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Published by Trinity Lutheran Church, Saint Peter, Minnesota, a congregation of the ELCA

Trinity Times Newsletter FEBRUARY 2017

Let’s Tackle Hunger! Sunday, February 5, Trinity Sunday School will collect nonperishable food items and monetary gifts . 100% of the proceeds will be given to the St. Peter Food Shelf. Tables will be located at the entrances of the church for your non-perishable food items. Monetary dona-tions can be put in the offering plate in an envelope marked “Souper” Bowl! Sunday schoolers are asked to bring non-perishable food items in place of an offering that day. You can learn more at souperbowl.org.

2nd Annual Sweetheart Dinner Friday, February 17 at 5:30 pm

in the Gustafson Room The evening will include incredible food, fun activities and en-tertainment. Dress in your best Mediterranean attire! We wel-come any confirmed Trinity member and guests over the age of 15. A free-will offering will be collected at the dinner. Sign up on the youth board next to the library. Child care is offered on site with movies and pizza! Please RSVP with your number of youngsters who will be joining. Contact Savannah Dorris at youth@trinitystpeter with ques-tions.

Martin Luther Or Bust! On Saturday, January 7, 43 members of Trinity boarded a bus headed the Minnesota Institute of Arts for a once in a lifetime opportunity, seeing the Martin Luther exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The collection of rare artifacts from Luther’s time featured many of his own possessions, hand-written letters of Luther, many important reformation documents, and even the pulpit from which he

preached his final sermon. As we proceeded through the exhibit, we learned a great deal of history and context about Luther’s life. Seeing all of the items on display really helped to bring Luther’s story to life. It was an absolutely incredible experience!

VolunteerPalooza is on Sunday, February 12 from 9:00 am until 11:00 am. It is a time to learn about great opportunities both with in and outside our walls to be of service. The commit-tees of Trinity will be there as well as community organizations. Bring your Time & Talent Surveys and be on the lookout for where your interests and passions match up with the needs of our church and world. This event is sponsored by the Steward-ship Committee, reminding you that Stewardship is every-thing you do after you say, “I believe”.

Equipping Congregations Day is coming up! This year’s theme is “Everyday Reformers” and the Keynote Speaker will be Rozella Hadee White. There is a wide variety of workshops to choose from covering everything from “Jesus the Millennial” to “Spiritual Practices for Everday Life”. Please see the bulletin board by the nursery for more complete listing and to sign up for this event. Deadline to sign up is Sunday,

February 12. The event is on Satur-day, February 25 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm in Willmar and is open to everyone! There is no cost to attend and carpooling is encouraged.


Dear Friends in Christ,

The physicist Robert Oppenheimer was once involved in raising money for a favorite cause of his – an international student ex-change program. Mr. Oppenheimer was convinced that getting people of different cultures together would make for peace. In a speech he remarked, “The best way to send an idea is to wrap it up in a person.”

Long before Robert Oppenheimer’s time, God, our heavenly Fa-ther did something along that line. But far greater than just an idea, God himself came into this world wrapped up in the flesh and blood of his beloved Son, Jesus, whose birth we’ve just cele-brated once again.

John (my favorite evangelist) put it so powerfully in the opening verses of his gospel (one of my favorite passages from that book). He wrote, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God …And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth … No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known. (John 1:1-2, 14, 18).

John made it clear that you and I have been sent far more than an idea from God. In and through and because of Jesus, God has made Himself known to us. Jesus came to reveal the good and gracious and loving heart of God to us and to this whole world!

If we were to read on in John’s Gospel – or, of course, any of the other three gospels – we’d see again that God’s greatest desire, His heart’s desire, is all about having us as his very own. John – Matthew, Mark and Luke, too – tell us there wasn’t one thing that would stop God from making that happen, most certainly not our sin. In fact, it was at the cross that Jesus most profoundly re-vealed God’s heart, his good and gracious and loving heart.

As children of God and followers of Jesus, you and I are given the amazing task of revealing God’s heart to family and friends and neighbors at Trinity and beyond these church walls. You and I are called and sent into this world as God’s love enfleshed. So, keep your eyes open to the opportunities … every day, ordi-nary ways … to reveal the heart of God by loving and serving others. Keep your eyes open, too, to the ways God’s heart is being revealed to you through others, His good and gracious and loving heart!

