The Trinity Window – September 2016 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

292 Orange St. New Haven, CT. 06510 Phone: 203.787.6521 – Fax: 203.776.7915

www.TrinityLutheranNH.org – office@TrinityLutheranNH.org

From the Pastor

"If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also." (John 12:26) September is the time for us to return to following our fall schedules. Students and teachers return to the classroom, parents and grandparents adjust to fall activities, while Sunday school and Church programming begins anew. We all follow the fall schedule, from the first day of school to enjoying the cooler weather at our local fairs and festivals. But Jesus challenges us to a deeper kind of following this season--following him. "If anyone serves me, he must follow me," Jesus says. What can following mean, except for staying close to, walking right behind, staying connected to, learning from, depending upon, and listening to him? This is how we serve Christ: by following him in obedient faith, by staying close to him and knowing his closeness to us through thick and thin. For we are promised that in following him in faith, we will both find him, and find and serve him in others. More than that, in following we're promised that we won't ever be separated from him, that our relationship will continue forever, so that we'll always be where Christ is! This call to follow is to each of us individually, and yet it's not something we can do alone. The source

of our Christian life is in our Sunday worship together, as we gather each Sunday at 10:15 a.m. to hear God's Word and receive his sacraments. "Follow me," Jesus says, and we begin following together on Sundays, and continue following and serving him all week long in the many places God has put us. Come and follow anew this fall! Rally Sunday is September 11th, with the First Day of Sunday School. We'll have a Holy Smokes cookout September 11th too, with hot dogs and kielbasa provided! So follow in worship. Follow by dropping in for Bible study, or dropping your kids off for Sunday School. Follow by offering your own special gifts to him and to others, all week long. To serve him, we must follow him, and where he is we'll be also. God bless you in your following Jesus this fall, Pastor Mills+

Pastoral Acts Funerals

Dorothy Stahlschmidt Funeral July 19, 2016

Mary Lou Semmler

Funeral August 27, 2016

“Rest eternal grant them O Lord”

Movie Night On Hold

Everyone is welcome to join us. The movies are shown in Emma’s Place (in the church basement) the 2nd Friday of every month. The next movie night date has not been set, the floor still needs to be

done. Please join us when the room is completed! We will provide snacks, juice and coffee during intermission. Mark your calendars for the 2nd Friday of every month at 6:30 p.m.

Pat Sundermann

Sanctuary Eternal Light Burns to the glory of God In Memory of Gunsel Cakal Aug 14th Linda DeGioia Aug 21st In Honor of Heidi Edgerton July 10th Tommy Wilson July 24th Pat Sundermann Aug 28th

Altar Flowers Given to the glory of God… In Memory of all the Faithful Departed Dorothy Stahlschmidt July 10th Karen Wobser Aug 14th Mary Lou Semmler Aug 28th In Honor of Heidi Edgerton July 10th

Rally Sunday Sunday, September 11th is Rally Sunday. Sunday School will resume at 9:00 a.m. and the choir returns to lead us in song at worship!

Oremus “Let us pray” This month we prayed for the following members and friends of Trinity who were sick and/or hospitalized: Justin Handy, Karen Golden, Debra Cakal, Debbie Hart, Bill Stubbs, Jim Handy, Richard Werner, Daniel Paulsen, Jr., Jimmy Ferraro Sr., Alicia Templin, Steve Kenney, Barbara Jones, Joan Mohr, Patrick Cass, Janet Herrington, Sharneka Durham, Charles Peppers, Ayeisha Johnson, Ron Britt, Jakob Smith, Brandon Lee, Dolores Colapietro, Tiffany Owrig, Liam Cahill, Alisha Harris, Edward Bradstreet, Barbara Jones, Kristen Cardona, Tyler Walker, Dan Jacobson, Michael Walker, Karen Macaluso Rae Ann Woods, Leslie Vance, Jon Tyler, Gerry & Sam Caruso, Skip & Kim Martin, Jeanette & Wayne Beach, Charles LeGrand, Sr., Joan Ayotte, Vera Minicozzi, Kristy Dawn Symolon, the people of Ellicott City, MD, all those who serve in the armed forces especially Daniel Burk, Ray Krueger, Tameka Lloyd, Andy Ching, and our homebound members, Marilou Cone, Bertha McGhee, Anne Ockert.. And all those who mourn Russell DeLaubell, Phyllis Ford, Mary Lou Semmler, Dorothy Stahlschmidt and Karen Wobser.

Upcoming Events Here is a preliminary listing for the events we have for this month. Please mark your calendars in advance so you can save the dates.

