T r i n i t y L u t h e r a n C h u r c h & S c h o o l 3 0 0 B r o a d S t r e e t M e n a s h a , W I 5 4 9 5 2 C H A N G E S E R V I C E R E Q U E S T E D

Our Mission Statement:

Trinity, Menasha is a fellowship of Lutheran Christians be-ing empowered by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God and His Sacraments to encourage, refresh, and strengthen both adults and children in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, while sharing His love with those who do not yet know their Lord and Savior.

September 2017 Newsletter

Trinity Lutheran Church & School

300 Broad Street, Menasha, WI 54952 (920) 722-2662 Church (920) 725-1715 School

www.trinitymenasha.com

September

2017

Newsletter

Important Dates:

• 9-1 No School-Offices Closed

• 9-2 Mum Sale • 9-3 Mum Sale Ends • 9-4 No School-

Offices Closed • 9-5 Board Meetings • 9-6 Faculty Meeting • 9-9 Mum Pick Up

• 9-9 Food Pantry • 9-10 Rally Day

• 9-10 Mum Pick Up • 9-12 Board of Dir • 9-13 Confirmation

Begins • 9-15 Walk-A-Thon • 9-17 Lephart

Recognition • 9-19 Ladies Aid • 9-20 Faculty

Meeting • 9-23 Food Pantry • 9-25-9-27 MAP

Testing

Pastoral Staff

Rev. Steven S. Billings, Senior Pastor

Rev. Keith E. GeRue,

Principal/Assoc. Pastor

Worship Times: Saturdays at 5pm Sundays at 9am

Thursdays at 6:30pm (summer only)

Trinity’s Prayer Time Every Monday evening at 6:30pm in

the Narthex. Join us!

A celebration in honor of our 160th Anniversary is being planned for October 2017. Please contact

Laurel Wirth if you would like to help with this wonderful event

(920) 585-2243.

SCRIP is sold in the School Office during the

School year Monday-Friday from 8:30am-3:30pm. All our In-Stock & Not-In-Stock SCRIP is ordered on Mondays for delivery on Thursday.

Questions? Email us: tlcscrip@trinitymenasha.com

No School-Offices Closed

In observance of Labor Day

Friday, September 1st &

Monday, September 4th

Classes to resume,

Tuesday, September 5th at 8:30am

Rally Day is Coming!!!

Sunday, September 10th

Come & join us as we kick off another year of Sunday School fun. Classes meet

in the Music Room.

Listen for the bell!!!!

Lephart Recognition Sunday, September 17th

Please join us for a special service of praise & thanksgiving as we celebrate Nancy Lephart’s 35 years of ministry as our organist. The Board of Worship is planning a coffee hour following the service.

More info to

come as we get closer to the date

so watch the Weekly Bulletin!

DURKEY, Dennis & Judith (55) 9/1 MAYNARD, John & Sue (22) 9/2 KESTER, Thomas & Barbara (51) 9/3 DAHMS, Daniel & Peggy (46) 9/4 HERTZIGER, Michael & Tammy (6) 9/4 JANDREY, Tim & Janine (25) 9/5 WIRTH, Timothy & Laurel (37) 9/6 MORAN, Clifford & Phyllis (55) 9/8 PAUL, David & Janice (55) 9/8 VOIGT, Eric & Brittney (5) 9/8 DRUM, Tom & Judi (42) 9/15 KRAUS, Ronald & Dottie (48) 9/20 LINDNER, Warren & Kari (16) 9/22 EVENSEN, Richard & Carol (44) 9/29 HARRMANN, Tom & Polly (29) 9/30

