Folks wishing to spruce up

our piece of highway should

meet at the church at 11:00

AM. We ask that every-

body brings a pair of work

gloves to protect their

hands.

Garbage bags and Brightly

colored safety vests will

be provided. We also

ask that children be left

at home for their safety.

If you have a driver’s

license you are old

enough to help clean

highway.

Quite a few years ago, Trin-

ity Lutheran Church adopted

a stretch of highway via the

Adopt-a-Highway program.

Our adopted territory is the

section of Highway 25 be-

tween the KOA (where Hwy

25 and I-84 intersect at exit

216) and the river.

Each fall, members of Trin-

ity’s congregation get to-

gether to tidy up our

adopted stretch. This fall,

our scheduled Highway

Cleanup day is October

18th.

Come and join us on Satur-

day the 18th! It will be a

time of fun, fellowship, and

service. Colleen Parkin

heads up the operation and

can answer any questions

(431-0569). Hope to see

you there!

909 8th St.

Rupert, ID 83350

Office: 208.436.3413

Pastor: 208.312.8587

Email: office@tlcrupert.org

Trinity Lutheran Church

Highway Cleanup Time!

www.tlcrupert.org Supper with "forgiveness, life,

and salvation." Because of this,

the angels of heaven continue to

sing the Sanctus and we join in

their song."

In the Divine Service, like no-

where else on earth, heaven is

opened to us because Christ is

present with all His gifts, that he

might bestow on us His right-

eousness as our very own. This

is perhaps why the song that the

people sang on Palm Sunday,

"Hosanna to the Son of David!

Blessed is He who comes in the

name of the Lord!" is also incor-

porated into the song of the an-

gels, "Holy, holy, holy Lord God

of pow'r and might." The angels

sing because sinners receive the

gifts of God, and men sing be-

cause Christ and His forgiveness

are their greatest delight. The

song of men and angels is one. In

the Divine Service the angels

and all the company of heaven

sing with us and all the redeemed

on earth. The Sanctus is the song

of praise sung to our gracious

God, because the Son of the Fa-

ther has chosen to condescend to

us who could not save ourselves,

and in His flesh and blood to

offer the sacrifice once and for

all to take away sin. This is why

angels sing and this is why we

sing.

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Dear friends of Trinity,

On many Sunday mornings at

Trinity Lutheran Church, after

you have called on the Name of

the Lord, after He has declared

you forgiven for all your sins,

after you have heard Him

speak to you His Holy Word,

and after you have given Him

your praise through song and

offering and you have prayed

together with your brothers and

sisters in the faith, then comes

the service of the sacra-

ment. In that service one of the

high points of praise in all of

our Worship is "The Sanctus."

"Holy, holy, holy Lord God of

pow'r and might:

Heaven and earth are full of

Your glory.

Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in

the highest.

Blessed is He who comes in the

name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the high-

est." (from Divine Service,

Setting One, LSB, pg. 161)

This great song in the Worship

of the Church was sung by the

angels when Isaiah the prophet

was called by the Lord to

preach repentance and the for-

giveness of sins to sinners

(Isaiah 6). In Isaiah's vision we

are taught that heaven, which

had been closed to us because

of sin, is now open for the

sinner through the good

news of Christ's forgive-

ness. This forgiveness is

given to us in the Word of

Christ which comes to us

in His gifts of preaching,

Baptism, Absolution, and

the Lord's Supper. These

are the means (or I like the

say, "the toolbox of God")

through which the salva-

tion of Christ is received

and becomes our own.

"Where there is forgiveness

of sins, there is also life

and salvation" (Luther's

Small Catechism). Jesus

teaches us in the gospels

that all of heaven rejoices

when one sinner is brought

to repentance (Luke 15:7).

The Sanctus text that Isaiah

heard the angels sing is the

same text that was used in

the worship of the Old Tes-

tament tabernacle. This

taught Isaiah, as it teaches

us, that the worship of

heaven is one with the wor-

ship of the Church on

earth. The Lord was pre-

sent in the Divine Service

of the Old Testament taber-

nacle for the salvation of

His people. He is also pre-

sent with us in the Divine

Service of the Lord's

preaching and the Lord's

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Trinity

Lutheran

Church Trinity Times

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“There is a mist

over the lake each

morning, the voices

of children are once

again echoing

thanks to the

outdoor education

classes here at

camp, and the

leaves are turning a

bright yellow and

orange. “

Labor Day at Camp

Perkins

(photo taken by

Jenni Holdier)

CPLOM Update

Greetings from Camp

Perkins!

How do you know it's

fall at Camp Perkins?

There is a mist over the

lake each morning, the

voices of children are

once again echoing

thanks to the outdoor

education classes here

at camp, and the leaves

are turning a bright

yellow and orange.

After a few weeks of

late summer quiet, we

are once again in a sea-

son of multiple groups

coming to Camp Per-

kins.

