ldquoThe Scriptures testify about merdquo (John 539)

Parish Caller September 2014

When we hear and read the Bible what are we looking for Some expect to hear rules for living Others seek out good stories that have a moral for life And others want to find inspiring examples of great human achievement What are we looking for It is bet-ter to ask ldquoWhom are we looking forrdquo The answer is simple Jesus He is the center of the holy Scriptures They testify about him From Genesis through Revelation Christ is the center of the Bible The book on which we base our faith our lives and our eternity is Christ-centered

Because we find Jesus at the center of the Bible we want to hear read and study this precious book Whenever we do we are warmed by his love comforted with his peace filled with the hope of eternal life and strengthened to live for him We never tire of finding Jesus our Savior and Lord in his Word

So letrsquos keeping hearing reading and studying the Christ-centered Scriptures Our con-gregational ministry promotes such activity In September we resume the full schedule of Bible studies We will offer the following (all meet at church)

Sundays (starting 9-7 at 915 am) ndash Our Christian Response to Specific Spiritual Chal-lenges Other topics for the fall include ldquoChristian Counseling in the WELSrdquo 1 Peter and Genesis 1-3

Sundays (starting 9-14 at 915 am) ndash Heart in Focus (personal and family finances in the light of Godrsquos Word)

Mondays (starting 9-8 at 700 am) ndash Very Important Chapters of the Bible

Thursdays (starting 9-4 at 1030 am) ndash 1 Samuel

You are invited to attend one or more As with every opportunity to read and hear Godrsquos saving word the Holy Spirit will bring blessings to your faith and life You will find the time spent with fellow Christians beneficial too

Serving Jesus and you

Pastor Brett Brauer

Inside this issue

Women in Service 2

LWMS ndashMission News 3

Church Picnic 3

Heart in Focus 5

Fall bible Classes 9

School News 10

Tr in i ty Lu the r an Chur ch

6 0 4 S F i f th S t re e t W at er tow n W I 5 3 09 4 9 2 0 -2 6 1- 3 51 1 w ww t r in i t yw at e r t ow nnet S ec r e t ar y s Ho ur s M ond a y- F r id a y 9 - 1 t r i n i t ym a n ag er c ha r t e r n e t

Women in Service

Page 2 Parish Caller

All communicant women members and friends of Trinity are invited to the first regular meeting of the Women In Service (WIS) on September 11 The meeting will start with coffee tea and cookies at 100 in the Conference Room of the Parish Center Pastor Mueller from the ROC will be our presenter Hostess will be Phyllis Kaesermann

Important plans will need to be approved and finalized for the Lutheran Womens Missionary Society Rock River Circuit Fall Rally to be held at Trinity We need your ideas for table decorations food etc as this is the 50th anniversary of the first meeting of the Rock River Circuit which was held at Trinity in 1964 We will also need the congregational woman to help at this event in October LWMS Mission Box offerings will be collected at this meeting (Cakes for Be-thesda can also be brought to the meeting They will be delivered on September 12) We hope to see many of you at our meeting

Women in

Service

Treasurerrsquos Repor tmdash

This fiscal year looks about the same as it did this time last year Contributions are $1500000 behind

budget by the end of August

CMO and Lakeside have not been paid in July or August

Cakes for Bethesda For years the members of Trinity have baked birthday cakes for the individuals of Bethesda in Sep-tember They love having special cake on their birthday or on some other special occasion The date of delivery this year will be Friday September 12 All congregation members (teens too) are invited to donate a cake for this ongoing project Last year we supplied only nine cakes Thank you to those who donated cakes letrsquos surpass that number this year

The cake can be a layer or a sheet cake or an angel food bought or preferably homemade If home-made it should be simply frosted or decorated simply (colored sugars birthday decorations MampMrsquos etc) Do not use toothpicks please (1) Freeze-wrap it (2) Note the kind of cake on the top (3) Also be sure to note that it is for Bethesda

Cakescookies can be brought to the church kitchen either on Sunday September 7 or left on carts outside the office on Friday September 12 before 100 If you wish they can also be brought to the church kitchen (refrigerate if neces-sary) in the basement anytime before then Or they can also be brought to the WIS meeting on September 11

Thank you so much for helping with this worthwhile project

Pastoral Call Extended Please include in your prayers Pastor Jonathan Micheel whom we called to serve as associate pastor at Trinity He cur-rently serves as associate pastor at Prince of Peace in Salt Lake City Utah He is married with four children (high school and grade school age) Pray for him as he deliberates the call and the two congregations as we wait for his decision

Senior Choir Begins a New Year The Senior Choir is open to all members from freshmen in high school to senior citizens All that is needed is a desire

to sing praises to God The choir is directed by Professor Naomi Fritz who directs the freshman and sophomore choirs

and handbells at LPS The choir practices on Tuesdays beginning at 7 or 730 pm depending on Naomirsquos LPS cross coun-

try team schedule The first practice will be held on Tuesday September 9 at 7 pm

Page 3

LWMS Rally Fifty years ago this coming November Circuit 1 of the

Lutheran Womenrsquos Missionary Society was formed The

first rally was held at Trinity Trinity member Elaine

Knief was the first secretary while Pastor Timmel of

Trinity was the first pastoral advisor In 1983 the circuit

was renamed and became the Rock River Circuit

To acknowledge Godrsquos blessings on the Rock River Cir-

cuit we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of that first

rally on Saturday October 18 at Trinity

The morning speaker will be Pastor Michael Duncan

Pastor Duncan serves St Paulrsquos Church in Fort Atkinson

and he is also coordinator for Pakistan

The afternoon session will focus on our circuitrsquos history

and the history of the LWMS

As hosts many hands will be needed in preparation for

the day and serving a light breakfast and lunch Volun-

teers will also be needed for registration and other host-

ing duties

Women in Service will spearhead the effort and plan-

ning but any suggestions andor offers to help would be

greatly appreciated If you would like to be a part of this

very special day contact Kathy Strucely at 206ndash 1745 or

261-3511

Outdoor Worship

Service

Church Picnic

Highlights

Outdoor

Service at

11

Picnic at

Noon

Fellowship

and Games

at 1

The outdoor service at the band shell will include Trinity

children (K-8) and instrumental-ists

The picnic will feature pulled pork and chicken sandwiches Drinks will be provided Please bring a side dishdessert

