer. Look for youth at the stockholders’ table. Funds from our Stock

Sale will help pay for our transportation and registration costs. You can check out

https://www.asphome.org/ for information about the Appalachia Service Project.

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Parish News

Cross+Generational Summer Fun!

Trinfinity Fridays: 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Never-ending Cross+Generational fun, faith and

fellowship for Trinity families, friends and

neighbors of all ages

June 3: Ice cream sundae bar and outdoor games - at Trinity. Bring a favorite

game and topping to share.

June 17: Pizza and Movie Night – location TBD.

July 1: A Sparkling Evening - Minute to Win It Games – and sparklers at Trinity.

July 15: Trinity goes outdoors – an evening for walking and playing -location TBD.

August 5: Scavenger Hunt and game night – at Trinity. Bring a favorite game and

snack to share.

August 19: Songs and S’mores around the campfire – at the home of the

Rosenbaums.

Adult Forum: Informative-Interesting-Inspirational

Please join us today for Learning Ministries Day in the auditorium.

Adult Forum will be on hiatus for the summer. We look forward to seeing you again

in September.

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Trinity Calendar

Sunday, May 22: The Holy Trinity

8:30 am: Holy Eucharist (Chapel)

9:40 am: Celebrate Learning Ministries Day (Auditorium)

10:15 am: Trinity Choir Rehearsal (Nave)

11:00 am: Deaf Worship (Chapel)

11:00 am: Holy Eucharist (Nave)

12:15 pm: Mission & Service Committee Meeting (Conference Room)

Monday, May 23

10:00 am: Program Staff Meeting (Bard House)

7:00 pm: Berkshire Chorale Rehearsal (Bard House)

Tuesday, May 24

No scheduled Trinity events.

Wednesday, May 25

9:15 am: Staff Meeting (Auditorium)

1:00 pm: Covenant Prayer Shawl Twelfth Anniversary (Auditorium)

1:30 pm: Personnel Committee Meeting (Conference Room)

Thursday, May 26

10:00 am: Bible Break (Conference Room)

4:00 pm: Property Committee Meeting (Conference Room)

4:15 pm: Kindermusik (Nursery)

5:45 pm: Kindermusik (Nursery)

Friday, May 27

No scheduled Trinity events.

Saturday, May 28

No scheduled Trinity events.

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Trinity Calendar

Sunday, May 29: Lectionary 9

9:30 am: Holy Eucharist (Nave

9:30 am: Deaf Worship (Chapel)

10:15 am: Fellowship (Hintz Room)

Monday, May 30: Memorial Day

Church office is closed for the holiday.

Tuesday, May 31

10:00 am: Program Staff Meeting (Bard House)

Wednesday, June 1

9:15 am: Staff Meeting (Auditorium)

Thursday, June 2

10:00 am: Bible Break (Conference Room)

4:15 pm: Kindermusik (Nursery)

Friday, June 3

No scheduled Trinity events.

Saturday, June 4

No scheduled Trinity events.

Going on Vacation Soon?

Share a Postcard!

Share some of your good times in a post card to one of

Trinity's homebound members. Contact Ginny Biniek

(610) 926-5422 or froggin1@frontier.com) for a name and

address (or more than 1!)

—Member Care Committee

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Parish News

Speak to Deaconess

Deborah for more

information and

registration forms

for the following

events:

June 20-23 5:30-8:30 pm – Earth, Wind, Water, Fire! Intergenerational VBS at Christ

Episcopal

Wednesday, June 22 – WBMD youth trip (ages 12 and up) to volunteer at Church

World Service center in New Windsor MD. Bus transportation provided.

Tuesday-Friday, July 5-8 - WBMD Day Camp with Bear Creek Camp! (K-5) We are

bringing the staff and program from BCC for a fabulous week of day camp for

children of the WBMD. It is being held at Allegheny Lutheran in Knauers.

Transportation will be available.

Wednesdays, July 13, 20 & 27 – West Berks Wednesdays at French Creek State Park!

Nature program, trail walks, Bibles stories, games, crafts, lunch and swimming –

Wow – sure sounds like a great day!

August 1-5 – WBMD Music Camp! (K-5) This year’s camp will be led by Pastor Julie

Osterhout, pastor at Trinity Lutheran in Wernersville and a former music teacher!

