grapevine - Trinity Lutheran Church
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grapevine - Trinity Lutheran Church
G R A P E V I N E JULY 2014 TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 612 Main Street Westbrook, ME 04092 Karen Indorf, Pastor Phone – (207) 854-5653 Email – [email protected] Bonnie Wright, Editor Phone – (207) 854-5653 Email – [email protected] Summer Hours of Worship 9:00 am until Labor Day PASTOR’S REFLECTIONS There are some things you may not know about prayer at Trinity. Did you know that at our weekly Community Meal at the My Place Teen Center, there is a large prayer request box on the counter where people come to pick up their food? Almost every week someone writes a prayer request and puts it in the box. We then honor that request at our Wednesday morning prayer group. In addition, did you know that there is also a prayer request box outside Bonnie’s office, or that you can email your prayer request directly? [email protected] Speaking of which, did you know that a prayer group meets in my office every Wednesday morning at 11:15? We have had as many as nine people attend, or as few as one or two, but we have never missed a week. We pray for those who are sick or dying, for those who are having family problems, for those who are traveling, for our congregation and its various ministries, for various prayer requests, and for any other joys or sorrows that are lifted up. We always end by praying for each and every person listed in our membership directory on a rotating basis. Did you know that your church council meetings and our various committee meetings always begin in prayer, as do all of our Breaking Bread and fellowship events? Did you know that I, and many of you, pray for those on our prayer list and for others requesting prayer? Did you know that our loving God hears all of our prayers? My prayer for you this summer is that you will make time to relax, whether traveling or simply lounging in your yard. And that while you are relaxing, you will first lift up prayers of thanks to the One who created us and sustains us. If you consider your many blessings, you will realize the graciousness of our God. Secondly, pour out your cares and concerns to the One who promised to be with us through all of our trials and tribulations. And thirdly, pray for others in need of God’s compassion, your family and friends, your church, the suffering, the wayward, those living in war and terror, and the many others who need God’s loving care. I also have a special request. Sometime during the week of July 13, I am suggesting that each of us takes a prayer walk around a neighborhood where we live or work. As you pass by each home or work space, say a prayer for the persons who live or work there. Even if you do not know them, God knows what they need. Keeping all of you in prayer this summer. Pastor Karen WELCOME HOME TEAM ETHIOPIA! Jane Sinclair and Martha Meyer returned from Ethiopia where they helped finish construction of the bridge over the Wadecha River. They installed cables, railings and walkways, and delivered books to schools. Dedication of the bridge was held on May 2nd, which was attended by Jane and Martha. They also had the privilege of bringing Abera’s mother to America - all in God’s plan! Ted, Jane & Shirley with Jesus, helping out at Community Meal Jesus in Denver with Pastor Karen “Breaking Bread with Friends”-(L)-Warren Nelson on 93rd birthday; (Ctr)-Barbara Henry; (R)-Jimmy Kane “ I Heard It Through the Grapevine!” CONGRATULATIONS TO 2014 GRADUATES! Congratulations to the following members and friends who are graduates. Gorham High School - Molly Creedan and Patrick Crocker. Molly will be going to Elon University and Patrick will be working. Graduate school at Northeastern – Mathew Morris New England Law School – Abbigail Wynn Shirk Pharmacy School at USM – Kefali Teklemariam SUNDAY, JUNE 29 We will celebrate the baptism of Charles Finley McPeak, son of Elizabeth and Daniel McPeak and grandson of Bill Oldread and step-grandson of Beth Olread. Three year old “Charlie” is visiting Maine from Tuscon, AZ. Bill & Beth Oldread will also be welcomed as new Members of Trinity during worship. TIME CHANGE FOR ETHIOPIAN & ERITREAN WORSHIP –The Ethiopian/Eritrean fellowship moved their worship time from Saturday to Sunday at 4:00. This is necessitated by a number who are working on Saturdays. NEWS FROM SOCIAL MINISTRY CLIMB ABOARD THE FOOD TRAIN On May 16, the Food Train went to all the businesses that participated in our city-wide event and picked up boxes of food and the money jars. On Saturday, Trinity volunteers were at the Skateboard Park and Shaw’s collecting food and money donations. On Sunday, as people walked, 6the train travelled down Main Street stopping at First Baptist Church and Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church. The train went to the Westbrook Food Pantry dropping off 130 boxes of food for the people of Westbrook who utilize the food pantry monthly. The Food Train event also raised $3,750 and Trinity received matching funds from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. A