4/19 Gary Blatter (lung, blood issues) Nancy Judge (leave on indefinitely, slowly dying)

4/19 Wayne Pittenger (alzheimers) Lauren Stenerson’s dad

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This Week’s Calendar Sunday, November 8, 2015 8:00 am 2:00 pm Bazaar Thompson Hall 9:00 am 10:00 am Worship Sanctuary 10:00 am 10:15 am Prayers for Healing Sanctuary 10:00 am 1100 am Lutheran 101 Class Fireside Room 10:10 am 10:50 am Adult Education (Making sense of Scripture) T. Hall 11:00 am 12:00 pm Worship Sanctuary 12:00 pm 2:00 pm Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium 12:00 pm 12:15 pm Prayers for Healing Sanctuary 1:00 pm 3:00 pm Food Pantry open TLC Food Pantry Monday, November 9, 2015 9:00 am 11:30 am Quilters (cancelled) Thompson Hall 9:00 am 2:00 pm Senior Mealsite Thompson Hall 10:45 am 11:45 am Exercise for Life Thompson Hall

6:00 pm 7:30 pm Men of Trinity Bible Study 208 Garfield Tuesday, November 10, 2015 7:00 am 8:00 am Men’s Prayer Breakfast Anglea’s 7511 Portland Ave E 8:00 am 12:00 pm Sr Footcare Fireside 10:00 am 2:00 pm Prep Trinity Cafe Thompson Hall 11:00 am 12:00 pm Staff Meeting Common Room 11:00 am 3:00 pm Food Pantry open TLC Food Pantry 5:00 pm 6:30 pm Finance Committee Common Room 6:00 pm 7:00 pm Executive Committee /Personnel Pastor’s Office 7:00 pm 9:00 pm B.A.C..A Fireside 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Facilities Meeting Library Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Veteran’s Day 9:30 am 11:30 am Stitchery Library 10:45 am 11:45 am Exercise for Life Thompson Hall 12:00 am 1:00 pm Lunch in Trinity Café Thompson Hall 1:30 pm 2:30 pm JOY Library 4:00 pm 5:00 pm Confirmation Common Room 5:00 pm 10:00 pm Veteran’s Day Service Thompson Hall 7:00 pm 8:30 pm Cantate Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary Thursday, November 12, 2015 10:00 am 11:00 am Bible Study (Making sense of Scripture) Fireside 7:00 pm 8:30 pm Toastmasters Fireside Room 7:00 pm 8:00 pm Accordion Social Thompson Hall Friday, November 13, 2015 9:00 am 2:00 pm Senior Mealsite Thompson Hall 10:45 am 11:45 am Exercise for Life Thompson Hall 11:00 am 3:00 pm Food Pantry open TLC Food Pantry Saturday, November 14, 2015 8:00 am 9:30 am FA Support Group Fireside Room 10:30 am 12:00 pm Show Tunes Chorale Thompson Hall 10:30 am 1:00 pm Jubilate Choir Rehearsal Fireside Room Sunday, November 15, 2015 9:00 am 10:00 am Worship Sanctuary 10:00 am 1100 am Lutheran 101 Class Fireside Room 10:10 am 10:50 am Adult Education (Making sense of Scripture) T. Hall 11:00 am 12:00 pm Worship Sanctuary 12:30 pm 2:30 pm Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium 1:00 pm 3:00 pm Food Pantry open TLC Food Pantry

