Courageous - Trinity Lutheran Church, Pekin

www.trinitypekin.com
October, 2011
A new movie from the
creators of FIREPROOF
Courageous
Honor Begins at Home
Four men, one calling: To
serve and protect. As law
enforcement officers, these men
are confident and focused. Yet
at the end of the day, they face a
challenge that none of them are
truly prepared to tackle:
fatherhood. While they
consistently give their best on
the job, good enough seems to
be all they can muster as dads.
But they're quickly discovering
that their standard is missing the
mark. When tragedy hits home,
these men are left wrestling with
their hopes, their fears, their
faith, and their fathering.
Currently showing at
AMC Showplace Pekin 14
at the following times:
11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m.,
5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
How a movie preforms on the
first weekend (Sept. 30) is how
movie theaters judge how long
they will keep showing it. Plan
on going this weekend!
GOOD SHEPHERD
LUTHERAN SCHOOL
31st Annual Jog-A-Thon
Sunday, October 2
4-H Shelter in the
Mineral Springs Park
Dinner Served from 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Menu includes:
Chicken Breast - Butterfly Pork Chops
Bratwurst and Hot Dogs
Dinners are served with a variety of sides,
dessert and drinks.
Bring the whole family for a day of fun, food and fellowship.
Bring lawn chairs to watch the joggers.
All proceeds will go toward the support of Good Shepherd
Lutheran School’s program of quality Christian education.
Donations of bottled water or cans of Pepsi or Coke products
would be most helpful. Monetary donations are also being
accepted at the event or by sending them to:
Good Shepherd Lutheran School
3201 Court Street
Pekin, Illinois 61554
“The Legacy of
Martin Luther”
For years Martin Luther had
labored seeking to earn God’s
favor. He had kept the law; he
had prayed and meditated; he
had preached and taught. He
had fasted and done countless
acts of devotion. He walked
from Nuremburg to Rome
where he climbed the same
steps Christ had ascended to
the palace of Pontius Pilate in
order to free his loved ones
from purgatory. Still peace in
his soul eluded him.
What changed? What
transformed Luther, the pious
monk, into Luther, the
Reformer? The same thing that
transforms us; the Word of
God. How important is this
treasure that God has given us!
How we cheat ourselves when
we neglect this great gift! The
weight of the Law is lifted from
us, as it was for Luther, when
we read Ephesians 2:8-9: “For
by grace you have been saved
through faith. And this is not
your own doing; it is the gift of
God, not a result of works, so
that no one may boast.”
Somehow many miss this
truth. Although they have been
brought up in the church, have
read and studied their Bibles
almost daily, the Gospel has
eluded them. They strive, as
did Luther, to appease God, our
judge; they work to earn the
favor of the One Who sits
enthroned above. They live by
the Law, burdened with the
guilt of sin they can never rid
themselves of. Let us pray for
those who labor under this load
that they may hear the freeing
words. “For by grace you have
been saved through faith.”
Then having been freed from
the constraints of the Law, we
can view ourselves as God’s
“workmanship created in
Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared
beforehand, that we should
walk in them” (Ephesians
2:10). We are saved by grace,
and we are empowered by
grace to give ourselves “fully
to the work of the Lord,
because [we] know that [our]
labor is not in vain”
(1 Corinthians 15:58).
AUGUST
PAROCHIAL REPORT
2010
Average Attendance
134
2011
128
Average Sunday School
Attendance
59
57
Average Communion
Attendance
90
53
AUGUST
FINANCIAL REPORT
August
Income:
$20,356
Expense:
$22,869
Surplus (Deficit)
$(2,513)
Year-To-Date
$178,099
$166,990
$11,109
Contributions held up well for
the last summer month, but a
major repair to the drainage
system around the Fellowship
Hall gave us a deficit for the
month.
THE CONCORDIA
SOCIETY
I have held many things in
my hands, and I have lost them
all; but whatever I have placed
in God's hands, that I still
possess.” Martin Luther
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The Concordia Society held
their meeting on Thursday,
September 8. Betty Ingrassia
led the devotions and Dorothy
Drake was the hostess.
The next meeting will be
Thursday, October 13 at 1:30
p.m. Rosemary Lutz will give
devotions, and Mary Gronau
will be the hostess.
Visitors and new members
are welcome!
Stewardship
Fundamentals
A great church building
was in process of
construction. Among
those employed in the
undertaking were three
workmen preparing stones
for the walls of the
structure.
A bystander asked one
of these workmen what he
was doing. “I am trying to
make a living,” he said.
