june tidings

Don’t miss Camp Worship 10:15 am June 26 July 24

& Aug 28, with picnic following

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Financial Report

2011

Budget 2011: $1,049,463 Expenses Apr YTD

Needed Weekly: $20,182 Benevolence 10,743 44,790

Needed YTD Caring 620 6,223

Education 890 3,390

Income April -2011 YTD 2011 Music 1,226 5,248

Donations 81,046 354,895 Operations 41,790 157,230

Fees 10 102 Resources 41,580 177,859

Financial 3 19 Witness 424 1,037

Total Income 81,059 355,016 Worship 1,073 3,056

Youth 2,486 9,191

Total 101,131 408,024

Short fall YTD: -20,072 -53,008

Summer Worship Times 6:30 pm Mid-Week Worship Service

5:00 pm Saturday Worship Service

8:45 am Sunday Traditional Worship

10:15 am Contemporary Worship Service

Contact Us Gerald Ferguson Senior Pastor Ext. 213 [email protected]

Chuck Foerster Associate Pastor Ext. 214 [email protected]

Bernard Philabaum Pastor Emeritus [email protected]

Kirk Havel Pastor Emeritus [email protected]

Hilary Michalak Youth Director Ext. 238 [email protected]

JoDee Hacker Parish Administrator Ext. 216 [email protected]

Andrea Berchert Preschool Director Ext. 231

Dianne Granstra Music Director Ext. 212 [email protected]

Carol Kuhlman Volunteer Coordinator (989) 689-4280 (989) 430-0502

Ryan Max Information Technologist [email protected]

Stephanie Gann Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Debora Zigoris Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Phone 989.631.0692

Or Website www.tlcmidland.org

Check out the “Good News from Trinity” Blog

http://trinitymidland.blogspot.com/

Prayer Requests Call the church office at 989.631.0692,

with prayer requests. If you want a

pastoral visit or would like to be included

in pastoral prayers during worship, please

use the pew card, or call the church office.

Address, Phone & Email Corrections Trinity maintains a database of all its

members. If you have had any changes to

your address, phone number, marital

status, etc. please contact Stephanie or

Debora with your name, phone number

and the changes that need to be made.

If You Are Ill Hospitals no longer notify churches when

their members are admitted for care. Call

989.631.0692, and let us know so we can

support you with prayer and with presence.

Publishing Deadlines Weekly Bulletin: Thursday 8 am

Newsletter: Wednesday, June 8

If you would like to contribute to the

church newsletter please send your

submissions to Debora in the church office,

[email protected]

fyi

The Tidings, A MONTHLY PUBLICATION

PUBLISHED MONTHLY

Trinity Lutheran Church

3701 Jefferson Ave

Midland, MI 48640

Food For

Thought….a

note from

your Associate

Pastor

1-10

Companions as

we are in this work with you, we beg you,

please don't squander one bit of this

marvelous life God has given us. God

reminds us, I heard your call in the nick of

time; The day you needed me, I was there

to help. Well, now is the right time to

listen, the day to be helped. Don't put it

off; don't frustrate God's work by showing

up late, throwing a question mark over

everything we're doing. Our work as God's

servants gets validated—or not—in the

details. People are watching us as we stay

at our post, alertly, unswervingly, in hard

times, tough times, bad times; when we're

beaten up, jailed, and mobbed; working

hard, working late, working without

eating; with pure heart, clear head, steady

hand; in gentleness, holiness, and honest

love; when we're telling the truth, and

when God's showing his power; when

we're doing our best setting things right;

when we're praised, and when we're

blamed; slandered, and honored; true to

our word, though distrusted; ignored by

the world, but recognized by God;

terrifically alive, though rumored to be

dead; beaten within an inch of our lives,

but refusing to die; immersed in tears, yet

always filled with deep joy; living on

handouts, yet enriching many; having

nothing, having it all. 2nd

Cor 6 (The

Message Bible)

