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day making sure that God is thanked for His free gift of salvation by our offer-ings, the use of our time and talents?

For all of us the answer to those questions will be both "Yes!" and "No!" because we are sinful and imperfect. Though our past has been checkered with failure, we should not despair. There is still time to change the wrong & sinful path you are on. And there is still time to be more firmly planted in the pathway of righteous-ness we are already walk-ing.

This is what God's grace is all about. It is as God says through Jeremiah "new every morn-ing.” (Lamentations 3:23) God's grace which for-gives our past, and enables us to live changed lives righteously by faith in the future gives us "a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)

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One of my Catechism clas-ses was greeted by this number on the blackboard when they came into class one day. They asked me, "What does that number mean?" They discovered that this is the number of days one has if one lives to be age 70. The students then were asked to figure out how many days they had left in which to serve Christ if they lived to age 70. And they were chal-lenged to examine how they had used the days they had already spent from the 25,500. They were then asked to write about how they would use the future days to serve Christ and their fellow human beings.

As we begin a new calendar year, and as we enter the Season of Epiphany, we see the Wise Men leaving their homes, families, and jobs to travel at great expense and inconvenience to wor-ship their newborn King - the Lord Jesus Christ. (Matthew 2:1-12) The Wise Men gave Christ ex-pensive gifts as they wor-shipped Him as their Savior

and Lord. We do not know how old they were, but their lives were for-ever changed by the Christ Child they wor-shipped in that house in Bethlehem. However many days they had left of their "25,500" they un-doubtedly used to serve Christ and their fellow human beings in Christian love.

What of us? How have we used the days we have already subtracted from 25,500? Have those days regularly been spent in God's house, thanking Him for all the good things we have received? Have we spent parts of each day reading God's Word? Have we spent parts of each day praying for God's blessings for our congregation, Pas-tors, Vicar, nation, the world? Have we spent parts of each day sharing the love of Christ with the lost? Have we spent parts of each day forgiv-ing those who have sinned against us? Have we spent parts of each

“25,500" by Rev. Dr. Armand J. Boehme

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

January 2014 VOLUME 14, ISSUE 1

NEWSLETTER

Special Points of Interest:

• The Four Evangelists

• Dealing with Tough Questions

• Lutheran Schools—Witness Always

• Winter Retreat—Lutheran Women In Mission

• “Consider the Lilies”

• Building Stronger Families

• March for LIFE

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

PASTOR CALLED 2

NATIONAL LUTHERAN SCHOOLS WEEK

4

FAMILY CONNECTION 6

WOMEN IN MISSION 9

BOOK REVIEW 9

YOUTH 11

CALENDAR 12

FINANCIAL/PROPERTY MANAGER

14

GIRL TALK 15

MARCH FOR LIFE 19

WHEN TO CALL THE PASTOR

17

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STAFF

• Rev. Dr. Armand J. Boehme,

Intentional Interim Sr. Pastor

• Rev. Warren Schmidt , Rev. Dr. David Preuss, Rev. Steve Jones,

Rev. Bob Lentz,

Vacancy Pastors

• Bill Kirkpatrick,

Finance/Property Manager

• Kathy Bode,

Office Manager

• Jennifer Kingland,

Receptionist/Secretary

• Mandy Blume,

Parish Nurse

• Bill & Mary Jewison,

Custodians

• Haidee (Kuehne) Selle,

Foreign Teacher

• Joel Witt,

FLS Principal

• Lynn Witt,

FLS Administrative Asst.

Come! It's not too late. You are still living out your 25,500. Come and live in the humble contrition and repentance the Spirit works within each of us. Live trusting that the Christ Who forgave Peter for denying Him, and Paul for murdering His followers, is the Christ Who loves us and forgives us as well. Thus

with His renewed grace and forgiveness in our lives wherever we are within the 25,500 we know that we are prepared when our days will end.

By God's grace the evils and sins of our past are cleansed from us in Word and Sacra-ment. And having lived re-

ceiving His grace we at the end of our days will be privileged to live in the glories of heaven where our days with Christ and our fellow believers will be without end.

A Blessed New Year to one and all!

Pastor Boehme

“25,500” cont. from page 1

Pastor Called

On Sunday, December 29th, Trinity Congregation was moved by God to call Rev. David W. Seabaugh to be our Senior Pastor. Pastor Seabaugh has served at Bethel Lutheran Church in St. Paul, MN since June of 2005 - a congregation of 351 baptized mem-bers.

His ministry there has helped to stabilize and revitalize Bethel Congregation. He is familiar with Policy Based Governance and has a passion for sharing God’s love in Christ with others in preaching, teaching, and outreach. He is 36, married and has 4 children. He has mentored an EIIT student who now serves Bethel as their associate Pastor.

Please include Pastor Seabaugh, his family, Bethel Congregation, and Trinity in your prayers that God’s will would be done in the matter of this call.

.to all the members of God’s family at Trinity for their well wishes, prayers, cards, and gifts. Truly all of these things reflect the love of Christ in this place.

We would also like to thank all those who in any way helped to beautify the Advent and Christ-mas services - the dramatists, musicians, choir director and members, organists, soloists, light-ing technicians, acolytes, ushers, worship assis-tants, radio club members, sound booth techs, and anyone else who served,

Special Thanks to Pastor Schmidt, and our Rul-ing Trimverate (Pastor Habermas, Pastor Snyder, Pastor Spitzack) for filling the Vacancy Pastor position in 2013; and the Four Evangelists

(Pastor Jones, Pastor Lentz, Pastor Preuss, Pastor Schmidt ) for agreeing to fill the Va-cancy Pastor position during the beginning of 2014. Please continue to pray for these Pastors with thankfulness and appreciation for their willingness to serve Trinity.

