Trinity HighlightsThe Newsletter of Trinity Lutheran Church

700 S. Fourth St., Pekin, IL 61554

309-346-1391 ~ www.trinitypekin.com

Rev. Simeon Raddatz, Pastor773-634-0082

September, 2019

Pekin Marigold ParadeSaturday, September 7

We need walkers!!! Trinity is participating in theMarigold Parade on Saturday, September 7. Line-upstarts at 8:00 a.m. and we have to be in position by9:30 a.m. The parade begins at 10:00 a.m. We willbe giving out water, necklaces, bracelets and frisbees.If you are interested in walking in the parade andhanding out our items, please sign-up on the bulletinboard.

Water Donations Needed

Donations of water to pass out along the paraderoute. If you would like to donate water, just bring inany type of bottled water during the seek or onSunday morning. We will store them in the library.

Bring a Neighbor to Church SundaySunday, September 29

9:00 a.m.

Sunday, September 29 is “Bring a Neighbor toChurch Sunday.” Please reach out to your family,friends and especially your neighbors and invite themto church.

We will have one service at 9:00 a.m. with SundaySchool and Bible Class classing following.

Operation Christmas Child

Our Sunday School is participating in OperationChristmas Child through Samaritan’s Purse. Operation Christmas Child shares the love of JesusChrist, the joy of Christmas and delivers gift packedshoe boxes to millions of boys and girls worldwide.

We are beginning collecting items in September. We are asking our Sunday School children andchurch members to bring in new, items to help packshoe boxes - for boys and girls ages 5 - 9. Gifts donot need to be expensive. You might try searchingthe dollar stores in town. Please remember itemsneed to fit inside an average size shoe box. We willbe collecting iems through the end of October.

Acceptable items: Small dolls, stuffed animals, pens,pencils, sharpeners, brushes, combs, toy cars,crayons, markers, wash cloths, yo-yo’s, solarcalculators, socks, jump ropes, coloring books, hats,sunglasses, balls, playing cards, toothbrushes,barrettes, hair clips, school supplies, bar soap andpuzzles.

Items that cannot go into the boxes: Candy,toothpaste, gum, used or damaged items, war-relateditems such as toy guns, knives, or military figures,chocolate or food, seeds, fruit rolls or other fruitsnacks, drink mixes (powdered or liquid), liquids orlotions, medications or vitamins, breakable itemssuch as snow globes or glass containers, aerosol cans.

There will be official Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes in Room 10 for people who would like to takeone home and fill it.

God Seeks UsGod never abandons us,

but we can elect to turnaway from Him. In spiteof the good things andmiracles Jesus did onearth, many rejected Him. They cried, “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” (Luke23:21). We are appalled. “How could they?” wethink, but, whenever werefuse to deny ourselvesand follow Him, we rejectthe Savior as well. Whenour focus is on ourselves,we push God out of ourlives. “Thanks be to Godfor His indescribablegift!” (2 Corinthians 9:15),our Good Shepherd Whocomes looking for His lostand erring sheep (John10:14-16).

Blessed to Bea Blessing

A young man acceptedfor the African missionaryfield reported at New Yorkfor passage, but found onfurther examination thathis wife could not standthe climate. He washeartbroken, but heprayerfully returned to hishome and determined tomake all the money hecould to be used inspreading the kingdom ofGod over the world. Hisfather, a dentist, hadstarted to make, on theside, an unfermented winefor the communion service.

The young man took thebusiness over anddeveloped it until it grewinto a major business. Theman’s name was “Welch,”whose family stillmanufactures grape juice. During his lifetime, hegave hundreds ofthousands of dollars to thework of missions.

Embracing God’sWord

Our attitudes, values, andworld view are beingshaped by those things towhich we choose to exposeour minds. We can beeasily influenced by mediasuch as radio, television,internet, Facebook, andmagazines. For non-Christians, these mediasources are primarysources shaping their worldview. However, forbelievers God’s Word isthe primary source. Scripture exposes ourminds to the foolishnessand evil of the world andthe truth of the ways ofGod. May we be like theBereans in Acts 17:11 who“received the messagewith great eagerness andexamined the Scripturesevery day…” Daily wecan rejoice and thank Godfor His Word, ourauthority.

Mid-WeekStewardship

Thought

Mid-Week StewardshipThought is e-mailed outweekly, usually onWednesday morning. Included in this e-mail is“Trinity News” whichhighlights thingshappening at the church. Ifyou are not receiving thisweekly e-mail and wouldlike to receive it, or if youre-mail address haschanged, please contact thechurch office with your e-mail address.

