Capital Stewardship Campaign Update

As of March 31th we have received a total of $91,634 which includes both pledged amounts as well as unpledged contributions from congregants and friends.

AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE AT: Soil tests have been performed. Several contractors toured the church gathering information and discussing our vision in order to present estimates. Plans have been submitted to Livingston County.

Trinity Lutheran Church

VOLUME 6, ISSUE 5 MAY 2015

5758 M36 West

Pinckney, MI 48169-9716

Phone 734-878-5977

www.trinitypinckney.org

Glad Tidings

Other

opportunities to be in

God’s Word

Tuesday Morning

Bible Study at 10:00 a.m. This group has been using the

magazine “Good News”, which is published by Concordia Mission Society. The editor is the former LHM speaker Wallace Schultz.

There are several editions available in the pastor’s study/office for

anyone who would like to review a topic or use one for a personal

Bible study.

Wednesday morning

Wednesday Ladies Bible study: This group meets most weeks.

The upcoming study will be Lysa TerKeursts' "The Best Yes -

Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands".

If evenings are better, join us

at the Cottage Meetings the last Friday of the month at 7 p.m. hosted at a members home.

May 29 will be hosted by the Sniders

Pastor Snider’s Sunday

Adult Bible Study is on part 2 in studying the book of Isaiah using the Lifelight study guide. Join us as we take an in depth look at the

life of this prophet and as we study, we also discover the many parallels

of the times he lived in and how much they are like our current

events.

We hope to see all of you at one or more of these Bible Studies.

$177,214

Nov $ 21,729

Dec $ 4,113

Jan $7,314

Feb $2,195

Apr $1,337

Mar$3,185

May$2,220

June $2,003

July $3,121

Aug $2,025

Sept.1,481

Oct.$2,693

Nov.$6,238

Dec $22,212.25

Jan $1,715

Feb $1,669

Mar $5,910

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Pastor ’s Page Our congregation here at Trinity is

made up of people from all voca-

tions and varying levels of employ-

ment including the great state of

retirement. Some have yet to be-

gin their first job and are relegated

to doing chores for parents, grand-

parents and neighbors. This de-

scription is offered to show the

wide range of status we enjoy in

our congregation.

Easter is a time of year when we

remember the joy of

Christmas and get

caught up in the

peace that comes

from the resurrec-

tion of Christ. It is

a time when we

change our focus

from this world to

the world that can be ours through

His death and His conquering of

evil. Jesus did not do away with

evil all together but He was able to

eliminate the power that it can

have in our life.

Paul warns us that there will be

disagreements between members

of the Christian faith and it is not

just the individuals who disagree

who are effected. The whole

church on earth be it Lutheran,

Roman or Baptist are all effected

when there is a problem. The im-

pact causes people inside and out-

side the church to question the

actions and words of those who

speak the Love of Christ.

Paul continues to talk about the

topic in Chapter 3 of 2 Corin-

thians. “Do we need a letter of rec-

ommendation so people will know

that we have been saved from the

sinfulness in our life?” Is it some-

thing we need to make known to

other people by way of a letter?

Paul says this is not the case be-

cause “we ourselves are our letter

of recommendation, written on our

Working Together

for Success

By Pastor Snider

To the church of God that is in Cor-

inth, to those sanctified in Christ

Jesus, called to be saints together

with all those who in every place

call upon the name of our Lord Je-

sus Christ, both their

Lord and ours:

Grace to you and peace

from God our Father

and the Lord Jesus

Christ. 1Cor. 1:2,3

Each letter in scripture

that Paul wrote to the churches

and to the other disciples began

with similar words especially the

greeting of Grace and Peace.

Paul’s message varied from letter

to letter depending on his relation-

ship with people from that city. In

chapter 1 of 2nd Corinthians Paul

writes that he has changed his

plans and will not be visiting their

city according to his previous

plans.

He begins in chapter 2, “For I

made up my mind not to make an-

other painful visit to you. For if I

cause you pain, who is there to

make me glad but the one whom I

have pained? I wrote as I did, so

that when I come I might not suf-

fer pain from those who should

have made me rejoice, for I felt

sure of all of you, that my joy

would be the joy of you all. I wrote

to you out of much affliction and

anguish of heart and with many

tears, not to cause you pain but to

let you know the abundant love

that I have for you.

hearts, to be known and read by

all. We show that we are a letter

from Christ delivered by us, not

written with ink but with the Spirit

of ‘the living God’, not on tablets of

stone but on tablets of human

hearts.”

