Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Faith, Jesus calls us to the Table! Again and again, we are invited and come to receive the meal of God’s grace and mercy and love. This meal forms and shapes us into people of mercy and love as we join together at Table. On Saturday, November 2nd, 2:30-

5:30pm, we will be providing Holy Communion class for chil-dren of any age and their parents. Please sign up on the Blue form or contact the Church Office to participate. It is especially significant that we focus on the Table this first weekend in November, since it is the time we remember All Saints! And what a celebration we have planned! Not only will we be lighting candles and naming of those in and connected to our faith community who have entered the Church Triumphant in the past year, we will also consider all the joys of abundant life that Jesus brings to us as saints of God and citizens of God’s kingdom right now. While eternal life is our heavenly promise, abundant life is indeed the reali-ty we are given to experience as we participate in the Sha-lom of God right now — It is the promise and hope for all creation! Trinity’s efforts to participate in mercy ministries in our community abound in November, as we gather food for those in need for Thanksgiving, host the PACE Center for Girls students and their families for a Thanksgiving celebration, continue our service at Our Daily Bread, and engage in migrant ministry with Beth-El in Wimauma. Countless per-sons in our community are touched through your generosity as we share all that has been given to us. November will also contain the opportunity for our faith community to look forward to the coming year, making com-mitments for our giving and stewardship of days and deeds. As we joyfully proclaim our participation in the Kingdom of God, we continue to seek ways to make abundant life and shalom the reality for all our human siblings across the globe. Join our Advocacy Team as we learn more about faith-rooted organizing at our meeting on Sunday, November 17th (lunch at 12:30pm, meeting at 1pm). See the article in this issue of Trends for more information. Vicar Fred and I are participating in the initial meetings of clergy in Manatee County that are exploring faith-based collaboration for justice ministry here. Even as we enter November and the season of Thanksgiv-ing, we look forward to Advent and Christmas — just around the corner! As we have already begun planning for these Holy Days, we are making a slight change in our worship

times for Christmas Eve. Over the past several years there has been a drop-off of attendees at the 10:30pm worship, so we are moving that worship up 90 minutes to 9pm. Hopefully that will help accommodate you and your family’s Christmas Eve schedules in a more timely way (as well as getting myself and our worship leaders out of the building before 1am Christmas morning!!!) As always, I give thanks to God for each of you and the great privilege to serve and follow Jesus together,

Pastor Bobbie

MANATEE COMMUNITY CONCERT BAND At Trinity, Tuesday, November 5th, 7pm!

The Manatee Community Concert Band has been Mana-tee County’s premier concert band for many years, in fact, they are celebrating their 50th anniversary this season! The program you will hear on Tuesday, November 5th at 7 pm, is entitled “Ode to the Overture!” It is a concert filled with some favorites such as the Radetzky March by Johann Strauss and The Armed Forces Salute arranged by Bob Lowden, and some maybe not-so-familiar pieces such as Overture Jubiloso by Frank Erickson, Danse Bachcanalle by Camille Saint-Saens, and Solas Ane by Samual R. Hazo. They will be directed by J.R. Boatwright. The MCCB is a 501(c)(3) organization. A freewill offering will be collected during the concert. Invite your friends and neighbors so we can “pack the house!”

Beach

Worship:

A special

gathering

at the

Table!

Join us

Sunday,

November

17th, 5pm,

Manatee

Public

Beach

Rebecca’s Notes Dear friends, In case you missed this news recently, Walmart launched their holiday shopping season at midnight on October 24...a full two months prior to Christmas Eve! In con-trast, the Lutheran tradition is to wait…and

wait…and wait…with hope and anticipation…to celebrate the birth of Christ on Christmas Eve (and for one or two Sundays afterward). Advent, this period of waiting, allows us time to reflect on the true gift of Christmas and prepare our hearts to accept and appreciate this gift. Our frail and shallow human hearts can scarcely comprehend what it means that a tiny child - the Son of God - was born into our world for the sole purpose of dying for our salvation. Therefore, how appropriate it seems that we emphasize this period of waiting, and I en-courage us all to make the most of it through ritual and song. During Advent we will light the candles on the Advent wreath one at a time. This is a tradition you can also follow in your home, so feel free to take your worship bulletins home with you and use the dialogue and prayers with your family during the week. We will use a special song and responsive liturgy to accompany this ritual on Sundays, and will also sing a communion liturgy that reflects the Advent/Christmas sea-son. To hear these special Advent Sunday songs, please visit our Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1uagebs4m700sql/AACncbe7SCEQ4TZ_c4xzjqtta?dl=0 . We will continue to update this box with songs and anthems being used during this season so you can enjoy them at home. If you would like to sing in the choir or with the Praise Team for the Advent season, NOW is the time to join up! We have just started rehearsing this music and the music for three fes-tive Christmas Eve services that will include piano, organ, strings and trumpet for all services (4pm, 7pm and 9pm). Shaun and I will provide you with links for listening and will be happy to guide you to the group where your talents can be used most effectively: trinitylutheransecretary@gmail.com More information about Advent from the ELCA can be found here: https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Congregations-and-Synods/Worship/Lectionary/YearA

