Trinity Tidings

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

ELCA

M AY , 2015 V OL UM E 9, ISS UE 5
Our Mission Statement:
Sharing the Word of God
Through Worship
and Teaching,
With Love and Service,
In Our Congregation and
Our Community.

Table of Contents
Pastor Peterson

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Trinity's Council News
Notes of thanks

3-5

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Service to Others

May/June Birthdays
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News for Women of TLC

Mother/Child Banquet
Friday, May 15th
6:30 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall

Tickets: $6.00 Adults

$3.00 children 12 and under
Tickets are on sale in the
church lobby after worship.

Circle News

Church Council meeting

minutes are located on the
table in the lower lobby for
your information.
WTLC
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
will be held on June 7th.
Please stop in the
Fellowship Hall after the
10:30 a.m. service
and have some ice cream.

Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Old Trinity

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Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7-8
Honor the LORD with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will be bursting with wine.Proverbs 3:9-10
All tithes from the land, whether the seed from the ground or the fruit from the tree, are the LORD's; they are holy to the
LORD.Leviticus 27:30

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

+Peace+
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is founded upon the Gospel: in Christ Jesus God loves everyone, always, no matter what. We grow in our experience of this love through discipleship practices: worship, fellowship, prayer, studying the scriptures, helping others, telling the Good News to others, and sharing our wealth to support the mission of Christs Church. During
the next month our congregation will emphasize the last of thesefinancial stewardship, or giving to support Christs Church.
Our stewardship program will approach financial giving from a faithful Biblical perspective. We urge you to give as a
spiritual practice. That is, we ask you to give in thankful response to all God has done for you, trusting that God will provide
for those who trust in the Lord.
Following the scripture verses atop this letter we ask you to pray over the question: What portion of my income is God
calling me to give for Christs ministry at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church? We urge you to allow the following ideas,
reflected in these verses, to guide your prayerful consideration of how you shall give:

God calls and invites us to give in cheerful gratitude.

God calls and invites us to give the first fruits of our labor. That is, God calls us to give back to God in gratitude before
spending our money on other needs.
God calls and invites us to plan out ahead of time how much we intend to give.
God calls and invites us to plan to give a percentage of our income for Gods work. A tithe (10% of our income is an
important standard throughout the Bible, and it can serve as a (challenging!) long term goal for giving.

Many of us at Old Trinity support Gods work by giving to ministries other than those of our congregation. We praise
God for your generosity to them! But if you believe Old Trinity is doing Gods work, we urge you to give at least a portion of
your tithe or planned offering to our congregation.
During worship on Consecration Sunday weekend, May 30th and 31st, we will ask all worshippers to indicate their
intention to support Gods work at Old Trinity by completing a Plan for Giving Card. We urge any who do not intend to
complete a card to worship with us on that day, too. The procedure will be done in such a way that no one will feel embarrassed if he or she chooses not to fill out a card. We will send Plan for Giving Cards by mail to those who do not submit them
during worship on Consecration Sunday weekend, but we will make no further solicitation.
Thank you in advance for your enthusiastic participation in Consecration Sunday!
Rejoicing with you in following Jesus,

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Presidents Report
Being the Easter season, one of its related symbols is the butterfly. The butterfly is a wonder of nature as a
caterpillar, an insect worm that crawls along the ground, becomes a beautiful flying display. That roly-poly
bug wraps itself in a cocoon only to burst out as a spectacle of nature. It truly is a kind of miracle.
The death and resurrection of Jesus is a similar kind of event. Jesus walked the earth teaching of Gods love
and mercy only to be put to death. He was placed in a tomb from which he burst from the dead. This rising
from the dead resulted in the phenomenon of grace for all of our sins another miracle.
Old Trinity finds itself in a position of once again being able to become the butterfly. In the past 160 years,
the church has burst from the ground on the corner of 3rd and Fulton, has blossomed with beautiful stained
glass windows in the sanctuary, has created a social program to help the homeless in her community, and has
transformed its sanctuary to what we know today. Just as a butterfly deposits eggs which turn into slowcrawling caterpillars before becoming new butterflies, Old Trinity has had members who have deposited funds
whose use is now being considered and which may enable the church to become something new.
Through our cottage meetings, our members are slowly considering where God might be calling us to go in the
future at Old Trinity. Ideas and possibilities have been proposed and will be discerned as new ministries and
directions are considered. It is hoped that we will then be able to evolve in the way God wants us to go. In
order for that to happen, you need to attend one of the cottage meetings to share your thoughts on the future of
Old Trinity. There are still opportunities in May for you to attend one of these meetings. Please come and
join the discussions. Help Old Trinity find the miracles God has planned for us.

Cottage Meetings in May:

Now What? For Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
During April and May, all members of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church family will be asked to attend
one small gathering to discern Gods calling for us as we move into the future. These cottage meetings will be
scheduled at different times of the days and weeks of April and May to accommodate peoples schedules. We will try
to keep each meeting to around twelve people to make it easy for all to participate. Several of these meetings will be
held during the Sunday education hour in May. Well plan to keep all cottage meeting to around 90 minutes long.
Possible topics for conversation may include:
--How has God blessed you here? What do you most appreciate about our Trinity?
--What, if anything, do you feel God is calling us to do differently? What changes would you like to see?
--How should we (re)organize our ministries and budgets to reflect Gods call to us now?
Please sign up for and attend one of these meetings for the good of our community of faith. Sign up sheets are
on table in lower lobby.

