June 2015 No one is perfect.

So why do we often expect people to be perfect?

Some people are broken and sad. But you would never know it. Some feel that their fellow Christians would think

less of them or talk about them or judge them if they shared what’s really going on in their everyday lives.

Have you ever hid your feelings or emotions or the truth about a family member or friend because you thought that it

would hurt you and your family more than help you?

Everyone struggles. Everyone deals with the effects of sin. No one is perfect.

In our congregation we have people struggling with all sorts of issues. Addictions of every kind, broken relationships,

financial problems, legal problems, physical health issues, mental health issues, caregiver stress, post-abortion depres-

sion, end of life decisions, job or education stress, family problems, spiritual doubts and more!

Everyone struggles.

No one is perfect.

Well, I shouldn’t say no one is perfect. Jesus was. He was tempted in ALL things but was without sin. And that is

good news for us. His life for ours! He takes our sin and gives us His very own righteousness – a very GREAT ex-

change. So we have eternal hope and security by faith in Jesus. He accomplished for us what we could never do.

Jesus cares about our struggles.

And our God, the Triune God, has some very important words for us while we are caught in the midst of trouble:

I am with you always. Matthew 28:20

I call you my friends. John 15:15

I love you. John 15:9 & 13

I forgive you. Matthew 18:21-35, Ephesians 4:32

I want you in heaven. 1 Timothy 2:3-4, John 14:2

I never tire keeping watch over you. Psalm 121

Do not worry and have peace. Matthew 6:34, John 14:27

Give me your burden. I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28

Thank you Jesus for love, forgiveness, rest and hope – we especially need it when this life gets difficult.

Pray for one another. In Christ,

For with You is the fountain of life; in Your Light we see light. Psalm 36:9

Trinity Torch Inside this issue:

Admissions 9

Announcements 3,9,12

Birthdays, June 12

Calendar, June 13

JOY Club 10

Ladies Aid 6

Library 2

Lutherans for Life 8

Missionary 5

New Members 11

Principal/School 7,8

PTL 13

Stewardship 2

VBS 6,9

Youth News 5

JUNE 2015

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Plan now to attend the 2015 Walk for

CareNet! If you can’t make it that day, then take a walk online instead! We

need your help to reach our goal of $75,000 raised for moms and babies in

our community!

Date: June 20, 2015

Time: 9:00 – 11:00 Locations: Naperville, Wheaton, Wood Dale, Hinsdale or Online

As always, you can walk for CareNet "with or without your shoes!" You can help by joining one of our sites

on June 20, or simply as a virtual walker by encouraging friends and family to participate with or sponsor

you online.

With your shoes: Walks will take place at all four locations. There will be an optional scavenger hunt for

walkers at each location. Those who complete the hunt will be entered into a special prize drawing.

The Naperville site will also host a 5k run. Lace up those running shoes! First place finishers in male, fe-

male, and under 15 divisions will receive a prize.

Without your shoes: The virtual walk is going on now. There is no need to be present that day in order

to walk for CareNet! To be a virtual walker, register online and send a link to your personal walk page to

friends and family via email and Facebook. From there they can sponsor you directly online.

For more event details, to register, or to sponsor (Business or Individual) visit

http://www.carenetdupage.com/

We need YOU to help us build hope for pregnant women!

May Library News Don’t know about you… but I’m looking forward to lazier days in the summer months.

Keeping up with the church and school events have us all “hustling”. Reading (for me) is a

good kind of being busy. That’s why we’re featuring “House of the Living Stones” by

Katie Schuermann. She writes a “whimsical and touching story about life in small-town

America at Zion Lutheran church where things are predictable and comfortable. Until

now… “ An easy and enjoyable read about us human beings.

The other Featured books are:

“Chicken Soup for the Soul” by various authors. Here are 101 stories to open the heart and

rekindle the spirit. They help us remember the important things in life — love, connection

and gratitude.

“Chicken Soup for the Couple’s Soul” - various authors being us inspirational stories about

love and relationships. These intimate and true love stories pay tribute to love’s ability to

endure beyond time, distance, and difficulties. You will be touched and uplifted as you read about these couples and

their secrets to finding love and making it last.

“Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul” - contains stories to open the hearts and rekindle the spirits of women. There are

many ways to define a woman: daughter, mother, wife, professional, friend. We are each special and unique, yet we

share a common connection. We are all bonded by our mutual experiences. These stories honor the strength and re-

veal the beauty of women’s spirits. You will find inspiration, joy and comfort in these messages.

If these short story books are a good choice for the time you have to spend reading, check the Family Liv-

ing/Guidance shelf for more Chicken Soups.

Keep me happy—keep reading. Enjoy the pleasant days of Summer with all of its outdoor activities. Also, remember

to thank God for these blessings and His care each day.

Elaine Rall, Library Representative

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Please present this flyer when ordering. Thank you for your participation!

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Commemoration Biographies

June 1 Justin, Martyr Born at the beginning of the second century, Justin was raised in a pagan family. He was student

of philosophy who converted to the Christian faith and became a teacher in Ephesus and Rome. After refusing to make

pagan sacrifices, he was arrested, tried and executed, along with six other believers. The official Roman court proceedings of

his trial before Rusticius, a Roman prelate, document his confession of faith. The account of his martyrdom became a

source of great encouragement to the early Christian community. Much of what we know of early liturgical practice comes

from Justin.

June 5 Boniface of Mainz Boniface was born in the late seventh century in England. Though he was educated, became a

monk, and was ordained as a presbyter in England, he was inspired by the example of others to become a missionary. Upon

receiving a papal commission in 719 to work in Germany, Boniface devoted himself to planting, organizing, and reforming

churches and monasteries in Hesse, Thuringia, and Bavaria. After becoming an archbishop, Boniface was assigned to the See

of Mainz in 743. Ten years later he resigned his position to engage in mission work in the Netherlands. On June 5, 754,

while awaiting a group of converts for confirmation, Boniface and his companions were murdered by a band of pagans.

Boniface is known as the apostle and missionary to the Germans.

June 12 The Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, A.D. 325 The first Council of Nicaea was convened in the early sum-

mer of 325 by the Roman Emperor Constantine at what is today Isnuk, Turkey. The emperor presided at the opening of

the council. The council ruled against the Arians, who taught that Jesus was not the eternal Son of God but was created by

the Father and was called Son of God because of his righteousness. The chief opponents of the Arians were Alexander, bish-

op of Alexandria, and his deacon, Athanasius. The council confessed the eternal divinity of Jesus and adopted the earliest

version of the Nicene Creed, which in its entirety was adopted at the Council of Constantinople in 381.

June 14 Elisha Elisha, son of Shaphat of the tribe of Issachar, was the prophet of God to the northern kingdom of Israel

ca. 849-786 B.C. Upon seeing his mentor Elijah taken up into heaven, Elisha assumed the prophetic office and took up the

mantle of his predecessor. Like Elijah, Elisha played an active role in political affairs. He also performed many miracles,

such as curing the Syrian army commander Naaman of his leprosy (2 Kings 5:1-27) and restoring life to the son of a Shu-

nammite woman (2 Kings 4:8-37). A vocal opponent of Baal worship, Elisha lived up to his name, which means "my God is

salvation."

June 25 The Presentation of the Augsburg Confession The Augsburg Confession, the principal doctrinal statement

of the theology of Martin Luther and the Lutheran reformers, was written largely by Phillip Melanchthon. At its heart it

confesses the justification of sinners by grace alone, through faith alone, for the sake of Christ alone. Signed by leaders of

many German cities and regions, the confession was formally presented to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at Augs-

burg, Germany, on June 25, 1530. A few weeks later Roman Catholic authorities rejected the Confession, which Melanch-

thon defended in the Apology of the Augsburg Confession (1531). In 1580 the Unaltered Augsburg Confession was includ-

ed in the Book of Concord.

June 26 Jeremiah The prophet Jeremiah was active as God's prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah ca. 627 to 582

B.C. As a prophet he predicted, witnessed, and lived through the Babylonian siege and eventual destruction of Jerusalem in

587 B.C. In his preaching he often used symbols, such as an almond rod (Jer. 1:11-14), wine jars (13:12-14), and a potter at

work (18:1-17). His entire prophetic ministry was a sermon, communicating through word and deed God's anger toward

his rebellious people. He suffered repeated rejection and persecution by his countrymen. As far as can be known, he died in

Egypt, having been taken there forcibly. He is remembered and honored for fearlessly calling God's people to repentance.

