Trinity Tidings

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church ELCA

N OVE MBE R , 2013 V OL UME 7, ISS UE 11 Our Mission Statement:
Sharing the Word of God Through Worship and Teaching, With Love and Service, In Our Congregation and Our Community.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

The Women of Trinity ANNUAL BAZAAR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST 9:00AM - 2:00PM

Door Prizes Food Bazaar Items AFTER BAZAAR SALE and lunch will be held Sunday, November 3rd after the 10:30 A.M. Service. Food and other items will be available for purchase.

Table of Contents
Pastor Peterson Trinity's Council News Notes of Thanks _________________________ Service to Others 6 November /December Birthdays ____________________________ News for Women of TLC Circle News 7 2 3-5

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THE WTLC THANKOFFERING SERVICE AND DINNER will be held on November 10th. This will be a dinner for ALL of Trinitys members. We are taking reservations on the sign-up list in the lower lobby. The dinner if FREE, but we will be taking a freewill offering to help offset the cost this year. Please plan to attend this dinner and enjoy a catered meal and great fellowship.

THANKSGIVING EVE SERVICE Wednesday, November 27th 6:30 p.m. Please join us on the Eve of Thanksgiving as we join with friends in Christ from Trinity Episcopal Church for a service of Holy Communion. This is a fine opportunity for us to give thanks for God's goodness in sustaining all of creation. It is also one of the few times during the year when we get to worship with our ecumenical partners. PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!!! On December 3rd the TLC Caregivers will have their annual Potluck and Personal Care Project for Southeast Ohio LSS. With financial fund from THRIVENT we are able to help the people in Southeast Ohio. Please plan to attend for fun and fellowship. More information will be in the HappenOnce again Blessing of the Animals was a joyous occasion. 12 dogs, 1 turtle and 2 rats were blessed by Pastor Peterson and Fr. Tim. Thank you to Janet Robertson for making the dog biscuits again this year. Thank you to Dana and Sarah Van Horn for all the many hours of hard work in maintaining the church grounds this past summer. Besides mowing, they watered, trimmed, edged, mulched, planted, pulled, emptied, cleaned, picked-up, and decorated the church grounds.

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Give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good, for Gods mercy endures forever. Psalm 136:1 As the leaves change color and fall, the harvest comes in, we see the end of another growing season, and we give thanks. November is for Christians a month both of thanksgivings and of endings. Of course on every Lords Day we gather for worship we share the great thanksgiving meal or Eucharist of the body and blood of Christ. But in November the Eucharist is adorned with other thanksgivings. Weve just consecrated our pledges of financial stewardship, and we are thankful for the commitment of so many to Christs mission here at Old Trinity. Toward the end of the month we celebrate our nations day of thanksgiving. The month begins for us with All Saints Sunday, when we glorify and give thanks to God for the lives and service of all the saints who have gone before us. Finally, at the end of the month we give thanks that Christ is King, and that we will experience him as King in eternity. The festivals both of All Saints and of Christ the King point to ends. At the beginning of the month we give thanks for those whose lives and service here has ended, and at the end of the month we look to the end of all things in Christ. In the Sundays in between we are called to remember other aspects of the end. In the Gospel reading on the second Sunday of the month Jesus teaches about the resurrection of the just, and on the third Sunday of the month the Lord teaches that, though no one knows when, this world will pass away. We may not like to think much about our own end, but a life of faith in Christ, life lived to the fullest, life that really is life as we say in our invitation to eucharist these days, requires us to keep our end in mind. Christian faith teaches us about two aspects of our end. First, scripture teaches that one day our life here and now will be over. This idea may seem abhorrent to most people most of the time. But since its an undeniable part of life, were far better served to accept the fact and deal with it faithfullythat is, creatively and with thanksgiving. By acknowledging that life here and now is short and precious, we may be moved to make the most of each moment of it. We live to the fullest by considering another aspect of our end. According to Christian faith, life has an end in the sense of having a goal or purpose. This purpose is perhaps best stated in our liturgy for Ash Wednesday when the presider says: Brothers and sisters: God created us to experience joy in communion with him, to love all humanity, and to live in harmony with all of his creation. But sin separates us from God, our neighbors, and creation, and so we do not enjoy the life our Creator intended for us. As we give thanks for all of Gods goodness to us in our on-going lives this year, let us also ask Gods power to enjoy the life our creator intended for us here and now by keeping our end(s) in mind. This means cherishing and making the most of our every precious moment. It means receiving with joy Gods love in Christ Jesus. It means leaving our self-centeredness behind. It means using our time, talents, and moneyall that we have in lifeto make life better for all humanity, and it means seeking harmony throughout creation. This is life in Christ: the most real life here and now as we await the fulfillment of all in Christs eternal Kingdom. Thankfully yours in Christ, Pastor Charles Peterson