The news of tornados and

floods keeps pouring in as the

southern part of our nation gets

hit extremely hard. The

devastation is widespread and

the loss of life and property is

hard to fathom. With all the talk

about “rapture” lately and being

left behind, it would be easy

enough for us to fall into a state

of constant fear or an attitude of

“why bother, what good can I

3 pastor's page

do?” But it is exactly into this state

of mind that scripture calls us to

action. It is the face of adversity

and loss that the church rises like

a phoenix. We don’t have to look

far to see how our congregation

responds to needs, both near and

far. The mobile food pantry

recently hosted here and the

disaster response team’s trips and

involvement in rebuilding in our

community to name only two. And

consider the immediate action

taken by the ELCA both to tsunami

victims in Japan and tornado and

flood victims in the south as well

as needs elsewhere. (Check out

www.elca.org ) We are a people

who like St. Paul said get beaten

down, but we get back up again to

go on about the mission that God

has called us as this community of

faith.

Closer to home we have

needs right within our own

building; from the boiler

replacement to the need for more

volunteers for V.B.S. and the many

ministries that are flowing from

this house of faith. There is no

doubt the need is great; at times it

can seem overwhelming, but we

have been given this gift of new

life for a purpose; so that through

our efforts, through our hard

work, our gifts, that the love of

God might be revealed in the

midst of this need, in the midst of

the fears of this world and smack

dab in the middle of whatever

crisis may arise. Being a witness

for Christ is seldom an easy thing.

If our goal in life is to take the

easy road, than being a follower of

Jesus is going to run contrary to

that goal. But if we have taken this

path knowing that living a life of

service to the kingdom of God can

be wrought with trials and

tribulations, we can bear witness

to an incredible God filled with

grace, pouring out mercy and love

on all of God’s children.

It is probably true, that

when we are at our lowest, we

perceive our need for God to be

great. What scripture reminds us

is that many outside of our field of

vision or our faith community are

at their lowest. They need what

we have; the hope in a God who

has walked down this path, who

has promised to be with us and

who daily shows forth a love that

is beyond our comprehension. In

sharing this joy and hope with

others, we increase our own; in

giving away, we receive far more

than we know. What an awesome

God we serve!