September 3rd 9:00 am Men’s Breakfast Group 8th 7:30 pm Choir Rehearsals Resume 11th 9:00 am Rally Sunday 11th After Worship Holy Smokes Cookout 11th After Worship Blood Pressure Screening 15th 7:00 pm Council Meeting 18th After Worship Mental Health Presentation 20th 6:30 pm Confirmation Class 22nd 2:45 pm Mary Wade Service 25th After Worship Lay Ministry Speaker

Trinity Window Articles

Trinity Window articles for the next issue are due by the 15th of every month. It is important that you get your articles in on time and think ahead for the next month. Please email articles to: Office@TrinityLutheranNH.org. Articles must be submitted in WORD or PDF format.

Monthly B.P. Screening Debbie Nicolson, R.N. is scheduled to do her next blood pressure screening on Sunday, September 11th , mark your calendar! Debbie will do the screenings in the church office after worship

CPR and AED Class Debbie Nicolson, Parish Nurse, has scheduled a CPR/AED class for new attendees and recertification for others. It will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2016 in the parlor. Mark your calendar for this important date. All ushers are urged to attend!

Operation Christmas Child Sing all ye children Sing of Gods story Sing loud and clearly Give God the glory Excerpt from poem written 4/23/2013 B.J.M I give God the glory for Trinity to bea part of the Operation Christmas Child Ministry through which children around the globe will learn of Gods love for them through a simple shoebox filled with gifts and the greatest journey gospel opportunity. It is entering crunch time now for donations for the boxes, I would like to thank everyone for their generous donations so far. The donation box is located in the narthex for your convenience. At this point the only item

I can safely say we are not in need of is face cloths. Feel free to contact me with any questions about what might be needed. You can also contact Pat in the Church Office. She also has a list of what is needed. I am working on getting a speaker from OCC (a shoebox recipient) to give a temple talk on a Sunday morning. Look to Octobers Window for this date. Our packing party date will also be in the next Window. National Collection Week is November 14th – 21st. Please consider volunteering. The sign up sheet is located on the OCC board by the Mission Mart. Any time you could give would be greatly appreciated. Many hands working together can accomplish great deeds. Yours for the children Barbara Mourer OCC Chairperson and Relay Coordinator

Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers 30 Gillies Road, Hamden, CT 06517 203-230-8994; www.carenewhaven.org

30 YEARS AS THE GOOD NEIGHBOR Are you looking for a new volunteer opportunity? Can you drive an elderly person to a doctor’s appointment? Offer a friendly visit with an elder? IVCG is looking for new volunteers to join our team and help the elderly among us continue to live independently in their own homes. Since 1984, Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers (IVC) has assisted seniors in the Greater New Haven area by fostering independent living and reducing isolation. We train volunteers from area faith communities and civic organizations to offer free neighborly services with compassion and love. To find out more, please contact Anne Cheney, Volunteer Recruitment & Training Coordinator, acheney@carenewhaven.org -- 203-230-8994 Lay Ministry Presentation Lionel Goulet, a representative of the ELCA School of Lay Ministry will visit Trinity on Sunday, September 25th. He will answer questions and explain the two- year process involved in the program. Come meet Lionel after worship in the parlor during coffee hour.

Volunteer Orientation &Training At

The Connecticut Hospice, Inc. The Connecticut Hospice, Inc. (inpatient and homecare). is sponsoring volunteer orientation and training this fall. If you or someone you know is looking for an opportunity to serve others in your community, we would like to hear from you. Our patients and families are in need of your care and support. As a volunteer, you can fill your hours (weekdays/evenings or weekends) by assisting in a clerical capacity or offering direct patient/family contact as a friendly visitor, provide pastoral care or bereavement services, help in arts, massage therapy, pet therapy, hairdresser/barber or provide transportation. For more information, please contact Joan Cullen at 203-315-7510 or jcullen@hospice.com.

Men’s Breakfast Group

The Men’s Breakfast Group will be meeting on Saturday, September 3rd at 9:00 a.m. in the church auditorium. Join in the conversation along with breakfast, please RSVP to Pastor Mills.

Fall Fellowship

I am planning on starting fall fellowship on September 18th with coffee “and”. However, if the temperatures remain hot and humid we will continue with iced tea and lemonade. There’s always October!!!

Pat Sundermann

Christmas in July

On Sunday, July 17th we celebrated Christmas in July at Fellowship Hour. Thank you to everyone who made monetary and item donations to Seafarers International House and Operation Christmas Child.

Thank you! Bob Ford wishes to thank the choir and the congregation for their kindness and support at the time of his mother’s illness and death: Your expressions of condolences and prayers have been deeply appreciated. Thank You!