Sunday November 8, 2015

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

In need of prayer submitted by In need of prayer submitted by

Dan Ackerman Pastor Jeff Frank Akers (heart/kidney) Lindbo family Bonnie (restless leg syndrome getting worse)Shannon Lee Bob Bark (heal & Reconcile relationships) Pastor Jeff Karen Bartle (leukemia) Jeanne Ehlers Gary Blatter (lung, blood issues) Nancy Judge Chris Christiansen (healing) Beth R Joe Calhoun (surgery & salvation) Harry Lindbo Travis Calhoun (at home healing) Harry Lindbo Max Cockle Navy Seal (deployed) Marilyn Haugen Lynette Cubbage (healing at home) staff Paula Coaidwell (homeless) Self David Dahl (vision) Jonathan Wohlers Dallas (foot surgery & housing issues) Food Pantry Beau Dawson 11yrs old Donna L (waiting bone marrow transplant) Dorothy Dobler (health) Donna L. Pat Durston (car accident, healing) Greg Durston Pat Durston’s mother (healing from a stroke) Sue F Dina ( kidney transplant) Sue F Vi Erickson (safe travels) Harry L John Evans (healing) Marsha E Gary Jose (health & medical procedure) Staff Gary Feller (healing) Lyle and Donna F. Fisher Family (jobs and good health) Fisher Kari Fulbright (continued healing) Warren & Suni Vicky Funk (breast cancer treatment) Maria B. Russ & Carolyn Hafterson Mary Felkins Torval Haugen (back pain) The Haugens Dianna Hawkins (breast cancer) Gloria Duntsch Joe Heersche (fighting cancer) Martin’s Alyssa (home with feeding tube) Jo Jellen Nicole Juhl Chaney (cancer) Jean Knight Ron Klapperich (stroke) Roberta Eben & Madelyn Kendrick (health) Donna L Don Kim (cancer) Warren & Suni Rolon & Patricia Lee (healing) Pastor Rick John & Leslie Leitch (cancer healing) Tom Leitch Katie Lindbo Lindbo family Luanne Matsumoto (cancer) Carol Storaasli Randy Mapes (cancer treatment, recovery) Maria B. Monica Martinez (healin, car accident) Leitch & Mietzke Bernice and Frank McCabe (health) staff

Bruce Miller (brain cancer) Karli Floyd Marlen Miller (health) Pastor Jeff Dillian Morris (rare form of leukemia) Wanda W Rona Newman (cancer) Tony H. Paul Nordquist (cancer treatment) Helen Nordquist Rose Nutter (health) Donna L Pansy Oldag (surgery) Joan O Kaye Olsen (dialysis) Kaye David Ostrander (cancer treatment) Betty O. Travis Profit (recovering) Pastor Jeff Rodney Randash (brain tumor) Kirk Broden Jean Riser (health, good decisions) Mary Felkins Deloris Robertson (colon cancer) Nancy Judge Ava Rose (infant, awaiting heart transplant) Cheryl M. C. Arin Seldomridge Pastor Jeff Nancy Severtson (renewal of strength) Pastor Jeff Yoko Shiga (health) Jonathan W. Mike Sorensen (stroke) Donna L. Conner Stoebe (broken wrist) Maria B. Cathie Stone (tests) Kaye O. Swick Family Vicky (5 day old granddaughter at home healing) Myron Thompson (ankle healing) Myron T. Christy C. and family (Alzheimers) Donna L. Shane and Jackie (addiction) Pat Ness Lamora (brain tumor) Tam & Mary Kayla (health, healing) Sandra Jerke Oscar (healing) Maria B. Alyssa (coma, 17 year old, car accident) Jo Jellen Isaiah ( out of ICU and Recovering) Norma Simmons Alexa (juvenile arthritis) Cynthia Lange Bob & Carolyn Winters (healing) Pastor Rick Mark Wingerd (employment / inner peace) Amber W Isaiah, Jessica & Lenora Norma

Someone in need of prayers?

To submit names for anyone needing prayers: please use a Welcome Card (located in the pew rack) or call Beth Rich 253‒537‒0201 x110 by Wednesday noon.

