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TRINITY LUTHERAN 4560 Glendale Avenue Toledo, OH 43614

Newsletter

February, 2016

Please join us this Lenten season as we begin our journey to the cross and the resurrection of our Lord and Savior. Ash Wednesday, February 10th join us at 4:30 or

7:00 for worship with the imposition of ashes and the celebration of communion

NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE IS the 20TH OF THE MONTH AT 5:00 PM.

The Mission of Trinity Lutheran is Sharing Jesus Christ through Worship, Education, and Fellowship

Website: www.trinitylutheran.org Dial-A-Devotion: 419.385.AMEN (2636) FAX: 419.385.2636 Sunday Worship at 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. .................................................. Holy Communion on First, Third and Fifth Sundays Wednesday Worship at 7:00 p.m. ........................................... Holy Communion on First and Third Wednesdays Contemporary Worship on Sundays at 10:45 a.m. .......................... Holy Communion on Second, Fourth and Fifth Sundays

Adult Bible Class and Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Office Phones --- 419.385.2651 or 419.385.2301

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

7:00 Dartball @ Good

Shepherd

2

6:30 Trustees Meet

3

Each Wednesday Evening Lenten Soup Supper served from 5:00—6:30

4

9:00 Quilters

6:15 Adult Handbells

7:00 New Member Class

7:30 Adult Choir Rehearsal

5 6

8:30 LERT Training (LR)

7 Transfiguration Sunday

8 & 10:30 Traditional/Comm.

8:45 Contemporary Rehearsal

9:15 Sun. School/ Bible Study

10:45 Contemporary Worship

6:00 Men’s CRHP Mtg.

8

9:00 Quilters

6:30 Comfort Dog (LR)

11 am– 11 pm Granite

City Rest. Fundraiser for

Trinity

9

6:00 Elders Meet

7:30 Council Meets

10 7:00 am Women’s Prayer

8:25 Chapel

9:45 Bible Study

5:30 Praise Team Rehearsal

No Confirmation

4:30 & 7:00 Ash Wednesday/

Comm.

8:00 - 10:00 Men’s Basketball

11

11:30 Friendship Circle




12

13

8:00 Trustee Work Day

14 First Sunday in Lent

8 & 10:30 Traditional Worship



10:45 Contemporary/Comm.


6:00 Ohio Skate Party

15

7:00 Dartball @ Home

TLS No School

16

1:00 FC Games

6:30 Trustees

17 7:00 am Women’s Prayer

8:25 Chapel

9:45 Bible Study


5:45 2nd year Confirmation

4:30 & 7:00 Lenten Worship


18

9:00 Quilters




19

20

Men’s Breakfast at Sammy’s

21 Second Sunday in Lent

8 & 10:30 Traditional/Comm.



10:45 Contemporary Worship


22

6:30 Comfort Dog (LR)

23

1:30 Prayer Shawl

24

7:00 am Women’s Prayer

8:25 Chapel

9:45 Bible Study


5:45 2nd year Confirmation

4:30 & 7:00 Lenten Worship


25

9:00 Quilters




26

6:00 Trinity Auction

“An Evening Getaway”

27

8:30—5:00 Comfort

Dog

28 Third Sunday in Lent

8 & 10:30 Traditional Worship


9:15 Sun. School/Bible Study

10:45 Contemporary/Comm.


29

7:00 Dartball @ Home

Traditional Worship Services are Sundays at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m., and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evenings; Contemporary Worship is Sundays at 10:45 in the gym. Communion is celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Sundays & Wednes-days in the traditional services and 2nd and 4th Sundays in the Contempo-rary service. When there is a 5th Sunday in the month, we offer communion at all services.

FEBRUARY

Bill Gibson Basketball Tournament Fri—Sun.

Lutheran High Choir Concert 7:00 Tues and Chapel

Trinity Lutheran Newsletter

Newsletter Date February 1, 2016

Pastor Love’s Message In the church year, the season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday. Ever wonder why? The nature

and purpose of Lent gives rise to its beginning with Ash Wednesday.

Lent is a season or time in which the believer withdraws from much of the daily activities of the world

(turning away from the world) for the purpose of devoting more time with the Lord in prayer and Scriptur-

al meditation (turning to the Lord), what is commonly referred to as repentance.

The traditional words that follow the Invocation (calling upon God’s name) in the Ash Wed. service

are "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." This is done to emphasis our be-

ginning and our end because of sin in us and the sins we commit.

