TRINITY NEWSLETTER - Trinity Lutheran Church

January 2015
Monthly news of
Trinity Lutheran
Church
Wanamingo, Minnesota
(Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America)
9:00 am Sunday School
Sunday Worship
Services
10:30 am
Church Office 824-2155
TrinityWgo@DeskMedia.com
Church web site
www.trinitywanamingo.org
Pastor Christopher Culuris
Parsonage 507-824-2410
chrisculuris@yahoo.com
Pastor’s Office Hours
Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 pm
and Wednesdays 9-11 am
Our Mission:
God gathers the people
of Trinity Lutheran
Church to:
• grow in a love
relationship with
God,
• live in obedience
to Jesus Christ,
• serve the needs,
hurts and hopes
of all people.
Our Sister Congregation:
Principe de Paz
(Prince of Peace) of
Tunja, Colombia
Partner Missionaries
Rev Ann Klavano
Papua New Guinea
Trinity Lutheran Church
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NEWSLETTER
THOUGHTS FROM PASTOR CHRIS
Brothers and Sisters,
Psalm 65:11a says, “You crown the year
with your goodness.” Happy New Year! As we
begin a new year we pause to thank God for the
blessing of another year of life. What a precious
gift life is, one given to us from God Himself. As
we begin 2015 let us all take some time to reflect
upon the gift of our lives and the gift of God’s
grace in our lives. Life, and all we possess in this life, is a gift of God’s
grace given freely to us. In response let us thank God for His amazing
generosity and love. Let us thank God for His many blessings and consider how we wish to use these blessings to honor the Lord and help our
neighbor in 2015.
Every New Year marks a new beginning. God has blessed us with
another year to live in this world. Out of fatherly love and divine goodness God invites us to enjoy life in His Kingdom. In response to what God
has freely and lovingly given us I wonder…what are our goals? What
long-term goals do you have for your life? What goals do you have for
2015? Did you make any “New Year’s Resolutions?” Do you have any
personal goals you want to achieve this year? Does your family have any
special plans for the year ahead?
When it comes to our faith lives what would we like to work on in
the year ahead? Do we want to read through the entire Bible this year?
Would we like to commit ourselves to a discipline of daily prayer? Do you
want to volunteer your time with our Sunday School children or work
with our parish youth group? What goals do you have for 2015? Whatever goals we may have remember the Lord crowns the year with His
goodness. Therefore, let us thank the Lord for the gift of our lives and
make the best use of the gifts God has bestowed upon us.
In Christ’s service,
Pastor Christopher Culuris
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Circles—
Tuesday
Jan 13th
9:30 AM
Hosted by
Jean
Borgscahtz
Wednesday
Jan 14th
2:00 PM
Hosted by
Ruth Braget
Thursday
Jan 8th
2:00 PM at
Heritage Hill
January
WELCA Meeting
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Continued
page 1 — CEMETERY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL
Mark
Yourfrom
Calendar
MEETING — January 10th, 2015
The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery Association Annual Meeting will be held
Saturday, January 10th, at 1:00 p.m. in the church basement.
CONGREGATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING - January 18th
The Annual Meeting of Trinity Lutheran Church will take place following
10:30 am worship service on Sunday, January 18th.
Pastor Gene’s mission work
Letter from the desk of Pastor Gene Hasselquist …
We arrived in Donna on the 2nd of Dec. and all went well on the trip.
The semi was unloaded on the 4th and a crew from the school with a
forklift was there to drag the pallets back to the end of the trailer with a
long chain and then lifted up and brought to the entrance of the Sharing
Place. All went well. We had about 30 people working with us.
Thanks again for all that the Friends of Gene did for the Runn School
project. The offering rec'd that Sunday amounted to $1,605.00. Wow
that was great. Thanks for helping to load the semi too.
The Christmas Party for the Children at Runn is on Friday at 1 p.m. The
gifts have been bought and the 4000 cookies have been baked and place
in zip lock bags. It will be a great day for them.
God bless
you. Gene H.
Love of Christ Lutheran Church, ELCA
914 West Third Street
Weslaco, TX 78596
WELCA
Quilting
resumes on
January 12th.
Prayer Shawl
Group at
Wanamingo
Lutheran Meets
January 13 at
7:00 p.m.
All women are invited to be a part of TLC Circle Groups. If you have not
attended a Circle Group, come join us! We have great Bible Study, Fellowship and Lunch. Meeting times and places are notes in the newsletters and Sunday bulletins. Any questions call Susan Haugen 824-2358.
January WELCA “Bring Five Items”
WELCA collection for January will be laundry and cleaning supplies. Some
specific items asked for are Wisk detergent, Oxi-clean, bleach and Downy
fabric softener. Any other items along this line are also welcome.
2015 Flower Chart is posted on the
Bulletin Board
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Planning Council / Boards
Submitted by Bonnie Hermann/Recording Secretary
The Planning Council met on December 10, 2014 at 7 pm. President David Froyum called the meeting to order. Pastor Culuris led us in devotions and prayer.
Property/Stewardship by David Froyum
Paid the benevolence $1,050. Removal of the chimney from the church will be
done with local people to keep the cost down. The leaks on the church roof
have been repaired. The stage in the drama room needs some attention. Discussed the possibilities of having the inside of the church painted.
Finances at a Glance
2014 Budget $156,234
Month of December
Budget
$13,020
Received
$13,434
+ or (-) this month
$( 414)
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Year at Date
Budget
Received
$143,215
$142,014
+ or (-) year to date ($ -1,200)
Lay Ministers/Evangelism by Randi Schaefer
Discussed the procedure of the letter being sent to the worship team. The annual review with Pastor Culuris has been completed. Discussed visitations by
Lay Ministers to shut-ins. Talked about setting up a Gmail account for the Lay
Ministers and saving information so that all can access it. Suggested names to
be contacted about serving on the Lay Minister/Evangelism board.