to share

Sunday Sep tember 14

Riverside Park Band Shell and Pavilion

Enjoy the day by bringing your lawn chairs blankets and

lawn games

Contact person Kathy Strucely at 261-3511

Pioneers Kick Of f New Year On September 2 at 630 pm the Pioneers and Girl Pioneers will kick off their new year with a ldquoBike Rodeordquo All children

in grades 1-8 are invited to meet at St Lukersquos with their bikes and helmets

Women in Service

Page 2 Parish Caller

All communicant women members and friends of Trinity are invited to the first regular meeting of the Women In Service (WIS) on September 11 The meeting will start with coffee tea and cookies at 100 in the Conference Room of the Parish Center Pastor Mueller from the ROC will be our presenter Hostess will be Phyllis Kaesermann

Important plans will need to be approved and finalized for the Lutheran Womens Missionary Society Rock River Circuit Fall Rally to be held at Trinity We need your ideas for table decorations food etc as this is the 50th anniversary of the first meeting of the Rock River Circuit which was held at Trinity in 1964 We will also need the congregational woman to help at this event in October LWMS Mission Box offerings will be collected at this meeting (Cakes for Be-thesda can also be brought to the meeting They will be delivered on September 12) We hope to see many of you at our meeting

Women in

Service

Treasurerrsquos Repor tmdash

This fiscal year looks about the same as it did this time last year Contributions are $1500000 behind

budget by the end of August

CMO and Lakeside have not been paid in July or August

Cakes for Bethesda For years the members of Trinity have baked birthday cakes for the individuals of Bethesda in Sep-tember They love having special cake on their birthday or on some other special occasion The date of delivery this year will be Friday September 12 All congregation members (teens too) are invited to donate a cake for this ongoing project Last year we supplied only nine cakes Thank you to those who donated cakes letrsquos surpass that number this year

The cake can be a layer or a sheet cake or an angel food bought or preferably homemade If home-made it should be simply frosted or decorated simply (colored sugars birthday decorations MampMrsquos etc) Do not use toothpicks please (1) Freeze-wrap it (2) Note the kind of cake on the top (3) Also be sure to note that it is for Bethesda

Cakescookies can be brought to the church kitchen either on Sunday September 7 or left on carts outside the office on Friday September 12 before 100 If you wish they can also be brought to the church kitchen (refrigerate if neces-sary) in the basement anytime before then Or they can also be brought to the WIS meeting on September 11

Thank you so much for helping with this worthwhile project

Pastoral Call Extended Please include in your prayers Pastor Jonathan Micheel whom we called to serve as associate pastor at Trinity He cur-rently serves as associate pastor at Prince of Peace in Salt Lake City Utah He is married with four children (high school and grade school age) Pray for him as he deliberates the call and the two congregations as we wait for his decision

Senior Choir Begins a New Year The Senior Choir is open to all members from freshmen in high school to senior citizens All that is needed is a desire

to sing praises to God The choir is directed by Professor Naomi Fritz who directs the freshman and sophomore choirs

and handbells at LPS The choir practices on Tuesdays beginning at 7 or 730 pm depending on Naomirsquos LPS cross coun-

try team schedule The first practice will be held on Tuesday September 9 at 7 pm

Page 3

LWMS Rally Fifty years ago this coming November Circuit 1 of the

Lutheran Womenrsquos Missionary Society was formed The

first rally was held at Trinity Trinity member Elaine

Knief was the first secretary while Pastor Timmel of

Trinity was the first pastoral advisor In 1983 the circuit

was renamed and became the Rock River Circuit

To acknowledge Godrsquos blessings on the Rock River Cir-

cuit we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of that first

rally on Saturday October 18 at Trinity

The morning speaker will be Pastor Michael Duncan

Pastor Duncan serves St Paulrsquos Church in Fort Atkinson

and he is also coordinator for Pakistan

The afternoon session will focus on our circuitrsquos history

and the history of the LWMS

As hosts many hands will be needed in preparation for

the day and serving a light breakfast and lunch Volun-

teers will also be needed for registration and other host-

ing duties

Women in Service will spearhead the effort and plan-

ning but any suggestions andor offers to help would be

greatly appreciated If you would like to be a part of this

very special day contact Kathy Strucely at 206ndash 1745 or

261-3511

Outdoor Worship

Service

Church Picnic

Highlights

Outdoor

Service at

11

Picnic at

Noon

Fellowship

and Games

at 1

The outdoor service at the band shell will include Trinity

children (K-8) and instrumental-ists

The picnic will feature pulled pork and chicken sandwiches Drinks will be provided Please bring a side dishdessert

to share

Sunday Sep tember 14

Riverside Park Band Shell and Pavilion

Enjoy the day by bringing your lawn chairs blankets and

lawn games

Contact person Kathy Strucely at 261-3511

Pioneers Kick Of f New Year On September 2 at 630 pm the Pioneers and Girl Pioneers will kick off their new year with a ldquoBike Rodeordquo All children