Adopt-A-School Trinity participated again with All Nations Christian Academy in Fair Haven to provide school supplies for needy children. Thank you to everyone who made monetary and supply donations! Trinity collected: 62 notebooks 374 pencils 124 erasers 40 Expo markers 3 ultrafine Expo markers 32 24 packs of crayons 2 36 packs of crayons 4 48 packs of crayons 205 pencil cap erasers 2 pairs of scissors 8 pens 8 pencil sharpeners 5 pencil pouches AMAZING!!! Holy Smokes!!! On Sunday, September 11th we will have our Holy Smokes cookout in the breezeway after worship. Hot dogs, kielbasa and beverages will be provided, you bring the side dishes, we have enough desserts! There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex. Mental Health Presentation Mary O’Brien, licensed psychologist and clinical supervisor of therapy services at the Yale Psychology Clinic Dept. will be doing a presentation after worship on September 18th including information on mental health resources and low cost individual and group therapy sessions. Great information for all and something to pass along to family or friends that could be in need of these helpful services! There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex.

Seafarers International House It is hard to believe that summer is already coming to an end. How can it be, it seems like just last week it was the 4th of July. It has been a very HOT summer, but I don’t have to tell you that. Even down at the port there was rarely a cooling breeze, but ships continued to come in and out. The M/V K Coral arrived for a very short visit with a crew of Korean and Filipino seafarers. Ten seafarers met me at the gangway waiting to go shopping. The Korean Captain had it all planned; they would all go and eat, make a stop at Best Buy and then go to BJ’s to shop for provisions, enough to get them to Houston. Showing them all the food choices they had at Exit 9 in North Haven, they decided on Buffalo Wild Wings. The Captain insisted that I must eat with them as they were having a celebration. After the Captain ordered a sampling of offerings from the menu (several hamburgers listed at over 1800 calories) they settled in to enjoy a beer and tell me about their dramatic and heroic rescue of 19 Chinese and Indonesian fishermen from their burning vessel 900 nm off the southeast of Bermuda. The K Coral noticed smoke on the horizon and diverted their course to find a fishing boat on fire with people in the water. The search and rescue lasted for 12 hours through the night and deteriorating weather conditions. The Captain said that he was not going to stop searching until the last man had been found. Of the men rescued 3 had been badly burned and 1 later died. The Captain was

very proud of his crew. He said that they train all their life for something like this but always hope that they never have to put their training into practice.

After a stop at Best Buy we moved over to BJ’s and loaded up basket after basket with meat, fresh vegetables and fruit, bread and eggs. The Captain paid for these items and found that he still had some of his food allotment money left over so again they went back and loaded up on snacks, nuts, chocolates and cookies and again they went to buy more. We had a van fully loaded with good things and I knew they would eat well heading to Houston. In August, the SIH Chaplains drove to Portsmouth, VA to attend the annual North American Maritime Ministry Association Conference. Almost 100 Chaplains from around the world gathered to hear about the issues facing seafarers, the maritime industry and seafarer centers today. The Conference’s focus was on “Being Present: Social Isolation at Sea”. We heard from many speakers from the whole spectrum of the maritime industry speaking about the depression, illnesses and even suicides caused by the isolation many of these seafarers feel at sea. I have found that on a ship with 20 crew that there are seafarers who don’t even know each other and Captains who don’t even know the names of his own crew. They basically work, eat and sleep in shifts and then go back to work again. We often find that a seafarer needs a listening ear, someone that will just spend some time with him and just listen, say a prayer with him or give a hug. And then we have ships like the Plover Arrow, one of the largest, beamiest ships I have ever seen in New Haven, here 40r 5 days unloading steel products. From early morning until late evening, seafarers took advantage of being able to go to shore to shop, to eat, to relax. Each time we returned

the men carried many bags and boxes up the gangway and I really had a good laugh when on the last trip back before departure, one of them told me how much they had

enjoyed their stay here BUT “never enough time, never enough money”. How true, how true! Thank you, Ute, for getting up early and having cookies in the oven by 7AM on hot, hot mornings. Your cookies have been enjoyed by many, thank you, Vern, for all the playing cards, than you all for your donations from Christmas-at-Sea in July, for magazines and all the other things I find in my box in the narthex. I hope you enjoy each month hearing about this wonderful ministry as much as I enjoy serving our maritime community. And continue to get the word out that 90% of all we have here comes to us on a ship manned by seafarers far away from their homes and family. Ruth Setaro, Chaplain

Trinity Lutheran Church

292 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510

Phone: (203) 787-6521 Fax: (203) 776-7915

Website: TrinityLutheranNH.org

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

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3 Men’s Breakfast Group 9:00 7:00 NA

4 Pentecost 16 9:00 Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship 7:00 NA

5 Labor Day Office Closed

6 10:30-2:30 Mission Mart 7:30 12 Step

7 Hamden Bible Study 10-:30 Dance 5:30- 7:00 7:00 AA

8 Choir Rehearsal 7:30

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10 Dance 9:00- 12:30 7:00 NA

11 Pentecost 17 Rally Sunday 9:00 Sunday School 9:00 Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship After Worship Holy Smokes Cookout and BP Screen 7:00 NA

