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Building His Body
By
Reflecting the Son
WORSHIP SCHEDULE 8:30 am Fellowship
9:00 am Sunday School &
Bible Study 10:00 am Worship
Church Phone: 979.885.2211
Fax 979.885.7003 Web site
www.tlcsealy.org
Pastor: Kenneth Bersche
[email protected] 979-398-0762
Maggie Kent, Office Secretary
ELDERS: Bobby Barrett, 885-3450
Lowell Coody, 979-270-2161 Joel Grigar, 885-1415
Doyle Kornegay, 512-694-8057 Mark Romano, 281-536-3602
Tracy Schiller, 865-2748 Johnnie Sodolak 885-3873 Stephen Stuessel 885-9496
Barry Wolf, 877-0341
TRINITY TIDBITS A monthly newsletter for the people of Trinity Lutheran Church of Sealy, Texas
How Can Our Church and Preschool Families Help the Sealy Pregnancy Center
(“Changing lives in a Life-Changing Way!”)
Sealy Pregnancy Center Resource Center does not offer nor do they refer for abortion services!
Facing an unplanned pregnancy is a difficult thing, and everyone around you
has an opinion about what you should or shouldn't do. The Pregnancy Center,
located here in Sealy, helps provide practical and compassionate support to
women and men in unplanned pregnancy situations. Their goal is to create a welcoming and safe place free from judgement and ridicule. The Pregnancy
Center provide information and resources that help them to make the best
informed decision in their lives.
The services are provided to mothers and fathers, pregnant or has a child 0-24
months. Services are free and confidential, such as Free Pregnancy Test,
Prenatal Childbirth and Parenting Classes, Ultrasound-(by Appointment Only),
Peer Counseling, Adoption Information, and Material Assistance with Baby
Items, Educational Resources and Services, Social Services Resources, Legal
Referrals, Breastfeeding and Childbirth Education, Grief Counseling for
miscarriage and Abstinence Education.
Peer counseling services are available to help with life changes and choices.
One-on-one sessions are more personal and help to dig deeper into issues,
feelings, and experiences. Referrals to Professional Counselors are available
upon request.
Education classes focus on educational and personal development topics such
as parenting, prenatal, life skills, relationships, interview techniques and more.
Social Agency referrals are provided in the community that can help with a
variety of needs.
Spiritual services are provided as Bible studies, and referrals to local churches
and pastors are provided as requested. Clients may request to be placed on
the Sealy PRC Prayer Groups prayer list. Only generic, non-identifiable
information is provided to the prayer group.
Materials are provided by local community organizations to provide assistance
based on individual needs, such as food, baby items, shelter, etc.
Sealy Pregnancy Clinic provides a safe environment by screening all volunteers
and staff who interact with clients. Volunteers and staff interacting with clients
must undergo background checks and are required to attend an extensive in-
house training course.
The Pregnancy Center functions on donations to help Donations accepted any
time during business hours: We accept baby clothing, toiletries, small toys,
strollers, high chairs, formula, cribs, bassinets, diapers, maternity clothing,
etc. Feel free to leave them on the patio after hours. We also accept monetary
donations.
Change for Life! During this LENTEN SEASON
please take a bottle and fill! Your change can
make a difference! Support the lives of babies
and mothers by filling this bottle with your change, bills, and checks
and returning it for collection. Your donations will be used to save the lives of
babies and make a positive impact on the mothers. Please join us in making a
lasting difference in this life and the next. For the LENTEN Season, please pick
up a baby bottle and fill it with your change, bills, and checks and return to the
designated box for the Sealy Pregnancy Center!
God’s Blessings, Ms. Maggie
March
2019
Saturday March 9th before you go to bed set your clocks forward one
hour! SPRING FORWARD
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Birthdays for the Month!
