Newsletter - Trinity Lutheran Church

January 2015
Trinity Lutheran Church
Pastor Mike's Message: “Resolve”
Resolve…”to decide firmly on a course of action.”
The time of “resolutions” is upon us. Unfortunately? For
most of us? There is not a lot of “resolve” backing up what
we decide to change about our lives.
Upcoming Events:
Sr. High Winterfest
Jan 2nd
New Schedule for Children’s
Choir
Jan 7th
Clothing Give-Away Donations
Begin
Jan 7th
Epiphany Scavenger Hunt
Jan7th
Spark Teams Meeting Jan 11th
Mission Trip Meeting
Jan 11th
Chili Cook-Off
Jan 24th
BOLD Talent Show at Juniper
Village
Jan 25th
Did you know it takes 66 days to make a resolution
“stick”? That means it takes over two months to make a
resolution a “life practice” or a “habit.”
At Trinity, we need something. We need folks to give consistently—not wait until the year’s end to “catch up.”
The beauty of “resolving” to do this? Most of us get paid
twice a month—therefore, if we “set aside” our gifts to
God’s work, we will form a life habit with far less effort than
required to make that “daily” trip to the gym!
Looking at our giving units (families or individuals who
“give” to our ministry), if our budget was being split evenly, we would need about $25 per unit, per
week, to achieve our plan. (And yes, some can’t afford this, so some of us need to give more.)
Setting offering money aside in your check, along with an amount for savings, is a simple practice that
will also help you to be mindful of your financial strategy. Otherwise, you give out of what is “left-over,”
and that seldom will work well—for you or for the church!
Clothing Give Away Sorting
Jan 28th, 29th, 30th
Consider, this year, about what you would like to give, and then “set it aside” when that paycheck
comes in. Two months from now, it will be a habit and we will all benefit from having a healthy congregation!
Clothing Give Away-
What should you give?
Jan 31st
Inside this issue:
Pastor Mike’s Message
1
BOLD Talent Show
2
Jr. High Retreat
2
BOLD Clothing Sorting
Night
3
Sr. High Winterfest
4
Clothing Give Away
3
Spark Teams
5
Souperbowl Sunday
5
Epiphany Scavenger Hunt
5
Mission trip
6
Chili Cook –Off
6
Calendar
7
Unless you are living on the financial edge—and we never want anyone to put themselves in “danger”
with giving—trying to pay your “fair share,” or as close to that amount as you can is important. (Most of
us spend this much on coffee or other “non essentials” every week—though I find coffee pretty
“essential!”)
Some find that they are secure enough to “tithe”, some can’t. Some can go beyond this. For those of us
who can’t, tithe, I think a good measure of “what to give” continues to be our “cell phone” plan. Many of
us in family situations pay around $3,600 per year for this service. That’s about $70 per week. (If all
giving units at Trinity gave in that fashion, we’d be bringing in twice our budget and more!)
The point is, start to think about it, and RESOLVE to give consistently. We are a strong ministry. With
God’s grace, and a bit of determination, we will only get stronger!
Pastor Mike
Trinity’s Annual Clothing Give-Away Is Coming!
Collections begin January 7th! Look for the POD to arrive!
(See inside article for more information)
Growing and Giving! We
only grow stronger!
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January Talent Show at Juniper Village
It’s time for Trinity talent to
shine! Youth of all ages are
invited to share their gifts with
our friends at Juniper Village
at our annual Talent Show.
The event will take place on
Sunday, January 25 at
2:00 pm. Sign up at the youth
bulletin board and begin working on your acts!
Show us your talents!
A Heartfelt Thank You for Your Support of the Food Bank
One of the beautiful hand made
gifts from A Bead and A Prayer
"A Bead and a Prayer" small
group wishes to thank everyone
who purchased their beaded
creations during this Advent
season. Through your support,
the group raised almost
$700.00 for the Mount Joy
Food Bank!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank
you!
Anyone interested in visiting
or joining this small group is
welcome anytime! We meet
the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 6:30
p.m.
Priscilla Shirer Bible Study Coming in January
The Thursday morning women’s
bible study group is excited to
announce their latest bible
study!
New Bible Study beginning in
January!
Historically this group studied
various Beth Moore series.
Beginning on January 8th, they
will be studying Priscilla Shirer’s
“He Speaks to Me: Preparing to
Hear from God”.
This 7-week session focuses
on the story of Samuel and is
designed to encourage participants to develop a richer prayer life and a more intimate
relationship with God.