12 Dance 6:00- 7:30

13 10:30-2:30 Mission Mart 7:30 12 Step

14 Hamden Bible Study 10:30 Dance 5:30- 7:00 7:00 AA

15 Council Meeting 7:00 Choir Rehearsal 7:30

16 17 Dance 9:00- 12:30 7:00 NA

18 Pentecost 18 9:00 Sunday School 9:00 Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship After Worship Mental Health Presentation 7:00 NA

19 Dance 6:00- 7:30

20 10:30-2:30 Mission Mart Confirmation Class 6:30 7:30 12 Step

21 Hamden Bible Study 10:30 Dance 5:30- 7:00 7:00 AA

22 Mary Wade Service 2:45 Choir Rehearsal 7:30

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24 Dance 9:00- 12:30

7:00 NA

25 Pentecost 19 9:00 Sunday School 9:00 Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship After Worship Lay Ministry Speaker 7:00 NA

26 Dance 6:00- 7:30

27 10:30-2:30 Mission Mart 7:30 12 Step

28 Hamden Bible Study 10:30 Dance 5:30- 7:00 7:00 AA

29 Choir Rehearsal 7:30

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September 2016

Birthdays Sept 2nd ~ Monasia Harris

~ Kathleen Mills 3rd ~ Lisa Esch ~ Preston Spears 6th ~ Isaiah Wogman 7th ~ Giovanna Setaro 15th ~ Robert deLaubell ~ Katrina Regan 16th ~ Christine Golden 20th ~ Mary Clark ~ Camaje Moore 25th ~ David Warsawski 26th ~ Alisha Durham ~ Ruth Setaro 28th ~ Donald Langlois

Baptismal Anniversaries Sept 9th ~ Heidi Edgerton Sept 11th ~ Rachel Handy Sept 12th ~ Morgan Wilcock ~ Scott Wilcock Sept 21st ~ Tommy Wilson Sept 26th ~ Alisha Durham Sept 28th ~ Leigh Golden

Wedding Anniversaries

Cynthia & Jamie Holowaty Sept 9th Karen & John Chaffin Sept 11th

September 2016 Celebrations CCelebrationd Celebrations

Celebrations

September 2016 Altar Guild - Louise Bahner & Linda Thompson

ASSISTING MINISTERS DATE COMMUNION

ASSISTANT LECTORS ACOLYTE – CRUCIFER

USHERS GREETER DEACON

SEPT 4 Ruth Setaro M. Warsawski

Jeremiah Johnston Barbara Mourer

(C) (A)

Team 1 – D. Cakal, J. Johnston, C.L. Robinson,

L. Thompson

Eileen Gwotz Cedric Jacobson

SEPT 11

Debra Cakal

Cedric Jacobson Cynthia Olson

(C) Alyssa Handy (A) Rachel Handy

Team 2- V. Beaudoin, M. Hayes, D. Nicolson,

R. Parks

Pat Sundermann

Fred Sundermann

SEPT 18

Fred Sundermann

Steven Minicozzi Siyoung Yu

(C) (A)

Team 3- D. Cakal,

Annie Wright

Marlene Warsawski

SEPT 25

Cedric Jacobson Carol Lee Robinson Fred Sundermann

(C)Keith Schmidt (A) A. Schmidt

Team 1 – D. Cakal, J. Johnston, C. L. Robinson,

L. Thompson

Eileen Gwotz Ruth Setaro

MONEY COUNTERS 1ST SUNDAY 2ND SUNDAY 3RD SUNDAY 4TH SUNDAY 5TH SUNDAY

FRED SUNDERMANN SIYOUNG YU

DEBORAH NICOLSON CAROL LEE ROBINSON

DEBRA CAKAL FRED SUNDERMANN

CAROL ROBINSON PAT SUNDERMANN

LISA ESCH FRED SUNDERMANN

Sept 4 Sept 11 Sept 18 Sept 25 FLOWERS

(Charge for flowers is $30 per vase, 2 vases per week)

1. 2.

1.Sundermann 2.Sundermann

1.Golden 2.Golden

1. 2.

ETERNAL CANDLE (Charge for the Eternal Candle is $5)

Cakal Chaffin

DREW GENSICKI – OFF TO MITCHELL COLLEGE !

CONFIRMATION MISSION TRIP – JUNE 26 – JULY 1

VOLUNTEER WORK AT A LOCAL SOUP KITCHEN

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – JULY 17 - 21

Join us in Our Outreach to

The Mary Wade Home

118 Clinton Ave, New Haven

Trinity will be providing Worship with Holy Communion to Mary Wade Residents

Services

Thursday, September 22, 2:45p.m.

Come help sing, assist in worship, and/or visit the residents!

Contact Pastor Mills for more information.