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TRINITY LUTHERAN STAFF
Senior Pastor Todd Stocker
Associate Pastor Jim Bender
Emeritus Pastor Fred Golke
Business Administrator Ken Gerhan
Children's Ministry Coordinator Kristin Miller
Accounting/HR Associate Gayle Brooks
Early Childhood Academy Director of Childcare
Shannon DeVos [email protected]
Trinity Academy Principal
Alison Johnson [email protected]
May 2019
Board Of Directors President, Jim Miller
Vice President, Nancy Donovan Treasurer, Pete Scharber
Secretary, Blaine Verdoorn
Members At Large: John Schwalbach, Steve Bohl, Carrie Bell,
Carrie St. Ores, Scooter White
What matters
I don’t know about you, but I love Easter for its simplicity – “Christ is Risen. He is Risen, Indeed. Alleluia.” It settles me on what is central. Nothing else much matters.
But everything matters! I mean, it matters!
● Global warming and whether we should bother having children anymore
● Obesity epidemic and organic foods and food deserts and access to health care
● Legalizing marijuana and the connection to mental illness, or not.
● Transgenderism and locker rooms
● Rising health care and college tuition and entitlements and national debt
● Globalism and immigration and populism
● Iran and China and Russia and North Korea
● Impeach or investigate or subpoena and Trump or Bernie and Fox or MSNBC.
● Christians slaughtered and ignored and rampant Islamophobia
This list could be a lot longer. The older people worry about different things than the younger people do. But all of us, no matter what box you fit in, have been conditioned to be anxious. Nothing is right and everything matters. And our anxiety gives way to anger which gives way to contempt. We end up with “Crucify!” Our age is anxious.
But then the aroma of Easter. The word buried comes alive: “Alleluia!” The one who mystified everyone, who claimed to be God, who was prophesied to be the “Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world,” rose from the dead. Say what?
Sit there on that. Settle in on that. That is what matters. The story of salvation culminating in the death and resurrection of the Messiah and the sending of his Spirit to create the church, is the ONE story that we should breathe in every day.
In an anxious age, we are given a peace that passes understanding. Stay in the story of Jesus.
Jim Bender Associate Pastor
Easter Passion
2 LIFE AT TRINITY
8th grade students
presented the Stations of the Cross to the academy students.
(Photos lower right) Eighth grade students greeted peo-ple to the Good Friday Children’s service at the East Campus. People of all ages participated in worship (photo below).
Trinity Lutheran Church Hudson, WI One church: Two locations
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Growing in Faith Greetings Church and School Families,
Each year, Trinity Academy Parent Group and the Les Berg Memorial fund join together to provide a $1,000 Scholarship to a high school senior student who formally graduated 8
th grade at Trinity
Academy. The School Advisory Board reads each submitted essay and the winners are chosen.
This year the winner is Anne´ Carper, a Hudson High School senior. Anne´ plans to attend the University of Mis-souri and major in economics and political science, with aspirations to be a lawyer. Anne´ shares excerpts from her essay in the following paragraphs.
“For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future – Jeremiah 29:11 As a fifth grader I approached this verse as a security blanket; God has a plan for me that is good, so clearly this suffering I am going through will end soon and then my flourishing will begin.
“I learned later on, however, that that is not at all what God was promising the Israelites, and it’s not what He is promis-ing me either. Verse 10 illustrated the biggest impact of all: God says that He would fulfill this after 70 years are completed in Babylon, meaning that none in the current generation would ever return to their home.
“As I go through life on this crazy earth, I remember that the best growth comes through persevering through trials, not escaping them entirely. Now when in the midst of any hard-ships, I endure, I cling to Jeremiah 29:11 but for the right reason; not in false hope that God will take away my suffer-ing, but in true confidence that He will give me hope in the midst of it.
“During my 3rd
and 4th grade years, I attended public
school, which gave me an inside look into the public educa-tion program compared to that of Trinity’s. While there is nothing wrong with utilizing the public school system, Trini-ty’s education and teaching methods were by far superior and more relevant to today’s world, which I feel has signifi-cantly impacted my intellectual growth.
“Many people expect students who attend a private, Chris-tian school to be enclosed in a Christian bubble, but unlike public school where religious beliefs are hushed, Trinity gave me the freedom to question and think about my be-liefs and the world in a safe, accepting environment.
“As a young student I believe that being able to express my opinions and being able to praise God while in school gave me an advantage. A lesson I learned while at Trinity, how-
ever, is that success or failure in any situation depends on how we respond to what we are facing. It is our character, therefore, that de-termines our suc-cess and attending Trinity ultimately fortified my charac-ter for the better.
