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Trinity Tidings OCTOBER 2016

STAFF Pastor — vacant Cindy McGinnis Administrative Assistant [email protected] Laurie Jackson Music Director Marcy Carlson Custodian [email protected]

OFFICE Trinity Hall, 725 SW Buchanan St. Office Hours: 10:00AM-3:30PM Mon.-Thur. Telephone: (785) 233-0767 WORSHIP SERVICE Sundays, 10:30 AM liturgical service of Holy Communion celebrated every Sunday BIBLE STUDY 9:15 AM Sundays in Trinity Hall Lounge SUNDAY SCHOOL Trinity Hall-725 SW Buchanan Street 9:00-10:15 AM (September-May) Ages 3 through Adult

The mission of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is to: worship God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, serve those in need, and reach out to share the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ!

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Trinity Tidings OCTOBER 2016

725 SW Buchanan St. Phone: 785-233-0767

E-mail: [email protected]

Dear Trinity members, A new chapter begins for Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church with the resignation of Pastor Mamy. Cindy and Bob Horton have been working on supply pastors for our upcoming services, who will provide pastoral care, and other duties. Bob and I met with Pastor Keith Hohly from synod, and have started the process of se-lecting an interim pastor. We will do our best to keep eve-ryone informed about

where we are in the process. Feel free to ask questions and we will try to answer them as we can. Please keep Trinity, Pastor Mamy, and his family in your prayers as we all start this new journey. To help in the transition please read the letter (page 8) concerning covenant for departing pastor as recom-mended by the synod. Thanks be to God, Curt Lewis Council President

Special Items of Interest:

Blessing of the Animals, a joint event with 1st Lutheran, will be Oct. 2, 5:00 pm, at the Lu-ther Place II Gazebo. All kinds of animals are welcome! See page 5.

Our first Quarterma-nia event is Sunday, October 9, starting at 1:30 pm. It will take place in Fellowship Hall. See your Septem-ber issue of Trinity Tid-ings for more info about Quartermania.

Doorstep is in need of some basic items to restock their food pan-try. See page 5 for a list.

Jane Lewis, Pr. Mamy, Curt Lewis and Noel.

Pr. Mamy and Noel took pictures with everyone who was at the Rally Day picnic, which also served as a send-off for him and Noel and our remembrance of September 11, 2001. In honor of that day, Pr. Walt Laughlin invited firemen from our nearby fire station to join us for lunch. See pictures on page 8.

More pictures of Rally Day will be posted on our website www.trinitylutherantopeka.org

Trinity Tidings October 2016 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Page 2

Date Greeter(s) Usher(s)

Organist; Choir

Director; Keyboard

Flowers Acolyte Lector Altar Guild Coffee Host(s) Assisting Minister

October 2, 2016Dean

McGinnis & Team

Laurie Jackson

Peggy Buchholz (1) Jake Kennedy Marsha Chelson

Diane Bottorff & Team 1

Junior & Liz Utech Ted Murphy

October 9, 2016Junior & Liz

Utech

Dean McGinnis &

Team

Mitchell Bean

Dean McGinnis (2) Marcy Carlson Marcy Carlson

Diane Bottorff & Team 1 Bob Horton

October 16, 2016

Andy & LaVell Winsor

Dean McGinnis &

Team

Laurie Jackson Barbara Apps (2) Bronwyn King Diane Bottorff


Walt Laughlin

October 23, 2016 Ted Quast

Dean McGinnis &

Team

Mitchell Bean Dr. Ann Reyes Zane Kennedy Ted Quast


Donna Allen, Gay & Carol

Marker, Marilyn

Heckman

Rosie Nichols

October 30, 2016

Martha Nemeth

Dean McGinnis &

Team

Laurie Jackson Jake Kennedy Diane Bottorff


Marsha Ridinger

Worship Assistants

OCTOBER 2016 WORSHIP LEADERS

General Information Office Hours

The church office is open Monday thru Friday, 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. To be removed from the mailing list, please call 785-233-0767 or email [email protected]. Prayer Requests

To share a prayer request please con-tact Barbara Apps at 234-5130. She will get the prayer chain started. If you want your prayer request included in our wor-ship service prayers, please let Barbara know that as well.

Altar Flowers

Each vase is $25. Please note “flowers” on your check and put it in the offering plate. Should you have questions or con-cerns, please contact Cindy in the church office, 233-0767. After worship, you may take live flowers only home or to a friend. Please let Cindy know: 1) if you will not be picking up your flowers after worship but sometime dur-ing the week or 2) if you do not want the flowers and prefer we donate them for you.

Regular Blood Pressure Checks are good for you!

Come to the kitchen after worship to have this important health check.

