FOR EMERGENCIES CALL PASTOR SCHAEFFER AT

Cell Phone: 248-767-2239 E-MAIL:revkenschaeffer@aol.com

Church Office: 248-625-4644

Worship Broadcast Clarkston CATV 10 Sunday 2:00 p.m. & Thursday 9:00 p.m. Waterford CATV 10

Sunday 12:30 p.m. & Tuesday 2:30 p.m.

St. Trinity Lutheran Church News Supplement is a weekly publication of St. Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church (Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod), and is produced by the office staff.

Sunday Worship:

8:15 & 11:00 a.m.

Saturday ‘Blended’ Worship:

6:00 p.m.

Adult Bible Classes:

9:45 a.m.

Cry Room Available During

Worship & Adult Bible Classes

Church Office Hours:

Mon., Tues., Wed.

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Thurs., Fri.

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Telephone: (248) 625-4644

Fax: (248) 625-2093

e-mail: sttrinity@comcast.net

Website: www.sainttrinitylutheran.com

Pastor: Kendall L. Schaeffer

D.C.E. Emeritus: Richard Schempf

Musicians: Mona Bowmaster Karen Schaeffer

Choir Directors: Pam Boadway

Karen Schaeffer

Church Secretary: Gretchen Goolsby

St. Trinity Preschool Director: Julie Schultz

Telephone: (248) 620-6154 e-mail: sttrinityps@comcast.net

3 Year Old Preschool (M-W) 4 Year Old Preschool (M-W-F)

9:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

St. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

7925 Sashabaw Rd. Clarkston, MI

48348-2905

May 22, 2016

Welcome to St. Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church

Welcome to the house of God! Here let God’s grace fill and strengthen you for the week we have begun. May our fears be dissolved and, and with God’s help, our spirits given courage. Our God offers us hope and guidance.

THE TRINITY TIMES

Friday, May 27 9—3

Saturday, May 28 9—1

St. Trinity Lutheran Church

Clean out your garage &

Basement and make some $$$$

Rent an 8’ table/1 day $20

Both days $35

Pre-registration required

Application available at

www.sainttrinitylutheran.com

Volunteers are also needed

To set up and clean up

Sign up in the narthex

Guest Speaker during Bible Study Hour on May 22 at 9:45 am

Author, Jack C. Hermes, who is also Karen Smith’s father, will be here to discuss his book, “Satan’s Global Change Before

God’s Fiery Judgment” Everyone is welcome to attend

VBS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Week of June 27-30 The Board of Education is looking for volunteers to help with Vacation Bible School which is set for the week of June 27-30. Contact Julie Schultz at 248.622.9114 or Sherry Blaski at 248.884.4288 if interested. Due to our new Child Protection Policy, all adults working with children must now have a background check done. In order to do so, you will need to obtain and fill out an Authorization for Background Check Form. Pick one up in the church office, in the Board of Ed mailbox or request one be emailed to you. Email Gretchen at sttrinity@comcast.net to receive one by email. Please return the completed form by June 5 to the Board of Ed mailbox or to the church office.

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9:00 am—4:30 pm MON-TUES-WED 9:00 am—1:00 pm

THURS-FRI

Serving the Lord this Week

ELDERS

May 21-22 Sat. 6:00 pm Dave Hahn Sun. 8:15 am Richard Trudelle Sun. 11:00 am Lou DeMonaco

May 28-May 29 Sat. 6:00 pm John Ehlke Sun. 8:15 am Dale Ludwig Sun. 11:00 am Lou DeMonaco

USHERS

May 22 Sun 8:15 Kirk Costello, Capt. Mark Shipman, Jeff Feldmeyer Amy Costello, Nancie McHugh

May 29 Sun 8:15 Rich Karstensen, Capt. Paul Orler, Joseph Ashley Kurt Schroeder

PASTOR SCHAEFFER’S OFFICE HOURS:

MON-THURS. 9 AM-NOON ALL OTHER HOURS BY APPOINTMENT

THIS WEEK AT ST. TRINITY

SUNDAY, MAY 22ND 8:15 Traditional Worship Service 9:30 Special Council Meeting 9:45 Bible Studies/Sunday School 9:45 Guest Speaker Jack Hermes 11:00 Praise Worship Service 12:30 Rummage Sale Setup/Gym 6:00-7:30 Boys’ Softball/Field 6:30 AA Meeting

MONDAY, MAY 23RD

Announcements Deadline

6:15 Men’s Softball Game

TUESDAY, MAY 24TH 1:00 Quilters 6-9:00 Men’s Softball Practice 7:00 Ladies’ Bible Study

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25TH 9:30 Women’s Bible Study 6:00 Praise Choir

THURSDAY, MAY 26TH Wojo’s Fundraiser Day 6:00 Bell Choir 7-8:30 Boy’s Baseball

FRIDAY, MAY 27TH Pastor’s Day Off Church Office Closed 8-9:00 Earl Bird Rummage Sale Hour 9-3:00 Rummage Sale

SATURDAY, MAY 28TH 9-1:00 Rummage Sale 10-Noon Boy’s Baseball/Field 6:00 Worship Service

SUNDAY, MAY 29TH 8:15 Hymn Sing Worship Service 9:45 Bible Studies/Sunday School 11:00 TLH Matins Worship Service 6:30 AA Meeting

Mark 10:29-30 “Jesus said, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, 30 who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.” This is Jesus’ encouragement for every faithful disciple – let it encourage you today.

