TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH 9858 North Street Reese, Michigan 48757

February 2020

Trinity Lutheran Church & School

(The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod) 9858 North Street, Reese, MI 48757

Website: trinityreese.org (church) Website: trinityreese.com(school)

Google Calendar: (master) TrinityReese2015 (school)Schooloffice1921 Pastor: Daniel Burhop Principal: Levi Bringold

The Trinity Tidings The monthly newsletter of Trinity Lutheran Church

1 Letter from the Pastor 2 Continued Letter from the Pastor/ Board of Elders 3 Vicar Heimer 4 Board of Directors 5 Financial & Scrip 6 Pastor’s Announcements 7 Letter from Music Director/ Music Teacher 8 Trinity Happenings 9 Area Happenings 10 Valley Lutheran 11 Valley Lutheran

12 Youth News 13 Fish Fry 14 Worship Anew 15 Hear the Word 16 School Lunch/pieces of

history 17 Principal News 18 Childcare/Pre-School 19 Continued Prayers/ Me-

morials 20 Boards & Staff

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Secretary: Jessica Haller-Carter Board of Directors Chairman: Pete Hudeck Board of Directors Vice Chairman: Scott Briggs Board of Finance: Randy Bittner Board of Elders: Ken Zimmer Board of Trustees: Rob Pike Board of Stewardship: Betty Wiseman Board of Evangelism: John Dohrmann Board of Education: Tyler Simpson Board of Worship: Jeff Sommerfield Board of Social Ministry: Nancy Bauer Youth Board: Mike Reinert Parish Education: Connie Ackerman Cemetery Board: Tom Bauer Treasurer: Julie Neumann

Staff: Childcare Director: Vickie Bull Caregivers: Sheila Aguilar, Shelby Agui-lar, Shelly Aguilar, Amanda Ward, Kristina Springsteen , Lindsay Harmon, Tammy Harmon Media Supervisor: Beth Dankert School Secretary: Shannon Britton School Custodian: Greg Wright School Cook: Amy Wendland—Patti Bittner Office Coordinator: Lena Mossner Financial Coordinator: Gary Weiss Church Custodian: Tricia Ray Youth Director: Christina Weidner

Teaching staff: Pre-School: Julie Wheeler Pre-School Assistant: Jennifer Mailley Kindergarten: Cindy Briggs 1st & 2nd Grade: Christina Weidner 3rd & 4th Grade: Kamie Pike 5th & 6th Grade: Carol Eyster/Levi Bringold 7th & 8th Grade: Levi Bringold/ Cindy Briggs Computer: Beth Dankert Music 1-8: Miss Hannah Bjornstad/Mrs. Yagiela Handballs & Choir: Miss Hannah Bjorn-stad/Mrs. Yagiela

“Teaching About CHRIST, Leading To CHRIST, Caring Like CHRIST.”

Thank You To All The Volunteers Who Make This Newsletter Possible And To All The Members Of Trinity Who So Willingly Give Of Their Time And Talents To Serve Their Lord In Various Capacities!

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9858 North Street Reese, Michigan 48757 989-868-9901 TrinityReese.org Pastor Daniel Burhop Vicar Jess Heimer Principal Levi Bringold

February 2020

OFFICE HOURS (Church) M-F 9:00 am — 3:00 pm Mrs. Mossner

OFFICE HOURS (school) M-F 7:30 am—3:30 pm Mrs. Britton

From the Pastor:

THE FAITH OF ST. VALENTINE

While Christmas and Easter are the two highpoints of the year, something needs to fill the

gap between them. For the Church, we have the seasons of Epiphany and Lent, as we see

who this Baby born on Christmas is during Epiphany and see what He has come to do during Lent.

There are other days that fill this gap as well, like St. Valentine’s Day.

While the world might celebrate this day in some interesting ways, the church also celebrates

this day and remembers St. Valentine, one of our early Christian church fathers, who gave

his life for his confession of who Jesus is and what Jesus came to do. We don’t know much

about Valentine; there is a story about how he gave a note of consolation in the shape of a

heart to a little girl who was worried about him, and that might be where the tradition of giv-

ing “Valentines” originated. While we don’t know much about his history, we do know that

he believed in Jesus Christ and that Valentine was a member of Christ’s Church, willing to

die for his faith rather than deny it.

