Folks wishing to spruce up
our piece of highway should
meet at the church at 11:00
AM. We ask that every-
body brings a pair of work
gloves to protect their
hands.
Garbage bags and Brightly
colored safety vests will
be provided. We also
ask that children be left
at home for their safety.
If you have a driver’s
license you are old
enough to help clean
highway.
Quite a few years ago, Trin-
ity Lutheran Church adopted
a stretch of highway via the
Adopt-a-Highway program.
Our adopted territory is the
section of Highway 25 be-
tween the KOA (where Hwy
25 and I-84 intersect at exit
216) and the river.
Each fall, members of Trin-
ity’s congregation get to-
gether to tidy up our
adopted stretch. This fall,
our scheduled Highway
Cleanup day is October
18th.
Come and join us on Satur-
day the 18th! It will be a
time of fun, fellowship, and
service. Colleen Parkin
heads up the operation and
can answer any questions
(431-0569). Hope to see
you there!
909 8th St.
Rupert, ID 83350
Office: 208.436.3413
Pastor: 208.312.8587
Email: [email protected]
Trinity Lutheran Church
Highway Cleanup Time!
www.tlcrupert.org Supper with "forgiveness, life,
and salvation." Because of this,
the angels of heaven continue to
sing the Sanctus and we join in
their song."
In the Divine Service, like no-
where else on earth, heaven is
opened to us because Christ is
present with all His gifts, that he
might bestow on us His right-
eousness as our very own. This
is perhaps why the song that the
people sang on Palm Sunday,
"Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is He who comes in the
name of the Lord!" is also incor-
porated into the song of the an-
gels, "Holy, holy, holy Lord God
of pow'r and might." The angels
sing because sinners receive the
gifts of God, and men sing be-
cause Christ and His forgiveness
are their greatest delight. The
song of men and angels is one. In
the Divine Service the angels
and all the company of heaven
sing with us and all the redeemed
on earth. The Sanctus is the song
of praise sung to our gracious
God, because the Son of the Fa-
ther has chosen to condescend to
us who could not save ourselves,
and in His flesh and blood to
offer the sacrifice once and for
all to take away sin. This is why
angels sing and this is why we
sing.
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Dear friends of Trinity,
On many Sunday mornings at
Trinity Lutheran Church, after
you have called on the Name of
the Lord, after He has declared
you forgiven for all your sins,
after you have heard Him
speak to you His Holy Word,
and after you have given Him
your praise through song and
offering and you have prayed
together with your brothers and
sisters in the faith, then comes
the service of the sacra-
ment. In that service one of the
high points of praise in all of
our Worship is "The Sanctus."
"Holy, holy, holy Lord God of
pow'r and might:
Heaven and earth are full of
Your glory.
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in
the highest.
Blessed is He who comes in the
name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the high-
est." (from Divine Service,
Setting One, LSB, pg. 161)
This great song in the Worship
of the Church was sung by the
angels when Isaiah the prophet
was called by the Lord to
preach repentance and the for-
giveness of sins to sinners
(Isaiah 6). In Isaiah's vision we
are taught that heaven, which
had been closed to us because
of sin, is now open for the
sinner through the good
news of Christ's forgive-
ness. This forgiveness is
given to us in the Word of
Christ which comes to us
in His gifts of preaching,
Baptism, Absolution, and
the Lord's Supper. These
are the means (or I like the
say, "the toolbox of God")
through which the salva-
tion of Christ is received
and becomes our own.
"Where there is forgiveness
of sins, there is also life
and salvation" (Luther's
Small Catechism). Jesus
teaches us in the gospels
that all of heaven rejoices
when one sinner is brought
to repentance (Luke 15:7).
The Sanctus text that Isaiah
heard the angels sing is the
same text that was used in
the worship of the Old Tes-
tament tabernacle. This
taught Isaiah, as it teaches
us, that the worship of
heaven is one with the wor-
ship of the Church on
earth. The Lord was pre-
sent in the Divine Service
of the Old Testament taber-
nacle for the salvation of
His people. He is also pre-
sent with us in the Divine
Service of the Lord's
preaching and the Lord's
From Pastor’s Desk
Trinity
Lutheran
Church Trinity Times
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“There is a mist
over the lake each
morning, the voices
of children are once
again echoing
thanks to the
outdoor education
classes here at
camp, and the
leaves are turning a
bright yellow and
orange. “
Labor Day at Camp
Perkins
(photo taken by
Jenni Holdier)
CPLOM Update
Greetings from Camp
Perkins!
How do you know it's
fall at Camp Perkins?
There is a mist over the
lake each morning, the
voices of children are
once again echoing
thanks to the outdoor
education classes here
at camp, and the leaves
are turning a bright
yellow and orange.
After a few weeks of
late summer quiet, we
are once again in a sea-
son of multiple groups
coming to Camp Per-
kins.