ACOLYTES

May 21-22 Sat. 6:00 pm Daphne Newbill Sun. 8:15 am Lauren Tarnowsky Sun. 11:00 am Halle Charbonneau

May 28-May 29 Sat. 6:00 pm Lexi Ferguson Sun. 8:15 am Elyse Pflieger Sun. 11:00 am Owen Meyer

GREETERS

May 22 8:15 am Al & Marion Lozano 11:00 am Mary Lou Schell May 29 8:15 am Ernie Schwarz 11:00 am Fred & Connie Irish

VIDEO May 22 John Schorsch May 29 Richard Karstensen

LAYREADERS

May 28-29 June 4-5 Sat. 6:00 pm Renea Tarzwell Sat. 6:00 pm Keith Ferguson Sun. 8:15 am John Schorsch Sun. 8:15 am Fred Irish Sun. 11:00 am Rich Meyer Sun. 11:00 am Stella Shepherd

WORSHIP SERVICE ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK

2016 2015

SATURDAY - 6:00 PM - 43 28

SUNDAY - 8:15 AM - 70 108

SUNDAY - 11:00 AM - 46 51 TOTAL 159 187

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Today’s flowers have been

placed on the altar to the Glory of God &

in celebration of Alan & Shawn Hahn’s

35th wedding anniversary

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flowers may be taken home after the 11:00am service or

can be picked up in the church office on Monday morning.

Basic Needs Sunday for St. Paul, Pontiac To support the circuit program to help St. Paul’s, the Board of Evangelism every 4th Sunday sponsors a collection of basic needs. This month, we are collecting canned vegetables &

fruits, pasta and pasta mixes and peanut butter & jelly. Please, place your donations in the barrel in the narthex by MAY 29. Your donations are a blessing to those in need. Thank you for your support and God’s blessings.

~Deacon Mike DeVries~

Detroit Tigers Tickets Tigers vs. Mariners June 23 at 1:00 pm

St. Trinity’s trip to Comerica Park to see a Tigers game is on

Thursday, June 23. If you signed up to go and haven’t paid yet, please contact Audrey Cinader at 248.620.1473. The cost is $26, and checks should be made out to Audrey. We will meet at St. Trinity the morning of June 23 and carpool to the game.

A Donation For The Remodel of the Fellowship Hall : To the Glory of God in thankfulness for such good friends. I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers. I’d like to thank my church family for all the help as I recovered from my leg injury. It was a long ordeal made so much easier by all your kindness and concern. I received so many cards, calls and visits, both at home and in the hospital. People brought me food, drove me to doctor appointments, to the grocery store, and the list goes on. And, for a little over 2 months, once I was able to go back to work, it was mainly the folks from church that got me back and forth to work every day. Always with smiles and good cheer. God’s spirit surely shines through in people of St. Trinity. Bear you one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ ……Galatians 6:2

~Stella Shepherd~

New Bible Study Coming June 8th The Gospel in Life—Join author and pastor Timothy Keller in The Gospel in Life-an eight-week video based study of the gospel, and how to live it out in your everyday life. This study will be every Wednesday night from 7-8 pm in the FLC

classrooms beginning June 8th. In week one you and your group will study the city, your home now, the world that is. Week eight closes with the theme of the eternal city, your heavenly home, the world that is to come. In between, you'll learn how the Gospel can change your heart, your community, and how you live in this world. If you are planning on joining, please contact Alan Hahn (ahahn@dragun.com)

WOJO’S GREENHOUSE

Flower Sale Fundraiser

Thursday, May 26th & Saturday, June 4th

Purchase your annuals, hanging baskets, perennials & flowering shrubs from Wojo’s on either of the dates listed above and St. Trinity will receive a check for 10% of your total purchase that St. Trinity can then use towards the purchase of plants for the church property. You must ask the cashier to credit St. Trinity for your purchase! Wojo’s has 3 locations. Here are the addresses and hours for all 3:

Mon.—Sat. 9 am — 6 pm Sunday 10 am — 5 pm

2570 Oakwood Ortonville, MI 48462

559 S. Lapeer Rd. Lake Orion, MI 48362

7360 E. Court Davison, MI 48423

HAPPY PLANTING!

Cost of Ministry for 2016 As of 4/30/2016

Offering Collected = $ 124,874.33

Actual Expenses = $134,208.02

SHORT - $ 9,333.69

When we fall short of planned expenses our part of God’s mission is not getting done.

