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September
2010 Announcements
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5
WORSHIP IS
9:15am ONLY
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CATECHISM NOTES
The first Catechism class for the
2010-2011 school year is set for Monday, September 13, 6:30 - 8:00 PM. All 6th,
7th and 8th graders are part of the confirmation
process. At the first class, we’ll be getting an overview of the Ten
Commandments. We’ll also be going over the requirements for this pastoral
and educational ministry for middle schoolers.
TLC’s Confirmation process
includes contemporary Christian music, review games, presentations, small
group learning experiences, planned fellowship opportunities and Christian
service projects. Our goal is not just to put facts into the students’
heads, but to help them have a hands-on learning experience on what it means
to be a disciple of Jesus.
This year’s Small Group Leaders include: Brenda Wendt, Dale
Graven, Jim English and Craig Thoreson. Becca Mains is also the opening
leader while Pastor Bill is the presenter.
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Rally Day - September 12th
Rally Day, September 12th is the start of the Sunday School year. Classes
for 3 Year Olds through High School begin that day from 9:15 to 10:15 AM
and conclude May 22nd, the Sunday before Memorial Day in 2011.
Pastor Bill's Adult Bible Study group also meet during the same time period
in Room 109-110 beginning September 19th. If you know of anyone who might be
interested in any of our classes, who has not attended previously, please
contact Sharon, or stop by at your convenience.
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SHARE
Starting in September Trinity Church will become the newest SHARE program
pick up location. SHARE program is a food program that offers low cost high
quality food to anyone. The first pick up date will be September 25th from
9-11. Orders can be placed online at
www.sharewi.org or there are order
forms on the back table. Order form are due to the SHARE main office by
September 10th and online orders are due by September 12th. If you have any
question please contact Debbie Warwick at 414-213-7935 or
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SATURDAY STITCHERS
The Saturday Stitchers will meet from 1:00-3:00 on
September 11. All
are welcome. Bring your favorite project and spend a couple of hours in
fellowship.
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TLC Pie Sale/South Milwaukee
Farmer’s Market
by Margie Fischer
We will again be baking pies to sell at the South Milwaukee Farmers Market.
Baking day is WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, beginning at 11:00 AM until the job
is completed. Look for the sign-up sheet in the narthex or call the church
office if you are able to help, even for a short time. Last time, 42
delicious pies were quickly sold.
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Congregational Life Ministry Team
Upcoming Events
Sunday, September 26 - fair trade orders & clothing orders due
Saturday, October 16, 6:30 p.m. - Diner's Club at
TBA
Sunday, October 24, 12:00 noon - Swan's Pumpkin Farm lunch
Saturday, November 27, 9:00 a.m. - Trim the Trees
Saturday, December 4 - Carthage College dinner & Christmas concert
Trinity Spirit Wear
We will be offering Trinity clothing for sale
starting at the church picnic. Choices will include t-shirts, sweatshirts &
a cloth backpack. All items will feature the Trinity Lutheran Church logo.
Look for more information and order forms at the picnic and afterwards at
church. Orders will be due Sunday, September 26. Show your Trinity Spirit!
Fair Trade Coffee & Tea
Fair trade orders are once again being taken. Two new coffee choices are
being offered, a decaf variety of the popular Breakfast Blend, as well as a
new coffee from Uganda called Gumutindo which means “good coffee” in the
farmers’ Lugisu language. This issue of the “Tidings” includes an order
form. Please return your order form with payment to the box in back of
church. Orders are due by Sunday, September 26. Enjoy this coffee in
fellowship with small-scale coffee farmers as they earn a fair price,
provide for their families and care for the environment!
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NEWS FROM THE CARING MINISTY TEAM
September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness month
and the Caring Ministry will be holding another pillowcase sew-a-thon!
ConKerr Cancer, the organization we donated to in June, is holding events
across the country to collect Miles of Pillowcases
(MoPs) to donate to Children's Hospitals in
their own communities. In June we collected and sewed 50 pillowcases that we
sent directly to the Milwaukee Children's Hospital.
Let's try for at least another 50! If you'd like to sew with us, we'll be
meeting at Trinity at 9:30 AM on September 18th. If you can't sew please
feel free to show up and iron, cut or package! If you'd like to donate
material we need bright, kid-friendly 100% cotton fabrics in 3/4 yard
increments with 1/3 yard of coordinating print or solid color. There will be
a sign up sheet in the Narthex for our sewing date and an informational
flyer from ConKerr Cancer with instructions if you'd like to sew at home.
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WELCA SYNOD CONVENTION
Mark your calendars now and plan to join the women of the
Greater Milwaukee
Synod on October 2nd for inspiration, learning and fun. This
convention will be Saturday, October 2nd at
Atonement Lutheran Church in Muskego. Workshops offered are entitled
“How Lutherans Interpret the Bible”, “Kenya”,
“Women Walking to the Well”, and “Prayer Journey-Walking the Labyrinth”. I
have attended many of these conventions over the years and found them to be
interesting and inspirational.
The cost is $40 or $45 depending on how soon you register. This includes
lunch. A registration form is posted on the bulletin board near the south
exit door. Any questions, please call me at 762-2165.