See you at worship and around town …

In Christ,

Pastor Joy Ekstedt

Featured Media Selections For February Keep your New Year reading reso-lutions going by stopping in the Trinity Library! Featured monthly selections are always located on the top of the children’s shelves to the left as you walk in.

YOU’RE LATE AGAIN, LORD! by Karon Phillips Goodman. Enjoy this impatient women’s guide to God’s timing...don’t ev-er be amazed at the blessings waiting can bring.

GROUNDS FOR LIVING by Jack W. Hayford. Jack’s vision is to disciple and train mature, spiritually vibrant, biblically strong, theologically balanced and spirit empowered Christians!

PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE IT REALLY IS ABOUT ME by Anita Renfroe. This book is more about shifting your perspective just enough to locate the deep humor and joy waiting to be uncovered in everyday life...she has a distinctive brand of mu-sical comedy.

AFTER “I BELIEVE” EXPERIENCING AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN LIVING by Mark D. Roberts. Learn how faith interacts with real life...whether you're a new believe or a long-time believer.

Contact the Pastors Lead Pastor Joy G. Ekstedt Home: 507-519-1004 Email: [email protected]

Associate Pastor Nate Luong Cell: 651-274-4529 Email: [email protected]

Newsletter PASTOR’S COLUMN

Do you have some extra time? If you would be interested in becoming a library volunteer, please call the church office or stop in and leave your name with Kirsten.


Newsletter ADULT EDUCATION

Adult Forum

February 5

At 9:30 am in the library Ginny Nimmo will be discussing Youth Mental Health. Ginny has her M.S. in Education and Specialist Certification and National Certification in school psy-chology, and has been a school psychologist in Minnesota and Montana. Since 1987 she has been a school psycholo-gist in the Mankato Public Schools. She has been honored as the 1994 Minnesota School Psychologist of the Year and the 2013 Ysseldyke Distinguished Best Practices Award. She has served on the state board of the Minnesota School Psycholo-gists Association, and was president of that organization. Gin-ny is active in working with staff, parents, and community members in the areas of positive behavioral interventions, Ju-dicial Discipline, parenting ideas, crisis response, mental health needs and various other topics.

February 12, 19, & 26 Come, hear and learn about 24 Hours that Changed the World. The conversation will begin Sunday, February 12 at 9:30 a.m. in the church library. Through the pages of his book and a video created in Jerusalem, pastor and author Adam Hamilton will help you experience and understand the signifi-cance of Jesus’ suffering and death in a way you never have before. The $10 book will be availa-ble for purchase Sunday, February 5 – but this book is not necessary to attend the class and join the con-versation!

NEEDED Sunday Morning Camera Operators If you are interested in learning how to record our 8:00 am Sunday service, please leave your name with Kirsten in the office. It would require

Your Gift Matters

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.

Trinity’s blood drive will be Friday, February 17 between 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm. You can sign up now by calling Ann Bruggeman at 931-1664 or visit www.redcrossblood.org. If you have any questions you can contact Ann with those as well.

Signing up today could save a life!

Discussions and Bible Studies In addition to Adult Forum on Sunday mornings Trinity offers many other bible studies and discussions each month:

Pub Theology is held on the third Thursday of every month at Patrick’s. It is a

conversational group that begins with a designated topic and lets the conversation go wherever it wants. Join us this month on February 16.

Men's Morning Bible Study meets on Wednesday mornings at 7:00 am at Trinity.

Grace Street Bible Study is held at the Central Square Apartments on Grace St. on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at 10:30 am. Typically it focuses on the upcoming readings for Sunday Worship.

Trinity Women Bible Study Circles

February 20 9:30 am: Rebecca Circle, hostess Leona Miller 1:30 pm: Hope Circle at Realife


Newsletter COUNCIL MINUTES January 10, 2017

Council members in attendance: Bob Broeder, Al Hewitt, Mari Feder, Emily Kracht, Mark Oberlander, Pastor Joy Ekstedt, Wendy Bachman, Tim Kennedy, Nancy Sizer

Absent: Jim Christianson, Pastor Nate Luong

Meeting was called to order by President Tim Kennedy at 6:45 pm. Tim led devotions.

January Agenda was approved.

December Council Meeting Minutes were approved.