Scripture, Nov. 15 Daniel 12:1‒3, Psalm 16, Hebrews 10:11‒14, (15‒18), 19‒25, Mark 13:1‒8

Scripture, Sep. 6 Isaiah 35:4‒7a, James 2:1‒10, [11‒13], 14‒17, Mark 7:24‒37 Scripture, Sep. 13 Isaiah 50:4‒9a, James 3:1‒12, Mark 8:27‒38 Scripture, Sep. 20 Jeremiah 11:18‒20, James 3:13‒4:3, 7‒8a, Mark 9:30‒37 Scripture, Sep. 27 Numbers 11:4‒6, 10‒16, 24‒29, Psalm 124, James 5:13‒20, Mark 9:38‒50 Scripture, Oct. 4 Genesis 2:18‒24, Hebrews 1:1‒4, 2:5‒12, Mark 10:2‒16 Scripture, Oct. 11 Amos 5:6‒7, 10‒15, Hebrews 4:12‒16,Mark 10:17‒31 Scripture, Oct. 18 Isaiah 53:4‒12, Hebrews 5:1‒10, Mark 10:35‒45

REFORMATION Scripture, Oct. 25 Jeremiah 31:7‒9, Psalm 126, Hebrews 7:23‒28, Mark 10:46‒52

ALL SAINTS Scripture, Nov. 1 Wisdom of Solomon 3:1‒9, or Isaiah 25:6‒9, Psalm 24, Revelation 21:1‒6a, John 11:32‒44

Scripture, Nov. 8 1 Kings 17:8‒16, Psalm 146, Hebrews 9:24‒28, Mark 12:38‒44

Scripture, Nov. 15 Daniel 12:1‒3, Psalm 16, Hebrews 10:11‒14, (15‒18), 19‒25, Mark 13:1‒8

CHRIST THE KING Scripture, Nov. 22 Daniel 7:9‒10, 13‒14, Psalm 93, Revelation 1:4b‒8, John 18:33‒37

YEAR C

1st Sunday Advent Scripture, Nov. 29 Jeremiah 33:14‒16, Psalm 25:1‒10, 1 Thessalonians 3:9‒13, Luke 21:25‒36

2nd Sunday Advent Scripture, Dec. 6 Baruch 5:1‒9, or Malachi 3:1‒4, Luke 1:68‒79, Philippians 1:3‒11, Luke 3:1‒6

3rd Sunday Advent Scripture, Dec. 13 Zephaniah 3:14‒20, Isaiah 12:2‒6, Philippians 4:4‒7, Luke 3:7‒18

4th Sunday Advent Scripture, Dec. 20 Micah 5:2‒5a, Luke 1:46b‒55, or Psalm 80:1‒7, Hebrews 10:5‒10, Luke 1:39‒

45, (46‒55)

Christmas Eve Thursday, Dec. 24 Christmas Day Friday, Dec. 25

1st Sunday after Christmas Day Scripture, Dec. 27 1 Samuel 2:18‒20, 26, Psalm 148, Colossians 3:12‒17, Luke 2:41‒52

2nd Sunday after Christmas Day Scripture, Jan. 3 Jeremiah 31:7‒14, or Sirach 24:1‒12, Psalm 147:12‒20, or Wisdom

of Solomon 10:15‒21, Ephesians 1:3‒14, John 1:(1‒9), 10‒18

In need of prayer submitted by

Worship

Assistants:

Sunday, Nov 8.

9:00 am Service

Sunday, Nov 8.

11:00 am Service

Sunday, Nov 15.

9:00 am Service

Sunday, Nov 15.