Board of Elders Deaths: 1 Transfers Out: 0 Baptisms: 0 Confirmation: 0 Releases: 0 Affirmation of Faith: 0 Transfers in: 0 Membership as of 1/ 24/2020 Baptized 1030 Communicant 835 Associate 13

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Today, we associate Valentine’s Day with love, especially between a husband

and wife. While that might not have been what St. Valentine’s life was actually

teaching, the love between a husband and wife is a picture of the love that Val-

entine confessed that Jesus has for His Church. When St. Paul writes (in Ephe-

sians Chapter Six) about the roles and duties of a husband and wife, saying:

“22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the

head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church…25 Husbands, love your

wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her”, he ends that

section by writing:

“32 This mystery is profound,

and I am saying that it refers to

Christ and the church.”

For St. Paul, you can’t separate a discussion of marriage from a discussion of

Christ and the Church. Our marriages are imperfect; we love each other, yet we

sin against each other because we are sinners. In Christ, we see a perfect love as

He gives Himself for His Bride, the church. This is the faith that St. Valentine

was killed for confessing. As we celebrate Valentine’s Day, let this be on our

minds as well. We might not all have a husband or a wife, but we do all have

Christ.

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In Our Continued Prayers Continued Prayer:

David Hughes, Jeanette

Prayer Request: Betty Bender, Conner Bekemeier, Mike Bender, Ron Carter, Becky Edwards, Lavern Kaufman, Elsie Marx, Payton Matzke, Jean Reinhardt, Robert Scherzer, Eileeen Schrader, Marian Schrader

Shut-ins: Betty Bender, Jennifer Elbers, Elsie Marx, Helen Reif, Beneva Schemm, Marian Schrader

Military:

Justin Guerrero PSC 76 Box 2723 APO AP 96319-006 ( he is in Japan) Brandon Bierlein, (Travis AFB) San Francisco, California

Addresses:

Helen Reif, 5750 Sheridan Road, Unionville, Michigan 48767 Jean Marie Reinhardt 324 Hamilton St. Caro, Michigan 48723 (new)

Please inform the office if you know of anyone else who should be added to any of these lists.

In Memory

In Memory: Tim Elbers—General Fund

In Memory:

Jud Cooper– General Fund

In Memory: James Bierlein—General Fund

In Memory: Jud Cooper—O’ Give Thanks

In Memory:

Cindy Houghtaling—General fund

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A little look at Obadiah.