PASTOR JOY’S REPORT Pastoral care – Home Communion visits, Benedictine

Devos and Communion service, Baptism meeting Funeral planning/Funeral – Roger Herberg Narrative Budget meeting Hosted Minnesota Valley Conference Pastors’ Meeting Monthly CYF staff meeting Great response again from members to deliver Christmas

gifts to Home Communion members In conversation with Pastor Paul Krupinski regarding hous-

ing, worship details, etc. Christmas worship services - attendance approximately

678 Suggest Committee/Council retreat – Friday/Saturday,

February 10-11 (and no committee meetings on February 7)

Equipping Congregations – Saturday, February 25, 2017 Considering options for mid-week Lenten services Annual meeting January 29/snow date February 5 at 10:45

a.m. taking last week of vacation for 2016 – January 11 through

January 17

PASTOR NATE’S REPORT Advent and Christmas services were great! Confirmation begins again. We are hosting sessions from

the Mankato Diversity Council for this round of “experience” weeks. ‘

Visited with many homebound members to give commun-ion

Sunday School begins again. Continued to meet with my First Call Pastor’s Group Took T3 to the cities for a Christmas Party Hosted the Mentor Christmas party. Trinity hosted the Conference Pastor’s meeting. Will be preaching at Gustavus on January 24th.

We will be hosting an informational meeting for area pas-tors about Green Lake’s summer programing.

Discussions continue around starting a MOPS group. T3 will be having a middle school lock in during the begin-

ning of February. TREASURER’S REPORT Giving for December was $54,027. Total giving for the

year was $13,572 less than last year. We ended the year with $15,917 in the checking account and $156,949 in our savings account.

For the year we spent $12,620 more for budgeted expens-es than we received from offerings. Year to date our actu-al spending was $14,848 less than we budgeted.

We will be presenting a narrative budget at the annual meeting which will be presented in written form and hope-fully an expanded form at the actual meeting. A line item budget will be available in written form only upon request.

COMMITTEE REPORTS Adult Education—Book Study Sunday mornings during lent. Starting to look at next academic year.

Children, Youth, and Family— Still looking into details of sponsoring a M.O.P.S. group at Trinity esp. financial commit-ment and curriculum. Safety of the education wing was dis-cussed and motion brought to the council. Hoping internet in Youth Room can be installed soon.

Community Life—Great trip to the Martin Luther exhibit at MIA January 7. Winterfest Chili Feed set for Feb. 4.

Mission— Clothing drive brought in 1500lbs or the equivalent of $3000 for the Vreihed Circuit in South Africa. Habitat for Hu-manity fundraiser coming up—“Get on the Beam”.

Nominating— Still looking for 4 individuals to serve on Com-munity Life, Mission, Stewardship and Adult Education.

Property— Upholstery project underway. Lighting project will follow next and the Building Safety plan is also in the queue for the committee. The immediate need is to fix the broken auto-matic door on the 5th St. entrance.

Stewardship— Three couples have registered to date for Fi-nancial Peace University. Feb.12 is Volunteerpalooza!

Worship, Music, and Arts—Did not meet.

DISCUSSION ITEMS Lent services will be Round Robin in format with the topic

being “What it means to be Lutheran”. Pastor Joy will be the traveling pastor this year and Pastor Nate will host.

Annual meeting is set for Sunday January 29, 2017 with a potluck to follow. Feb. 5th is the backup date.

Al Hewitt will give temple talks on the Narrative Budget on January 22.

Outgoing council members Tim Kennedy, Al Hewitt, Nancy


Sizer and Emily Kracht were thanked for their years of dedicated service to the Church Council and the commit-tees on which they served. They will be missed!!

ACTION ITEMS Request from Synod for Trinity to make a donation to the

Lilly Endowment—Tabled. Motion to keep the door by he kitchen locked from the

outside at all times effective February 1st carried. Motion to pull funds for the lighting project from Capital

Improvements and Health Care Refunds in the amounts of $1363 and $4637 respectively carried.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 pm. We closed with The Lord’s Prayer. Next meeting: 6:30 pm Tuesday February 14, 2017 unless a quorum can be reached at the retreat Feb. 4, the meeting held then. Devotions: TBD. Respectfully Submitted In His Name, Wendy Bachman