in grades 1-8 are invited to meet at St Lukersquos with their bikes and helmets

Page 3

LWMS Rally Fifty years ago this coming November Circuit 1 of the

Lutheran Womenrsquos Missionary Society was formed The

first rally was held at Trinity Trinity member Elaine

Knief was the first secretary while Pastor Timmel of

Trinity was the first pastoral advisor In 1983 the circuit

was renamed and became the Rock River Circuit

To acknowledge Godrsquos blessings on the Rock River Cir-

cuit we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of that first

rally on Saturday October 18 at Trinity

The morning speaker will be Pastor Michael Duncan

Pastor Duncan serves St Paulrsquos Church in Fort Atkinson

and he is also coordinator for Pakistan

The afternoon session will focus on our circuitrsquos history

and the history of the LWMS

As hosts many hands will be needed in preparation for

the day and serving a light breakfast and lunch Volun-

teers will also be needed for registration and other host-

ing duties

Women in Service will spearhead the effort and plan-

ning but any suggestions andor offers to help would be

greatly appreciated If you would like to be a part of this

very special day contact Kathy Strucely at 206ndash 1745 or

261-3511

Outdoor Worship

Service

Church Picnic

Highlights

Outdoor

Service at

11

Picnic at

Noon

Fellowship

and Games

at 1

The outdoor service at the band shell will include Trinity

children (K-8) and instrumental-ists

The picnic will feature pulled pork and chicken sandwiches Drinks will be provided Please bring a side dishdessert

to share

Sunday Sep tember 14

Riverside Park Band Shell and Pavilion

Enjoy the day by bringing your lawn chairs blankets and

lawn games

Contact person Kathy Strucely at 261-3511

Pioneers Kick Of f New Year On September 2 at 630 pm the Pioneers and Girl Pioneers will kick off their new year with a ldquoBike Rodeordquo All children

in grades 1-8 are invited to meet at St Lukersquos with their bikes and helmets

Highlights of July amp August 2014 Trinity Church Council Meetings

Membership Changes These membership changes were acted upon by the Council at the July and August Council meetings

Transfer into membership Steve and Mona Pett from St Paulrsquos Lutheran Lake Mills WI Dan and Linka Schroeder and children Philip Kylah Joshua Annika and Levi from Risen Savior Lutheran Chula Vista CA Rachel Schroeder from Risen Savior Lutheran Chula Vista CA

Transfers to other WELS congregations Noah and Beth Herrmann to Calvary Lutheran Church Bellevue WA Pas - tor Paul and Meghan Kuckhahn and children Theodore Ezekiel and Cora to St Johnrsquos Lutheran Lewiston MN

Removalrelease from membership Brandon Bergeron Sherri Kneer Rene Nilo and children Scott Rabehl Efren Pineda David Walters Sierra Christian Holly Eedy Adam Keeling Long-Range Plan Board chairmen presented the drafts of action plans for carrying out the 2014-15 long-range plan strategies These action plans will set priorities and guide the work of the boards over the next year Areas of focus include Evangelism Worship Fellowship Spiritual Growth School Trustees and Communication Consult the long-range plan for specific information about the strategies being addressed Please contact board chairmen for more de-tails about plans in a specific area The Council also intends to provide a quarterly update on progress towards accom-plishing the goals Trinity Centennial Celebration Trinity will observe its 100th anniversary in 2016 The Elders will oversee the planning for the celebration A committee will be appointed in the coming months to work on preparations for the event Please contact Pastor Brauer or John Thoma if you are interested in serving Trinity Teens Matthew Foxen and Pastor Brauer are overseeing our Trinity Teens group Naomi Fritz have volun-teered to help With enough participation we may divide the teens into two groups 6-8 grade and high school The hope is to offer monthly activities Please contact Pastor Brauer Matthew or Naomi if you are interested in assisting Worship Committee The Worship Committee is planning to distribute a survey in the next few weeks asking for input on the hymns and orders of service we use in worship We hope that many members will take time to give their input on this important area Trustees Update Jim Schwartz is in the process of approaching potential candidates about filling the unexpired term of Trustees chairman The air conditioning unit in the Fireside Room was recently replaced Most of the work of replac-ing the fence at Western Avenue is completed Dennis Whiting is continuing to work on installation of the new cam-eras and controls for the video system Sanctuary Lighting The Council approved the replacement of incandescent bulbs in the sanctuary light fixtures with dimmable LED bulbs that have a 10 year warranty The cost was charged to the Trustees budget Savings in electrical costs are expected to pay back the cost of the bulbs in seven years Hady Electric completed the work in early August with assistance from Greg Ebert and other Trinity members who helped move pews to make it possible to access the light fixtures Landscape Committee Troy Thede is serving as chairman of the committee Members are Todd Putz Jackie and Larry Arndt Jim Schwartz Lefty and Elda Zuleger Rita Schulte Dale Punzel and Marjean Griggs The first meeting took place on July 27 with a focus on planning for 2015 and 2016 The committee is also identifying tasks that need to happen for the remainder of 2014 especially pruning and clean-up of the existing landscaping They will meet again at the end of August to plan activities for the fall and look at the schoolrsquos landscape needs

Page 4

Page 5

Heart in Focus

Page 6

Electronic fund transfer forms for Simply Giving are available to members of the congregation

in the Fireside Room and on the churchrsquos website The program allows you to financially sup-

port Trinity on a weekly bi-weekly monthly or semi-monthly basis Electronic donations may

be deducted from savings checking or various credit card accounts Please consider this as one method of supporting

Trinityrsquos mission to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ

Electronic Giving

Womenrsquos MinistrymdashAdvent by Candlelight

Itrsquos never too early to mark your calendar for an important event Trinity will hold the ldquoAdvent by Candle-

lightrdquo event for ladies of the congregation their female family members and friends and neighbors on

Sunday December 7 at 5 pm This is a wonderful evening of gathering around the Word music and fel-

lowship to help prepare your hearts for the celebration of the coming of the baby Jesus