Greetings to you on this Special Day 3/02 Deanna Cash 3/02 Joyce Meyer 3/03 Mary Buechmann 3/03 JACIE KANIER 3/04 JOLIE KAINER 3/06 KASEY PICARD 3/07 Stacey Picard 3/07 Terry Kieke 3/09 Gabriella Munoz 3/11 Rhonda Browne 3/14 BRYNN BLUME
3/14 Suzanne Bozeman 3/16 Eleanor Anderson 3/16 Sylvia Forester 3/19 Brittany Carter 3/22 Susie Hartmann 3/24 Felicia Munoz 3/24 Marie Herridge 3/25 Vivian Kveton 3/26 Howard Bear 3/26 Brandon Blume
3/26 Loyce Orsak 3/27 Johnny Griffin 3/27 Faye Hintz 3/28 Charles Havemann 3/29 Joan Griffin 3/29 ALIVIA RAMON 3/30 CASE CARTER 3/30 Phoebe Browne 3/30 Nichol Fullen 3/31 Savannah Munoz
Happy Anniversary
Let’s rejoice with these couples as they celebrate the designated anniversaries. 3/05/2010 Ron and Susie Hartmann 3/12/2016 Hannah and Matthew Mueller 3/14/1993 Patrick and Tara Johnston
3/18/1999 Joel and Katy Grigar 3/24/2007 Christopher and Valerie Bryant
Prayers for Nursing Home and Shut Ins
Prayers for Nursing Home and Shut
Ins Joyce Meyer – Colonial Belle, Sealy
Ruby Emshoff – Colonial Belle, Sealy
Dorothy Hein – Colonial Belle, Sealy
Lillie Foehner – Veranda House, Sealy
Robert Richter – Colonial Oaks, Katy
Fred & Ruth Paben – Orchard Park @
Southfork, Manville
Saturday night March 9th
before you go to bed!
Thank you everyone for supporting Trinity
Lutheran Preschool by purchasing the Chicken Fried Chicken Dinner Fundraiser. Your love
and support is greatly appreciated!
Born into the loving arms with love and hearts filled with happiness, we proudly announce the birth of Bowen William Blume, born on Thursday, January 24, 2019, weighing 8 lbs. and 5oz born at Katy Memorial Hermann. Bowen was welcomed home by his big sister Brynn and proud grandparents Bill and Linda Blume. May God continue his blessings on this family.
Emma Harper Fullen was baptized on this special day March 17, 2019, by Pastor Ken Bersche during the worship service. Parents are John and Nichole Fullen. This special day marks the start of your spiritual journey. May if bring lasting peace and joy to your life.
Sealy Christian Pantry Pancake
Supper is Tuesday, March 5th, beginning at 5:30
pm at Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Center. This will benefit the Sealy Christian Pantry and their ministry of feeding the hungry. A free-will offering
will be received-no charge.
Thank You
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Circle of Friends Luncheon!
Our next Circle of Friends Luncheon at Trinity is
Wednesday, March 13th at 12:15 pm. Enjoy Lunch! Play Bingo! Play Dominoes or just have lunch with us! Remember to invite your friends and neighbors. Please sign-up on the sheet in the Narthex if you plan to attend. Come and Enjoy the Fellowship and Food!! If you have any questions please contact: Mary Buechmann-885-2730.
LENT SERVICES
Join Us
March 6th 6:00 pm Soup Supper by ALTAR GUILD….Worship at 7:00 pm
March 13th 6:00 pm Soup Supper by LADIES
AID….Worship at 7:00 pm
March 20th 6:00 pm Soup Supper by PRESCHOOL….Worship at 7:00 pm
March 27th 6:00 pm Soup Supper by
YOUTH….Worship at 7:00 pm
April 3rd 6:00 pm Soup Supper by CHURCH COUNCIL….Worship at 7:00 pm
April 10th 6:00 pm Soup Supper by CHOIR
…..Worship at 7:00 pm
April 18th MAUNDY THURSDAY
Worship with Holy Communion at 7:00 pm
April 19th GOOD FRIDAY Worship with
Holy Communion at 7:00 pm
April 21st SUNRISE Worship with Holy
Communion at 7:00 am
April 21st EASTER Worship with Holy
Communion at 10:00 am
Easter Breakfast – Please
join us April 21, 2019 with Easter Sunrise Service with Communion at 7:00 am then at 8:00 am for Easter Breakfast. Pastor Bersche will have a Congregational Bible Class at 9:00 am then 10:00 am Easter Worship Service.