Scripture refers to ashes both as a sign of mortality and a sign of repentance. Joshua, Mordecai, Job,

and Daniel, all, during times of woe and sorrow, sat among the ashes, and others put ashes and dust up-

on their heads. In Daniel 9 we read: So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer

and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the LORD my God and con-

fessed: "O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who

love him and obey his commands, we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and

have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. We have not listened to

your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name …..”

The season of Lent began in the 3rd and 4th centuries and would begin with the Day of Ashes -- Ash

Wednesday. On this day the believers would go to church after lunch or supper. During the service the

pastor would use the ashes of palms leaves and with the ashes he would then make a cross on the fore-

head of each worshipper while speaking a blessing upon their beginning the penitential journey into Lent.

WHY ashes placed upon the forehead? As a person allowed themselves to have the ashes placed up-

on them, it served as a confession and notice to ALL of two things:

First, that each of us acknowledges ourselves to be dust and to dust we shall return without Jesus

Christ. Second, that we, acknowledging our beginning and our end, are entering into a time when we will

withdraw from much of the busyness and ways of the world, even family and friends. We do this so that

we might draw near to the only One who can save us from our beginning (dust) and our end (dust) – Je-

sus Christ.

Ash Wednesday helps to provide the starting point for our journey in Lent as we examine ourselves

and understand our unworthiness to be saved and be given a Savior, and at the same time, meditate on

how great God’s love for us must be that He would give our fate to His Son so that we might be saved

from it.

American Christianity has thrown away much of the tradition of using Ashes on Ash Wednesday be-

cause it is believed too radical a truth to be true. Yet one only need to walk through a cemetery to see

that sin’s truth is that radical. Christian humbly acknowledge this radical truth through the confession of

our sins because in His radical love for us, He sent His Son to deal with our radical truth and give us that

totally radical victory He won for us through the forgiveness of our sins.

The use of Ashes upon a believer’s forehead does not conflict with Scriptures, it is rather taken from

the use of them in Scripture. The use of ashes is not a holy rite or sacred act, it merely serves as a tool to

help us give witness, meaning and understanding to our journey and meditations of Lent.

God bless you as we make our journey together this Lent focusing on the “Places of the Passion”.

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran

Church † LCMS 4560 Glendale Avenue

Church Phone: 419-385-2651

School Phone: 419-385-2301

Fax:

419-385-2636 www.trinitylutheran.org

Sharing Christ through

Witness, Mercy and Life

Together

.

Fritz & Doris Schoenfelt & Sandra Schoenfelt

have given a memorial to Trinity Lutheran School

in memory of parents & grandparents: Mr. & Mrs.

Schoenfelt and Mr. & Mrs. Williams.

Fritz & Doris Schoenfelt and Sandra Schoenfelt

have also given a memorial to the Drager Fund in

memory of Catherine Schoenfelt.

Dick & Leora Stainbrook have given a memorial in

memory of Joe LeDuc (nephew of Ron & Yvonne

Hawkins)

The following members have given a memorial in

memory of Russ Iverson:

Dick & Leora Stainbrook, Fred & Darlene Scholl,

Roger & Ruth Schlade, and Lillian Keller

Barbara Prediger has donated a memorial to the

Scholarship Fund in memory of Russ Iverson

Ruth Haynes has donated a memorial to the

Scholarship Fund in memory of Edna Green-

baum’s daughter, Patricia


memory of Lea Grau’s daughter, Cheryl Morgan:

Gary & Carole Eder, Dick & Leora Stainbrook,

June Cothern and Don & Karen Notzka.


memory of Lydia Steensen’s daughter, Patricia Astore:

June Cothern and Don & Karen Notzka.


memory of Edna Greenbaum’s daughter, Patricia:

June Cothern, Don & Karen Notzka,

Dick & Leora Stainbrook.


memory of Linda Lewis’ father, Orla Erford:

Gary & Carole Eder and Don & Karen Notzka.


memory of Robin Deal’s and Kim Cabacum’s father,

Bill DuVall:

Don & Karen Notzka and Gary & Carole Eder

MEMORIALS The following members have donated memorials in memory of Pastor Timothy Carr:

Doug & Sandy Ackerman; Buck & Eleanor Liebich, Don &

Karen Notzka, Ron & Darla VonDeylen, Dick & Ellen

Schave, Kathryn Plock, Dick & Leora Stainbrook, Fred &

Darlene Scholl, Dwight Gartz and Al & Joanne Greene

Mike & Jean Thieroff have donated a memorial to the

Drager Foundation in memory of Pastor Carr

Barbara Prediger has donated a memorial to the Scholar-

ship Fund in memory of Pastor Carr

The following members have donated a memorial to the

Comfort Dog Ministry in memory of Pastor Timothy Carr:

Myra Zaenger; Vickie Schulz, Helen Hollosi, Bill & Gayle

Freitag, and Rob & Tina Broadway

February: the month devoted to love. Stores are filled with heart-shaped boxes of candy and heart-shaped cards and vases of flowers with heart-shaped gift tags. All this is available for the consumer so that he can find the appropriate expression of his devotion to his loved one. If that expression of love has been preceded by a year of thoughtful and loving words and deeds, it is welcomed and cher-ished by the recipient. If not, it is just an empty ritual, done out of duty rather than true devotion.

Our relationship to the Lord is similar. He, too, desires our sincere devotion, not empty lip service. “The Lord says: ‘These people come near to Me with their mouth and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me’ ” (Isaiah 29:13).

Stewardship is serving, helping, giving, but love is the basis for stewardship. Without love, our good deeds are empty and without merit. The first act of true stewardship is to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” (Deuteronomy 6:5). Jesus called this the most important commandment (Mark 12:29, 30). With that love for the Lord in us, we are enabled to be good stewards. Then we can do acts of good stewardship, acts of true devotion.

Prayer:

Dear Heavenly Father, You are the owner and giver of all things. Help us to acknowledge You as the source of everything. Grant us, Lord, the same grace and faith that allowed the Macedo-nians to give so willingly and generously. In Your name we pray. Amen.

STEWARDSHIP ARTICLE

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TRINITY ’S F INANCIAL CORNER

Contributions

General

School Income

Other Income

Total

Expenses

Salaries-Benefits

Operations

Total

Net Income or (Loss)

December 31, 2015

$114,350

$ 41,184

$ 1,918

$157,451

$ 94,867

$ 27,232

$122,099

$ 35,352

Year To Date 2015-2016

$486,249

$232,775

$ 12,732

$731,756

$605,800

$173,815

$779,616

($47,859)

Capital Improvement Fund

12/31/2015

Funds Available:

$ 71,733

Please note that this (loss) does not represent the full amount owed to our Designated Fund, which as of

December 31st is $154,145.00

FROM EPIPHANY TO LENT...........The journey in the church year Dear Trinity Family, In January we recognized Epiphany, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles in the persons of the Magi. During Christ's childhood He grew in stature and knowledge and was sinless for our sake. As we approach Lent and ultimately Easter, we know that He took our sins upon Himself on the cross so that we may have our sins forgiven forever. Lent is early this year and so is Easter so it's only fitting that we begin February humbling ourselves in preparation for that triumphant time that will soon be upon us. It's customary in some households to "give up something for Lent." As in many homes, I remember as a child giving up something for Lent. For some it's sweets, for others it's smoking or some other bad habit. I’m sure that if we look close, we all have something that we can "give up." Our “giving up” or sacrifice is done in light of our Lord’s “giving up” everything in order give us everything sin denies us. Prayerfully consider doing this as a spiritual exercise. When the desire for what has been “given up” arises it serves as a reminder of our Lord who denies us nothing of God’s love and grace. We all need to be thankful that our Lord Jesus Christ didn't "give up" on us. He took all our sins, our "bad habits," to the cross with him. Oh the sacrifice He made for us. Can we ever repay Him? No, but we can show our love for what only He could and did for us by attending worship to receive Him and His gifts so that we may be built up in our faith each week. Then we freely respond to His gifts by loving and taking care of our neighbor, by sharing our faith, by living our faith each and every day, by obeying His teachings. God grant us all the peace and joy of knowing that we care for Trinity Lutheran Church and School and that our mission is to "go therefore and Baptize all nations" and make our community of Christ, our family known to all the region. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall have everlasting life." May God grant you all the Love, Peace and Salvation that He has so freely given. In His Service Together, Roger Schlade, President Trinity Lutheran Church/School PH: 419.265.5626

The Lenten Season begins for us this year on

February 10 with Ash Wednesday Services. Our Lenten

series will focus on the “Places of the Passion.”