We thank all who helped make serving God here this past calendar year a great blessing. Words are inadequate to express the thanks we feel for the help, comfort and support given. All you do in the Lord’s name helps to spread His name here and throughout the world.

The joy of Christ’s birth was enhanced by your loving and willing service. Thank you again!

Pastor Boehme and Staff of Trinity Lutheran Church

Faribault

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Trinity Lutheran,

Thank you so much for sponsoring the 10 families from St. Vincent DePaul. Your overwhelming generosity is amazing. I wish I could convey the appreciation the families showed us when the received the presents. There were smiles, tears, hugs and more hugs!

The Lord works in many ways and we see it daily here and through partners like you. Thank you for “Helping Us, Help Others.”

Dave Campbell, Director St.Vincent dePaul

To the Many Members of Trinity,

We say “Thank You” for all the help on a cold Saturday (in December) for ringing the bells for Salvation Army. We are very grateful for your dedication.

Another “Thank You” to the many people who helped with the Soup Supper December 11 and to the many people that had soup that evening. We are grateful

Marian Hagel Human Care

Pastor Boehme, Trinity Staff, and Members of the Congregation,

Thank You for your gracious welcome and the delightful reception on Sunday Morning! We are blessed to join Trinity and serve, with you, our Lord Jesus!

Blessings!

Mary and Dave Hietala Editor’s Note: This Thank You note refers to the Sunday,

December 8 Reception of New Members event at Trinity.

Appreciation and Thanks

The Four Evangelists

Trinity Congregation is now being served by the Four Evangelists - this title was suggested by Pastor Schmidt.

The Four Evangelists who serve as our Vacancy Pastors are Rev. Steve Jones, who formerly served at Living Savior in Lake Shore, MN - near Brainerd. Rev. Jones is currently without a call, If he receives a call and takes it his service here will end. Due to his family circumstances he needs to be called to a con-gregation located in the Twin Cities.

Rev. Robert Lentz is retired

and living in Rochester. He formerly served at Grace Lutheran in Dodge Center, MN.

Rev. David Preuss currently lives in Eyota, MN. He served for many years at St. John in Stewartville, MN. He is Diane Schlobohm’s brother. He also grew up in the area - Waterville, MN.

Rev. Warren Schmidt lives in Owatonna, MN. He served as our Vacancy Pastor from January through April of 2013. He mostly served parishes in Kansas.

The duties of the Vacancy

Pastors will remain as they were suggested by the con-gregation - the Vacancy Pas-tor will be here 3 days out of the week and will make shut-in visits, conduct nursing home services, make hospital calls, preach at least once a month, and other duties as needed.

When the new Pastor is moved by God to come to Trinity, the service of The Four Evangelists will be re-evaluated by the new Pastor, the congregation, and The Four Evangelists. We thank God for their willing service.

Pastor Boehme continues to serve as the Intentional Interim Senior Pastor until such time as another Pastor is installed as the Senior Pastor at Trinity.


Christian Education . . . Christian Education . . . Christian Education

Faribault Lutheran School

Faribault Lutheran School will observe National Lutheran Schools Week January 26-February 1. The theme for National Lu-theran Schools Week this year is “Witness Always.”

Faribault Lutheran School will be celebrating with special activities which will begin with a joint Trinity/Peace/FLS service of praise and thanksgiving at Trinity Lutheran on Sunday January 26th at 10 AM. (PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGED TIME!) This joint service which will feature a special order of service and special music. Please mark the date and time to be present and thank God for the continued gift of Faribault Lutheran School and the spiritual training it provides for the children of Peace and Trinity, as well as the community at large.

By God’s hand FLS continues to raise up faithful Christian disciples. Soli deo Gloria.

2014 Youth Bible Bowl, Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Concordia University, St. Paul. The topic is “The Life of David” (I Samuel 16—I Kings 2, ESV used). A team of youth will be formed and practices will start in January. Con-tact Phil Simonson, 507-685-4199, for more information.

2014 Bible Bowl

National Lutheran Schools Week

Lutheran Hour Ministries is sponsoring a Mission U School of Witnessing course entitled “Dealing with Tough Questions.” This course will speak about cultural opposition to Christianity as well as the rise of the popularity of other religions here in Ameri-ca. Help in answering tough questions will also be given (Why do bad things happen?” & “Why does God say ‘No!’?” Help will be given in tackling tough objections to the faith and how to respond positively to those objections. This course will also discuss the art of Christian apologetics (how to defend the faith) which is different than simply arguing about something or rejecting something.

This course will be held on Saturday January 25th at Grace Lutheran Church, 800 East Silver Lake Drive in Rochester MN. Reg-istration begins at 8:30 and the presentations go from 9-3. Cost is $10 which will be paid at the door. For registration call [email protected] or [email protected] if you are interested in car pooling call the Trinity church office at 331-6579.

Dealing with Tough Questions

Tuesday Morning Bible Study by Ruth Hildebrandt

Mission U School of Witnessing

The Tuesday morning small group Bible Study will begin a new 6-week study on January 7, 2014. We will be using the study “God the Father” by Prof. Bret Taylor from The Lutheran Difference Series, Concordia Publishing House.

We meet Tuesday mornings in the Fellowship Hall at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome. Come early and join us for coffee and fellowship.

