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The Trinity Window July & August ~ 2011 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 292 Orange Street New Haven, Connecticut

Phone: (203) 7876521 Fax: (203) 7767915

www.TrinityLutheranNH.org Email: [email protected]

From the Pastor

28 Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

Jesus, Matthew 11:2830

For many of us summer is a time for rest. Summer vacations, being outdoors, visiting familyall these moments can give us muchneeded time for rest. Yet too often we come back more tired than when we went! Our anxieties and our sins don’t take a vacation even if we do. All of us, all year long, are weary and carrying heavy burdens.

So Jesus calls us to rest, and promises to give us a rest we cannot find anywhere else. And we find that rest by coming to him.

We come to him by gathering around Word and Sacrament on Sunday mornings, by learning from him in study and prayer, and by following him and serving others, a yoke which while costly is easy and light.

Come and rest this summer, come to Jesus and find rest. Worship. Study. Follow. Read within to find your way to come to him this summer. And “you will find rest for your souls.”

Pastor Mills+

Summer Supper & Study

Join us Thursday evenings at 6 pm beginning July 14 for “Summer Supper & Study”. Supper begins at 6 p.m. We’ll be reading and discussing the book “I Believe: Exploring the Apostles’ Creed”. Join us for summer suppers and great discussion about what Christians believe and why it matters! Sign up in the narthex for a $5 book and to provide supper one night!

Confirmation Mission Trip

Please pray for our Confirmation youth, Zenon Holowaty, Drew Gensicki, and Tommy Lubenow, and chaperones Pastor Mills and Cindy Holowaty, as they travel to Rutland, Vermont on a mission trip this summer. Come and support them for their blessing and sendoff on Sunday, July 31 during worship, and hear their report later in August. Their week of service to those in need and Christian growth will be an amazing experience for all!

Movie Night Movie night is for movie lovers of all ages every month. Everyone is welcome to join us. The movies are shown in Emma’s Place (in the church basement) the 2 nd Friday of every month. Friday, July 8th ,

2011 at 6:30 pm the feature film will be “Cars”. Friday, August 12th , 2011 at 6:30 pm the feature film will be “Dreamers”. During intermission we will provide snacks, juice and coffee. Hope you can join us. Mark your 2011 calendars for every 2 nd

Friday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Pat Sundermann

Sanctuary Eternal Light

Burns to the glory of God…

In honor ofHeidi Nicolson June 12

In honor of John Mills’ GreatGrandparents June 19

In honor of Rachel Handy June 26

Altar Flowers

Given to the glory of God…

In honor ofHeidi Nicolson’s graduation from Deb Nicolson

June 12 In honor of John Mills’ Baptism from his grandparents

June 26

Pastor’s Summer Open House All Trinity members and friends are invited to Pastor and Kathleen Mills’ home for a Summer Open House. Please join us Saturday, July 23, between 3 and 8 pm. Grilled summer dinner, salads, desserts and drinks provided—please only bring yourself! 475 Quinnipiac Ave, New Haven, in between the Grand Ave and Ferry St bridges. Plenty of parking available on the river side of Quinnipiac Ave. Limited accessible parking with fewer stairs located behind the home, enter alley via Lenox St to Oxford St.

Pastoral Acts Holy Baptism

John Edmund St. Maur Mills Born March 16, 2011

Baptized by Pastor Derk Strauch, June 19, 2011 “Reborn by water and the Spirit”

Oremus “Let us pray”

This month we prayed for the following members and friends of Trinity who were sick and/or hospitalized: Marilou Cone, Edna Rutenberg, Catherine Delnicki, Evelyn Klaiber, Kenneth Froeberg, Edna Rutenberg, Bill Carlen, Peggy Tocey, Amelia Palm, Brian Esch, Kirt Atwater, Jeff George, Roy Garza, Jayme DeLucia, Jeanne Carafano, all those who serve in the armed forces especially Bob Macarz, Andrea Reynolds, Michael Atem, Tameka & Cedric Wheeler, Andy Ching, Kenneth Froeberg, Tyler Masciola, and our homebound members, Marilou Cone, Evelyn Harris, Mabel Hoffman, Mary Marenholz, Bertha McGhee, Anne Ockert, Olga Oravec, Lillian Richkowski, Mary Lou Semmler, and Dorothy Stahlschmidt.

