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Aug. 2016 | Monthly Newsletter
TUMC-Lomira
920-269-4411
300 Church St.
Mark Your Calendars…
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Lomira, WI 53048
New Sermon Series starts Aug. 21st
Labor Day Sept. 5th
Sunday School Starts September 11th
1 Year Anniversary Celebration
for Pastor Rom & Jane on Sept. 11th
UPCOMING SERMON SERIES
August/September 2016
Beginning on Sunday, August 21, we’ll be starting a new
worship series on the topic of … PURPOSE. Several
years ago now, Pastor Rick Warren (America’s
Pastor) wrote a best-selling book (based on scripture)
called “A Purpose Driven Life.” That’s where the title
of this series comes from … and based on scripture,
with commentary from Pastor Warren, we’ll be
learning together about God’s purpose for each and
every one of our lives. So, do you know why you’re
here? Let’s find out together, shall we?. Individual
messages for August/September will be:
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“Designed With and For a Purpose” – Isaiah 26:3
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“Designed for Pleasure” – Isaiah 61:3; 29:13;
Psalm 147:11; Rom. 12:1a
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“Formed for God’s Family” – Eph. 1:5
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“Created to Be Like Jesus” – Rom. 8:29
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“Shaped for Serving God” – Eph. 2:10
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“Made for a Mission” – Acts 20:24
Come join us for this very important teaching about God’s
plan for each and every one of our lives!
“LOVING GOD LIKE THIS…”
Jesus replied, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your
mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love
your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on
these two commandments.” – Matthew 22:37-40 (NLT)
Dear members & friends of Trinity UMC,
You’ve heard the phrase, I’m sure, that goes “Everything hinges on this!” In other words,
this—whatever ‘this’ is—is going to be pivotal to the future—to our future. It’s that important.
Last month, I introduced—in written form—what I believe to be God’s vision for this church.
Nothing real spectacular (as in ‘out of the ordinary’). Nothing that isn’t biblical. Nothing that
would be contrary to our historic Christian faith, as we know it. However, when God gives a
vision and God’s people receive it, from that point forward … ‘everything hinges on this!’ Let me
remind you what that very simple vision was that I introduced last month (and you can always
review this on the back of the bulletin):
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Love – both God and people (Jesus’ two commandments he spoke of above…)
Grow – intentional growth as disciples of Jesus Christ
Serve – just like Jesus did, his life as our model for service
And one of the most important ways we’re going to ‘love’ God … is by loving others. Jesus said
(John 13:35, NLT): “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
That needs to be our witness … to our community and beyond. So, today we’re going to start a
conversation about how we’re going to love others—especially those God sends our way to care
for…
Let me ask you a question: Have you ever considered the difference between a visitor and a
guest? Sounds simple, doesn’t it? But the distinction can make all the difference in the world
with regard to how people feel about Trinity UMC—whether they want to come back for a
second time! I learned a lot about how we’re supposed to love those God sends our way
through the people at Disney (“Be Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service”) and
basically, it’s this. A visitor is someone who pops into your life unexpectedly and who you’re not
necessarily prepared to receive. A guest is someone you expect to show up at a certain time
and who you are prepared to receive. So, who do you think might feel more welcome coming to
Trinity UMC—a visitor or a guest?
Too often, we think of those who come to join us for worship for the first time as visitors—those
we didn’t expect and are not ready for (and they feel it, if that’s the case).
What we need to be doing is to think of those who come to join us for
worship at Trinity as our guests—true gifts from God (and they’ll feel that,
too). In doing so, we’ll be treating them as if we expected them all
along—ready to receive them with open arms and welcoming spirits. This
is one way we’re going to ‘love’ as God has called us to love—that the
world might know that we are his disciples! I’ll speak more to this as we
begin our new school year—next month… Are you ready?
See you at the ‘guest house’,
Pastor Rom
THANK YOU!
On behalf of the whole church, I’d like to thank the Adult Mission Group who
camped/worked at the church during the week of June 26-July 1—the Bintzlers, in
particular, for their leadership and the whole crew as follows:
Sandra Bearwolf
Bruce Bintzler
Debbie Bintzler
Kelly Brown
Amber Brown
Aubrie Brown
Kathy Drexler
Pete Drexler
Jason Ehlert
Michaela Fleischman
Henry Guell
Bob Hesprich
Lindsay Hesprich
Hunter Jandre
Sam(antha) Jandre
Damon Kavonius
Doug Kiehnau
Mary Kiehnau
Mackenzie Klein
Jordan ‘Junior’ Pieper
Sandy Porter
Dan Schmidt
These folks accomplished an incredible amount of work, helping out the Trustees
and the whole church in updates & improvements (some seen and some unseen)
around our property. Many thanks to all listed here, along with several others who
worked to support this group by providing/serving food for meals, running errands,
etc. We, as a congregation, have been truly blessed!