MUSIC FOR A GREAT CAUSE Organist James Hicks will present a recital of organ music

from Scandinavia on Saturday, Febru-ary 18 at 7:30 pm in Christ Chapel on the campus of Gus-tavus Adolphus College. A free-will donations will be

directed toward the two-year fundraising drive Mr. Hicks has started in support of cystic fibrosis research. More information about the fundraiser can be found at hicksnordichhike.com. Mr. Hicks has recently embarked upon a project titled Nordic Journey, through which he seeks to perform, commission, and record music from Scandinavia. The series seeks to create new repertoire from Nordic lands (seventeen commissioned works thus far), rediscover unpublished and/or forgotten works from the twentieth century, and, finally include a few of the standard masterworks. Over the past seven years, Hicks has recorded six volumes for Nordic Journey spanning nine CDs. This program will feature music from that project. Mr. Hicks hails from New Jersey, and holds degrees from Yale and the Cincinnati Conservatory. For more information, go to www.jameshicks.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS Mar 1 Ash Wednesday Mar 8-Apr 5 Lenten Soup Suppers Wednesday Lenten Worship Services Mar 19 Guest Pastor Arne Jessen Mission Trip Silent Auction & Meal Mar 26 4th Sunday Brunch—Host needed Mar 31 Confirmation Retreat

Where is the photo directory you ask? Unfortunately we had a few road blocks along the way. We are making a few changes with the publisher to get it prepared to print again. Hopefully we will get this done soon and you will have your directory in a few months. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience!

JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF This is an eight-week grief group for adults who have lost a loved one. In Journey through Grief participants will connect with others, share their stories, explore the process of grief and healing, and find comfort in knowing they are not alone. There is no cost to participate in this group, but pre-registration is required. Group members are limited to 10, please pre-register ASAP. For more information or to register, call 507-385-2989 or toll free 1-800-347-3721.

DATE: February 9 to March 30 (Thursday mornings) TIME: 10:00 am WHERE: Christ the King Lutheran Church 222 Pfau Street Mankato, MN 56001.

NEWSLETTER IMPROVEMENTS In an effort to get the monthly newsletter to you in a more timely and consistent manner we are making a few changes. A later deadline. You will now have FIVE extra days to

prepare! Newsletter information is now due on the 20th of the month preceding the month in which it is to be pub-lished.

Mailed newsletters will arrive by the first of each month. Electronic versions of the newsletter will be available

early, on the 28th of the month. The new deadline is a DEADLINE. Information received

after the deadline will not be published.

If you are currently receiving the newsletter by mail and would prefer the earlier electronic version (or wish to save us the costs) please submit your preference and your email ad-dress to [email protected].


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 7:00 am Men’s Bible Study

10:00 am Staff Meeting

2:00 pm AA Meeting (open)

4:30 pm Trinity Brass Rehearsal

6:30 pm PraseBAND Rehearsal

6:30 pm Confirmation Class

7:30 pm PraiseBELLS Rehearsal

2 5:00 pm Al-anon Meeting


3 7:30 pm Middle School Lock-In

4 9:00 am AA Meeting (closed)

11:00 am Chili Feed

5 Guest Pastor Dan Kolander “Souper” Bowl Sunday 8:00 am Communion Worship Service 8:45 am JOY! Choir Rehearsal 9:00 am Coffee Fellowship Hour 9:30 am Communion Worship Service Adult Forum & Sunday School Celebration Singers Rehearsal

10:45 am Contemporary Communion Worship Service 6:00 pm Financial Peace University Class OASIS for Sr High Youth 7:00 pm AA Meeting (closed)

6 5:00 pm Habitat for Humanity

Monthly Meeting

5:30 pm “The Kitchen” Meal Served

7:15 pm St. Peter Choral Rehearsal

7 9:00 am Mission Quilters (noon potluck

5:30 pm Finance Executive Committee

Meeting

6:30 pm CYF Meeting

7:00 pm All Month Committee Meetings

8 7:00 am Men's Bible Study





9 10:30 am Grace Street Bible Study

5:00 pm Al-anon Meeting


10

11 8:30 am Committee/Council Retreat 9:00 am AA Meeting (closed)

7:00 pm Youth Movie Night

12 8:00 am Worship Service 8:45 am JOY! Choir Rehearsal 9:00 am Volunteer Palooza Coffee Fellowship Hour 9:30 am Worship Service Adult Forum-24 Hours & Sunday School