There are some differences be-

tween the culture of the world and

the culture of the Christian

Church. There must be integrity

and trust between members and a

willingness to go the extra mile in

order to understand each other’s

point where disagreement raises

its head. Like in any work related

situation each person assigned,

elected or appointed to a function

has the responsibility to do it or

see that it gets done. For any or-

ganization to succeed members

must have confidence in the other

members of the team. We give

thanks for all the people at Trinity

Lutheran Church, who work in His

Kingdom and serve Him, His peo-

ple and each other.

Paul’s message to us is that when

anything or anyone becomes our

god instead of the Risen Lord Je-

sus our letter of recommendation

speaks about our culture as our

god. Then the true Gospel of Jesus

Christ is hidden from the believer

and the unbeliever.

Each of us is fragile. Easter is a

time for renewal in our relation-

ship to God and to each other. 2

Corinthians 6:1 says that working

together with Him we appeal to

you not to receive the grace of God

in vain. For He says, “in a favor-

able time I listened to you and in a

day of salvation I have helped

you.” BLESS EACH OF YOU THIS

EASTER SEASON

“Jesus did not do away

with evil all together but

He was able to

eliminate the power that

it can have in our life.”

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PRAYERS OF TRINITY

Praise and thanksgiving:

Gracious God and Father, we humbly magnify the wisdom of your ways and in childlike trust commit ourselves to Your fatherly guidance. Uphold us, we pray You by Your right hand, guide us with Your counsel, and receive us at last into glory. We pray for those among us who are in special need of your guidance and healing

Kathy Beliew (friend of Wool-aces) Preliminary tests show a very aggressive and untreatable form of pancreatic cancer.

Albert Engel--medical issues--guide the doctors

Speedy recovery for David Allen Finazzo from heart attack.

Dennis Miller and family--strength and healing from blad-der cancer surgery.

Caroline Cadeau home with ill-ness

Jamie Hollister, Tina Albrecht-sen--healing.

Faith Kukuk-- speedy recovery from arm surgery

Prayers to guide the doctors in diagnosing Beth Miller

Betty Jean Sigro, Cathie Snider relief from pain

Tom Corcoran, Jon’s father diag-nosed with Multiple-System At-rophy (MSA) is a degenerative neurological dis-order

Kaye Wick and Dianne Vik, Sue Opp, Bill Opp, Georgia Ry-dzewski --strength and health

Continued healing also Cynthia Snider, Joanne and Bob Hick-man.

Steve Hill--help the doctors fig-ure out the sudden illness and problem walking.

Greg Searcy, Kenny Cadle, Terry Kaczmarek, Charlie and Carol Thompson, Sarah Burns, Tonya Roberts, in their battles with cancer.

For the soldiers here and over-seas who are still protecting freedoms, our own and others in the world: Brandon Snider deployed to Saudi Arabia, Nick Cardoas to Africa, Matt Hall and Scott Mikkelson in Hawaii, Stephen Donovan, Marine in Cuba. and Jill (Engel) Graves sta-tioned in the States.

for Concordia University that their student body continues to grow and thrive and that the Lord hears our prayers and re-mains vigilante in his help to ex-pand the campus.

Trinity is again participating in Love

INC's gas voucher program. People are directed to us thru Love INC, who con-tacts us to make the connection. we provide a voucher which, coordinated with Jeremy Killinger, will now be ac-cepted at Mugg N' Bopps in both Pinckney and Gregory. This is just one of the ways that Trinity provides for local Missions.

You are invited to Living Grace

Featuring: Dr. Tamara Ferry Director of Institutional Research and Assessment, Concordia University

Wife of Rev. Dr, Patrick T, Ferry, President of Concordia University

“Ready or Not Here Life Comes”

(...but God seeks you , finds you, and chooses you to be His own!)

