FOR EMERGENCIES CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE

at 248-625-4644 or PASTOR DUCHENE

Cell Phone: 586.922.3539

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 am Traditional 11:00 am Blended

Saturday Blended Worship: 6:00 pm Lenten Services : Wed. 7:00 pm

Adult Bible Classes: 9:45 am Children’s Sunday School: 9:45 am

Cry Room Available During Worship & Adult Bible Classes

Church Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed. 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Thursday and Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Telephone: (248) 625-4644 e-mail: sttrinity@comcast.net

Website: www.sainttrinitylutheran.com

CHURCH STAFF

Pastor: Michael Duchene

D.C.E. Emeritus: Richard Schempf

Musician: Mona Bowmaster

Choir Director: Pam Boadway

Office Manager: Gretchen Goolsby

Office Assistant: Lisa Cooley

Mike Young: Building & Grounds

ST. TRINITY LUTHERAN

PRESCHOOL

Preschool Director: Julie Schultz Preschool Assistant: Marilyn Lash

Telephone: (248) 620-6154

e-mail: sttrinityps@comcast.net

3 Year Old Preschool (Tu.-Th.) 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 28, 2017

Welcome to St. Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church

Welcome to this service of Worship in which we remember, with reverence and thanksgiving, those who gave their lives for our country. Above all, we remember Him Whose love includes people of all nations—our Lord Jesus who gave His life for all of us. May the remembrance of His sacrifice bring reconciliation and peace!

THE TRINITY TIMES

THE CHURCH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED

MONDAY, MAY 29TH FOR MEMORIAL DAY

WOJO’S GREENHOUSE Flower Sale Fundraiser

Friday, June 2nd & Saturday, June 10th

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!

The Altar Circle would like to thank everyone who helped support the

Rada Cutlery Sale. We made $211.40 which helped us get some needed

things for the church.

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Serving the Lord this Week

ELDERS

May 27-28 Sat. 6:00 pm John Ehlke Sun. 8:15 am Rich Trudelle Sun. 11:00 am Aaron Meyer

June 3-4 Sat. 6:00 pm Dave Hahn Sun. 8:15 am Mark Koenig Sun. 11:00 am Lou DeMonaco

USHERS

May 28 Rich Karstensen, Capt. Paul Orler Joseph Ashley Kurt Schroeder

June 4 Bill Vratanina, Capt. Paul Rossi Charles Lusher Gary Lecznar

VIDEO

May 28 Rich Trudelle

June 4 Al Lozano

ALTAR CIRCLE FOR MAY

Sharon Schroeder & Lynette Cardinal

ALTAR CIRCLE FOR JUNE Mary Lou Schell & Jennifer Stark

THIS WEEK AT ST. TRINITY

SUNDAY, MAY 28TH

8:15 Traditional Worship Service 9:45 Bible Study/Sunday School 11:00 Blended Worship Service 6:30 AA Meeting

MONDAY, MAY 29TH

Announcements Deadline

Memorial Day—Office Closed

TUESDAY, MAY 30TH 10:30/11:00 Nursing Home Services 1:00 Quilters 6-9:00 Men’s Softball Games

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31ST 6:00 Praise Choir

THURSDAY, JUNE 1ST

6:00 Bell Choir 6-8:00 Boys’ Baseball/Field

FRIDAY, JUNE 2ND Pastor’s Day Off Wojo’s Fundraiser Day 7:00 Family Fun & Fellowship Gym/FLC

SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD 10-Noon Boys’ Baseball/Field 12-5:00 Ball Field Maintenance 6:00 Worship Service w/ HC

SUNDAY, JUNE 4TH

8:15 Traditional Worship w/ HC 9:45 Bible studies/Sunday School 11:00 Blended Worship w/ HC 11:00 Board of Education Mtg. 6:30 AA Mtg.

ACOLYTES

May 28 8:15 am TBD 11:00 am Kyle Evon

June 4 8:15 am Marek Drennan 11:00 am Halle Charbonneau

GREETERS

May 28 8:15 am Donna Reigle 11:00 am Karen Titherage-Schmelzer

June 4 8:15 am Jeff & Kathy Feldmeyer 11:00 am Janet DeMonaco

LAYREADERS

May 27-28

Sat. 6:00 pm Donna Reigle Sun. 8:15 am Laura Hohnstadt Sun. 11:00 am Julie Schultz June 3-4 Sat. 6:00 pm TBD Sun. 8:15 am Leah Schroeder Sun. 11:00 am Stella Shepherd

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

THURSDAY & FRIDAY

9:00 am—1:00 pm

CLOSED FOR LUNCH

1:30-2:00 DAILY

PASTOR DUCHENE’S OFFICE HOURS

MON-TUES-WED-THURS

“ Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.” (I John 4:15). How strong is your faith? When you have an opportunity to defend your faith or clarify a question about your faith, do you do it? Or, do you remain silent so that others don’t think you are weird? Pray for the courage to be strong in your faith, and share your witness with others.