10:45 am Contemporary Worship Service 12:00 pm T3 Meeting 12:00 pm Teacher Appreciation Lunch 6:00 pm Financial Peace University Class OASIS for Sr. High Youth 7:00 pm AA Meeting (closed)

13 5:30 pm “The Kitchen” Meal Served


14 Valentine’s Day 5:30 pm Finance Committee Meeting

6:30 pm Church Council Meeting






16 2:15 pm Devotions & Communion at

Benedictine Court


7:00 pm Pub Theology

AA Meeting (open)

17 5:30 pm 2nd Annuial

Sweetheart Dinner-


19 8:00 am Communion Worship Service 8:45 am NO JOY! Choir Rehearsal 9:00 am Coffee Fellowship Hour 9:30 am Communion Worship Service Adult Forum-24 Hours & Sunday School Celebration Singers Rehearsal


20 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE! Presidents’ Day

9:30 am Rebecca Circle Bible Study

1:30 pm Hope Circle Bible Study at Realife

4:00 pm Savannah, GA Trip Fundraiser at

Jake’s Pizza




6:30 pm 125th Anniversary Planning Team

Meeting






23 1 0:30 am Grace Street Bible Study

12:00 pm Pre-school Screening


6:00 pm AA Meeting Pin Night Potluck

(open)


24 9:00 am Pre-school Screening

25 Equipping Congregations Day 9:00 am AA Meeting (closed)

26 8:00 am Worship Service 8:45 am JOY! Choir Rehearsal 9:00 am Coffee Fellowship Hour FOURTH SUNDAY BRUNCH 9:30 am Worship Service

Adult Forum-24 Hours & Sunday School Celebration Singers Rehearsal 10:45 am Contemporary Worship Service 12:00 pm 2017 Mission Trip Meeting 6:00 pm Financial Peace University Class OASIS for Sr. High Youth 7:00 pm AA Meeting (closed)



28 6:30 pm Green Team Meeting


Newsletter FEBRUARY CALENDAR

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 7:00 am Men’s Bible Study



4:30 pm Trinity Brass Rehearsal

6:30 pm PraseBAND Rehearsal



2 5:00 pm Al-anon Meeting


3 7:30 pm Middle School Lock-In


11:00 am Chili Feed

5 Guest Pastor Dan Kolander “Souper” Bowl Sunday 8:00 am Communion Worship Service 8:45 am JOY! Choir Rehearsal 9:00 am Coffee Fellowship Hour 9:30 am Communion Worship Service Adult Forum & Sunday School Celebration Singers Rehearsal


6 5:00 pm Habitat for Humanity

Monthly Meeting




5:30 pm Finance Executive Committee

Meeting

6:30 pm CYF Meeting

7:00 pm All Month Committee Meetings






9 10:30 am Grace Street Bible Study



10

11 8:30 am Committee/Council Retreat 9:00 am AA Meeting (closed)

7:00 pm Youth Movie Night

12 8:00 am Worship Service 8:45 am JOY! Choir Rehearsal 9:00 am Volunteer Palooza Coffee Fellowship Hour 9:30 am Worship Service Adult Forum-24 Hours & Sunday School

10:45 am Contemporary Worship Service 12:00 pm T3 Meeting 12:00 pm Teacher Appreciation Lunch 6:00 pm Financial Peace University Class OASIS for Sr. High Youth 7:00 pm AA Meeting (closed)



14 Valentine’s Day 5:30 pm Finance Committee Meeting

6:30 pm Church Council Meeting






16 2:15 pm Devotions & Communion at

Benedictine Court


7:00 pm Pub Theology

AA Meeting (open)

17 5:30 pm 2nd Annuial

Sweetheart Dinner-


19 8:00 am Communion Worship Service 8:45 am NO JOY! Choir Rehearsal 9:00 am Coffee Fellowship Hour 9:30 am Communion Worship Service Adult Forum-24 Hours & Sunday School Celebration Singers Rehearsal


20 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE! Presidents’ Day

9:30 am Rebecca Circle Bible Study

1:30 pm Hope Circle Bible Study at Realife

4:00 pm Savannah, GA Trip Fundraiser at

Jake’s Pizza




6:30 pm 125th Anniversary Planning Team

Meeting






23 1 0:30 am Grace Street Bible Study

12:00 pm Pre-school Screening


6:00 pm AA Meeting Pin Night Potluck

(open)


