HIGHLIGHTS A Newsletter of

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 2 Fifth Street NW at N. Washington Avenue ❖ Pulaski, VA 24301

540/980-3624 ❖ trinitypulaski@gmail.com ❖ www.trinitypulaski.org

August, 2016

The Book of Job

August 8: Job 42:7-17

The Lord’s Prayer in Luke

August 14-28

Virginia Synodical Women’s

Organization Convention Epiphany Lutheran Church – Richmond

August 5 & 6 Theme: "All Anew to Serve Others"

Men in Mission & Women of the ELCA Picnic

Monday, August 15 – 6:00 pm Bring a covered dish to share! Details inside…

Usborne Book Party at Trinity

Saturday – August 20, 10:00 – 11:30am Foy Aust Fellowship Hall

Come and check out the wide variety of great books for children and youth for your home library!

Details inside…

Our August Servers

Area of Service

August 7 Pentecost 12

August 14 Pentecost 13

August 21 Pentecost 14

August 28 Pentecost 15

Flowers Millers R. Wades Gills Huffs

Greeter Campbells S. Bain Gills B. Thompson

Ushers N. Wert M. Barnett A. Brockmeyer

J. Brockmeyer D. Huff

Casteeles

Acolyte A. Sealander A. Sealander M. Dalton M. Dalton

Crucifer E. Sealander E. Sealander M. Dalton M. Dalton

Reader S. Bain Chaz Roope Chaz Roope Chaz Roope

Communion Bread

K. Wohlford

P. Terrie

Communion Setup

K. Wohlford S. Bain

Communion Presenter

D. Huff B. Thompson

Communion Assistant

K. Sealander E.L. Frazier

Teller K. Sealander K. Sealander K. Sealander K. Sealander

Kris Frazier Eagle Scout Project Completed

We are very thankful for the major weeding, brush removal, and new landscaping of the bank along the parking lot border which was completed in July. Kris led the project with the help of

several scouts and adult leaders. The bank will eventually have large stones at the parking lot edge to help keep the mulch from washing onto the parking lot. Great job, team!

NEWS AROUND THE PARISH

IN OUR PRAYERS for healing and safekeeping: Crystal Conner & baby, Joanne Habrecht, Web Donald, Jackie Pratt, Jim Stevens, Bill Thompson, Sonny Wert; Friends and Relatives: Shirley Bandy, Mary Jane Burris, George Hall, Vicky Howard, Robin Hurst, victims of natural disaster, wars and violence; Our Military/Peace Corps, including Angela Buysman, Michael Clayton, Levi Osmondson, Vicky Sands, Tyler Simpkins, Jack Smith, Justin Smith, Bronson Underwood, and Allison Clark; Preparing for Marriage: Christian Hall and Amanda Cooper;

CONGRATULATIONS to: Christian Hall and Amanda Cooper as they enter into holy matrimony on

Saturday, August 13, in Fincastle, Virginia. May God bless your life together!

Kris Frazier upon completing his Eagle Scout Project of landscaping the bank along the parking lot border.

ENCOURAGING PRAYERS to: Kelli Clayton as she prepares to attend Radford University this coming

fall to begin her 2-year coursework toward her Masters of Social Work degree while working full-time. God bless your endeavor!

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES 10 Mary Hall 6 Kathy & Earl Faller 11 Dylan Conner 11 Dick & Iris Miller 15 Iris Miller, Jette Wade 21 Kathy & Eric Sealander 17 John Harrell 25 Linda & Jack Gill 19 Chaz Roope 20 Grayson Brockmeyer 22 Kimberley Faller 24 Joshua Hall, Megan Poore 27 Randy Wade

BAPTISMAL ANNIVERSARIES 3 Calla Benedict, Brigham Brockmeyer 8 Mark Barnett, Jackie Pratt

Jesus said, “So let your light shine before

others that they may see your good works

and glorify your Father in heaven.”

We LEARN MONDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY Small group meetings in homes of members to read and discuss the book of Job. We would love for you to join us! 6:00 – 7:30 pm. Light meal is provided by host family.