However, we also cele-
brate an amazing sum-
mer of sharing God's
love and living loved
as children of God.
This summer we
served over 540 camp-
ers on-site and 750
campers at Day Camps
in Idaho and Utah!
These campers
raised just over
$5000 for the
Lutheran Ma-
laria Initiative.
We also served
Families at Re-
treats this sum-
mer. What a
blessing to serve
and share in the
ministry of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ.
What’s next for Camp
Perkins? This fall we
have 4 schools coming
for Outdoor Education,
in addition to several
church and youth
groups coming for
various experiences.
Additionally, We are
excited to share that
Camp Perkins has re-
ceived a three-year
grant from the M. J.
Murdock Charitable
Trust to help fund a
new staff position. The
grant will enable
Kim Morgan, who has
been our Office Direc-
tor, to serve in a new
position as Director of
External Operations,
focused on marketing
and on relationships
with donors and other
ministry partners. The
Murdock Trust sup-
ports non-profits in the
Pacific Northwest that
“seek to strengthen the
region's educational,
spiritual, and cultural
base in creative and
sustainable ways.”
More details about the
grant can be found on
our website under
“News.” Learn more
about the Murdock
Trust at www.murdock
-trust.org.
Julie Wells-Hoskins
has joined our staff as
our new part-time Of-
fice Director in Hailey.
Our official hours at
the Hailey office will
be 8am-1pm Monday -
Thursday.
We also have Fall and
Winter Retreats to
share with your con-
gregations.
I look forward to hear-
ing your feedback.
Thank you for your
continued service.
Signe White
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“Thank you for
your generosity,
for your gift,
and for your
prayers. Thank
you for loving
the Church and
for supporting
the Holy
Ministry. “
“Alex Lange” continued from page 4...
Rachel serves as a nanny for a family with two children (a five year old boy
and a one year ole baby boy). She helps with the chores and takes care of the
little ones. Since she loves kids, she enjoys her work. I have been gardening
for a couple of families. I will also clean the cafeteria on Saturdays.
I am excited for classes to begin. I am taking two classes on the early church
with our new history professor, Dr. Joel Elowsky. He was my advisor for my
Senior Seminar back in college. He’s a great guy and really knows a lot about
the early church. I’m also taking a class called Biblical Theology, where we
will discuss major themes in the Bible, such as covenant, the kingdom of God,
resurrection, and so forth. I am taking a class called Pastoral Theology, which
will help me process some of my experienced during vicarage. Also, I am tak-
ing one other counseling class, because I feel this is an area where I truly lack
experience.
I should probably stop here. I don’t want to say everything in this letter and
not have anything to say in the next! Still, it’s hard to contain myself. I guess
I will end this letter as I always do … thanking you for your support. You
have truly been a blessing to me (and now, to Rachel as well). You may not
realize it, but your good works have eternal value. You are shaping a young
man into the man that he will be for eternity. By supporting the Church and
her ministry, you are supporting God’s family. It is as Paul says: “Always
give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your la-
bor in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Cor. 15:58).
In Christ,
Alexander Lange
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The Lord who rode into Jerusalem in lowliness upon a donkey's colt is the same Lord who
"rides" into the congregation under the lowly forms of preaching, bread, and wine to give us
salvation. The proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the distribution of His body
and blood to penitent sinners gives God the greatest glory and shows Him to be "holy, holy,
holy" above all gods and the One who "now saves" (hosanna) His people. In the proclama-
tion of the Gospel and in the Sacrament of the Altar, heaven is opened up to sinners on earth
that they might enter in through the blood of Christ. The Holy Communion is not only a
communion of the individual Christian and his or her Lord, but is the communion of all the
saints in heaven and on earth in the body of Christ.
When we sing, "Hosanna in the highest," we cry out, "Lord in the highest, SAVE US
NOW!" When we sing, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord," we confess our
faith in Him who now feeds us and nurtures us with His very body and blood, and who
promises to receive us to Himself in glory.
Blessings to you this October. Remember, next month Nov. 9 @ 3PM Trinity Lutheran
celebrates 100 years! Until then, see you in Church...
This Month at Trinity
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Learn-By-Heart
Memory Verses
Assigned: 10/5//14
Due: 10/12/14 Matthew 6:33-34 “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things
will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.
Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Assigned: 10/12/14
Due: 10/19/14 James 2:10 “Whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable
for all of it.”
Assigned: 10/19/14
Due: 10/26/14 Psalm 33:6 “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of His
mouth all their host.”
Assigned: 10/26/14
Due: 11/2/14 John 1:1-3 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things
were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was
made.”