See you in church

Rebecca Kasang

Please let Rebecca know if you are planning to attend choir rehearsal so she can prepare a folder and listening link for you. beakietoo@gmail.com

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Vicar’s Voice Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It is with great joy that I write to you. Trinity is full of wonderful people doing wonderful things. The Spirit is truly at work here! We joined Beth-El Ministries and fed the migrant farmers in early October - what a way to serve those who

don’t have enough! A few days later we served at Our Daily Bread, filling up even more people. You all amaze me, the delight that comes from serving those in need beams out from you, brightly into this world. Thank you for everything you do and thank you for letting me join you. The High School youth worshipped with our mission partner in Englewood, Christ Lutheran. It was quite an experience, if you’re ever looking for a conversation about why we are keeping them in our prayers, they would love for you to visit, or we can find some time to talk, though Dominic and Ben were both there too and can fill you in just as well! It is great getting to see others in the faith, worshipping as we do, just in another place. We also visited Temple Beth El, a synagogue, as they were celebrating the festival of the booths. It was really eye opening to see their style, and a wonderful interfaith worship. All that Hebrew in seminary finally paid off! It was a great time to gather communities, and they are one of the partners with us in our habitat for humanity build, so it was very nice getting to meet them in a wor-ship and social setting.

The Pet Blessing was phe-nomenal! Some dogs even sang along. Our dog, Lua, was there and had a wonder-ful time meeting the other furry friends of Trinity.

Congratulations to the Alkire Family! Patrick and Sara Bloom were married the first weekend in October, and it was absolutely amazing. So much joy, so much love, and all focused around life with Jesus. Truly a gift!

I hope you have a joy filled month, one of peace and one centered on Christ’s love!

Vicar Fred

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Student Minister’s Musings Hello again everyone. It’s been an-other great couple of months for me. I’m still getting a lot of compliments and I’d like to thank everyone for them. They mean so much to me. Last month was great and hoping this No-

vember can be just as great. Of course since it’s November we’ve been collecting food for our Thanksgiving Baskets. If you would like to donate food please see the boards in the front of the church to see what food to bring. Personally I love No-vember because not only is Thanksgiving a great holi-day where my whole family comes over, it’s also my birthday this month. Overall it’s great to see my family and so many friends in one day plus we enjoy great meals during it. Really, what else could you ask for? I would like to quickly say that getting to know Vicar Fred has been great. We’ve been traveling around a few of these weeks like going to Englewood, so it’s been great to get to know him. Hopefully you all enjoy your November and Thanks-giving Holiday like I hope to.

With great love and thanks,

Dominic Cozzette

Welcome to Trinity Luncheon: Sunday, November 10th, 12:30pm. Interested in joining with this community of faith to Follow Jesus? Come meet new folk in the faith family. Learn about our life and min-istry together here at Trinity. We will welcome members and associates (those who wish to retain a membership in a Northern congregation but want to officially affiliate with us) the following weekend (November 16th and 17th) at all services. Please sign up on the Blue Form!

November Faith Formation at TLC Find your place of nurture and growth in faith, and the ways you will help others in their faith journey. We have a place for everyone of any age to learn, mentor and grow! Sign up for classes on a Blue Form, please.

Sundays at 9am: Gonzalo’s Class for adults studies scripture and other faith-related topics

Saturday, November 2nd: 2:30-5:30pm Holy Communion Class

Saturday, November 9th, 4:45pm Faith Formation for Children

Saturday, November 16th and Sunday, November 17th: G.I.F.T. (Generations Growing In Faith Together) - Explore the

Season of Advent and our outreach through Healthy Start as we prepare for Jesus’ Birth!

Sundays, November 3rd and 10th at 10am Faith Formation for all ages

Confirmation Class, Sundays 10am, November 3rd & 10th

High School with Vicar Fred 10am, November 3rd & 10th

(No Faith Formation Classes the weekend of November 23rd and 24th!)

FJT (Following Jesus Together) Groups: Following Jesus Together Groups have begun! Saturdays, 4:45pm at Church Tuesdays, 2pm at the Pletcher’s (515 25th St. W, Bradenton, 34205) Thursdays, 10am at the VanVoorhis’ (8624 28th Ave, Dr. E, Palmetto, 34221) Seeking to follow Jesus together, we form small study groups to meet in homes and at church. The groups will conclude prior to Thanksgiving. To attend, please sign up on the Blue Form. If you don’t find one that fits your schedule, please sug-gest an alternate time.

December “Sneak Peeks”! Special events and worship at Trinity!

Friday, December 6th, 7pm The Sweet Adelines Present “The Magic of Christmas” Tickets are $10 and available from Janice Shamblen or

by calling 941-404-0645.