9/1 COLLINGWOOD, David

JENSEN, Betty

9/2 BARTEL, Barbara

9/4 VOIGT, Eric

WENDLER, Brittany

9/5 ZIRPEL, Riley

9/6 DAHMS, Alexa

9/9 ACKER, Eileen

GERUE, Catherine

ROBINSON, Cora

9/10 FISCHER, Rodney

FLATER, Karon

RIGOTTI, Kathleen

9/12 CISKE, Calvin

9/14 BATHKE, Janice

CORRENTE, Margaret

9/15 MACH, Margie

OLSON, Lynn

9/16 HARRMANN, Polly

MAYNARD, Shannon

SIEGEL, Simon

9/18 FLEISCHER, Shirley

9/19 CISKE, Johanna

GERUE, Valerie

9/20 BALDAUF, Lois

9/21 ADAMOVICH, Rita

DANIELS, Lisa

DIESCH, Cindy

9/21 DURKEY, Dennis

9/23 MANTEUFEL, Deborah

WATSON, Carla

9/24 BORCHARDT, Lilah

9/25 KOBS, Justin

MAZEMKE, JoAnn

9/26 BURSACK, Jared

VOIGT, Owen

WUSSOW, Craig

9/27 WIECK, Loni

9/29 RADTKE, Aidan

9/30 BAILEY, Joshua

THOMAS, Jill

Lutheran Layman’s League/Lutheran Hour Ministries Annual Meeting Do you have children or grandchildren? Are you concerned about the issues facing our youth? Are you concerned with what our youth are being taught in our culture under the term “Gender”? IF you answered “Yes” to any of the above questions

then you should have an interest in attending on Sat, Oct. 7th at Immanuel Lutheran, 13445 Hampton Rd, Brookfield, WI. Prof. Brad Alles, will speak on “Gender Confusion & Clarity” sharing what Scripture & Science say. Keith Peterson, will share info to help outreach to our communities. Registration is at 9am, program begins at 9:30am. Cost: $10.00 pp (includes lunch)

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

BIRTHDAYS

Trinity Congregational Statistics

New Members/Transfers In: None

Transfers Out/Released: None

Baptisms: Jordan James Carpenter son of Jeremy & Amber (Van Hout) Carpenter

Finley Timothy Brown son of Jasen & Amanda (Wirth) Brown

Weddings: None

Members Who Have Passed: Bonnie Olson (8/18)