Fall Festival Help Needed

This yearrsquos Fall Festival will be held on Saturday October 11 from 9-noon The Board for Evangelism

sees this event as way to make us more visible to our Watertown neighbors Like any event the

more people we have helping the more successful the event Watch for signup sheets in the Fire-

side Room or contact the Board for Evangelism Chair Josh Wegner at 920-988-3962

Your Trustees at Work

Over the past several months different projects have been addressed

A new fence was installed by Lemke Fence at the TSL Western Avenue campus

Water damaged ceiling tiles were replaced throughout the church

Hady Electric replaced the burned out lights in the choir loft and switched out the bulbs in the sanctuary light fix-

tures with LED high efficiency bulbs

The Landscape Committee was formed under the Board of Trustees This committee was responsible for the

ldquoMulch Partiesrdquo during which over thirteen yards of mulch was spread around the church and school property This

committee is continuing to develop a long term plan for maintaining and upgrading the church and school property

landscape

Rock River Area Owls The local chapter of the Rock River Area Owls begins its new 2014-2015 season with a gathering at Bethany Lutheran Church in Hustisford on September 16 at 130 pm Guest speaker WELS World Missions Administrator Rev Larry M Schlomer will report on Mission Challenges in Mexico He can relate personal experiences of his parents who were missionaries there Refreshments follow The Organization of WELS Seniors (OWLS) provides meaningful activity for people retired andor 50 years old Here is a wonderful opportunity for seniors who want to grow spiritually and enjoy the fellowship of neighboring WELS and ELS members Come and get a tour of historic Bethany Church located in Hustisford at 269 North Lake Street just six blocks to the north off Highway 60 All are welcome and encouraged to attend

Page 7

Page 8 Parish Caller

SO MUCH MORE ndash Every time we have an event for THE ROC we enjoy SO MUCH MORE than what is on the sur-face For example over $11000 was raised for THE ROC from the recent ROC Rummage Sale But SO MUCH MORE happened in connection with the rummage sale that is priceless It is truly amazing to watch how many volun-teers out of love for their Savior and others give so much of their time with some helping every day of the sale The fellowship among the volunteers is unique and extremely close Many people attending the sale asked questions about THE ROC and we were able to share not only perti-nent information about THE ROC but also how THE ROC stands on our Savior and God People in need were given the opportunity at the end of the sale to take for free

whatever would be of help to them A homeless family which included a teen who is now attending the ROC due to contact at the rummage sale was helped tremen-dously The list of priceless moments could go on and on We thank our Lord for His blessings and we thank all those who give so much to the mission and ministry of THE ROC

Volunteers to help supervise are greatly needed at THE ROC Helping at THE ROC is a great volunteer op-portunity for Christ as you can help as little as a few hours a month or every week Stop by to talk to Pastor Mueller to see if serving at THE ROC is meant for you Thank you

The Joy of Serving Over the next year we will focus on a dif-

ferent areas of service available here at

Trinity With each opportunity to serve

we hope you will prayerfully consider

how you can show your love of God with your actions

Tuesday LadiesmdashThis group of faithful women have been

serving the Lord by meeting every Tuesday morning

throughout the school year at Trinity-St Lukersquos Western

Avenue campus They assist the principal and teachers by

working on projects such as collating papers repairing

books trimming Box Tops for Education and labels and

anything else that would relieve some of the work from

the teachers and staff If you would like to join them and

men would not be turned away they meet beginning at 8

am on Tuesdays You can come for all or part of the morn-

ing For more information you can contact Principal Jim

Moeller at 206-1844

Remember to save those labels boxtops and milk caps

Pebbles From the ROC

Prayer Partners And pray in the Spirit on all

occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests With

this in mind be alert and always keep on praying for all

the saints (Ephesians 618)

Pray for the need of others

Praise God for the wonderful things he does

To join send an email to sstrucelygmailcom or

call the church office Prayer requests

will be sent to you via email or by

phone call

To request a prayer contact one of

the pastors

Sit-Craft-Chat Craft Group

Third Monday of each month

6-8 pm

Fireside Room

Contact person Tina Krueger (261-3562)

Greeting Cards A selection of Christian greeting cards for all occasions

is available in the Fireside Room

Page 5

Heart in Focus

Page 6

Electronic fund transfer forms for Simply Giving are available to members of the congregation

in the Fireside Room and on the churchrsquos website The program allows you to financially sup-

port Trinity on a weekly bi-weekly monthly or semi-monthly basis Electronic donations may

be deducted from savings checking or various credit card accounts Please consider this as one method of supporting

Trinityrsquos mission to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ

Electronic Giving

Womenrsquos MinistrymdashAdvent by Candlelight

Itrsquos never too early to mark your calendar for an important event Trinity will hold the ldquoAdvent by Candle-

lightrdquo event for ladies of the congregation their female family members and friends and neighbors on

Sunday December 7 at 5 pm This is a wonderful evening of gathering around the Word music and fel-

lowship to help prepare your hearts for the celebration of the coming of the baby Jesus

Fall Festival Help Needed

This yearrsquos Fall Festival will be held on Saturday October 11 from 9-noon The Board for Evangelism

sees this event as way to make us more visible to our Watertown neighbors Like any event the

more people we have helping the more successful the event Watch for signup sheets in the Fire-

side Room or contact the Board for Evangelism Chair Josh Wegner at 920-988-3962

Your Trustees at Work

Over the past several months different projects have been addressed

A new fence was installed by Lemke Fence at the TSL Western Avenue campus

Water damaged ceiling tiles were replaced throughout the church

Hady Electric replaced the burned out lights in the choir loft and switched out the bulbs in the sanctuary light fix-

tures with LED high efficiency bulbs

The Landscape Committee was formed under the Board of Trustees This committee was responsible for the

ldquoMulch Partiesrdquo during which over thirteen yards of mulch was spread around the church and school property This

committee is continuing to develop a long term plan for maintaining and upgrading the church and school property

landscape

Rock River Area Owls The local chapter of the Rock River Area Owls begins its new 2014-2015 season with a gathering at Bethany Lutheran Church in Hustisford on September 16 at 130 pm Guest speaker WELS World Missions Administrator Rev Larry M Schlomer will report on Mission Challenges in Mexico He can relate personal experiences of his parents who were missionaries there Refreshments follow The Organization of WELS Seniors (OWLS) provides meaningful activity for people retired andor 50 years old Here is a wonderful opportunity for seniors who want to grow spiritually and enjoy the fellowship of neighboring WELS and ELS members Come and get a tour of historic Bethany Church located in Hustisford at 269 North Lake Street just six blocks to the north off Highway 60 All are welcome and encouraged to attend