Saturday, December 7th, 2pm Ring Sarasota Presents “Bells and Brass: A Musical Journey of the Christmas Story”

Tickets are $10: available at the door, from Larry Bauer, or www.ringsarasota.org.

Trinity Christmas Eve Worship Times 4pm, 7pm and 9pm (NEW time!!!)

All Candlelight Holy Communion Celebrations!

Advocacy Team Update We are grateful to Pastor Russell Meyer for being with us on

October 6th, spending time with our Adult Forum in talking

about the current immigration realities and then meeting with

our Advocacy Team to talk about how we can accompany per-

sons who are suffering due to the injustices of our currently

broken immigration policies. Pastor Bobbie was also able to

attend a workshop with Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra, author of

“Faith-Rooted Organizing,” and will share a compilation of her

learnings at our November 17th, 1pm meeting. You can order

or download a copy of this book from Amazon, and check it out

prior to our gathering for some useful insights. Please contact

the church office or sign up on the Blue Form if you plan to

attend the 12:30pm lunch as well.

Tree of Life Preschool: Providing Pre-Kindergarten Instruction and

Christian Childcare for ages 6 weeks - 5 years old.

From TOL Director, Shawna Clark: We have so much to be thankful for as we head into the holiday season, including folks from Trinity who have been so faithfully supporting our staff and the children in our care.

Our weekly themes for the Month are: November 4th - Camping November 11th - Fall leaves, harvest, pumpkins November 18th - Thankful for family and friends November 25th - Thanksgiving (we will be closed

Thursday and Friday)

Color for the month is Brown; Shape, Square Value, Patience: In God’s view, Patience and Persever-ance seem the same. Different Bible translations use one or the other of these words in the same passages. God knows how difficult it is to persist. Giving up when the going gets tough is human tendency. Yet God emphasizes the im-portance of patience and persevering especially at those times. God promises to be beside us. God is patient. Love is patient. Filled with God’s love, we can be patient too!

November Activities: Tuesday, 19th - Thanksgiving lunch with parents in Trinity

Fellowship Hall Friday, 22nd - Assemble Fruit Baskets Saturday and Sunday, 23rd-24th - Distribute and sell Fruit

Baskets

We will have our Fruit Basket Fundraiser this month. These baskets are great gifts for yourself or people you will see over your Thanksgiving meal. Thank you in advance for your support!

We have a VPK waiting list now, but still have a few daycare spots available. Please share this information and our contact details: treeoflifepreschool1@aol.com or call 941-747-1756. We are happy to schedule visits at our school Mondays through Fridays.

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Upcoming Events. Join in. Invite Others!

KID’S NIGHT OUT! Friday, November 15th, 5:30pm.

Inviting all children and youth to gather for pizza, games,

bible crafts, a movie and songs! Remember KNO from the

past? Come and be part of this “REMIX”! Please sign up on

the Blue Form!

Chat & Chew Ladies Dinner, Thursday, November

14th, 5pm, at Outback Steakhouse, 4402 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton, FL 34210. Everyone is invited to feast and fel-lowship. RSVP required: Pat Benson: 758-4610 or pattybenson43@gmail.com

Beach Worship, Sunday, November 17th, 5pm. Invite

family and friends. Bring your beach chair and join us just steps south of Manatee Public Beach, at the end of Manatee Avenue. Plan to stay for a beautiful sunset, too.

Fruit Basket Fundraiser for Tree of Life Preschool Just in time for Thanksgiving, TOL is making lovely and delicious gifts for your family, friends, or to keep for yourself! Please complete the order form and turn it in at church. The baskets will be ready Saturday-Sunday, November 23rd-24th. We need baskets donated (three sizes) and folks to help make the baskets on Friday, Nov. 22nd at 5:30pm. Please note your help on the Blue Form.

PACE Thanksgiving Luncheon at Trinity! Friday, November 22nd, we are once again hosting the PACE Center for Girls Thanksgiving Luncheon for the students, their families, the PACE staff and their Board of Directors. We’ll host 150 people here at Trinity and celebrate with joy and thanksgiving what PACE is able to do in this community to help young women change their futures. Here’s how you can help: > Help serve luncheon, 11am-1pm, on November 16th. > Make or purchase a dessert. > Provide a monetary gift to help us underwrite this much-appreciated annual event in our community. Please mark your donations “PACE Thanksgiving.”

Thanks to Thrivent for a grant toward this ministry of TLC! Please sign on the Blue Form to serve and/or to bring dessert.

FRUIT BASKET ORDER FORM

I will pick up fruit basket(s) on Saturday or Sunday, November 23rd-24th:

___ Small $15 ___ Medium $20 ___ Large $25

Name (please print): ______________________________

Please make checks payable to Trinity Lutheran Church and

note “fruit baskets.” If placing cash in a pew envelope, please

note “fruit baskets.” Thank you for your order,

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Daylight Saving Time ends on 11/3. MOVE

clocks BACK 1 hour Saturday

night!

1 11am Bulletins

2 All Saints 9am Serve at ODB

2:30 Communion Class

4:45pm FJT 4:45pm Sat.