Blood Pressure Checks October 2, 2016


Birthdays 3 Charles Hutchison 6 Kai Field 8 Carl Quarnstrom 14 Marlene Hassan 15 Conrad Youngblom 16 Rosemary O’Neil 17 Tresa Johnson 19 Richard Lambert 23 Marilyn Heckman

Baptisms 1 Jack Wyatt 3 Loni Reece 7 Ella Bosch 10 Mac Hinson 11 Taylor Hiltgen 15 Kade Welp 17 Ellen Irwin 17 Ethan Roesch 17 Bryah Wakes 18 Barbara Apps 19 Trisha Welch 20 Brooke Ralph 22 Kathryn Axelton 26 Bob Horton 26 Curt Lewis 30 Paula Soldan

Wedding Anniversaries 7 Jack & Monique Wyatt 9 Bill & Marsha Ridinger 11 Michael & Meghan McGinnis

October Celebrations

October Readings Adult Bible Study meets on

Sunday mornings at 9:15 am.

October 4 — Twentieth Sunday of Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4

Psalm 37:1-0 2nd Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10

October 9 — Twenty-first Sunday of Pentecost 2nd Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c

Psalm 111 2nd Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19

October 16— Twenty-second Sunday of Pentecost Genesis 32:22-31

Psalm 121 2nd Timothy 3:14—4:5 Luke 18:1-8

October 23 — Twenty-third Sunday of Pentecost Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22

Psalm 84:1-7 2nd Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Luke 18:9-14

October 30 — Reformation Sunday Jeremiah 31:31-34

Psalm 46 Romans 3:19-28 John 8:31-36

Address Changes

Cara Grubb 922 NE Forest Ave.

Topeka, KS 66616-1414

A1C Alex Nichols PO Box 7255

USAF Academy, CO 80840

Youth Group is sched-uled to meet October 2, October 16, and October 30 at 5:30-8:30 pm.


Council Meeting Highlights, Sept. 7, 2016

Pr. Mamy explained why he has accepted a call to Journey Lutheran Church in Wis-consin, beginning Sept. 15, 2016.

Curt Lewis has contacted Rev. Susan Can-dea about supply/interim pastor; she re-ferred us to Keith Hohly. Bob Horton recommended that Cindy contact area sup-ply pastors requesting coverage through October. Dean McGinnis volunteered to take over confirmation class.

Diane Bottorff reported that Rally Day will be Sept. 11. On that day, Pr. Mamy will be

presented with a photograph framed with a matte for members & friends to sign with a farewell greeting.

A possible book fair event was referred to the Learning Committee. A homecoming event was approved & will occur in con-junction with the Christmas program.

Quartermania events will be held on Oct. 9, Nov. 6, and Dec. 4. Events will start at 1:30 pm. Youth group with run conces-sions and Marcy Carlson will oversee the events.

Dear Trinity family, Today is our last Sunday (September 11th, 2016) and we are moving to La Crosse Synod to be with Journey Lutheran Church in Onalaska, WI. The address is 2703 Sand Lake Road, Onalaska, WI 54650 We sincerely thank you all for our time together here in the last four years and two months. We will cher-ish of our wonderful time in Topeka, KS and with the whole Central States Synod. Please do visit us if you pass by La Crosse, in Wisconsin and let’s keep in touch via email, Facebook…and any social media. Peace and Joy,

Pr J. Mamy Ranaivoson

Have you designated your portion of the

Dillons Community Rewards money to go to Trinity Evan-

gelical Lutheran Church?

If you are a Thrivent member, have you designated Trinity to

receive your Choice Dollars?

And don’t forget to shop amazonsmile when you shop

online!

Call Cindy in the office if you need help getting signed up for

any of these!


Food Needs Lisa Cain, Doorstep Execu-tive Director, has provided

this list of needed food items. They are very low or

out of these items and would appreciate help with restock-

ing their food pantry. You can drop the items off at

Doorstep or bring them to church and we will get them

to Doorstep.

Canned Tomatoes Cold Cereal

Tuna Egg Noodles

Spaghetti Cream of Mushroom Soup

Ramen Noodles Vegetable Soup

Doorstep October 2016 Newsletter Article

To our Knitters and

Crocheters: as we head into the fall

season (and hopefully cool-er weather someday!) which

will be more conducive to getting out our yarns and

hooks and needles, we could use a few more prayer

shawls. We only have a couple on hand right now, and could always use a few

more.

Thanks!

Fall is here! What a beautiful time of year, and the beginning of the holiday season! Doorstep’s Fall Fundraiser is Tamales & Cin-namon Rolls this year. We are taking orders October 1st through October 16th. The Cin-namon Rolls with cream cheese icing (6 pack) are $9. These are perfect for the upcoming holidays! The Tamales come in pork or beef (6 pack) and are $12. These will be individual-ly wrapped and frozen. You just have to heat and eat! You can pick up your orders the weekend of November 4th from your Door-step representative. Our Fall fundraiser helps with client and operating expenses in the last

quarter of the year, and with our Christmas Store for adopted families. Get your orders in and don’t miss out on these yummy treats! Also, keep an eye on school supplies and back packs as they go on clearance! Doorstep gives school supplies to the school-aged children we adopt at Christmas. Pick up some great bargains and help us restock these children for the second half of the school year! Doorstep is open for donations Monday – Friday from 8am – 3pm. We are located at 1119 SW 10th Avenue (10th & Buchanan).