Shut-in of the MonthSome members cannotattend church and it isimportant that weremember them in ourthoughts and especially ourprayers. During the monthplease pray for them andsend them a card. Our September shut-in ofthe month is:

Margaret Loberg2222 GlendalePekin, IL 61554

Voter’s AssemblyMeeting

The next scheduledVoter’s Assembly Meetingis Thursday, September12 at 7:00 p.m. Allcommunicant members ofthe congregation, 18 yearsof age and older, areencouraged to attend. Thisis an excellent opportunityto be brought up tp date onwhat is going on here atTrinity.

JulyAttendance Report

2018 2019Average Attendance114 98Average Sunday School Attn. 46 45Average Communion Attn. 40 40

JulyFinancial Report

YTD YTD BudgetIncome: $17,988 $146,610 $144,928Expense: $22,355 $186,463 $203,960Surplus (Deficit)(4,367) ($39,853)

Gifts to the Lords work at Trinityin July were significantly less thatoperating expenses. However,year to date giving is a bit greaterthan what was anticipated, andexpenses are significantly lessthan that which was budgeted.

Trinity Endowment Fund

Trinity’s Endowment Fund wasstarted in 2001 by the VotersAssembly as a separate perpetualfund to provide financial supportto the Church’s ministry beyondwhat Trinity’s regular budget canaccomplish. Only earnings fromthe fund may be spent and overthe years over $17,000 has beendistributed to organizations in thecommunity. To date there isapproximately $25,600 in unspentearnings.

If you are aware of a charitableorganization that could benefitfrom a gift from the EndowmentFund, please inform PastorRaddatz or myself.

Trinity members areencouraged to remember theTrinity Endowment Fundwhen establishing or changingtheir wills.

Let’s give thanks to theLord for his continuedblessings!!!

Rob FornoffChairman - Board of Finance

The Concordia SocietyThe Concordia Society

held their August meeting atAvanti’s Restaurant. Including members andguests, twelve people werepresent. Our next meetingwill be Thursday, September12 at 1:30 p.m. MarcellaHarms will have devotionsand be hostess. Visitors andnew members are alwayswelcome.

AttentionConfirmation Students!Confirmation class for 7th &8th graders will begin onWednesday, September 4from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Attention Parents ofCollege Students!

Please call the church office at346-1391 or e-mail us attlcpekin@grics.net with theaddress of your collegestudent so we can includethem on our mailing list andkeep in touch with themthroughout the school year.

Lutheran Women’sMissionary League LWML

News

Did you know...- Our society’s name is

“Trinity Ladies.”

- Because you are a member ofTrinity, you are a member ofLWML (Lutheran Women’sMissionary League)

- For $12.00 a year, you are a paidmember and receive a quarterlymagazine called “LWMLQuarterly” It’s a magazine packedfull ofstories and Bible studies.

- We have a Fall Rally with ourPekin/Peoria Zone on Wednesday,September 25 at RedeemerLutheran Church, 6801 N. AllenRoad, Peoria. Registration endson Sunday, September 22. If youare attending contact DebbieFornoff at 309-657-5158. Shewill bedriving.

- Please pick up a mite box. Theycan be turned in the last twoSundays in September.

Attention VeteransIn an attempt to honor any of our

members who have served ourcountry in any branch of the militaryservices, we’d like to compileinformation on them. This includeseveryone, alive or passed away. Thetype of information needed is: name,alive or deceased, branch of service,approximate dates served, anycombat involvement, any specialawards received, picture (in uniformor not). This should be turned intothe church office. Near Veteran’sDay we hope to have a specialdisplay to honor our veteran’s.

Camp Cilca Chicken Fryand AuctionSeptember 1

Camp Cilca Chicken Fry & Auction will beheld September 1 at Camp Cilca. Seminarian Ian Heinze will be preaching atthe 10:30 worship service. Dinner is servedfrom 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The liveauction begins at 1:00 p.m. Visitcilca.org/auction-items.html to see some ofthe great items up for bid. Rent a cabin,room, tent or camper spot and stay for awhole weekend of swimming, games, anddevotions. Call 217-487-7497 to reserveyour spot or get more information.