Praise Team 5:30pm Worship

3 All Saints Worship: 8, 9 & 11 9am Gonzalo’s

class resumes 10am Children’s

Faith Formation 1:00 Music Mak-

ers Fall Party

4 1pm Quilting 8pm AA

5 2pm Pletchers

FJT 7pm Manatee

Community Concert Band

6

Office Closed

6pm Choir

8:30pm AA

7

10am VanVoorhis FJT

5:30pm 75th An-niversary Team

5:30pm Sun. Praise Team

6pm Zumba

8 11am Bulletins

9 11am Stoddard

Memorial 4:45pm Faith For-

mation, FJT, Sat. Praise Team rehearse

\

5:30pm Worship

10

Worship: 8, 9 & 11 9am Gonzalo’s

class 10am Children’s

Faith Formation 12:30pm Wel-

come to Trinity Luncheon

5pm Chef’s Class

11 Veterans Day 1pm Quilting

8pm AA

12

2pm Pletchers FJT

5pm Bells Community Miistry

Coordinating Team: TBA

13 Office Closed

5:30pm Bells

6pm Choir

8:30pm AA

14

10am VanVoorhis FJT

12:45pm Exercise 5:00pm Property

Team 5pm Chat & Chew 5:30pm Sun.

Praise Team 6pm Zumba 7:00pm Council

15

11am Bulletins

5:30pm Kid’s

Night Out

16

9am TOL Board 4:45pm FJT 4:45pm GIFT 4:45pm Sat.

Praise Team 5:30pm Worship

17 Worship: 8, 9 & 11 9am Gonzalo’s

class 10am GIFT 12:15pm Mutual

Ministry Team 12:30pm Advocacy

Team Lunch 5pm Beach

Worship

18 Trends Deadline

1pm Quilting

8pm AA

19

12:45 Exercise

2pm Pletchers

FJT 5pm Bells

20 Office Closed

6pm Choir

8:30pm AA

21

10am VanVoorhis FJT

12:45 Exercise

5pm Chat & Chew 5:30pm Sun.

Praise Team 6pm Zumba

22

11am Bulletins 11am PACE

Thanksgiving Luncheon

5:30pm Fill

Thanksgiving Fruit baskets

23 . 4:45pm FJT 4:45pm Sat.

Praise Team 5:30pm Worship -Noisy Offering

& BP screening

24 Worship: 8, 9 & 11 -Noisy Offering

& BP screening 9am Gonzalo’s

class (No Confirmation

or Faith For-mation Classes)

25

1pm Quilting

8pm AA

26 8am Fold/Mail

Trends 12:45pm Exercise

2pm Pletchers FJT

5pm Bells

27 Office Closed

8:30pm AA

28 Happy

Thanksgiving!

29 11am Bulletins

30 4:45pm FJT 4:45pm Children’s

Faith Formation 4:45pm Sat.

Praise Team 5:30pm Worship

November 2019

Trinity Lutheran: Being Neighbor † Sharing

God’s Transforming Love for 75 Years! We are raising $75,000

in honor of the celebra-

tion in February 2020

of Trinity’s 75th Anni-

versary for ministry in

our community. Please

see the display in the

Narthex for envelopes

to use to make your

gifts, and participate as

you are able. Amounts

vary from $7.50 up-

ward, in multiples of

“75”. Your gifts can be

directed to the Mission Endowed Fund at Trinity (see bro-

chure by display) or one of the ministries Trinity supports,

also listed on the display and below. If you wish to gift an

amount not on an envelope on the display, please place it

in a pew envelope and note “75th Anniversary” and your

chosen ministry designation. Thanks to all who have sent

gifts. They total $27,498 when Trends was printed!

Current Outreach Ministries Supported by Trinity As you choose how your gift toward our $75,000 75th Anniversary Goal will be allocated, please direct your gift to Trinity’s Mission Endowed Fund or one of the ministries listed here:

Beth-EL Migrant Farmworker Ministry, Wimauma ELCA World Hunger Appeal Global Mission Companion Synod: The Florida-

Bahamas Synod is connected in relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname and in Haiti.

Habitat for Humanity: We will co-sponsor another “Interfaith Build” in 2020.

Healthy Start Manatee

Just for Girls, Palmetto

Lutheran Disaster Response: 100% of donations to LDR go directly to aid the victims.

Our Daily Bread, located at Turning Points

PACE Center for Girls Parenting Matters

Prine Elementary

Tree of Life Preschool: Trinity’s Tree of Life Preschool is in its 29th year serving our community.

Turning Points

More information about these partner ministries and our service to/with them is available in the Narthex.

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Embracing Our Jewish Roots

On Friday, October 18th, ten of our Trinity faith community

gathered with the people of Temple Beth El to observe the

Sabbath. “Shabbot Shalom” we greeted one another, and

sang the catchy and lingering tune that both welcomes wor-

shipers and sends them off each week at Beth El.