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Presidents Report Its been a busy fall and it looks like it is going to continue to be so. Rally Day, Harvest-fest Luncheon, stewardship campaign, presentations on restoring and repairing the stained glass windows, Oktoberfest, and the fall clean-up are just some of the things that have been going on at Old Trinity. Throw in the CROP Walk, the Columbus Marathon, Sunday School programs, and lemonades-on-the-lawn and a lot of people have been doing a lot of things. Hopefully you have been able to participate in one or all of these activities. Looking forward, there are many more opportunities in which you can get involved. Some of these are: Thankoffering Sunday You can make a charitable contribution, participate in a special worship service, and/or enjoy a delicious lunch on November 10th. As we approach Thanksgiving, it is our chance to share our blessings with others. Set the Calendar Night Do you have an event coming up in 2014 that needs to get on the calendar so there isnt a conflict with another group? If so, plan on being in the Fellowship Hall on the evening of November 26th to get your event on the calendar. Village Lights Old Trinity is a member of German Village. A holiday event in the community occurs on the first Sunday in December, known as Village Lights. This is a chance for members of the community to visit around German Village and to get to know what is available. We have set out luminaries and provided some entertainment to try and attract people across the overpass in the past. We are going to try it again this year. Look for your opportunity to help develop this years Old Trinity effort. Capital Campaign As has been presented, theres some work that needs to be done to strengthen the church structure. This work is going to cost a large amount of money. Estimates of the costs are being collected. The directions we take will be devised as we end 2013. There will be presentations and discussions in which you can participate. Please come to hear what needs to be done, to see potential plans on how to complete that work, and to share your ideas and thoughts on the projects. There will be other opportunities for you to step up and help too. All efforts will be appreciated. Church Council The offices of President and Treasurer and the chairpersonships of the Property, Spiritual Formation, and Worship committees will be up for election this year. Some people have indicated they are interested in filling some of these positions, but maybe you would like to fill one too! An elections committee is being constructed to find candidates for these positions. Please consider what you might do.

Opportunities continue to present themselves for you to get more involved at Old Trinity. For instance, dont look now, but it wont be too long before initial discussions will be held to plan for next summers Vacation Bible School! Maybe you will want to help with that!?! So keep your eyes and ears open as you get The Happenings, The Tidings, and the InPhoNet messages to discover opportunities for you to get involved at Old Trinity. We will appreciate all that you do and you will probably find that you will feel satisfaction in your life too. Get on board at Old Trinity! And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. Isaiah 12:4-5

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15

Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Psalm 106:1

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Wednesday Night Bible Study

NOVEMBER, 2013 LESSONS

FOR THE

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS

The Book of I Kings Solomon and a Civil War The Book of II Kings Compromise to Captivity 7:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.
Come join us in the Lounge
2013 CROP Walk The walkers of Trinity have raised $1,745.00 so far this year. Not all of the money has been collected. So that total will go higher. It was a great success. 15 individuals walked the long walk and 10 individuals walked the short walk. I would like to thank the following individuals that walked. Martha, Carson and Madison McKitrick and friend Carolyn Kreis, Pastor Peterson, Gretchen and Katie Brandt, Amy Hehr, Janet Robertson, Susan, Alison and Abigail Downs, Sharon Heinlein Michael Newsome and Brian Forney, Megan Gibson and Amanda Lewis, Kevin, Cassie and Grant Miller, Eric, Erika, Lucas and Tucker Lumbra. Many individuals will not go hungry because of all of your efforts. I also want to thank Martha McKitrick and Greg Brandt for their efforts obtaining the new bright green T-shirts. They were a welcome addition to the walk. Check out the pictures on Trinitys Facebook Page of all of us wearing them.

First Things
by Walter C. Bouzard

Genesis Exodus Psalm 104

Come join us in

Room 108 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Come Join Us!

PLEASE CONTINUE TO SAVE INK AND TONER CARTRIDGES Staples will recycle ink and toner cartridges and give us money back which then gives us rewards to purchase church supplies.

A big thank you to the following people for the great job they did in cleaning the church and grounds on cleanup days, October 19th and October 21st . The worker bees were Peg Beeson, Anita Telfer, Matt and Amy Heinlein, David Johnston, David Huskey, Jason McKitrick, Michael Newsome, Sharon Heinlein, Shirley Griffin, Nancy Gosnell and Sarah Van Horn.