Fall
registration will begin Friday, March 1st and end
on Friday, March 29th for the families that are
enrolled in the program now! This is giving you
first chance to enroll your child for the 2019-
2020 school year. Registration packets will be
ready for you to pick up on Friday, March 1st in
the preschool office.
After Friday, March 29th, the enrollment
is open to the waiting list and the public. If you
are planning to have your child attend Trinity,
please come by the office and pick up a packet
and return it with the registration fee.
Non-refundable registration fee for the
2019-2020 school year is $80.00. For early
registration in the month of March and for the
ones in the program now will be $65.00 until
March 29th. Beginning April 1st the registration
will be $80.00.
Along with registration fee, I must have
all enrollment forms completed and turned into
the office. Registration will be on first come
basis.
Spring Pictures! Kay Krampitz will come to
the preschool to take spring pictures of the
children. Please dress your child in spring
attire.
Kay will be here on Wednesday, March
20th beginning at 8:00 am. Please be sure to fill
out your order form and return it to the office
with your money by Thursday, March 7th. No
pictures will be taken without the required form
and money.
Wear ORANGE Day! On Friday, March 22nd
the children can wear the color ORANGE to
school to reinforce the color for the month.
Family of the Week! Family of the
week is a program we have that helps children
share their family with everyone at preschool
and church. Each week a family will be chosen to
be Family of the Week.
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Your child will be asked to bring about
ten pictures of their family to be placed on the
preschool bulletin board in the gym. Always
check your calendar of events to see if it is your
turn to be family of the week. Families of the
Week for the month of March are:
March 4th– March 8th
Jonah Olvera & Luke Olvera
March 11th – March 15th
Spring Break
March 18th – March 22nd
Christopher Ornelas
Matthew Oviedo
March 25th – March 29th
Camilla Rosario & Abraham Rosas
March 31st – April 5th
Bristol Schmidt
Please hand your pictures to your
child’s teacher the Friday before your child is
Family of the Week!
Themes! The themes for the month
of March are: Spring, Garden and
Growing. Children will enjoy this month having
fun planting something special in the
classroom. They will water, nurture and watch
the plant grow and realize that God creates
everything for us to enjoy.
Children will have a special project of
planting seeds. They will take their little
starter garden home and both child and parents
can care and transplant their little garden and
watch it grow.
The Bible stories for the month of March
are:
March 4th– 7th
“The Children”
Pastor Bersche
Devotional
“The Blind Beggar”
March 11th – 15th
Spring Break
March 17th – 22nd
Pastor Bersche
Devotional
“A Small Man
March 25th – 29th
“Two Small Coins”
Pastor Bersche
Devotional
The Man at the Pool
The Children will continue to learn the
letters for the month B, V, W, E and K. The
shape and color for the month is CRESENT and
ORANGE.
The Bible verse for the month is: “I will
be with you always”. (Matthew 28:20). The
children will learn The Ninth Commandment: You
shall not covet your neighbor’s house. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that
we do not scheme to get our neighbor’s
inheritance or house, or get it in a way which
only appears right, but help and be of service to
him in keeping it.
The children will learn The Tenth
Commandment: You shall not covet your
neighbor’s wife, worker or animals. What does
this mean? We should fear and love God so that
we do not entice or force away our neighbor’s
wife, workers, or animals, or turn them against
him, but urge them to stay and do their duty.
Spring Break! Preschool will not be
in session the week of March 11th – March 15th
due to Spring Break. Preschool is closed Friday,
March 8th which is before spring break and
Monday, March 18th after spring break.