For many Christians, the minor prophets in the Old Testament are confusing and pretty unfamiliar. Not often do we hear about the minor twelve prophets in church or Sunday school. There are a few verses from Micah and Malachi that we hear, especially around Christmas time. We all know the story of Jonah and the great fish (not a whale!). Outside of that, though, the other Old Testament prophets are relatively obscure. Certainly they are the true word of God- (there is no doubt about that), but we may wonder: What exactly do they mean to us today? For God’s people in ancient Israel, they spoke of His judgement and deliverance, among other things. They spoke impending destruction and everlasting comfort for God’s people but all ultimately point towards the coming of Christ. As Jesus tells us, Holy Scripture, the law and the prophets all testify to Himself (John 5:39, Luke 24:27). They don’t just testify here and there, their entire message points to Him! Let’s take a look at one of the least-known of the Old Testament prophets, Obadiah. Obadiah doesn’t specifically state when he was a prophet but it’s safe to assume and widely understood that he was a prophet immediately after the de-struction of the Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon’s Temple) in around 587 BC which also would have been the same time that the prophet Jeremiah was alive. These were not pleasant times. The power and glory of David and Solomon were dim memo-ries and the entire city of Jerusalem was in ruins. God’s people would have felt as though they had no hope. They would have been destitute, broken, and terrified. Obadiah writes his prophecy against Edom. Now, Edom was not the nation that attacked Jerusalem, but was a hated neighbor that constantly was the bane of Israel’s existence. Edom descended from Esau, so the sibling rivalry was tense and you can probably imagine the hatred between the two nations. They did not get along at all. What happened in Obadiah’s time (about 1400 years after Jacob and Esau were alive) was that as the people of Jerusalem fled through Edom, Edomites likely took advantage of them and further troubled and mocked the people of Israel, even cheer-ing on their destruction, as is evidenced in Psalm 137:7. Obadiah then prophesies against Edom. The Edomites were, for lack of a better word, really jerks. Obadiah spends most of the book proclaiming the impending doom of Edom. Three different proclamations are issued against Edom. They are said to be self-serving, boastful, and gloaters. Their destruction is foretold. Instead of being compassionate to their Israelite brethren, they cheer on their demise. The seven verses of Obadiah provide comfort and hope for the Israelites and their up-coming deliverance from the hands of evil people. Obadiah tells Israel that they shall possess not only Edom, but Canaan, Philistia, Samaria, and other lands of people who constantly tormented the Jewish people. The main lesson of Obadiah is that God will deliver His people. The possession of the people of Israel is not physi-cal land; rather, it is possession of a spiritual kingdom. The Kingdom of Heaven is much greater and much more far reaching than the Holy Land. Obadiah prophesies of Christ’s coming kingdom that will have people from all tribes and lands, yet shall only be one people. Christ’s Kingdom on the Last Day will triumph over all who mock and scoff at His people. In this, we have comfort. In a time where Christianity no longer is tolerated as it was and when our beliefs are mocked and scorned by others, we have hope. God will destroy evil and conquer death. The righteous children of God, as Jesus says in Matthew 25:46 will go into eternal life. Just like the Israelites were promised the land, we too are promised a new and everlasting home, much greater than anything we can imagine. Obadiah tells us quite a bit about our lives as Christians. We are constantly surrounded by those who want our de-mise. Sin, death, and the devil have always been hard at work against God’s people. We sometimes doubt God’s promises when we are faced with all kinds of adversity, just as the Israelites in Obadiah’s time did. Yet we have hope. We have a great hope in the Lord’s return and in that, we have comfort. Obadiah points towards that day of the Lord. When we pray “Come, Lord Jesus” we are praying for that day, just as Obadiah did. We are praying for Christ to come and rescue us. We know he certainly will.

Preschool 4’s: Mr. Jj likes to jump. He is happy his letter starts JESUS. Mr. Rr like to run races. He is very fast. Mr. Yy is so tired, he yawns all day long. On Friday of our tired week we will have pajama day and eat a yummy breakfast . Mr. Xx marks when something is wrong, all wrong. He is so mixed up. On Ash Wednesday we will hear how our sin separated us from God, but Jesus took our sins with Him to the cross. Preschool 3’s: We love parties! We are having pretend parties with our friends and a real Valentine’s Day party. “Old King Cole” was a merry ole soul. He had food and music to make his day. “I’m A Little Tea Pot” rhyme has us pretending to have a tea party with our friends. We love to pretend cook and shop for groceries. “Pat a Cake” rhyme has us singing to our friends. We are learning what an initial is, and what our friends spe-cial initial is. We will even sing with a J for Jesus. “Wee Willie Winkie Runs Through the Town” is a rhyme where Willie is wearing his pajamas. We are going to have a pajama day too. Afternoon Enrichment News: This month we will be counting and recognizing numbers 0 – 70. Our new pattern is AABC. We will be learning navigation words so that we can find hidden treasures in our room. We like to play different jobs. If you have work shirts, we would love them. We also like old lady and man hats, gloves and purses.

It has been a crazy time this past month with illness and weather causing lower numbers at times. We even had a day off because there was no heat following bad weather. Hopefully God willing, we will be done with this mess soon. Looking forward to February, we pray for good weather but we would like a little more snow, but only in small amounts, so we can get out an play in the snow. We have so much fun climbing the snow hills made by the snow plow trucks on the edge of the parking lots. And Valentine's Day is coming with parties on Friday, February 14th. We are looking for donations of empty cereal boxes or the larger Kleenex boxes to decorate and use for our Valentine cards. If you have some laying around that you would like to recycle please drop them off in the child care wing near the wood coat lockers in the hall, room 6. ' I will be attending the Snowtire Conference February 6-7, but the center will be open with all the caregivers present. A Saturday in March, most if not all the caregivers, will attend the Infant/Toddler Academy in Caro, for a day of training. We would like to thank all those who have remembered child care in the prayers and with their donations of clothing and toys for the chil-dren. We wish God's blessings on all as we move through this new year with a chance to make a difference in our children's lives with Je-

sus.

