FOR EMERGENCIES CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE

at 248-625-4644 or PASTOR DUCHENE

Cell Phone: 586.922.3539

Worship Broadcast Clarkston CATV 10 Sunday 2:00 p.m. & Thursday 9:00 p.m. Waterford CATV 10

Sunday 12:30 p.m. & Tuesday 2:30 p.m.

St. Trinity Lutheran Church News Supplement is a weekly publication of St. Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church (Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod), and is produced by the office staff.

Sunday Worship: 8:15 am Traditional 11:00 am Blended

Saturday Blended Worship: 6:00 pm Lenten Services : Wed. 7:00 pm

Adult Bible Classes: 9:45 am Children’s Sunday School: 9:45 am

Cry Room Available During Worship & Adult Bible Classes

Church Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed. 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Thursday and Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Telephone: (248) 625-4644 e-mail: sttrinity@comcast.net

Website: www.sainttrinitylutheran.com

CHURCH STAFF

Pastor: Michael Duchene

D.C.E. Emeritus: Richard Schempf

Musician: Mona Bowmaster

Choir Director: Pam Boadway

Office Manager: Gretchen Goolsby

Office Assistant: Lisa Cooley

Building & Grounds: Mike Young

ST. TRINITY LUTHERAN

PRESCHOOL

Preschool Director: Julie Schultz Preschool Assistant: Erin Sallmen

Telephone: (248) 620-6154

e-mail: sttrinityps@comcast.net

3 Year Old Preschool (Tu.-Th.) 4 Year Old Preschool (M-W-F)

9:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

St. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

7925 Sashabaw Rd. Clarkston, MI

48348-2905

October 1, 2017

Welcome to St. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

A warm welcome to all as we gather as God’s people to worship the Lord. May our worship strengthen your faith and your desire to serve Him who loves us with an ever-lasting love in Christ Jesus. Visitors, we’re especially glad to see you! Please come again!

THE TRINITY TIMES

Meals for Dot

Wilson

Dot is now home and in need of meals. Eight meals a month are needed. Please label them for the “Wilson Family”, and put in the freezer in the FLC kitchen. Speak with Donna Reigle for more information.

FAMILY FUN & FELLOWSHIP

MOVIE NIGHT & PIZZA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH at 7:00 pm

QUILTS ON DISPLAY OCTOBER 7 & 8

The St. Trinity Quilt Makers have been busy again this year. The quilt presentation and sale will be October 7th & 8th. Setup will be Friday morning, October 6th. Many of the World Relief quilts have already been sent off, but a few remain for future donations or sale. American Vet lap robes will be available for sale as well. Quilt sales will support further quilting supply needs. Anyone wanting to hold a quilt to purchase can do so by filling out an attached tag to the quilt and giving contact information. Prices will be on the accompanying tag and will range from $30 —$60.00.

Ladies’ Guild Recipe Exchange/Dinner Tuesday, October 10th, 6:30 pm

Quarterly Voters’ Assembly Monday, October 16th, 7:00 pm

Trunk or Treat Friday, October 20th, 7:00 pm

Fall Clean-Up Saturday, October 21st, 8-12:00 pm

Final Merger Vote Monday, October 23rd, 7:00 pm

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Serving the Lord this Week

ELDERS

September 30-October 1 Sat. 6:00 pm Dave Hahn Sun. 8:15 am Mark Koenig Sun. 11:00 am Aaron Meyer Lou DeMonaco

October 7-8 Sat. 6:00 pm Marty Franke Sun. 8:15 am Rich Trudelle Sun. 11:00 am Dick Lash

USHERS

October 1 Sun. 8:15 am Dale Ludwig, Capt. Skip Schultz Eric Kindsvater Austin Kindsvater Ernie Schwarz

October 8 Sun. 8:15 am Kirk Costello, Capt. Jeff Feldmeyer Amy Costello Nancie McHugh

VIDEO

October 1 Rich Karstensen

October 8 Al Lozano

ALTAR CIRCLE FOR OCTOBER

Jennifer Dewey & Margaret Irish

THIS WEEK AT ST. TRINITY

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1ST

8:15 Traditional Worship Service w/HC 9:45 Bible Study/Sunday School 11:00 Blended Worship Service w/HC 6:30 AA Mtg.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2ND

Announcements Deadline

8:30-11:00 Volleyball 6:00 All Boards Meet 6:30 Elders’ Mtg. 7:00 Men’s Basketball

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD

9:30 Men’s Bible Study 9:30 Women’s Bible Study 1:00 Quilters 7:00 Men’s/Ladies’ Bible Study

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4TH

8:30-11:00 Volleyball 6:00 Praise Choir 7-9:00 Ruma Basketball

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5TH

6:00 Bell Choir

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6TH

Pastor’s Day Off

8:30-11:00 Volleyball 9:30 Preschool Field Trip to Spicer Orchard 7:00 Family Fun & Fellowship/Movie Night & Pizza

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH

Quilt Sale

6:00 Worship Service

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8TH

Quilt Sale * * * Nut Order Deadline

8:15 Traditional Worship 9:15-9:45 Sunday School Stamp Sales 9:45 Bible Studies/Sunday School 11:00 Blended Worship 11:00 BOE Mtg. 2/2:30 Nursing Home Services. 6:30 AA Mtg.