Thank you,
Pastor Rom, on behalf of
TUMC congregation and the Trustees
THANK YOU!
A big thanks to Gordon “Meatball” Zimmerman for his after-mission-week efforts
here at Trinity UMC! Thank you for trimming the pines in our front yard, so they
both look better visually and are much
easier to mow under, etc. Your efforts
have not gone unnoticed!
2016 NT Bible Challenge
Monday August 1st:
Tuesday August 2nd:
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Wednesday August 31st:
2 Corinthians 3
2 Corinthians 4
2 Corinthians 5
2 Corinthians 6
2 Corinthians 7
2 Corinthians 8
2 Corinthians 9
2 Corinthians 10
2 Corinthians 11
2 Corinthians 12
2 Corinthians 13
Galatians 1
Galatians 2
Galatians 3
Galatians 4
Galatians 5
Galatians 6
Ephesians 1
Ephesians 2
Ephesians 3
Ephesians 4
Ephesians 5
Ephesians 6
The 'Round Table' discussion group will
meet on the last Sunday of the month at
9:10 AM. Please drop off your questions
prior to the meeting, or you can email them
to the church office.
(churchofficetumc@gmail.com)
or drop them off in person.
Office Hours M-F 9:00am to 1:00pm
Listen online to
105.3 K-LOVE Radio
WLVE 91.7 in Fond du Lac, WI.
K-LOVE plays positive, encouraging
contemporary Christian music.
Just a reminder if you need
a key to unlock the church,
please contact Teresa in the
church office.
NEW MEMBER CLASS
The first New Member Class with Pastor Rom will take
place this fall and will last for approximately 6 weeks.
If interested, please let the office know at any time.
You can contact the office at either (920) 269-4411 or
churchofficetumc@gmail.com. More information will
be forthcoming in September. Watch for details in that
newsletter!
CONFIRMATION UPDATE
Just a reminder that when Pastor Rom moved to
Trinity UMC, Lomira, one year ago, adjustments
were made in the traditional confirmation program. It
was decided that confirmation would be moved to
participants being in their sophomore/junior years of
high school and to do this every other year starting
fall of 2018. Instead of a 2-year program, this will be
a one year program where participants will be in
class for about 13 weeks in the fall, but really take
time to ‘try on the church’ for the entire school year.
At the end of confirmation, an opportunity will be given to be confirmed (an important step in the process
toward membership) sometime around Easter. Membership itself, however, will be reserved for those 18
years or older. If parents or members have any questions about these changes, you’re invited to contact
Pastor Rom at the church office—(920) 269-4411 or
email at pastorromtumc@gmail.com. Thank you!
The Adult Choir will
begin their rehearsals on Wednesday
Sept.14th. Anyone is
welcome and encouraged to become a
part of this wonderful
musical group.
Contact Pam Hilker,
Choir Director, for
more information.
920-387-2763
Gwen’s Pen…
Pictured is Gwen with her bike in front of their home in Tokyo in 1934
“No! No!” Don't ride into the azaleas,” Dad shouted.
My attention was on staying upright, but I heard him. No, I
wouldn't ride into the huge clumps of brilliant blooms and lush
leafy branches filling the corner of the compound in Tokyo.
At breakfast that morning, Dad had suggested (another word
would be “decreed”) that I was eight years old and it was time for
me to learn to ride a bike. He would teach me as soon as my simple
chores were done.
The dishes cleared, my bed made, and the bathroom sink
scrubbed, I went hesitantly, but dutifully, to the study where Dad
sat at his desk, papers and ledgers obscuring its glass-covered surface.
“I guess I'm ready,” I said in a tiny voice quite unlike my
normal boisterous tones. From the shed, we took the bike, (a handme-down from the neighbor) with its scooped out bar for girls. I
pushed it along the walk at the side of the house and out between
two palm trees on either side of the front walk, then out beyond the
hedge. In the common area, unpopulated by any would-be spectators, were cinder paths, a circular mound, and grassy flats, which
offered plenty of space for the novice rider.