This bible study meets Thursday mornings, January 8th
through February 19th, from
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
If you are interested in participating in this bible study,
please sign up in the back of
the sanctuary. For more information, contact Linda Spiridigliozzi at 653-5590 or Beth
Schairer at (248) 953-5778.
Jr. High Retreat at Camp Mount Luther – March 6, 7, 8
Retreat theme is “challenges.”
Discover ways to navigate them!
It’s a weekend of fun in God’s
beautiful world! All sixth, seventh, and eighth grade youth
are invited to join us for this
retreat at Camp Mount Luther. We’ll depart Friday,
March 6th at 4:30 pm from
Trinity - bring along a packed
dinner to eat on the way. Our
planned return time is Sunday,
March 8th around 12:30 pm.
Our theme this year is
“challenges.” Life sure is full of
them, isn’t it! We’ll discover
ways to navigate these tough
times in our lives by using the
example of Jesus and how he
faced the tough times in his life.
Registration forms and the
$60 fee is due to Michelle by
Sunday, February 22. Each
youth should also bring along
a snack to share and $15 for
breakfast on the way home.
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January 2015
Clothing Sorting Night at BOLD – January 28th
Join us at BOLD on Wednesday, January 28th (normal
meeting times) as we work
together to sort clothing for
our annual give-away. All age
groups will have the chance to
be hands-on as we open the
bags of donated clothes, sort
into piles, and carry to folding
stations. It’s always a fun night!
Adults are needed to help as
well – join us, and bring a friend
with you!
Wednesday Night
Schedule :
This is always a fun night!
5:45pm - 7:15pm
• Sr. High Supper Club
Trinity Place
Free Clothing Give-Away and Community Meal
The excitement is building as
we get closer to our annual
event of serving the community. Last year’s event was the
largest attended to date and
after hearing all of the grateful
comments and seeing
“standing room only” mouths
being fed, we certainly could
not say “no” to opening the
doors at Trinity.
Donations of “new” and “gently
used clothing” will be accepted
beginning Wednesday, January
7th through Wednesday, January 28th. It will be extremely
helpful with set-up if all donation bags are marked with gender and size. The storage POD
will be open Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings. If
dropping off during the week,
check in the church office for
the key. REMEMBER: DO
NOT place items in the Salvation Army Collection Bin if intended for Trinity’s event. We
do not have access to the
contents of this container.
The most important dates will
be Wednesday, January 28th
as we begin our three-day
“sorting party” and then the
day of the event, Saturday,
January 31st! A sign-up list is
located on the Outreach Bulletin Board to volunteer. Even if
you can only share a minimum
of your time, everyone’s help
is important and greatly appreciated!
collecting: Toilet Paper (4packs),
Deodorant, Toothbrush/
Toothpaste, Liquid Body Soap,
Shampoo and Body Lotion. A list
of these items, or shopping tag
can be found at the Outreach
Board. These donations should
be received by Wednesday, January 21st.
Please plan on a day of fellowship with your Trinity family and a
day of reaching out to the community and making important
connections. This cannot be a
success without your help!
Our customary adult gift bags
will be given away again this
year. They will contain personal care items in which donations are needed. We are
Children’s Choir and Preschool BOLD Will Begin at 6:15 in
January
Beginning on January 7th
and continuing through the
remainder of the year, preschool BOLD and Children’s
Choir will begin at 6:15 pm
each Wednesday. We’re
hoping an extra 15 minutes
will help with dinner preparations and give families more
time to get everyone to
where they need to be.
Our new schedule will be:
5:45: Sr. High Supper Club
6:15: Children's Choir and
Preschool BOLD
6:45: K-1, 2/3 Tweens and Jr.
High BOLD
7:45: End of night
Mark your calendars with the new
Preschool BOLD and children’s choir
6:15 pm - 6:45 pm
• Children’s Choir
Grades K-5,Choir Rm
6:15 pm - 7:45pm
• Preschool BOLD
1st Floor Education
Wing
6:45 pm - 7:45 pm
• Preschool BOLD continues
• K-Jr High Group begin:
• K-1 –Rm 102
• Grades 2-3-Comfy
Couch room
• Tweens (Grades 4-5)
Old Fellowship Hall
• Jr. High (Grades 6-8)
Fellowship Hall
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Winterfest for Sr. High Youth - January 2-4, 2015
Be a part of this annual senior high &
young adult event.
Winterfest for Sr. High Youth
is just days away! This favorite event is scheduled for
January 2-4, 2015 and will be
held at the Lancaster Host
Resort. We will meet at the
church parking lot at 4:30 pm
and carpool to Lancaster.