Sunday October 2 at 5pm. Luther Place II Gazebo.

All types of critters are welcome, from cats and dogs to lizards and horses!

Parking is limited so you are invited to park in the Martin Creek lot or at First Lutheran.

BLESSING OF THE

ANIMALS

The second in the series of fall studies titled "When God Forgives the Guilty" will be the topic for the next Bible study. The session will be based on the parable of the workers in the vineyard, Matthew 20: 1-7. The lesson

will take us into the discussion of what hap-pens when God blesses the undeserving. Come join us in the Trinity Library at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday October 19. All are welcome!

WELCA News


October 1 it will be 147 days since Pentecost Sunday. That's 21 weeks of exhortations to meet our goal of a contribution from every member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church for the Pentecost Project. So, should we be downhearted because we didn't receive a submission from every single member? Not at all. Those who made the choice to tell their story of the Holy Spirit working in their lives, or created a devotion or meditation on the gifts or the fruits of the Holy Spirit are enriched by having searched their own hearts, taken time for deep contemplation, and surely have a deep sense of satisfaction for having shared a very personal part of themselves. We give thanks to God, the Holy Spirit, who guided them on their journey of faith.

The work of the Pentecost Project Task Force now becomes one of shaping these contributions into a publication which will be shared by all -- all those in our con-gregation and as far as our re-sources allow. As we have for the last 21 weeks, we'll keep you updated each week so you can follow the progress of this exciting Pentecost Project. Keep watching!

PENTECOST PROJECT


Here is Susan Fitz proudly showing the huge sweet potatoes she grew in her raised bed of the Community Garden. This was her first try at this!!

News in the Congregation

Myra Jane Shoreen Sodergren, age 78, passed away on July 27. She was born August 20, 1937, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Maynard and Hazel (Anderson) Shoreen. Myra attended John Marshall High School in Los Angeles and Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She was married to Charles Duane Sodergren for nearly sixty years. He survives. Other survivors include children, Janice Greenlee (Rick), Jane Lewis (Curt), Steve Sodergren (Jenny), Janeen Horton (Bob); grandchildren, Brett Henry (Janelle), Brooke

Ralph (David), Erin Lewis, Heather Klamm (Josh), Breanna Lewis, Sydney Cochran (Tim), Joe Sodergren, Andrea Sodergren, Audrey Horton, Trey Horton; great-grandchildren, Jackston, Hudson, Ella, Adeline; sister-in-law, Barbara Apps; and nieces, nephews, and cousins in California. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Marion Hanson. The funeral service was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 30, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 731 SW Buchanan, Topeka, KS 66606. Interment followed at the Penwell-Gabel Cemetery, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.

Memorial contributions

made in honor of Myra will be used for Trinity's General Fund expenses.


Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Pastor Mamy Ranaivoson and the Congregation Council have signed a covenant, which helps us understand our rela-tionship with one another as we move forward without him. When a pastor leaves a congregation or retires, it is not ap-propriate for him to continue to function in the pastoral role. This is difficult and sometimes painful for us to under-stand. However, if we remember that part of our calling as the people of God is to care for the body of Christ and not injure different members of it, we might find it easier to ac-cept. For instance, if a pastor does a funeral for Jane because she was so special, why won’t the pastor perform a baptism for Joe’s family? It’s easy to see how hurt feelings would not only affect Joe’s feelings toward the former pastor but per-haps also feelings within the body of Christ between Jane’s family and Joe’s family. It is important for us to understand that as of August 29, 2016 Pastor Mamy is no longer our pastor but he will pray for our continued and future mission and ministry and for a strong and fruitful partnership with our future pastoral lead-er. Therefore Pastor Mamy cannot:

• Come back to perform weddings, funerals, or bap-tisms;

• Visit the sick and the homebound;

• Continue in any counseling relationship with a parish-ioner;

• Be involved in any way in the call process (helping with the profile, recommending candidates, com-menting on a particular candidate);

• Support or give advice to anyone involved in a congre-gational disagreement;

• Return to lead worship services (unless down the road he is invited back as a “former pastor” to participate in a special event, such as a church anniversary).

We give thanks to God for the time Pastor Mamy was with us and we pray for him as he now goes forth to serve God and the church in new ways. We are working with the synod office to find an interim pastors and eventually enter in the call process for a new pastor. We trust that God will send us a new leader who will be called to serve God and the minis-try of this congregation for the next stage of our ministry. In Christ, Curt Lewis Council President

We invited firemen from our neighborhood fire station to eat lunch with us in honor of their service and in remembrance of emergency personnel who served and died on Sept. 11, 2001.

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