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

No School/

Offices Closed

2 Mum Sale

5pm Worship

3-13th Sunday after Pentecost

9am Worship Mum Sale Ends

10:30am Ed Hour

4-Labor Day

No School/

Offices Closed

5 6:30am Ladies Bible

4:30pm VB vs VCA, Oshkosh

6:30pm Brd Mtgs

6 8:45am Chapel

10:30am Adult Bible 3:45pm Faculty Mtg

7pm Choir

7 6am Men’s Bible

4:30pm VB @ All Saints

8 9 9am Food Pantry

Mum Pick Up 5pm Worship-Pr Stecker

10-14th Sunday after Pentecost

9am Worship-Pr. Stecker

Rally Day

Mum Pick Up 10:30am Ed Hour

11 Pastor’s Day Off

Sewing Day 6:30pm Prayer Time

12 6:30am Ladies Bible

4:30pm VB @ Manawa 6:30pm Brd of Dir

13 8:45am Chapel

10:30am Adult Bible 5pm Confirmation

7pm Choir

14 6am Men’s Bible

VB vs St. Johns, Berlin

15 Walk-A-Thon

Non-Uniform Day

16

5pm Worship

17-15th Sunday after Pentecost

9am Worship 10:30am Ed Hour

Lephart Recognition

18 Pastor’s Day Off

Sewing Day 6:30pm Prayer Time

19 6:30am Ladies Bible 6:30pm Ladies Aid

20 8:45am Chapel

10:30am Adult Bible 5pm Confirmation

3:45pm Faculty Mtg 7pm Choir

21 6am Men’s Bible

4:30pm VB vs FVC 6:30pm Altar Guild Mtg

22-Autumn Begins

23 9am Food Pantry

Fox Cities Marathon 5pm Worship

24-16th Sunday after Pentecost

9am Worship 10:30am Ed Hour

25 Pastor’s Day Off

Sewing Day MAP Testing

6:30pm Prayer Time

26 6:30am Ladies Bible

MAP Testing

27 8:45am Chapel MAP Testing

10:30am Adult Bible 5pm Confirmation

7pm Choir

28 6am Men’s Bible

4:30pm VB vs W. Bloomfield

29 Mid-terms due

30 Oktoberfest-Appleton

5pm Worship

Tr in ity Lutheran Church & School

300 Broad Street

Menasha, WI 54952 September 2017

Trinity LC – Menasha + September 2017 Crossword

ACROSS

1. when we talk to God,

we do this

3. the Apostle & Evang-

elist we remember on

21 Sept

6. the time when the

daylight begins to go

away and the moon

comes out – it’s

beautiful

10. do re mi __ sol …

11. split ___ soup is good

this time of year

13. the many workers we

celebrate on 29 Sept,

along with 49D

14. in work, play, or even

baking there can be

booboos and ___, even

for Christians

15. to be neat, orderly

and precise

16. a large bundle, usu-

ally standardized; tis

the season to do this to

hay, etc.

18. our kids who go to

college begin paying

housing this month,

called ___

19. the time/place where/

when we learn lots of

things, kids and adults

… ☺

20. to send out, give

forth, to utter sounds

22. these things that grow

on trees begin to change

colors, and will be

falling off soon

24. “Christ is with ___

everywhere I go, never

to leave me. This I

know.”

25. to gather together and

visit with others, as we

do on Sunday morgens

28. it’s just warm this

month, not as ___ …

32. we’ll continue to do

those projects that raise money & acquire “things”

to give to others

33. there will continue to

be a 47A in the ____ (not just by the organ)

35. the Lord’s Day, the

Sabbath (for Christians)

38. those who give

something to others,

free of obligation

41. one of the delicious

items provided for 3D

42. how many crosses for

“crucifer-ing” are on

the altar?

44. this group begins

again to meet, practice

and join in the worships

45. the person God is

talking to in the

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18

19 20 21

22 23 24

25 26 27

28 29 30 31

32 33 34

35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42

43

44 45 46

47 48

49 50 51 52 53

54

55 56 57 58 59 60

61 62

Scriptures

46. the guy who cleans

up after us after wor- ships, classes, practices, etc. (& doesn’t he do a ter- rific job keeping the church

clean?) 47. we’re trying to fix the

___ in the 33A

48. neither, ___

49. God’s archangel we

celebrate on 29 Sept

51. these special pieces

are taken out this time

of year to clean up the

yard, dig up plants &

garden things,

54. these are especially

bright in the sky this

time of year (or so we

think…) 55. our pastor is full of

this, sincerely

57. apples will be getting

ripe in this place during

this month … ☺

59. the congregational

shepherd; he carries a

BIG stick!!

61. liturgy: that goes

between the first two

lessons, and speaks of

the “theme” of the Season of the Church Year

62. the Sunday we begin

Sunday School & Bible

Studies again; 10 Sept

DOWN

2. a smile __ ___ makes everyone laugh more …

3. a great, easy, comfort-

able, refreshing way to

raise money: trading

bread, soup, other

foods for $$$

4. liturgy: the other word

for “Lamb of God”,

which we sing as the

first communion hymn;

___ Dei

5. the special day we

celebrate on 14 Sept

6. the wind goes around

& around, making a __

7. the ninth month

8. liturgy: the other name

for Holy, Holy, Holy

9. there are several of these

during the week, that

focus on the best book in

the world; one of them

meets on Sunday morning

at 10:30am 10. now, we’re past

summer &are moving

into ___

11. 3.1416…

12. the board that looks

after 15D and all of the

ducklings involved …

(of all ages…)

15. those who help us to

learn about: God, the

Bible, Doctrine, math,

reading, social studies,

music, etc. – thanks! ☺

17. that time when we go

to 300 Broad Street and

sing/pray/give thanks

to God in response to

His beckoning

21. “Jesus loves __, this

I know, for the Bible

Tells me so!”