Contact Ruth Hildebrandt at 334-3766 for additional information.


LUTHERAN SCHOOLS – WITNESS ALWAYS

Sharing the life-changing message of Jesus’ love with 274,000 students, their families and the community

Raising up the next generation of faithful Christian disciples

› Being transformed by God’s Word

› Clinging to the cross of Jesus

› Experiencing and celebrating God’s lavish gifts of love, grace and mercy

› Sharing those gifts with others

Providing excellent academic preparation

› Developing love for and excitement about learning

› Excelling at reading, writing and effective communication

› Training minds for success at the next academic level

› Creating strong work ethics, critical thinking skills and ability to re-late well with others

LCMS Schools:

1,376 Early Childhood Centers

871 Elementary Schools

88 High Schools

Learn more: 888-THE LCMS www.lcms.org/schools


Where Families Connect at Trinity

Faith Legacy - Passing on the Faith to our children

Sunday School News

HELPING FAMILIES GROW SPIRITUALLY

Faith Legacy Series is a DVD-based training curriculum to help families grow spiritually in their home. Parents meet for three 60 minute sessions with other parents of same-aged children. The sessions in-clude small group discussion interspersed throughout the DVD teachings. When the course is complet-ed, parents speak a personalized blessing over their child while giving the child a blessing object. This blessing event can take place in a worship service so the whole church can better support parents help-ing their children know, love and follow Jesus.

In January we will have sessions for parents of 4-year-olds, entitled” Worship Kit.”

In these sessions parents learn to:

Better understand worship.

Use tools that enhance their child’s worship.

Have effective devotions with their 4 year-old.

Speak a blessing while presenting a Worship Kit.

These sessions will be offered during the month of January. They will be offered on Sundays during the Sunday School hour, 9:15-10:15. Letters of invitation will be sent. If you are interested in attending but didn’t receive an invitation, please contact Nancy Simonson at 685-4199 or email at [email protected].

The Sunday School children presented their Christmas service “Silent Night” on Dec. 14 at the 5:30 ser-vice. They told the story of God’s Love in the birth of Jesus.

Our mission project in the fall was filling shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. We sent 46 boxes and are waiting to hear where they were delivered. Our next mission project is to support Jesus Food and also purchase an animal for a needy family in the mission field.

Sunday School resumes on January 5. Please continue to send your child. We have so much fun learn-ing about Jesus through puppets, story presentations, crafts and snacks. The gift of God’s Word is a gift that lasts a lifetime! Continue to daily pass that gift to your children and grandchildren.

January 2013 January 2013 January 2013

How many of you read through the whole Bible last year following the Bible reading schedule printed in our parish newsletter? The encouragement to reading the Bible daily was a primary stewardship emphasis in 2012 but it was not meant to end then. God’s Word encourages us to “search the Scriptures daily” as the Bereans did (Acts 17:11).

Often I have had parishioners say to me, “Pastor Boehme, I wish I had been able to go to the Seminary like you did so I would know all those things about the Bible that you do.” My response to such statements I “This is how I have come to know so much about the bible” and then I open one up and begin reading it. That reality is how one becomes learned in the bible—by reading it and meditating on it daily. The more one reads it, the more one grows in faith and knowledge about Christ and His gifts of salva-tion.

Using the Bible reading schedule printed I have been able to read the entire Bible over 35 times and the New Testament over 70 times. As one reads more one learns more about God’s Word, the love of God in Jesus Christ, how Christ has saved us from all our sins, and how we should live in response to His free gift of salvation. Have a blessed time reading God’s Word daily for the rest of your life.

Jan. 1 – Read Genesis 1, 2; Luke 1

Jan. 2 – Genesis 3, 4, 5; Luke 2





Jan. 7 – Genesis 18, 19; Psalm 3; Luke 7


Jan. 9 – Genesis 23, 24; Luke 9



Jan. 12 – Genesis 29, 30: Luke 12

Jan. 13 – Genesis 31, 32, 33; Luke 13

Jan. 14 – Genesis 34, 35, 36; Luke 14


Jan. 16 – Genesis 39, 30, 41; Luke 16


Jan. 18 – Genesis 44, 45, 46; Luke 18



Jan. 21 – Exodus 1, 2; Psalm 88; Luke 21

Jan. 22 – Exodus 3, 4, 5; Luke 22

Jan. 23 – Exodus 6, 7, 8; Luke 23

Jan. 24 - Exodus 9, 10, 11; Luke 24

Jan. 25 – Exodus 12, 13; Psalm 21; Acts 1

Jan. 26 – Exodus 14, 15, 16; Acts 2

Jan. 27 – Exodus 17, 18, 19, 20; Acts 3

Jan. 28 – Exodus 21, 22; Psalm 12; Acts 4

Jan. 29 - Exodus 23, 24; Psalm 14; Acts 5

Jan. 30 – Exodus 25, 26, 27; Acts 6

Jan. 31 – Exodus 28, 29; Acts 7


Jesus said that the Old Testament Scriptures "testify of Me" (John 5:39). As the calendar year begins we start reading at Genesis and in Luke's Gospel. Jesus is proclaimed to be the Seed of the woman (Genesis 3:15), the Seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Genesis 22:18; 26:4; 28:14; Galatians 3:16). In the book of Acts Peter quotes these passages as He proclaims Jesus Christ to be the Seed of Abraham and the Sav-ior of the world (Acts 3:24-26). Jesus appeared to Moses at the burning bush and called Himself the great I AM (Exodus 3:14; John 8:58). As you read God's Holy Word this year may you hear Christ speaking to you that you would have the forgiveness of all your sins.