In the conventional manner of teaching the activity, Dad
held the rack behind the bike seat to steady me. He gave me a gentle start and hung on as I peddled. The bike wobbled, but I was
confident Dad would not let me fall on those rough cinders that
would have to be picked out of my knees with a tweezers.
This bicycling procedure worked fairly well as you might expect ….until Dad felt I was ready to fly on my
own. When he let go of the bike, I realized I was soaring solo as I headed for the azaleas. I knew I had to turn the
handlebars to avoid disaster to both botany and humanity. But, try as I would, my body would not obey my brain
and I continued a straight course toward disaster.
“No! No! Don't ride into the azaleas,” Dad shouted, telling me something I already knew. The harder I tried
to change my course, the more impossible it became until natural forces resulted in a heap of bicycle, azaleas, and
me.
Running to me, Dad picked me up, brushed me off, then sorted branch from bike. “Ready to try again?” he
asked. But it was not a question.
Read Paul's confession and solution in Romans 7:15-25,
I found both “The Living Bible” and “The Message” to be the most helpful interpretations of this particular
reading.
We would just like to extend a big thank you
to all those who helped to make the Mission
Trip here at TUMC possible. Including those
who gave their time and those who gave in
so many other ways from food donations to
financial assistance. The team accomplished
a great amount of work and still managed to
have fun and to enjoy worship/devotions
while doing it. Materials for the work were purchased with funds
from the Mission Trip Fund and an $1,100 donation was made
from the Mission Brat Fry held earlier this year and the Youth Mission Brat Fry that was hosted during the Mission Trip here at the
church. Thanks again to everyone who helped in even the smallest way, it was all so greatly appreciated.
Mission Team Leaders, Bruce and Debbie Bintzler
4792 Santiago Street Drive
La Palma, CA 90623
July 17,2016
Happy Sunday to all,
We wish to thank you all for your prayers and concerns. It meant a lot and our trip back to CA was easy
and smooth. God is always our Co-Pilot and prayers are so important!
Enclosed is a donation for the new furnace. We still remember how cold a WI winter can be and hope
this will help.
The Lomira Church holds a special place in our hearts and we think of all the wonderful people often. Art
is improving and we hope we can be back there is church with you.
Blessings, Jeanne Culver
If you have not picked up your
2016 Church Directory, they are
available in the church office. If you
were not photographed, but would
still like a copy, please contact
Teresa in the office.
The September newsletter deadline is
August 22nd.
Please have all articles to the church
office by noon.
TUMC Budget Totals
Year to date needed to meet
budget: $107,300.00
Received through
07-17-2016: $97,724.00
Budget Shortfall: $9,576.00
Trinity Church is facing
the cost to replace the
Heating System before
the cold weather is upon
us. The cost is in the
$50,000 to $60,000 price
range. A fund for the
Heating System is being
set up. Trinity Members
we need your financial
support. Please memo
your checks “INH”.
Thank you,
The Finance Committee
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE
The Trinity Cemetery Association has announced an increase in the cost of purchasing cemetery
lots at all three of the locations, the first increase since January of 2005. Increased costs of perpetual care maintenance and lower returns on perpetual care investments, along with higher administrative costs and increased land values are primarily responsible for the need. New prices will become
effective as of January 1, 2017:
For members of Trinity Church, lot prices will be increased to $600.00 per lot from the current
$300.00, including perpetual care.
For non-members, lot prices will be increased to $1200.00 per lot from the current $600.00,
including perpetual care.
Charges for other services can be found on the church web site www.trinitylomira.org
Listed under the links to Lomira tab or by calling Gene Junger at 583-2011.
Seminary Intern to Work at Trinity UMC for 2016-17 School Year
Several weeks ago, now, Pastor Rom received a phone call from the District Superintendent—Rev. Sue
D’Alessio—asking if Trinity would be interested in hosting a seminary student as an intern during the upcoming school year. Right up front, the D.S. advised that the expense of this program had already been
covered by the Conference. So that would not be a concern. Pastor Rom, Jane, and Teresa Amerling
agreed to meet with the potential intern and make a final decision from there.