23. the board responsible

for taking care of da’

people of Trinity, in &

out of worship

26. hello

27. the Season of the

Church Year in which

we are using currently

29. another word for the

board that takes care of

the church building,

yard, parking lot,

31. tis the season for this

sport (and Trinity

sponsors a booth and

raises $$ in Green Bay)

34. ____ ball (see 31D)

36. opposite of over

37. those places at home

where we sit outside

and enjoy the critters

38. Trinity has a wonder-

fully talented person-in-

charge of the adults who

like to sing for worship,

also called __

39. because we are OF a

kingdom (heaven) &

we have a king (God),

we can logically and

gleefully say that we

are ___

40. the person who

throws all of the

information together

every week for the

bulletins & newsletters,

and organizes other

activities at church

41. we are blessed to

have a bunch of these

highly-trained (educated

and talented, too) men

of the cloth … mostly

retired (and cute! ☺)

43. liturgy: the post com-

munion canticle that

tells of Simeon’s joy

when he met/held Jesus;

___ dimittis

50. flower of the Fall

52. not round, shaped

like an egg

53. liturgy: near the

beginning of worship,

when we either sing “Lord have mercy, Christ

have mercy, Lord have

mercy” or ___ eleison

55. another word for auto

56. first ___

58. fresh __

60. some people consider

their 55D one of these

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Year 1 August 2018

Hello from Hungary!

Another summer has come and gone. I kicked of my time in the States at a mission retreat that included

both Mission of Christ Network partners and people with Lutheran Bible Translators. It was really

encouraging and exciting to come together with other missionaries and hear about how God is working

where they’re serving.

After that, I had a chance to spend time with family and friends, along with speaking at various churches

both about God’s work in Taiwan and Hungary. I am so thankful for my time in the States with all of you!

Last Friday, I boarded a plane at O’Hare International airport

and started my trip to Hungary! After a layover in

Amsterdam, it was a short flight to Budapest Saturday

morning. I spent the last couple of days exploring Budapest.

Sunday I had a chance to attend my first church service in

Hungarian! Even without understanding the actual words,

there’s a natural rhythm to the different parts of the service

which helped me keep track of what part of the service we

were at. I was also there with a Hungarian who works in the

Bishop’s office and helped to translate the sermon. Last

night, I arrived in Nyíregyháza, where I will be living and

serving this year.

Thank you all so much for your support! As always, if you

have any questions or comments, please get in touch. �

Peace,

Amanda

Please prayerfully consider supporting me in God’s

mission here in Hungary. Your support plays an

important role! You can find out more and give

online at:

https://missionofchrist.org/service/groshek-

amanda/

Prayer Requests:

- Thanksgiving for safe travels to Hungary

- Prayers for me as I transition into service and

teaching here in Hungary

- Prayers for the schools here (there’s both a

Lutheran primary and secondary school) as we

prepare for the beginning of the school year on

Sept 1st.

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LWML ZONE 11

FALL RALLY

It is Always All About Jesus

“The life of Martin Luther”

Presenter: David Wiedenkeller

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16

5:30pm: Registration and meal 6:30pm: Program

RSVP by October 5! Please Contact: Mary Lou Thur

Email: mmthur@sbcglobal.net or Phone: 920-267-8311

Men and guests are welcome!

Guests are also welcome at the 12:30PM presentation at Trinity School, 819 School Ave.

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 370 Bowen St, Oshkosh, WI

“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing

through the Word of Christ” (Romans 10:17 ESV)

INGATHERING: DAY BY DAY

warming shelter http://www.warmingshel

ter.com/wishlist

-Paper Towels

-Hand and Foot Warmers

-33+ gal. black trash bags

-Instant Oatmeal

-Juice Boxes

-Applesauce/Fruit Cups

-Hot Chocolate

-Cans of Coffee (not decaf)

-Dry Coffee Creamer

-Sugar (5lbs and packets)