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From the Principal

Mr. Bringold

School office hours: 7:30 am—3:00 pm DATES TO REMEMBER: February 1st & 2nd ‘A’ Girls Basketball St Lorenz February 3rd ‘A’ Boys Basketball 4:30 pm February 8th ‘C’ Boys & Girls Game 10:00 am @ St. Michael’s February 13th ‘A’ Boys Basketball TCLL Tourney @ Trinity 4:30 pm February 14th 3rd Mid-Term Quarter February 14th Valentine’s Parties February 14th ‘A’ Girls Basketball TCLL Tourney 4:30 pm February 15th TCLL Tournament @ St. Lorenz 8:00 am February 15th ‘C’ Team Game February 16th K-4th grade choir(8:15 am) February 19th 3rd Quarter Mid-Term Grades released February 22nd ‘C’ Team game 10:00 am February 29th ‘C’ Team game 10:00 am INTERESTED IN TRINITY? ALL you need to do is fill out the registration form and pay the $50.00/per child deposit. (This deposit is put toward your Educational Fees.). Please see Levi Bringold or Shannon Britton for forms and if you have any questions. (989)868-4501 Registration information is available in the office or online at www.trintyreese.org .

We would love to have you come for a visit. Please continue to keep Trinity Church/School in your prayers

so we continue to be A GREAT, JOYful PLACE TO GROW in 2019-20!

We have just finished up Lutheran Schools Week and we are reminded how blessed we are to be part of a Lutheran School. So, what makes this school special? We get to talk about Jesus, and the values He taught, and we get to show and receive forgiveness every day as we are a school full of sinners. Growing in Christ is something that I enjoy watching the students do, and something that I get to do with the students, staff/faculty, families, and congregation. We are so blessed to be part of a Lutheran school! This month we are having Valentine’s Day parties and getting ready for the fish fry. If you want to help us out again this year we would GREATLY appreciate it. Time and again I thank you for your support and prayers and I am going to keep doing that, because without you, we wouldn't be here. This is our 99th year and we are so excited for our 100th year next year. Thanks for being part of that. God has continued to bless the efforts of the congregation. God has really done some-thing special here. Have a blessed February! Levi

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES DECEMBER 17th, 2019 Present: Pastor Burhop, Vicar, Brent Dankert (late) Randy Bittner, John Dohrmann, Scott Briggs, Levi Bringold, Tom Bauer, Eric Rupprecht, Jeff Sommerfield, Betty Wiseman, Rob Pike, Milinda Bader, Heather Jasman. Also present were new incoming board members: Jessica Haller, Pete Hudek, Tyler Simpson and Nancy Bauer. Absent: Ken Zimmer, Connie Ackerman Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Scott at 7:32 pm. Devotion: Pastor talked about what it means to be a leader in the church and read from Mark Chapter 10. Pastor said that the goal is to serve and that it is an honor to hold a position of service in the church. Devotion closed with prayer. Brent had the group go around and introduce themselves. He stated that the agenda for tonight is 2020, the nominating committee, the Board of Elders’ report on the vicar program and the status of the estate that was willed to the church. November minutes will be approved at next month’s meeting. Brent reminded the boards to submit a members list and goals for 2020. Financial Report: Randy reported that as of the end of November we are in the hole $53,000 and consistently bringing in less than we are spending. Child care is down this month as well. Frequently this time of year we are in this position and we are hoping that next month we should have a better handle on where we are at, as December is typically our best month as far as givings. Randy asked Rob for a status of the estate. Rob said that as benefactors we do not have access to all of the information. It is not our property and we are waiting for things to go through with the estate. Discussion about Trustees handling the estate versus the Board of Finance. Because it is a legal matter it goes through the Trustees. Some of the land from the estate is in PA 116 but things are getting squared away, it just takes time. Hoping to have a check before the end of the year. Nominating Committee: John reported that the Nominating Committee contacted a number of people and had a meeting regarding the results. John recommended that as the boards are looking for new members they should consider some names that he has, as there are people willing to serve but do not want to be the chair. We should also keep the new members in mind as a way to get them involved. Brent challenged the board chairs to reach out to the members on John’s list. John said that Dan Pike has agreed to chair the Nominating Com-mittee next year, with John and Ruth staying on to help. Gary will step down. Pete Hudek, as the new chairman, will also nominate two new people to serve on the Nominating Committee. Vicar Program: Pete reported that the Elders are going to take the vicar program to the congregation again in January. Brent discussed the importance of the vicars and how they have touched different members of the congregation in different ways. The Elders would like to see the vicarage program as a mission, and not to be looked at as the benefits that Trinity gets, but what we can do to benefit the Lutheran Church. Discussion about the advantages of bringing the vicar program to the congregation each year to let them decide. M/S/C to take it to the congregation for 2020/21 whether to continue the vicar program. The voters meeting will be held January 12th between services. Pastor’s Report: No report. Board Reports: Chairman: Nothing to report. Vice Chairman: Nothing to report. Board of Finance: Randy had nothing further to report than what has already been discussed. Board of Elders: Nothing to report than what has already been discussed. Board of Trustees: Rob had nothing further to report than what has already been discussed. Short discussion about the status of the projector screens. Both are now broken. Paul Hess is researching places to repair them. Board of Stewardship: Betty reported that Prayer Shawl Ministry worked very hard and was able to get 93 sets of hats/scarves/gloves com-pleted. The Quilters donated 118 quilts to the Bay City Rescue Mission, Saginaw Rescue Mission, Emmaus House and Trinity Food Bas-kets. Betty stated that the quilters could use some help cutting fabric, sewing strips, tying squares, etc. Betty praised the Prayer Shawl Ministry and the Quilters for all of their hard work.