THE CHURCH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED

ON FRIDAY, MAY 27 & MONDAY, MAY 30

FOR MEMORIAL DAY

New Summer Worship Schedule from June 12—September 4

Saturday Nights 6:00 pm Blended Service Sunday Mornings 9:00 am Blended Service Bible Study/Sunday School 10:15-11:00 am

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Publication Deadlines: Weekly Church Announcements

For May 29—Mon., May 23@noon

Prayer Page for Worship Bulletin Wednesdays at noon

July Newsletter

Friday, June 10

Sunday Morning Bible Classes & Sunday School

9:45-10:45 am

Bible Classes during the Week

Weeknight Bible Classes

YOUTH CONFIRMATION CLASS Congratulations to this year’s confirmands: Lexi Ferguson, Zander Newbill, Leah Schroeder, Lauren Tarnowsky, Michael Thomas and Barbie Weingust! Confirmation is concluded until September. RETIRED MEN’S BIBLE STUDY Current topic is “Life of Jesus: Passion”. Leader: Karl Schneider. Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 9:30am-11:00 am. Meets again on June 7th. LADIES BIBLE CLASS Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 9:30-11:00am and are currently doing a study of “Job”. Next class is June 7th. WOMEN’S BIBLE CLASS We have begun a 6-session journey on “Learning to Trust God” (John Ortberg). We meet the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month at 9:30 am. Next class May 25.

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY Meets Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm in the Fami ly L i fe c lassrooms f rom September—April. Join us in September when we continue our study of Luther’s Small Catechism.

LADIES’ LIFELIGHT BIBLE CLASS Meets Tuesday evenings from September to mid-June at 7:00 pm in the FLC classrooms. Please join us!

SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDIES Meets at members homes the 4th Friday of the month from 7-9 pm. We are now doing the study, “Crazy Love”.

QUILT MAKERS The St. Trinity quilting group make quilts for Lutheran World Relief and American Veterans. We meet every Tuesday from 1-3 pm. Anyone is welcome to join us. We meet again on May 24th.

KNITTING GROUP The knitting group meets every Thursday from 10-11:30 am September—May. We will meet again on May 26. For any questions about our group, speak with Karen Schaeffer or Carol Koenig.

Other Fellowship Opportunities

PASTOR’S BIBLE CLASS meets in the FLC classrooms and has started a study of the “Gospel of Matthew”.

ADULT BIBLE CLASSES

“Faith in Action” meets in the FLC classrooms and is led by Mark Koenig & Alan Hahn. Currently this Bible Study is on break for the summer. See you in the fall!

The Book of Hebrews is led by Phyllis Solmen and meets in the L-Room September through May. Join us today as we go through this study together.

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL Grades Preschool through 5th Grade. Meets in the Fellowship Hall at 9:45 am.

JUNIOR HIGH BIBLE STUDY Grades 6th–8th grade. Meets in the Fellowship Hall throughout the school year.

SENIOR HIGH BIBLE STUDY Grades 9th-12th. “The Truth Project”. Meets in the “Grace Haven” room.

Youth & Family Life Activities

Family Fun & Fellowship—every 1st Friday of the month in the gym and FLC classrooms at 7pm. Next Date: June 3.

Camping at Algonac State Park—Friday, May 20—Sunday, May 22 Annual Rummage Sale—Friday, May 27 9-3 pm & Saturday, May 28 9-1 pm Family Fun & Fellowship—Friday, June 3 at 7:00 pm—Join us for Whiffle Ball Vacation Bible School—June 27-30

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mission Statement: “To involve the youth of St. Trinity in the full life of God’s church with focus on sharing the Gospel Message, Fellowship with one another, & encouraging a servant heart.”

ST. TRINITY SOFTBALL TEAM

Softball season is here. We are looking for males age 14 and older to join

the team. Practices are on Tuesday nights from 6-8 pm. Games will be Monday nights and our next game is May 23 at 6:15 pm. There is a signup sheet on the Family Life Bulletin Board for those interested in playing with us. Contact Richard Karstensen at 248.318.6977 with questions.

Claus Scholarships If you are a college student from St. Trinity who is studying to be a full-time church worker, you may apply for tuition assistance through the Claus Scholarship Fund. Forms are available in the church office and are due back by August 1st.

Lutheran School Tuition Assistance

Tuition assistance is available for any students from St. Trinity attending Lutheran Day School or High School. If you did not receive the application form in the mail, forms are available in the church office and are due back by June 1st.

Sunday School Ice Cream Social

Sunday, June 5 at 9:45 am To celebrate the year end of Sunday School and to celebrate the kick off of

Summer Sunday School, we will have an Ice Cream Social on Sunday, June 5 at 9:45 am. We thank the Sunday School parents for their continued support and allowing us to teach more about Jesus to their children.

Vacation Bible School June 27-30 9 am— noon