-Food Service Gloves

Free will offering for food/speaker

Rally offering for Administrative Costs

SEPTEMBER NURSE NEWS by Mary Howden, Parish Nurse

September is National Prostate Health Month in North America. It is observed by health experts, health advocates, & individuals concerned with men’s prostate health. Designating a month for the issue serves the purpose of: • Increasing public awareness of the importance of prostate health • Providing easily accessible prostate health screenings • Educating about risk factors & symptoms of prostate related diseases and • Advocating for further research on prostate health issues. Oncology funds, health systems, medical centers & NGOs, such as Men’s Health Network, are just a few of the US organizations that sponsor events during National Prostate Health Month. Free screenings for prostate-related diseases are offered at hospitals, health centers, & the workplace. Physicians are sent information on how NPHW can be used to remind their patients about prostate health. The Prostate Cancer Education Council uses the popularity of sports to spread awareness of prostate health effects & resources. For example, NFL teams dedicate home games to prostate cancer awareness, & golf tournaments & 5k races distribute informational material to audiences & participants in exchange for the incentive of prizes. Men's Health Network maintains the Prostate Health Month website www.prostatehealthmonth.com which lists links to organizations that are actively promoting events & prostate cancer education during that month.

Getting to Know You: Christine Breunig

Christine was born in Fondulac, WI. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthews

Methodist Church in Fondulac. She graduated high school and went on to college to

receive a Master’s Degree in Education Administration. Chris worked in various positions

such as Elementary Teacher, Elementary Principal, Non-Profit Child Care Director, and

Operations Manager at Children’s Hospital in Neenah. She married Cal Breunig in and

they have two children; Angela and Jason. They have five grandchildren; Matthew, Joshua, Aaron, Jonah,

and Rebekah. She loves to travel and has visited such places as Washington D.C., San Juan, Washington

State, and Maine. Chris’s hobbies are: making jewelry, reading, and traveling. She has been a member of

Trinity for six years. Her favorite Bible song is LSB 644 “The Church’s One Foundation”

-To everyone that continues to send me cards, letters & your prayers while I am in TX. I miss you all! -Rev. Keith GeRue -To members of the Board of Outreach for their organizing & set-up of this year’s Church Picnic. It was a beautiful day in the park & the donations of food were amazing! God has blessed us! -To our heavenly Father for sending us our new teachers for this school year: Miss Danae Otten (7th & 8th grade), Miss Kaitlin Boree (1st & 2nd

grade) & Mrs. Caitlin VandenBloomer (P3). We look forward to a wonderful & exciting year of learning & fun here at Trinity Lutheran School! -To Sandy Guiley for mowing and taking care of the grounds this summer. Thanks also for painting the picnic table by the playground. We are blessed to have you helping keep our Church & School looking beautiful. -To the many volunteers that watered & took care of the geraniums in the beds in front of the church. -To Roy Mehl for his countless hours of re-applying the ceiling tiles in the Large Hall.

May God Bless You All!

Question 53: Does anyone have authorityto take another person’s life?

Yes, lawful government, as God’s servant,may execute criminals and fight just wars.

Question 54: What does God require of usin the Fifth Commandment?

A. We should help and support ourneighbor in every bodily need.

Catechetical CommentsA Series

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

This month we continue with the Fifth Commandment:

You shall not murder.

What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not hurt or harm ourneighbor in his body, but help and support him in every physical need.

As we’ve mentioned a few times, Scriptureindicates that the government has the authority totake life as God’s agent of punishment. St. Paul’sstatement below is very clear:

Rom. 13:4 He is God’s servant for your good. Butif you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear thesword in vain. For he is the servant of God, anavenger who carries out God’s wrath on thewrongdoer.

All debates as to the biblical view of capitalpunishment are therefore laid to rest. There maycertainly be other valid arguments for or againstthe Death Sentence, but arguments against maynot legitimately claim the Bible as their basis.

The answers to question 54 are equally clear. We begin with letter A: “We should help andsupport our neighbor in every bodily need.” The

Catechism then provides this scriptural support:

Rom. 12:20 If your enemy is hungry, feed him; ifhe is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by sodoing you will heap burning coals on his head.

No argument is needed to show that weshould not harm, but rather do good, to ourfriends. Anyone who needs compulsion to helphis friends is no true friend to them.

We do not, however, do by nature the samegood to our enemies. For this we need acommand of God. Not only do we have thatcommand – in the above passage from Romansand elsewhere – but we have plenty of examplesto draw on. Some of these are included in the listof Bible narratives:

Bible narratives: Abraham rescued Lot from hisenemies (Gen. 14:12–16). David protected the lifeof Saul (1 Sam. 26:1–12). The Good Samaritanhelped the man who had fallen among thieves(Luke 10:33–35).