We’ll stop for dinner on the
way, and again for lunch on
the way home. Our estimated
return time on Sunday is
2:30 pm.
From the synod’s website:
Winterfest is our annual synod senior-high and young
adult event, for youth in
grades 9-12, and young adults
up to age 24. Typically held the
first weekend of the new year,
the event includes large group
gatherings with live music,
speakers and video, all focused
on a central theme. Participants
also gather with youth their own
age for caring conversation and
activities in small groups with
leaders trained to help them
discuss the event theme and its
impact on their daily lives of
faith formation. The weekend
includes lots of time for fun and
socializing, hanging with old
friends and meeting new ones,
as well as time for worship and
prayer.
Each year youth can look forward to traditional small group
conversations with peers, but
also the interactive learning
modules recently added to the
afternoon line-up at Winterfest.
Youth can also look forward to
many of the fun and fellowship
activities that make Winterfest
memorable, like inflatable
games, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball and basketball in the
Host’s spacious Expo Center, a
Saturday evening dance, live
music and karaoke, snacks
and more.
Outreach Committee Collecting Personal Care Items
The Outreach Committee has
begun collecting personal
care items to be given away
as part of our Clothing Giveaway.
Look for the collection bins!
Suggested donations include:
Toilet Paper (4packs), Deodorant, Toothbrush/
Toothpaste, Liquid Body
Soap, Shampoo and Body
Lotion.
Please help provide community members with these daily
necessities.
A list of these items, or shopping tag can be found at the
Outreach Board. These donations should be received by
Wednesday, January 21st.
Power Packs Project - Donegal Affiliate Update:
Volunteers and a coordinator are
needed to help here at Trinity.
The Donegal Foundation has
informed us we are very close
to our goal of $4000 needed
to start our program! Thank
you to Trinity for the huge kickstarts with last year’s VBS
offering. There have been
additional monetary donations
from community residents, the
South Lancaster Chapter of
Thrivent, the Donegal Primary
PTO, and Florin COB donated
their proceeds from selling
whoopie pies at Winterfest.
Our pilot program will begin in
Donegal Primary School with
registration forms going home
with all students. We are hoping to begin distribution the
end of February/beginning of
March. Trinity will be a distribution site where families are
able to pick-up their food bag
on Thursdays after school or
early evening.
We are looking for a coordinator and a rotation of volunteers
to help with this at Trinity.
Additional sites are Marietta
Community Chapel, St John’s
Lutheran in Maytown and TNT
Youth Center in Marietta. Volunteer applications can be
found at our Outreach Board.
If you would like to help with
any part of this program, the
community contact is Elayne
Olson (c)669-3897 or
elayne@trinitymountjoy.org.
For any general information
“like” the Donegal Affiliate on
Facebook.
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January 2015
Special Youth “Spark Teams” Forming This Month
Looking for youth age 12 and up
who are ready to take action and
bring God’s love to the world!
ings are scheduled as follow:
January 11, February 8,
March 22, and April 12.
Discover your passion, define a
purpose, and understand that
you have permission to act. We
have put together four classes to
help guide you through this process. Each class will meet in
room 209 after the last service.
Lunch will be provided. Meet-
Sign up at the youth bulletin
board!
Are you ready to take action?
Youth Sunday and the Souperbowl – February 1st
Join us at all three services on
February 1st as our youth take
part in worship and collect nonperishable food items and offerings for the Mount Joy Food
Bank. Wear your team’s football jersey and be sure to cast
a vote by placing your donations in the soup pots at the
back of the sanctuary.
Michelle will visit ROC classrooms on Sunday, January
18th so students can sign
up for their part in worship.
If you miss that Sunday, the
signup sheets will be displayed on the youth bulletin
board.
so we’ll be sure to have your
stations covered if you are
volunteering for this event.
A youth Sunday run-through
will be held on Saturday,
January 31st at 10:00 am in
the sanctuary. This is also
the clothing give-away day,
Wear your favorite team jersey!
Epiphany Scavenger Hunt for All Ages!
On Epiphany, we celebrate the
wise men visiting and gifting
Jesus. In honor of this occasion, Trinity youth “pay it forward” and present gifts to random people all around Mount
Joy!
On Wednesday, January 7th, Jr.
High Youth should all bring
along a wrapped gift for someone of any age and stage of
life. Youth in grades K-5 will
have gift cards provided to
them by a generous donation from the CVS in Mount
Joy and a Thrivent Financial
grant.