Sunday, May 3- 09:00 a.m.

Sunday, May 3-12:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 5-12:00 p.m.

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Community Ministry

I'd like to thank everyone who baked an item for the Ronald
McDonald House, we had to change plans slightly and I appreciate
the flexibility. We are still talking about our May project so keep an
eye out in the bulletin for that. As you go to the cottage meetings,
please bring any suggestions you have for future projects as we'd
love to hear new ideas. Let Gretchen Brandt know if you have any
suggestions.
Thanks!

CONGREGATIONAL LIFE

Spring is the season of rebirth, renewal and regrowth. Fellowship events are also in full bloom this season at
Old Trinity. This is whats happening this month with Congregational Life
May 3rd: Congregation Life committee meeting after worship
May 10th: Mothers Day- we will recognize all mothers this Sunday during worship and all
mothers will receive a small gift. Mothers are a gift from God and thank you for all that you do!!
May 17th: Lemonade on the Lawn after worship
May 24th: Pentecost Sunday- we will beautify the sanctuary with red geraniums for Pentecost.
Geraniums will be on sale in the church lobby beginning May 3rd. After Pentecost we will plant
the geraniums in the garden outside the church.
May 31st: Trinity Sunday- this will be a day to celebrate all the ministries of the church and also to
welcome new members. We are planning on having a reception in the fellowship hall this Sunday
Please join us for these events!

On April 19th, we bid farewell to Rose and Earl Dickerson and held a reception after worship to honor them and celebrate
their many years of faithful service at Trinity. We thank them for being such a blessing to our congregation and wish
them good luck and Godspeed as they begin the next chapter of their lives living with family in Cincinnati.

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Thank You TLC Congregation for Making Shirley Griffins

Birthday so Special!
By LeNan Hager
Last summer at a ladies meeting at my home Shirley Griffin mentioned she was going
to be 80 in April 2015. I believe she meant it to be a passing comment, but I jumped
on it like it was a life preserver and I was floating in the oceanI looked over and
said, we are going to celebrate that milestone, and she said, No you are not, I am
going on a cruise. And that was it as far as she was concerned, but not me.
In early March at a midweek Lenten service luncheon, I actually had the gall to tell
the entire table of people I was sitting with, and I collectively we all decided we
NEEDED to celebrate Shirleys birthday with a surprise celebration.
We all know the rest of the story we managed to throw the biggest surprise for the
busiest little bee in our congregation, and it was with the help of the entire TLC congregation and family. So I want to say special thank you to everyone who donated
money towards her gift, a personally inscribed wind-up snow globe with the angel of
gratitude inside. She loved it and I believe it was most appropriate.
Thank you to Pastor, Tom and the choir for singing to her during the Palm Service, especially when it is such a somber
time. Thank you to Mary for all her help with emails and mailing lists. You were so helpful to me. Thank you to Janet, Nancy, Peg, Arlene and Guy all the people who helped me with all the details, helped me set up secretly, and
keep Shirley occupied through service and through a made-up meeting upstairs so we could get everyone jammed into
the corner of the Fellowship Hall.
The biggest thank you goes to Shirley. Your tireless service to our congregation is a gift that no amount of words,
gifts, testimonies or money could ever be expressed appropriately. You are our little engine that could, can and will.
You are a gem and we thank God for you in our lives every day. We hope our festive 80th birthday surprise gave you a
taste of the appreciation, love and gratitude we have for what you do for our church.
Yes Shirley. Yes we did. We got one over on you! Happy Birthday!!

I am truly BLESSED to have my church family at Trinity

Lutheran Church. Words cannot express how grateful I am
for my surprise birthday celebration. I love each and every
one at Trinity. Thank you LeNan Hager, Women of Trinity
and everyone that helped in any way to make this surprise
celebration happen. Peace and Love, Shirley

Thank You! Thank You! Thank

You! To Trinity Lutheran Church for all
your prayers for my recovery of the
broken ankle to the hip replacement
surgery. Its been a long journey but I feel
I am finally on the mend. Thank you for
all the cards and phone calls. Thank you
for your visits to the hospital and Altercare. Special thanks to Pastor Peterson
for his many visits and reassuring
words. Special thanks to Janet Robertson
for her many visits and for administering
communion when I was unable to make it
to church. It was so good to be able to go
to church on Easter Sunday and see all of
you again.
Vivian Faelchle

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Service to Trinity in May

Greeter
03 Bev Speasmaker
10 Arlene Dykeman
17 Diana Fisher
24 Nancy Gosnell
31Amy Heinlein
Lectors
03 Judy Fortman
10 Christiane Buuck
17 Greg Brandt
24 Arlene Dykeman
31 Stephen Mayer
Worship Assistant Jason McKitrick
Cantor Neal Coryell
Acolyte Adam Moneypenny
Saturday Night Lectors
02 Mary Reed-Farris
09
16
23
30
Altar Guild LeNan and Guy Hager
Communion Bread Baker LeNan Hager
Open/Close Shirley Griffin, David Huskey
Ushers Shirley Griffin-captain, Arlene Dykeman,
Sheila Hively, Janet Robertson, Bev Speasmaker,
Kirsten Kilhefner