School Lunch Menu

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A few pieces of History in February

Sun-

day

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Satur-

day

1

2 3 Pancakes and sausage

4 Pizza burgers

5 Nacho su-preme bar

6 Subs, ham, tur-key or salami

7 Meatballs w/gravy over buttered noodles

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9 10 Homemade French toast

11 Chef salad bar w/ham turkey and hard boiled eggs

12 Homemade pizza

13 Hamburger bar

14 Pasta w/meat sauce

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16 17 Cereal day w/yogurt parfait fruit bar

18 Mac ‘n’ cheese

19 Nacho su-preme bar

20 Bosco sticks(with pepperoni)

21 Chicken breast sandwich

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23 24 Breakfast bur-rito, hash brown starz

25 Chicken & rice casserole

26 Homemade pizza

27 Hamburger bar

28 Baked ham

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1) John DeLorean became general manager of Chevrolet (1969)

2) GI Joe launched (1964) 3) Major Earthquake in New Zealand

(1931) 4) Facebook mainstreamed (2004) 5) Congress passes the Immigration

Act(1917) 6) Alan Shepard was the first man to

hit a golf ball on the moon(1971) 7) US embargo ordered by President

Kennedy (1962) 8) Boy Scouts of America, incorpo-

rated(1910)

12) The first Trans Atlantic pas-senger jetliner service (1958) 14) Arizona became the 48th state of the union (1912) 16) 1st 911 emergency telephone system in Haleyville, Ala. (1968) 20) Repeal of the 18th Amendment (1933) 23) Polio vaccines started in the US (1954) 24) Voice of America goes on the air for the first time (1942)

25) 16th amendment, which paved the way for the US adop-tion of income tax, was ratified(1913) 27) 19th amendment of the con-stitution passed(1922) 28) DNA double helix discovered(1954)

Trinity Lutheran Church and School Financial Update: 12/31/2019

Monthly Goal

Fiscal Year Balance

July is the 1st month of the new fiscal year.

*Total fiscal year income minus actual spending

Mortgage Balance $ 0.00

*Monthly Budget from 2019-2020 Mission and Ministry Plan.

Have you never used the SCRIP program we have here at Trinity? Do you wonder how it works? Get your questions answered- stop by the family room after services or the church office to learn more about our SCRIP program. We always are look-ing for more members to use this program, which gives back the profits earned to the church or school. Thank You.