24 9:00 am Pre-school Screening

25 Equipping Congregations Day 9:00 am AA Meeting (closed)

26 8:00 am Worship Service 8:45 am JOY! Choir Rehearsal 9:00 am Coffee Fellowship Hour FOURTH SUNDAY BRUNCH 9:30 am Worship Service

Adult Forum-24 Hours & Sunday School Celebration Singers Rehearsal 10:45 am Contemporary Worship Service 12:00 pm 2017 Mission Trip Meeting 6:00 pm Financial Peace University Class OASIS for Sr. High Youth 7:00 pm AA Meeting (closed)



28 6:30 pm Green Team Meeting


A Movie night AND free popcorn?

Saturday, February 11 is High School Movie Night in the Youth Room. Grades 9-12 are in-vited to join us the 2nd Saturday of each month for a movie and munchies starting at 7:00 pm.

Children

Youth &

Family

Ministry

Sunday School Showcase This year for Sunday School each grade will participate in a worship service and have special recognition for their work in Sunday

School. The congregation is encouraged to join them and their families at the 10:45 service on the following dates: February 19: 1st Grade March 12: Kindergarten April 2: Pre’s (4 year olds) May 7: Wee’s (3 year olds)

Jake’s Pizza Night It’s that time again...time to take a night off of cooking and let us do the work for you! Join our Mission Trip Youth at Jake’s Pizza in St. Peter on Monday, February 20 from 4:30 to7:30 pm. Call for delivery, come eat in or take out...portions of the proceeds help cover the cost of the youth traveling to Georgia this summer.

“CAMP”?!? Did someone say “CAMP”?!? Trinity is proud to announce that Camp is back! All 2nd through 6th grade youth are invited to join us March 24 through 26 for a Spring Fever Youth Retreat at Green Lake Bible Camp. This is to be a weekend full of games, songs, snacks and maybe even a campfire! Registration and information sheets can be found on the Youth Board by the library. Youth that attend this camp will receive a discount on summer camp.

Please contact Carly Ballman or Erica Penkert with any questions.

LOCKED UP? Nah! LOCK-IN! T3 is inviting 5th through 8th grade youth to join us on Feb-

ruary 3 for our Jr. High Lock-In, starting at 7:30 pm. We will have food, fun and games planned throughout the night. Bring your friends! You can sign up on the Youth Board by the library. Contact Grace Penkert at youth@trinitystpeter with questions.

Teacher Appreciation Sunday February 12 is our Teacher Appreciation Day! Please take and extra moment to thank all of Trinity’s Volunteer Sunday School Staff! You may want to encourage your child to make a special card or even offer a sim-ple “Thank-You!” There will be a luncheon for all Sunday School volunteers and their families this day. It will be held in the Gus-tafson Room immediately after the 10:45 am service. Thanks for all that you do! Trinity is very grateful for all of you.


Any committees or individuals that have infor-

mation for the March newsletter need to have it

turned in no later than Monday February 20.

Thank you so much!

“The Faith of Our Fathers In The Language of Our Children”

A Year of Celebrations

Joining us On February 5 we welcome guest preacher Daniel Kolander who served as Trini-ty’s pastor from 1972-1977; and on February 26 we welcome guest preacher Scott Fuller who served from 1996-1999. You will also have the opportunity to visit with the

pastors during coffee hour. We are very excit-ed to have this opportunity to have them visit and worship with us this month.

Thank you to Pastor Paul Krupinski and Pastor Trish Reedstrom for sharing in our worship services in January.

It is certainly a special gift to be able to have these pastors come back to Trinity.