Serving with you,

4 memorials

Dan and Jeri Pfuender

Harry and Carol Sweebe

Marilyn and Gene Kruger

Bill and Jane Kuhlman

George and Lee Grindahl

Connie Lesh

Al and Mary Lueck

Horst and Hansine Bleich

Dave and Ginny Bartow

Ron and Joanne Johnson

Dave and Helena Devore

Art and Shirley Cooke

Byrom and Victoria Smith

In Memory of Connie Giraud for Special

Needs Fund

Don and Melody Wilson

In Memory of Connie Giraud for Music

Fund

Marijean Fitzgerald

Dave and Joan Winegardner

In Memory of Connie Giraud for Seminary

Fund


John and Phylis Schleicher

Randy and Cheryl Krick

Noreen Abke

Denny and JoDee Hacker

Wally and Lindsay Mayton

Vista International-Wally Franczyk, Chris

Franczyk & Richard Ji

Joan Chupp

Bernard and Cheryl Adams

Malcolm and Karen Baxter

Ralph and Margaret Flatt

Charles and Barbara, Mark Roth

Paul and Pam Vammer

Sheryl Daniels

Sarah Kozakiewicz

Dale and Jennifer Schultz

Terry and Ann Hilty

Bob and Mary Owen

Amanda Herzberg

Bob and Irene Fleming

Karen and David Fick

Shannon Dittenber

Diane Busch

Paul and Roxie Glover

Wendy and DougWarner

Bob and Dennie Walters

Lgb Nge

Bonnie Gregg

In Memory of Connie Giraud for Adult

Mission Group

Byron and June Wolf

Barbara Bejcek

Linda and Bill Bakke

Dwight and Linda Williams

In memory of Milda Garrels Memorial and

Gifts

Paul and Pam Vammer


Darryl and Mary Alice Crabb

Nazareth Circle

Bob and Karyn Thomas

John and Shirley Sechrisgt

Connie Lesh

Barbara Bejeck

Eldon and Judy Enger

Ruth McClurg

Maynard and Judy Chaussee

Fred and Carole Swinehart


Robert and Irene Wilson

Ron and Barb Warczinsky

Bill and Linda Bakke

In Memory of Milda Garrels for Music Fund

Marijean Fitzerald

Bill and Connie Brown

In Memory of Ron Andrews

Evonne and Don Thurlow

Noreen Abke-for Organ Repair Fund

In Memory of Viola Gustafson for Memo-

rial and Gifts Fund

Warner and Shirley Jensen

In Memory of Jim Fenske for Memorial and

Gifts Fund

Warner and Shirley Jensen

In Memory of Edward Fenske for Memorial

and Gifts Fund

Werner and Shirley Jensen

In Memory of Fritz Willertz for Memorial

and Gifts Fund

Mary Anne Belisario

In Memory of Mark Finkbeiner for Memo-

rial and Gifts Fund

Leon and Betty Wallwey

In Memory of Earl Grigg for Memorial and

Gifts Fund

Wilma North

In Memory of Kathleen Wilford for Memo-

rial and Gifts Fund

Lee and Tracy Wilford

In Memory of Barbara Clauss for Memorial

and Gifts Fund


In Memory of Milda Garrels for Memorial

and Gifts Fund


In Memory of Joe Gall for Memorial and

Gifts Fund

Barbara Bejcek

Al and Mary Lueck

Betty and Leon Wallwey

Arthur and Renee Cooke

David and Jolene Cooke

Arthur and Shirley Cooke

In memory of Clara Stienmetz for Pre-

School

Jeri and Dan Pfruender

In Memory of Monte Mathews for Memo-

rial and Gifts Fund

Anita and Edward Bikowitz

William and Beth Ward

Patricia Grimley

Linda Bagley

Edward and Catherine Hamilton

Theresa and Thomas Fletcher

A.Michael Manzoni

Jennifer and Brett Birchmeier

Shelly Wagner

Katherine Mathews

Peter and Theresa Wiederoder

Melissa and Jeff Zawisza

In Memory of Connie Giraud for Adult Mis-

sion Group

Byron and June Wolf

Barbara Bejcek



Belinda and CareyScortichini


Donald Hilty

Lew and Joan Willertz

Gloria Holm

Lavern and Kay Klocke

Kathy and Scott Bowen and Madison

Isabelle Laverty

Daniel Bugosh

Suazann Bugosh

Gail and Terry Miner


Bob and Marcia Brandle

Theresa Chiu

Michael and Diane Williams

Michael and Kathleen Anderson


John and Elizabeth Moyer

Ron and Carol Miller


Memorials

The Havels and Ted McBride want to

express our deep appreciation for the

cards, prayers, luncheon and

memorials on behalf of Connie

Giraud. Your presence with us was

truly a blessing and we are forever

grateful. God bless you all.

Love, Kirk, Sandy, Randy, Jo, Arlene,

Roland and Ted.

5

Thank You

our trinity family

In Our Family

With Sympathy

We welcome to the Lord’s table for

the 1st

time Taylor McGuirk, Kollin

Bartz, Elizabeth Bott,

Sarah Starks, Sophie Reed, Kenadee

Torres, Samantha Ohlrich and Solomon

Thomas.

Married on May 14th

were Janessa

Wolpert and Matthew Durance.

Baptized on May 29 was Brianna Olivia

Mathews, daughter of Chris and Chris-

tine Mathews.

Sympathy to Art and Shirley Cooke on

the death of Shirley’s father, Joe Gall.

Sympathy to Elleen Peterson, whose

sister, Delores Irish passed away.

Sympathy to the family of Connie

Giraud who passed away on May 15.

Sympathy to the family of Shirley Du-

rance who passed away on May 15.

Sympathy to the family of Ruth Brad-

ley who passed away on May 16.

Sympathy to Kathy Skogen on the

death of her father.

