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April 29-30, 2017

May

Ministries

Join us for a brunch with meat and vegetarian options.

Let’s fellowship together with our families!

For our entertainment, we will enjoy a special performance

by actors Kate Brauneis and Tiffany Groben

who will perform from Robin Hood.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for kids 6-12,

and free for kids 5 and under.

See Judy Weidler or Stephanie Kistler to buy tickets.

This spring, Health Ministries is offering two opportunities for you and the community:

Gentle Yoga with Chair Assist, Monday and Wednesday mornings, and Tai Chi, Monday

and Thursday evenings. Start date for both is May 22nd, with no classes on Memorial Day.

Gentle Yoga with Chair Assist classes will begin on Monday, May 22nd at 10 am in the

Fellowship Hall. Tomme Fent will once again be our instructor. Classes will be on Mondays

and Wednesdays for four weeks, and will cost $40. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the

office hallway; the minimum class size is 10.

Participants will use a standard yoga mat and a chair. The hardest part of transitioning from

Chair Yoga to Gentle Yoga is getting up and down off of the floor. We will use the chair to

help with that transition. Each student must have a standard yoga mat, and Heath Ministries

will provide that for you!

Other optional recommended items are: a blanket (Mexican-style blankets work well),

6-foot yoga strap, and two 4" yoga blocks (either cork or foam will work, as long as they're

4"). A good source for yoga supplies is sunshineyoga.com.

Tai Chi. Our instructor is Natalie Cauley. She was an instructor at Epidavros with Tomme,

but is leaving the area to pursue graduate work. These classes will also begin on May 22 at

7 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Classes are on Monday and Thursday evenings and also cost

$40 for the eight sessions. The minimum class size is 10 as well.

Natalie says “Tai Chi is a great all-ages and abilities exercise that leads to both greater

relaxation and improved strength and balance, helping prevent falls (the leading cause of

injury in older adults). My goal as a teacher is for students to ultimately be able to practice it

at home, without an instructor.”

Please sign up ASAP so we will know if the classes are a go. Invite a friend or two. All are

welcome!

Spring Family Brunch

Saturday, May 20

11 am to 1 pm

Gentle Yoga & Tai Chi Classes

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Meal at 6 pm

Enrichment Activities at 6:30 pm

Evening Reflection at 7:45 pm

Going home at 8 pm

Every Wednesday

at 6 pm!

Join us for food, enrichment opportunities and

evening meditation!

This will be an event for ALL ages!

We will kickoff again on May 10! (NOTICE DATE CHANGE)

Upcoming Schedule

**May 3** Sound of Music sing-along at Spinella’s in Gresham

May 10 — Taco Night KICKOFF—Celebrating our church history

May 17 — Mac & Cheese Family Stories—Share your story with us

May 24 — Spaghetti Family Stories—Share your story with us

May 3—Sound of Music sing-along at Spinella’s in Gresham

Join us off-site at Spinella’s Off the Wall (436 N Main Ave) for a fun sing-along event: The Sound of

Music! Special thanks to Trinity members, Don McGinness and Koni Riedel, for organizing this

event.

May 10—KICKOFF: Taco Night and Our Church History

On May 10, we will officially reboot our Midweek Connections/Third Space gatherings with our fa-

vorite Taco Night. We will start a rotation looking at our Church history and our family histories. As

we begin we will look at the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and the history of Trinity

Lutheran Church. Next will be a few weeks of family stories where you will be invited to bring a

family memento and share its story with us all.

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Home Health Care vs In-home Care There are many people who don’t know the difference between home health and in-home care. In reality, there

are many differences. Home health is specifically designed to assist patients that are ill with a chronic condition like

heart failure, recovery from a surgery, or another acute health condition. Home health allows patients to discharge ear-

lier from the hospital, assists with faster recovery, and reduces hospital admissions. Home health consists of physi-

cians, nurses, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, physical, speech and occupational therapists. They pro-

vide a variety of services from catheter care, injections, IV transfusions, tracheotomy care, post-op rehab, diabetes

management, etc. Home health visits are typically scheduled a few times a week with different disciplines of the

home health team. Home health is billed to Medicare or other insurance.

In-home care is a form of care that allows people to age in place at home by offering a variety of services in-

cluding homemaker and custodial services, companionship, transportation to appointments, bathing and grooming and

in some cases (if the in-home care agency is licensed at the comprehensive level) provide medication management

under the delegation of a RN. In-home care agencies typically employ registered nurses, licensed practical nurses,

caregivers and care managers.

This type of service helps prevent negative outcomes for people by reducing the likelihood of falls, and malnu-

trition, and may enable them to stay in their home versus moving to a higher level of care. In-home care visits are one

-to-one care that can fulfill up to 24 hours of service per day depending on client needs/requests. In home care is al-

most always private pay, however, for qualified individuals they may be able to bill to insurance.

Home health care and in-home care can work with a patient/client as separate entities or together in a collabo-

ration that meets each patient’s individual needs. Even though they provide different services they serve the same goal

of meeting you where you are, at home. Article Provided by:

Retirement Connections

News from the Parish Nurse

40th Anniversary of Hallgrimson Ordination

Members of Trinity are invited to the 40th anniversary celebration of the ordination of Dan Hallgrimson on

Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 315 S Main Street in Willamina, Oregon at 10:30

am with a reception following worship. Pastor Jerry Furgurson will be preaching. Dan interned at Trinity in

1976-1977. He was ordained at Trinity on June 5, 1977 and served as Associate Pastor at Trinity from 1977 to

1982.