WORSHIP SERVICE ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK

2016 2017

Saturday 6:00 pm 43 20

Sunday 8:15 am 70 34

Sunday 11:00 am 46 91

TOTAL 159 145

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Cost of Ministry for 2017 As of 4/30/2017

Offering Collected = $ 126,597.74

Actual Expenses = $ 124,092.72

OVER + $ 2,505.02

Today’s flowers have been

placed on the altar

by Mark & Carol Koenig

to the glory of God

and

in honor of Carol’s

mother, Ruth Elgert

******* Flowers may be taken home after the 11:00am service or can be picked up in the church office on Monday morning.

St. Trinity received memorials

in memory of

Ruth Elgert by

Margaret & Tom Miller Charles & Ann Lusher

Janet Bergemann by

Stanley Hall

Arlene Koenig by

Margaret & Tom Miller Charles & Ann Lusher Jacob & Janice Ramig

Elaine Neff by

Charles & Ann Lusher 2017 CAMPING SCHEDULE

This is the schedule from our November camper’s planning meeting. With the State Park system, reservations are done by individual families & no less than 6 months prior to the date of the outing. Host & Phone Number June 16-18 Holly Recreation Area Nielson’s 248-625-9343 July 22-30 White River Campground McDowell’s 248-889-2802 Aug. 11-13 Seven Lakes State Park McDowell’s 248-889-2802 Aug. 24-27 Warner Camp Gehrke’s 248-620-2011 Sept. 15-17 Groveland Oaks County Park Ramig’s 248-852-6309 Oct. 6-8 Myer’s Lake UMC J. Bradbury 248-676-8938

ST. TRINITY MEN’S

SOFTBALL TEAM

The next St. Trinity men’s softball game will be Tuesday, May 30th at 7:30 pm. Practices are on Monday nights from 6-8 pm. If you are interested in joining our team, contact Richard Karstensen at 248.625.4866.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

ICE CREAM SOCIAL

Sun., June 11th, 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. We thank the Sunday School parents for their continued support and allowing us to teach more about Jesus to their children.

altar flower chart

The 2017 Altar Flower Chart is posted in the narthex & these dates are still available for you to provide the Altar

flowers as a memorial to a loved one, to celebrate a birthday or anniversary:

Aug. 13; Sept. 17; Oct. 8, 15 & 29; Dec. 31

Just write your name & phone number on the date you would like. The cost this year is $30.00, which you may place in the offering plate using your offering envelope (please note on ‘other’ line ‘altar flowers’ or drop off at the church office.

VBS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Week of June 26-29

The Board of Education is looking for volunteers to help with Vacation Bible School which is set for Monday, June 26th through Thursday, 29th.

These are the areas we need help with:

1. A storyteller for Thurs., June 29. 2. A couple of adults to help Carole Milton with snacks. 3. At least one adult and a couple of teens to help Anna Lewandowski with crafts. 4. An adult and several teens to help Dale Ramig with games. 5. Teens to help with preschool. 6. Two people to help with registration Monday, June 26th from 8:30-9:15am 7. Two people to lead classes: One for ages 6-8; and one for ages 9-12. If you are able to volunteer, please contact Julie Schultz at 248.622.9114 or email her at sttrinityps@comcast.net.

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Sunday Morning Bible Classes & Sunday School

9:45-10:45 am

Bible Classes during the Week

Weeknight Bible Classes

YOUTH CONFIRMATION CLASS Confirmation is for students in 6th-8th grades. Confirmation classes have concluded until September. RETIRED MEN’S BIBLE STUDY New topic starting in April is “The Miracles of Jesus.” Leader: Karl Schneider. Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 9:30am-11:00 am. Next class is June 6th. LADIES’ BIBLE CLASS Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 9:30-11:00am and we will be starting a study of “I, II, III John”. We meet again on June 6th .

WOMEN’S BIBLE CLASS We will be starting a study by Sarah Young called “Receiving Christ’s Hope” at our next meeting. We meet the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month at 9:30 am. Next class is June 14th.

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY Meets Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm in the Family Life classrooms from October—April. Class will resume in the fall.

LADIES’ LIFELIGHT BIBLE CLASS Meets Tuesday evenings from mid-September to mid-May at 7:00 pm in the FLC classrooms. Class will resume in the fall.

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. We meet again on May 30th. See Annette Ashley for more information.

KNITTING GROUP Currently knitters are regrouping and planning their schedule for this year. We will have more information soon. For questions, speak with Carol Koenig or Judy Spresney.

Other Fellowship Opportunities

PASTOR’S BIBLE STUDY meets in the FLC classrooms every Sunday morning. We are currently doing a study of Romans.

ADULT BIBLE CLASSES

What am I doing with my time? Simple question or easy answer? It’s time you found out. In the current study “Time of Your Life,” Andy Stanley will help you discover the answer.

The Book of Hebrews is led by Phyllis Solmen and meets in the L-Room September through May.

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School is for Grades Preschool through 5th Grade. Join us in the Fellowship Hall every Sunday morning 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. Meets in the “Grace Haven” room.

Youth & Family Life Activities

Family Fun & Fellowship—Friday, June 2nd at 7 pm in the Fellowship Hall/Youth Room.

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.”

Publication Deadlines:

Weekly Church Announcements For June 4—Mon, May 29 at noon

Prayer Page for Worship Bulletin

Wednesdays at 9 am

Church Email Contact Information

Pastor Duchene Mikeduchene@me.com

Gretchen Goolsby sttrinity@comcast.net

Lisa Cooley lisa.cooley@comcast.net

Vacation Bible

School

St. Trinity Preschool VBS 2017

“Mighty Fortress”

June 26-29

Monday-Thursday

9:00am-noon daily

*Register online at

http://vbsmate.com/StTrinityClarkston

Hey Confirmands!

Don’t worry, just because you’re confirmed doesn't mean you can’t still enjoy Sunday mornings together. We invite you to join the Jr./Sr. High Bible Study. We are starting a 5-part video series titled “Five Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith.” The class will meet in the youth area at 9:45am.

Summer Quilter Schedule

The Quilters will be meeting only the 1st and 3rd Tues-days during the months of June, July, and August.

Depression in Older Adults Speaker: Lauren Kaploe Easter Seals Michigan

Gain a greater understanding of the symptoms of depression in older adults and the supportive services provided to those affected. Free of charge, all are welcome. RSVPs are requested to ensure seating (586) 757-5551.

Wed., May 31, 2017, 1pm King of Kings Lutheran Church

47500 Schoenherr Rd. Shelby Twp., MI 48315