Our younger groups will design gift cards and mail their
presents to randomly-chosen
people from our community.
Our Jr. High will design special “Pay It Forward” gift
tags, and then divide up and
travel by car to restaurants,
stores, and other locations
around Mount Joy. Our goal
will be to make someone’s
day and give them a gift so
that they will feel God’s love
for them, and then pass it
on!
Drivers will be needed for
our older groups; please see
Michelle Shirk if you’d like to
help. Permission forms are
available online and at the
youth bulletin board.
Pay it forward!
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Mission Trip Scheduled for 2015
Mission Trip meeting January 11th.
Interested in a Habitat for
Humanity Mission Trip? Then
mark you calendar for October 4th - 10th in 2015! Trinity will embark on a Mission
Trip to Sea Island, SC serving
in the area from James Island
to Edisto Island. An informational/planning meeting is
scheduled for Sunday, January 11th in the Fellowship
Hall at 9:45AM and again at
11:00AM. Note: No construction skills of any kind are
needed. You must be at least
16 years of age to attend.
In addition, Pastor Glenn Beard,
Director of Church Relations
and Pastoral Care at Luthercare, is organizing a disaster
response trip to New Jersey for
on-going relief and recovery
work from Superstorm Sandy on
April 19 - 25, 2015.
A planning meeting will be held
at 2:00PM on Sunday, January
25, 2015, at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 221 E. Main Street,
New Holland, for those interested in taking part in this trip. The
deadline to sign up for the trip is
Sunday, March 1, 2015. The
cost will be $220.00/per
person. Fundraisers are ongoing to help defray the cost
of the trip.
If you are unable to attend
the meeting on the 25th, but
would like to take part in this
trip, contact Trinity’s coordinator, Elayne Olson. You may
also contact Pastor Beard
directly at (717) 626-1171 or
email:
GBeard@luthercare.org.
Mom's Group Packed 100 Boxes for Operation Christmas Child!
Another successful Operation
Christmas Child !
The Mom’s group would
like to thank everyone who
donated items and/or made
monetary donations to our
small group project, Operation Christmas Child. Because of the help from our
congregation, we were able
to pack one hundred boxes
again this year.
somewhere in the world will
have something to open at
Christmas. Thank you to
everyone who came to the
pizza packing party to help
pack boxes. Thank you to
the third and fourth grade
ROC class who put their offering money towards this
year’s project.
Thank you for the school
supplies, toys, socks, soap
and washcloths, shipping
money, etc. The Trinity children who help pack the
shoeboxes every year look
forward to this project knowing that a little girl or boy
And finally, thank you to Lori
Miller for all of her hard work
and dedication to this awesome project. While this may
be the mom’s group project,
it is successful because of
the help from everyone at
Trinity!
The Mom’s group will continue to meet the first and
third Friday morning of every
month. Childcare is available. We are always looking
for new mom’s to join our
group, even if you cannot
make it to every meeting.
For more information, please
contact Jessica Good at singlejess1@comcast.net or
341-2571. If you are a
working mother and cannot
join us, but would like us to
pray for you and your family,
please send your prayer
requests to Jessica.
Trinity’s Annual Chili Cook-Off Is Coming January 24th !
Get those great chili
recipes' out !
Time to break out the stock
pots, ladles and seasonings! Trinity’s Fellowship
Committee is hosting its
Annual Chili Cook Off on
Saturday, January 24th at
5:00PM.
young and old, professionals
and amateurs, to showcase
their favorite chili and dessert recipes. Prizes are
awarded for favorite chili,
best dessert by an adult and
best dessert by a child.
This time of fellowship and
friendly competition allows
Hotdogs, baked potatoes,
toppings, and beverages are
being provided by the Fellowship committee. Mark
your calendar and join us
for this fun evening!