The next was asked a
similar question, and he
answered, “I am cutting
stone.” When the same
question was addressed to
the third, he said, “I am
helping to build a
cathedral.”
There can be no
difference of opinion as to
which of these three had
the noblest conception of
his task and hence was
performing his work most
intelligently and
efficiently.
There are those in the
church who are “only
making a living,” They are
interested not in what they
can put into it, but rather in
what they can get out of it
in the shape of material
profits and benefits. They
are not an asset or a credit
to the Church. They do not
advance, but retard the
Church’s work; for, as a
rule, they do little, if
anything, worthwhile for
the Church.
There are others who
are merely “cutting stone,”
doing what they are told to
do, but nothing more,
caring little, if anything, for
the general plan and scope
of church work, rarely
stopping to think what it is
all about. What little they
do is usually done neither
cheerfully nor well, and
often when they are needed
most, they are nowhere to
be found. The best the
church can do with
members of this stamp is to
be patient and bear with
them. There is little
satisfaction, even to
themselves, in their
connection with a Christian
congregation.
Fortunately, we still
have those who are
“building a cathedral,” who
are filled with a vision of
the glory of the Church, are
impressed with its high
mission on earth, and
appreciate their privileges
as citizens in the Kingdom,
who are well aware of the
responsibility and are
valiantly striving to do their
duty to the best of their
ability. It is they, too, who
will gladly add the
neglected tasks of the
shirkers to their own, thus
not only bearing a double
burden, but also storing up
and preserving for those
drones in the hive of the
church the honey of divine
blessings.
Thoughts for
the Day
_ A Christian can never
serve God and money,
but they must learn to
serve God with money.
_ The world asks: “What
does a man own?”
God asks, “How does
he use what he’s been
given?”
_ Money isn’t
everything, but it sure
keeps you in touch
with your children.
_ A “bargain” is
something you can’t
use at a price you can’t
resist.
_ The poorest man in the
world is the man who
has nothing but money.
Jr. High Youth Group News
CID Jr. High Lock In
November 11 & 12
Lots of Fun: Basketball, racquet ball, dodge
ball, swimming, mission projects and a
concert!
Bowling at Sunset Lanes
Mark your calendar now for this event.
More information and details will be
available at a later date.
Wednesday, October 12
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Cost - $5.00
Transportation will be provided to Sunset
Lanes from the church - or you can drop off
your young person at the bowling alley.
They should be picked up at Sunset Lanes.
Questions about either of these events?
Contact Cori Spaeth at 642-7657 or Jane Miller at 347-3745.
Walther Bicentennial Tour
Join the celebration to honor the Rev. Dr. C.F.W. Walther - a
founding father and the first president of The Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod.
Highlights of the special Walther Bicentennial motor coach
tour include the LC-MS International Center, Concordia
Historical Institute Museum, Historic Trinity Lutheran
Church, Concordia Seminary where Walther taught; and the
Saxon Lutheran Memorial, on the Saxon Lutheran
immigrants’ original homestead; and the Lutheran Heritage
Center & Museum.
Tour dates are: Sept. 23-25, Oct. 7-9, Oct. 14-16 and Oct. 2123, 2011. To make reservations and get more details, contact
Luther Tours at 866-777-1517 or [email protected].
Good Shepherd News
Building Fund
Our capital building fund is
now over the $800,000
mark. Let make it our goal
to reach the $1,000,000 by
the end of the school year.
Volleyball News
Congratulations to our
volleyball team that took
second place at the Salem,
Jacksonville, Tournament
on Saturday, September
17th. Best Wishes also go
out to Bayley Driskell who
won the overhand serving
contest!
Auction
Make plans now to attend
the 6th Annual GSLS
Benefit Auction to be held
at the Par-a-dice Hotel
Ballroom on Saturday,
March 17th under the
theme, “Ewe are our Pot
O’ Gold!” Sponsors are
needed for our three “Pot
O’ Gold” electronic items.
Contact Faye Kesselmayer
if you can assist with the
sponsorship or know of a
business or individuals that
might underwrite this fun
item.
August
Sunday School
Perfect Attendance
Hunter Anton
Alyssa Hand
Lauren Hand
Clara Mattheessen
Alicia Moldenhauer
Alex O’Conner
Nathaniel Prather
Nicholas Prather
New
Member
Welcome
Sunday, October 30
New Member
Welcome Dinner
12:00 p.m.
Following our 10:45 service that
Sunday, where we will be officially
receiving our new members, the Board
of Elders is hosting a New Member
Welcome Dinner in honor of these
new members. This will be a catered
meal and everything is provided, so all
you have to bring is yourself! Please
plan on taking part in these activities
and become better acquainted with
Trinity’s newest members.