Days will include learning international songs, playing instruments, eating lunch,

and outdoor activities. A musical celebration will be presented on Friday

afternoon. The camp will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 1301 Luzerne Street in

the Glenside neighborhood of Reading.

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Parish News

Congregational Meeting to be Sunday, June 12

Our annual Congregational Meeting will be held at the 9:30 a.m.

worship service on Sunday, June 12. The agenda of the meeting

includes the adoption of the reports and vestry elections and major

property care updates.

Bags of Blessings Returns Next Week

Next Sunday we invite you to take home an empty bag and

return it the following week filled with non-perishable

food. Most-needed items are saltines and jelly. Your gifts

will be shared with our neighbors next month at The

Lutheran Pantry at St. John’s Church.

Trinity Mission of the Month: Diapers for Mary’s Shelter

This month Trinity is lifting up the local work of Mary’s Shelter. We are collecting

diapers of all sizes (newborn-size 6). Donations may be dropped off in the Hintz

Room. (If you prefer to give a monetary donation, the Mission and Service committee

will shop for you!)

Opportunity House Dinner Helpers Wanted

We are looking for volunteers to cook and help serve the

evening meal at Opportunity House on Tuesday,

June 7. There is a sign-up sheet at the nursery bulletin

board. If you have questions, contact Amy Reinsel.

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Parish News

Congratulations to our

Trinity Graduates!

Nat Gallen will be graduating from Wyomissing High

School in June. In the fall he will be attending St. Joseph’s

University and has not declared a major (although he says

he may end up in marketing or communications or

something like that.)

Anthony Spanier (son of Dave Spanier from Trinity Deaf)

will graduate from Muhlenberg High School this year and will attend Albright College

on a Founders Scholarship in the fall. An All-Berks athlete and 3-year District AAA

qualifier, Anthony will continue swimming as a member of the Albright swim team.

Zach Eddinger graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy of

Science. He was awarded with several scholarships and was named University Scholar

(top 2% of university class of 2016). He also was an All-American Shortstop and Pitcher

for the Club Baseball team which will be going to the World Series of /Club Baseball.

Starting in August, Zach will work in Pittsburgh as a Business Analyst in Management

Consulting for McKinsey.

Rachel Himes graduated with a B.A. in Education summa cum laude from Kutztown

University. Rachel is currently looking for a teaching job and will be working at the St.

Thomas Reformed Church Camp this summer in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Yani Najarian graduated from Hamilton College located in Clinton, N. Y. near

Utica. She is a Chinese major and a Computer Science minor. Yani is currently

interviewing with a number of companies.

Erik Potteiger graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Carolina

with a B.M. in Music Education and a performance certificate in voice. He hopes to

eventually pursue a Master’s degree in music composition, a doctorate in choral

conduction, and to teach, perform and compose at the collegiate level.

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Parish News

Libby Rush graduated with honors from the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State

University with a B.A dual major in Communication, Arts, and Sciences (with a

concentration in Rhetoric) and Spanish. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Joe

Paterno Fellowship Program. She will begin working in June at TransPerfect as a

Project Coordinator in NYC.

Graduate Degrees

Kelly Kulp graduated from Kutztown University with a

M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. A member of the

Alpha Epsilon Lambda Honor Society, Kelly will begin her

new career as a full-time counselor at Berks Counseling

Center in Reading!

William McCanney graduated with honors from the Joseph

M. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. He will be

working at Griffin Financial Group as an analyst starting in June in Reading (across the

street from Trinity)!

Kristen Opalinski graduated with a Master of Arts in Religion with specializations

in conflict transformation and public leadership. She served as the Senior Class

President this year, as well as the co-chair of the Service and Outreach Committee. Her

immediate plans include taking a course at Duke Divinity School's Summer Institute

for Reconciliation and at the end of June she will be traveling to Bosnia-Herzegovina

with a group from the NJ Synod to help facilitate children's peace and friendship

camps throughout the country.

Courtyard Cafés Begin June 17

Mark your calendars for our summer Courtyard Cafes on June 17, July 15, August 19

and September 16. Please see Marian Jameson and her clipboard to donate food and/

or assist with serving.