“Ultimately, I was given the ability to think for myself, grow my faith with my mentors guiding me along the way and experience unique opportuni-ties, which impact-ed both my spiritual and intellectual growth while at Trinity and the years following. I feel more prepared than I could have ever hoped for and to say Trinity Acad-emy is a significant reason why would be an understate-ment. I am so grate-ful to Trinity for providing me with a solid foundation in my faith, in my school work, and in my life.“ - Anne´ Carper
On behalf of Trinity Academy, Mrs. Johnson and the staff wish all of the high school seniors congratulations and may God Bless you as you move on to the next journey that God has in store for you.
Trinity Graduates 13 on June 3 On Monday, June 3, at 5:30pm, Trini-ty Academy will graduate its 13 8th graders. Members of the congregation are invited to attend the ceremony, which is held in the sanctuary at the West Campus.
“Congratulations to our 8th grade
graduates, and we wish you well as you head off to Concordia Academy, New Life and Hudson High School,” says Trinity Academy Principal Alison Johnson.
“Specifically we congratulate Nicholas Austin, Eric Becerra, Rayah Finstad, Elizabeth Grove, Sam Gruenes, Katie Harris, Ruth Kosterman, Lauren McLean, Ethan Petersen, Ben Raymond, Elliot Vargas, Charlie Wendell and Dehlia Woltman.
“It has been a privilege to teach you and see you develop into the fine young people you are today. Best wishes and God’s blessings as you move into high school.”
Save the date!
2019 LCMS National Youth Gathering July 11-15, 2019, in Minneapolis, MN
Imagine a mass event with the sole purpose of setting
teens on fire for Jesus Christ in the U.S. Bank Stadium! The Gathering is a unique experience, where we celebrate
together Jesus’ gift of love and life.
Each mass event will focus on “Real. Present. God.”
through Christ-centered presenters, music, videos, and group participation.
Start preparing for this experience in Minneapolis! For more information or answers to questions, contact Cindy
Nelsen at [email protected]
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Assisting Ministers (M. Greunke)
05 Tom Oscanyan 12 Steve Bohl 19 Brett Easler 26 Mitch Greunke
Fellowship (Char Skoviera)
05 9:00 am Pat Larson 10:30 am Carol Smith 12 9:00 am Luann Haunschild 10:30 am Kim Gallison 19 9:00 am Open 10:30 am Open 26 9:00 am Xtreme Kids /Cindy N. 10:30 am Mike & Shelly Weyers
Greeters (Sally Gaeu)
05 9:00 am Dan & Suzy Korum 10:30 am Dan & Suzy Korum 12 9:00 am Paul & Pat Larson 10:30 am Gary & Joyce Reidel 19 9:00 am Open 10:30 am Open 26 9:00 am Extreme Kids 10:30 am Todd & Jo Hinchliffe
Readers (Sharon Ellwein)
05 9:00 am Fred Yoerg 10:30 am Rick Nelson 12 9:00 am Barb Schoenbeck 10:30 am Kim Gallison 26 9:00 am Extreme Kids/C. Nelson 10:30 am Rick Nelson
Ushers (Dan Gaeu)
05 9:00 am Jeff Berkhof, Nate Otte, Greg Haugen, Jacob Weiskopf 10:30 am Dennis Lee, Open 12 9:00 am Gary Riedel, Braden Meyer, Wayne & Geri Manlove 10:30 am Doug & Mary Harmon 19 9:00 am Wally Spaeth, Henry Berger, Will Weiskopf, Fred Yoerg 10:30 am Peter Verdoorn 26 9:00 am Xtreme Kids, Edwin Berger, Neil Fredrick 10:30 am Mike Weyers, Peter Verdoorn
Every Sunday Carol Smith
Eucharistic Ministers (Nancy Koski) 05 9:00 am Paul Larson, Tom Malchow 10:30 am Open 12 9:00 am Kathy & Ralph Munkelwitz 10:30 am Kim Gallison 19 9:00 am Arvid Ledin & Gayle Brooks 10:30 am Carol Smith 26 9:00 am Luann Haunschild & Lis Mundinger 10:30 am JoAnne Hinchliffe
Communion Set-Up (Mary Golke)
05 9:00 am Char Skoviera 10:30 am Annette Zenz 12 9:00 am Vicki Mares 10:30 am Sandy Nelson 19 9:00 am Joan Lyksett 10:30 am Fran Spainhour 26 9:00 am Richard & Sharon Young 10:30 am Carol Smith