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Evangelism & Outreach . . . Evangelism & Outreach . . . Evangelism & Outreach

Winter Retreat ~Winter Retreat ~Winter Retreat ~Winter Retreat ~

Lutheran Women In MissionLutheran Women In MissionLutheran Women In MissionLutheran Women In Mission

“Come with me by yourself

to a quiet place

and get some rest” Mark 6:31

Faribault Zone Winter Retreat

February 7-8, 2014

Pastor Klein Presentation on "The Lost Books of the Bible"

COMFORT INN MOTEL

(by CABELLA’S ~ close to Medford Outlet)

Block Reservation (LWML/Women In Mission) $77 per room ~ 2 to room

No Smoking; rooms include frig and microwave

RESERVATIONS: call with Credit Card, COMFORT INN (444-0818)

DEADLINE for group rate is Friday, January 7. 2014

REST RELAX REJUVINATEREST RELAX REJUVINATEREST RELAX REJUVINATEREST RELAX REJUVINATE

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Volker Stolle, The Church Comes from All Nations: Luther Texts on Missions, trans. Klaus Detlev Schulz & Daniel Thies (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2003)

This short readable book gathers quotations from Luther’s writings which emphasize his perspective on Christ’s command to share the Gospel with the world.

During the Epiphany Season there is an em-phasis on mission outreach, sharing the Gos-pel with the lost and erring. This book is de-signed to raise one’s awareness of the need to always be ready to give a reason for the spir-itual hope that is ours in Jesus Christ. (1 Pe-ter 3:15) The book is arranged in three parts.

The first part contains quotations that give the biblical foun-dation for mission outreach – centered in what is called the Great Commission in all of its forms. (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Luke 24:44-49; John 21:15-19; Acts 1:6-8) Luther saw the Bible as a missionary book

The second part has Luther speaking about the practical

Book Review by Rev. Dr. Armand J. Boehme

realization of the mission endeavor which flows from indi-vidual Christians and Christian congregations to a lost and

sinful world. The vocation of every Christian is that he or she is to be a missionary – is to be sharing God’s love in Christ wherever one has been planted by God.

Part three gives some history of the spread of the Christian faith throughout the world to the time of Luther. The Gospel has been spread since the beginning of time, during the Old Testament as well as now in the New Testa-ment times. The Gospel will meet opposition from the devil, the world, and even our own

sinful flesh. In the end the followers of Christ will be gath-ered from the four corners of the earth to gain the victory – eternal life in heaven..

This is a book that will fuel the desire to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His love with others. You will be blessed reading the book and as you share the love of Christ with others.

Women In Mission

$300. - Camp Omega

$200. - Orphan Grain Train

$250. - Sharon Geyer (for supplies and food for the LWML Fall Rally held at Trinity)

$500. - Trinity School Scholarship Fund

$300. - Gatluk Reat (seminary fund)

$150. - Tornado victims in Moore, OK

$200. - Heritage Days Community Lunch

$ 35. - Baptismal cloth

Women in Mission is a vital and im-portant part of our congregation. We urge you, women of Trinity, to join us in our mission work.

Marilyn Borchert, Secretary

to residents of nursing homes and as-sisted living facilities

WIM oversees the Fellowship Hall

Peace Food Shelf - Members brought 320 items and $125

Greeting Cards are sent to mem-bers of the congregation who have birthdays or are ill

Baptismal Napkins are hand sewn by Donna Witthoeft, Helen Spitzack and Marilyn Borchert

Quilts since September 2012 and De-cember 2013– 235 quilts have been made

Donations to Charities that spread the Word of God, our most important function, are:

$400. - LCMS-Philippines

$200. - Don Leonard Video Ministry

The Women in Misssion (WIM) is an organization open to all women of Trinity Lutheran Church. We meet every 2nd Thursday of the month at 1:00 p.m.

The mites (change) collected from the congregation and the membership are sent to the District and then to the National Lutheran Women’s Mission-ary League. They support mission pro-jects all over the world. The mites col-lect from the church body on Saturdays and Sundays amounted to $361. Thank you.

To God be the Glory!

Several group/activities are sponsored by WIM:

Prayer Shawls - total of 78 have been given to ill or recuperating mem-bers

Monthly Visits by members of WIM

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Fellowship . . . Fellowship . . . Fellowship


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LIGHT

I love cartoons. In my younger years, I would spend hours paging through comic books. I would look diligently through the daily newspa-per to find the comic strips. Sunday papers were always the best because the cartoons seemed more “alive” when they were in color. “Peanuts,” “Blondie,” “Garfield,” “Calvin and Hobbes” – I loved them all. If I wasn’t reading the comics, I was attempting to copy them or invent some of my own. One of the first things I learned was how to illus-trate a revelation or fresh idea com-ing to a character. Yes, that’s right, the old “illuminated light bulb over the head” trick. It may seem a bit cliché to some, but it is quite the appropriate illustration, and one with which teachers and parents can easily identify.

It is easy for a teacher or parent to visualize the “old light bulb”

when they see the eyes of a child light up with understanding when they finally “get it.” How exhilarat-ing it is when a young child first sees the light and is able to read!

What a pleasure it is when a fifth grader finally understands long division, or when an eighth grader grasps how to solve a difficult equation in algebra. Seeing the light bulb of understanding light up in the eyes of students is one of the true joys of teaching.

During the season of Epiphany, we talk a lot about those things which are newly revealed and

THANK YOU!