ACOLYTES

October 1 8:15 am Jacob Griswold 11:00 am Kyle Evon

October 8 8:15 am Emma Tarnowsky 11:00 am Owen Meyer

GREETERS

October 1 8:15 am Ernie Schwarz 11:00 am Karen Titherage-Schmelzer

October 8 8:15 am Richard/Marsha Karstensen 11:00 am Janet DeMonaco

LAYREADERS

September 30-October 1

Sat. 6:00 pm Pam Boadway Sun. 8:15 am Mark Koenig Sun. 11:00 am Glenn Gehrke

October 7-8 Sat. 6:00 pm Julie Schultz Sun. 8:15 am Kirk Costello Sun. 11:00 am Glenn Gehrke

CHURCH OFFICE MON-TUES-WED 9:00 am—4:30 pm

THURSDAY & FRIDAY

9:00 am—1:00 pm

CLOSED FOR LUNCH 1:30-2:00 DAILY

PASTOR DUCHENE’S OFFICE HOURS

MON-TUES-WED-THURS

WORSHIP SERVICE ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK

2016 2017

Saturday 6:00 pm 29 29

Sunday 8:15 am 76 68

Sunday 11:00 am 48 48 TOTAL 153 145

Jesus said, “You are the light of the world...let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:14-16). Jesus is the light of the world. As Christians, we are the light of the world because we reflect the light of Jesus. When we live our lives in such a way that people are able to see the difference Christ makes in us, our lights shine brightly. Interestingly, Jesus does not say that He wants us to be lights, but that we are lights because He has changed us into people who live to glorify and serve Him.

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Cost of Ministry for 2017 8/31/2017

Offering Collected = $ 243,265.27

Actual Expenses = $ 242,776.46

OVER + $ 488.81

Today’s flowers have been

placed on the altar

to the glory of God

and in celebration of

Jason & Julie Schultz’s

19th wedding anniversary

******* Flowers may be taken home after the 11:00 am service or can be picked up in the church office on Monday morning.

2017 CAMPING SCHEDULE

This is the schedule for the remainder of the camping season. With the State Park system, reservations are done by individual families and no less than 6 months prior to the date of the outing.

Host & Phone Number

Oct. 6-8 Myer’s Lake UMC J. Bradbury 248-676-8938

The Oxford Pregnancy Center would like to thank the members of St. Trinity for their generous participation in the Baby Bottle fundraiser. The current donation from St. Trinity is $1266. Your support is truly a blessing and we are so appreciative of each gift! We will continue the mission together of reaching out to women facing unplanned pregnancies offering practical help and the love of God.

St. Trinity received a memorial in memory of

Bud Spresney

by

Fred & Connie Irish

Preschool will be holding its annual fall fundraiser soon! Fundraising order forms will be available the weekend of October 14

th and 15

th. Checks

made payable to “St. Trinity Preschool”, or exact cash are the only forms of payment accepted and must accompany each order when it is placed. You can also visit Aspire Fundraising’s website at www.aspirefundraising.com and enter Seller ID R721571 to place an order. Online orders must be placed no later than Monday, October 9

th.

There are many items from which to choose including kitchen gadgets, organizers, gift wrap, greeting cards, picture frames, magazine subscriptions, totes, candies, soup and pie mixes, recipe books, candles and candle holders, calendars, devotional books, jewelry, and more. Products are expected to be delivered around the middle of November, so you can get some of your holiday shopping needs taken care of with these products while helping St. Trinity Preschool. Thank you for your continued support!

Sola Scriptura, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide. Solus Christus.

Sola Scriptura, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide. Solus Christus. Latin. Ironic, isn’t it? A movement that resulted in the liturgy and the Bible in our language (not Latin) is remembered by Latin phrases. By Scripture alone, by grace alone, by faith alone. Through Christ alone. Alone. Without your help. Without human tradition. Without anyone’s assistance. God acts alone through Jesus.