BIG THANK YOU to all the people who helped with this event. Social Committee-Brenda, Jane, Deb, Kevin and Pastor Karen. WORLD MALARIA WORLD MALARIA DAY – THANK YOU FROM ELCA WORLD HUNGER! Thanks to you and thousands of supporters like you, together we surpassed our goal of $250,000 for World Malaria Day. Because of your overwhelming generosity, gifts for the ELCA Malaria Campaign totaled $300,000, given in addition to $100,000 of matching funds. We are able to launch work in Namibia this year. Thank you! Members of our Ethiopian/Eritrean Fellowship have been invited to sing at Calumet this coming Saturday, June 28, at 7:00 for special music in the Conference Center Dining Hall. They will also be providing prelude and postlude music on Sunday at the 10:00am worship at the outdoor chapel. Calumet is a little over an hour from Westbrook, so consider going there for a day at the beach (there is a beach barbeque every day at noon), for the Saturday evening dinner and entertainment, or for Sunday worship at 10. Calumet staff also has a day full of activities planned for July 4th. Further information can be found at Calumet.org. THRIVENT CRUISE Maine Chapter Social Event 100 Person Portland Harbor Cruise Boat Saturday July 12 at 11 AM to1PM Thrivent members $5 no more than $10 per Family Non member Guests $5 no more than $10 per Family Portland Discovery boat leaves at 11 AM sharp from Long Wharf on Commercial St., one pier west of the DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant location. Recommended parking on Fisherman’s Wharf, just west of Portland Discovery location. Arrive early! Snacks are available on boat, but you can bring your own, if desired, except you cannot bring any alcoholic beverage aboard. They are available on the Boat. Please be ready to board by 10:45. Plan to stay and poke around in the Old Port after the cruise. Mid-afternoon lunch place(s) will be recommended if you request that. Please feel free to bring guests along with you! See Jane for reservations. WORSHIP IN THE PARK Plan ahead for Sunday, July 20 when we return to Riverbank Park on Main Street in Westbrook, for our popular 9:00 outdoor worship service, weather permitting. A brunch follows in the park. A sign-up sheet is in the fellowship hall. Please bring folding chairs for seating. WORSHIP HELPERS Thanks to all Assistants, Readers and Acolyte/Crucifers. Thanks for being flexible with the schedules and willing to fill in when needed! Please let me know as far ahead as possible if you are unable to participate on date of schedule. Bonnie WORSHIP HELPERS FOR JULY – THANK YOU! JULY ASSISTANT READER Acolyte/Crucifer 6 Ken Schoepf Bev Grant Jessica Crocker 13 Bill Oldread Cathy Bunk Amanuel Sentayehu 20 Doug Moreshead JoAnn Graffam Jenny Wildes 27 Bill Sherman Elsie Reese Christine Kusnirak COFFEE HOUR needs help for the entire month of July. If you can help in any way, please let Alice (839-5333) know and place your name on the list in the kitchen under July - ASAP. Thank you! NEWS FROM EDUCATION COMMITTEE Education Committee met on May 12, 2014 @6pm. Those in attendance: Pastor Karen; Paul & Carol Petersen; Bev Grant; Cathie Bunk; Brenda Orach; Doug Moreshead Sunday School concluded on May 18 and will commence again on September 7 with Rally Day. September 14 will be a breakfast treat at IHop. Fall classes will start at 9:30 am until 10:15. We will offer two different confirmation classes in the fall. Paul and Carol will teach one class and Pastor Karen the other. Our regular Sunday School class will continue to use “Sermons for Kids” which coincides with Pastor’s weekly gospel reading and sermon. Bev, Cathie and Brenda will teach this class. If we find it necessary to divide the class, we will do it as need dictates. Our annual yard sale to benefit VBS occurred at St. Ansgars on May 25. Vacation Bible School will be held at Trinity on July 14 thru July 18. Applications will be mailed shortly. (see below) If we leave someone out, please call it to Doug’s attention. We will need volunteer help each day the week of July 14 both from 8-9 am and also 4-5 pm. Also, we need to provide dinner for the counselors on two evenings. If you can help, please contact anyone on the committee. Doug Moreshead VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL sponsored by St. Ansgar and Trinity will be held July 14th-18th from 9am 4pm. Although registration deadline was June 25th, there might be a couple more slots. Contact Doug Moreshead today. Scholarships are available. VBS is a fun place to go! ON-GOING EVENTS ETHIOPIAN AND ERITREAN FELLOWSHIP IN SONG AND PRAYER – Our Ethiopian and Eritrean brothers and sisters from Westbrook and greater Portland are meeting weekly at Trinity every SUNDAY at 4:00 pm in the fellowship hall for a Celebration of Prayer and Praise in their native languages. REJOICING SPIRITS Third Sunday of month at 4:00 pm: Casual and user friendly for those with disabilities or mental challenges. We have a sign language interpreter. Families and caregivers, as well as anyone else who would like to attend are welcome. The next