July 16, 2017  The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Post date: Jul 18, 2017 3:43:17 PM

This Week at Trinity

Sun., July 16 8:00  am    Bible Class (CR)

                       9:00  am     Divine Service (CR)

                     10:00  am     Fellowship Time (MA &  CR)               

                     10:45  am     Divine Service/HC(MA) 

                       6:00  pm     Preschool Board Meeting  

                                          Rescheduled from last week.                                            

Mon., July 17

Tues., July 18    Pastor’s evening in Mt. Ayr

                           6:30 pm  Bible Study in Mt. Ayr

Wed., July 19    No Council meeting this month

                           7:00 pm  Adult Inquiry/Catechism

                                            Class  (CR)

Thurs.,  July 20-26   Union County Fair   Trinity will have some materials to share at a booth during part of the fair.

Fri., July 21

Sat., July 22  Mt. Ayr Days Festival and Parade   Trinity will have  a booth during this event.                                                       

Sun., July 23  8:00 am     Bible Class (CR)

                        9:00  am     Divine Service/HC (CR)

                      10:00 am      Fellowship Time (MA &  CR)               

                      10:45  am     Divine Service (MA) 

                        1:00  pm     Quarterly Voter’s Meeting in  

                                           FH (CR)                        

  Prayers

Cancer:  Becky Nook; Al Davis; Denice Creveling; Diane England; Gary McCraken; Jamie Boos; Merle Triggs;  Paul Garchow; Randy Nemitz; Rhonda Smith; Steve McCann; Melynda Crawford; Ron Ludwig; Kent Larsen;  Dale Smelling; Jayne Livingston; Martha Ricker; Donna Williams; Libbie Wilkenson; Cheryl Harper;  Rod Stark; Brenda Miller; Tracy Konkler;

Illness, Surgery or Recovery:  Norm Schroeder;  Dale Conn; Aaron Cottrell; Bob Eklund; Jay Bochart

Hospice Care:   Dave Stuck

Military:  Nathan Nonneman

Missions: Concordia Mission Society;

James and Christel Neuendorf (Dominican Republic);

Pastor Daniel Vogel (Denison, Iowa);

Pastor Herb and Markie Burch (Peru);

Pastor James and Angela Sharp and Family (Uruguay);

Pastor Joel and Clarion Fritsche and Family (Dominican Republic);

Pastor Stephen and Maggie Oliver and Family (Taiwan);

Life Care Clinic, (Stuart & Creston)

Trinity Preschool (Creston)

Student Ministry at SWCC

Seminary Student: Luke Watt

Shut-ins: May Carlisle,  Donna Dittman, Irene Hogue, Bertha Jensen, Sheree Zuniga

Attendance :  Please fill out an attendance card.   They are found in the pew racks.   Hand to an usher.

In services when there is Holy Communion, please list the names of those who will be communing on the back side of card.

   Attendance from July 9

 CR   70          H/C 61                             MA  15

LIFE TOGETHER

MEMORIAL GIFT:    A baptismal shell has been given by some members of Trinity in memory of a family member who passed away two years ago.

QUARTERLY VOTERS’ MEETING:   The quarterly voters’ meeting will be held on Sunday, July 23 at 1:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall in Creston.

OUTDOOR CROSSES:  This project has been completed and all bills are paid.

Total cost $8,132.03

Total pledges $8,150.00

Pledges received thru July 9  $7,200.00

For those who have not submitted their complete pledge amount, we would ask that you do this as soon as possible.

All praise and glory be given to our Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit for blessing the members of our congregation so this project could be completed.

     From Jim Nelson, congregation president

 INVITATION TO PASTOR TOMPKINS’ RETIREMENT CELEBRATION:

The members of St. John Lutheran Church (301 N. 13th Street) in Clarinda invite you to join them Sunday, July 30th, at 9:30 a.m. as Pastor Daryl Tompkins leads his last service prior to retirement. After worship, we invite you to join us in the fellowship hall for a catered lunch and short presentation as we celebrate this special occasion with Pastor & Trudi. We hope you will join us!

3RD ANNUAL TRINITY MINIATURE GOLF OUTING:    Set aside the afternoon of Sunday, September 24, 2017 for a time of getting together to play miniature golf and having a cook-out with fellow Trinity members.  This will be at that same location south of Afton, as in previous years.   More information will be coming closer to that date.

 MISSIONS

BOOTH AT UNION COUNTY FAIR:  Trinity will have an information booth available during portions of the Union County Fair which runs July 20-26.

AYR DAYS: Trinity will have a booth at Ayr Days in Mt. Ayr on Saturday, July 22 from about 10:00-2:00.  

VBS DATES for Mt. Ayr  

Mt. Ayr: July 24-26 (Mon., Tues., Wed.)

It will be held from 6:15pm-8:00 pm.

Please see the sign-up sheet in Mt. Ayr to see where you may be of help.

 MATURA OUTREACH CENTER/FOOD PANTRY NEEDS:

MATURA Outreach Center/Food Pantry has a summer need for paper products/toiletries. The following would be very helpful: toothpaste, toilet paper, shampoo, bar soap, laundry soap, paper towels, and Kleenex.   The third Sunday of each month is a day when we gather non-perishable food and/or other items for the Matura pantry.  But, you may bring items any Sunday.   There’s a box next to the top of the stairs in the narthex (at Trinity Creston) where you can place items at any time.   Thank you for your support of this outreach for Union County!    A note thanking us for recent donations to the Matura Food Pantry is posted on the bulletin board outside the office.

USED PORTALS OF PRAYERS are needed for free distribution at the Iowa State Fair.

The Lutheran Laymen’s League distributes used Portals of Prayers every year at the Iowa State Fair.  They are able to give away as many as they can get.

Bring your used Portals of Prayer to Trinity, Creston and place them in the box under the mail boxes.

These will be used to share the Gospel.

 Serving At Trinity 

Sun July 16

Organist: (MA) Greg Storhoff   (CR) Julie Lang       

Ushers in July:  (CR)  Mike Lang, Phil Wardenbutg, Dennis Brown, Alex Brown

Elders on Duty in July:  (MA) Mike Sickels, Doug Bullock   (CR) Chuck Bowman

Finance Team in July: (CR)  Dennis Brown, Tom Braymen

Altar Committee for July: (CR) Radine Ward, Marti Williams