Scripture. Given by God. Through which we receive Christ. Grace. Given by God. Through which we receive Christ. Faith. Given by God. Through which we receive Christ. Through Christ alone. God gives us all these gifts because of Jesus’ death and resurrection. All good gifts come from God and benefit all those who believe. Through Christ alone.

LADIES’ GUILD NUT ORDER FORMS

ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE NARTHEX &

ON THE LADIES’ GUILD BULLETIN BOARD.

THE FORMS ARE DUE OCTOBER 8TH.

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Sunday Morning Bible Classes & Sunday School

9:45-10:45 am

Bible Classes during the Week

Weeknight Bible Classes

YOUTH CONFIRMATION CLASS Confirmation is for students in 6th-8th grades. Confirmation classes will begin soon once planning is completed. RETIRED MEN’S BIBLE STUDY Leader: Karl Schneider. Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 9:30-11:00 am. We meet again on October 3rd.

LADIES’ BIBLE CLASS Meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 9:30-11:00 am. We will be starting a study of I & II Peter. We meet again on October 3rd.

WOMEN’S BIBLE CLASS We will be starting a study by Sarah Young called “Receiving Christ’s Hope” at our next meeting. We meet the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month at 9:30 am. Next class is October 10th.

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY Meets Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm in the Family Life classrooms from September-April.

LADIES’ LIFELIGHT BIBLE CLASS Meets Tuesday evenings from mid-September to mid-May at 7:00 pm in the FLC classrooms.

SMALL GROUP BIBLE STUDIES Meets at members homes the 4th Friday of the month from 7-9 pm. We are now doing the study, “Crazy Love”.

QUILT MAKERS The St. Trinity quilting group make quilts for Lutheran World Relief and American Veterans. We meet every Tuesday of the month from 1-3 pm. We meet again on October 3rd.

We are in the final stages of completing existing quilt projects for the October delivery deadline. Quilters are now meeting every Tuesday from 1-3. All materials and equipment are provided, and donations are greatly appreciated. Clean, undamaged top sheets are needed, for example, or the always-welcome gift cards for JoAnn, Hobby Lobby, or Visa. See Annette Ashley for more information.

Other Fellowship Opportunities

PASTOR’S BIBLE STUDY meets in the FLC classrooms every Sunday morning. We are currently doing a study of Romans.

ADULT BIBLE CLASSES

The “Faith in Action” class will do a 7-week study—Tim Keller on Practical Theology.

An in-depth study of the Book of Romans, led by Phyllis Solmen, will meet in the L-Room after Pastor’s class on Romans concludes.

CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School is for Preschool through 5th grade. Join us in the Fellowship Hall every Sunday morning at 9:45 am.

JUNIOR HIGH BIBLE STUDY Grades 6–8. Meets in the Fellowship Hall throughout the school year.

SENIOR HIGH BIBLE STUDY Grades 9-12. Meets in the “Grace Haven” room.

Youth & Family Life Activities

Family Fun & Fellowship—Friday, October 6 at 7 pm. Movie & Pizza night.

Trunk or Treat—Friday, October 20th at 7:00 pm.

Mission Statement: “To involve the youth of St. Trinity in the full life of God’s church with focus on sharing the Gospel Message, Fellowship with one another, & encouraging a servant heart.”

Publication Deadlines:

Weekly Church Announcements For Oct. 8, on Oct. 2 at noon

Prayer Page for Worship Bulletin Wednesdays at 9 am

Church Email Contact Information

Pastor Duchene Mikeduchene@me.com

Gretchen Goolsby sttrinity@comcast.net

Lisa Cooley lisa.cooley@comcast.net

J.O.Y. Group (Just Older Youth)

Next meeting will be Oct. 19th at noon. Peggy & Barry Voeltz will be telling us about their trip to Israel. Bring a dish to pass and come fellowship!

The 2018 My Habitat Clarkston Fundraiser at Bowman Auto Center is scheduled for March 24th. There will be an October planning meeting on Thursday, October 12th from 10-11 am at the Bowman Chevrolet Conference Room (M-15/Dixie). Bring yourself, bring a friend, send a friend or colleague so we can continue to grow this event! Be part of our great movement—the more, the merrier!

ST. TRINITY

MEN’S STEAK COOKOUT

Come join the Tues. Night Men’s Bible Study for their annual Steak Cookout on Tuesday, October 10th at 6:00 pm in the Pavilion. The cost is $18 per person. A sign-up sheet is available in the Narthex. You many bring a salad or dessert to pass. For information, contact Ed Salter at mredcabin@yahoo.com.

Technology Support Needed!

We are looking for volunteers to help run the projection system on Sat. nights and Sun. mornings. If you are interested in serving in this area, there is a sign-up sheet at the Information Center in the Narthex.