October 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
2
3
4
5
6
8:15 AM W O R S H IP /
C O M M U N IO N
9:30 AM S.S . & B IB LE
C LAS S
10:45 AM W O R S H IP
11:30 AM JO G -A-TH O N
7:15 PM DAR TBALL AT
B E TH E S D A C H U R C H
OF GOD
10 AM B O AR D O F
C H R IS TIAN S E R V IC E
4:30 P M
C O N FIR M A TIO N
7 P M C H O IR
R E H EA R SA L
7 PM CHURCH
C O U N C IL
9
10
11
12
13
8:15 AM W O R S H IP
9:30 AM S .S . &
B IB LE C LAS S
10:45 AM W O R S H IP /
C O M M U N IO N
6 P M H IG H S C H O O L
YO U TH G R O U P
7 P M B O AR D O F
YO U TH
7:15 P M D A R TB ALL V S
1ST C H R ISTIAN AT
TR IN ITY
7 P M B O AR D O F
C H R IST IA N
E D U C ATIO N
4:30 P M
C O N FIR M A TIO N
5:30 P M JR H IG H
YOU T H B O W L IN G A T
S U N S E T LAN E S
7 P M C H O IR
R E H EA R SA L
1:30 P M C O N C O R D IA
SO C IET Y
16
17
18
19
20
8:15 AM W O R S H IP /
C O M M U N IO N
9:30 AM S.S . & B IB LE
C LAS S
10:45 AM W O R S H IP
12 P M P R AYE R
PAR TN E R S
7:15 PM DAR TBALL AT
1ST PR ES B YTER IAN
7 P M B O AR D O F
E VAN G E LIS M
7 P M G S LS B O A R D
4:30 P M
C O N FIR M A TIO N
7 P M C H O IR
R E H EA R SA L
7 P M B O AR D O F
TR U S TE E S
23
24
25
26
27
8:15 AM W O R S H IP
9:30 AM S .S . &
B IB LE C LAS S
10:45 AM W O R S H IP /
C O M M U N IO N
6 P M H IG H S C H O O L
YO U TH G R O U P
7:15 PM DAR TBALL AT
FAITH TAB E R N AC LE
4:30 P M
C O N FIR M A TIO N
7 P M C H O IR
R E H EA R SA L
9 AM N E W S LE TTE R
AS S E M B LY
7 P M B O AR D O F
E LD E R S
30
31
8:15 AM W O R S H IP
9:30 AM S .S . &
B IB LE C LAS S
10:45 AM W O R S H IP
12 P M N E W M E M B E R
W E LC O M E D IN N E R
7:15 P M D A R TB ALL V S
SAN D PR AIR IE AT
TR IN ITY
R eform ation
D ay
7
8
14
15
21
22
28
29
October 2011 ~ Service Schedule
ACOLYTES
October 2
October 9
October 16
8:15 Austin Juergens
Jace Link
10:45 Alexis Crain
Dave & Theresa McDonough
Marty & Betty Ingrassia
Eric & Cori Spaeth
10:45 Jacob Weyhrich
Dave & Linda Nash
8:15 Summer Watson
Brad & Kim Cordts
Terry Knollenberg
Millie Cordes
Martha Nelms
Scott Thompson
Gary & Sheila Schumm
Bill Heren
Mike & Kathy Seidell
Rob Fornoff
Bill & Sonia Heren
Owen Miller
Ron & Hermeme Upchurch
Scott Thompson
8:15 Kaydi Steele
10:45 Nathaniel Prather
October 30
READERS
8:15 Austin Juergens
10:45 Jarrod Vaupel
October 23
GREETERS
8:15 Nicole Lynn
10:45 Casey Whitley
USHERS
FLOWERS
B. Juergens, B. Cordts
O. Miller, G. Schumm
D. Alexander, L. Cox
J. Risinger
Given by Grace
Eggena, in memory
of William Eggena.
D. Harms, C. Whitley
B. Schmidt, J. Weisert
M. Seidell, M. Cordes
L. Weyhrich
Given by Dick &
Janice Scherer, for
their 50th wedding
anniversary.
B. Juergens, B. Cordts
O. Miller, G. Schumm
D. Alexander, L. Cox
J. Risinger
Given by Owen &
Jane Miller
D. Harms, C. Whitley
B. Schmidt, J. Weisert
M. Seidell, M. Cordes
L. Weyhrich
Given by Gail
Williamson
B. Juergens, B. Schmidt
M. Suhs
D. Alexander, L. Cox
L. Weyhrich
Given by Lisa
Fuchs, in memory of
loved ones.