Each is drawn from Luke’s account of our Lord’s

Passion. Each week, a different section of the Gospel is read; and each week, Luke will take us

to a different place—the Places of the Passion. However, the focus will not be on those physical

places. Instead, throughout the series, the hearer is invited to gaze in wonder on the spiritual

work that our Lord does in those places. Jesus will share His strength in our times of weakness.

When Jesus enters a place, He never leaves it as He found it. The most troubling places in our

lives become the most amazing places of God’s grace when Jesus visits them. Week after week,

hearers will enter the places of the Passion, only to discover their Lord. . . waiting for them. . .

willing to share with them a love that was set in place before the foundations of the world.

Our Lenten services will be held on Wednesdays at 4:30 and 7:00 p.m. Our Ash Wednesday

Service (Feb 10) will include the imposition of ashes and communion will be offered.

As in past years, we will have a soup supper between services from 5:00—6:30 p.m.

Volunteers are needed to donate soup and desserts and also to serve and clean-up. Please sign

up on the poster boards located by each Welcome Center.

The following is the list of sermon titles and Bible verses that will be used during the

Lenten Season:

Ash Wed. Feb. 10 “A Place at the Table for You” Luke 22:1-13

Lent 2 Feb. 17 “The Upper Room: A Place of Service” Luke 22:14-38

Lent 3 Feb. 24 “Gethsemane: A Place of Strength” Luke 22:39-46

Lent 4 Mar. 2 “The Betrayal: A Place of Eternal Love” Luke 22:47-53

Lent 5 Mar. 9 “The Courtyard: A Place of Renewal” Luke 22:54-62

Lent 6 Mar. 16 “The Trial: A Place of God’s Will” Luke 22:63-23:25

Holy Thurs. Mar. 24 “The Last Supper: A Place of Forgiveness” Luke 22:7-23

Good Fri. Mar. 25 “Golgotha: A Place of Simple Love” Luke 23:44-49

Easter Mar. 27 “The Empty Tomb: A Place of Remembering” Luke 24:1-11

Take a moment each week to study God’s word as it relates to the upcoming sermon.

Remember there are devotional booklets on the Welcome Centers. Please feel free to take one.

Make sure and get your copy of the Daily Devotional titled the same. These can be found on

the Welcome centers.

Sandy and I would like to thank the members of

Trinity for the many prayers offered for my healing.

I am better even though I continue to walk with a

cane.

I have been approved to be an Intentional Interim Minister at St. Paul

Lutheran, Antwerp, Ohio. This position is for a year, or until they call a

pastor. My work will help heal the congregation and prepare St. Paul for a

new pastor.

I feel as though I represent Trinity as someone sent to help a sister

congregation! I solicit your continued prayers that I be given the strength

to do this service for God and the Body of Christ.

May God continue to bless Pastor Love, Pastor Kleimola, Principal

Landskroener, and Dcs. Hibbard as well as all my brothers and sisters in

Christ at Trinity.

Pastor Von Berlin

Days for Girls - - Dignity for Girls

Women’s Hygiene Kits

Volunteer Seamstresses and Donations needed for Kenyan girls

We are partnering with several other churches across the U.S. and with

Deaconesses in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya to combat

discrimination and abuse of young women. We can produce field-tested

washable women’s hygiene kits so young women won’t miss days of

school or work and fall behind their male peers.

Here’s ways you can contribute to this mission need:

Products needed: Travel size soap

Wash Cloths – sturdy enough to last three years, but not too thick for

efficient shipping and carrying

Fabric for Kits – 100% cotton broadcloth and flannel – sturdy, but soft;

bright colors to disguise stains and durable enough to last for three years.

Florals, batiks, plaids, geometric patterns all work well. (We cannot use

camouflage, bugs (including butterflies), or animal prints, girly-glam

figures. These things are taboo in these cultures.) A minimum of 2 yard

lengths will cut the most efficiently. Longer lengths are always welcome.

Fabric for Carrying Bags – 100% cotton or poly-cotton

Thread – poly-cotton – bright colors – regular spools or serger cone spools

Ribbon or sturdy rope – for the carry bags; ribbon at least ½ in. wide so it

will carry easily (for long walking distances)

Actions needed: Sewing – simple patterns are available

Kit assembly – watch for packing dates later this Spring

Assistance completing kits (lacing the ribbons in bags, adding snaps, etc.)