June 27 Cyril of Alexandria, Pastor and Confessor Cyril (ca. A.D. 376-444) became archbishop of Alexandria,

Egypt, in 412. Throughout his career he defended a number of orthodox doctrines, among them the teaching that Mary,

the mother of Jesus, is "rightly called and truly is the Mother of God"--Theotokos, "the God-bearer" (Formula of Concord,

VIII, Ep VIII, 12). In 431 the Council of Ephesus affirmed this teaching that the Son of Mary is also true God. The writings

of Cyril on the doctrines of the Trinity and the person of Christ reveal him to be one of the most able theologians of his

time. Cyril's Christology influenced subsequent church councils and was a primary source for Lutheran confessional writ-

ings.

June 28 Irenaeus of Lyons, Pastor Irenaeus (ca. A.D. 130-200), believed to be a native of Smyrna (modern Izmir, Tur-

key), studied in Rome and later became pastor in Lyons, France. Around 177, while Irenaeus was away from Lyons, a fierce

persecution of Christians led to the martyrdom of his bishop. Upon Irenaeus' return, he became bishop of Lyons. Among

his most famous writings is a work condemning heresies, especially Gnosticism, which denied the goodness of creation. In

opposition, Irenaeus confessed that God has redeemed his creation through the incarnation of the Son. Irenaeus also af-

firmed the teachings of the Scriptures handed down to and through him as being normative for the Church.

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SUMMER BLESSING’S FROM THE BOARD OF YOUTH!

TRINITY YOUTH NEWS!

PLANT SALE pick up was held on Saturday, May 9th. Special thanks to each person who ordered from the sale. This is

one of three fundraisers the youth has each year to pay for their trips. These trips include the National Youth Gathering,

Youth Encounter Weekend and the Mission Trip. Your support is greatly appreciated! This year’s sale was another huge

success!

The Lost and Found concert is June 7th at 4:00pm. We will be leaving school around 3:30pm. We will probably go for pizza

after the concert and be back at school around 7:30pm.

Vacation Bible School is around the corner and will take place June 15-19. We meet every day that week from 8:30 a.m.-

12:00 noon. The theme is “Everest, conquering challenges with God’s mighty power”. Many of our youth help during this

week. If youth are willing to serve they need to sign up with Mr. Grady. We always appreciate the youth taking time from

their busy summer to serve at Trinity! Parents are also invited to help during this week. We can use help any day you can

offer! We will be setting up the gym during the week of June 7. We will begin work each day at 10:00 a.m. and will work

on the set, classroom and various other areas that need to be prepared for the week of VBS.

Final touches are being put on the mission trips! Special thanks to all of the youth who have returned their forms to Mr.

Grady. We are still in need of one more adult for the middle school event the week of July 26-30. We have 15 partici-

pants for the High School trip July 12-18 and 21 participants for the Middle School trip. These trips are different from

each other and therefore we will need to bring different items to each. We ask that you keep our youth and chaperones

in your prayers as they travel to Green Bay and Cincinnati to help serve those less fortunate. We thank God for their will-

ingness to serve those less fortunate.

Remember…Youth Bible Class will resume in the fall. Bible class is held every week and begins at 9:45 a.m. We have great

discussions and the refrigerator is always ready with snacks. Hope to see you in September!

In closing, we would like to congratulate our 8th Grade youth who graduated and will be heading to several different area

high schools in the fall. We wish them God’s Blessings and look forward to them moving into the High School group in the

fall. Congratulations to our high school seniors!! We wish each of you the best of luck in your future endeavors as you be-

ing the next chapter of your lives in college! We know each of you will go on to do great things and we are proud of you!

Blessings on your summer!

The Board of Youth Ministry

Welcome to our New International Missionary - Michael Ersland Michael will be serving as our new international missionary. He replaces John Strasen who re-

tired in March. Michael was born in Wisconsin, the youngest of six children. He spent most of

his childhood in rural Kansas. His father, a Lutheran pastor, took a call to Oklahoma when

Michael entered middle school. Through Scripture, Michael learned that the Lord has given a

story to each of us. As we interact with one other, hear the stories of God working in our lives,

we continue to encourage and strengthen one another while pointing and directing the eyes of

all to Christ crucified (1 Thessalonians 5:9-11).