Emceed by Mrs. Pat Maier Wife of Michigan District President, Rev. Dr. David Maier

Monday, May 11, 2015

Social time: 11:00 a.m. to 11: 30 a.m. Lunch and Program: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Luncheon cost is $10 before May 3rd, $20 after Manor Tent on the Concordia University Ann Arbor Campus

Please reply by May 4th, 2015

Blessing for

Sharon Meyer for

all her work with

landscaping

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Altar Guild -- 2015

May Helen Riggs Faith Kukuk

June Alice Finazzo Carol Clacher

Acolyte Schedule for May

May 3 Rachel Frazzini

May 10 Rachel Corcoran

May 17 Ruthie Myher

May 24 Rachel Frazzini

May 31 Rachel Corcoran

A very Happy Birthday from

the members of Trinity

Lutheran Church:

Jim Polenz 5/3

Cole Peterson 5/7

Aletha Hollister 5/9

Noah Frazzini 5/14

Merelyn Snider 5/18

Elizabeth Eppler 5/21

Makayla Beauchamp 5/22

Jessica Hollister 5/23

Shirley Opp 5/23

Andrew Deskins 5/27

David Finazzo 5/27

Marilyn Brumm 5/28

Hannah Welch 5/28

Happy Birthday!!

May he grant you your

heart's desire and fulfill all

your plans!

Psalm 20:4 ESV

THRIVENT Livingston County Chapter Activity: Thrivent Workday at Camp Liberty Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015 Time: 9 AM until 3 PM ( earlier if work finished) Place: Camp Liberty 13400 Austin Rd.,Brooklyn, Michigan Contact: sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board in the Narthex by MAY 3 so we can let the board know how many of us from Trinity are coming to help. Support veterans by planting trees and clearing trails. Lunch will be provided. Be prepared to work out-side. Will be held rain or shine Some of you helped with this project last year, so here is your opportunity to serve again this year. Others of us who weren't able to help last year, now have the opportunity to participate. Hope to see many of you there!

Anniversary wishes

go out to:

Tom & Lorraine Voltattorni 5/17

Daniel & Joanna Krueger 5/19

Steven & Heidi Pelto 5/23

Gregory & Elizabeth Eppler 5/26

Brian & Christie Frazzini 5/26

Therefore a man shall leave his

father and his mother and hold

fast to his wife, and they shall

become one flesh.

Genesis 2:24 ESV

KNOW WHAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE STUDYING

Christian

Education News

It’s time to start planning for VBS! Would you like to be a part of this amazing outreach? Please let me know if you’d like to help. We have so many large and small jobs and they are all important. The theme this year is Camp Discovery. Jesus at Work through Us. Mark your Cal-endars August 10th-14th. It takes over 30 adult and teen volunteers for VBS to run smoothly so please pray about making a commitment to VBS this year. We will have our first planning meeting May 5th at 7:00 pm. Please join us! But…if you can’t make the meeting, no worries, I won’t hold it against you and can fill you in on what we covered.

The cottage meeting will be Friday, May 29th at 7:00 hosted by Pastor and Cathie Snider. We are still look-ing for 2015 hosts so please con-sider signing up for a month or two. If you have any questions about the cottage meeting, please ask anyone on the Board of Education, or me. The Board of Ed held our quarterly meeting on April 14th, our next meeting is July 14th at 7:00 PM. All

Sunday School is going great with Cross Explorations! I’ve heard a lot of posi-tive feedback about our combined openings. Come check it out if you haven’t been in a while. Our atten-dance has been strong. The week after Easter, we had 36 people at Sunday School. That matched our Rally Day number! (That is exciting news!) Our activities and crafts are fun too. Last week we talked about how Jesus changes us and Saul. Not only his name was changed (to Paul,) but his heart and whole life were changed too. We did a science experiment in which we got to change the surface tension on a bowl of water. Ask your kids about what happened. It’s hard to believe but summer Sunday school is on its way next month (June). We like to try to give our regular teachers a little break so watch for a sign-up sheet to teach one or two Sundays. Summer Sunday school is lots of fun and very low key.

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THRIVENT WORK DAY

MAY 9TH

See page f ive for

more deta i l s

VOTERS ASSEMBLY

MAY31ST

Lots of things going on this month

Please plan on attending this

important meeting

Upcoming Events

5/3/2015 Paul and Timothy Acts 15:1–16:5 John 15:1–8

5/10/2015 Lydia Acts 16:11–15 John 15:9–17

5/17/2015 Paul and Silas in Prison Acts 16:16–40 John 17:11b–19

5/24/2015 Paul Sails to Rome Acts 27 John 15:26–27; 16:4b–15

5/31/2015 John’s Vision of Heaven Revelation 21–22 Luke 1:39–45 (46–56)

are welcome to join us! We really appreciate any and all comments and suggestions.

In Christ,

Elizabeth Eppler

Watch for order

forms in the

bulletin and

your boxes or con

tact Barb Yek. We

will be decorating

the altar with Red

Geraniums to cele-

brate Pentecost.

