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

Building & Grounds: Mike Young

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

June 25, 2017

Welcome to St. Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church

A warm welcome! The Lord calls all of us to a new way of living under His Wonderful grace in our Savior. If you are a guest, it is a pleasure to have you worshipping with us. Please help us to get to know you by introducing yourself to Pastor Duchene and signing our guest book. In a spirit of love and friendship, we welcome all who have come. Let us lift up our hearts to the Lord.

THE TRINITY TIMES

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Dates: June 26-29

Theme: Mighty Fortress

You may register your children now at www.vbsmate.com/StTrinityClarkston.com. Please invite your friends and neighbors to VBS to help spread the love of Christ with the children in our community.

We are still in need of a few things: 1. A storyteller for Thurs, June 29th (materials provided). 2. Teens to help with preschool. 3. Permanent markers. Any donations go in the designated basket in the

Narthex by noon, Sunday the 25th.

Set up for VBS will be Sunday, June 25 at noon. All are welcome to help! Contact Julie Schultz with any questions—-248.622.9114.

Tigers vs. K.C. Royals

June 29

1:10 pm Comerica Park

Anyone needing/wanting to carpool, please meet in the

parking lot by 10:30 Thursday.

See Stella after church if you haven’t gotten your tickets.

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Serving the Lord this Week

ELDERS

June 24-25 Sat. 6:00 pm Dave Hahn Sun. 8:15 am Mark Koenig Sun. 11:00 am Aaron Meyer Lou DeMonaco

July 1-2 Sat. 6:00 pm Dave Hahn Sun. 8:15 am Rich Trudelle Sun. 11:00 am Lou DeMonaco

USHERS

June 25 Rich Karstensen, Capt. Paul Orler Joseph Ashley Kurt Schroeder

July 2 Bill Vratanina, Capt. Paul Rossi Charles Lusher Gary Lecznar

VIDEO

June 25 Al Lozano

July 2 TBD

ALTAR CIRCLE FOR JUNE Mary Lou Schell & Jennifer Stark

ALTAR CIRCLE FOR JULY Stella Shepherd & Donna Reigle

THIS WEEK AT ST. TRINITY

SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH

8:15 Traditional Worship Service 9:45 Bible Studies/Sunday School 11:00 Blended Worship Service 12:00 VBS Setup/Gym & FLC 6:30 AA Mtg.

MONDAY, JUNE 26TH

Announcements Deadline

8:30 VBS Registration 9-Noon VBS 6-9:00 Men’s Softball Practice

TUESDAY, JUNE 27TH 9-Noon VBS 10:30/11:00 Nursing Home Serv. 7:30 Men’s Softball Game

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28TH 9-Noon VBS 6:00 Praise Choir

THURSDAY, JUNE 29TH

9-Noon VBS 1:00 Tigers Game 6-8:00 Boys’ Baseball/Field 7-9:00 Men’s Basketball/Gym

FRIDAY, JUNE 30TH Pastor’s Day Off

SATURDAY, JULY 1ST

6:00 Worship Service

SUNDAY, JULY 2ND 8:15 Traditional Worship w/HC 9:45 Bible Studies/Sunday School 11:00 Board of Education Mtg. 11:00 Blended Worship Service w/HC 6:30 AA Mtg.

ACOLYTES

June 25 8:15 am Elyse Pflieger 11:00 am Kyle Evon

July 2 8:15 am Matthew Pflieger 11:00 am Halle Charbonneau

GREETERS

June 25 8:15 am Mel & Judy Spresney 11:00 am Mary Lou Schell

July 2 8:15 am John Schorsch 11:00 am Jeanne Wightman

LAYREADERS

June 24-25

Sat. 6:00 pm TBD Sun. 8:15 am Dale Ludwig Sun. 11:00 am Barbie Weingust

July 1-2 Sat. 6:00 pm Donna Reigle Sun. 8:15 am Fred Irish Sun. 11:00 am Glenn Gehrke

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

Not only are we responsible for our own lives, but we are responsible for the lives of those around us. Not only is it important that we grow, nurture, and share our gifts, but we should teach our children this same lesson and encourage others to do the same. “ ...as a matter of equality, your abundance at the present time should supply their want, so that their abundance may supply your want, that there may be equality.” (2 Cor. 8:14)

WORSHIP SERVICE ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK

2016 2017

Saturday 6:00 pm 39 27

Sunday 8:15 am 102 61

Sunday 11:00 am 0 58

TOTAL 141 146

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Cost of Ministry for 2017 As of 5/31/2017

Offering Collected = $ 157,350.90

Actual Expenses = $ 154,567.39

OVER + $ 2,783.51

Today’s flowers have

been placed on the altar

to the glory of God

and in honor of

the Lozano’s

69th Anniversary

******* 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 a

memorial

in memory of

Robert Gonzales

by

Fred & Connie Irish and

Michele Weingust

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 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, June 27th 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.

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

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.

Board of Human Care VA Hospital Collection Drive

Now — September

The Board of Human Care is now collecting trial-size personal hygiene items such as soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and denture-cleaning tablets, in addition to writing supplies such as pens, pencils, and notebooks for the VA Hospital. Please no books and no magazines. There is a box in the coat room for your donated items. Thank you for your support!

Summer Sunday School

Teachers Needed

We are in need of summer Sunday School teachers. A sign up sheet is on the podium in the narthex. Materials are provided. All volunteers need to have a background check done. Please fill out a background check form found on the podium in the narthex and place it in the Board of Ed mailbox in the church office.

WOJO’S FLOWER SALE

Thank you to all of you who purchased flowers this spring from Wojo’s on the St. Trinity fundraising days. We received a check from Wojo’s for $91.23 from your purchases. We can use this money to purchase landscape supplies and plants to beautify St. Trinity’s grounds. So enjoy your gardens and St. Trinity’s, and thank you for participating this year!

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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 Leader: Karl Schneider. Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 9:30am-11:00 am. We meet again on July 18th.

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 July 18th .

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 28th.

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 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 1-3 pm. We meet again on July 18th. 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.

An in-depth study of The Book of Romans, led by Phyllis Solmen, will start in September, and will meet in the L-Room .

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, July 7th at 7 pm in the Fellowship Hall/Youth Rooms.

VBS Setup—Sunday, June 25 at noon, FLC classrooms and gym.

VBS—Monday through Thursday, June 26 through June 29, 9 am through noon. 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 July 2—Mon, June 26 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

Summer Quilter Schedule

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

Claus Scholarships If you are a college student from St. Trinity

who is studying to be a full-time church worker, you may qualify for tuition assistance through the Claus Scholarship Fund. Forms are available in the church office and are due back by August 1st.

Give the Gift of Time If you have a few hours once or twice a month, just to sit with an older or disabled adult, your gift of time can make a huge difference for their family and full-time caregiver.

For more information contact Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers

at 586-757-5551

J.O.Y GROUP NEWS

In July, there will not be a potluck, as we will be going on a “field trip” to Chelsea, MI to see “Harvey” playing at The Purple Rose Theatre. The play starts at 8pm; tickets are $27.00. If a motel stay is desired, those reservations need to be in by May 1st., and that cost (which includes the theatre ticket) is $95. Please call Anna at 248-318-4916 if you have any questions.