Other things coming up at Camp Cilca:

� Oct. 4-5 - Jr/Sr High CatecheticalRetreat

� Oct. 12 - Men’s Shooting Retreat� Oct. 26 - Homecoming (Capital

Campaign Wrap-up)� Nov. 1-3 - Women’s Scrapbooking

Retreat� Jan. 26, 2020 - Annual Banquet

(celebrating 70 years!)

Toby Mac ConcertThursday, November 14

Our Savior Lutheran Church in Washingtonhas extended an offer to attend the TobyMac Concert on November 14 at the PeoriaCivic Center. They have secured a group oftickets for the 2nd balcony for the concert ata group rate of $25.50. If you are interestedin attending contact Heather Ulrich at:hwinemiller@gmail.com by October 1.

2019 - 2020Sunday School Teachers and Staff

On Rally Day the following Sunday Schoolteachers and staff were installed.

Officers

General Superintendent Matthew DevermanTreasurer Robert LutzSecretary Melissa DevermanNursery/Kindergarten Superintendent

Sonia HerenPrimary/Junior Superintendent Jane MillerAdult Sunday School Opening Bill HerenBirthday Secretary Carolyn CordtsFinancial Recorder Matthew DevermanCID Stamps Recorder Melissa DevermanMusic Coordinator Cori Spaeth

Teachers

Preschool, Kindergarten & 1stSonia Heren ~ Cindy Miller

Melissa Gramlich ~ Lynn Brown

2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th GradesJessica Schutte ~ Jane Miller ~ Kelly Link

Elizabeth Deverman ~ Alex O’ConnerSofia Link

6th, 7th & 8th GradesChristi Juergens

High SchoolChristi Juergens

Adult Bible ClassesPastor Raddatz

Coffee With The Savior ClassLynn Brown ~ Debbie Fornoff

September Birthdays

September 1Laura Schmidt

September 4Lauren FreehillJared Timian

September 5Beth Abbott

September 6Delores Shafer

September 8Jeff Weisert

September 12Avelyn AddisonJodi EricksonMatthew JuergensBob LutzKatilyn Stout

September 14Shawn MasonDick Nash

September 19Benjamin Vollmer

September 21Gerry Steenbergen

September 22Melissa DevermanAnthony Erickson

September 23Fritz Timian

September 25Oliver Spaeth

September 26Zach BennettJason Timian

September 27Chris Whitley

September 30Heather Durham

SeptemberAnniversaries

September 4Gail & Richard Smith

September 7Bill & Sonia HerenJanet & Todd Zevnik

September 12Chris & Ashley Whitley

September 20Anthony & Jodi Erickson

September 22Eric & Fashia EubanksDave & TheresaMcDonough

September 28Bret & Carol Maloney

If your birthday oranniversary wasomitted or a date isincorrect, pleasecontact the churchoffice so we canupdate our records.

Choir RehearsalBegins!

A new choir season will begin onWednesday, September 4 at 7:00p.m. The Trinity choir supports theworship life of the congregation bycontributing choral music to theliturgy on Sunday mornings andoccasional midweek services. Werehears every Wednesday and singan average of 2 or 3 times a month. New singers are always welcome! No audition or previous experienceis required, just a desire to share thejoy of our faith through the gift ofmusic. Please feel free to call choirdirector Peter Wessler at 309-258-0048 or speak to any current choirmember with questions you mighthave. We would love to have youjoin us!

Come and Get toKnow Us!

You are invited to attend a meetingof the Peoria Area Lutherans forLife. They will begin meeting at6:30 p.m. on the 4th Monday ofeach month at Bethel LutheranChurch in Morton. The nextmeeting is September 23. Youmight have noticed that interest inissues involving the sanctity ofhuman life has been increasingacross our nation. This is anexciting time to be involved in lifesaving efforts. We work to begospel-motivated voices in supportof life from conception to naturaldeath. Please consider attending ameeting to see who we are andwhat we do. You might find youwant to serve the Lord of Life byworking with us. Come and see! Thank you.