Thank you to all who assisted the youth in making December a month of celebration:

* Despite the icy weather our Advent Soup Supper was successful. We had as much fun preparing soups and desserts as our diners had eating them.

* Christmas Caroling was well received by our friends at Pleasant Manor and Faribault Care Center. It was great to see so many of our “older but youthful” members join us as we sang in the Christmas season.

* Finally, our own youth Christmas party. It was nice to get together with friends to share a time of fellowship before the Christmas break.

brought to light. The mystery of God’s plan of salvation through the promised Messiah was hidden from those walking in the dark-ness of sin and unbelief in the Old Testament. In the same way, it is a mystery to our generation, hidden behind the facades of false hope built by the prophets of counterfeit religions and pagan philosophies. God’s plan of salva-tion cannot be comprehended by worldly wisdom. It cannot be discovered by scientific method-ology. It can only be received by Divine revelation. God merciful-ly revealed His plan of salvation in and through Jesus Christ in His Holy Word. By the power of the Holy Spirit He has worked faith in us as His precious gift. We are privileged to share that gift with the world around us.

~Joel Witt

Upcoming Events

Sunday, January 5 - Youth Group @ Trinity (6:30 PM)



Sunday, January 26 - Youth Group @ Trinity (6:30 PM).

*Calendar Events can and do change. Please make sure Mr. Witt has your correct phone number and email address so he can communicate any changes.


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 New Year’s Day

Church Office Closed

2 11:00 J.O.Y. 2:30 Keystone –c 3:45 St. Lucas/ Deaconess –c

FLS School Resumes

3 5-7:00 Full Belly Inc. (Cathedral) 5:30 Wedding Rehearsal

4 3:00 Handberg/ Rank Wedding 5-7:00 Full Belly Inc. (Cathedral) 5:30 Worship

5 8:00 Worship- Officers Installed 8:30-10:30 BP Clinic 9:15 Adult Bible Study/ Sunday School/ Fellowship 10:30 Connection –c 2:00 Bible Bowl 6:30 Youth (Trinity)

Epiphany Observed

6 7:00 GA 7:00 Gamanon

FLS Game-Home

Epiphany

7 8:30 Property Brd. 9:00 Bible Study 12:00 Pie-makers Lunch (Signature) 5:00 Community Cathedral Café 7:30 Small Group Bible Study

FLS Game-Away

8 8:30 FLS Chapel

9:00 Quilting 9:00 Trails Edge Bible Study 12:30 Newsletters Assembled 4:00 Pleasant Manor –c 5-7:00 Full Belly Inc. (Cathedral) 6:00 Handbells 6:30 Confirmation 7:00 Team B 7:00 Choir

9

1:00 WIM 7:00 Stephen Ministry

WINKEL (Redeemer, Owatonna)

FLS Game-Home

10 5-7:00 Full Belly Inc. (Cathedral)

Convocation Early Bird

Registration Deadline

FLS Game-Away

11

9:00 “Un-decorating” of the Church 5-7:00 Full Belly Inc. (Cathedral) 5:30 Worship -c 5:30 Game Night Christmas Party

12 8:00 Worship –c 9:15 Adult Bible Study/ Fellowship/Sunday School 10:30 Worship 2:00 Bible Bowl 2-5:00 Gym Reserved 6:30 Youth (Trinity)

13 6:30 Girl Talk 7:00 GA 7:00 Gamanon 7:00 EMV 7:00 Trumps’ Bible Study

14 9:00 Bible Study 3:45 Faribault Care Center-c 5:00 Community Cathedral Café 6:30 LLB Meeting 7:00 Human Care

15

8:30 FLS Chapel 9:00 Quilting 9:00 Trails Edge Bible Study 5-7:00 Full Belly Inc. (Cathedral) 6:00 Handbells 6:30 Confirmation 7:00 Team B 7:00 Choir

16 6:30 FLS Board Mtg. (Trinity)

FLS Game-Away


FLS Basketball Tour.

18

10-12:00 Jesus Food Packing (Mall) 5-7:00 Full Belly Inc. (Cathedral) 5:30 Worship


19 8:00 Worship

8:30-10:30 BP Clinic 9:15 Adult Bible Study/ Fellowship/Sunday School 10:30 Connection –c 11:30 Team A 2:00 Bible Bowl 6:30 Youth (Trinity)


20 10:30 Milestone 3:30 Faribault Senior Living-c 6:30 Girl Talk 7:00 GA 7:00 Gamanon

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

FLS No School

21

9:00 Bible Study 5:00 Community Cathedral Café 6:30 Elders’ Mtg. 7:30 Small Group Bible Study

FLS No School

22 8:30 FLS Chapel 9:00 Quilting 9:00 Trails Edge Bible Study 5-7:00 Full Belly Inc. (Cathedral) 6:00 Handbells 6:30 Confirmation 7:00 Choir

23

FLS Game-Away


February Newsletter Deadline

25 5-7:00 Full Belly Inc. (Cathedral) 5:30 Worship -c

District Theologi-cal Convocation

(Trinity)

26 8:00 Worship –c

9:15 Ad Bible Study/ Sunday School/ Fellowship 10:00 Joint Peace/ Trinity Service (Trinity) 11:30 Team A 2:00 Bible Bowl 6:30 Youth (Trinity)

27 6:30 Girl Talk 7:00 GA 7:00 Gamanon 7:00 Trumps’ Bible Study

FLS Game-Away

28 9:00 Bible Study 5:00 Community Cathedral Café

29 8:30 FLS Chapel 9:00 Quilting 9:00 Trails Edge Bible Study 5-7:00 Full Belly Inc. (Cathedral) 6:00 Handbells 6:30 Confirmation 7:00 Choir

30 FLS Game-Home


February

Newsletters Assembled

National Lutheran Schools Week


Dear Lord, as I close the door on another year,

I reflect on the good that by Your grace I've done,

The Gospel shared, and the joys I've had.