For more information, contact Deaconess Mary Anne Hibbard

(Work: 419.385.2651 x 210 or Cell: 586.764.3561)

SAVE THE DATE ------ SUNDAY, MARCH 6 ------ SAVE THE DATE

Inviting all ladies of the congregation, young and “young-at-heart,” to a

FANTASY FASHION SHOW, featuring unique, quirky, and one-of-a-kind

fashion fads from years past! This entertaining afternoon will be held Sunday, March 6, 2016, in the gymnasium at Trinity from 2:00-4:00 p.m. This FUNDRAISER event is sponsored by Trinity’s LWML, with the participation of the Trinity Lutheran youth that will be attending the National LC-MS Youth Gathering in New Orleans this summer. A free-will offering will be gathered during the course of the afternoon. Watch for the special invitation that will be distributed after worship services in February. Please return the RSVP to help us determine the amount of food and supplies to purchase for this fun-filled, entertaining afternoon event! This is a Thrivent Action Team event!

LUTHERAN WOMEN’S MISSIONARY LEAGUE

MITES and MISSIONS

The LUTHERAN WOMEN’S MISSIONARY LEAGUE has many opportunities for enrichment, inspiration,

encouragement, Christian fellowship and friendship and service. In the coming months you can attend a retreat, the LWML

Fantasy Fashion Show, a rally, attend a convention, and pray for and support the mission grants with your mites. ● The LUTHERAN WOMAN’S QUARTERLY has articles to enrich and inspire you. With the theme “Then Sings

my Soul,” this issue features stories about women who are making a “joyful noise” by using their God-given gifts

and talents as musicians, song writers, artists, writers, etc. Also included in this issue are three Bible studies, news

of Lutheran Women in Action and information on current mission grants, one being MOST Ministries. The Ohio

District Edition (ODE) has information on Ohio District Mission grants, zone events and news from the LWML

Ohio District. Be sure to pick up a copy of both issues.

● LWML TOLEDO ZONE RETREAT, “FOCUS LOST…FOCUS RESTORED” will be held Saturday,

February 27, 2016 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 5845 Elmer Drive, Toledo, Ohio. Registration begins at 9:00,

with hot beverages and breakfast sweets. The closing is at 2:30. Our session leaders will guide us as we look at Old

and New Testament Biblical personalities and examples of times when they lost their focus and when through God’s

grace and mercy, their focus was restored. The registration fee is $15.00 and includes lunch. Registration forms are

available in the narthex and near the gym doors or contact Lillian at 419-893-2951 or Grace at 419-893-6763. A

Mite collection will be taken for LWML’s mission grants. Donations of the following items: Diapers, size 5 & 6,

paper towels; liquid dish and hand soap, laundry detergent and dryer sheets (all must be scent and dye free), will be

accepted for Mom’s House, located right here in Toledo. Mark your calendar now and join us on February 27 th.

● The LWML Sponsored FUNDRAISER—FANTASY FASHION SHOW, is Sunday, March 6, 2016 in Trinity’s

gymnasium from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The Youth who will be attending the National LC-MS Youth Gathering and

Trinity’s LWML will benefit from this fund raiser. Your invitation with an RSVP will be handed out after worship

services in February. Mark your calendar NOW for the date. Additional information is elsewhere in this newsletter

and will be in the weekly News and Notes.

● LWML TOLEDO ZONE SPRING RALLY will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Concordia Lutheran

Church, 1431 E. Sixth St., Findlay, Ohio. Our speaker has not been confirmed. Mark your calendar now and plan to

attend. Meet and have fellowship with women from the Toledo area.

● LWML OHIO DISTRICT CONVENTION, “IT ONLY TAKES A SPARK”, will be held at the Cincinnati Marriott

North, Union Centre, 6189 Mulhauser Rd., West Chester, Ohio on June 24-26, 2016. Bible study, mission speakers,

fellowship, selection of mission grants for the 2016-2018 biennium, and election of officers will all be a part of this

convention. Registration and housing information will be available in the spring issue of the OHIO DISTRICT

EDTION (ODE).

Thank you for your Mite gifts and Prayers for current mission grants. Mites collected in January totaled $163.43.