Belinda and CareyScortichini


Donald Hilty

Lew and Joan Willertz

Gloria Holm

Lavern and Kay Klocke

Kathy and Scott Bowen and Madison

Isabelle Laverty

Daniel Bugosh

Suazann Bugosh



Bob and Marcia Brandle

Theresa Chiu

Michael and Diane Williams

Michael and Kathleen Anderson


John and Elizabeth Moyer

Ron and Carol Miller


Dan and Jeri Pfuender

Harry and Carol Sweebe

Marilyn and Gene Kruger

Bill and Jane Kuhlman

George and Lee Grindahl

Connie Lesh

Al and Mary Lueck

Horst and Hansine Bleich


Ron and Joanne Johnson


Art and Shirley Cooke

Byrom and Victoria Smith

In Memory of Connie Giraud for Special

Needs Fund


In Memory of Connie Giraud for Music

Fund

Marijean Fitzgerald


In Memory of Connie Giraud for Seminary

Fund


John and Phylis Schleicher

Randy and Cheryl Krick

Noreen Abke

Denny and JoDee Hacker

Wally and Lindsay Mayton

Vista International-Wally Franczyk, Chris

Franczyk & Richard Ji

Joan Chupp

Bernard and Cheryl Adams

Malcolm and Karen Baxter

Ralph and Margaret Flatt

Charles and Barbara, Mark Roth

Paul and Pam Vammer

Sheryl Daniels

Sarah Kozakiewicz

Dale and Jennifer Schultz

Terry and Ann Hilty

Bob and Mary Owen

Amanda Herzberg

Bob and Irene Fleming

Karen and David Fick

Shannon Dittenber

Diane Busch

Paul and Roxie Glover

Wendy and DougWarner

Bob and Dennie Walters

Lgb Nge

Bonnie Gregg

In Memory of Shirley Durance for Special

Needs Fund



Denny and JoDee Hacker, Ryan and Brandi




Martha Roy

Barbara Bejcek


Kirk and Sandy Havel

Fred and Carole Swinehart


Joan Daley

Jim and Mary Jane McNutt


Joan Chupp

Paul Durance Family

Karen Schaar

Kay Baily

Duane and Audrey Nuechterlein

Dennis and Donna Phillips

Lee and George Grindahl

Tad and June Eastman

Wallace and Lindsay Mayton

Gary and Connie Warren

Deb Schultz


Nancy Torkelson

Betty and Leon Wallwey

Ken Bjork Family

Lee and Ann Mapes

Trinity Friends, I have been so blessed with the many cards of well wishes and prayers from my many friends. I wish to thank those who prepared those delicious meals. Jim and I are so appreciative of your kindness. I still wear a neck brace and have therapy to be able to walk. The Lord’s healing power is with me. Thank you all and God Bless you! Carol Bridges

Thank You

6 women’s quilting and kits

Lutheran World Relief’s Quilts & Kit Ministry is highly regarded throughout the world because of the quality and consistency of

the quilts and kits we share. Trinity has had a long time connection with LWR.

There are, however, this year, some changes in the items they are requesting. Please not the lists

of items needed for the various kits. Please do not deviate.

Include the following items in each School Kit :

Four 70-sheet notebooks of wide- or college-ruled paper approximately

8" X 10½"; no loose-leaf paper

One 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other

One pencil sharpener

One blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well)

Five unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber band

Five ballpoint pens (no gel ink); secure together with a rubber band

One box of 16 or 24 crayons

One eraser approximately 2 1/2" long*

One sturdy drawstring backpack-style cloth bag approximately 14" X 17" with shoulder straps (no

standard backpacks)

Do not add other items or leave out any of the items listed. All items should be new and in good condition. Remove any excess

packaging, pack all items in bag and close. Do not enclose the Kit or any of its contents in plastic bags.

Shipping Note: LWR’s approximate cost to handle and ship one School Kit overseas is $1.40.

Include the following items in each Personal Care Kit:

One bath-size towel (approximately 52" X 27"), dark color recommended

Two bath-size bars (4 to 5 oz.) of soap, any brand, in original wrapping

One adult-size toothbrush in its original packaging*

One sturdy comb, remove packaging

One metal nail clippers, remove packaging

*Toothbrush multi-packs may be used by sealing an individual toothbrush in a business envelope; no plastic bags or wrap

Do not add other items or leave out any of the items listed. All items should be new and in good condition. Wrap all the items in

the towel and tie securely with ribbons or yarn. Do not enclose the Kit or any of its contents in plastic bags.

Shipping Note: LWR’s approximate cost to handle and ship one Personal Care Kit

overseas is $2.65 (including the addition of a tube of toothpaste).