Even In Summer, There is Fellowship!

Yes, the coffee urns are on vacation until the summer. But fellowship is not on vacation – just taking things a bit lighter. After church there will be iced tea, lemonade and fruit juices, cookies and coffee cakes, …and maybe a surprise or two.

Work Party Thanks On Saturday, June 4 we held the second Trinity Fix Up day. This time the results are more visible – just look at all of the wrought iron railings around the church. The rust and flaking paint is gone and now they look as good as new ! I would like to thank the following people who provided their help: Doug Golden, Kent Golden, Luke Thompson, Roger Parks, Carl Roehrich, Siyoung Yu and Jamie Holowaty, and Bob deLaubell. Also thanks to Pat Sundermann who provided drinks and munchies to keep us going.

Thank You!

Dear Friends at Trinity, I would like to thank everyone who prayed, visited, called, emailed or sent cards to me in the days before, during and after my major surgery. I did not expect such an outpouring of concern from so many people. Gradually, I have been able to return to most of my activities. My deepest appreciation goes to Pastor Mills who was able to relieve me of all the stress that I had experienced due to mistakes and omissions that my doctor had made. I had been told that I might have had a heart attack and needed to have a nuclear stress test and echocardiogram to make sure that the operation could take place. Fortunately, they showed that was not the case. Pastor Mills showed much love and compassion with his healing prayers and blessings. Without his help, I would have been a nervous wreck. Pastor asked me to let him know what time I had to be in the hospital and sure enough he came 30 minutes after I had checked in and stayed until just before I left for the operating room. He visited me several times in the week that I was hospitalized and gave me communion on Sunday afternoon. We are indeed fortunate to have him serving us here at Trinity. Most Sincerely, Richard Werner

Dehumidifier Needed

Trinity is in need of a dehumidifier for the downstairs ladies room. If anyone has one they would like to donate, please call the church office to make arrangements.

LCW July Service Project

All women of Trinity are invited to join the LCW on their July service project. No sewing skills are needed to help assemble "Mending Kits" for Seafarers. Join in the fun at Carol Lee Robinson's house (167 Highland Ave., Hamden) on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 2:00pm.

Invasion of the Bloodsuckers Bedbugs and Beyond! In case you are looking for a place to go this summer (or just wondering why you may not have seen me lately), my latest exhibit is now open at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven. This exhibit is all about various bloodsuckers like bedbugs, ticks, lice, etc. (I know pretty creepy), and I created a touch screen game to add a little fun to it.

If you are interested, you can play the game online and view other details here: http://www.goldenmultimedia.com/bloodsuckers.ht ml Or of course visit the museum for the best experience: http://peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/invasion bloodsuckersbedbugsandbeyond

There are some great models of bloodsuckers and even some live bedbugs on display. Kent

Operation Christmas Child Our theme for the month of July is puppy dog tails, relating to what little boys are made of. Thus we are looking for items a boy would like to receive such as toy cars and trucks, small balls. A reminder no warlike items are allowed. August is dental hygiene month and we are looking for donations of toothpaste and tooth brushes. We need one of each of these for each shoe box we pack. Let us always remember that the children whose lives we bless through this ministry are indeed Children of the Heavenly Father and we are his Disciples doing his will in his Holy name. Have a safe and enjoyable summer

God Bless Barbara Mourer Chairperson OCC

Choir Rehearsal Choir rehearsal will resume on August 25 th at 7:30 pm in preparation for Rally Sunday. Anybody who is interested in singing is welcome to come. Hope to see you there!

Upcoming Events Here is a preliminary listing for the events we have for this month. Please mark your calendars in advance so you can save the dates.

JULY 3 rd 12:00 pm Confirmation Class 6 th 10:30 am Hamden Bible Study 8 th 6:30 pm Movie Night “Cars” 11 th 7:00 pm Financial Peace University 12 th 7:00 pm Emerson Board 14 th 6:00 pm Summer Supper & Study 18 th 7:00 pm Financial Peace University 19 th 2:00 pm LCW Service Party 20 th 10:30 am Hamden Bible Study 21 st 6:00 pm Summer Supper & Study 23 rd 3:00 pm Pastor’s Open House 24 th 12:00 pm Confirmation Class 25 th 7:00 pm Financial Peace University 27 th 10:30 am Hamden Bible Study 28 th 6:00 pm Summer Supper & Study 31 st During Worship Confirmation Trip