We’ll examine these narratives next time, butsuffice it for now to say that God, who sent HisSon to die for us when we were His enemies(Rom. 5:10), expects His children to reach out inlove even to those who hate and abuse them. God help us so to do. T

Humbly in His service,Rev. Steven S. Billings

Senior Pastor

FROM THE PRINCIPAL Why Christian Education

What do Christians think about education? Is education compatible with Christian faith? Aren’t Christians those weird people

who keep their children as ignorant as possible and think of science as an invention of the devil?

Well, no, that’s not us—in spite of a few crackpots in the news. (And every human group has crackpots.) Christians believe that

education is a good thing—more than that, that it is a God-given blessing we are supposed to share with our children and with as many

other people as possible. Let’s talk about that.

A Practical Gift

First and simplest, education is practical. Even the birds teach their young how to fly and where to find food and shelter. How

much more should human beings teach their children what is good for them in their lives! A child who can read, for example, is a child

who can see that there’s a poison notice on the bottle of cleanser she’s picked up, and decide not to play with it. A child who’s been

taught about vitamins and food groups is a child who just might decide to eat his carrots and pass up dessert (hey, we can dream, can’t

we?). A child who has studied the Bible and believes it, is a child who not only has earthly knowledge, but also an eternal reward. So

basic education is clearly a good thing for everybody, just on practical grounds.

Good for Society

But of course it goes much further. Educated people are good for the society they live in. They are much more likely to vote for

good leaders and laws, and less likely to be suckered in to the con games of criminals. They are able to help others in need around

them, whether that means helping them fill out paperwork, or walking them through the process of filing a complaint against a

slumlord. They can use their education to figure out what would be the least harmful and most helpful thing they should do in a

particular situation—should I donate to such-and-such a charity? Buy a hybrid car? Plant a large lawn or grow native plants instead?

And since the correct choice may vary depending on individual circumstances, a good education is all the more necessary for

everybody.

Intended by God

Education is one of the major ways in which human beings come to reach their full potential—and that’s something God is very

interested in. He wants you to be all that he made you to be. He doesn’t want to see you stunted, immature, or (worst of all) content

with being that way. He’s got big plans for you, and they don’t include laziness, fear, or stupidity. God made us for many reasons, but

one of them is certainly to ask questions—to trace God’s operations in the universe—to rejoice and stand in awe when we see the

wonderful things he has done. We are made in God’s image, and God is creative. How should we, then, not be creative? How should

we not be interested in the creation God has made?

Because God is a God of logic and intelligence and wisdom, we can expect to find those things in creation as well. Do the stars

obey astronomical laws? Of course they do, because the Father who set everything up in the beginning is an orderly Father. What

about genetics—nuclear physics—mathematics? The same sense of order is found everywhere, and that means there are new

discoveries just waiting to be made in every field, all the time. No scientist ever has to fear that she will leave her lab at night only to

come back the next morning to a different set of physical laws. God is consistent, and therefore his universe is consistent. That is what

makes learning possible.

And so the human race heaps up more and more discoveries, and we teach what we have learned to our children. And this is

right for us to do. To do otherwise would be to insult the God who made such an awesome cosmos. It would be like yawning through

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, or turning our backs on Michelangelo’s David. And so we have education—both informal and formal.

All Truth Is God’s Truth

Christians believe that there is no truth anywhere that will ever come into conflict with the truth of the Christian faith as the

Holy Spirit has delivered it to us. God is the God of all truth, not just theological truth, and truth by definition cannot be in conflict

with itself. So Christians don’t need to fear that some new truth will appear that will cause Christianity to collapse. We should delight

in education, not fear it; and for the most part, that’s what Christians do. (Again, every human group has some members who are weak

or confused, and we have our share too.)