I would like to say a special thank you to the
preschool parents participating to let their
child/children sing and joining us for the
luncheon. Thank you to Pastor Ken Bersche for
all the kind words expressed and how important
it is to teach our children about Jesus here at
Trinity. Thank you to the congregational
members who support the preschool program
during the year and have this program here at
Trinity. Thank you to my special preschool staff
who are the ones that work side by side with
these children teaching the love of Jesus.
Thank you to Trinity Lutheran Church
Fellowship Committee for sponsoring and
preparing the meal for this event. All praise and
glory goes to our Lord and Savior giving the
blessings to all who are involved to make this
preschool what it is. May God continue to bless.
In Christ, Ms. Maggie
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�BLOOD DRIVE at Trinity
Lutheran – Sealy Jesus was a Blood Donor that Saved Your Life...You Can Save Lives Too!
Sunday, March 10th 10:30 am - 3:00 pm in
the Fellowship Hall. We Need a Min. of 25 Donors!! Sign Up Today!! Contact Maggie Kent (979) 885-2211 ([email protected]) **FREE TSHIRTS**FREE TSHIRTS**
LADIES AID SOCIETY
Ladies Aid met on 2/7/19 with 11 members attending.
Vivian Kveton stepped down as Treasurer and Ruth Szymanski will become Treasurer.
A donation for the quarter was made by our group to Texas Children's Hospital.
Ladies Aid would like to thank the Ethel Donnelly family for their generous donation. It is greatly appreciated.
Ladies Aid is open to all ladies in the Church. We would welcome anyone interested in becoming a member.
Our next meeting is on Thursday, April 5, 2019 at 2:30 p.m.
Susie Hartmann [email protected]
MINUTES OF TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH COUNCIL
MEETING February 11, 2019
The Trinity Lutheran Church Council meeting was called to order by President George Wied. George Wied presented the Devotion “New Year, New Priorities” based on Ecclesiastes 9: 4-12. The Devotion was followed with prayer. Council members present: • George Wied - President • Linda Blume – Treasurer • Ruth Szymanski - Secretary • Jerry Leiber – Stewardship Chairman • Barry Wolf – Elder Chairman • Ron Hartmann – Vice President • Pastor Bersche • Patricia Rother – Education Chairman
• Dorothy Coody – Fellowship Chairman • Bill Blume – Trustee Chairman • Johanna Buechmann – Usher Chairman Absent: • Susie Hartmann – Evangelism Chairman • Maggie Kent - Preschool • Katy Grigar – Youth Chairman The Minutes from the meeting held on January 14, 2019 were presented for review and approval. Bill Blume made the motion to accept the minutes. Barry Wolf seconded the motion. All Council members approved and the motion passed. Unfinished/Old Business: • The ballots for nominations for the LCMS President, Vice President and area Vice President were completed. In a meeting held on Sunday, February 10, the congregation voted to nominate Matthew Harrison for the office of President, Jon Braunersreuther for the office of Vice President, and Scott Murray for the office of Vice President of the West-Southwest Region. • After more discussion about covering the handicapped parking spaces in the back of the church, it was decided to discontinue this project at this time. There are many factors to consider that make this project non-beneficial for Trinity. Bill Blume made the motion to discontinue this project and Patricia Rother seconded it. All Council members approved and the motion passed. Chairmen Reports: Linda Blume – Treasurer • The Treasurer’s Report for January 31, 2019 was presented. The cash balance in the General Fund is $142,461.51. The Building Fund balance is $55,389.35 and the Designated Funds balance is $89,904.55. The Total of All Funds is $287,755.41. January contributions were $20,651.75 while January expenses were $18,929.82. • The offerings from Advent, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day have been transferred from the Designated Funds to the General Fund. Jerry Leiber – Stewardship Chairman • Nothing to report Barry Wolf – Elder Chairman • Nothing to report – The Elders meeting for February will take place on the next Sunday. Ron Hartmann – Vice President • Nothing to report Pastor Bersche • Pastor reported the following Official Acts for January 2019:
Ella Niemann transferred in to Trinity from Epiphany, Pearland, on January 10.