Include the following items in each Baby Care Kit:

Two lightweight cotton t-shirts

Two long- or short-sleeved gowns or sleepers (without feet)

Two receiving blankets, medium-weight cotton or flannel, or crocheted or knitted with lightweight yarn, up to 52"

square

Four cloth diapers, flat fold preferred

One jacket, sweater or sweatshirt with a hood, or include a baby cap

Two pairs of socks

One hand towel, dark color recommended

Two bath-size bars (4 to 5 oz.) of gentle soap, in original wrapping

Two diaper pins or large safety pins

Do not add other items or leave out any of the items listed. Gently used, clean items (no stains or tears) can be substituted for new

ones. Wrap items in one of the receiving blankets and secure with diaper pins. Do not enclose the Kit or any of its contents in plas-

tic bags.

Shipping Note: LWR’s approximate cost to handle and ship one Baby Care Kit overseas is $1.30.

Lutheran World Relief’s Quilt and Kit Ministry is highly regarded throughout the world because of

the quality and consistency of the Quilts and Kits we share. Trinity has had a long time connec-

tion with LWR

In addition to the quilt and kit supplies, monies are needed to ship them. By sacrificing one spe-

cial coffee, soda drink or meal out, we can help defray the shipping costs. Please pray for ways

you can serve those in need and THANK YOU for your continued support. Any question or sugges-

tions, call: Charlotte Roth 835-1545 or Fran Stephenson 835-9426.

Please Note: Clothing items for baby Care Kits, towels for Personal Care Kits and /or cotton fabric

for quilts can be gently used, it should be clean and rummage sales are a good source for these

items.

7 history alive

First Altar of Trinity Lutheran

Church

Recently received has been some

remarkable information of

historical value to Trinity from

Lester Dankert, charter member

of Trinity Lutheran Church. With

regard to the very first altar used

by members of Trinity, the

following quotations were

received in a memo from Lester.

"In mid-June 1942, concurrently

with the coming to Midland of

the Lutheran Church's Midland

Mission first full-time pastor,

Dallas Adler, the Lester Dankert

family moved from Saginaw to

Midland. ..... The family

immediately began regularly

attending services conducted by

Pastor Adler in the nearby Sugnet

Elementary School building.

Services were held in the

basement assembly room of the

school building, rented to the

Mission to use on an 'as is' and

'leave it as you found it' basis.

The Mission was grateful to have

the space available in a public

place, and the room was

adequate for seating those who

attended, but the overall

ambience of the

schoolroom was not

at all 'churchly.'

Many persons

suggested, 'We

ought to have an

altar.' Among them

were John Best and

Lester Dankert.

Lester undertook to

do something about

it. Despite not

having a workshop or any power

tools, he was not deterred: He

undertook to design and build a

structure that would be:

Instantly recognizable as a

Christian church altar; Easily

reduced in size to a smaller

package for storage; Constructed

from materials still available

under wartime restrictions,

Constructed using only simple

hand tools.

The contruction work was done

in the garage of Lester Dankert's

home on Concord Street, mostly

by Lester with occasional

assistance by his father, John

Dankert, using hand tools owned

by John. The latter was a

carpenter, still working at that

trade, who had a full set of hand

tools used in his trade, but he

had no power tools.

Lester designed and built the

portable altar from common fir

plywood and 1-inch clear pine

lumber. The altar consisted of

two major units: A base unit and

a tabletop unit." (Editorial note:

Detailed information on the

construction is available.)

"...The only ornamentation on the

portable altar was on the front

panel piece of the base unit. For

the central sub-panel, Lester

carved from clear pine his

rendition of the classic 'Cross and

Crown' motif. Cf. Revelation 2:10:

'...Be faithful unto death, and I

will give you the Crown of Life.'

For the side panels of the

triptych, Lester carved from clear

pine his renditions of the Greek

letters Alpha and Omega, Cf.

Revelation 1:8...'I am the Alpha

and the Omega, the Beginning

and the End,' says the Lord, 'who

is and who was and who is to

come, the Almighty.' "

Further details in the

memorandum from Lester

Dankert relate how the altar was

created to be stored in a case

when not in use. He states that

"The practice of using the

portable altar started in late

summer of 1942 and continued as

long as the congregation held its

worship services in the basement

assembly room of Sugnet

School...until Trinity Lutheran

Church moved into its own new

church building in 1947."