July Sunday SchoolPerfect Attendance

Hunter AntonElizabeth Deverman

Edith Spaeth

Trinity’s Service Volunteers - September 2019

ACOLYTES09/01 8:15 a.m. Matthew Juergens

10:45 a.m. Gage Cutting09/08 8:15 a.m. Lauren Hand

10:45 a.m. Jenna Owens09/15 8:15 a.m. Cecelia Utke

10:45 a.m. Matthew Juergens09/22 8:15 a.m. Hunter Anton

10:45 a.m. Jenna Owens09/29 9:00 a.m. Alyssa Hand

BIBLE BREAKFAST HELPERS09/01 Gerry & Karen Steenbergen09/08 Pat Cooley & Norma Rebuffoni09/15 Kathy Seidell09/22 Theresa McDonough09/29 Open

COMMUNION SERVERS09/01 8:15 a.m. Bob Lutz09/08 10:45 a.m. Rob Fornoff09/15 8:15 a.m. Bob Lutz09/22 8:15 a.m. Bob Lutz

10:45 a.m. Scott Thompson09/29 9:00 a.m. Rob Fornoff

SCRIPTURE READERS09/01 8:15 a.m. Bob Lutz

10:45 a.m. Scott Thompson09/08 8:15 a.m. Eric Spaeth

10:45 a.m. Rob Fornoff09/15 8:15 a.m. Owen Miller

10:45 a.m. Brad Juergens09/22 8:15 a.m. Owen Miller

10:45 a.m. Scott Thompson09/29 9:00 a.m. Rob Fornoff

GREETERS09/01 8:15 a.m. Jim & Donna Deverman

10:45 a.m. Millie Cordes & Pam Buerkett09/08 8:15 a.m. Matt & Melissa Deverman

10:45 a.m. Mike & Kathy Seidell09/15 8:15 a.m. Bob & Carolyn Cordts

10:45 a.m. Ron & Hermene Upchurch09/22 8:15 a.m. Dave & Theresa McDonough

10:45 a.m. Mike & Sheryl Jones09/29 9:00 a.m. Betty Ingrassia & Pat Cooley

USHERS09/01 8:15 a.m. B. Juergens, B. Cordts, O. Miller

10:45 a.m. G. Steenbergen09/08 8:15 a.m. D. Harms, C. Whitley

B. Schmidt10:45 a.m. M. Seidell, R. Fornoff

09/15 8:15 a.m. B. Juergens, B. Cordts, O. Miller10:45 a.m. G. Steenbergen

09/22 8:15 a.m. D. Harms, C. WhitleyB. Schmidt

10:45 a.m. M. Seidell, R. Fornoff09/29 9:00 a.m. B. Juergens, M. Suhs

B. Schmidt, G. Steenbergen

ALTAR FLOWERS09/01 Walt & Patty Loberg, in loving memory of our

son, Jeremy Loberg and our daughter-in-lawStacia Loberg.

09/08 Jason & Carrie Helmig09/15 Bob Lutz, in remembrance of our September

16, 1956 wedding and in remembrance of RoseMary.

09/22 Dave & Theresa McDonough09/29 Iris & Mike Switzer, in honor of our September

22 wedding.

September 2019Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

8:15 AM W ORSHIP/

COM M UNION

9:30 AM S.S. &

B IBLE CLASS

10:45 AM W ORSHIP

2 37 PM BOARDS OF

CHRISTIAN SERVICE -

EVANGELISM

44:30 PM

CONFIRMATION

7 PM CHOIR

REHEARSAL

5 6 710 AM MARIGOLD

PARADE

8

8:15 AM W ORSHIP

9:30 AM S.S. &

B IBLE CLASS

10:45 AM W ORSHIP/

COMM UNION

96 PM CHURCH

COUNCIL

107 PM BOARD OF

CHRISTIAN

EDUCATION

114:30 PM

CONFIRMATION

7 PM CHOIR

REHEARSAL

121:30 PM CONCORDIA

SOCIETY

7 PM VOTER’S

ASSEM BLY

M EETING

13 14

15

8:15 AM W ORSHIP/

COM M UNION

9:30 AM S.S. & BIBLE

CLASS

10:45 AM W ORSHIP

16 176:30 PM GSLS BOARD

184:30 PM

CONFIRMATION

7 PM CHOIR

REHEARSAL

197 PM BOARD OF

TRUSTEES

20 21

228:15 AM W ORSHIP

9:30 AM S.S. &

B IBLE CLASS

10:45 AM W ORSHIP/

COMM UNION

11 AM GSLS

JOG-A-THON

4:00 PM BENNETT /

SW ITZER W EDDING

23 24 25

9 AM NEW SLETTER

ASSEM BLY

4:30 PM

CONFIRMATION

7 PM CHOIR

REHEARSAL

26 27 28

29

9 AM W ORSHIP/

COMM UNION

10:30 AM S.S. &

BIBLE CLASS

5:00 PM M EN’S MINISTRY

307 PM BOARD OF

ELDERS

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