There was an additional amount from December so the total of $236.43 will be sent to the LWML Ohio District treasury to

apply to current mission grants. Your Mite gifts help the LWML reach its’ goal for the 2014-2016 biennium ending March

31, 2016. God places a great opportunity in our hands to share the salvation of Jesus through Mite offerings for LWML

Missions in the Ohio District and throughout the world. Of each dollar given, $.75 supports the Ohio District grants and $.25

provides funds for the mission grants of national LWML. With God’s blessings, we will be able to fund all of the LWML

grants. The next MITE INGATHERING at Trinity is on Sunday, February 21st. Bring the coins that have accumulated in

your Mite Box to church on that day. You may want to put your gifts into an envelope before placing them in the large Mite

Box in the narthex or near the gym door. Your Mite Box can be re-used or pick up another one. Here are suggestions to help

you fill your Mite Box: contribute an amount for blessings received; or for the number of handbags or shoes in your closet; or

pledge an amount daily or weekly to be given to the LWML. Giving an extra gift is always welcomed. If you want to write a

check, please make it payable to Trinity LWML. WHAT was on THE HAT AND MITTEN TREES? We boxed the following items for the Clothing Bank at Concordia

Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne and St. Philip Lutheran Church: seventy hats; twenty-six scarves; nineteen pairs of

children’s, women’s and men’s socks; forty-five pairs of mittens/gloves; five blankets; six hat/mitten/scarf sets and two

women’s dickies. Many thanks for your generous support.

February Birthdays & Anniversaries God’s richest blessings to those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries this month. If you find your name has been inadvertently left off the list, please call the church office. Special recognition is given to those celebrating anniversaries of 50 years or more.

February Birthdays

1. Gary Riley Bob Stainbrook

2. Michelle Dammeier Sandra Rice Elaine Savage Morgen Skiver Wendy Stainbrook Deborah Trettin Maddie Walker

3. Sandra Schoenfelt

4. Harriet Boerst Marilyn Gibson 5. Robert Yambert 6. Sue Baker Conner Eitniear Lillian Keller

15. Claire Hensley Tara Jaquay Denise McDonald McKenzy McCready Kara Null Jessica Pacheco Don Scott Cheryl Sitchanoff

16. Valerie Scott Kirsten Dettinger

17. David Baertschi

18. James Ames Lou Ann Brettel Nick Busse Randy Huner

19. Ian Briars

20. Stephan Ames Ed Packer

26. Robert Nelson III

27. Brianna Braatz Grace Criswell Gary Deal Brianna Gibson Beverly McNeeley Sean Westhoven

28. Owen Bettin Griffin McDonald Roxann Polesovsky

February Anniversaries 6. Lamphen & Bernadette Lata 11. Thomas & Nadine Dlugas 12. Todd & Robin Deal 15. Carol & Richard Kwiatkowski