Commissioning

AUGUST 1 st 7:00 pm Financial Peace University 4 th 6:00 pm Summer Supper & Study 7 th 5:45 pm VBS 8 th 5:45 pm VBS

7:00 pm Financial Peace University 9 th 5:45 pm VBS 10 th 10:30 am Hamden Bible Study

5:45 pm VBS 11 th 5:45 pm VBS

6:00 pm Summer Supper & Study 12 th 6:30 pm Movie Night – “Dreamer” 15 th 7:00 pm Financial Peace University 16 th 7:00 pm Emerson Board Meeting 17 th 10:30 am Hamden Bible Study 18 th 6:00 pm Summer Supper & Study 22 nd 7:00 pm Financial Peace University 25 th 7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal 28 th 10:15 am Pastor Strauch Preaching 29 th 7:00 pm Financial Peace University

New England Synod Assembly

Can you imagine 600 Lutherans all wearing "DO WHAT MATTERS" tshirts spreading out through the city of Springfield MA? Having attended many synod assemblies over the years I thought I really knew what to expect when almost 600 pastors and delegates from the New England states gathered in Springfield, MA for our annual assembly. Boy, was I surprised! I had a hint that things would be different when I received an email telling me that I had been assigned to a group that would dig and plant a memorial garden at the Friends of the Homeless shelter. I was told to bring shovels, rakes, and garden tools with me. We spent Saturday at the shelter meeting with the director who spoke with us and gave us a tour of the facility. This was a state of the art, brand new building that could house 32 women in a safe environment, small apartments for others getting back on their feet, medical facilities especially for the dispensing of medications, classes on computers and job counseling, and a large commercial kitchen that fed up to 100 people 3 meals a day. We were very impressed. We then worked very hard digging in hard dirt and rocks to plant a weeping cherry tree, and other flowers along with a memorial stone dedicated "In memory of those men and women whose life journeys passed this way. They are remembered by their friends here at FOH." Our planting was interspersed with Bible readings and prayer. Later we had a dedication ceremony along with shelter staff and clients. It was a very rewarding day!

Other people were assigned to mission projects that dug a community garden, repaired and replaced roofs, sang at homes for the elderly, cooked at shelters, painted houses and helped with clean up from the tornado that had swept through Springfield

2 day before. Others who were unable to go out worked on knitting projects and attended workshops. WOW 600 very tired Lutherans! We also gathered for worship, business sessions, 2 Keynote speakers, meals, graduation of the Lay School of Ministry and a concert from Ball in the House. It was a great assembly.

Heidi Edgerton & Ruth Setaro Delegates

Seafarers and International House

Recently the M/V Queen Busan was docked in New Haven unloading salt and then loading scrap that would eventually go to Turkey. I spent a lot of time with this crew of 19; a Korean captain and engineer and 17 Filipinos. We did a lot of shopping, not so much to buy things but as a way for these men to get away from the ship for awhile, to walk on land, to see children and families, even to enjoy a hamburger at McDonald's. Being in port for 10 days meant that we had a lot of time to talk about life at sea, wives, children, parents left at home, hopes and fears. These men were able to use our cell phones, phonecards, and wifi to skype, email and facebook. They enjoyed your gifts of cookies, magazines, playing cards, nuts and candy. "Where do these things come from?", they ask me. I tell them that they come from wonderful people who pray for them and want to thank them for the sacrifices they make to bring us the things we all enjoy from all over the world. We do it because God tells us this is what we should do.

The Queen Busan left New Haven and went to Newark to finish loading. They were very surprised when I boarded the ship there. "Mommy, how did you get here?", I was asked over and over. On arrival at the ship I learned that the 2nd Officer had just received word that his brother had passed away. He would not be able to go home for the funeral but he was able with speak with his family using our phones and wifi. We were able to pray with him and share in his grief as he told us stories about his brother and the sadness he felt that he would not be able to say goodbye to him.

The mood on the ship was naturally very low. Men that had just finished dinner didn't seem to know what to do with themselves. They were not in the mood for a trip to the mall so I suggested that they

might like to go to see the Statue of Liberty. "Oh Mommy could we? I've waited all my life to see the Lady!"