Education by Lisa Dierks
Finalized final details for the Christmas program which is this Sunday, December 14th during the worship time. Christmas program practice will be Saturday,
the 13th.
Pastor’s Report by Pastor Culuris
Reviewed the November report.
Other Business:
Checked the constitution for terms of board members and made suggestions of
people to contact for the 2015 ballot.
Upcoming Events
The Boards
meet on
Wednesday,
January 7th
at 7:00 p.m.
December 24-Christmas Eve Candlelight Service5:30 pm at Trinity, 4:00 at WLC
December 28-Joint worship service with hymn sing9:00 am at Trinity
January-Worship time at Trinity is 10:30,
WLC is 9:00.
January 18-Annual meeting immediately after worship
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47
Goal
Received
Planning Council
follows at 8:00 p.m.
Thrivent Financial Choice Dollars
The 2014 total of $995.00 has been designated to the Parsonage upkeep by our
Thrivent Members.
Thank you Thrivent Members!
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Board of Education
Thank you
to the
Sunday
School
Children &
the Board
of
Education
for the
wonderful
Christmas
program on
December
14th!
Trinity Train
Year One, Story Four
God Calls Samuel
Theological Focus: God calls me.
What We Will Learn:
The students should know the following at the end of
the session.
1. Samuel was a gift to God
from his mother.
2. God called Samuel to deliver
a message, to be God’s voice
3. God “calls” and uses each
one of us to do His work in the
world, if we are listening
Bible Memory Verse
4-year-olds - Grade 6:
"Speak, LORD, for your
servant is listening”
I Samuel 3:9
Trinity Train Salvation Stations
4-year-olds - Grade 2:
God’s Garden:
Sleeping Samuel treat
Dram Depot:
Samuel & Eli puppet show
Grand Temple-B:
Storyboard & game
Boxcar Cinema:
Samuel video
Grade 3 – Grade 6:
Games:
Cooking:
Grand Temple-A:
Signs of God:
Listening games
Sleeping Samuel treat
Reading of the bible story
Samuel video
Sincerely, Lisa Dierks
Chair – Board of Education
Confirmation
Classes Resume
January 7th
January 4
Rob & Ria Hedeen
January 11 Megan & Adrian Pearson
Brian & Holli Gudnekcht
Vicki Hines
Matt & Shannon Schaefer Josh & Calie Schaefer
January 18 Ryan & Vanessa Amundson Brent & Tina Leininger
Chris Goodman
January 25 Rita Harris
Eric & Lisa Dierks
Mike & Christy Alme
Luke & Krista Swanson
Jason & Amy Raths
Confirmation Classes will February 1 Holly & Lee Schaefer
start up again on
February 8 Andrew & Sally Grove
Wednesday, January 7th,
February 15 Rob & Ria Hedeen
at 4:30 pm.
February 22 Megan & Adrian Pearson
Brian & Jynnylee Radtke Christine Ranc
Brian & Holli Gudnekcht
Vicki Hines
Matt & Shannon Schaefer Josh & Calie Schaefer
Keeping you in the loop!!!
If you wish to receive the newsletter electronically, please contact Trinity
Lutheran Church by email ( TrinityWgo@DeskMedia.com ) insuring the
correct email address. Those receiving the newsletter electronically can
pick up their "Christ in the Home" devotion booklet by the bulletin board.
Thank you.
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Sunday
Second Sunday of Christmas
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
1
Thursday
Happy
8
New Year
7
13
14
Newsletter Deadline
15
6
2:00 pm– Heritage Hill
Communion
1:00 pm—Thursday
Circle hosted at
Heritage Hill
12
4:30 pm– Confirmation
7:00 pm– Boards Meet
8:00 pm– Planning Council
2:00 pm– Wednesday
Circle hosted
by Ruth Braget
4:30 pm– Confirmation
8:30 am–Quilting
9:00 am—1st Call
Group, Zumbro Lutheran, Rochester
9:30 pm– Tuesday
Circle hosted
by Jean Borgschatz
22
7:00 pm– Youth
Committees meet
21
9:00 am– Volunteers help
w/Newsletter
4:30 pm– Confirmation
29
4:30 pm– Confirmation
28
20
26
8:30 am–Quilting
8:30 am–Quilting
27
19
5
Worship Team: Lyle & Jean Borgschatz, Brian & Tess Groth, Rhan & Ann
Lund, Alan Olstad, Wayne & Diane Wilson
4
Baptism of Our Lord
9:00 am– Sunday School
10:30 am– Worship Service w/Holy
Communion
11
9:00 am– Sunday School
10:30 am– Worship Service
18 Second Sunday after
Epiphany .
25
9:00 am– Sunday School
10:30 am– Worship Service w/Holy
Communion followed by
Annual Meeting
9:00 am– Sunday School
10:30 am– Worship Service
MN Teen Challenge Feb 1st
2
‘15
Friday
10:00 am—WELCA
Bible Study Leaders
3
10
Saturday
16
24
17
9
23
31
1:00 pm—TLC
Cemetery
Association
Annual Meeting
30
Pastor Culuris
away on vacation
thru February 6th
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TRINITY CHURCH web site:
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Pastor Christopher’s e-mail address:
ChrisCuluris@yahoo.com
Church e-mail address: TrinityWGO@DeskMedia.com
God gathers the people of Trinity Lutheran Church to:
grow in a love relationship with God;
live in obedience to Jesus Christ;
serve the needs, hurts and hopes of all people.
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February Newsletter Deadline
is Jan. 16th 2015.
Thank you
Happy New Year