Richard and Valerie Engelbrecht transferred out to Grace, Brenham, on January 25.
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Estelle Jeanette Abel Remmert passed away January 4. • The Sunday Morning Bible Class continues to study Jesus’ Parables. • The Wednesday Morning Bible Class is currently studying the sixth chapter of John. • The Confirmation Class will conclude the study of the Lord’s Prayer next Sunday, and will begin the study of the Lord’s Supper next. • Confirmation Examination is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. • Confirmation Sunday is set for the Sunday after Easter, April 28. • Current Shut-ins the Pastor visits are:
Joyce Meyer and Ruby Emshoff in Colonial Belle.
Dorothy Hein and Lillie Foehner in Veranda House.
Fred and Ruth Paben in Orchard Park, Pearland. Ruth is currently hospitalized.
Robert Richter in Colonial Oaks, Katy.
Pat Schmidt at her home. • Pastor is slowly starting his “Pickle-Jar Visits” again. • Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on March 6. The theme for this year’s Lenten services will be “A Lent to Remember.” • Maundy Thursday we will possibly be having a Seder Meal as our setting for worship. • Good Friday will be a Tenebrae Service. • Easter Sunday will feature a Sunrise Worship at 7:00 a.m., with breakfast at 8:00. This will be followed by Bible Class with a Bible game at 9:00 and Easter Worship at 10:00 a.m. Patricia Rother – Education Chairman • The Board of Education is working on the Easter Egg Hunt and Vacation Bible School. Patricia Rother – (for Katy Grigar – Youth Chairman) • The tickets have been purchased for the Youth trip this summer. There is a total of 17 attending. • The “Over 60’s Lunch” was attended by 55 people, as well as 21 youth and other helpers that made this successful. • The Youth will be having a Garage Sale on April 6. Ron Hartmann – (for Susie Hartmann – Evangelism Chairman) • The Evangelism Committee will be hosting a “New Member” Luncheon in the near future. Dorothy Coody – Fellowship Chairman • Fellowship will host a Lunch on February 24, 2019, for the Church and Preschool families. The Preschool will be singing in the Worship Service on that day.
Bill Blume – Trustee Chairman • The Theater Arts Department at Sealy ISD will move the risers out of the Church’s storage building in the near future. Johanna Buechmann – Usher Chairman • Nothing to report Pastor Bersche – (for Maggie Kent – Preschool) • The Fellowship Committee, along with the Evangelism Committee, will be preparing a lunch for Sunday, February 24, following Worship Service. The Preschool will be singing for the Congregation on that day. All Congregation members are encourage to attend to show support for the Preschool. • Preschool will have Kay Krampitz, from Treasured Portraits, to take Spring pictures on March 20. • Preschool will be hosting the soup supper on Wednesday, March 20 at 6:00 p.m. • Beth Franke will come in, as she does every year, to read some books written by Dr. Seuss. This is in recognition of Dr. Seuss’ birthday on March 1. • On Wednesday, April 24 at 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. the Preschool will be having a fund raiser. This will be a barbecue chicken and sausage meal prepared by Ben’s Chuck Wagon. Tickets will be $12.00 each. • The Blood Drive schedule for 2019 is as follows:
Sunday, March 10, 2019 – 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This drive will be giving free T shirts.
Sunday, July 14, 2019 – 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 1, 2019 – 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Ron Hartmann made a motion to accept the Reports. Bill Blume seconded the motion. All Council members approved the Reports and the motion passed. New Business • There will be a Hymn and Beer Fest at Huff Brewing Company, in Bellville, on February 24 to benefit Casa for Kids. Council gave approval for Janice Wied to purchase an item to be donated for the Silent Auction. There being no further business, Ron Hartmann made a motion to adjourn. Barry Wolf seconded the motion. All Council members approved and the meeting adjourned. Bill Blume will have the devotion for next month’s meeting. The meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer. George Wied - President
Ruth Szymanski - Secretary