Page 7

Page 8 Parish Caller

SO MUCH MORE ndash Every time we have an event for THE ROC we enjoy SO MUCH MORE than what is on the sur-face For example over $11000 was raised for THE ROC from the recent ROC Rummage Sale But SO MUCH MORE happened in connection with the rummage sale that is priceless It is truly amazing to watch how many volun-teers out of love for their Savior and others give so much of their time with some helping every day of the sale The fellowship among the volunteers is unique and extremely close Many people attending the sale asked questions about THE ROC and we were able to share not only perti-nent information about THE ROC but also how THE ROC stands on our Savior and God People in need were given the opportunity at the end of the sale to take for free

whatever would be of help to them A homeless family which included a teen who is now attending the ROC due to contact at the rummage sale was helped tremen-dously The list of priceless moments could go on and on We thank our Lord for His blessings and we thank all those who give so much to the mission and ministry of THE ROC

Volunteers to help supervise are greatly needed at THE ROC Helping at THE ROC is a great volunteer op-portunity for Christ as you can help as little as a few hours a month or every week Stop by to talk to Pastor Mueller to see if serving at THE ROC is meant for you Thank you

The Joy of Serving Over the next year we will focus on a dif-

ferent areas of service available here at

Trinity With each opportunity to serve

we hope you will prayerfully consider

how you can show your love of God with your actions

Tuesday LadiesmdashThis group of faithful women have been

serving the Lord by meeting every Tuesday morning

throughout the school year at Trinity-St Lukersquos Western

Avenue campus They assist the principal and teachers by

working on projects such as collating papers repairing

books trimming Box Tops for Education and labels and

anything else that would relieve some of the work from

the teachers and staff If you would like to join them and

men would not be turned away they meet beginning at 8

am on Tuesdays You can come for all or part of the morn-

ing For more information you can contact Principal Jim

Moeller at 206-1844

Remember to save those labels boxtops and milk caps

Pebbles From the ROC

Prayer Partners And pray in the Spirit on all

occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests With

this in mind be alert and always keep on praying for all

the saints (Ephesians 618)

Pray for the need of others

Praise God for the wonderful things he does

To join send an email to sstrucelygmailcom or

call the church office Prayer requests

will be sent to you via email or by

phone call

To request a prayer contact one of

the pastors

Sit-Craft-Chat Craft Group

Third Monday of each month

6-8 pm

Fireside Room

Contact person Tina Krueger (261-3562)

Greeting Cards A selection of Christian greeting cards for all occasions

is available in the Fireside Room

Heart in Focus

Page 6

Electronic fund transfer forms for Simply Giving are available to members of the congregation

in the Fireside Room and on the churchrsquos website The program allows you to financially sup-

port Trinity on a weekly bi-weekly monthly or semi-monthly basis Electronic donations may

be deducted from savings checking or various credit card accounts Please consider this as one method of supporting

Trinityrsquos mission to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ

Electronic Giving

Womenrsquos MinistrymdashAdvent by Candlelight

Itrsquos never too early to mark your calendar for an important event Trinity will hold the ldquoAdvent by Candle-

lightrdquo event for ladies of the congregation their female family members and friends and neighbors on

Sunday December 7 at 5 pm This is a wonderful evening of gathering around the Word music and fel-

lowship to help prepare your hearts for the celebration of the coming of the baby Jesus

Fall Festival Help Needed

This yearrsquos Fall Festival will be held on Saturday October 11 from 9-noon The Board for Evangelism

sees this event as way to make us more visible to our Watertown neighbors Like any event the

more people we have helping the more successful the event Watch for signup sheets in the Fire-

side Room or contact the Board for Evangelism Chair Josh Wegner at 920-988-3962

Your Trustees at Work

Over the past several months different projects have been addressed

A new fence was installed by Lemke Fence at the TSL Western Avenue campus

Water damaged ceiling tiles were replaced throughout the church

Hady Electric replaced the burned out lights in the choir loft and switched out the bulbs in the sanctuary light fix-

tures with LED high efficiency bulbs

The Landscape Committee was formed under the Board of Trustees This committee was responsible for the

ldquoMulch Partiesrdquo during which over thirteen yards of mulch was spread around the church and school property This

committee is continuing to develop a long term plan for maintaining and upgrading the church and school property

landscape

Rock River Area Owls The local chapter of the Rock River Area Owls begins its new 2014-2015 season with a gathering at Bethany Lutheran Church in Hustisford on September 16 at 130 pm Guest speaker WELS World Missions Administrator Rev Larry M Schlomer will report on Mission Challenges in Mexico He can relate personal experiences of his parents who were missionaries there Refreshments follow The Organization of WELS Seniors (OWLS) provides meaningful activity for people retired andor 50 years old Here is a wonderful opportunity for seniors who want to grow spiritually and enjoy the fellowship of neighboring WELS and ELS members Come and get a tour of historic Bethany Church located in Hustisford at 269 North Lake Street just six blocks to the north off Highway 60 All are welcome and encouraged to attend

Page 7

Page 8 Parish Caller

SO MUCH MORE ndash Every time we have an event for THE ROC we enjoy SO MUCH MORE than what is on the sur-face For example over $11000 was raised for THE ROC from the recent ROC Rummage Sale But SO MUCH MORE happened in connection with the rummage sale that is priceless It is truly amazing to watch how many volun-teers out of love for their Savior and others give so much of their time with some helping every day of the sale The fellowship among the volunteers is unique and extremely close Many people attending the sale asked questions about THE ROC and we were able to share not only perti-nent information about THE ROC but also how THE ROC stands on our Savior and God People in need were given the opportunity at the end of the sale to take for free

whatever would be of help to them A homeless family which included a teen who is now attending the ROC due to contact at the rummage sale was helped tremen-dously The list of priceless moments could go on and on We thank our Lord for His blessings and we thank all those who give so much to the mission and ministry of THE ROC