11:00 am Service

Readers: Lynn Cooper Karen Bell-Hanson Elaine Ramsay Masayuki Tanaka

Children’s Message: Pastor Jeff Gaustad Pastor Jeff Gaustad Cheryl Mays Comen

Cheryl Mays Comen

Prayers: Intern Matt Byrd Ken Holsten Keith Cooper Virginia Garrison

Communion

Assistance:

Inter Matt Byrd Lynn Cooper Keith Cooper Mary Mietzke

TBD

Inter Matt Byrd Ken Holsten

Trish Holsten Sally Goldyn

Barbara Moody

Inter Matt Byrd Lynn Cooper

Keith Cooper Cher-yl Weigel Jo Jellen

Inter Matt Byrd Karen Bell-Hanson Virginia Garrison Jesus Rodriquez Barbara Moody

Ushers: Kurt & Rainer Scearce

Youth Albert & Andrew

Ehlers Tin Tin & Albert Lee

Hank Mays

Walt & Renee Shaw Japanese Students

Greeters: Joan Taylor— Karen Reynolds — Vernal Kensrud— Harry Lindbo —

Adult Study Options: Lutheranism 101 Sundays 10:00am –11:00am Fireside Room

Sundays @10:10–10:50 for 2 more weeks Thursdays @ 10:00 am in Fireside Room will be a repeat of

the previous Sunday’s lesson. This week’s topic is: Making Sense of Scripture: Is There A

“Center” to Scripture?

November = Thanks and Giving =

Seafarers' Boxes

Thanks for your participation in previous years and please participate in

this project again, for 2015. Last year, Trinity gave 100 boxes of 1,700

boxes given by the Tacoma Seafarers' Center to the merchant mariners

visiting the Port of Tacoma for the holidays.

2015 boxes will be available in the Narthex on Sundays and at the Host

Desk in Library during the week . ( Approximate cost per box is $15.00)

For information/questions call - Maren Johnson (253-531-3718)

Come and be a part of Decorating

the Sanctuary for the most amazing

time of the year.

Saturday November 28th @ 9:00 am

Sunday Weekly News due: Wednesday before noon Newsletter items: Late Fall Issue topic: In the Fullness of Time !

Deadline is November 11th

Trinity's Communications & Marketing Coordinator Michela Hammond michela@trinitylutheranparkland.org

Worship attendance last week: 9:00 am - 85 11:00 am - 110

Volunteers "retiring" Four food pantry volunteers are, indeed, retiring this

fall. Trinity has been truly blessed by their caring ministry. Specific needs are on Tuesday mornings and

Friday afternoons, as well as people who are willing to serve as on-call volunteers. Please contact : Virginia

Garrison,253-471-9569, Gloria Duntsch, 253-537-1963, or Wanda Wentworth, 253-535-0837.

Thank you for prayerfully considering.

First time at Trinity? We want to get to know you!

We have a gift bag for you with homemade treats and news about our ministries.

Please introduce yourself, and stay for fellowship after worship.

Come Study the book of James with The Men of Trinity ,

Monday Nov 22th @ 6pm at Café 208 Garfield . For more

information please Contact Hank Mays

@ 360-250-4538

Veterans Day

Celebration Trinity Lutheran Church

Wednesday November 11th 7pm Thompson Hall

Bring a Vet, bring a family member, bring a

friend

Remember and thank those who have and are

serving

Key note speaker Denny Sapp Captain USN &

Retired Blue Angles Pilot Vice President of The Puget Sound Veterans Hope Center and a long time volunteer at the Tacoma Rescue Mission's

Veterans Resource Center.

Attention Veterans

and families of Veterans

Please help us recognize and

remember those Trinity members and family members who

have served in the Armed Forces during our 2015 Trinity

Veteran’s Day Service. If you wish, please e-mail or write

the name of your Veteran or the name of a loved one who

has served or is serving so that we may add them to the

2015 Veteran’s Honor Roll.

Hank.mays@pepsico.com

Cheryl Mays Comen

3rd Annual Advent Brunch

November 29th Potluck

From 8:30 am to 11:00 am in Thompson Hall.

More in formation will be coming soon in the Narthex.

Advent Soup Suppers

Co / Coordinators this year are:

Marsha Evans & Tam Leitch (Thanks Ladies)

Sign up sheets will be coming soon !

Another New Time Atrium Time for children 3-12 Will now be on Sundays from

12:30 noon until 2:30 pm