I think about the new friends I've made,

and the old ones, staunch and true -

the paths of the old year were made easier, Lord

because I walked them with You.

I think of the many times,

when my burdens were too heavy to bear,

and how You came, my burdens to share,

And how in Word and Sacrament Lord, You were there.

Now, as You open the door to this New Year,

I pray for Your continued presence at my side.

I wonder what the new year holds for me,

And I know, Lord, that You will provide.

Whatever the New Year brings to me and mine,

I'll meet it with a heart of faith, its true.

For I know Lord, that what'er may come

You'll be there to see me through.

And when the days ahead are done

And I by faith receive the fullness of all You've done,

Then Lord, to my eternal Home I'll go

Because Your grace and love in my life o'erflow.

- Adapted -

As The Year Passes By


Each gift has been recorded in the Trinity Lutheran Memorial Book located in the Church office. We invite you to stop by the office and note the special donations given in love and remembrance. All gifts to Trinity Radio Club are recorded, then acknowl-edged by the Radio Club during their Sunday broadcasts.

Trinity memorial fund

Stewardship . . . Stewardship . . . Stewardship

Here we are already at the end of the year. I thank God and thank all of you for the year 2013 and the progress we have made as a church family together and the good fellowship we have all enjoyed. I really enjoy my job at Trinity because of the good feel-ing of helping with God’s work in some small way and because of all the good people here I know and care about.

God has not yet given us a permanent Senior Pastor but I have confidence that that day will be coming soon. I thank God for Pr. Boehme who has given up years of his retirement life to keep us together in God’s Word and to offer us his excellent leader-ship. And likewise with the Ruling Triumvirate and now the Four Evangelists; all our pastors have kept us steady and in the faith with their great preaching skills and most important their friendship, comfort and guidance.

At the time this article was written, it’s difficult for me to say how we will look financially at the end of the year; our Christmas giving makes such a big difference. I’ll let you know in January whether or not we came out in the black. The 2013 budget was smaller than in 2012 or will be in 2014. This was of course because we only had one salaried pastor during 2013. Of course the roof shingling project added on quite a bit toward the end of the year and made 2013 a little more difficult. Our people, howev-er, came through and I believe are coming through with what we will need. We did have to borrow $5,000 during October to keep us solvent but we have now paid that back so we should have no loan debt at the end of the year.

During 2014, we are assuming we will, with God’s grace, finally get our permanent Senior Pastor and also a new assistant pas-tor or vicar. With this new full time leadership, we can finally create and get behind a long-term plan for Trinity’s future. Of course, the 2014 budget is considerably larger that this last year because it assumes we will be blessed with these two new pas-tors. With our church moving forward with new leadership and direction, I believe our people will get behind any new plan and direction and we will be able to meet our higher budget in 2014 and in future years.

As far as what I can do to help, I feel I have two main purposes in the Financial part of my Financial / Property Manager posi-tion. 1.) Never again let us get into the kind of debt that we had a number of years ago. One of the ways I try to control our debt is by doing as much work internally as possible. Most of the projects we have, especially technical ones, I try to do with labor from the congregation and myself. Also, the Property Committee and I are constantly looking for ways to save money in utility costs and other efficiency improvements. 2.) Watch over and verify all financial transactions in detail to maintain high in-tegrity and confidence in all church financial activities. This not only assures high standards to the law and the safety of the church’s funds but also protects the reputations of the staff and volunteers.

All the highlights of our 2013 church year and all the financial details for the year will be laid out in the 2013 Annual Report which will come out in the beginning of the new year. God has blessed us with his grace and love during the past year. With his continual love, support and guidance, we will continue to do His work, perhaps even more effectively, during 2014.

~ Bill Kirkpatrick

From Your Financial/Property Manager . . .

IN MEMORY OF ELLA BORCHARDT -Undesignated $10. Sandy Van Erp

Consecration Program $20. Virgil & Jane Luehrs

IN MEMORY OF BETTY VELZKE - LWML $20. Jan Ehn

IN MEMORY OF CRAIG TESCHKE - Human Care $20. Duane & Diane Schlobohm

Camp Omega $50. Hilda Schafbuch $5. Ray & Mary Ann Sanders $25. Larry & Barb Twedt $20. Steve & Jackie Denninger $20. Roger & Marge Wilkowske $10. Gordon & Eleanor Velzke

The Special Candle by the lectern is a “Calling Candle.” It is placed near the altar as a constant reminder to pray for God’s blessings on the call process for a Senior Pastor. The candle burns with the symbolic light of God’s presence and power at work in the calling process from beginning to end. It reminds us all to pray for the Call Committee, for the new Pastor God will chose to serve His church at Trinity, and for us, the members of Trinity while we wait for a new Pastor. The candle reminds us all of the God whom we proclaim: His power of creating, the sacrificial Lamb of God, and the power of the Spirit who descends on us like a dove as we proclaim and practice the love of Christ and invite the Pastor whom we will call to join in this ministry. This candle also serves to remind us that God’s grace is sufficient and that our prayers are always heard and always answered. The candle will remain lit at each worship service from now until our new Pastor comes to begin his work at Trinity.