On Wednesday, May 25, a lunch meeting took place and we all met with Seongmin Kim—currently a
seminary student at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois—though living in the
parsonage at North Fond du Lac with her husband, who is the pastor there, and their 12 year old daughter. Having met Seongmin once before at a District Committee on Ministry meeting, this very personal
meeting in Lomira sealed the deal … and we agreed to host Seongmin as a field education ministry site
for the upcoming school year. Following is a short bio on Seongmin:
Seongmin Kim was born in the Republic of Korea and grew up in Chun-cheon—a small but famous
lakeside city. In February 2001, she finished a Bachelor of Theology degree from Methodist Theological
University in Seoul, Korea and a Master of Theology degree in 2004 as well. While in seminary, Seongmin volunteered as a Sunday school teacher, a youth worship band leader, a Bible study group teacher,
and served for children's ministry later. Seongmin was married to Rev. Sukhyun “Tommy” Jung in 2003;
they have a daughter, Esther M. Jung who was born in 2004.
Pictured left: Seongmin Kim
Pictured below: Seongmin Kim, her husband
Rev. Sukhyun “Tommy” Jung and their daughter Esther
Following God's plan, Seongmin came to the United States in 2003 and has attended Garrett-Evangelical
Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois. She’s been working on her Masters of Divinity (MDiv) program
since 2015. Before Seongmin and her family came to Wisconsin, they served The Korean Methodist
Church of Leavenworth, Kansas—a multi-racial & multi-cultural congregation—for 7 years.
Please join Pastor Rom, the staff, and the leadership of Trinity UMC in welcoming Seongmin Kim to work
at Trinity UMC throughout the upcoming school year. Though Seongmin may be helping in a variety of
ministry areas, one project she will be about this year will be to help form a ministry care team. Seongmin
will be personally introduced to the congregation during a Sunday worship service in September, so
please watch for this exciting announcement!
Kick-off to the Sunday School Season
And ...
1 Year Anniversary Celebration for Pastor Rom and Jane
Anyone who is willing to help with a celebration in honor of Pastor Rom and Jane’s first year with us
is welcome to suggest ideas or take part in the festivities.
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There will be a drop box in the Narthex for the month of August to share a card or personal note
with them.
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Members and friends are asked to donate bars, brownies, treats or whatever they would like to
make. Please join us for this very special celebration!
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Teresa will also be creating a DVD with video messages from anyone who would like to share…
She will be available for video taping on August 8th...11am-1pm and August 16th… 5-7pm.
You do not need an appointment, just stop in and have a brief commentary prepared to share.
In addition, those who would like to help plan the event are asked to attend a meeting on
Tuesday August 16th at 7 pm in the Fellowship Hall.
You can contact SPRC Chair Glenn Eichstedt at 920-539-1468 or eichstedt@gmail.com
Director of Christian Education – Trinity UMC
It is with much gratitude that we first thank Heidi Zingsheim for her work as our Director of Christian Education
for the 2015-16 school year. Heidi has accomplished a great deal in her short time of directing our Christian education program—especially through the youth website (http://trinityumclomirayouth.weebly.com) and our entry into the world of Facebook, both great communication tools to keep in touch with youth and parents. Also,
Heidi has done an excellent job in keeping our main bulletin boards (by parking lot entrance) up to date and exciting to view! She has used her love of photography to better this department, as well as her teaching/leadership
skills in working with our middle school youth in particular. Thanks, Heidi, for an incredible year, for your energy and leadership!
And along with this thank you to Heidi, we also welcome Jessica Marschie as our new Director of Christian Education here at Trinity UMC – Lomira. With the endorsement of our Staff-Parish Relations Committee, Pastor
Rom has asked Jessica to step in and fill these rather large shoes as we start the upcoming school year. Both Jessica and Pastor Rom are looking at this as a time to reevaluate our Christian Education program, how it will line
up with God’s vision for Trinity (Love, Grow, Serve), and what changes need to be made in the future to benefit
both students and teachers—all while accomplishing our main goal of making Christ known to our children and
youth. Thank you, Jessica, for your willingness to step up to the plate at this time!