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Spiritual Formation News

Your Spiritual Formation Team met on October 15th at 6:00 p.m. Among topics discussed: --Recruiting! Rachel Hammers term as will be concluding, and we will be looking for a new Spiritual Formation Team Chair. We also discussed the need to recruit a superintendant for Sunday School, especially to assure that there is always someone present to lead classes for young children, confirmation, and high school youth. --Time and Talent Inventories! These will be made available during worship through the month of November, and we will ask worshippers to submit them with their offerings on the weekend of the 23rd -24th. --Sunday Morning Adult Education! The class meeting in room 108 will continue to follow the Augsburg study series. The group meeting in the Lounge will discuss our Reformation heritage on Reformation Sunday, and will welcome Mary Lasits of Lutheran Social Services on November 3rd. The rest of the month well focus conversation for the month on Final Things and End Times,: Topics covered will be: Remembering the Saints and the Dead, Estate Planning, and Funeral Planning. Sunday Morning Adult Education Schedule October 27th November 3 November 10th November 17th Room 108 Lounge Room 108 Lounge Room 108 Lounge Room 108 Lounge Room 108 Lounge Vision Dreams Our Lutheran Heritage Get Ready! Mary Lasits, Lutheran Social Services Remember and Celebrate Remembering the Saints and the Dead From Despair to Deliverance Estate Planning with Rich Krombach of Thrivent Travelling Light Funeral Planning with pastor Chuck

November 24th

The Spiritual Formation Team of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church has begun to meet at 6:00 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Join us! THE FALL FESTIVAL WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! The Women of Trinity wish to thank the many who helped to make the festival a success and to our Trinity family for their support. The German food was very good and everyone enjoyed the fellowship. We served over 60 meals and had many take-out meals. Those who prepared the food, served, set up the hall, decorated, and cleaned up were: Dorothy and Frank Bazell, Anita Telfer, Peg Beeson, Nancy Gosnell, Dana and Sarah VanHorn, Shirley Griffin, Sharon Heinlein, and Janet Robertson. JANET ROBERTSON, Women of Trinity

The Lutheran World Relief project was very successful. Trinity collected 530 bath size bars of soap. The bars of soap will be shipped wherever there is a need. Trinity will start collecting bath size bars of soap in January Again, thank you Trinity Lutheran Church Sharon Thacker

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Service to Trinity in November

Greeters 03 Janet Robertson 10 Nancy Gosnell 17 Hehr/Nida family 24 Sharon Heinlein Lectors 03 Dorothy Bazell 10 Bev Speasmaker 17 David Johnston 24 Matt Heinlein Worship Assistant Cantor Michael Newsome 10 Arlene Dykeman 10 Elizabeth Moes Acolyte Tucker Lumbra 10 Maggie Nida Saturday Night Lectors 02 Mary Reed-Farris 09 16 23 30 Altar Guild Donna Bowman / Beth Tucker Communion Bread Baker Amy Hehr & Jane Nida Open/Close Matt Heinlein / Shirley Griffin Ushers Peg Beeson-captain, Sharon Heinlein, Dorothy Bazell, Anita Telfer, Jane Nida Offering Assistants

Service to our Community FAITH MISSION The next date for Faith Mission is Thursday, November28h. Please be at Faith Mission by 6:30 p.m. Those serving at Faith Mission in October were: Nancy Gosnell, Shirley Griffin, Marva James and Pam Moore. For more information on service at Faith Mission, contact Sharon Thacker at 443-6149. Thank you again, Sharon Thacker
While serving at Faith Mission please take all safety precautions. Please wear closed-toed shoes, all clothing must cover arms and abdomen. Shorts must not rise higher than the knee. Long hair should be covered by a hair net. Volunteers who are not dressed appropriately will be asked to reschedule their service. Please understand this is for your safety.

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES (LSS) FOOD PANTRY Remember to sign-up on SIGNUP CENTRAL the bulletin board in the lobby for this very important service for our community. Contact Tim Edwards at

November Birthday Wishes

02 Sharon Heinlein 04 Daniel Distelhorst 06 Abigail Downs 09 Nora Wiegerig 09 Allison Downs 10 Beth Tucker 11 Thomas Cloud 17 Richard Walston 17 Marianne Daily 17 Chloe Bennett 18 Amy Hehr 21 Carl Coffy 21 Michael Newsome 22 Alfred Faelchle 22 Nancy Robinson Continued.