SCRIP

This month we were: above our Monthly Goal 67,078.34

Monthly Income

Weekly Offering 109,812.12

Sunday School 83.44 O Give Thanks 2,211.00

Missions 2,206.00

Thrivent Choice 38.00

SCRIP 0.00

Tuition 9,200.17

Other 20.076.61

VBS 0.00 Total Income

for Month 143,627.34 $76,549 needed

Year To Date Balance

General Fund (13,724.98)

School 17,026.86

Child Care 3,331.85

Total* 6,633.73

Board of Evangelism: John reported that the Christmas Walk went well and it was nice to have the church open to the community and also have the youth involved. They gave out arch books, lots of hot dogs and did a drawing. Board of Education: Nothing to report. Board of Worship: Nothing to report. Board of Parish Education: No report. Cemetery Board: Nothing to report. Principal’s Report: Levi said they are getting ready for the Christmas program. Lutheran Schools Week is coming up in January. The 100th year of the school is coming up next school year (2020/21) and they would like to start planning something special for that. Board of Social Ministry: Milinda reported that they had a very successful Advent Dinner, as it was one of the top dinners donation-wise. All money received was donated to the hot lunch program. Nancy stated that euchre is scheduled for January 12th, February 9th, March 8th and March 29th. Pastor mentioned that on December 29th there will be one service at 9:30. Board of Youth: Jim reported that the Youth decorated cookies on Saturday and had fun with that. More hangouts are planned. They are going ice skating on January 5th. On February 2nd they are doing Super Bowl snacks. There is a youth gathering in March. Jim also noted that Pastor, Vicar and Hannah have been helping out with the youth events, which has been great. M/S/C to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 8:43 pm with the Lord’s Prayer. Respectfully submitted, Heather Jasman Secretary

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Hear the Word February 2020

February 2

nd

“Gold Without Glitter” Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler Without the fire of the refiner's forge, there can be no glittering gold. So it is with us. You are more precious to God than gold. but, like gold, you and I need refining. (Genesis 42)

February 9th

“Break Through the No-Go Zone” Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler Sometimes, the difference between then and now, between what used to be and what is, comes in a single moment, a defining act. We call that a breakthrough. (Genesis 43-45)

February 16th

“Families and Joseph's Tears” Guest Speaker: Dr. Dean Nadasdy (Genesis 50:15-26)

February 23rd

“TBD” Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler

IN DEPTH STUDY ON MARRIAGE AS A PICTURE OF CHRIST AND THE

CHURCH

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, 7:00-9:00 pm

Starting in February, we are going to have one “In-Depth Study” each month,

looking at some topics that are a little too big to complete during our regular

Bible Study time. This month we are going to look at the topic of “Marriage as

a Picture of Christ and His Bride, the Church.” This would be a great class to

attend if you are married, of course, but as each of us is a member of the Bride

of Christ, this is certainly not just something for married couples to attend.

What will we do? We will start with a look at the Rite of Holy Matrimony in our hym-

nals and why our marriage services are set up the way they are. We will look at

all the Bible readings associated with that service, what they teach us about the

Christian view of marriage, and how that helps us in our own relationships.

That discussion will then lead into some questions about practical issues on

marriage, and why this all matters to us. As usual, there will be some food in-

volved.

Who should come? First, those who are married who might want to think back to their

marriage vows and examine them after being married for some time. Second,

anyone who is thinking about getting married, whether that is sometime soon

or sometime in the distant future. Finally, this topic is important for everyone

who is a Christian, whether you plan on ever being married or not! As St. Paul

says, when we are speaking about marriage, we are really speaking about our

Lord Jesus Christ, and His Bride, the Church.

When is this? This session will be held on Thursday, February 13th, from 7:00 to 9:00

pm. If you are interested in attending, please let Pastor Burhop know.

ADULT INSTRUCTION CLASS

We will be starting another Adult Instruction Class for those who are interested

in becoming a member of our church or simply wanting to learn more about

what we believe and confess as a church. If you are interested in attending,

please get in contact with Pastor Burhop at pastorburhop@gmail.com or by

calling the office.