Sincere appreciation to Lester

Dankert for his contribution of

important historical details to the

archives and historical records of

Trinity Lutheran Church.

Anita Phillips

835-9024

email: [email protected]

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Just wondering about our hands in

worship.

I know, I know this sounds off the wall…and

perhaps it is but here goes.

This morning as I participated in worship I

noticed how hands play such a big part in

what goes on (I’ll relate why I noticed in a

bit.)

There were the hands of the greeters and

ushers offering the handshake of welcome.

There were the hands of the

musicians: trumpets, a

trombone, a keyboardist—all

using their

hands to make beautiful music.


woman sitting up front signing

the words of the service and its

songs.


pastor gesturing, tearing bread,

pouring wine, and blessing

children.

There were the hands of those

sitting near us offering a

handshake and the words, “May the peace of

the Lord be with you. And also with you.”

There were the hands of those seated to my

right and left as we joined our hands to pray

the Lord’s Prayer together.

There were the hands that passed the

offering plate to receive the tithes and gifts

for the work of mission and ministry.

Why did I begin to think about all of this hand

stuff? Because during the singing of a

communion hymn our nine year old

granddaughter sitting between her

grandmother and me,

reached unprovoked and took our hands into

hers just because. A grace moment for sure.

For all of the above reasons, hands have

always been important in the worship

experience. The Psalms exhort us to clap our

hands and raise them in praise.

Jesus used his hands to take up the towel of

servant hood; to touch the sick and raise the

dead; to pass the bread and cup of life to

sinful beggars; and, to willingly lay them on a

crude

cross to be pierced by the nails of bitterness,

hatred and greed. Bleeding hands for you.

Look at your hands. Notice the hands around

you in worship—just wondering whose you

could you grasp and thus create a grace

moment for yourself and another.

Pastor Kirk Havel, Ret., 2119 Middle Haven

Dr., Gladwin, MI 48624

just wondering...

Jesus used

his hands

to take up

the towel

of servant

hood; to

touch the

sick and

raise the

dead;

music

6 Middle School and High School

Volunteers are needed as class

helpers for MUSIC EXPLORATION -

Please contact Dianne Granstra or

Hilary to volunteer

SUMMER MUSIC NEEDED

If you are interested in offering

special music for a worship service

this summer, please contact Dianne

G r a n s t r a .

[email protected] or call

631-0692

Help….

Joyful

Jubilee…

FAITH & MUSIC CAMP

3rd - 8th graders mark your

calendars now! August 14-18

(Sunday-Thursday noon) at Camp

Living Waters in Luther, Michigan.

Horseback riding, peddle-boating,

canoeing, swimming, hiking, gaga

ball, campfires, prayer walks,

musical activities, Indian flute-

making, time with banjo-man and

much, much more. Pastor Gerald

and Dianne Granstra will be

assisted by Pete and Mary

Fullenwider, Julie Hyatt, and Jim

and Donna Murphy for this

awesome week of sharing our

faith through music.

Registration packets will be

available the week of VBS!

Contact Dianne Granstra or

Pastor Gerald for more

information.

Cost is $125 for the week.

Horseback riding and camp store

is extra. Scholarships are

available.

Registration is now

due for

Music Exploration (2nd-6th grades)

Organ lessons

indian flute making and playing

drumming and xylophones

listening and drawing to the

music of Banjo Man, Han-

nah Hupfer, and others

Guitar class with Johnny Guest

Closing concert with guest mu-

sicians on Friday

June 13-17; Noon - 3:00PM

(lunch is provided)

$20 fee includes lunch each day (Scholarships available)

Summer Family Choir We are inviting families (as well as singles) to join together to sing in worship one time in

each of the months of July and August.

Easy singable songs

One main rehearsal on June 17 from 7 to 8 pm in the choir room with special re-

freshments to follow!