Volunteers to help supervise are greatly needed at THE ROC Helping at THE ROC is a great volunteer op-portunity for Christ as you can help as little as a few hours a month or every week Stop by to talk to Pastor Mueller to see if serving at THE ROC is meant for you Thank you

The Joy of Serving Over the next year we will focus on a dif-

ferent areas of service available here at

Trinity With each opportunity to serve

we hope you will prayerfully consider

how you can show your love of God with your actions

Tuesday LadiesmdashThis group of faithful women have been

serving the Lord by meeting every Tuesday morning

throughout the school year at Trinity-St Lukersquos Western

Avenue campus They assist the principal and teachers by

working on projects such as collating papers repairing

books trimming Box Tops for Education and labels and

anything else that would relieve some of the work from

the teachers and staff If you would like to join them and

men would not be turned away they meet beginning at 8

am on Tuesdays You can come for all or part of the morn-

ing For more information you can contact Principal Jim

Moeller at 206-1844

Remember to save those labels boxtops and milk caps

Pebbles From the ROC

Prayer Partners And pray in the Spirit on all

occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests With

this in mind be alert and always keep on praying for all

the saints (Ephesians 618)

Pray for the need of others

Praise God for the wonderful things he does

To join send an email to sstrucelygmailcom or

call the church office Prayer requests

will be sent to you via email or by

phone call

To request a prayer contact one of

the pastors

Sit-Craft-Chat Craft Group

Third Monday of each month

6-8 pm

Fireside Room

Contact person Tina Krueger (261-3562)

Greeting Cards A selection of Christian greeting cards for all occasions

is available in the Fireside Room

Electronic fund transfer forms for Simply Giving are available to members of the congregation

in the Fireside Room and on the churchrsquos website The program allows you to financially sup-

port Trinity on a weekly bi-weekly monthly or semi-monthly basis Electronic donations may

be deducted from savings checking or various credit card accounts Please consider this as one method of supporting

Trinityrsquos mission to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ

Electronic Giving

Womenrsquos MinistrymdashAdvent by Candlelight

Itrsquos never too early to mark your calendar for an important event Trinity will hold the ldquoAdvent by Candle-

lightrdquo event for ladies of the congregation their female family members and friends and neighbors on

Sunday December 7 at 5 pm This is a wonderful evening of gathering around the Word music and fel-

lowship to help prepare your hearts for the celebration of the coming of the baby Jesus

Fall Festival Help Needed

This yearrsquos Fall Festival will be held on Saturday October 11 from 9-noon The Board for Evangelism

sees this event as way to make us more visible to our Watertown neighbors Like any event the

more people we have helping the more successful the event Watch for signup sheets in the Fire-

side Room or contact the Board for Evangelism Chair Josh Wegner at 920-988-3962

Your Trustees at Work

Over the past several months different projects have been addressed

A new fence was installed by Lemke Fence at the TSL Western Avenue campus

Water damaged ceiling tiles were replaced throughout the church

Hady Electric replaced the burned out lights in the choir loft and switched out the bulbs in the sanctuary light fix-

tures with LED high efficiency bulbs

The Landscape Committee was formed under the Board of Trustees This committee was responsible for the

ldquoMulch Partiesrdquo during which over thirteen yards of mulch was spread around the church and school property This

committee is continuing to develop a long term plan for maintaining and upgrading the church and school property

landscape

Rock River Area Owls The local chapter of the Rock River Area Owls begins its new 2014-2015 season with a gathering at Bethany Lutheran Church in Hustisford on September 16 at 130 pm Guest speaker WELS World Missions Administrator Rev Larry M Schlomer will report on Mission Challenges in Mexico He can relate personal experiences of his parents who were missionaries there Refreshments follow The Organization of WELS Seniors (OWLS) provides meaningful activity for people retired andor 50 years old Here is a wonderful opportunity for seniors who want to grow spiritually and enjoy the fellowship of neighboring WELS and ELS members Come and get a tour of historic Bethany Church located in Hustisford at 269 North Lake Street just six blocks to the north off Highway 60 All are welcome and encouraged to attend

Page 7

Page 8 Parish Caller

SO MUCH MORE ndash Every time we have an event for THE ROC we enjoy SO MUCH MORE than what is on the sur-face For example over $11000 was raised for THE ROC from the recent ROC Rummage Sale But SO MUCH MORE happened in connection with the rummage sale that is priceless It is truly amazing to watch how many volun-teers out of love for their Savior and others give so much of their time with some helping every day of the sale The fellowship among the volunteers is unique and extremely close Many people attending the sale asked questions about THE ROC and we were able to share not only perti-nent information about THE ROC but also how THE ROC stands on our Savior and God People in need were given the opportunity at the end of the sale to take for free

whatever would be of help to them A homeless family which included a teen who is now attending the ROC due to contact at the rummage sale was helped tremen-dously The list of priceless moments could go on and on We thank our Lord for His blessings and we thank all those who give so much to the mission and ministry of THE ROC

Volunteers to help supervise are greatly needed at THE ROC Helping at THE ROC is a great volunteer op-portunity for Christ as you can help as little as a few hours a month or every week Stop by to talk to Pastor Mueller to see if serving at THE ROC is meant for you Thank you

The Joy of Serving Over the next year we will focus on a dif-

ferent areas of service available here at

Trinity With each opportunity to serve

we hope you will prayerfully consider

how you can show your love of God with your actions

Tuesday LadiesmdashThis group of faithful women have been

serving the Lord by meeting every Tuesday morning

throughout the school year at Trinity-St Lukersquos Western

Avenue campus They assist the principal and teachers by

working on projects such as collating papers repairing

books trimming Box Tops for Education and labels and

anything else that would relieve some of the work from

the teachers and staff If you would like to join them and

men would not be turned away they meet beginning at 8

am on Tuesdays You can come for all or part of the morn-

ing For more information you can contact Principal Jim

Moeller at 206-1844

Remember to save those labels boxtops and milk caps

Pebbles From the ROC

Prayer Partners And pray in the Spirit on all

occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests With

this in mind be alert and always keep on praying for all

the saints (Ephesians 618)