Newsletter 125th ANNIVERSARY

CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILIES

Children’s Ministry Coordinator Erica Penkert

Sunday School, VBS, & Camp CELL: 507-317-8292

EMAIL: [email protected]

Youth and Family Coordinator Carly Ballman

Confirmation, T3, & Families CELL: 507-317-1822

EMAIL: [email protected]

February 5 Guest preacher Dan Kolander Sunday School 125th Birthday Celebration February 26 Guest preacher Scott Fuller March 19 Guest preacherArne Jessen April 2 Remembering the Tornado Special Music Concert in the afternoon Featuring Paul Oman, painter May 14 Old Fashioned Picnic starting at 11:00 at Gorman Park (Across from the Church) June 17 Celebration Dinner at Gustavus (Tickets will be available in April) June 18 Celebration Worship and Cake

Georgia on Our Mind Would you like to help our Mission Trip Youth? Please visit their Wall of Giving located across from the Library. There are envelopes hanging on the wall labeled from $1-$200. You can choose which amount you are able to do-nate and take that envelope down from the wall. There will be a special thank you message inside the envelope from one of our Youth who are attending he trip. Take the note home with you and place the amount of money in the envelope. The envelope can be placed in the bas-ket in the main office. There will also be instructions near the wall. If you have questions please see Erica Penkert.

Mission Trip 2017 Savannah, GA

Available in February Travel mugs ($10) and lapel pins ($6) will be for sale in the Narthex on Sun-days in the month of February!


Newsletter WORSHIP ASSISTANTS

USHERS January 1

8:00 am Sandra & Verl Pettis and Roberta & Arlen Krugerud 9:30 am Jeff & Natalie Leonard and Jim & Valerie Christenson

10:45 am NO SERVICE

January 8 8:00 am Jan & Ron Davis 9:30 am Jeff & Natalie Leonard and Jim & Valerie Christenson

10:45 am The Brent Hanson Family, Darryl Hemingway and Katie Gish

January 15 8:00 am Jan & Ron Davis 9:30 am Joel & Carolyn Darge and Kathy & Harvey Schulz

10:45 am The Brent Hanson Family, Darryl Hemingway and Katie Gish

January 22 8:00 am Leona Miller 9:30 am Joel & Carolyn Darge and Kathy & Harvey Schulz

10:45 am Matthew Broeder & Jessica Ortiz January 29 8:00 am Leona Miller 9:30 am Tom & Lynn Burg and Lauren & Kelli Satrom 10:45 am Matthew Broeder & Jessica Ortiz

5 12 19 26

Council Assistants

8:00

9:30 Bob Broeder Bob Broeder Bob Broeder Bob Broeder

10:45

Ushers

8:00 Paul Albers Janell Stock Lenny & Diana Miller

Paul Albers Janell Stock Lenny & Diana Miller

Kathy Herberg Dee Swenson Jan Swanson

Kathy Herberg Dee Swenson Jan Swanson

9:30 Tom & Lynn Burg Lauren & Kelly Satrom

Dave & Marcie Greisen Bob & Sally Lambert Pat & Tammy Klubben

10:45 Judy Schultz Judy Schultz The Lusty Family The Lusty Family

Acolytes

8:00 Will Borgmeier Samantha Long

Will Borgmeier Samantha Long



9:30 Rhys Hanson Marty Anderson

Rhys Hanson Marty Anderson



10:45 Shelby Graft Shelby Beaudoin

Shelby Graft Shelby Beaudoin



Lay Readers

8:00 Walt Grochow Eileen Kivi Leona Miller Val Youngblom

9:30 Tammy Poppen Carolyn Dobler Judy Schultz Kirk Beyer

Altar Care

Sandy & Doug Minter Mary Lou Miller

Kim & Scott Borgstahl

Video Camera

Nancy Hanson Marc Bachman Marc Bachman Steve Pettis

Coffee Fellowship

Hosts

Ann Bruggeman Judy Schultz

The Portugue Family Trent & Tracy Yeager Keith & Kim Oeltjenbruns

Chili FeedIn conjunction with Winter Fest we are hav-ing a chili feed at the church on Saturday February 4, 2017 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased from members of

the Community Life Committee; Jim Christenson, Mary Ober-lander or Ray JacobsonTickets are $7 for adults, $5 for stu-dents, ages 5 and under are free!

“FOURTH” Sunday Brunch Trinity Women and “The Kitchen” will host this months brunch to raise mon-ey for new silverware and other kitch-en items. Grab a spoon or a fork and eat up! Sunday, February 26 from 8:00 am-11;00 am. This is a free will offering event.

February 2017


Have You Remembered Trinity Lutheran

In Your Estate Planning? When you make or revise your Will or Trust, or review your life insurance contracts or retirement funds, please consider naming Trinity Lutheran Church as one of your beneficiaries. The use of the following language ensures that your gift will be

directed appropriately:

“I bequeath _____ % of my estate (or $______ / amount) to

Trinity Lutheran Church, located at 511 South Fifth Street, Saint Peter,

MN, 56082, designated for the

Trinity Lutheran Church Endowment Fund.”