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Weekly Scripture Readings & Sermon Summaries

February 2020 February 2nd, 2020 – The Purification of Mary and The Presentation of Our Lord Psalm 84; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-32 “Cleansed and Claimed” - Sermon Text: Isaiah 52:7-10 - Rev. Dr. Thomas Ahlersmeyer What does it mean to be a Christian? What rests at the heart of a Christian’s reality and experience? God answers these questions and more when Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus come to Jerusalem’s temple 40 days after His Christmas birth. February 9th, 2020 – Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Psalm 112:1-9; Isaiah 58:6-9; Matthew 5:14-16 “Lights, Shine!” - Sermon Text: Matthew 5:14-16 - Rev. Dr. Walter Maier III You, who are joined to Christ in faith, have light and are light. Jesus says to you, “Shine!” Great, but what does all of this mean? February 16th, 2020 – Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany Psalm 119:1-8; Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Matthew 5:21-37 “He Is Your Life” - Sermon Text: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 - Rev. Thomas Eggold Like the children of Israel, we are facing a future that is full of transition. For some of you, these transitions will be trying and traumatic, and for all of us, the reality of change brings with it the temptation to walk our own way, but the story of God’s action in our lives sustains us, and the Spirit of God strengthens us, in the midst of life’s transitions, and in the face of our fear and weakness, God is always there to meet our sinful disobedience with forgiveness, life and salvation. February 23rs, 2020 – The Transfiguration of Our Lord Psalm 2:6-12; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9 “God and Man” - Sermon Text: Matthew 17:2 - Rev. Shayne Jonker “Jesus was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became white as light.” Peter, James, and John saw that: Jesus, the Son of Man, in the glory of His kingdom. God of God, Light of Light. It’s Transfig-uration Sunday, the last of the Epiphany Sundays, the big epiphany where we hear of Jesus shining like the sun in the presence of Moses and Elijah. It’s here that we find there’s much more to Jesus than meets the eye.

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Greetings, Trinity Lutheran Church and School! During the entire month of February we will be singing Divine Service Setting Two. This setting has been sung in this church before and I know that we are famil-iar with the words from other settings. I wonder, however, if we know from where the music come. A bit of background of the makeup of the music in a service! The Ordinaries are the parts of the service that never change. They remain the same from week to week and include the Kyrie, Gloria in Excelsis (or This is the Feast), Alleluia, Offertory, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, and Nunc Dimittis (or Thank the Lord). The Propers of a ser-vice change from week to week. These include, the Introit, The Old Testament read-ing, Gradual, New Testament reading, and Gospel reading. When we talk about music pertaining to a particular service, we are usually referring to those Ordinaries, although there are other parts of the service that we do sing. Each setting in our hymnal is composed by different people, especially Setting Four, which has no fewer than six different musical minds involved. Setting Two, however, was composed largely by Ronald A. Nelson, a musician and composer in Minnesota. Born in 1927, his entire life has been in dedication to the music of the Lutheran church and has gained recognition for his compositions and work with parish choirs. He has gained many accolades including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from St. Olaf and the F. Melius Christiansen Award from the American Choral Direc-tors Association of Minnesota. He still attends the parish in which he worked for 37 years at Westwood Lutheran Church and is now a choir member! Our hymnal is full of history with hymns dating back to the early centuries of the church. But we also hold and sing new compositions within the LSB. It is good to be reminded of the musical traditions that the LCSM continues to build upon. Kantor Hannah F. Bjornstad

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Trinity Happenings

OFFERING ENVELOPES: Your 2020 offering envelopes have been placed in your church mailbox. SUPER BOWL SNACKS: Super Bowl Sunday, February 2nd after services, the youth will be hosting a Super Bowl Snack Fundraiser. The youth will be attending the Michigan District Youth Gathering on Mackinaw Island in June, and the proceeds will be going towards their trip. Come and pick up some snacks for the game! Thank You EUCHRE FELLOWSHIP is February 9th, March 8th and March 29th in the meeting room, from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Cost is $3.00 per person. Anyone who can play 4-handed Euchre is invited to attend. There will be a sign-up sheet in the narthex. If you need any information, please contact Nancy Bauer 868-4576. Sponsored by Social Ministry. LENTEN SUPPERS: If your group or committee is available, please consider signing up to provide a Lenten meal. THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the Mitten Tree Ministry. With your help, we were able to fulfill all the requests from Reese Elementary School, Jesse Rouse Elementary School, and the students of Denise Bauer. In addition, we were able to begin the year with 12 complete sets for next Christmas. Many people worked on the project and the Stewardship Board thanks you for your contributions. AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE NEW YEAR, remember it is a time of “starting over.” Look for these tracts to guide you as you begin 2020: “Comebacks,” “Setting Priorities,” and “Your Place in God’s Plan.” AMAZON will donate 0.5% of your purchases to Trinity if you #StartWithaSmile. Go to http://smile.amazon.com and select Trinity Lutheran Church as your charity. Then remember to always shop at http://smile.amazon.com instead of http://www.amazon.com. It is easy and does not cost anything to participate.