Last November, following the tragic shooting at Tree of Life

Synagogue in Pittsburgh, people of Trinity had gathered to

sign a letter of solidarity with our brothers and sisters of Jew-

ish faith as we mourned the terror and tragedy, and we pre-

sented it at a Sabbath worship. As it happened, our appear-

ance this time coincided with the anniversary of the shooting

in the Jewish calendar, and their remembrance of all the

dead and the victims in the service October 18th! Much like

our “All Saints” observance, the names were read during

prayers, commending our loved ones to God’s care.

After worship, the head cantor took the time to show us a

very special Torah scroll that is house in their Ark. It sur-

vived the holocaust, having been buried by a sympathetic

Christian under a barn. Though the barn was burned to the

ground, the Torah scroll survived—though it was pointed out

to us that it carries a slight smoky odor when it is unrolled.

Confirmation students Lily Edwards and Rylie Bradley pay

close attention as the Cantor reads the Hebrew words.

“Tea and Me” Brings TLC and TOL Together!

Early in October we

invited our parents or

whoever brought the

students to our Tree of

Life Preschool to come

in for a “Cup of Tea

with Me.”

TLC Q’s: Our quilters and sewing folks resumed meeting on Mondays at 1pm! No prior experience is required. All are welcome to come be part of the handiwork and fellowship that take place each Monday. Just show up and we’ll find something for you to do - right away!

Our Daily Bread: Hunger continues to be a huge need in our community. Our next serving day is Thursday, October 31st and then again on Saturday, November 2nd! Please sign up in the Narthex to serve. But you may help before: contact Penny to find which days are available for you to serve. Just call: 941-745-2992

Anchor House: Lots of hands have been busy over the summer, but there is always a need for more caps. To knit

We Minister in Our Community and Beyond

Praise and Pinch Form As a congregation, we are committed to voicing our praises and “not sitting on our pinches”! To be a healthy, faithful com-munity, we need to be open with one another about what we expect in all areas of our life together. If there is anything in our community life that brings you joy or causes you to be concerned, please share your feelings and questions. Thank you for taking the time to communicate about the ways we are doing well in our ministry together at Trinity, and the areas that need attention. Please place this form in the mailbox across from the water fountain or mail to the church office.

Praises:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pinches:

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

A specific question I would like answered:

_________________________________________________________________________________ Name________________________________________ (If you would like a direct response to your Praise or Pinch)

Mutual Ministry Team Members: Dale Haack, Chair, Jan Evans, Dave Gleeson, Lucille Hymes, and Pastor Blackburn.

We Went to the DOGS!!! Saturday, October 19th, brought all the dogs out for a bless-

ing! Great treats were also shared by humans (ice cream) and

canines (bones) alike! Thanks to all who participated!

or crochet these for the Port Manatee seafarers, yarn and a pattern are available by the shopping cart.

F.E.L.T. (Feeding Empty Lit-tle Tummies): Thank you to everyone who took part in our one week blitz at the end of August to bring food for F.E.L.T. This organization dis-tributes food to thousands of Manatee County children who are homeless or at risk of be-ing homeless so they will have something to eat over the weekend.

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Chef Darrell’s Roasted Pork Loin with Passion Fruit Glaze This is what Chef will prepare for our November 10th Dinner!!

INGREDIENTS 5 lb. Pork loin For Marinade 8 oz. Passion fruit juice concentrate 4 tbsp Brown Sugar 1 cup Spanish onion chopped Salt & Pepper 1 tbsp Rosemary leaves chopped 4 cloves Garlic chopped For Passion Fruit Sauce 8 oz. White Wine 4 oz. Passion fruit juice concentrate 1 Spanish onion chopped 1 tbsp Garlic minced 2 tbsp Brown Sugar 2 tbsp Olive Oil 1 sprig Rosemary 2 tbsp Butter Salt & Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS For Marinade Mix all ingredients together and mari-nate pork loin in mari-nade in refrigerator for 24 hours. Remove pork loin from marinade and wrap with foil. Roast at 350° F for 1-1/2 hours. For Passion Fruit Sauce 1. In a large sauté pan, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil

over medium heat until onion is soft and lightly brown. 2. Add white wine, passion fruit juice, brown sugar, and

sprig of rosemary. Simmer sauce until it reduces by 3/4 and thickens. Remove from heat, remove rose-mary, and add butter.

To plate: Slice pork loin into 1/4-inch slices and top with passion fruit sauce.

Lunch with Beth-El Migrant Farmworker Minis-try, Thursday, October 3rd. We partnered with Bayshore Presbyterian in Tampa and Vicar Fred accompanied 10 TLC folks to Beth-El. The combined group fed migrants lunch at the farm they were working. More than 60 workers and the volunteers plus staff of Beth-El enjoyed a meal and brief fellowship. We are grateful to all who participated and to Thrivent for seed money for this project. We will do this again in January, so watch for details to be part of this ministry. We are also looking at other oppor-

tunities of service with Beth-El.