This is a picture of these men literally jumping for joy, they are in a beautiful park with green grass, they have seen the Statue, they can see the Brooklyn Bridge and the skyline of Manhattan. They have taken many pictures and they are so grateful. On their behalf and on behalf of all the seafarers we visit, I thank you for your continued generous support of Seafarers & International House and this amazing ministry. Ruth Setaro Port Chaplain

Graduations

Heidi Nicolson graduated May 28th from The Marvelwood School in Kent, Ct. and was also awarded best female athlete of the year. She is excited about starting at Coastal Carolina Univ. in Conway, S.C. for the fall semester with a major in Marine Science. Katrina Regan graduated from Wilbur Cross High School and will be attending Rochester Institute of Technology, majoring in Mathematics. Katrina received the Mehrtens Scholarship from Trinity.

Trinity Window Articles Trinity Window articles for next month are due by the 15 th . It is important that you get your articles in on time and think ahead for the next month. Please mail articles to [email protected] or place them in the folder in the rear of church.

Church Picnic

Trinity Lutheran Church 292 Orange Street, New Haven, CT Phone: (203) 7876521 Fax: (203) 7767915

Website: TrinityLutheranNH.org

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 3Pentecost 3 9:00 Sunday School

Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship 12:00 Confirmation 7:00 NA

4Independence Day

68 Girl Scouts

5 610:30am Hamden Bible Study

Noon WW 7:00 Womens NA

77:00pm Council

17:30 pm AA

86:30pm Movie Night “Cars”

7:30 pm AA

27:00 pm Youth NA

9

7:00 pm Youth NA

10 Pentecost 4 9:00 Sunday School

Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship 7:00 NA

11 7:00 pm Financial Peace University

12 7:00 pm Emerson Board

13 No Bible Study


14

6:00 pm Summer Supper & Study

15

7:30 pm AA

16

7:00 pm Youth NA




68 Girl Scouts

19 2:00pm LCW Service Project Party



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22

7:30 pm AA

23 Pastor’s Open House 475 Quinnipiac Ave, New Haven 38 pm

7:00 pm Youth NA


Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship 12:00 Confirmation 7:00 NA


26 27 10:30am Hamden Bible Study


28


29

7:30 pm AA

30

7:00 pm Youth NA


Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship Confirmation Mission Trip Commissioning

7:00 NA

July 2011

Trinity Lutheran Church 292 Orange Street, New Haven, CT Phone: (203) 7876521 Fax: (203) 7767915

Website: TrinityLutheranNH.org

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat 1Confirmation Mission Trip

7:00 pm Financial Peace University

68 Girl Scouts

2Confirmation Mission Trip


No Hamden Bible Study





7:30 pm AA

6

7:00 pm Youth NA

7Pentecost 8 9:00 Sunday School

Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship 5:45 pm VBS

7:00 NA

85:45 pm VBS

7:00 pm Financial Peace University

95:45 pm VBS


5:45 pm VBS


11 5:45 pm VBS


12 6:30pm Movie Night “Dreamer”

7:30 pm AA

13

7:00 pm Youth NA


Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship

7:00 NA


68 Girl Scouts

16 7:00 pm Emerson Board



18


19

7:30 pm AA

20

7:00 pm Youth NA




23 24


25 7:30 pm Choir

26

7:30 pm AA

27

7:00 pm Youth NA


Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship Pastor Strauch Preaching

7:00 NA


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August 2011

July 2011 Celebrations

2 nd ~ Logan Vanacore 3 rd ~ Deborah Froeberg 5 th ~ Anna Rivas 6 th ~ Leigh Golden 8 th ~ Selestine Doward

Charlene Vanacore 9 th ~ Heidi Edgerton 11 th ~ Reinaldo Rivas 12 th ~ Drew Gensicki

Jennifer Wargo 18 th ~ Nancy Lamont 19 th ~ Shauniqua Davis 24 th ~ Barbara Mourer 25 th ~ Thomas Wilson 27 th ~ Marlene Warsawski

Baptismal Anniversaries July 18 th ~ Sebastian Esch July 20 th ~ Aiden Spears

Wedding Anniversaries Luke & Linda Thompson ~ July 7 Kent & Christine Golden ~ July 17 Doug & Karen Golden ~ July 19

Happy Fourth of July!