Congregation & Worship Life . . . Congregation & Worship Life


Consider the Lilies by Kevin Kreger

What? Flowers in February? Yup! In the worship services the weekend of Feb. 1-2, we “Consider the Lilies” (Matt. 6:27-29 and Isaiah 51:1-15), and how God takes care of us. You are invited to bring artwork of flowers: painting, drawing, sculpture, wall hanging, fabric, wood, photo, whatever, or even real flowers, to be displayed in the sanctuary and narthex for the weekend. If you have something to share, please bring your artwork(s) to church from 9am – Noon on Sat., Feb. 1; or, if you can’t make it then, drop it off at the church office during the week (Jan.27-31). You can pick it up again after the 10:30 service on Sunday, Feb.2 or contact the church office, 331-6579 for an alternate pickup time.

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JANUARY 2014

Special Greetings to Trinity members in Care Facilities or Shut-Ins with January birthdays. We ask that you remember our fellow members in your prayers and help brighten their day with a card or visit.

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Girl Talk at Trinity by Sheila Kreger

Are you interested in getting better acquainted with other women in our church family? There’s an opportunity for fellowship and “girl talk” 6:30-7:30 p.m. for six consecutive Monday evenings, beginning January 13.

Come to the Youth Room for very informal “sit and talk” times. The only plan is to relax and enjoy each other’s company. Come when you can! Questions? Call Sheila at 333-9690.

Girl Talk

SERMON SERIES 2013/2104

The sermon series with which we begin our new Christian Church Year is entitled “Walking in the Light of the Lord with Isaiah the Prophet” For the most part, the sermon texts will be taken from the book written by Isaiah the Prophet of God who served as a Prophet of God in Judah (the Southern Kingdom) from 740-680 BC. Isaiah’s book is the longest in the Old Testament – having 66 chapters. It has also been described as the Gospel of the Old Testament because of its many messianic prophecies and its em-phasis on God’s righteousness which becomes ours in faith.


In this day and age of terroristic threats, the prospects of war, and sudden death, you might wonder, "What can I do to help my family grow closer to Christ?" Here are 10 things that will build a healthier Christian family:

1. parents - teach your children that God loves them in Christ

2. parents - tell your children often how much you love them, and show your love by how you look at them, how you speak to them, your body language, etc.

3. parents - discipline your children in love using the Law to point out sin, and the Gospel to forgive penitent children – confess your faults to your children as well and ask their forgiveness

4. parents - "catch" your children doing right

5. parents - support your child’s educational efforts by maintaining communication with their public school teachers, coaches, Sunday School teachers, religious education teachers, catechism teachers, etc.

6. kids - tell your brothers, sisters, and parents how much you love them, and act in loving ways towards them

7. kids - honor and respect your parents as the 4th Commandment teaches you to do, and forgive them when they sin against you

8. all - worship together in church each Sunday, have family devotions each day in the home, and pray for one another daily

9. all - plan to spend time together as a family to build relationships and memories

10. all- be moved by God's love in Christ to confess your own faults, and to forgive family members who sin against you

Trinity exists to help families deal with their problems in a godly manner. Christ has died and risen again to save us from our sins and to help us deal with our problems in Scriptural and God pleasing ways. God's grace and wise counsel exists to "give us a future and a hope" (Jeremiah 29:11).

BUILDING STRONGER FAMILIES


WHEN TO CALL THE PASTOR

As we begin a new year one is aware that at times congregational members are hesitant or unsure about when to call a Pastor or the church office. Since God has called the Pastor to be the Shepherd of the flock and to serve God's people, they are on call whenever the parishioners have need of them. The following should help let you know when you should call any of the Pastors serving Trinity.

CALL THE PASTORS:

1. When you are in need of the Sacrament of the Altar because you are unable to receive it in the Divine Services.

2. Before going to the hospital. We cannot visit you, pray with you, or commune you there unless we know you are there.

3. When alcohol or drugs become a problem for you or for someone you love.

4. Before you set a wedding date.

5. Before you engage a lawyer. This does not mean for just any purpose, but especially when you are considering a separation or a divorce.

6. When a baby is born, call the church office to arrange for the child's baptism.

7. When you would like to talk with one of the Pastors, or have them pray about a troublesome problem, decision, or situation in your life.

8. When there has been a death in the family.

9. When there is a prolonged reaction to grief. Grief and sorrow after the death of a loved one are normal and natural. Jesus wept outside the tomb of His friend Lazarus. (John 11:35) But when the grief does not diminish over time, it is an indication that one needs help in dealing with it.

10. When you or someone you know is depressed.

11. When sexual immorality afflicts you, and you are in need of forgiveness.

12. When you feel the need for private confession and absolution.

13. When there are problems in your family.

14. When you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual or physical abuse.

15. When you are angry with something that happened here at church, or between you and another Christian.

16. Any time when you are not sure you should call because the Pastors are "too busy" with "more important" things.

The best time to call a Pastor is when you feel the need. If you are happy or sad. When there is a crisis in your life. Or when you just need to talk to someone in a Christian context. God has called and placed His Undershepherds here to listen. We will share with you the comfort of God's Word. Together we can go to the Lord in Prayer. Together we can plead your cause in the sight of God and stand under God's grace and forgiveness. We will not only speak God's Word of absolution but we will also share with you the Lord's Supper should you desire it. Thus the comfort of the Gospel of God's love will continue to flow through your life.