August 8 – Barbara Wingo, 5116 Appleton Drive, Dublin

THE LORD’S PRAYER ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE’S GOSPEL August 15 – September 4 are the weeks when we will be reading from Luke’s Gospel the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples. Even though the same verses will be read each week, we will discover the many facts of this model prayer through biblical interpretation and words from Martin Luther’s Small Catechism.

We SERVE

CALL FOR PRAYER SHAWLS & ITEMS FOR COMFORT CARE CART! There is an on-going need for crocheted or knitted shawls made with praying hands. With them we support the Palliative Care program at LewisGale-Pulaski, people in recovery, and veterans (red, white & blue). There are a few other items on the hospital’s palliative care “wish list”:

Blank note cards

Pens, crayons, coloring books, stickers – things for children to do

Inspirational pocket cards

Fuzzy socks A donation basket is labeled on the table near the bulletin board.

GO PULASKI COUNTY Trinity members have been very active in the planning

phase of this one-day community-wide service blitz event! Special thanks to Susan Bain, Jim Casteele, Sherry Casteele, Bill Thompson, and Barbara Wingo for their

attendance at a number of different planning meetings. We will have a meeting after church in August to let members know more about this great event. In the meantime, if you would like to “stay in the loop” go to:

Website: https://www.gopulaskicounty.org/ Facebook event: https://goo.gl/x7WM4x

For more information email: info@gopulaskicounty.org To volunteer email: volunteer@gopulaskicounty.org

We SHARE

The Stewardship Committee wishes to thank you for your commitment to financially supporting our monthly ministries. Here is a snapshot of our financial picture through June:

Regular Giving $ 57,892.58 Budgeted Expenditures 64,245.70 Net Deficit - $ 6,353.12 Designated Giving $ 3,314.36

We WORSHIP NARRATIVE LECTIONARY FOR AUGUST: For the four Sundays between August 14 - September 4 we will hear the Gospel of Luke’s version of the Lord’s Prayer. It will be a short reading each week, and psalms will be chosen to complement various aspects of the prayer. We will also hear from Luther’s Small Catechism on the Lord’s Prayer – so you might like to read over the text found on the following pages. MEMORIAL GARDEN UPDATE Great news! We have just received the new bronze plaque for the Memorial Garden – it will be installed very soon! Our memorial album is now in hand for recording interments and financial and in-kind gifts given to the Memorial Garden Fund. A bench will soon be poised in the meditation garden. Special thanks to John Campbell, Kirk Casteele, and Barbara Wingo who are trying to get the grass areas free of the very hearty crabgrass crop growing there by weeding and spraying! Thanks to Barbara Wingo (making linen bags) and Charlie Wade (building wooden box) for holding ashes. On Sunday, September 4, we will dedicate the Memorial Garden at the conclusion of our worship service. We will follow the dedication with a fellowship luncheon to celebrate this milestone in our life together. After the luncheon the congregation is welcome to attend the Committal Service for Houston P. Wingo. TRINITY MEMBERS TO LEAD WORSHIP AT CLAYTOR LAKE, AUG. 28 You are welcome to join members of the Witness Team at the Gazebo at 9am to provide worship for campers and nearby residents. Our fall worship schedule (11:00am) will resume on August 28.

Martin Luther’s Small Catechism on the Lord’s Prayer THE INTRODUCTION Our Father, Who art in heaven. What does this mean? God would hereby tenderly invite us to believe that He is our true Father, and that we are His true children, so that we may ask Him with all boldness and confidence, as children ask their dear father.

THE FIRST PETITION Hallowed be Thy name. What does this mean? God’s name is certainly holy in itself, but we pray in this petition that it may be holy among us also. How is God’s name hallowed? God’s name is kept holy when His Word is taught in its truth and purity, and we as the children of God live holy lives according to it. This grant us, dear Father in heaven! But he who teaches and lives otherwise than the Word of God teaches dishonors God’s name among us. From this preserve us, heavenly Father!

THE SECOND PETITION Thy Kingdom come. What does this mean? The kingdom of God certainly comes of itself without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may come to us also. How does God’s kingdom come? The kingdom of God comes when our heavenly Father gives us His Holy Spirit, so that by His grace we believe His holy Word and live godly lives here in time and hereafter in eternity.

