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Announcements
PRAYER CONCERNS FOR THIS
WEEK
Aina Palm, Elise & Todd Hogen, Ron Hartzell, Dick Dakins, Fran
Kunze, Grace Palm, Lee & Bonnie Namtvedt, Elaine Yndestad, Bob
Christensen, Lois Parkos, Esther Sweeney, Henry Orsund.
Roger Rhodes, Jan Effenberger, Evelyn
Dakins, Ray Sirinek, Connie Morrell, Sue Roppe, Dorothy Hines, Jana
Schneider, Jan Smed, Charlotte, Mary Stoeklen, Larry Seffinga, Harry
and Nancy Petersen, Greg Beaston, Aleta Mercer, Norma Jean Ronk, Ethan
Ritmiller.
In the military: Greg Perrault, Brandon
Olson, Kelsey Will, Kurt Schultz, Meagan Bohner, David
Clayton, Shannon Judnic, Eric Bebee, Tim Groth and all those serving in
the military.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TO HEAR OR NOT TO HEAR?
Are you one of the many who have been frustrated with the sound system
in the sanctuary? Can't hear the choir when you sit on the
far
side? Too loud in the middle? The Council has voted
to set
up a Committee to plan some fund raising events to purchase the items
needed to improve our sound system. Joanne Schilling is
heading
up the committee and invites anyone interested in helping to plan some
fun events over the next year to contact her. Call her at
651-4875 or email her at jlschilling@hotmail.com. Think
Talent
Show, Musical Concerts, Bake Sales . . .
GOOD
FRIDAY DVDS Without the
Cross are available from the Church office. A
donation of $10 would be greatly appreciated.
PARKING LOT PROJECT UPDATE:
As
of AUGUST 22,
$46,281.00 has been
received towards the Parking Lot Fund.
We WELCOME all of
you who read our web page to VISIT us at Trinity on Sunday! Please stop
by the Welcome Center in the narthex for more information about
Trinity. We are glad you have joined us! Check our map page on this web
site for directions.
HEARING
ASSISTANCE devices
are available. Please check with the ushers. Large print bulletins are
also available from the ushers.
Lost and Found...Please
check shelf in the entryway shelf.
*A nursery room is
available for parents to care for their children during worship if
necessary.
If at all possible,
please remember to wear your nametags, to help our new members!
FYI: The church office email address is: trinitybirchwood@centurytel.net
Email addresses are:
Pastor Paul - pastor_tlcbw@yahoo.com
Church office - trinitybirchwood@centurytel.net
EVANGELISM
Invite a neighbor to come to
church with you! They just might say YES!!!
STEWARDSHIP
MISSION SUPPORT:
At Trinity, we provide local mission support in our 3rd Sunday special
offering for the Love Fund/ Food Pantry. We also support the Missions
of the ELCA through Lutheran World Relief and Lutheran World hunger. In
order to support these vital programs, you must designate OTHER on your
envelope and write in Lutheran World Relief or Lutheran World
Hunger. Designated areas of giving are listed on your
envelopes.
Designated
Giving
As indicated on your 2010 envelopes, if you
want to designate an area of giving other than our Current Expenses,
you should place the amount in Other and indicate the special
area. If you are in the Simply Giving program, you can
designate
giving on a monthly basis. At our annual meeting, the
congregation voted to remove ELCA General Fund from our budget. In
order to give to the Synod General Fund you must designate it on your
envelope every time. The areas of Designated Giving other
than
Current are: NW Synod ELCA General Fund, Lutheran World Relief,
Lutheran World Hunger Local: Parking Lot, Memorial Fund,
Organ
Fund, Building Fund, Vacation Bible School, Bible Camperships, Abuse
Shelter.