Children’s Message Oct. 12: Debbie Matsen
Oct. 26: Pastor Lindemood
Fellowship Hour
Oct. 5 LWML/Camp Committee Benefit Dinner
Oct. 12 Bob and Janet Shepard
Oct. 19 Holys, Paulsons, and Smiths
Oct. 26 OPEN
Serving on the Altar Guild for the month of October:
Harold and Kathy Mohlman
Flowers
Oct. 5 Bob and Janet Shepard
Oct. 12 Bob and Janet Shepard
Oct. 19 OPEN
Oct. 26 Pastor Rabe and Jane
Greeters + Readers
Oct. 5 LWML LWML
Oct. 12 Doc and Jean Pates Mary Lou Freeman
Oct. 19 Sandra Cole Sandra Cole
Oct. 26 Lesa and Jaesa Fox Lesa Fox
From Kenya With Love
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Dear Brothers and Sisters at Trinity,
Greetings in Christ from Nairobi! Attached please find a recent family photo.
The Trump family is based in Nairobi, Kenya, which is in East Africa. Pastor Trump and Krista have
three children: Josiah (4 years old - in pre-kindergarten), Elijah (2 years old), and Isaiah (10 months old).
Pastor Trump supports the LCMS programs, projects, partnerships, and personnel in all of Eastern and
Southern Africa - from Eritrea to the country of South Africa, including the very large island of Mada-
gascar.
I was most recently in Madagascar with my whole family, visiting and talking about some of God’s
work there. In Madagascar, the LCMS is supporting a very large project to put roofs on over 100
churches that currently have thatch or grass roofs. We also support local doctors and nurses by bringing
a team of doctors and nurses from the United States to do a medical outreach in a community that does-
n’t have a clinic or doctor’s office. Sometimes when the team of doctors and nurses comes to a village,
they will see hundreds of patients in one day. The Lutheran Church in Madagascar is twice as large as
the LCMS.
I have also recently traveled to the country of Ethiopia where we support their main seminary in the
capital city. We have professors from LCMS schools travel to Ethiopia to teach. We recently helped the
church there dig three very deep wells by hand to provide clean water to villages. The Lutheran Church
in Ethiopia is three times larger than the LCMS.
In Kenya where we live, I also support the local Lutheran church. This weekend, for example, I will be
preaching in the village and visiting students at the seminary who are studying on LCMS scholarships. A
lot of our work here in this part of God’s world is about spending time together, visiting, encouraging
each other, teaching and learning, and celebrating how God makes us the same even though we are so
different. God is good - all the time.
Have a blessed day. May the crucified and risen Christ continue to shower His grace upon you.
-Pastor Shauen Trump
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“I take comfort knowing that
our God displays his strength when we are weak an His
wisdom when we are foolish.”
St. Timothy and St.
Titus, Concordia
Theological Semi-
nary, St. Louis, Mis-
souri
From Alex Lange...
Dear members of Trinity,
It is so hard to believe, but another whole year has passed and I have fin-ished my vicarage! I have only one more year of seminary before I gradu-ate and become “Pastor Lange”. I can’t describe the feeling … I feel ex-cited, but I also feel nervous about my upcoming call. Despite seven (going on eight) years of classes and field experience, I cannot say that I feel truly ready for such a noble task. Indeed, with each year I feel less and less ready. Socrates once said that he was the wisest man in the world, be-cause he was the only one to see how foolish he really is. I hope my feel-ings of inadequacy are a sign that I’m ready. I preached my last sermon on July 27th and said farewell to the dear saints in East Moline. I will always remember my time spent with them. I have grown because of them in so many ways. Because of them, I now have a year’s worth of experience; a year experiencing a pre-school, a youth group, a confirmation class, multi-ple Bible studies, countless Board Meetings, and weekly worship services that were always Christ-centered. I will miss them, but I am glad that I can count on spending an eternity with them upon the return of our Lord.
May people have asked me, “What did you learn on vicarage?” That’s quite the loaded question/;. I have learned so much that it is hard to know what to say and what to leave out. I learned that you truly learn about your members through one-on-one encounters. Some might be uncomfortable having their pastor in their house, but I really enjoyed visiting the members of St. John’s. It was in their homes that I really got to know them and they got to know me.
I also learned that education takes time and you can’t assume everyone is at the same place. It took me seven years to learn what I have learned. So, there is no way that I can fully cover any subject in a single Bible study. Learning is truly a multi-faceted, life-long process … a process that re-quires patience and a flexible schedule.
Even though I hated public speaking in college, I love preaching. I was surprised at how enjoyable I found regular preaching and I was equally sur-prised by how much others seemed to enjoy my preaching. I find this quite
encouraging. Preaching is the number one task of all pastors. It is so important that Luther himself called it the “Preaching Office”. If I can preach well, then perhaps I am cut out for this vocation after all.
Rachel and I immediately moved back to the seminary. We are now living in their married housing (some apartments set aside for stu-dents with families). It is a lovely apartment with plenty of space for us. What makes it special is that we are living next door to all the other seminary families. I can’t wait to see my old friends and to meet some new ones. (continued on page 5)
T r i n i t y T i m e s
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