During his teenage years, Michael began to be drawn to the international mission field. This

interest drew him to Concordia University Wisconsin’s strong mission program. His studies

and mission related experiences (shadowing a missionary in Peru) and LBT’s Crossroads experience in Botswana, southern

Africa, affirmed his missionary spirit and his call to cross cultural ministry.

Michael completed his bachelor’s degree in Biblical Languages for Translation and Missions in 2014. He is currently study-

ing at the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistic in Dallas where he will complete his pre-field training for LBT ministry.

Following a period of partnership development here in the U.S. to identify and nurture a group of prayer and financial part-

ners, he will be assigned to serve with a translation project in Zambia, southern Africa.

We hope to have Michael visit Trinity before he embarks on his oversees journey.

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Dear Parents: Send your kids on an icy

expedition!

At Everest VBS, kids embark on the coolest adventure of the summer! Everest

VBS is filled with incredible Bible-learning experiences kids see, hear, touch, and

even taste! Sciency-Fun Gizmos™, team-building games, cool Bible songs, and

tasty treats are just a few of the standout activities that help faith flow into real

life. (Since everything is hands-on, kids might get a little messy. Be sure to send

them in play clothes and safe shoes.)

Plus, we’ll help kids discover how to see evidence of God in everyday life—something we call God Sightings.

Get ready to hear that phrase a lot!

Parents, grandparents, and friends are invited to join us at Summit Celebration for each day at 11:30 a.m., a daily ex-

ploration of God’s mighty power you won’t want to miss. VBS is open to all students going into Three-Year-Old Pre-

school – Grade 6.

So mark these dates on your calendar, June 15-19, 2015. The fun starts at 9:00 a.m. and will end at 11:45 a.m.

Call the church office at 708-839-1200 ext. 6 to register your children for this life-changing adventure! Or register at

tlbr.org online!

SUMMERTIME GREETINGS FROM THE LADIES AID!

The Ladies Aid will have their next meeting on June 8, 2015. We won’t meet again until

September. Please join us as we plan for the upcoming Rummage Sale which will take

place in August. We will be joining hands with our Trinity Youth Group for this event.

Please start saving your items for the sale now!! You can contact Rob Grady at 708-839-

1200 x6. Arrangements can be made to pick up furniture or larger items.

Our Annual Salad Luncheon was a huge success. 250 ladies attended the luncheon and en-

joyed an afternoon filled with delicious salads, a huge bake sale, a fantastic Silent Auction,

over 35 Door Prizes and most important….fellowship. The theme of the luncheon was

“Let’s Go Shopping”! 10% of our proceeds from this year’s luncheon will be sent to those families devastated by the

April tornado. It will be sent to Lutheran Child and Family Services for them to distribute where they think is the

greatest need. Special thanks to our Youth Group who helped set up tables for our luncheon and also to our Trinity

8th

Graders who came across and helped take tables and chairs down and clean up after the luncheon!! You are truly

a blessing and we appreciate your help!!!

Just a reminder…..our Ladies Aid Society is also responsible for holding funeral luncheons for those member who

request a luncheon during this difficult time. If you would like to be added to our list of cooks or bakers for the

luncheons, please contact Donna Mersch at 630-243-1114 or Judy Gustafson at 815-372-9937 and let them know. We

can always use help with set up for the luncheons. If you are interested in helping in this area please contact Sheri

Abernathy 708-987-8768. Thank you in advance for helping out!

Project Compassion can always use extra hands in preparing a main dish, salad or dessert for our members who are

homebound or recovering from an illness or surgery. If you would like to be added to our list of cooks please con-

tact Marilyn Todd. All you need to do is prepare your portion of the meal and bring it to church by 8:30 a.m. on

Sunday morning. Marilyn will make sure the meal is delivered to the family.

Again, our final meeting for the summer will be held on June 8 where we will discuss our Salad Luncheon profits and

the upcoming Rummage Sale. We hope you will consider joining us. We have a lot of fun serving our church and

would love to see you at our meeting! We start at 6:30 p.m.