That said, we need to watch ourselves so we don’t blame education for our own personal errors, like panicking too soon, or

failing to verify our sources to be sure they are trustworthy. Every scientist knows that the discoveries of today may be overturned

tomorrow—either more will be learned that supersedes what we learned today, or a new discovery will cast a completely new light on

a question, or a study will fail to be replicated and it will become evident that our conclusions were premature—or simply wrong. This

is why science moves so slowly and requires peer review and multiple study verification. This is why we remind each other to “take it

with a grain of salt,” whatever it is that someone is urging us to believe. If something crops up that appears to threaten Christianity, the

intelligent Christian waits to see how things shake out.

Knowledge and Wisdom

Education aims to develop two things in students—knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is what we usually think of when we

consider education—dates, facts, skills, and concepts. Wisdom is what tells you when to use that knowledge—and how. Both are

incredibly valuable, but if you had to choose, wisdom would be the better. Christians believe that, in the end, God himself is the source

of all wisdom. The Bible tells us that God gives wisdom generously to those who ask for it. This is why the Christian Church as a

whole has always been the mother of education, establishing schools and universities around the world. Literacy flourishes wherever

Christian missionaries go, and other kinds of education soon develop (such as classes in basic health and safety, training for farmers

and business people, and programs for new immigrants). All of these exist because we are firmly convinced that God wants human

beings to develop to the full potential he gave them, and education is a way to make that happen.

Rev Keith E. GeRue Associate Pastor and Principal

Faithfully Serving Our Lord– September 2017

Senior Pastor: Rev. Steven S. Billings Guest Pastor: Rev. Jerome Stecker

Associate Pastor/Principal: Rev. Keith E. GeRue Elders of the Month: 5pm Alan Manteufel, 9am Lee Weinig

Trinity Church Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-3pm

(Summer 8am-Noon) Renee Zirpel, Church Administrative Assistant

Phone: (920) 722-2662 ext. 201 email: rzirpel@trinitymenasha.com

Missed Worship? Visit our website: www.trinitymenasha.com “Like” Us on Facebook

Worship Date/Time

Acolyte Serving

Elder on Duty/Communion Assistant Greeters Lectors

Ushering Crew

Sept 2 5pm 3 9am Alexa Dahms

Manteufel/Olsen Weinig/Kamprath

Jean Zeinert Wendler/Sexmith

Juliet Colby Elaine Trimberger

Colby Zirpel/Pomerenke

Sept 9 5pm 10 9am Rebekah Nielsen

Manteufel/Nickolai Weinig/Bathke

JoAnn Schultz Jan Bathke

Volunteer Connie Henkel

Voigt Diesch/Maynard

Sept 16 5pm 17 9am Hunter Ross

Manteufel/Guiley Weinig/Drum

Sharon Raleigh Lynn Olson

Pastor Billings Pastor Billings

Harrmann Reinke/Weinig

Sept 23 5pm 24 9am Nathaniel Boss

Manteufel/Henkel Weinig/Buksyk

Adamovich/Gehrt D & R Collingwood

Deb Bartelme Terry Wray

Maynard Wray/Sexmith

Sept 30 5pm

Manteufel/Dionne

Jean Zeinert

Roger Voigt

Colby

VBS Mission Work Thank you to all our families and Trinity members who helped to raise

money for this year’s mission project. Our Bible school raised over $358 and, with your help, we reached $450! Children in our country

who don’t have books about Jesus in their language, or who are experiencing crisis, will be able to learn about a savior who loves

them. And thanks to Trinity’s own discarded library books, some of our own children here were able to take home story books and Bibles.

Many have been blessed because of your help.

Confirmation Classes Begin For all 6th, 7th & 8th graders on

Wednesday, September 13th at 5:00pm

Please be on time & enter through Door #2 (main school entrance)

For security purposes, doors will lock promptly at 5:10pm.

Questions or to register your child, call Renee in the Church Office at (920) 722-2662.

It’s Choir Practice Time!!! Every Wednesday evening at 7pm

upstairs in the Music Room. Please call Tim Reuning, Trinity’s Choir Director at (920) 507-0062

if you would like to join this glorious music ministry.

If you would like to send Pastor GeRue mail: Rev. Keith E. GeRue, Chaplain 3300 Rancier Avenue, Apt. 128

Killeen, TX 76543