THE THIRD PETITION Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. What does this mean? The good and gracious will of God is certainly done without our prayer, but we pray in this petition that it may be done also among us. How is God’s will done? God’s will is done when He breaks and hinders every evil counsel and will which would not let us hallow His name nor let His kingdom come, such as the will of the devil, the world and our own flesh; but strengthens and keeps us steadfast in His Word and in faith until our end. This is His good and gracious will.

THE FOURTH PETITION Give us this day our daily bread. What does this mean? God certainly gives daily bread without our prayer, even to all the wicked; but we pray in this petition that He would lead us to acknowledge this and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving. What is meant by daily bread? Daily bread includes everything needed for

this life, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, home, fields, cattle, money, goods, God-fearing spouse and children, faithful servants and rulers, good government, good weather, peace, health, order, honor, true friends, good neighbors, and the like.

THE FIFTH PETITION And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. What does this mean? We pray in this petition that our Father in heaven would not look upon our sins, nor on their account deny our prayer; for we are not worthy of anything we ask, neither have we deserved it. But we pray that He would give us everything by grace, for we daily sin much and deserve nothing but punishment; and we on our part will heartily forgive and readily do good to those who sin against us.

THE SIXTH PETITION And lead us not into temptation. What does this mean? God certainly tempts no one to sin, but we pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us so that the devil, the world and our own flesh may not deceive us nor lead us into misbelief, despair and other shameful sin and vice; and though we be thus tempted, that we may still in the end overcome and retain the victory.

THE SEVENTH PETITION But deliver us from evil. What does this mean? We pray in this petition, as the sum of all, that our Father in heaven would deliver us from every evil of body and soul, property and honor; and at last, when the hour of death shall come, grant us a blessed end, and graciously take us from this valley of sorrow to Himself in heaven.

THE CONCLUSION For Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen What does “Amen” mean? Amen means that we should be sure that these petitions are acceptable to our Father in heaven and are heard by Him; for He himself has commanded us so to pray and has promised to hear us. Amen, Amen: that is, Yes, Yes, it shall be so.

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples."

2 He said to them,

"When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. 3 Give

us each day our daily bread. 4 And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive

everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us to the time of trial." Luke 11:1-4

WOMEN’S & MEN’S MINISTRY SERVICE PROJECTS FOR VSWO CONVENTION Thanks to all who donated health kits for the VSWO Convention on August 5-6 in Richmond! We are sending about a dozen complete kits plus various health kit items with our delegation attending the convention! Also, many thanks to many hands who helped sew and assemble “sani-panties” – reusable sanitary pads for girls and women in Africa. Von Bora Circle Meeting in August – Sunday, 8/14, 4:00pm

JOIN US FOR OUR SUMMER PICNIC Monday, August 15, 6:00 pm

Heritage Park – Dora Highway The Women will hear a report from the VSWO Convention delegate, and we

will shower Sarah Brockmeyer with joy and gifts.

You are Invited!

BABY SHOWER FOR SARAH & RYAN BROCKMEYER

The shower will be held on Monday, August 15 at the Heritage Park Picnic.

Let’s shower the Brockmeyers with Trinity love as they expect their first baby!

Usborne Book Party Sat., August 20, 10-11:30am

Instill in your child or grandchild the love of reading with these really creative and educational books from a premier publisher! Friends are welcome to join you! Pastor Terrie is serving as the host, and our book consultant is Jeanna Porter (the daughter of Karen Taylor). If you wish to place an order from the catalog found at the bulletin board, please feel free to do so and give it to Pastor Terrie before 8/20. You are also able to join the party via E-Party – details are on the catalogs. For more information, please give Pastor Terrie a shout!

SAVE THE DATE! Silent Auction & Bingo Night

Sat., November 12 - Details to come!

Silent Auction – Fund-raiser for the 2017 Women of the ELCA Triennial Gathering in Minneapolis (Yes, some of our women plan to attend!) Bingo Night – Fund-raiser for our Youth Ministry! Donations for the auction and bingo prizes are being solicited now – you may bring them to the church anytime between now and Nov. 5. Use the donor form on the bulletin board to register your auction donations or designate the items for bingo prizes. Please bring them in a box or bag and put them near the bulletin board with the donor form. Thank you!