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USHERS SCHEDULE

May 10 Kristin 17 Mitch and Lynda 24 Barb 31 Mark and Sharon

June 7 Dan and Joanna 14 Bryan 21 Mitch and Lynda 28 Barb

July 5 Mark and Sharon 12 Bryan 19 Dan and Joanna 26 Mitch and Lynda

Bob Brumm stated that he would sub for anyone if needed and if he and Lois are in town

COUNTING SCHEDULE

On Saturday, May 19th seven of us ladies from Trinity all climbed into the Myher van and headed to the Lutheran Women in Mission Zone Rally at Christ Our King in Saline.

It was a beautiful, sunny day and a lovely ride there and back. (Thanks Kristin and Gretchen for driving!) Their Pastor, Thomas

Schroeder, led us in opening de-votions, prayer and songs. Ivy Thompson, our zone mentor, brought us greetings from the district president, Willie Marie Henry (who also happen to be Ivy's sister), so we always feel we

get a very personal greeting. She also has a very beautiful voice and led us in a sing along at the end.

That was followed by a short busi-ness meeting and then our guest speaker, Pat Maier, wife of our dis-trict president, Pastor David Maier. Her topic was "Burdens Or Bless-ings": God's Working Good from the Bad" She shared with us her family's struggles with cancer from her father dying from cancer in 2000 to both her husband's and son's battles with cancer. What a witness she was to all of us there--giving us inspiration and hope when we face life's struggles. She shared how God provided strength to her and her family in 3 major ways:

Fellowship-- bearing one another's burdens--how they had so much love and support and help from their family and friends and church family.

Prayer--pray continually--1Thes.5:17--their individual prayers, prayers of others all over the world, and prayers through songs and hymns.

God's Word-- Being in His Word for comfort and strength. Some bible verses she shared: John 11:25, psalm 112:7-8, Psalm 91: 14-16, Romans 5:1 ( you can look up)

May 3 Mark/Kristin

10 Bryan/Joanna

17 Jon/Deb

24 Amy/Greg

31 Elizabeth/Barb

June

7 Mark/Deb

14 Joanna/Bryan

21 Jon/Greg

28 Amy/Barb

She ended with a quote from a devo-tional "Since God took care of our greatest need at Calvary by giving us Christ, then you can be sure He will take care of everything else He consid-ers important for us."

We ended the morning with a deli-cious salad luncheon and dessert.

Coming this summer is the National Convention in Des Moines, Iowa, June 25-28. Cathie and Deb will be go-ing. Talk to one of them if you are in-terested in going. I think there is still time to register.

Our next zone rally will be in the fall. We hope more of our Trinity la-dies can attend with us.

July

5 Joanna/Elizabeth

12 Amy/Barb

19 Deb/Jon

26 Mark/Bryan

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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

5758 M36 West

Pinckney, MI 48169-9716

7pm. The band is comprised of six adult siblings, raised by Christian songwriters in Nashville. The ener-getic string players and vocalists are Juilliard trained and have over 1,400 hours air time on PBS. This con-cert will feature the music of America, rich traditions, and sacred songs of faith! This is Mother's Day week-end is a great opportunity to plan an event that all generations of your family will enjoy together.

Tickets are available at www.lccmusicians.org groups of 20 or more receive group pricing.

If you are interested in participating in future events, please contact Jenni Curtin at 810-623-4216.

Also to follow LCCM and learn of future events, please send your email to jcurtin@comcast.net and like Livingston County Christian Musicians on Facebook!

Livingston County Christian Musicians is a local, interde-nominational group that looks to bring sacred arts to the community outside the church building. They are com-mitted to changing the culture in our county by offering regular art/music events that lift up Christ! Recently, they have brought in Keith and Kristyn Getty and do-nated all the proceeds to Love INC Livingston County. This concert provided over $14,000 to this local charity serving those in our community who are in need in the name of CHRIST!

Moving forward there will be many arts opportunities for all to be involved in. Living room concerts, the annual Love INC benefit concert at Thanksgiving and several more professional artists. Many of the professional art-ists concerts incorporate the LCCM choir that meets for short sessions and performs with artists. It is a great op-portunity to meet others in the Body of Christ in Livingston County and lift Him up together!!

On May 9th, we have the opportunity to support this effort and enjoy a top caliber concert. The Annie Moses Band will be at the Hartland Performing Arts Center at

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