However, we also cele-

brate an amazing sum-

mer of sharing God's

love and living loved

as children of God.

This summer we

served over 540 camp-

ers on-site and 750

campers at Day Camps

in Idaho and Utah!

These campers

raised just over

$5000 for the

Lutheran Ma-

laria Initiative.

We also served

Families at Re-

treats this sum-

mer. What a

blessing to serve

and share in the

ministry of the

Gospel of Jesus Christ.

What’s next for Camp

Perkins? This fall we

have 4 schools coming

for Outdoor Education,

in addition to several

church and youth

groups coming for

various experiences.

Additionally, We are

excited to share that

Camp Perkins has re-

ceived a three-year

grant from the M. J.

Murdock Charitable

Trust to help fund a

new staff position. The

grant will enable

Kim Morgan, who has

been our Office Direc-

tor, to serve in a new

position as Director of

External Operations,

focused on marketing

and on relationships

with donors and other

ministry partners. The

Murdock Trust sup-

ports non-profits in the

Pacific Northwest that

“seek to strengthen the

region's educational,

spiritual, and cultural

base in creative and

sustainable ways.”

More details about the

grant can be found on

our website under

“News.” Learn more

about the Murdock

Trust at www.murdock

-trust.org.

Julie Wells-Hoskins

has joined our staff as

our new part-time Of-

fice Director in Hailey.

Our official hours at

the Hailey office will

be 8am-1pm Monday -

Thursday.

We also have Fall and

Winter Retreats to

share with your con-

gregations.

I look forward to hear-

ing your feedback.

Thank you for your

continued service.

Signe White

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“Thank you for

your generosity,

for your gift,

and for your

prayers. Thank

you for loving

the Church and

for supporting

the Holy

Ministry. “

“Alex Lange” continued from page 4...

Rachel serves as a nanny for a family with two children (a five year old boy

and a one year ole baby boy). She helps with the chores and takes care of the

little ones. Since she loves kids, she enjoys her work. I have been gardening

for a couple of families. I will also clean the cafeteria on Saturdays.

I am excited for classes to begin. I am taking two classes on the early church

with our new history professor, Dr. Joel Elowsky. He was my advisor for my

Senior Seminar back in college. He’s a great guy and really knows a lot about

the early church. I’m also taking a class called Biblical Theology, where we

will discuss major themes in the Bible, such as covenant, the kingdom of God,

resurrection, and so forth. I am taking a class called Pastoral Theology, which

will help me process some of my experienced during vicarage. Also, I am tak-

ing one other counseling class, because I feel this is an area where I truly lack

experience.

I should probably stop here. I don’t want to say everything in this letter and

not have anything to say in the next! Still, it’s hard to contain myself. I guess

I will end this letter as I always do … thanking you for your support. You

have truly been a blessing to me (and now, to Rachel as well). You may not

realize it, but your good works have eternal value. You are shaping a young

man into the man that he will be for eternity. By supporting the Church and

her ministry, you are supporting God’s family. It is as Paul says: “Always

give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your la-

bor in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Cor. 15:58).

In Christ,

Alexander Lange

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The Lord who rode into Jerusalem in lowliness upon a donkey's colt is the same Lord who

"rides" into the congregation under the lowly forms of preaching, bread, and wine to give us

salvation. The proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the distribution of His body

and blood to penitent sinners gives God the greatest glory and shows Him to be "holy, holy,

holy" above all gods and the One who "now saves" (hosanna) His people. In the proclama-

tion of the Gospel and in the Sacrament of the Altar, heaven is opened up to sinners on earth

that they might enter in through the blood of Christ. The Holy Communion is not only a

communion of the individual Christian and his or her Lord, but is the communion of all the

saints in heaven and on earth in the body of Christ.

When we sing, "Hosanna in the highest," we cry out, "Lord in the highest, SAVE US

NOW!" When we sing, "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord," we confess our

faith in Him who now feeds us and nurtures us with His very body and blood, and who

promises to receive us to Himself in glory.

Blessings to you this October. Remember, next month Nov. 9 @ 3PM Trinity Lutheran

celebrates 100 years! Until then, see you in Church...

This Month at Trinity

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Learn-By-Heart

Memory Verses

Assigned: 10/5//14

Due: 10/12/14 Matthew 6:33-34 “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things

will be added to you. Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.

Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Assigned: 10/12/14

Due: 10/19/14 James 2:10 “Whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become accountable

for all of it.”

Assigned: 10/19/14

Due: 10/26/14 Psalm 33:6 “By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of His

mouth all their host.”

Assigned: 10/26/14

Due: 11/2/14 John 1:1-3 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with

God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things

were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was

made.”