Refresher Rehearsal on the morning we are singing

Rehearsal aids available for at home practice (optional)

Share in fellowship with others

Contact Dianne Granstra ([email protected]) for more information OR

See you Thursday night, JUNE 17 !!!!

history alive fellowship 9

XYZ… XYZ* FALL TOUR UP NORTH

It’s sign-up time for the XYZ Fall Trip to

Traverse City. In the tradition of last fall’s

Chicago trip, we will travel by bus to

Traverse City on Sept. 6 for a two-night

stay. We will board the bus the morning of

Tuesday, Sept. 6, and depart from Midland

for three days and two nights in beautiful

Traverse City. This trip has something for

everyone, with luxury accommodations,

meals at upscale restaurants, wine tasting,

scenic touring, shopping and more. All the

while you can relax and let Trinity’s own

Jim Schreiber do the driving. We will stay

at the famous Park Place Hotel in

downtown Traverse City. Highlights include

visits to three wineries, a tour of Sleeping

Bear Dunes with an on-board ranger, a visit

to the Mission Point Light House, and time

for you to explore Glen Arbor, downtown

Traverse City, and the Village at Grand

Traverse Commons. We will return to

Midland the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 8,

and expect to arrive at Trinity at about 6

P.M. The cost of the trip including bus

transportation, two nights lodging (double

occupancy), dinners at the Boathouse and

the Park Place Hotel, tastings at three

wineries, the dunes tour, lunch at the

Cherry Republic, and all taxes and gratuities

is $250 per person. A $100 deposit in

the form of a personal check

made out to Trinity Lutheran Church

and marked XYZ Fall Trip will hold your

reservation. The full cost will be due by

July 15. Sign up in the church office now;

we expect this trip to fill to capacity.

*XYZ=55+ or retired and spouses

XYZ* Loons Game

Join the XYZ group at the Loons Game on

July 27th. Signup and pay for your ticket at

the church office by July 7.

Wednesday is $1 night for hot dogs, ice

cream sandwiches and 16 oz. cokes.

Tickets are $9 each.

Contact Gloria Holm for any questions -

[email protected]

Warmer weather and sunshine

brings thoughts of the

RUMMAGE SALE. So to an-

swer the questions that are

being asked, here are the an-

swers.

You may begin bringing in

your treasures (clean and unbroken) Tuesday, July 5, to the

all purpose room downstairs.

The last day to contribute items to the sale (except for plants)

is Friday July 15. PLEASE do NOT bring donations after this

date. Our weary workers need a few hours for final pricing,

organizing, and any other preparations.

The dates of this year’s sale are Monday evening, July 18 for

Trinity families; 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Tuesday, July 19 for public sale: 9:00 am- 6:00 pm

Wednesday, July 20 is half price day: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Thursday, July 21 until noon for bag day.

Thursday, July 22 nonprofits come take what they can use:

noon - 2:00

Thursday, July 22 is cleanup: 2:00 until……

Volunteers are always welcome and needed -

To help sort and setup, come on down any morning, Mon-Sat,

beginning July 5. For those employed during the day, some-

times we are open for sorting in the evenings. This is a great

way to meet Trinity folks.

To help during the sale at checkout, straightening tables and

racks and help with carryout

To help with cleanup following the sale; 2:00-5:00, Thur. July

22

To help with final cleanup Friday morning; 8:00 - ?.

P.S. Be sure to pick up any dishes you might have in the kitchen from

funerals or church dinners. Those remaining after July 16 will be do-

nated to the rummage sale.

Questions? Call Marijean (835-7095).

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It has been a VERY busy year, and as May gets under

way, we are really starting to get ready for our

summer programs. Important dates to put on your

calendars for summer:

June 13-17: Vacation Bible School

June 19-24: Confirmation Camp at Stony Lake

June 29: Trinity Teens and Sr. LYO Cedar Point

July 9-16: Sr. LYO Mission Trip

July 19-22: Elementary Camp at Wixom Lake

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Cost is $65 DUE IN FULL

AT SIGN UP. Your spot is

not safe until your money is

turned in to Hilary! (No refunds will be given for cancelations.)

Sign-up in the black youth binder in the Wel-

come Center. Bring a friend! You must have

a permission slip (and a health form on file).

Bring money for food on the way down at

McDonald’s and while at the park.

Any questions contact Hilary at 631.0692 or

[email protected].

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JUNE 29, 2011 5:00am–

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Mid-week Worship 6:30 pm Wednesday

Saturday Worship 5:00 pm

Sunday Traditional Worship 8:45 am

Contemporary Worship 10:15 am

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Trinity Camp Worship - Wixom Lake - 10:15 am

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