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- Serving Trinity Lutheran Church and Faribault Lutheran School - Rev. Paul Rieger, Associate Pastor Rev. Kurt Lehmkuhl, Vacancy Pastor Rev. Eugene Chase, Rev. Rex Longshore, Visitation Pastors

Rev. Robert Snyder, Pastor Emeritus Rev. Gatluk Reat, Sudanese Evangelical Lutheran Mission Church Bill Kirkpatrick, Finance/Property Manager Nancy Simonson, Family Ministry Jennifer Kingland, Office Manager

Seth Winter, FLS Principal Rachel Rieger, FLS Administrative Assistant Worship Broadcasts: Radio (KDHL 920 am) Sunday at 8:00am

Address: 530 4th St. NW Phone: (507) 331-6579 Trinity website: www.trinityfaribault.org Facebook.com/Trinityfaribault Trinity Radio Website: www.trinityradioandvideo.org Consolidated Communications TV channel 10 & Charter channel 181, Mon. &/or Tues., 3:30pm

WEEKLY CALENDAR

Sat. (14th) 12-5:00 Sudanese Women’s Choir

5:30 Sunday School Christmas Service

7-9:00 Youth Party (Gym)

Sun. (15th) 8:00 Worship Service

9:15 Adult Bible Study/Fellowship/Sunday School

10:30 Connection Service (C)

12:00 Sudanese Service (Sanctuary)

Mon. (16th) 7:00 GA

7:00 Gamanon

Tue. (17th) 9:00 Bible Study

4:30 Community Cathedral Café

6:30 Elders’ Mtg.

6:30 Stephen Ministry Leaders’ Mtg.

6:30 FLS Brd. Mtg.

Wed. (18th) 8:30 FLS Chapel

9:00 Quilting

10:00 Property Brd.

5:30 Advent Service

6:30 Soup Supper

6:30 Connection Christmas Party (Schafer’s)

6:30 Confirmation

7:00 Choir

Thu. (19th) 10:30 Milestone (C)

12:00 Women In Mission Christmas Party

1:00 Dress Rehearsal

3:30 Faribault Senior Living (C)

6:30 FLS Christmas Service

Fri. (20th) Newsletter Deadline

7:00 Men’s Bible Study & Breakfast (Bernie’s)

Sat. (21st) 12-4:00 Sudanese Youth Mtg. (Fellowship Hall)

5:30 Worship Service (C)

Sun. (22nd) 8:00 Worship Service (C)

9:15 Adult Bible Study/Fellowship/Sunday School

10:30 Worship Service

CAMP OMEGA: Christmas Campaign Camp Omega is hoping to have all of the church-es in the MN South District (which owns the camp) participate in our Christmas Campaign and contribute $1,000 towards the Adult and Family Retreat Center. Construction on the new road and parking lot has begun! For questions, please con-tact Joel@campomega.org or call (507) 685-4266. Donations may be sent to Camp Omega at 22750 Lind Ave., Waterville, MN 56096. Family Service will be providing senior independ-ence services for older adults and people with dis-abilities in the Faribault area. These services assist folks in remaining safely living in the homes and neighborhoods they love. They are in the process of launching a snow removal service for residents and are in need of local volunteers to assist with snow plowing/shoveling. If you can help, please call Jessica Thornton at 507-287-2010 or check out their website: familyservicerochester.org. The Evangelical Free Church of Faribault (1039 St. Paul Ave., Faribault), will be hosting a free class for anyone who is divorced or widowed and is having to start all over with their lives and/or thinking about reentering the dating world. The class focuses on our need for God in our lives and in our relationships; it also focuses on rebuilding your life in a successful way. We teach about healthy and unhealthy aspects of relationships so that you can have happy and healthy relationships going forward. This class is also designed to help couples who are struggling and possibly consider-ing divorce and are hoping to reconcile or im-prove their marriage. This class runs January 6-February 10, Monday nights at 6:30-8:30 p.m. Please contact Jennifer to register and for more information at 507-210-6339.

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Faribault Lutheran School The FLS kids collected 2,852 items during the month of November for the St. Vincent de Paul food shelf, for a total weight of 2,800 pounds of food! The FLS Christmas Service, “Jesus, What a Wonderful Child” will be held at Trinity on Thursday, December 19, 6:30 p.m. A dress re-hearsal will be at 1:00 p.m. on the 19th. Every-one is invited! FLS Scrip makes a great stocking stuffer for Christmas. Pick up a sheet in the narthex for more info.

Merry Christmas! Faribault Lutheran School Christmas break: December 23-January 5. Classes will resume on January 6, 2020. Note: there will not be early dismissal on December 20.

It's time to be thinking BIBLE BOWL! Practice will begin on January 5 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Prepare yourself now by reading the book of JUDGES - ESV. The competition will be on

April 4, 2020. Open yourself up to all the bless-ings of being on the team. See Philip Simonson.

In Our Prayers for Strength, Comfort, and Healing… Dean & Melissa; Jennifer; Tanner; Verna Bahl; DeeAnn Bartkey; Jeffrey Bauer; Rachel Benson; Dean Berghoff; Gary Kittleson; Siegfried Mittmann; Genia Moore; Cinda Peterson; Mark Quinlan; Barb Roach; Ray Sanders; Nancy Schultz; Esther Sipult; Kay Smith; Rev. Bob & Mardy Snyder; Helen Spitzack; Donald G. Stepan; Dennis Waskosky Prayers for those whose names we carry in our hearts. For emergencies and after-hour prayer requests, please call Rev. Paul Rieger, 636-751-4784. Our missionaries to pray for are Pastor Fung & Kalia and their son, serving in Thailand. The Radio Broadcast this Sunday is given in loving memory of Hank Velzke, by his wife, Mary Ellen Velzke.