worship service will be Sunday, July 20. The fellowship meal will be sponsored by the Church Council. PRAYER GROUP – Meets Wednesday at 11:15. Many prayer concerns have been lifted up and many thanksgivings raised. We invite all who cannot attend to consider praying with us at 11:15 on Wednesday from wherever you are at that time. There are prayer request cards and a box to place them in after they are filled out on the table next to the office door. COMMUNITY MEAL: Every Wednesday at My Place Teen Center, from 5:00-6pm, a free meal is served for anyone in the community. It is sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church doing food prep, serving and cleanup, with the Wayside Food Programs providing the ingredients. This Outreach Mission is in need of volunteers on Wednesday afternoons to cook and later to serve or clean up. Please contact Jane Sinclair. BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS are being offered at the community meal. LUTHERAN SENIOR SAINTS, formed in the 1990’s, is a club-type group of seniors from all area Lutheran churches. It is intended for friendship, fellowship, bible study and programs of interest every 3rd Wednesday. We do not cancel unless there is bad weather. The cancelations you read in the Grapevine are for the singing ministries in the afternoons on those days. Anytime you would like to attend these meetings, call Mary Ann Gagnon (854-4042 or cell 400-4825) by the weekend before the third Wed. so I can have a count of people. We meet at 11:00 am at IHop in South Portland. Dear Trinity Lutheran Church: Thank you for unforgetable cooperation that you’ve done for us on our wedding. We are so grateful to have you! May God bless you abundantly!! Mitike & Challa I want to thank you for all the prayers, cards, and visits while I was in the hospital and rehab. I don’t remember many of you being there but thank you for keeping Leonard company while he waited for me to improve. Many Blessings to all of you! Mary Ann Gagnon To my Trinity friends: I would like to thank you for all the encouraging get well cards and notes I received and prayers offered for my recovery. I am improving each day. Once again, thank you for your kindness. Elsie Reese Dear Trinity, We thank you so much for participating in our 2014 “Shine Your Light Banquet” and your contribution to International Christian Fellowship. Rev. Peter Mutima The Light Side When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, "It's no use Grandpa. Now the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights." preacher's little boy inquired, "Daddy, I notice every Sunday morning when you first come out to preach, you sit up on the platform and bow your head. What are you doing?" The father explained, "I'm asking the Lord to give me a good sermon." The little boy said, "Why don't he?" SUMMER FUN! Washing a Car Find and circle all of the words that are hidden in the grid. The remaining 13 letters spell something that you wash off of a car. BRUSH BUCKETS CHAMOIS CHROME CLEAN DEAD BUGS DIRT DOOR HANDLES DOORS DRIVEWAY DRY OFF FENDERS FRONT GARDEN HOSE GLASS GRIME HEADLIGHTS HOOD HUBCAPS LICENSE PLATE MIRRORS MUD PREPARATION REAR RINSE ROOF SCRUB SIDES SOAP SPONGE SQUEEGEE SUDS TAIL LIGHTS TIRES TOP TOWELS VEHICLE WASH WATER WAX WHEELS WINDOWS WINDSHIELD Knock, knock. Who’s there? Henrietta. Henrietta who? Henrietta worm that was in his apple. Pray for those among us who ask for our intercessions. Members: Enid Smith, Karen Griffin Kilmer, Barbara Henry, Mary Ann Gagnon, Sue Sheloske, Peggy Wohltjen, the Wildes Family, Ginnie Luebbert, Howard Langille, Warren Nelson, Krista Keene, David Peterson, Ruth Mickus, Eva Hansen, Betty Schaefer, Mary Peters, Honor Sanville, Challa Tekalu and Mitike Wodajo, Marilyn Crosby, Sally Knight, Joleen Moreshead, Jenny Wildes, William Dyhrberg, Ellen Bartlett and Family & Friends of Karen Henigan, Carol Henigan, Doug Wallace and Eva Stelt Family and Friends of Members: Taja Sieber, Pat Milligan, Fatuma Boru, Joe Query, Michael Walton, Joyce Cole, Belfe, Dan Mjolsness, Peg Stark, Fred Fernald, Lorraine Junkins, Lauretta Babkirk, Gina, Faith Richards, Brady & Jimmy Densmore, Anthony Brooke,Captain Anthony King, Michael Maloney, Laka, Jeanette Walker, Sheryl Foltz, Levi Foltz, Jill Crosby, Robin Eades, Alysia Fields, Estelle Antonsson, Kathie Letarte, Phil Gouce, Julia Nelligan, Nikki, Shirley Cleveland, Jim Kane, Heather & Brook Hamm,Sarah Dalzell, Marian Broadus, Melanie Wallace, Barbara Venusti , Eva and Jimmy Burgess, Aiden LaSalle, Harry Cross, Frank Discatio, Denise Lue-Yat, C.J. Cross, Rita Wyman, Willow and Haiden, and the Families of Amy Dentico, Pastor Jerry Petersen, Deborah Metivier, Rocky Risbara, Joel Hayden, Dick Olesen, Jean Bachman, Fatuma Boru, Rev. Allen Barnes, Lisa Hall-Lamoreau, and the Rairdon family A Bit from Bonnie Firefly July By J. Patrick Lewis When I was ten, one summer night, The baby stars that leapt Among the trees like dimes of light, I cupped and capped, and kept. I could not count the baby stars, For they were getting ready To fire up a festivalElectrified Confetti!!