PowerPoint 05 9:00 am Carl Schoenbeck 10:30 am Carol Smith 12 9:00 am Carl Schoenbeck 10:30 am Blaine Verdoorn 19 9:00 am Jessi Meyer 10:30 am Blaine Verdoorn 26 9:00 am Open 10:30 am Carol Smith
Van Drivers (George Skoviera)
1st Sun Ed Glowe/Greg Haugen 2nd Sun Fred Harwell/George Skoviera 3rd Sun Arvid Ledin/Nancy Koski 4th Sun Tom, Chris, Matthew Oscanyan
Every Sunday Carol Smith
Month of MAY West Campus
1206 Sixth St. • 715-386-9313
East Campus 614 Badlands Road • 381-1414
Ushers 1st Sunday 9:00 am The Bernhards 10:30 am Brent Schultz 2nd Sunday 9:00 am The Woltmans 10:30 am Chris Emerson 3rd Sunday 9:00 am Duane and Julie Kuesel 10:30 am Brent Schultz 4th Sunday 9:00 am Open 10:30 am Cal Hoople
Fellowship
1st Sunday 9:00 am Ryan & Courtney Menter 10:30 am Open 2nd Sunday 9:00 am Open 10:30 am Open 3rd Sunday 9:00 am Brad and Deb Davison 10:30 am Open 4th Sunday 9:00 am Greg/Teri Larsen 10:30 am Open
Soundboard (Mike Dougherty)
1st Sunday 9:00 am Open 10:30 am Open 2nd Sunday 9:00 am Steve Kelly 10:30 am Steve Kelly 3rd Sunday 9:00 am Mike Dougherty 10:30 am Mike Dougherty 4th Sunday 9:00 am Dan Milbrath 10:30 am Dan Milbrath
Greeter 1st Sunday 9:00 am Bev Larsen 10:30 am Shimon Family 2nd Sunday 9:00 am Andrea Felberg 10:30 am St. Ores 3rd Sunday 9:00 am Dirk & Tedra Larson 10:30 am Ryan/Courtney Menter 4th Sunday 9:00 am Meaghan White 10:30 am Dan & Heather Milbrath
Communion Assistant 1st Sunday 9:00 am David Holm; Cheryl Warnken, Patti Kelly; Josh Bernhard: Scott Miller 10:30 am Prudy Anderson, Patti Kelly; 3 Open 2nd Sunday 9:00 am Kim Gallison; Greg Brown; Ken & Doris Krautbauer; 1 Open 10:30 am Dave Miller, Liz Whitchurch; 3 Open
3rd Sunday 9:00 am Amy Swanson; Michelle & Jason Koerth; 2 Open 10:30 am; Shelia Kanniainen; Leo Draveling, Monica Draveling, 2 Open 4th Sunday 9:00 am Greg Brown; Becky Glade; 3 Open 10:30 am Debbie Hoople; Brent Schultz; Becky Glade; Eileen Demulling: 1 Open.
Media Shout 1st Sunday 9:00 am Dave Meyer 10:30 am Open 2nd Sunday 9:00 am Open 10:30 am 1 Open 3rd Sunday 9:00 am Open 10:30 am August Draveling 4th Sunday 9:00 am Mark Kretschmer 10:30 am Braeden Miller
1st Sunday Patti Kelly 2nd Sunday Open 3rd Sunday Open 4th Sunday Becky Glade
1st Sunday 9:00 am Emily Huber 10:30 am Open 2nd Sunday 9:00am Open 10:30am Open 3rd Sunday 9:00am Open 10:30am Open 4th Sunday 9:00am Becky Glade 10:30am Open
Nursery
1st Sunday 9:00 am Open 10:30 am Open 2nd Sunday 9:00 am Barb Garbe 10:30 am Paula & Lindsey Myhre 3rd Sunday 9:00 am Open 10:30 am Open 4th Sunday 9:00 am Aubrey Loe, Madi Gillen 10:30 am Open
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Don’t miss it! Trinity VBS 2019 July 29 - Aug. 1
Make this year's VBS the “mane” event!
This epic
African adventure engages the whole
herd. At ROAR, kids explore God’s
goodness and celebrate a ferocious
faith that powers them through this
wild life.
Register today!
www.trinityvbs.org
*Registration is free. However, we gladly accept donations to help cover the cost of putting on a spectacular VBS!
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Make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be
always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know
how to answer everyone.
Colossians 4:5-6
In this issue …
● Easter photos of Trinity kids preparing for Easter.
● Pastor Jim discusses “What Matters.”
● Read the scholarship winning essay from a Trinity graduate now graduating high school that talks about how valuable her Trinity years are to her.
PLUS the event and service calendars and more!