Barbara Prediger

7. Charles Fahncke Robert Hausch

8. Andrew Heisterkamp Bonnie Hendricks William Routson

9. Andrea Proctor Jennifer Schulz Tiffany Westhoven

11. Kristen Baker Robert Momany Carson Orr Henry Thompson

13. Dwight Gartz

14. Brittany Bettin Jackson Eitniear Deborah Sommers

21. Samuel DuShane Marylin Hodak Lee Ann Obst

22. Brandi DuShane

23. Richard Briars Douglas Hubaker Aaron Johnston Brandon Ku Chad LaPlante Lynn Massey Timothy Semro

24. Luke Dangler Sophia Mavis

25. Brenda Hays Chloe Moyer Alice Schmidt Blake Strzyzykowski

22. Chawn & Jodi Walker 23. Janet & Edmund Meyer Richard & Carole Ulrich 26. Richard & Tina Briars

Worship Servants – February 2016 Date 8:00 10:30 10:45 Wednesday Evening

Communion Assistants

Doors & Doughnuts

Derek Dierks

2/7 Derek Dierks

Dan Gibson

Austin Bettin

Jeff Hutchins

2/10 Ash Wednesday

4:30 Ed Mauntler

7:00 Mark Snyder 2/14 Phil Snyder

Dan Pinkelman

2/21 Derek Dierks Mark Snyder

Chuck Fahncke Jonathan Rodebaugh

2/28 Bryan O’Neill

Dan Pinkelman

Acolytes Ed Manutler

8:00 am 10:30 am Wednesday

2/7 N. Thebeau, A. Briars

W. Fairchild, C. Leimkuehler

D. Dent, C. Werning

A. Truman, N. Liegel

2/10 Ash Wednesday

4:30 I. Love; 7:30 C. Dismuke

2/14 A. Zieber, J. Zieber

L. Pinkelman, C. Higgins 2/17 Lenten Worship

4:30 N. Semro; 7:30 E. Hayes

2/21 G. Warner, Am. Momany Al. Momany, M. Hamilton

M. Fahncke, A. Yambert E. Brubaker, A. Landskroener

2/24 Lenten Worship 4:30 M. Hickman; 7:30 J. Diehl

2/28 J. Skiver, C. Dismuke E. Brubaker, C. O’Neill

Usher Teams

8:00 Ernie Spohn, Captain

Don Notzka Chuck Parcher

Tom Plageman

Chuck Dvorak

10:30 Bill Zahs, Captain

Brad Moenter Don Johnston

Jeff Schmoldt

Paul Klein

10:45 Andy Haas

Matt Haas Brandon Kranz

8:00 and 10:30 Greeters Welcome Center Volunteers

2/7

2/14 2/21

2/28

8:00 10:30

Norm & Lou Ann Brettel John & Mary Burchfield

Walter & Janet Veres Bob & Marylin Hodak Joe & Melissa Kisandi Tom & Nadine Dlugas

Chuck & Sheri Bodi Susan Kinsel & Myra Zaenger

8:00 10:30

Dorothy Landskroener Marylin Hodak

Melissa Kisandi Jack & Kay Hoefflin Leo Knox Marylin Hodak

Jack & Kay Hoefflin

2/7

2/14 2/21

2/28

10:45 Greeters Kay Guilbault

Henry (ET) Thompson Tim & Susan Marshall

Jerry & Karen Francis

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1. for all missionaries around the world, as they are separated from friends and family this holiday season. Ask that God would give them com-fort and courage.

2. that missionary families would be granted the things they need to serve in other countries, such as visas and work permits, solid educational institutions for their children and high-quality medical facilities near their new homes.

3. that the Lord would open up the hearts and minds of people around the world, so that His grace-filled message can be spread far and wide.

4. for short-term mission teams that are preparing to serve alongside LCMS missionaries and Lutheran partners around the world. We ask that they might be given support and safety in this work to share Christ with others.

5. for the Synod’s 36 partner church-es around the world, that they would continue to teach Christ’s Word in all of its truth and purity.

6. for the children of missionary fam-ilies, that the Lord would grant them health and flexibility as they adapt to new places and cultures.

7. for political stability around the world. Pray that God would bring peace to war-torn areas so that missionaries are able to safely enter those places to share the Gospel with hurting people.

8. for all refugees around the world, that God would work all things ac-cording to His purposes so that more people would have the opportunity to learn about His saving love.

9. for the pastors of the Independent Evangelical–Lutheran Church (SELK), the Synod’s partner church in Germa-ny, who are ministering to the flood of refugees to the country. Ask God to energize and encourage them for this fruitful but exhausting work.

10. for the work of the Global Seminary Initiative, that it might strengthen education at Lutheran seminaries around the world and help equip future church workers for service to the Church.

11. for the Bible camps that will be held in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland this summer. Pray that God would provide willing volunteers for these camps, where hundreds of youth will hear the Gospel and make new Christian friends.

12. that partners — including the Synod, LCMS districts, LCMS congre-gations, international church partners and others — would work together to effectively share the Gospel with people of every land and language.

13. that God would raise up indig-enous pastors, deaconesses and other church leaders to reach out to their own communities and share His saving Word.

14. for Christians around the worldwho are in danger, that the Lord would protect them from harm and strength-en their faith to face these trials.

15. with thanksgiving for the work God is doing in the hearts of students in Christian schools around the world, such as at Concordia Middle School in Chiayi, Taiwan, where several LCMS missionaries work.

Pray For Us CalendarThese prayer requests were submitted by coworkers in the Lord’s mission. Congregations and individuals are invited to copy these pages for newsletters or other distribution. Download at lcms.org/prayforus or call 888-843-5267 to request a copy.

Remember God’s work through LCMS international witness work as you pray:

INTERNATIONAL WITNESS — FEBRUARY 1–29 The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) has a long tradition of international mission work that dates back to the 1880s. This work has encompassed many different witness and mercy projects over the years in some 90 countries around the world. Today, LCMS efforts focus on training pastors, planting churches and starting schools, all while working in collaboration with partner churches in the five mission regions. God has blessed the far reach of LCMS mission work through LCMS members who support this work with prayers and gifts.