All gifts of $5,000 or greater will be distributed ac-cording to the provisions of Trinity’s Major Gifts Policy (copies available at the Church Office), un-less the donor otherwise restricts his/her gift. For further information, speak with Pastor Joy Ekstedt or Jennifer Hubrig in the office.

Newsletter SERVICE LISTS

All Trinity members share in food preparation and serving du-ties for funerals and other church events throughout the year. The membership has been divided into 13 groups with desig-nated coordinators for each month. This allows one group to

have a month off each year. Groups move up one month each year as well, so that you are not serving in the same month

each year. When your assistance is needed, a coordinator will contact you. Food coordinators are responsible to call and line-

up the coffee fellowship hosts for each Sunday in their month and submit the list to the office by the 15th of the month for pub-

lication in the Trinity Times.

March 2017 Food Coordinators: Bev Aanonson: 507-934-3858 Kathy Hauser 507-243-3970

Members Bev & Carl Aanonsen Paul & Cary Albers Bob & Sandi Broeder Rod & Cindy Bruce Jack & Marlyss Burch Erik & Casey Dunker Deanna Dunphy Wayne & Sandy Fahning Jeff & Mari Feder Scott & Londa Ferguson Jeff & Cathy Flowers Gerald Flowers Corney & Kathy Hauser Sandra Hayes Darrel & Kandi Hemingway Irene Hoehn, Irene Bill King Jay & Amie Link Judy Maharry Lorraine Mann Jon Marquette Ione Nesheim Dorothy Paulson Bob & Joy Sanderson Steve & Nancy Sizer Amy Weber Karla West Dennis & Julie Wilkins Dean & Theresa Winter

February 2017 Food Coordinators: Kristi Portugue: 507-934-5095 Judy Schultz: 952-913-6675

Members Roger & Corrinne Brenke Ann Bruggeman Kevin & Jessica Campisi Mary Coffey Jerry & Shelly Conlon John & Nancy Cross Carolyn Dobler Shannon Fay Ty & Brittany Galetka Mark Hanson Kris & Patti Kelly Mike & Marlae Kolek Mark & Sarah Kruger John & Jennifer Lammert Bob & Nancy Larson Joy Lyle Lynda Nygard Keith & Kimberly Oeltjenbruns Jeff & Kristi Portugue Scott & Dana Schultz Michael & Heather Tollefson Craig & Marlene Tolzman Jim & Lyn Vavreck Robert & Carol Volk Donna Wick Todd & Shane Wilmes Tom & Kristina Winsell Trent & Traci Yeager

Saint Peter and the Surrounding Area is rich with all types of events that we are happy to announce every

week. You can find information about concerts, art exhibits, festivals and classes on the

Community Announcements Board by the Library.

In Memory of Stanley Oliver Lindquist June 14, 1029-December 26, 2017


511 South Fifth Street, Saint Peter MN 56082

Contact Information: Phone: 507 - 934 - 4786 Fax: 507 - 934 - 4562

Email: [email protected] Website: www.trinitystpeter.org

Facebook: Trinity Lutheran (St Peter, MN)

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Friday: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Trinity Staff:

Lead Pastor: Joy G. Ekstedt 507-519-1004 [email protected]

Associate Pastor: Nate Luong 651-274-4529 [email protected]

Children’s Ministry Coordinator: Erica Penkert 507-317-8292 [email protected]

Youth & Families Coordinator: Carly Ballman 507-317-1822 [email protected]

Church Secretary Kirsten Davis 507-934-4786 [email protected]

Financial Sec./Admin. Asst: Jennifer Hubrig 507-934-4786 [email protected]

Custodian: Barry Wood 507-351-2205 [email protected]

Organist/Pianist: Judy Maharry 507-934-4786 [email protected]

Celebration Singers Director: Annette Meeks 507-934-4786 [email protected]

PraiseBELLS Director: Adrian Lo 507-934-4649 [email protected]

PraiseBAND Leader: Larissa Nieves 507-327-3917 [email protected]

JOY! Choir Director: Nancy Sizer 507-934-4786

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