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The Faculty and Staff of Trinity Lutheran School would like to congratulate and recognize the Class of 2015

Asharif Abbas

Hinsdale South

High School

Nathan Dahms Valedictorian Hinsdale South

High School

Katherine Boron

Luther Prep,

Watertown, WI

Joseph Decker

Earlville

High School

Connor Douglass

Lemont

High School

Jaela Hodges

Hinsdale South

High School

Timothy Grady

Hinsdale South

High School

Holly Kwit

Lyons Township

High School

Alex Le

Hinsdale South

High School

Abigail Mathis

Hinsdale South

High School

Sean Lee

Hinsdale South

High School

David Lehenbauer

Lemont

High School

Vlade Nikolovski Salutatorian

Chicago Christian

Rajan Patel

Hinsdale South

High School

Hannah Perron

Riverside-

Brookfield H.S.

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The Faculty and Staff of Trinity Lutheran School would like to congratulate and recognize the Class of 2015

We wish you God’s guidance as you go into the world and know this: Trinity Lutheran

Church and School is your HOME and you are welcome to visit and worship with us as

often as you like.

Have a Great, Restful Summer!

Thought of the Month: There is no greater feeling than knowing that Jesus has your

back.

You can follow Mr. Landgrave (and school events) on Twitter at @Aaron Land-

grave

Thank you for gathering a painting crew:

Anne and Ed Boron (Katie 8th grade) - will paint 6th grade room

Ernst, Selle Stephens Families—Will paint the 5th grade room

A Super Secret crew will paint the Pre-school room!!

Contact Mr. Landgrave if you have a crew ready to paint this summer—708/839-1444.

Garan Polic

Lemont

High School

Daeja Saddler

Hinsdale South

High School

Benjamin Steinhagen

Chicago Christian

Gregory Warner

Lockport

High School

Nathan Winterroth

Plainfield East

High School

Brittney Zausa

Carl Sandburg

High School

This is a great opportunity to attend

both an educational and insightful

National LFL conference AND tour

the Creation Museum as part of the

event.

Please contact Lori Trinche

at ltrinche@Lutheransforlife.org or

708-839-1200 x225 for more infor-

mation.

Student scholarships for high school

or college-aged participants are availa-

ble.

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL CRAFT DONATION LIST Vacation Bible School plans are underway and we are again collecting items to help offset the cost. Did you know

that by using recyclable items and donations from our church and school that we have been able to do crafts for 130

children for five days and spent less than $50.00 for the week??? That is only $.06/day for every child to take home a

craft each day of VBS week!!! We are again asking for your help. Following are the items we are collecting this year.

The list will be updated and changed as needed. Please place your donations in the black bin in the Narthex. It is la-

beled “Vacation Bible School Crafts”. Questions regarding donations??? Contact Sheri Abernathy (708) 987-8768.

Here’s the updated list:

20 – Mini Pom Poms – Bright Colors Preferred

90 - 14 oz. Tin Cans – CLEAN WITH ALL LABELS REMOVED

1750 - Round .5” Magnets

10 - Black Sharpie Fine Point Markers

104 – Round Wooden Circles 1 ½” x 1/8” (Packs of 9 Hobby Lobby for $1.99)

900 – Regular Size Popsicle Sticks

9 - Bottles Aleene’s Tacky Glue (Brown Bottle)

2 – Rolls Paper Towels

1 – Bottle Windex Spray

Monetary donations are also appreciated to purchase items we do not receive or have to purchase. Please give your

monetary donations to Rob Grady or Sheri Abernathy marked “Vacation Bible School Crafts” on the envelope.

Thank you in advance for your donations!

Coins for CareNet CareNet Pregnancy Services of DuPage pro-

vides spiritual, emotional and material support

to women dealing with unplanned pregnancies,

enabling them to choose life for their babies.

Our church supports the work of CareNet in our com-

munity by participating in Coins for CareNet.

On Mother’s Day

you will have the

opportunity to

pick up a baby

bottle, fill it with

spare change, and

return it to church

on Father’s Day.

Please look for the

display.

Trinity Numbers 25 - The Holy Spirit led 25 new students &

their families to enroll for the 2015-2016 school

year!

2.5 - Trinity Students test 2.5 grade levels ahead

22 - Trinity students represent 22 different

countries

11 - No program or staffing cuts made in 11

years

233 - Combined years of teaching experience.