May
Birthday
Wishes

June
Birthday
Wishes

03 Delores Schmidt
03 Janet Robertson
04 Madeline DeRoche
06 Bradley Smith
09 Karen Gunderman
12 Geoffrey Wilhelm
14 Erika Lumbra
16 Mary Roberts
20 Vivian Faelchle
21 Grant Miller
25 Nathaniel Moes
27 Diana Fisher
27 Jake Bennett

01 Kaitlyn Smith
06 Bill Esterline
06 Jill Brandt
06 Dianna Everett
07 Elizabeth Mote
10 Eugene Abahazie
12 Alice Gramlich (103)
17 Jason McKitrick
19 Marvin Buban
20 Bev Speasmaker
25 Lucas Lumbra
29 David Roberts
29 Megan Gibson
30 Sarah Van Horn
30 Christopher Smith

Volume 9, Issue 5

SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY

FAITH MISSION
The next date for service at Faith Mission is Thursday, May 28th.
Please be at Faith Mission by 6:30 p.m. Those serving at Faith
Mission in April were the Downtowners.
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.
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES
(LSS) FOOD PANTRY
Remember to sign-up on SIGNUP CENTRAL, the bulletin
board in the lobby for this very
important service to our
community.
Contact Gretchen Brandt at
614/458-8208 or email:
brandt.110@gmail.com or
Contact Neal Coryell at
614/262-1168 if you would like
to help during the week.

NEEDED!!!
We need Counters to help count
money on Sundays after the
Sunday Service. We need to
have two counters per Sunday
and the counters would count
each Sunday for a month.
Any questions can be sent to
Jason McKitrick.
djm2084@hotmail.com
McKidjm2084@hotmail.com

Samaritan Update
from 3/23 4/21
60 + lunch bags
2 State IDs
21 COTA Day Passes
2 $10.00Gas Vouchers
socks, toiletry items, gloves
Each month Trinity is able
to help assist people with
Cota Day Passes. We also
assist people each month by
helping them to get their
State ID. Another program
Trinity offers is gasoline for
your vehicle. We currently
work with a local BP station.
Trinity continues to offer
brown lunch bags with
bottled water for those in
need.

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NEWS FROM THE WOMEN OF TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Shirley Griffin, President
The Rachel Circle will meet on Thursday, May 7th at
1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Table prayers will be
lead by Beth Fraley and the word is Faith.

Rachel Circle is collecting bath size bars of

soap for Lutheran World Relief. The soap
will be collected from March through
September, 2015.
There will be a basket in the lobby both
Saturday night and Sunday morning to hold
your donations.
If you remember last year our campaign was
very successful we helped over 600 people
with our soap. Maybe we will do even better
in 2015. Thanks for your support and soap.
Sharon Thacker

HANNAH CIRCLE will met on Monday, May 18th at

12:30 P.M. Bring your lunch and refreshments will be
provided. Bible Study Leader and Hostess will be Judy
Fortman. Continue to save your coins to contribute to the
RED EYES-LADIES FUND by placing them in the glass
jug found in the lower main lobby.

Remember to save ink and toner cartridges to help pay

for church supplies. The cartridges are recycled and we
are given an online coupon from Staples.

Recycled Generosity
Thank you for your recent donations
of pop tabs, soup labels, points for
schools and greeting card faces. All
of these items are put to good use to
raise funds and help the environment
as well.

THE WOMEN OF TRINITY will sponsor their

ANNUAL MOTHER/CHILD DINNER on
May 15 at 6:30 PM.

UPDATE ON TLC CAREGIVERS EASTER

BREAKFAST
We served over 50 Trinity members and friends at our
Easter breakfast this year. The breakfast was a big success. The TLC Caregivers could not have done it without
the help of our members and friends. TLC Caregivers
members that helped make the breakfast so nice were
Nancy Gosnell, Janet & Dennis Robertson, Bill Dross,
Peg Beeson, Sharon Thacker, Sharon Heinlein and
Shirley Griffin. Many thanks to Trinity members that
helped us including Pam and son Mark McClelland, Sarah & Dana VanHorn, David Huskey and Nora Wiegerig.
We are so happy for all your help.

The theme this year will be MOMS ROCK.

Please come and enjoy a special evening with us.
There will be good food and exciting things to do
at the dinner. Tickets will be on sale before and
after 10:30 a.m. service starting April 26. The cost
for tickets is $6.00 for adults and $3.00 for children 12 and under.

Thank you for the prayers and cards upon the death of
Bob Robertson, the brother of Dennis. We appreciate
your support to our family during our time of loss.
Janet and Dennis Robertson

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at 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-Beshara

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
Suggesio s for the Tri ity
Tidi gs are always welco e

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.