Annual Holiday Cookie & Craft Sale: Saturday &

Sunday, December 7th & 8th! Sign up in the Narthex

or on the Blue Form to bake cookies or provide crafts for

our annual sale! We need lots of helpers!

Crafts of any kind are welcome! Please plan to have

items—both cookies and crafts—to the church by Noon on

Saturday, December 7th. Thank You!

We serve, then eat

with the farmworkers.

When all have eaten,

bags of provisions are

given to each worker.

These include rice, dry

beans, other non-

perishable foods, paper

products and

other items

donated by

organizations

that regularly

support Beth-

El.

We learned that

Beth-El’s food

pantry gives out

7 TONS of

donated food

every Tuesday.

What an amaz-

ing ministry!

Vanna, aka Pattianne, serves the

scrumptious Crab Cakes created by

Chef Darrell at the October Cooking

Rapt attention

accompanies

Chef Darrell’s

instructions!

Stewardship Up-Date September 2019

Offerings/Income: $264,250.47

Expenses Paid: Altar Guild 335.40 Building Maintenance 6,222.93 Copier Maintenance 3,974.00 Church Council 457.25 Custodial/Supplies 2,250.00 Electricity 9,306.69 Insurance—Liability/Building 5,950.58 Lawn Maintenance 1,076.47 Office Expense 4,883.34 Security 725.62 Telephone/Internet 3,580.42 Water/Waste 3,086.39 Christian Services 1,200.00

Evangelism 1,889.50 Stewardship 678.66 Fellowship 1,074.93 Christian Education 4,969.91 Student Ministry 1,200.00 Worship/Music 2,906.09 Youth Ministry 50.83 Synod Benevolence 12,000.00 Staff 177,698.24 Vicar Program 12,016.13 Total Expenses: $257,533.38 General Fund Balance: $6,717.09

Summary: Because of your generous stew-

ardship, all the ministry needs of our faith com-munity continue to be funded! Thank you for sharing your resources for the sake of the work we are enabled to do in Jesus’ Name! Your Stewardship Team

Ministry Team Table

Care Team: Carole Pletcher 448-7644

Community Ministry Coordinating Team: Jan Witte 794-5724

Finance/Stewardship Team: David Cozzette 746-8259

Health Ministry Team Beth Beck 720-5109

Mutual Ministry Team: Dale Haack 374-0899

Property Team: Jim Kollath 807-3131

Teddy Bear Ministry: Maryjane Tomcala 753-0553

Vicar Team: Jim Scherz 755-1030

Worship Planning Team: Rebecca Kasang 747-3081 Shaun Spangler 747-3081

To know more about any of these teams, contact the Chair. If there’s a ministry you have passion for that is not already happening at Trinity, form a new team! For more info on “how to’s” talk to Pastor B!

“Noisy Offering” Bring your coins. Make some noise the last weekend of each month! We collect your coins in loaf pans. So save your change. Plan to sound out against homelessness in our community! Our monthly gifts are given to Our Daily Bread.

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Teddy Bear Ministry Give a bear from a pew in our sanctuary to someone you know is in need of a sign of God’s love. Want to contribute to this minis-try? Please replace the bear you take with a new, non-musical bear (leave in church office), or place $10 in the offering, noting “Teddy Bear.”

Contributing Stocks or Bonds To contribute capital gain property such as stocks or bonds to the church, per IRS Publication 526 you can deduct the Fair Market Value of the asset on your personal tax re-turns - not the basis in the asset. Trin-ity has a brokerage account to facili-tate the transfer of these assets di-rectly. If you are interested, please contact the church for information or assistance.

Mission Endowed Fund This endowed fund was created to produce income to help Trinity share God’s love in a number of various ministries and to address special needs inside and without our faith community.

You can donate to the Mission Endowment Fund at any time. Our gifts accrue to grow the principal in the fund, and disbursements are made yearly, with a target of 3% disburse-ment annually. Thanks to all who have gifted this fund to make our disbursements possible! Please note “Endowment” on your gift.

Attention Thrivent Members: Each year Thrivent gifts $250 per project to help fund Trinity’s specific ministries and programs, so we can share with our community through Trinity events. Barbara Roper is now serving as our Action Team Project Coordinator, and may be contacting you to apply for a particular project for Trinity. If you have a project idea and need assistance in applying, talk to Barbara! You can use this email to contact: Barb.Roper@outlook.com

Electronic Giving As you travel, you may support our ministries wherever you have a secure i n t e r n e t c o n n e c t i o n ! S e c u r e “paperless” gifts may be made by clicking on the E-Giving logo at the bottom of any page of our website. Thank you for continuing to support our ministry.

Hearing Loop System in our Sanctuary. Our sanctuary is equipped with technology to enhance hearing for those who depend on aids.

To learn if our system works with your aids, take a brochure from the Narthex. When you invite folks to come to Trinity with you, be sure to let them know we have this system, if that might be important for them to better experience our worship together.