EDUCATION,
YOUTH AND
FAMILY
Calling
all high schoolers!!! You are invited to join us in reading
the
Bible. Usually we'll meet the first Wednesdays of the month from
6:30-8pm in the Trinity Room. HOWEVER, this month we will
meet on
the 22nd at Trinity's fire ring for a few games, s'mores and
planning. Hope to see you there. Invite your
friends.
Any questions call Theresa at (715) 416-3086.
WANT TO CONNECT WITH OUR YOUTH?? SEE WHAT THEY ARE UP
TO??
NOW YOU CAN!! Our Youth Council now has a
Fan page
on Facebook. The email address is TLCyouthcouncil@yahoo.com.
Send
an email to get added as a Friend. How about that?!
SAVE YOUR POP TABS
for the Sr.
High Youth Council! They will be donated to the Ronald
McDonald
Foundation. OVER 40,000 tabs have been collected!!
The
Women's Bible Study has
completed their summer study and will not meet for the remainder of
August. The Max Lucado book we just finished was an
inspiration
and a joy, and so in October we will begin a new study written by
Lucado called In The Grip of Grace. Plan to join us the first
Wednesday in October.
Luther Point Bible
Camp (LPBC) in Grantsburg, is in the beginning phase of a capital
campaign to raise funds to increase and improved existing facilities.
If you would like more information or feel led to give to
this
ministry project, please contact: LPBC, 11525 Luther Point
Road,
Grantsburg, WI 54840, or call 715-689-2347.
Need information or
an update about Luther Point Bible Camp - check their website: www.lutherpoint.org
WOMEN
@ TRINITY NEWS
Annual Women of the ELCA
Fall Retreat Treasures of the Heart is on September 20 at the Heartwood
conference Center and Retreat in Trego, WI. The speaker is Michelle
Rayburn and starts at 8:30am, ending at 2:30pm. Registration and
payment of $25.00 is needed by September 11. For more information, or
to sign up, contact Joycell Dakins at 715-354-3831. For
where your Treasure is, there will your heart be alsoLuke
12:34
The
Women's Bible Study has completed their summer study and will not meet
for the remainder of August. The Max Lucado book we just
finished
was an inspiration and a joy, and so in October we will begin a new
study written by Lucado called In The Grip of Grace. Plan to
join
us the first Wednesday in October.
The
Equal Exchange Coffee Program
sponsored by Lutheran World relief isl
now available here at Trinity. Check out the expanded
selection
of Equal Exchange coffee, tea and cocoa mix products made possible
through the support of W/ELCA. We now have whole coffee
beans, an
expanded selection of ground coffee as well as several types of tea and
cocoa. Cash is good or checks can be made payable to Trinity
Lutheran Church Women.
Please save your cancelled
stamps and drop them in the red box on the Welcome center.
FELLOWSHIP
9:30 A.M. SUMMER FELLOWSHIP
HOUR -
It is very important to the life of our congregation during the summer
months that we have maximum participation from both 8:30 am and 10:00
am worship attendees at our 30 minute Fellowship Hour at 9:30 am.
PLEASE COME FOR FELLOWSHIP at 9:30 am! ***The donations for coffee
Fellowship hour during the summer will be given to a Seminary student.
OUTREACH
Pure
Maple Syrup is available for purchase next to the coffee
display.
All proceeds go directly to Savior of All Ministries, the orphanage we
help to support in Haiti
Habitat
for Humanity needs volunteers to help finish the home for
Valerie Wing
and Summer McMillan. Please call Dennis Widiker 354-3844 or Madge
354-3721 for more info.
Just a reminder; the Parish
Nurses
have all sorts of medical equipment for home use available for the
asking and for as long as you need. A list is on the Outreach
bulletin board in the Narthex. Just call ahead, a nurse will
meet
you at their office to fill your needs.
NEIGHBOR 2 NEIGHBOR
is a Thrift
Shop in the basement of the Birchwood Village Hall where clothing,
bedding, toys and household items can be obtained at no cost or with a
free will offering. At present the shop will be open Monday
and
Thursday afternoons from 1:30 to 4:30 PM. Additional
volunteers
are needed so that the shop can open more often. Please call
Morris Gillett 715-790-8328 with questions.