Kathryn Swanson
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THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS
Things have changed rather dramatically in the way Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans distributes their financial support to Lutheran
congregations and institutions. In years past, congregations would apply to
Thrivent for a grant based on certain criteria, and if the funds were
available, Thrivent would award the grant. Our congregation has benefitted
from Thrivent support of the Meatball Supper, Join Hands Day, and Community
Caring programs.
The new method Thrivent is using for allocating
their charitable donations is through the ‘Choice Dollars’ program
for Thrivent members. Each Thrivent member has recently received a letter
indicating how much money they have in their ‘Choice Dollars’
accounts. In order to donate that money, each Thrivent member has to tell
Thrivent where they want their ‘Choice Dollars’ to go.
If you are a Thrivent member, you have recently received a
letter from Thrivent indicating how much is in your designated ‘Choice
Dollars’ account. There are also directions on how to designate TLC as
your ministry of choice for these benevolence funds.
How do you designate your Thrivent Choice Dollars? You can do
it online:
1. Go to
www.Thrivent.com
2. In the upper right
corner, sign in
3. Go to Thrivent Community and click on Thrivent Choice in menu
4. Then choose Direct
Choice Dollars
5. Search for TLC by
name, city, state and type of ministry
a. Trinity
Lutheran Church
b. South
Milwaukee
c. WI
d.
Congregation
6. At that point, you can decide if you want to do a one time donation or a
recurring donation of your ‘Choice Dollars.’
If you’re having
trouble online, you can contact Pastor Bill at the church office for help OR
you can call 800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836).
This is your chance to designate where your Thrivent support goes. Any funds
in your ‘Choice Dollars’ account that you do NOT designate will be
designated as Thrivent sees fit. It is our plan to set the Thrivent
donations aside from our regular budget so the money can be used as it has
in the past to support special events within the congregation and in our
communities.
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HUMAN CONCERNS
The first weekend of each month is designated
as Human Concerns Day. Please bring some non-perishable food items to place
in the bin.
The emphasis for September is breakfast foods, packaged dinners, and paper
goods.
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SIMPLY GIVING
Just a
reminder for those of you who want to use Simply Giving as a direct charge
from your account in 2010, or need to change your amount for 2010,
there are forms in the Narthex on tables and on the counter outside the
church office. Please complete and return to church office.
Starting in
2010, the church will be charged a fee for each Simply Giving transaction.
If you currently have a weekly deduction for Simply Giving, or are thinking
of doing a weekly amount, we ask that you consider doing a deduction less
often; monthly or twice a month. This will help keep our expenses down.
Thank you.
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E-PRAYER
CHAIN
Are
you part of TLC’s “E-Prayer Chain?” We have about 40 members of the
congregation who have made a commitment to pray for the needs of
others. Once or twice a week, a list of prayer concerns and prayer
requests are sent out to those on the “E-Prayer Chain.”
If you
have a prayer concern for yourself or someone you know, please let
the office know, either by phone (762-6626) or email
(pastortlcsm@sbcglobal.net),
and
we’ll try to get your concerns out to our prayer volunteers as soon
as possible.
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"TLC" Bears
We are
happy to see the popularity of our TLC bears; that they are bringing
comfort to those who receive them. Once again, we are asking for you
help as we are in need of additions to our collection. Please
remember our TLC bears when you are shopping. Donations can be
placed in the bin in the back of the church for tagging.
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TENT
RENTAL
Trinity Lutheran owns a NEW 20’x30’ tent that is available for
rental for $75.00. Be sure to keep this in mind for your next family
gathering. Check with the office to reserve a date.
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THRIVENT
FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS
In addition to Ric Simon
who has been a Thrivent representative for Trinity for several years, we
will also be working with David Janikowski. David and his family are Oak
Creek residents and he is looking forward to sharing information about
Thrivent. If you would like to meet David or have questions for him, his
number is 262-901-0286.
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OUTREACH MINISTRY TEAM
The Outreach Ministry has done a couple of large mailings to
communities in general but would like to narrow their focus. Please help the
Outreach Team by sending the names and addresses of someone you'd like to
invite to Trinity to Steve Mueller at
smueller1994@wi.rr.com
or put those in the Outreach mailbox in
the office.
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Do We Have Your E-Mail Address?
Help us
keep our records up to date. If your personal or household email
address has changed in the last year,
or if you (or your child) are heading
off to college, please take a moment and send us your current email address.
You can call us with the information, or just send an
email from your account to:
pastortlcsm@sbcglobal.net
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SOUTH
MILWAUKEE/OAK CREEK INTERFAITH
Is looking for volunteers to drive and to help older adults in our
community. Even if you can spare as little as 1 hour per month, we could use
your help. A great opportunity for retired people to help in our community!
Please Call: 762-1998.
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PICK ‘N
SAVE “WE CARE” PROGRAM
Trinity is still part of Pick ‘n Save’s “We Care Program”. If you
have Trinity’s account number 838900 listed on your Advantage Plus Savers
Club card, we will automatically be credited with purchases from any Pick ‘n
Save store included. Proceeds are used to help fund our Youth Group.
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STEWARDSHIP:
SM RECYCLING/YOUTH FUND
South Milwaukee Recycling, 1200 Minnesota Ave. (762-1700) will take
your aluminum cans and other metal and send a check to our Youth Fund. All
you need do is tell the worker that you would like your “earnings” to be
donated to the Trinity Lutheran Youth Fund and they will do the rest.
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