Pray for the need of others

Praise God for the wonderful things he does

To join send an email to sstrucelygmailcom or

call the church office Prayer requests

will be sent to you via email or by

phone call

To request a prayer contact one of

the pastors

Sit-Craft-Chat Craft Group

Third Monday of each month

6-8 pm

Fireside Room

Contact person Tina Krueger (261-3562)

Greeting Cards A selection of Christian greeting cards for all occasions

is available in the Fireside Room

Page 8 Parish Caller

SO MUCH MORE ndash Every time we have an event for THE ROC we enjoy SO MUCH MORE than what is on the sur-face For example over $11000 was raised for THE ROC from the recent ROC Rummage Sale But SO MUCH MORE happened in connection with the rummage sale that is priceless It is truly amazing to watch how many volun-teers out of love for their Savior and others give so much of their time with some helping every day of the sale The fellowship among the volunteers is unique and extremely close Many people attending the sale asked questions about THE ROC and we were able to share not only perti-nent information about THE ROC but also how THE ROC stands on our Savior and God People in need were given the opportunity at the end of the sale to take for free

whatever would be of help to them A homeless family which included a teen who is now attending the ROC due to contact at the rummage sale was helped tremen-dously The list of priceless moments could go on and on We thank our Lord for His blessings and we thank all those who give so much to the mission and ministry of THE ROC

Volunteers to help supervise are greatly needed at THE ROC Helping at THE ROC is a great volunteer op-portunity for Christ as you can help as little as a few hours a month or every week Stop by to talk to Pastor Mueller to see if serving at THE ROC is meant for you Thank you

The Joy of Serving Over the next year we will focus on a dif-

ferent areas of service available here at

Trinity With each opportunity to serve

we hope you will prayerfully consider

how you can show your love of God with your actions

Tuesday LadiesmdashThis group of faithful women have been

serving the Lord by meeting every Tuesday morning

throughout the school year at Trinity-St Lukersquos Western

Avenue campus They assist the principal and teachers by

working on projects such as collating papers repairing

books trimming Box Tops for Education and labels and

anything else that would relieve some of the work from

the teachers and staff If you would like to join them and

men would not be turned away they meet beginning at 8

am on Tuesdays You can come for all or part of the morn-

ing For more information you can contact Principal Jim

Moeller at 206-1844

Remember to save those labels boxtops and milk caps

Pebbles From the ROC

Prayer Partners And pray in the Spirit on all

occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests With

this in mind be alert and always keep on praying for all

the saints (Ephesians 618)

Pray for the need of others

Praise God for the wonderful things he does

To join send an email to sstrucelygmailcom or

call the church office Prayer requests

will be sent to you via email or by

phone call

To request a prayer contact one of

the pastors

Sit-Craft-Chat Craft Group

Third Monday of each month

6-8 pm

Fireside Room

Contact person Tina Krueger (261-3562)

Greeting Cards A selection of Christian greeting cards for all occasions

is available in the Fireside Room

Fall 2014 Trinity Bible Classes

Page 9

I am fearfully and wonderfully made your works are

wonderful I know that full well Psalm 13914

Please make plans to support the ministry of the Alpha Life Resource Center by joining us at our Fall Auction and Banquet

When Saturday October 25 2014

430 pmmdashShopping and Fellowship with a Silent Auction (includes hot air balloon rides and a photo safari to Africa) 630 pmmdash Banquet (featuring Pork Chops|Swiss Steak|Mashed Potatoes|Green Beans|Cranberries|Schaum Torte)

Where Plattdeutscher Hall | 115 S Second St Watertown

Who Supporters of the Alpha Center family ministry

Cost $3500ticket or table of 8 for $25000

For tickets stop in call or e-mail with name of tickets and contact information

313 E Main St bull Watertown bull 53094 | 920bull261bull9207 | officealphalifecenterorg

Reservations required by October 15

Gather your table of 8 now Thanks for your faithful support

Sundays 915 am (church basement)

September 7-28

Our Christian Response tohellip

1 Unmet Needs and Expectations (97)

2 Unresolved Anger (914)

3 Instant Gratification (921)

4 Moral Desensitization (928)

October 5

Christian Counseling in the WELS

Guest Presenter Pastor James Mattek

October 12ndash November 2

1 PetermdashStrangers in the World

November 9mdashDecemebr 21

Genesis 1-3

Guest Presenter Professor Emeritus

Daniel Deutschlander

Mondays 700 am (Conference Room)

Starting September 8

Very Important Chapters of the Bible

Thursdays 1030 am (Conference Room

Starting September 4

1 Samuel

Bible

Activity Hour

Sunday at 915 am

Page 10 Parish Caller

Trinity-St Lukersquos School Repor t

It was Forty Years Ago

The cornerstone of the Western Avenue campus building was laid on June 2 1974 This year is the fortieth anniversary of the building that several thousand children have attended over the past forty years It was a challenging but wise project for Trinity Lutheran Church In the July 1974 issue of Trinityrsquos The Parish Caller Pastor Walter Schumann Trin-ityrsquos pastor at that time commented Wherever and whenever members of the Trinity gather the conversation sooner or later seems to revert to the school We are gratified at the high level of interest and support that our people are showing for this vitally important project

and urge that it continue Recently the comment was made that Trinity Lutheran Church had a burning passion for full-time Christian education for their children four decades ago That passion was there too as St Lukersquos Lutheran Church started sending their own students and called teachers to become Trinity-St Lukersquos Lutheran School The passion was there as the congregations committed themselves to a joint school with the accompanying building projects Is the passion still there What is the level of interest and support today in 2014 for your school Is it worth it Maybe our question should be this What is it worth to train our children to know their Savior Jesus and to live their lives in service to Him Obviously there is nothing more valuable to a Christian parent than that their child also know Jesus It is so important that all of our teachers have been trained to share the Word of God with children and have dedicated their lives to serve the Lord in this ministry It is so important that Trinity and St Lukersquos congregations pro-vide our families with these trained teachers with wonderful facilities and with monetary gifts brought out of love for Jesus to financially maintain the school It is impossible to put a price tag on bringing children to Jesus Like Pastor Schumann stated in the article he wrote we encourage ldquothat it continuerdquo May the Good Shepherd bless our efforts as we provide for His lambs and sheep As we pray the Lordrsquos blessings on another school year some dates to consider are in order