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Leaders in Liturgy

Sunday, May 22, 2016: The Holy Trinity

Presiding: The Rev. Alan Wolkenhauer

Preaching: Dcs. Deborah Graf

Assisting Minister: Russ Diesinger

Minister of Music: Karen S. Eddinger

Carillon: Anita Dolak

Lectors: (8:30) Peggy Bobb and (11:00) Hannah Seiple

Communion Assistants: Michael Faust (RA), Ann Harnish (LA), Marian Jameson

(RC), John Duggan (LC), and Brooke Rosenbaum and Sue Shellong (Servers)

Outside Greeter: Jeff Rush

Ushers: Dave & Sue Shellong, Ed & Peg Coleman and Harry Feinauer

Counting Team: Russ & Linda Grim, John & Kathy Duggan, and Luther Routté

Altar Guild: Anita Dolak, Ann Harnish, David Himes, Amy Reinsel,

Amy Stewart-Himes and Raye Watson

Media: Matt Althouse, Jennifer Smith, Quinn Crozier-Christy, Neil Rush

and Mark Hofmann

We thank the Trinity staff for planning today’s worship service.

Prepare for worship: The readings for next Sunday, May 29, are 1 Kings 8:22-23,

41-43; Psalm 96:1-9; Galatians 1:1-12; and Luke 7:1-10. The readings for Sunday, June 5,

are 1 Kings 17:17-24; Psalm 30; Galatians 1:11-24; and Luke 7:11-17.

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Sunday Notices

May 22, 2016: The Holy Trinity

Today’s altar flowers are given by Thelma Johnson, Amy Young and April Young in

loving memory of Lizzie Singletary, beloved grandmother.

This week’s broadcast is sponsored by Tom & Amy Reinsel in honor of Tom’s

anniversary of ordination.

Praying for our family members in Christ: This week we include in our prayers

Lars Potteiger; Mary, Carlos & Karla Ramos; Charles & Susan Randazzo; Ralph &

Pamela Reeves; and Jane Rehr. Next week: Elton & Anne Richards; E. Russel

Richards, John & Pat Richter; Bonne Ritter; and Helen Roberts.

Immediate prayer petitions: We pray for members of Trinity who are in need of

healing: Mae Sunderland, Nancy Lombardo, Pr. Rick Chaveas, Barbara Ketchum,

Abby Care, Glenn Himes (father of David Himes), Berni Ilgen, Ronald Gregory,

Tom Shultz, Brian Trupp, and Emily Stump (daughter-in-law to Steve & Beth Welz).

Ongoing prayer requests for friends and members of Trinity:

Annie Harlin, Jack (Rodney) Gutekunst, the Sawyer family,

Dorothy Smith, Helen Flynn, Ted Manning, Leona Aten (mother of

Jenn Smith), Dorothea Fritz, Richard & Pat Livenspire, Ruth Stoyko,

James Kopp, Ken Heimel (father of choir member Andy Heimel),

April Rosenbaum (mother of Eric Rosenbaum and

Amy Bornhofen), Ronald Derr, Nancy Easterday, Marie Dautrich,

Guy Irwin, Russell Richie, Mary, Beth, Bradley & Rina (friends of Pat McMahon),

Judy (Pat McMahon’s cousin), Travis Shick (in Kosovo) and family, Emily Mooney-

Routté, Jesse Routté and Amani Routté (in Rwanda) and Kathrine Graf (in Hungary).

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Broadcast Schedule

All of our programs listed below and more can be watched on

Comcast Channel 190 or online at our TV Website

(www.oldtrinitytv.org) or on YouTube (www.youtube.com./

oldtrinitytv).

Sundays in May

6:00 pm Deaf Worship Service

6:30 pm Music From Trinity:

Centre Park Flutes

7:00 pm Trinity Worship Service

Trinity Lutheran Church

527 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601 (610) 374.4861

www.oldtrinity.org Media: www.oldtrinitytv.org

A congregation of the Reading Lutheran Parish and West Berks Mission District

Wednesdays in May

4:00 pm Trinity Worship

5:00 pm Deaf Worship

5:30 pm First Friday: Youth, Media, and

Social Justice

How Does Trinity’s Worship Grow Your Faith?

Trinity member Travis Shick, deployed with the U.S. Army in Kosovo, commented

on Facebook about Trinity’s May 8, 2016 Worship:

After a drawn out debate with an old friend who condemns all Abrahamic religions,

this service (both sermon topic and Hymn selections) were exactly what I needed

today. Thank you, Trinity Lutheran Church.