Children’s Message Oct. 12: Debbie Matsen

Oct. 26: Pastor Lindemood

Fellowship Hour

Oct. 5 LWML/Camp Committee Benefit Dinner

Oct. 12 Bob and Janet Shepard

Oct. 19 Holys, Paulsons, and Smiths

Oct. 26 OPEN

Serving on the Altar Guild for the month of October:

Harold and Kathy Mohlman

Flowers

Oct. 5 Bob and Janet Shepard

Oct. 12 Bob and Janet Shepard

Oct. 19 OPEN

Oct. 26 Pastor Rabe and Jane

Greeters + Readers

Oct. 5 LWML LWML

Oct. 12 Doc and Jean Pates Mary Lou Freeman

Oct. 19 Sandra Cole Sandra Cole

Oct. 26 Lesa and Jaesa Fox Lesa Fox

From Kenya With Love

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Dear Brothers and Sisters at Trinity,

Greetings in Christ from Nairobi! Attached please find a recent family photo.

The Trump family is based in Nairobi, Kenya, which is in East Africa. Pastor Trump and Krista have

three children: Josiah (4 years old - in pre-kindergarten), Elijah (2 years old), and Isaiah (10 months old).

Pastor Trump supports the LCMS programs, projects, partnerships, and personnel in all of Eastern and

Southern Africa - from Eritrea to the country of South Africa, including the very large island of Mada-

gascar.

I was most recently in Madagascar with my whole family, visiting and talking about some of God’s

work there. In Madagascar, the LCMS is supporting a very large project to put roofs on over 100

churches that currently have thatch or grass roofs. We also support local doctors and nurses by bringing

a team of doctors and nurses from the United States to do a medical outreach in a community that does-

n’t have a clinic or doctor’s office. Sometimes when the team of doctors and nurses comes to a village,

they will see hundreds of patients in one day. The Lutheran Church in Madagascar is twice as large as

the LCMS.

I have also recently traveled to the country of Ethiopia where we support their main seminary in the

capital city. We have professors from LCMS schools travel to Ethiopia to teach. We recently helped the

church there dig three very deep wells by hand to provide clean water to villages. The Lutheran Church

in Ethiopia is three times larger than the LCMS.

In Kenya where we live, I also support the local Lutheran church. This weekend, for example, I will be

preaching in the village and visiting students at the seminary who are studying on LCMS scholarships. A

lot of our work here in this part of God’s world is about spending time together, visiting, encouraging

each other, teaching and learning, and celebrating how God makes us the same even though we are so

different. God is good - all the time.

Have a blessed day. May the crucified and risen Christ continue to shower His grace upon you.

-Pastor Shauen Trump

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“I take comfort knowing that

our God displays his strength when we are weak an His

wisdom when we are foolish.”

St. Timothy and St.

Titus, Concordia

Theological Semi-

nary, St. Louis, Mis-

souri

From Alex Lange...

Dear members of Trinity,

It is so hard to believe, but another whole year has passed and I have fin-ished my vicarage! I have only one more year of seminary before I gradu-ate and become “Pastor Lange”. I can’t describe the feeling … I feel ex-cited, but I also feel nervous about my upcoming call. Despite seven (going on eight) years of classes and field experience, I cannot say that I feel truly ready for such a noble task. Indeed, with each year I feel less and less ready. Socrates once said that he was the wisest man in the world, be-cause he was the only one to see how foolish he really is. I hope my feel-ings of inadequacy are a sign that I’m ready. I preached my last sermon on July 27th and said farewell to the dear saints in East Moline. I will always remember my time spent with them. I have grown because of them in so many ways. Because of them, I now have a year’s worth of experience; a year experiencing a pre-school, a youth group, a confirmation class, multi-ple Bible studies, countless Board Meetings, and weekly worship services that were always Christ-centered. I will miss them, but I am glad that I can count on spending an eternity with them upon the return of our Lord.

May people have asked me, “What did you learn on vicarage?” That’s quite the loaded question/;. I have learned so much that it is hard to know what to say and what to leave out. I learned that you truly learn about your members through one-on-one encounters. Some might be uncomfortable having their pastor in their house, but I really enjoyed visiting the members of St. John’s. It was in their homes that I really got to know them and they got to know me.

I also learned that education takes time and you can’t assume everyone is at the same place. It took me seven years to learn what I have learned. So, there is no way that I can fully cover any subject in a single Bible study. Learning is truly a multi-faceted, life-long process … a process that re-quires patience and a flexible schedule.

Even though I hated public speaking in college, I love preaching. I was surprised at how enjoyable I found regular preaching and I was equally sur-prised by how much others seemed to enjoy my preaching. I find this quite

encouraging. Preaching is the number one task of all pastors. It is so important that Luther himself called it the “Preaching Office”. If I can preach well, then perhaps I am cut out for this vocation after all.

Rachel and I immediately moved back to the seminary. We are now living in their married housing (some apartments set aside for stu-dents with families). It is a lovely apartment with plenty of space for us. What makes it special is that we are living next door to all the other seminary families. I can’t wait to see my old friends and to meet some new ones. (continued on page 5)

T r i n i t y T i m e s

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