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January 2015
January 2015
Worship: Traditional 9:45 am Contemporary Worship: 8:30/11:00 am
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
BOLD Schedule
Thu
1
5:45—7:15pm-Sr. High Supper Club
6:15-6:45pm-Children’s Choir & Preschool BOLD
Fri
Sat
2
3
Sr. High Winterfest
Kirchenwald Winter
Retreat
Sr. High Winterfest
Kirchenwald Winter
Retreat
10
6:45-7:45PM -K-1,2,3-Tweens, Jr. High
4
5
6
7
8
9
Sr. High Winterfest
Kirchenwald Winter
Retreat
9:45am-STS class
9:45am-Coffee Talk
9:45am-ROC
12:00pm-Youth Choir
8am-Yoga
6pm-Weight Watchers
6pm-Comfort Stitchers
11:15am-Seasoned
Men’s Group
10am-Pastor Foltz
Bible Study
5:45pm-BOLD
6:15pm-Childrens
Choir & Pre-school
BOLD`
9am-Quilting
10am-Wm Bible Stdy
12pm-Hungry Wm
7:30pm-Chancel
Choir
6:30pm-Scouts
6&7:15pm-Yoga
9am-Trinity Mom’s
Group
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
9am-Quilting
10am-Wm Bible Stdy
12pm-Hungry Wm
7:30pm-Chancel
Choir
6:30pm-Scouts
6&7:15pm-Yoga
9:45am-Mission trip
meeting
9:45am-STS class
9:45am-Coffee Talk
9:45am-ROC
11:00am-Mission trip
meeting
12pm-Sparks meetingRm 209
8am-Yoga
6pm-Weight Watchers
6:30pm-A Bead & A
Prayer
6:30pm-Fellowship
11:15am-Seasoned
Men’s Group
6:30pm-Outreach
meeting
10am-Pastor Foltz
Bible Study
5:45pm-BOLD
6:15pm-Childrens
Choir & Pre-school
BOLD`
6:45pm-Finance
meeting
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
9:45am-STS class
9:45am-Coffee Talk
9:45am-ROC
12:00pm-Youth Choir
1:00pm-Scouts
8am-Yoga
6pm-Weight Watchers
11:15am-Seasoned
Men’s Group
7pm-Congregation
Council
10am-Pastor Foltz
Bible Study
5:45pm-BOLD
6:15pm-Childrens
Choir & Pre-school
BOLD`
9am-Quilting
10am-Wm Bible Stdy
12pm-Hungry Wm
7:30pm-Chancel
Choir
6:30pm-Scouts
6&7:15pm-Yoga
9am-Trinity Mom’s
Group
6pm-Scouts
5:00pm-Chili Cook
Off
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27
28
30
31
Clothing Give Away
Sorting
Clothing Give Away
9-1pm
10:00am-Youth
Sunday practice
25
2:00pm-BOLD talent
show at Juniper village
8am-Yoga
6pm-Weight Watchers
6:30pm-A Bead & A
Prayer
11:15am-Seasoned
Men’s Group
Clothing Give Away
Sorting
10am-Pastor Foltz
Bible Study
5:45pm-BOLD
6:15pm-Childrens
Choir & Pre-school
BOLD`
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Clothing Give Away
Sorting
10am-Wm Bible Stdy
12pm-Hungry Wm
7:30pm-Chancel
Choir
6:30pm-Scouts
6&7:15pm-Yoga
Trinity Staff
Senior Pastor
Pastor
Pastor
Parish Nurse
Outreach Coordinator
Inside Sextons
Director Youth/Family
Dir. of Children’s & Youth Choirs
Adult Choir Director
Organist
Office Manager
Business Manager
Michael J. Martine
Richard Niewoehner
Jan Mills
Judi Cosgriff, RN
Elayne Olson
Beth and Tom Parker
Michelle Shirk
Jess Kling
Tara Beitzel
Joy Ide
Kate Thome
Kim Zern
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pastordick@trinitymountjoy.org
pastorjan@trinitymountjoy.org
judi@trinitymountjoy.org
elayne@trinitymountjoy.org
beth@trinitymountjoy.org
michelle@trinitymountjoy.org
jess@trinitymountjoy.org
tara@trinitymountjoy.org
joy@trinitymountjoy.org
kate@trinitymountjoy.org
kim@trinitymountjoy.org
Congregation Council Members
Tom Schulz,
Wayne Chappel, Treasurer
Tara Gensemer,
Tony Johndro
John Frey
Bruce Rockel
Debbie Williams
Jessica Johnston
Scott Noon
Geoff Ottens
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669-3897
517-8145
426-3783
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wayne.chappel@trinitymountjoy.org
tara.gensemer@trinitymountjoy.org
tony.johndro@trinitymountjoy.org
john.frey@trinitymountjoy.org
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Finance
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Outreach
Property
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Youth
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Scott Noon
Ann Divet/Gail Fridy
Wayne Chappel
Kate Thome
Carol Rago
Tracy Olson
(open)
Becky Noon
Scott Everhart
Volunteer Coordinators
Altar Duty
Communion Assistants, 9:45
Communion Assistants, 8:30
Communion Bread
Greeters, 9:45
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