A special anniversary offering will be received that will be divided between the Grand Sheramina Food

Bank, serving the Willamina Sheridan area, and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, California

For those who may not be able to attend but would like to send greetings or participate in the special

offering, notes and checks may be sent to: Emmanuel Lutheran Church, PO Box 242, Willamina, OR 97396

Additional information:

Dan Hallgrimson was ordained on June 5, 1977 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Gresham, Oregon, where he

served as an Associate Pastor. He also served congregations in Eugene (United Lutheran) and Corvallis (Grace

Lutheran). After retiring, he has served as Pastor-in-Residence at Emmanuel Lutheran - Willamina since

December 2012.

Prior to being ordained, Dan attended Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California.

During that time he was a PLTS seminarian at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Antioch, California under the

supervision of Michael Rogers and at St. Luke’s Lutheran in Walnut Creek, California under David Romeis. A

year of internship at Trinity Lutheran in Gresham, Oregon was completed under the supervision of Jerry

Furgurson.

Weekly Attendance

Saturday — 19

Sunday — 125

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Thank you to Monika Deitchman

for hosting coffee hour!

If you would like to host coffee hour,

please sign up on the

clipboard in the Fellowship Hall.

Zarephath Pantry greatly needs the following:

CANNED FRUIT (NO Applesauce)

Donations can be brought to the church office or

Zarephath during open hours

(10 am to 2 pm, Monday-Wednesday, Friday)

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Please use www.goodsearch.com

for all your web searches and list

Trinity Lutheran Church

(Gresham, OR) as the supported

non-profit. Thank you!

Trinity’s non-profit number - 88450

Shop at smile.amazon.com and select Third Space in

Gresham, OR as your selected charity. Thank you!

Electronic Giving Trinity wants to remind you that we offer

electronic giving. Direct Debt Giving is used to

automatically transfer funds from your checking or

savings account to the church’s bank account, on a

pre-determined schedule. As you contemplate

further contributions, please consider electronic

giving.

Authorization forms and additional information are

available from the church office.

Contact Rachel Kramer for more information.

E-mail the church

office if you would like to

receive the monthly

Ministries or weekly

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electronically!

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April 30 Hayley Kisanga

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Sloan Brown Harriet Halverson

3 Hannah Palodichuk

4 Karin Caldwell

Roger Germundson Donna Harrison Marilyn Lindsey

Kimberly Salvitelli Sharon Strebin Ryder Wiesner Riley Wiesner

5 Hunter Bellmer

6 Ted Thomson

7 Ian Palodichuk Ashley White

8 Lisa Amen

Brooklyn Svela Shirley Wolters

10 David Brunner Tami Burton

12 Bonnie Floyd

13 Shiloh Baker

Deana Calcagno Sherman Kilness

Travis Larson

14 Pastor Tim Carnahan

Peggie Larson 15

Oswaldo Bogarin Lois Doyle

16 Kristy Holts

Chuck Meservy Mark Shull

17 Drake Howard

Elaine Kristensen Maggie Mayes Jackson Meyer Robert Resner

18 Bonnie Kriens Mike Palmer

20 Keith Henshaw Elizabeth Howe

24 Ellie Miller

25 Kelsey McGinness

Karl Schuler 26

Risha Penk 27

Kent Larson Kathleen Logan

28 Nathan Tarbet

Robin Wicklander 29

Diane Bush 30

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Additional Concerns and Pressures

Children with Mental Illnesses -- Marriage Problems -- Mentally Ill Persons --

Parents of Children with Special Needs -- Recovering Addicts -- Refugees -- Student Debt --

Unemployed/Homeless

For those not able to worship with us:

Larry Brandt -- Jackie Germundson -- Harriet Halverson -- Helen Hanson -- Pat Johnson --

Peggie Larson -- John Liepold -- Marge Olson -- Roz Pariseau -- Marjorie Pine -- Joan Rittel --

Donna Sather -- Darlene Strutz -- Bill Thompson

We keep in prayer the families of:

Carrie Brown -- Shelley Campbell -- Irene Cole -- Rich Egner -- Gordon Fitzsimmons --

Alice Schenck -- Bill Volkert -- Larry White

We keep in prayer all service men & women and their families, including:

Alex Amen -- Brent Bacon and Alpha Team -- Joshua Boyd -- Alex (Alf) Frank

Leslie Joan Allen

Grayson Barnett

Julie Baumgartner

Walter Behn

Larry Brandt

Patty Brost

Maxine Case

The Family of Morris

Clegg

Stephen Crover

Chuck Currier

Pat Cutsforth

Ron DeBettigneis

Darrold Dickson

Gail Egner

Barbara Eidenberg

Pennie Evenson

Janette & Bo Gail

Bill George

Jackie Germundson

Dick Goodwin

Bill Gregory

Sherry Gwilliam

David Hall

Greg Hamm

Brigitte Hof

Isabella

Jess Heitman

Joan

Debbie Josephson

Aaron K.

Bob Kennedy

Frances Kenney &

Family

Ken & Vickie

Janice Kilness

Peggie Larson

Ginny Lepp

Juliette Lundquist

Jessica Marie

Roy McGill

Leon Merriman and

Family

Adriane Miller

The Family of Sharon

Mormance

Lisa Barton Mullins

Aris Painter

Maryeon Panton

Sarver Pick

Bob Pokorny & Family

Joe & Helene

Posluszny

Raymond Reeder

Marilynn Ruppert

Travis Saunders

Greg Shea

Peter Shull

Dwaine Stevens

Nan Stevens

Darlene Strutz

Cheryl Terrusa

Gil Thiel

Bill Voorhees

Brayden Watts

David Webb & Family

Larry White

Jan Wierima

Linda Wolfe

Greg Wood

Kent Yost

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507 W. Powell Blvd, Gresham, OR 97080

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May 2017