The next time you hesitate to all any Pastor, remember that God has called Pastor Boehme here as the Intentional Interim Shep-herd of this flock at St. Paul Congregation in Waseca. God has also moved the congregation to contract for the services of our Vacancy Pastors – Pastor Schmidt, Jones, Preuss, and Lentz. God has called and placed these individuals here to preach, teach, administer the Sacraments, counsel, console the dying and grief stricken, and to help you see the love of Christ in the midst of the problems and difficulties of life. May the love of Christ our Savior be our common bond as we live and work and do all things to the glory of Christ our Savior.

THE NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS We pray for God to bless the service of those newly elected to serve on the Lay Leadership Board (LLB – LeAnn Fuchs & Randy Helbling), the 2nd Century Trust Fund (Vernon Cross), and the Faribault Lutheran School (FLS) Board (Kristin Sellentine). As new people are elected and serve we are mindful that the Lord raises up the servants necessary for His Kingdom. Truly as Mordecai said to Esther, you were raised up "for such a time as this" (Esther 4:14).

RETIRING OFFICERS We would like to thank those members of Trinity who are retiring from their formal service to Christ, His Church, and His people because their terms of service have ended – Sue Prieve (LLB), Deb Malmanger (FLS Board), Eugene Trench (2nd Century Fund). Though you will no longer be serving in a congregational office, you still serve Christ in other ways in the congregation, your homes, at work, etc.

THE CONTINUING OFFICERS We pray for God's blessings on those officers who continue their service to God and His people as elected officers of this congregation. The Church best lives out the Great Commission when each member of the Body of Christ serves where the Lord calls and where He decrees. Continue your life of service – at home, at school, at work – wherever you are.

SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE…

Faribault Lutheran School Board ◊ Barbara Mrosko ◊ Matthew Schreck ◊ Kristin Sellentine ◊ Neal Weeg

2nd Century Trust Fund ◊ Vernon Cross ◊ Duane Schlobohm ◊ Lynette Templin ◊ Joy Zimmerman ◊ Jule Moldenhauer

L.I.F.E. (Living In Faith Everyday… by living sexually pure and decent lives) Trinity will be celebrating L.I.F.E. Sunday on January 18/19!


Lay Leadership Board ◊ Elroy Olson ◊ Randy Helbling ◊ LeAnn Fuchs ◊ Barbara Beatty ◊ Jesse Leraas ◊ David Geyer ◊ Robert Sommers

Elders Ministry Team ◊ Scott Howard ◊ Brian Fuchs ◊ George Raab ◊ Michael Young ◊ Gatluk Reat ◊ Robert Pitt ◊ Jacob Langeslag ◊ Richard Hausmann ◊ Vern Meintsma

“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in the present age” (Titus 2:11-12).

Where to Start—Living our faith with sexual purity does not begin with the Sixth Commandment, “You shall not commit adultery.” It begins with the Second Article and the grace of God

in Jesus Christ. He brings us salvation and purifies us to be His own (Titus 2:14). Purity of living does not begin with what we should strive to be but with what God has made us to be in Baptism—pure in Christ.

Grace Training—Law training says, “don’t do these things because they are bad.” Grace training says, “You don’t have to do these things because God is good and He revealed His goodness in Jesus.”

Trained for What?

• “To renounce ungodliness and worldly passions.”

• “To live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in the present age.”

Where to Finish—When we fail to obey our Trainer, we fall before Him on penitent knees for He remains our Sav-ior. He forgives, cleanses, and purifies anew (1 John 1:9).

Lutherans For Life, www.lutheransforlife.org


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Our Father and our God, as we stand at the beginning of this new year we confess our need of Your presence and Your guidance as we face the future.

We each have our hopes and expecta-tions for the year that is ahead of us—but You alone know what it holds for us, and only You can give us the strength and the wisdom we will need to meet its challenges.

So help us to humbly put our hands into Your hand, and to trust You and to seek Your will for our lives during this com-ing year. In the midst of life’s uncertain-ties in the days ahead, assure us of the certainty of Your unchanging love.

In the midst of life’s inevitable disap-pointments and heartaches, help us to turn to You for the stability and comfort we will need.

In the midst of life’s temptations and the pull of our stubborn self-will, help us

not to lose our way but to have the cour-age to do what is right in Your sight, regardless of the cost.

And in the midst of our daily preoccupa-tions and pursuits, open our eyes to the sorrows and injustices of our hurting world, and help us to respond with com-passion and sacrifice to those who are friendless and in need. May our constant prayer be that of the ancient Psalmist: “Teach me, O Lord, to follow your de-crees; then I will keep them to the end” (Psalm 119:33).

We pray for our nation and its leaders during these difficult times, and for all those who are seeking to bring peace and justice to our dangerous and trou-bled world. We pray especially for Your protection on all those who serve in our armed forces, and we thank You for their commitment to defend our free-doms, even at the cost of their own lives. Be with their families also, and assure them of Your love and concern for them.

Bring our divided nation together, and give us a greater vision of what You would have us to be. Your Word re-minds us that “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 33:12).

As we look back over this past year we thank You for Your goodness to us—far beyond what we have deserved. May we never presume on Your past goodness or forget all Your mercies to us, but may they instead lead us to repentance, and to a new commitment to make You the foundation and center of our lives this year.

And so, our Father, we thank You for the promise and hope of this new year, and we look forward to it with expectan-cy and faith. This I ask in the name of our Lord and Savior, who by His death and resurrection has given us hope both for this world and the world to come.

Amen

Prayer for the New Year by Billy Graham

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