INVOLVEMENT IDEAS• Learn more about how the SELKis reaching out to Middle Eastern asylum-seekers who are flooding into Germany: blogs.lcms.org/2015/synod-walks-with-german-partner.

• Get the latest Synod news andhighlights delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for “Life Together,” a new monthly digital news digest: lcms.org/lifetogetherdigest.

• Visit lcms.org/missionarysupport to learn about current missionaries and to find one to support through your prayers and financial gifts.

• Did you know that the LCMS isworking, has working partnerships or has historical work in 90 countries? Learn more about the amazing scope of the Synod’s mission work at lcms.org/international.

Refugees read through a translated copy of Luther’s Small Catechism during Bible study at St. Trinitatisgemeinde, a SELK Lutheran church in Leipzig, Germany.

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MISSIONARY & PERSONNEL BIRTHDAYSDownload the prayer cards of missionaries and other personnel from lcms.org/prayercards.

Feb. 3 Denise Schlesselman, Czech Republic

Feb. 4 Shara Cunningham, Kenya; Melissa Hosch, Peru; Peggy Krikava, Eurasia; David Preus, Dominican Republic

Feb. 6 Mary Aadland, Kenya; Matthew Wasmund, South Korea

Feb. 8 Christel Neuendorf, Dominican Republic

Feb. 9 Danelle Putnam, Dominican Republic

Feb. 10 Kenneth Horvath, Southeast Asia; Eric Semler, Asia

Feb. 13 Tyler McMiller, Mexico

Feb. 15 Johanna Stinnett, Ethiopia

Feb. 22 Leif Hasskarl, Cayman Islands

Feb. 26 Adam DeGroot, Philadelphia, Pa.; Charles Evanson, Eurasia

MILITARY CHAPLAINS WITH BIRTHDAYS IN FEBRUARY: Chaplain Charles Mallie, Virginia Beach, Va.; Chaplain Lynn Christensen, Camp Lejeune, S.C.; Chaplain Matthew Christensen, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Chaplain Benjamin Carnahan, Great Lakes, Ill.; Chaplain Dann Ettner, Moffett Army Air Base, Calif.

16. for the Lutheran preaching station in Macau, which has formed around Concordia English Center. Please pray that through the relation-ships built at the center, more people would come to know their Savior, Jesus.

17. for churches, that they would be unified in purpose and filled with love. Ask that God would heal all divi-sions so that His people’s words and actions might be a witness to others.

18. for the new lunch program for children at Castillo Fuerte Mercy House in the impoverished La Victoria district of Lima, Peru. Ask God to use this ministry to meet physical needs while teaching children about God’s great love for them.

19. for the two new Castillo Fuerte locations set to open in Lima early this year. Pray that God would use these centers to provide a refuge in the Lu-theran church to even more children, volunteers and staff members.

20. that God would raise up even more missionaries to serve as pastors, deaconesses, teachers and in other roles on the mission field.

21. for the training of pastors and evangelists in Africa. Several LCMS missionaries are involved in this work at the seminaries of our partner churches, where they help educate future leaders for these quickly grow-ing churches.

22. that all people may come to believe in Jesus’ glorious resurrection, which delivers us from sin, death and the power of the devil.

23. for the missionary training programs at the seminaries of the LCMS, that future missionaries would be properly equipped for this diverse and sometimes difficult work.

24. for the safety of all missionaries, especially those who work in coun-tries that are hostile to the Gospel. Ask God to send His holy angels to guard these faithful people from danger.

25. for the children who benefit from “Christ’s Care for Children: Ken-ya,” a project of the LCMS Office of International Mission that provides education, meals and spiritual care at boarding-school facilities for Kenyan children who might otherwise not be able to attend school.

26. that God’s Word and the Small Catechism might be rightly translated into the heart languages of all peoples, that they might come to know the true God.

27. for discernment, that we might heed God’s call to serve in His name, whether that is around the world or here at home.

28. with thanksgiving for all of the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who support LCMS missionaries through their prayers and gifts. This support helps these missionaries to fulfill their callings.

29. with thanksgiving for all past missionaries. Thanks be to God that the Gospel seeds they planted con-tinue to bear much fruit.

The Rev. Joshua Gale, LCMS career missionary to Peru, greets children for chapel at Castillo Fuerte Mercy House in Lima.

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