August Anniversaries
August Birthdays
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Kim Emmer
Sandra Porter
Brent Guell
Joshua Haefs
4 Mary Rhein
Jacob Steele
Sue Wilson
5 Helen Koene
6 Craig Collier
7 Ruth Batterman
8 Lexus Raue
Jane Pegram
9 Richard Haefs
Ben Lehner
10 Steve Cull
Lisa Lehner
14 Bridget Thorn
15 John Buske
Timothy Jordan
Harriet Krueger
Ella Winiecki
16 Steve Luedtke
18 Patti Cobb
Bailey Hinz
Elaine Unferth
19 Lisa Luedtke
Larry Schraufnagel
Michelle Rosenkranz
20 Mary Muehlius
Mike Amerling
Laurel Will
21 Reese Todl
25 Amy Bloch
25 Andy Luedtke
26 Richard Doemel
Pat Emmer
Nancy Vegetabile
27 Thomas Essman
28 Steve Unferth
Vickie Unferth
29 Randy Haefs
30 Tyler Faris
Layne Fester
Chad Menzer
Christopher Rawlins
31 Michelle Kuehl
Jaye Zingsheim
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Ryan & Sarah Faris
Jim & Kasey Todl
Pete & Kathy Drexler
Dustin & Sarah Fester
Jeff & Elaine Unferth
Bob & Janet Hesprich
Chris and Nicole Winiecki
Luke & Cherie Reitz
Brian & Katie Stoffel
Roger Clark & Jackie Scharfenberg
Wayne & Gloria Faber
Tim & Jillian Faber
David & Carol Luedtke
Craig & Jackie Collier
Brian & Michelle Neill
John & Deana Bartels
Harold & Janis Johnson
Don & Doreen Unferth
August 2016
8:00AM & 10:00 AM Worship Services
Trinity United Methodist Church Lomira
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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2
1 pm UMW
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4
6:30 AA 6 pm BS 740
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11am-1pm
Video-Taping
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8:30 am (Susie’s Home
Cooking)) Men’s Group
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6:30 AA
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13
10-11 am
Food Pantry
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5-7pm Video-Taping
7 pm
1 year planning
celebration in the
Fellowship Hall
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6:30 AA 6 pm
Christian
Education Meeting
6 pm BS 740
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21
6:30 pm
Adult Fellowship
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Newsletter
Deadline
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24
25
6:30 AA
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10-11 am
Food Pantry
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9:10 am NT
Round Table
Discussion
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31
6:30 AA
Food Pantry
Fresh vegetables should be coming soon from
our gardens. As we’ve mentioned in the past, if
you find yourself with a bumper crop, please
consider sharing it with our Food Pantry.
The Food Pantry is open the
2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, and we
would appreciate your donations dropped off on
the Thursday or Friday before those
Saturdays.
A box will be placed in the hallway by the
back entrance.
Thanks for your help!
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Church Office:
(920) 269-4411
Parsonage:
(920) 269-7292
Email:
pastorromtumc@gmail.com
churchofficetumc@gmail.com
WORSHIP SERVICES
First Service – 8:00 A.M.
Second Service– 10:00 A.M
August Prayer Concerns
 Jen Plzak Bik e A ccident
 James Lipetri Going through Chem o for 6 M onths
 Rolli Glass Going into Hospice
 Family of Roger Kaufman
 Judy Stucke Brok en A rm
 Dorothy Hake Breast Cancer
 Elaine Engmann R ecovering at hom e from Heart Surgery
 Sue Saletri (Kaye Voight’s Sister)
 Mike Buske (Bill Buske’s Brother) Recovering from a Strok e
 Don (Butch) Plzak Infection in Both Legs
 Faye Shirley Schultz’s Daughter… Faye Cancer has R eturned
 Hazel Gay (Friend of the Bintzler’s) R ecovering from Heart Surgery
 Donna Klein (Mary Kiehnau’s Mom)
 Laurie Reichling (Carol Dilling’s Niece) Stage 2 Breast Cancer
 Todd Wallender (Josh and Jessica Marschie’s Neighbor) Cancer
 John 'Harpy' Rahjes
 Mary Kiehnau’s Brother “Tony ”
 Steve Kelly
 Pastor Marcy Stone (Jackie Eichstedt’s Cousin)
 Gary Kuehn
 Kristen Mielke
 James Lipetri (Friend of Sandy Collier)
UPDATE...Just wanted to share with you my good news! You can finally remove
my dad, Elsmer Zimdahl, from the prayer list. He has finished his radiation
treatments and has been re-diagnosed cancer free! So thankful for everyone's
care and prayers!
Vickie Renderman
Trinity United Methodist Church
300 Church Street
Lomira, WI 53048
Return Service Requested
Rom Pegram, Pastor