ADULT INSTRUCTION CLASS: We will be starting another Adult Instruction Class for those who are inter-ested in becoming members of our church or simply wanting to learn more about what we believe and confess as a church. If you are interested in attending, please contact Pastor Burhop at pastorburhop@gmail.com or by calling the office. THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the lunch fund on the giving tree. Thank you Amy & Patti ATTENTION THRIVENT POLICY HOLDERS : It’s time to direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars for 2019 to Trinity (this must be done by March 29th). You can do this on line (https//www.thrivent.com/making-a-difference/living-generously/thrivent-choice/) or by phone (1-888-834-7434). Have your birth date, contract number or member ID ready. In 2018, Trinity Lutheran School received $883 and Trinity Lutheran Church received $7,815. Encourage everyone to apply so we can top last year’s amounts. CHURCH ADDRESS DIRECTORY is available in the narthex. If something needs to be updated please con-tact the church office. SISTERS-IN-SPIRIT will meet February 1st in the family room. EYEGLASSES NEEDED: MOST Ministries ( Missions of Short Term) do eyeglass mission trips to other countries and help the needy by giving them eyeglasses. They take all types of glasses as well as sunglasses and cas-es. The recipients are very happy and thankful to receive them. There is a basket in the cupboard under the mail-boxes in the hallway by the church. Please bring your unused eyeglasses and deposit them in the basket. HOPE-FULL LIVING: Our subscription for HOPE-FULL LIVING (devotions for Senior Citizens) is again made possible through a grant from Thrivent. Limited copies are still available in the narthex.

Trinity Lutheran

Fish Fry

Friday, March 6th

2020

989-868-4501

11:30am-1:30pm

Take out/Dine-in

4:00pm-7:00pm

(Or until gone)

Trinity Lutheran gym

9858 North St. Reese

3 & under – Free

4-7 - $5.00

8-up/take-out - $10.00

Menu

Baked/Fried fish

Chicken strips

Corn

Coleslaw

Fries/Au gratin

Pies

Rolls

Proceeds towards: school improvements/conferences

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Area Happenings

Please watch the bulletin for upcoming youth events. If you have suggestions for activities or servant

events, feel free to email or text Julie Neumann at jneumanncpa@yahoo.com or 989-245-9095.

Junior Youth Activity List January 10

th Hangout

February 2nd

Superbowl Snacks 7

th Hangout

26th Ash Wednesday Meal

March 13th Hangout

28th – 29

th Junior Youth Gathering at Ann Arbor

April 12th Easter Breakfast

17th Hangout

May 1st Fun Run

15th Hangout

June TBD - Year End Party July 15

th Cedar Point

High School Youth Activity List January 25

th Hangout

February 2nd

Superbowl Snacks 8

th Hangout

26th Ash Wednesday Meal

March 14th Hangout

April 12th Easter Breakfast

18th Hangout

May 1st Fun Run

16th Hangout

June 28th – 7/1 High School Youth Gathering at

Mackinaw Island TBD - Year End Party July 15

th Cedar Point

July 9-13 2022 National Youth Gathering in Houston

SWISS STEAK DINNER is February 9th at Trinity-St. James Lutheran Church in Munger. For further information stop

at the church bulletin board next to the mailboxes.

Trinity Happenings

ENDOWMENT: Endowment forms are in the office . Come in and complete one if you are looking for a way to help a mission or ministry. YOUR INVITATION TO HELP -Social Ministry Is inviting you in collecting diapers and baby items such as maternity clothes, baby clothes, formula and diapers for Beacon of Hope , Pregnancy Care Center in Saginaw. Please place your items in the Pack N Play or Large Red Box. We will be collecting to the end of February. Please keep this Center and their mothers in your prayers also. . Thank you for your assistance CMU MEAL will be provided by the Board of Evangelism at Christ the King Lutheran Chapel on CMU campus on Monday, February 17th from 11:30 to 1:00. Please encourage your children, grandchildren, and/or neighbors that

attend CMU to come visit us for lunch. Contact John Dohrmann @ 868-3588 if you would like to join us in making the trip to CMU.

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