Average of 19.42 years of teaching experience

per teacher!

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not de-

part from it." Proverbs 22:6

The Laundromat Mission Six people from the Outreach Committee, including

Pastor Bob, recently went to three different laundro-

mats on the Saturday before Mother’s Day. Using

quarters from the Tabitha Fund, we paid for people’s

laundry as they were doing them. It isn’t cheap to do

laundry at those places. The average cost was about $5

a load for washing. For people who don’t have much

money, that can really add up. The reactions were

priceless. Most people couldn’t believe someone would

help them out like that. There were others who didn’t

want our help because “there were others who needed

it more.” We also handed out flowers to all of the la-

dies (and some men) at each location. There were lots

of hugs. We

didn’t preach,

we simply

walked

around in our

Trinity’s t-

shirts and let

our actions

speak for

us. On the

back of our T-shirt was the printed Bible verse “Serve

One Another in Love”. It was such a worthwhile pro-

ject and touched so many people, including those of us

who participated, in such a short amount of time (2

hours) that we will definitely be doing this again. 610

quarters were given out.

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JOY Club

Join us on Thursday, May 21 @ 11AM COME EARLY!

From 11:15-11:45am, our Church Member, Eileen Stonys who is a Well-

ness Guide for Walgreens, will be conducting a presentation and answer

any questions you may have. She will be providing a sweet tray.

At about 12:00pm. We will have lunch and then play bunco. Please bring

your favorite dish to pass and a $3.00 gift for crazy bunco. Contact Joyce

Tomes at 630/257-2927 or Helen Voelz at 630/325-1063 if you have any

questions.

New Member Committee In the month of April we were happy to have 6 new fam-

ilies join us!

They were Sharmila Appavu, William Evans, Bryan

Taheri, Cindy Stutz, Esther Dervin,

and Monique Alexander with her sons, Isiah, Elijah, and

Amari.

Several of these families have been attending services for

quite some time. A few were in the

Fit For Life Class. Pictures of these families are on the

New Member Board. We hope as good and friendly

Christian friends that you will reach out, say hello with a

smile and invite them to an activity at Trinity.

We are still in need for additional members to join our

committee. I hope you pray and consider this and con-

tact me with any questions or concerns. A sheet with

description of duties will be on the table in the Narthex.

We welcome back Nancy Ulrich to the committee.

Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,

because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in

vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58

Blessings from the New Member Committee: Sue Voelz,

Susan and Bud Villarreal and Nancy Ulrich

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Monique Alexander and her family of three boys, Isiah, Elijah, and Amari joined our church family on April

26th. They have been attending for about three years. The boys all attend Trinity school. After a tour of the school

and meeting Aaron and Dana, she knew Trinity was

the right place for their boys. Monique was very

pleased with how advanced the children are compared

to public schools. Let’s hear a big yeah for our hard

working teachers!

Isiah is 13 and in Mrs. Winterroth's class. Isiah likes

spending time with his friends and likes math and sci-

ence. Elijah is 10 and in 5th grade with Mrs. Geaschel,

he loves football, math and choir. He is doing so much

better from earlier this year when he had Meningitis

and Pneumonia He had to miss a month of school be-

cause of his illness. Amari is 8 and in 2nd grade. He

likes Ms. Haak, reading, singing and dancing.

As a family they like watching sports - football and bas-

ketball, going to movies and going to Jump Zone.

Monique works full time as a Teacher Assistant at ABC Land Pre-School in Darien. She likes going out to movies

and dining out with her husband Alan. They live in Bolingbrook. She enjoyed attending Fit for Life class with Pastor

Bob and learned much about becoming a Lutheran.

Sharmila Appavu

Ms. Appavu’s earliest

experience with Trini-

ty Lutheran Church

was as a Sunday

School student. Not

long ago, Sharmila,

who lives Oak Brook,

returned to Trinity

and attended services

long enough to appre-

ciate the way that our

Pastor and congrega-

tion warmly welcome

all. She loves the way

Trinity makes the Gospel come alive. Sharmila graduated

with a degree in Computer Science from Lewis University in

Romeoville. She is one of the original members of The Ru-

bicon Group, a startup software company specializing in

inventory control systems. Sharmila is a soft spoken yet

brightly smiling young woman who hopes to contribute her

youthfulness, skills, personality to the church she now is

happy to call her own. Welcome, Sharmila.