The
Birchwood area Food
Pantry
is located in the lower level of the Senior Center on 110 Euclid
Avenue. They are open from 1:30 4:30pm on the 1st
Monday
& from 1:30 6:00pm on the 3rd Monday of each month.
For info, call 715-205-1194.
MUSIC
Thanks to all of our Surprise
Choir Directors this summer and to those who joined us to sing -- See
you next summer!
Trinity Choir Rehearsals will
begin Wednesday, September 1, at 7 pm, with the choir singing at the
September 19 service.
Interested
vocalists or instrumentalists area invited to provide music at worship
this summer -- call Shirley Sorenson at 354-7009!
AREA
HAPPENINGS
The
British Literature Group is holding a Pancake Breakfast/Silent Auction
at Back to the Woodlands on Sunday, August 29 from 9 to Noon. All
proceeds go to student accounts to fund the trip to England in March.
Tickets can be purchased for Amanda Cherney or Karisa Scribner. More
information is posted on the bulletin board.
The next Lutheran
Marriage
Encounter Weekends in Minnesota are October 22-24 in Duluth; and
November 19-21 in Brooklyn Center. Please register a month in
advance. For more information, contact Dick & Judy
Dehnel at
952-432-3105, Pete & Phyllis McMahon at 763-561-1575 or visit
www.goldovesmarriage.org.
Help your neighbors who are impacted by fire, tornadoes, floods, and
other disasters!! Learn how to be a member of the Red Cross
local, state, or national disaster response team. Anyone
interested in Red Cross or looking for other great volunteer
opportunities are encouraged to attend the following informational
meetings:
Thursday,
Sept 2
12pm at the Birchwood Village Hall, 101 N. Main Street
6pm at the Spooner Highway Department, 1600 County Hwy H
Thursday,
Sept 9
12pm at the Minong Village Hall, 123 W. 5th Ave
6pm at the Washburn County government Center, 421 Hwy 63, Shell Lake
For more info contact
Linda Soltis-Schroeder @ 800-261-4182 x109 or email
Soltisl@redcrossww.org
Do you and the
person you care for need a break? Check out the
new Respite
Care Program
at
the Birchwood Senior Center. Every Wednesday, from 9 am - 2
pm,
your loved one can enjoy various activities, exercise, snacks and a hot
lunch while you can spend a little time on yourself.
According to
Florence Evitch, Acting Director of the Senior Centers
Respite
Care Program, the program costs $20 with donations available to assist
in paying half of the cost if needed. Each respite visitor
has
a personal volunteer to work with them, one on one.
Call
Florence at 354-3001 to register for this program
its a
gift to your loved one as well as to yourself!
The
Birchwood
Area Food
Pantry is located in the lower level of the Senior Center
on 110 Euclid
Avenue. They are open from 1:30 4:30 PM on the
1st and 3rd Monday
of each month. For info, call
205-1194.
Home
Meal Deliverers are desperately needed by the Birchwood
Senior
Center. If you can help with delivering meals even one day a
week, please call Florence Evitch at 354-3001. Meal
Deliverers
need to be available from 9 AM - noon.
Are
you a registered nurse at
work, at rest or retired with a current license who might consider
lending your special talent to the community as a Parish Nurse? The
Birchwood Parish Nurse Project would be delighted to have you join our
community staff. For detailed information please call 715-354-7870 or
email bapnproj@chibardun.net. The
Parish Nurses have recently moved their offices to the former St.
John's rectory just west of Main Street on Balsam Avenue in Birchwood.
107 years of service to the Congregation and Community
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Phone: 715-354-3790
501 E. Chetac Ave/ P.O. Box 8
Birchwood, WI 54817
Parsonage: 715-354-3224
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