August 2011 Celebrations

3 rd ~ Bertha McGhee 4 th ~ Alyssa Handy 16 th ~ Debra Nicolson 18 th ~ Evelyn Klaiber 22 nd ~ Mildred Gilbert 25 th ~ Robert Cone 27 th ~ Paula Alley

Paulo Giudicelli 28 th ~ Mattie Mims 29 th ~ Pat Sundermann 31 st ~ Marilou Cone

Baptismal Anniversaries August 22 nd ~ Paolo Giudicelli August 24 th ~ Alyssa Handy

Wedding Anniversaries Shawn & Jennifer Wilcox ~ August 9 th Mike & Ruth Setaro ~ August 10 th

July 2011 Altar Guild – Marlene Warsawski & Cynthia Holowaty JULY 3 JULY 10 JULY 17 JULY 24 JULY 31

FLOWERS (Charge for flowers is $20 per vase, 2 vases per week)

1. 2.

1. Sundermann 2. Sundermann

1. 2.

1. Bahner 2.

1. 2.

ETERNAL CANDLE (Charge for the Eternal Candle is $5)

Sundermann Sundermann Bahner Olson

ASSISTING MINISTERS DATE COMMUNION

ASSISTANT LECTORS ACOLYTE – CRUCIFER

USHERS GREETER DEACON

JUL 3 Fred Sundermann

Siyoung Yu Barbara Mourer

Team 4 – J. Fox, D. Nicolson, R. Parks

Pat Sundermann

Kent Golden

JUL 10 Marlene Warsawski

Cynthia Olson Robert Child

Team 1 – A. Atem, E. Jordan, L. Thompson

Bob deLaubell

Ruth Setaro

JUL 17 Robert Cone Debbi Cakal

Carol Lee Robinson Team 2 – D. Cakal,

R. deLaubell, J. Holowaty, C.L. Robinson `

Eileen Gwotz Fred Sundermann

JUL 24 Debbi Cakal Cynthia Holowaty Bob Cone

Team 3 – R. Cone, R. Paquette, E. Jordan

Joe Fox Marlene Warsawski

JUL 31 Barbara Mourer Ed Jordan Cynthia Holowaty

Team 4 – J. Fox, D. Nicolson, R. Parks

Frank & Annie Wright

Kent Golden

MONEY COUNTERS 1 ST SUNDAY 2 ND SUNDAY 3 RD SUNDAY 4 TH SUNDAY 5 TH SUNDAY

(if needed) LISA ESCH

FRED SUNDERMANN LISA ESCH

FRED SUNDERMANN FRED SUNDERMANN

LISA ESCH ROBERT deLAUBELL

JOE FOX LISA ESCH

FRED SUNDERMANN

August 2011 Altar Guild – Louise Bahner & Linda Thompson

AUG 7 AUG 14 AUG 21 AUG 28 FLOWERS

(Charge for flowers is $20 per vase, 2 vases per week) 1. 2.

1. 2.

1. 2.

1. 2.

ETERNAL CANDLE (Charge for the Eternal Candle is $5)

Handy Minkkinen Sundermann

ASSISTING MINISTERS DATE COMMUNION

ASSISTANT LECTORS ACOLYTE – CRUCIFER

USHERS GREETER DEACON

AUG 7 Fred Sundermann

Cynthia Olson Bob Child

Team 1 – A. Atem, E. Jordan, L. Thompson

Pat Sundermann

Ruth Setaro

AUG 14 Ruth Setaro Debbi Cakal

Carol Lee Robinson Team 2 – D. Cakal,

R. deLaubell, J. Holowaty, C.L. Robinson

Eileen Gwotz Fred Sundermann

AUG 21 Barbara Mourer Vern Beaudoin Ed Jordan

Team 3 – R. Cone, R. Paquette, E. Jordan

Joe Fox Marlene Warsawski

AUG 28 Bob Cone Fred Sundermann

Barbara Mourer Team 4 – J. Fox,

D. Nicolson, R. Parks Frank & Annie Wright

Kent Golden

MONEY COUNTERS 1 ST SUNDAY 2 ND SUNDAY 3 RD SUNDAY 4 TH SUNDAY 5 TH SUNDAY

(if needed) LISA ESCH

FRED SUNDERMANN LISA ESCH

FRED SUNDERMANN FRED SUNDERMANN

LISA ESCH ROBERT deLAUBELL

JOE FOX LISA ESCH

FRED SUNDERMANN

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