Welcome to Trinity Lutheran Church, Faribault, MN. We are pleased you are here! An Information Center can be found in the narthex with brochures, pamphlets, and booklets about Trinity, LCMS schools,

upcoming programs, and community events. Please help yourself to these materials.

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Trinity News of the Week December 14 & 15, 2019

EVANGELISM & OUTREACH

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL READINGS

Mon. 12/16: Psalm 5 Thu. 12/19: Is. 7:10-17

Tue. 12/17: Prov. 2:5-20 Fri. 12/20: Rom. 1:1-7

Wed. 12/18: Heb. 4:14-16 Sat. 12/21: Matt. 1:18-25

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Attention: LWML Christmas party is Thursday, December 19 at noon in the Fellowship Hall. The guest speaker will be Pastor Becker from LWML. All women of Trinity are invited!

We are in need of donations of bars or cookies for the Soup Supper on December 18. Please sign up at the information center. The menu will include Pasta Fagioli, Turkey Noodle Soup, and Beef Stew. All proceeds will go toward the mission trip to Nicaragua in spring 2020.

♫ I’ve got the J.O.Y…down in my heart ♫

Calling every older girl and boy, Come to the group that we call JOY.

On January 2nd, I have a hunch

We will have a wonderful pot luck lunch.

Starting at 11:30, we’ll have a ball, Of course, we’ll meet in the

Fellowship Hall.

A dish to pass would be more than fair. Don’t forget a plate and silverware.

A remembrance program for those

passed away, Is something else that will come that day.

A thanks to Marcy, for all she’s done,

And “Hello” to the new leaders who’ve just begun.

For Thursday, January two, in 2020, I think this rhyme has said plenty.

Trinity Quilters have Christmas and gift items for sale in the Fellow-ship Hall. Proceeds from the sale will help purchase quilt batting.

Angel Tree...Thank you, Trinity, for your support of this project. If you have an angel that you are gifting, but have not complet-ed your shopping, please drop off the gift/gifts (unwrapped) no later than this Sunday, Decem-ber 15. Our group is meeting Sunday the 15th to organize and wrap the gifts. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Young at 507- 330-0326. Again, thank you, we appreciate your help in bringing joy to others this Christmas! The Human Care team would like to thank Trinity members and visitors for supporting our soup supper fundraiser on December 4. We were able to raise over $500 to help us support those in need here at Trinity and in our communi-ty. We would also like to thank the FLS cooking elective class for providing the delicious des-serts. Seed money for this project was provided by the Thrivent Action Team program. Trinity’s Human Care Team would like to

thank Trinity members for their generous donations to St. Vin-cent’s food pantry during the month of November. Each weekend, the bins were full of items for those in need in our community. These contribu-tions allow those served by the pantry to feed their families

with a variety of nutritious and delicious choic-es. We continue to accept donations for St. Vin-cent’s throughout the year. Just place your items in the bins provided in the narthex. (Please check the expiration dates as they cannot accept food which is past the use-by date.)

HUMAN CARE

FELLOWSHIP

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Love Seat in Memory of Lloyd Ross: The next time you walk into church through the west entrance, take a look at the wrought iron love seat on one side of the entrance. This lovely seat was donated by Darlene Ross in loving memory of her husband, Lloyd.

The Church Office will be CLOSED Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Don’t forget to designate your 2019 Choice Dollars® (You may still designate through March of 2020.) Designating your grant dollars to Trinity is a valuable way to assist in the church’s ministry. Call Thrivent at 1-800-847-4836 and say Thrivent Choice at the prompt or log on to www.thrivent.com/thriventchoice.

“Name That Christmas Tune” How many of the Christmas Carols on the Narthex glass can you name? Want a chance to win a certificate for a free Trinity Pie? Fill your guesses on the entry sheets on the narthex infor-mation center by December 22. Questions? See Kevin Kreger.

SPECIAL HOLIDAY SERVICES Advent Midweek Service Wednesday, December 18 5:30 PM - Advent Service

6:30 PM - Soup Supper to support the Nicaragua Mission trip in 2020

Thursday, December 19

1:00 PM - FLS Dress Rehearsal 6:30 PM - FLS Christmas Service “Jesus, What a Wonderful Child”

Christmas Eve, December 24

4:30 PM - Christmas Eve Family Service 10:00 PM - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

Christmas Day, December 25

9:00 AM - Christmas Day Service (Communion)

No Services on New Year’s Eve or

New Year’s Day

We are in need of a volunteer to take the DVD recording of our worship ser-vice to Pleasant Manor once a month. Call the church office if you can help out. This is a valu-able ministry to the nursing home residents.

MAKE TODAY THE DAY YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Today’s youth need positive adult role models now more than ever. There are children right here in your community that are waiting for a Big through Big Brothers / Big Sisters. You could be the adult who stands in their corner. We often hear Bigs say “I wish I had done it sooner.” Is now your time to step up? Step up today, mentor their tomorrow. Visit bbbsofsouthernmn.org and click Become a Big today. Questions? Call 507-451-5922.

WORSHIP

STEWARDSHIP

STATISTICS Attendance General Fund Receipts

(Advent Service, December 4, 2019) 104 $ 1,730

(Weekend Services, December 7/8, 2019) 307 $ 9,749

Weekly budgetary needs in 2019: $13,566

CUMULATIVE TOTALS Time Period: January 1—December 9, 2019

(49 Weeks) Budgetary Needs Receipts $664,734 $569,752

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