We Pray for the families and friends of

those who entered the Church Triumphant:

Susan Stoddard—October 17th Ann Johnson—October 22nd

TLC’s Mission: Being Neighbor † Sharing God’s Transforming Love!

Let’s

Celebrate! November Birthdays 11/01 Julia Krause 11/03 Bill Cothron 11/04 Erika Chabra, John Creech, Alicia Matherne 11/08 Joyce Kajtaniak 11/09 Jodie Lawman 11/10 Harold Parker 11/11 Jan Witte 11/13 LeRoy Everett, Kathy Scherz 11/14 Nancy Willeman 11/16 Vincent Caroniti, Shirley Grosser 11/17 Barbara Jackman, Lisa Lee, Terri Pope 11/18 Duane Pletcher 11/19 Leland Brand 11/20 Linda LaBranche 11/21 Dominic Cozzette 11/22 Dave Pederson 11/24 Ana Hernandez 11/26 James Thornton 11/27 Richard Henke 11/28 Olivia Kalaman, Heather Scheible 11/29 Judy Planty, Robert Porter 11/30 Barbara Eilert

November Anniversaries 11/02 Charles and Beth Beck 11/03 Robert and Barbara Eilert 11/18 Arlo and Donna Monilaws

Up-Coming Birthdays 12/01 Cara Olson 12/02 Jeffrey Reises 12/06 Beverly Jarnol, Dee Kribs, Annelene McCarville

Health Ministry “Minute” Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influen-za viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. Serious outcomes of flu infection can result in hospitalization or death. Some people, such as older people, young children, and people with certain health conditions are at high risk of serious flu complications. There are two main types of flu virus: Types A and B. These are the viruses that routinely spread and are responsible for seasonal flu epidemics each year. The best way to prevent flu is by getting vaccinated each year. Influenza viruses typically circulate here annually, most commonly from Oct 1-March 31. Many people use the term “stomach flu” to describe illnesses with nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. These symptoms can be caused by many different viruses, bacteria or even parasites. While these symptoms can sometimes be related to the flu — more commonly in children than adults — these problems are very rarely the main symptoms of influen-za. The flu is a respiratory disease, not a stomach/intestinal disease.

What’s new with flu season this year (2019-2020)? Flu vaccines are updated to better match viruses expected to be circu-

lating in the United States. All flu shots will be quadrivalent this year. All four of the vaccine viruses

used to produce the flu vaccine will have been grown in cells, not eggs.

Children 6 months through 8 years of age who need 2 doses should receive their first dose as soon as possible after vaccine becomes available to allow the second dose (which must be administered at least 4 weeks later) to be received ideally by the end of October.

Can a flu vaccine give you the flu? No, flu vaccines cannot cause flu illness. Flu vaccines given with a needle (i.e., flu shots) are made two ways: the vaccine is made either with a) flu viruses that have been ‘inactivated’ (killed) and therefore are not infectious, or b) using only a single gene from a flu virus (as op-posed to the full virus) to produce an immune response without causing infection. CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) recommends that people get a flu vaccine by the end of October SO please act now. Get-ting vaccinated later can still be beneficial. As long as flu viruses are circulating, it is not too late to get vaccinated. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body that protect against flu virus infection, so it’s best to get vaccinated in time to be protected before flu viruses begin spreading. Seasonal flu disease usually peaks between December and March most years, but disease can occur as late as May.

What does the Bible say about being healthy? God makes it very clear that we are to take care of ourselves holistical-ly, i.e. physically, mentally, and spiritually. He designed and crafted us with love, purpose and care, so we need to treat ourselves accordingly. Diligently pay attention to your physical health as this flu season ap-proaches, and you will in turn be a good neighbor to others.

Submitted by Joyce Nicholson, RN, Health Ministry Team

References provided by CDC

We celebrated Herman Hartmann’s 100th birthday in September! From his daughter, Jo Moreno: “...to all who sent cards and/or attended our celebration...Thank you so very much! He really enjoyed himself.”

Caring for Our Neighbors and Each Other

We Pray For:

+ Julie Adams for Brent Pattillio + Barths for Aiden + Charlie Beck, Beth Beck and for Becky,

Gus Schmid, George Volz + Elizabeth Benford, Ronald & Audrey

French + Pat Benson for Ron and Ben Mac-

Connell + Susan Bochmann for Ed Evans, Debbie

Novata + Andy Bradley + Leland Brand + Kathie Butelli for David, Sue, Nancy,

Sandy, Paul + Kathy Calello for Susan + Erika Chabra’s daughters, Julie & Ni-

cole, Hermann Greinig + Cothrons for Terry Cothron + Gail Darga’s daughter, Liane; son, Mi-

chael; friends: Rich, Chris & Marge Fillip, Maryann, Joyce, Helen, Christine, Kathy, Ranee

+ Virginia Duttarer for Ainsley Reese & Family

+ Jan Evans for Lucy Baber + Diane Fichter for Bob & Char Amato,

Jean & Charles Bryant, Dr John McSor-ley

+ Margie Fillip, and for husband, Chris; son, Rick; daughter-in-law, Mary; Joyce & Rich Snyder; 1st responders and families.