Bryan Matthew Taheri

Born and

raised not

far from

Trinity

Lutheran

Church,

Bryan was

a student at

Trinity

from pre-

school

through

fifth grade.

His par-

ents, Elizabeth and Ahmad, brought Bryan to ser-

vices and he became friends with Pastor Bob. Re-

cently turned twenty one, Bryan attends College of

DuPage where he is plays Shortstop for the Chap-

perals baseball team. Their season (39 wins 20 loss-

es) over for this year, Bryan looks forward to earn-

ing a degree that may enable him to teach and

coach future ball players. The members of his new-

ly adopted church hope that he gets the chance to

play baseball a lot longer. Welcome to our team,

Bryan.

New Members

11503 German Church Road

Burr Ridge, IL 60527

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH &

SCHOOL

Church: (708)839-1200 School: (708)839-1444 Fax: (708)839-8503

Email Addresses: trinitylutheranschool@comcast.net

rgeaschel@tlbr.org rgrady@tlbr.org

rbordak@tlbr.org csecretary@tlbr.org lvasquez@tlbr.org heggert@tlbr.org

Church & School Summer Office Hours Tues—Thurs 9am-2pm

In an emergency, contact Pastor Bob

(708)846--4170/call or text

Pastor Emeritus Albrecht

(815) 293-0934 / home

(815) 531-7590 / cell

www.tlbr.org

www.mytls.org

June Birthdays

Come join Trinity’s team and walk with us for CareNet. This 5K walk is held on Saturday,

June 20th from 9 a.m-11 a.m. at St. Isaac Jogues Church, 306 W. Fourth St., Hinsdale.

If you can't walk but would like to contribute, contact Sue Voelz or go online to my page at

CarenetDupage.com.

Contributions of $15, provide women with a free pregnancy test, $25 Empowers a teen to

build healthy relationships through abstinence education. Invite others to support a CareNet

service and help us raise awareness about CareNet services.

Visit the table in Narthex located in front of fireplace. Hope to see you there.

1 Sandra Baumruck

Robert Kearney

John Kneller

Samuel Vazquez

2 Christine Lantz

Bradley Payne

3 Terry Baldwin

Maddox Juergens

Joseph Kibbon Jr.

Jake Sojka

4 Alexander Taheri

Patricia Thorburn

5 Janice Cook

Dustin Fritschel

Jennifer Keltz

Jacqueline Laatz

Timothy Wolf

6 Caroline Marwitz

7 Morgan Manley

8 Robert Chize

Jon Laatz

9 Melinda Borchardt

Margaret Neal

Marjorie Pantke

Ronald Supeter

Brianne Workman

11 Ryan Abernathy

Michael Benstent

Clifford Gustafson

Brock Radtke

Mason Radtke

12 Joshua Freese

Spring Kneller

Ashley Nieman

13 Nicole Gogolewski

Nina Sass

Dorothy Tiedt

14 Janice Barnacle

Dylan Murphy

Christian Rodriguez

Keith Wendte

15 Roy Carr

Stacy Cervenka

Kameron Kling

16 Sophia Frohlich

Todd Guzlas

Ruth Hess

Colin Lucas

16 Ethan McGonigal

17 Gerald Gouty

Kalyn Harris

18 Christopher Halloway

Christian Valentino

Robert Wott

19 Taylor Grist

20 Carrisa Cook

Alexandra Knutte

Rose Lyons

21 Gregory Cosme

Anna Helminiak

Samantha Huron

Bryan Knapp

21 Madison Radtke

Karen Warner

22 Julie Ball

Terri Zausa

23 Thomas Collins

Vanessa Vickers

Donna Vorreyer

Brenda Zabilka

24 Ryan Chiu

John Grady

25 Tyler Barnacle

Dawn Kibbon

26 Dale Eggert

Matthew Reschke

27 George Diamond

Patricia Halek

Matilda Koppera

Adolf Pohlis

Kelly Rediehs

28 Mary Faith Gerhardt

Catherine LaFlame

Thomas N. Rediehs

29 Lydell Grunwald

Kelly Link

Charles Murray

30 Robert Anderegg III

Mitchell Bowlin

Alexandra Rohner

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