23 Charlotte Jolly 23 Judith Fortman 24 Martha McKitrick 26 David Reiss 26 Alivia Brello 28 Ryan Heinlein

Samaritan Update from 9/23-10-25 32 lunch bags 2 State ID 29 COTA Day Passes 4 $10.00 Gas Vouchers Each month Trinity is able to help assist people with 614-598-1887 or email: Cota Day Passes. We also timotheus4@earthlink.net.com assist people each month by for information on Saturday helping them to get their service at the LSS food pantry. State ID. Another program Trinity offers is gasoline for Contact Bev Speasmaker at your vehicle. We currently 231-2891 if you would like to work with a local BP station. Trinity continues to offer help during the week. Volunteers are always needed. brown lunch bags with bottled water for those in need.

December Birthday Wishes

02 Georgianna Mickles 02 Jeannine Gauer 03 Larry Faelchle 03 Carson McKitrick 04 Sarah Evinsky 05 Rose Fortman 07 Dennis Robertson 18 Charles Peterson 25 Jane Nida

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NEWS FROM THE WOMEN OF TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Shirley Griffin, President RACHEL CIRCLE Rachel Circle's next meeting will be on Thursday, November 7th at 12:00 p.m., the word is Holy. Table Prayers will be lead by Shirley Griffin. HANNAH CIRCLE The HANNAH CIRCLE will meet on Monday, November 18th at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Lounge. The Bible Study leader and hostess will be Cyril McClandish . Janet Robertson, member of Hannah Circle.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! THE ANNUAL BAZAAR WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST FROM 9:00 AM UNTIL 2:00 PM Please plan to donate gently used items to help make this another successful Bazaar for the Women of Trinity. We are also accepting items for our door prizes. Please plan to attend for a wonderful day of fellowship. AFTER BAZAAR SALE and lunch will be held, Sunday November 3rd. after the 10:30 AM worship service. Food and other items will be available to buy.

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE WTLC women that made noodles this year for our Bazaar. The ladies that came out for each Thursday noodle making and fellowship were Dorothy Bazell, Sharon Heinlein, Nancy Gosnell, Anita Telfer, Peg Beeson, Bev Speasmaker, Janet Robertson and Shirley Griffin. Georgianna Mickles, Sharon Thacker and Shirley Griffin bagged the noodles on Monday morning. Thanks ladies for the lovely memories and all of your hard work.

HALLOWEEN CANDY!!! FOOD COLLECTION BAGS AND THANKOFFERING ENVELOPES should be returned at the Thankoffering Service November 10th. All members and friends are invited to share in the filling of the grocery bags and the special offerings. The food will be donated to the LSS Food Pantry. With your donation you can make a difference for families that are in need. THE WTLC THANKOFFERING SERVICE AND DINNER will be held on November 10th. This will be a dinner for ALL of Trinitys members. We will be taking reservations until November 7th. The dinner is FREE, but we will be taking a freewill offering to help offset the cost this year. Please plan to attend this dinner and enjoy a catered meal and great fellowship with us. IF you have leftover Halloween candy remember you can donate it to the Ritas Candy Wrap that will be held on December 5th. There will be a box in the lower lobby for the candy starting November 3rd. The candy will be donated to the LSS Food Pantry for Christmas Baskets.

Remember to save your pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House. Please put in the water jug in the lobby. We will continue to save pop tabs in memory of Makalya to help other families in need.

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The deadline for submission of articles for the December Trinity Tidings is Wednesday, November 20th at 12:30p.m. Assembly of the Trinity Tidings will be Monday November 25that 10:00 a.m.

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Staff Pastor: Charles Peterson Minister of Music and Organist: Dr. Tom Wells Administrative Assistant: Mary Reed-Farris Custodian: Lori Large
Trinity Tidings Committee
Office Hours Monday 8:30--12:30pm Tuesday 8:30-12:30pm Wednesday 8:30-12:30pm Thursday 8:30-12:30pm Friday 8:30-12:30pm

Mary Reed-Farris-Editor Assembly Sharon Thacker Georgianna Mickles Myra Kilhefner Shirley Griffin
Suggestions for the Trinity Tidings are always welcome

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Reconciling in Christ Congregation. The members of Trinity Lutheran Church recognize that God loves, Forgives, and calls each of us unconditionally and that every human being is created in the image of God. As a result, we welcome all people into our community of faith and invite them to join us as we seek to understand Gods love for us and struggle to be faithful messengers of that love in the world. Although our world is a place of alienation and brokenness, Christ calls us to reconciliation and wholeness. In response, we join hands with all our sisters and brothers, grateful for the unique gifts that each of us has to offer, regardless of our race, age, gender identity, marital status, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, national origin, or economic status. We celebrate together both the diversity of Gods creation and our unity as Gods people.