+ Gleesons for Sonny + Barbara & Ken Gordon + Hernandez’ for Karyn, Dario, Garland,

David, Christine, Karen + Susan Hullett for Carol McKrill, Larry

LaPointe + Betsy Jimenez for Charlotte Simon + Judee Johnsen for Lee Johnsen, Mike

Berg + Joyce Kajtaniak for Debbie & Bill Bar-

ber, June Overmeyer, Diane Kazel + Linda Klemm for Lewis Lafever + Julia Krause for Carol + Krauss’ for Timothy + Tom Ladd + Sondra Lee’s sister, Erika + Ginger Marcinko for Bob Moore, Melis-

sa Ferguson, Ed Blandford, Mary Muri-ano, Tommy

+ Matherne’s for Sheila + Michaels for Karen MacNeil + Cliff & Ilene Miller + Debi Miller for John and Gavin + Mizells for Triner

+ Jo Moreno for Greg Graves, Charlene Nally

+ Deanna Nelson’s mother, Jean + Marie Newcomb for Weston Austin + Arline Norton for George, Marilyn, Jen

Collora, Patti Spata, John & Pam Hastra

+ Margie Osborne for Helen Lawrence + Pletchers for Lydia Davis + Traci Pope + Wanda Ramsey for Dave Gangluff,

Judi Kruegar, Glen Shealy + Jeff Reises + Carol Schultz for Ron & Audrey

French, Elizabeth Bedford, Shane Schultz, Great–grandson Lukas Mi-chael

+ Jan Schultz for Gerri Lindsay + Meg Settle + Joyce Snyder’s husband, Richard;

Maryann, Stephanie, Jonathon, Chris Fillip, Christine, Margie Fillip

+ Stangs for Sheri, Nick + Candy Stanley for Debra T + Darlene Sullivan for Linda Weaver + Joe Taber, Lucas + Ben Vasey and for Bob Werner,

Charles Vasey + Dawn Walter + Arlene Weier for Charles Weier, Mar-

garet Knudsen, Elly Davis + Connie Whitsett for Sonya + Wilburns for Tony, Audrey, Alana + Wendy Williams for Jordan + Wolfs: Kitty Wolf, John Heisenman + Pat Zink for Marjorie Lay At the end of each month we refresh this list. To keep a name on the list, please write that name on the Blue Form each month.

TLC’s Mission: Being Neighbor † Sharing God’s Transforming Love!

Our Homebound: Bob Davis BD 3-24 Brookdale Bradenton gardens 5612 26th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34207 Virginia Duttarer BD 8-13 10731 Old Tampa Rd. Parrish FL 34219 Herman Hartmann BD 09-30 6103 39th Avenue West Bradenton, FL 34209 Tom Ladd BD 9-1 Brookdale Gardens 5612 26th St. W Bradenton, FL 34207 Jean Lamb BD 3-14 7005 20th Ave. W Bradenton, FL 34209 Carol Muszall BD 12-25 2905 36th Ave. W. Bradenton, FL 34234

Congratulations and God’s

Blessings to Meredith and Nick

Frees, proud parents of

Brooks Anthony Frees

Born October 21st, 8lbs 12oz!

God’s Blessings on the Marriage of

Sara Bloom and Patrick Alkire October 5th!

Trinity Lutheran Church 2200 26th Street West Bradenton, FL 34205

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Trinity Trends is a monthly publication of: Trinity Lutheran Church

2019 TLC Council Members: President Bruce Henke

Vice Pres. Gonzalo Hernandez Secretary Nick Frees

Treasurer Dave Cozzette Amanda Arquette

James Carr Dave Gleeson Larry Helberg Becky Mannon

Jan Smith Dianne VanVoorhis

Dave Werning

Holy Communion Class Saturday, November 2nd, 2:30-5:30pm

Manatee Community Concert Band Tuesday, November 5th, 7pm

Welcome to Trinity Lunch Sunday, November 10th

PACE Center for Girls Thanksgiving Luncheon, Friday, November 22nd

Like us on Facebook: @TLCBradenton

Trinity Staff The Rev. Dr. Bobbie Blackburn, Pastor Vicar Fred Klinker, Interning Pastor Mrs. Rebecca Kasang, Organist and Choir Director Ms. Sondra Lee, Communications Mr. Shaun Spangler, Office Manager and Sunday Music Leader Mr. Dominic Cozzette Student Minister

Mr. Sergei Glushonkov, Saturday Worship Music Leader

Email: TrinityLutheranSecretary@gmail.com Website: TLCBradenton.com Facebook: @TLCbradenton

Trinity Worship Times

Saturdays 5:30 pm Celebration Worship

Sundays 8:00 am Traditional Worship 9:00 am Celebration Worship

11:00 am Traditional Worship

Beach Worship Sunday, November 17th, 5pm

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