Sunday August 24 Christian Education Sunday at Trinity with the installation of Mrs Michelle Wegner at our new kindergarten teacher at the 930 am service

Tuesday August 26 the first day of school Opening day chapel will be held at the Clark Street campus at 810 am in St Lukersquos Church and at 900 am at the Western Avenue campus in the gymnasium

Friday August 29 and Monday September 1 are days of no school due to the Labor Day weekend Sunday August 31 Mrs Tammie Kassulke will be installed as first grade teacher at St Lukersquos Lutheran

Church in their 930 am service We thank the Lord that he has granted us a complete faculty for the 2014-2015 school year We welcome Mrs Wegner as our new kindergarten teacher and we welcome Mrs Kassulke as our first grade teacher May the Lord bless their service among us And may the Lord bless our school year

Page 11

Faculty Joint Board of Education

Mrs Aubrey Hayes 3K and 4k Tim Koch chairman (TR)

Mrs Michelle Wegner kindergarten Matt Zastrow vice-chairman (TR)

Mrs Tammie Kassulke grade one Mitch Ruesink secretary (SL)

Mrs Marilyn Ehlke grade two Dan Meis treasurer (TR)

Mrs Beth Schumacher grade two Will Wendorff (SL)

Mrs Laura Schultz grade three John Rupnow (SL)

Mr Gregg Birkholz grade four

Mrs Cheryl Holzhueter grade five

Mr Timothy Torgerson grade six

Mr Matthew Foxen grades seven and eight

Mr Alex Moore grades seven and eight

Mrs Peggy Uttech Extended Learning

Mr James Moeller Principal

Staff

Mrs Laura Kiecker and Mrs Kim Meschke campus secretaries

Mrs Theresa Asmus and Mrs Shelly Cichanofsky hot lunch coordinators

Mr Dave Wangelin Mr Duane Nottling Mr Bennett Ozminkowski and Mr Ken Mensching janitors

Mrs Linda Moeller band

Mrs Lisa Mensching preschool aide

Mrs Michele Vick primary aide and extended care

Mrs Sarah Horn and Mrs Amanda Ristow after-school care

Pastors

Pastor Anthony Schultz Pastor Mark Gartner and Pastor Wayne Schneider ndash St Lukersquos

Pastor Brett BrauermdashTrinity

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Church Officemdash920-261-3511

trinitymanagercharternet

Trinity Lutheran Church

604 S Fifth Street

Watertown WI 53094

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WATERTOWN WI

PERMIT NO 120

Pastor Brett Brauer

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CELL 920-915-9070

HOME 920-261-1599

Regular Schedule begins Sunday September 7

Sunday Worship Services

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Bible Activity Hour amp Bible Class

915 am

Wednesday Worship Service

630 pm

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Page 11

Faculty Joint Board of Education

Mrs Aubrey Hayes 3K and 4k Tim Koch chairman (TR)

Mrs Michelle Wegner kindergarten Matt Zastrow vice-chairman (TR)

Mrs Tammie Kassulke grade one Mitch Ruesink secretary (SL)

Mrs Marilyn Ehlke grade two Dan Meis treasurer (TR)

Mrs Beth Schumacher grade two Will Wendorff (SL)

Mrs Laura Schultz grade three John Rupnow (SL)

Mr Gregg Birkholz grade four

Mrs Cheryl Holzhueter grade five

Mr Timothy Torgerson grade six

Mr Matthew Foxen grades seven and eight

Mr Alex Moore grades seven and eight

Mrs Peggy Uttech Extended Learning

Mr James Moeller Principal

Staff

Mrs Laura Kiecker and Mrs Kim Meschke campus secretaries

Mrs Theresa Asmus and Mrs Shelly Cichanofsky hot lunch coordinators

Mr Dave Wangelin Mr Duane Nottling Mr Bennett Ozminkowski and Mr Ken Mensching janitors

Mrs Linda Moeller band

Mrs Lisa Mensching preschool aide

Mrs Michele Vick primary aide and extended care

Mrs Sarah Horn and Mrs Amanda Ristow after-school care

Pastors

Pastor Anthony Schultz Pastor Mark Gartner and Pastor Wayne Schneider ndash St Lukersquos

Pastor Brett BrauermdashTrinity

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Church Officemdash920-261-3511

trinitymanagercharternet

Trinity Lutheran Church

604 S Fifth Street

Watertown WI 53094

PRSRT STD

US POSTAGE PAID

WATERTOWN WI

PERMIT NO 120

Pastor Brett Brauer

trinitypastorcharternet

CELL 920-915-9070

HOME 920-261-1599

Regular Schedule begins Sunday September 7

Sunday Worship Services

8 amp 1030 am

Bible Activity Hour amp Bible Class

915 am

Wednesday Worship Service

630 pm

wwwtrinitywatertown net

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Church Officemdash920-261-3511

trinitymanagercharternet

Trinity Lutheran Church

604 S Fifth Street

Watertown WI 53094

PRSRT STD

US POSTAGE PAID

WATERTOWN WI

PERMIT NO 120

Pastor Brett Brauer

trinitypastorcharternet

CELL 920-915-9070

HOME 920-261-1599

Regular Schedule begins Sunday September 7

Sunday Worship Services

8 amp 1030 am

Bible Activity Hour amp Bible Class

915 am

Wednesday Worship Service

630 pm

wwwtrinitywatertown net

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED