THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY

November, 2011

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Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the Lord is God! It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures for ever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

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NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY WORKSHOP FOCUS GROUPS

by Susan Adamek

On Wednesday, October 26th (THIS WEDNESDAY) at 6:30p.m. in Holy Trinitys Parish Hall, we will again host our neighbors and three focus groups. After five consecutive and heavily attended, Wednesday night meetings, the group agreed that we should concentrate on three areas in our search for solutions to heal the neighborhood. The focus Groups are: The Store Group will gather information from the city and also the store owner to determine where both are going after the arrest of the owner and confiscation of illegal goods. They will be asking questions and searching for solutions on how to make this a positive, viable, and safe market for neighborhood use. The Police Group will be communicating and working with the police department on solutions to curtail crime. They will be proposing foot patrol, encouraging neighbors and cops to know and recognize one another, attending the eight week Community Policing Academy, becoming a Block Captain and being pro-active and calling 911 when witnessing suspicious activity. The Kids Group will be mentoring and getting to know all kids by their name that live on their block. They will be seeking places for kids to gather after school, checking into the existing NRC program Photo Voice for Kids, and exploring and using other programs that already exist. These focus activities are mere beginnings. Baby steps are needed before we can wear big boy and big girl shoes. The group is fragile and is a text book case for what could become a perfect example for community organizing. (Do you know any PhD. Student working in this area)? We are looking for and identifying those individuals who can become facilitators and leaders. New Faces, working beside Old Faces! It will take tremendous energy, hours and hours of personal time, the patience of a saint, commitment, passion, lack of fear and a strong belief that success is definitely possible with numbers. Besides pinpointing challenging issues, we have to be aware that many people are not used to attending meetings and have no idea how this whole process works, much less how to effectively verbalize their fears and concerns once they do get to a meeting. So, besides the organizing aspect, we will have to address educating and teaching on sometimes the most primary level. This is where sainthood in all of its glory is needed! Again, I ask for your fervent prayers for guidance from above. We have been listening, and are grateful for all of the help and blessings we have already received. Holy Trinity has been called to do this work and we have a responsibility to continue to assist our neighbors in this journey.

Our Prayers:
Remembering those celebrating birthdays during November:
November 1 Wilma Stahl November 8 Doris Fekete, Cheyanne Milbourn November 28 Daniel Bayless, Jamenson Molnar O God, our times are in your hands. Look with favor, we pray, on your servant, (name) as he/she begins another year. Grant that he/she may grow in wisdom and grace, and strengthen his/her trust in your goodness all the days of his/her life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Remembering those of our parish family and friends who have died during November:
November 1, 1998 Dennis Englund November 6, 1986 Barbara Horvath November 11, 1988 Eileen Englund November 13 Helen Bencsics November 14, 2005 Rebecca Kay Perkins November 16, 1980 Madaline Hartman November 18, 1991 Mary Gaul November 19, 1977 Emery Varga November 20, 2005 Sophie C. Tokay November 21, 2005 Ethel E. Thompson November 22, 2000 Myrene Slabaugh November 26, 1972 Katherine Lukas November 27, 1989 Margaret Major November 27, 1999 Katie Taylor November 27, 2002 Viginia Miller November 30, 1976 George Bernat

Father of all, we pray to you for those we love, but see no longer. Grant them your peace; let light perpetual shine upon them; and, in your loving wisdom and almighty power, work in them the good purpose of your perfect will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen We remember each of them in our prayers at the altar on the Sunday before their death and on the last Sunday of the month. Our prayers are with Mother Tina and her family as they remember the life of her brother, Evert Velthuizen.

Remembering those who are sick and/or shut in:

Sick: David Koehler, Kathy Molnar, Wilma & Howard Stahl, Jane (Father Jims cousin), Jean Garrison, Russ Cartwright, Nedra (Pat Zankas mother),Rosemary Zigler, Judy Velthuizen, Ronnie Gilliam, Debbie Miller, Lucas Frank Molnar, Carol Stoakes, Meghan, Donna Brown, Yolanda Illes Homebound: Bruce Stahl. Julie Fekete, Doris Fekete, Helen Szczechowski, Tim Goodrich, and Dorothea Felix, James Brown Almighty God our heavenly Father, graciously comfort your servant N. in his/her suffering, and bless the means made use of for his/her cure. Fill his/her heart with confidence that, though at times he/she may be afraid, he/she may put his/her trust in you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Look with mercy, O God our Father, on all whose increasing years bring them weakness, distress, or isolation. Provide for them homes of dignity and peace; give them understanding helpers, and the willingness to accept help; and as their strength diminishes, increase their faith and their assurance of your love. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for the Parish: You are invited and encouraged to pray this prayer each day. Almighty God, all times are in your hand, and all occasions serve your will. Accept our prayers of thanksgiving and hope which we offer for this community of faith: the Church of the Holy Trinity. May she ever continue in your mercy and grace and may she never falter in gratitude to you and in service of you in our brothers and sisters, as well as the poor, sick and disenfranchised of our neighborhood, city and world. All this we ask through the intercessions of Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen

Our Friends -- David and Barbara Koehler

David grew up in Philadelphia the youngest of 5 children. He joined the Central United Methodist Church and attended the Christian Science Church near his home. After high school he worked for the telephone company and the Rohm and Haas Chemical Company. Wanting to get away from home, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1962. He spent time in Japan as an air crewman and electronics technician. The Navy then sent him off to Purdue University where he received a degree in Chemical Engineering. During his time at Purdue he meant Barbaras brother who decided to introduce him to his sister. Barbara grew up about 8 miles south of Mishawaka on a small farm in Madison Twp. next to the youngest of 4 children. She joined Mishawaka First United Methodist Church and later St. Johns United Church of Christ in Woodland. From high school she worked at The Associates in South Bend before deciding about 3 years later to go to Ball State University. There she earned a degree in Home Economics. During several summers she taught in the 4-H program. We were married the week before Barbara graduated from Ball State so spent the next year together at Purdue. After Daves graduation he spent the summer in Officers Training and then we were off to San Diego, California. A month later our first son was born. Another son was born a couple years later. Dave was stationed on several different ships that were in and out of San Diego before spending 11 months in Viet Nam. After 8 years in San Diego, Dave decided that he wanted to be home more with his family so left the Navy and we returned to the South Bend area where we have now lived for 35 years. While in San Diego, Barbara studied the Montessori teaching method. So, after getting situated in South Bend we opened our home to the Keria Trail Pre-School and Day Care which was based on Montessori training and regular preschool. After 3 years, Dave started working as an electronics instructor for the Acme Institute of Technology which was in South Bend. Barbara later went there as office manager/bookkeeper. Dave later went on to work as an instructor at Lake Michigan College and then to Southwestern Michigan College where he retired. Barbara went on to be the secretary/bookkeeper at Coalbush United Methodist Church for 17 years. After several years living in South Bend, we joined the Broadway Christian Parish United Methodist Church where we spent many very, very active years. Most Sunday mornings now find us worshipping at Church of The Holy Trinity. We are both retired and enjoy working in our vegetable garden and flower gardens in the summer months. In the colder months, Barbara finds plenty to do with sewing and whatever comes along. Dave likes to read especially early in the morning. We are both dog lovers and in the last few years have shared our home with 2 dogs but since I started working on this newsletter we have added a 3rd one that appeared at our house. Our 2 grandchildren live in the South Bend area and are happy to see them often.

FALL INTO WINTER

by Ruth Wivell

For the first time in my five years of living in the Midwest, I am actually looking forward to winter. It feels risky to write this, as Im sure that in February someone will cite it when I am cursing the snowy sidewalks and the un-ending grey sky. But regardless, right now, winter seems so logical and there is a large part of me that cant wait for peaceful indoor activities and the quiet anticipation as I imagine another year in the garden. For the meantime, both in and outside of the church, fall is a season in which we are particularly aware of the cycle of life and thankful for what has past. Amy, Jonathan, and baby Evangeline from Michiana Covenant Church are new volunteers at the garden, and they have embraced the work that fall requires; pulling up old plants, cutting the dead flower heads, salvaging tomatoes before the frost makes them squishy, and harvesting root vegetables. In all these chores, saying goodbye to the fruitful summer brings about hope for the gardens future as well as a sense of nostalgia for what has been. Sure, leaves are withering in the cold and flowers are now dry and crusty at the end of brown stemsbut do you see all the seeds that we can collect from them for next year? The thought of sowing more sunflower seeds summons memories of sitting in the church hall at coffee hour and watching the bright flowers bob about under the blue summer sky, which, in turn, reminds me of the blistering hot day on which Kenny, Deja, and Lova planted the seeds for the sunflower fort. As well as the work outside coming to an end, we are also concluding our fall series of nutrition classes that Kristan Gonzalez of the Purdue Extension Service has been teaching. She has taught us so much about various aspects of nutrition, including food safety, healthy fats, fiber, the new food pyramid (actually now a plate divided into categories), as well as having shown us a number of very easy and delicious recipes, some of which I will share in coming newsletters. It never ceases to amaze me how food brings people together and facilitates great fellowship in our coffee hour, in the garden, and again at the nutrition classes, connections are made and friendships are strengthened. It is something I am very grateful for.

(left) Jonathan and Amy hold incredible Giant Russian Sunflower heads as large as their baby Evangeline. (right) Jonathan and the last of the tomatoes, still greenthese went in a flash at the Salvation Army pantry!

KAPUSTA (POLISH CABBAGE) Serves 6-8 as a side-dish. My friend Kevin gave me this recipe for his mothers delicious polish cabbage. It is a treat with its salty-sweet-sour flavors and gorgeous deep pink color. Although not a traditional item at the Thanksgiving table, I think it would do very nicely alongside a festive feast, and indeed, German Christmas tables will often have a variation of this dish on it. 1 small red cabbage, shredded 2 c water lb bacon 2/3 c sugar 2/3 c cider vinegar pepper 1. 2. 3. 4. Place the shredded cabbage in a pot, add water and boil for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cut the bacon into smallish pieces and fry until crispy. When the cabbage is done, drain the water from it. Add to it: the bacon and its fat, sugar, and vinegar. Cook for a couple of minutes so that the sugar dissolves and the cabbage almost looks a little shiny. But dont let it get mushy! 5. Add pepper and serve the dish hot or warm.

Upcoming at Holy Trinity Church

Wednesday, October 26, at 6:30p.m. Neighborhood meeting Friday, October 28, at 6:30p.m. the Feast of St. Simon and St. Jude will be celebrated. Tuesday, November 1, at 6:30p.m. the Feast of All Saints will be celebrated. Wednesday, November 2, at 6:30p.m. the Feast of All Souls/All Faithful Departed will be celebrated. A sign-up sheet is attached to give the names of family and friends you would like remembered at the altar on that Day. Andrew Irving will be preaching. Sunday, November 27 the Season of Advent begins Wednesday, November 30 the Feast of St. Andrew will be celebrated at 6:30p.m.

-----------------------------------------------------------I would like the following name(s) remembered at the altar on All Souls Day.

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