July 30 & 31, 2022

Name: Tree of Life – God’s Promise of Salvation | Multigenerational Vacation Bible Study
Start: 2022-08-14
End: 2022-08-14
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, School & Childcare

If you have information or news pertaining to Trinity’s ministries, please submit those articles to office@trinityfreistadt.com or call the office at 262-242-2045. Deadline for all submissions is Noon on Wednesdays.

From the Desk of…Pastor Carl

Greetings in the name of Jesus!

Past. Present. Future.

Trinity has a storied past, a bright future, and a tremendous calling in the present. Our society is preaching lies. Our school teaches the same truth it has since 1839. Our community is hungry for the sure and certain foundation laid by the Word of God, and we are out of room in our building.

On August 21 we will kick off the Trinity Forward campaign, and I do not want you to miss it. The day will be special, with unique opportunities to celebrate God’s faithfulness in the past, present, and future, and to have fun doing it. But All-In Sunday is about something much bigger than just having fun together. I want you to be there because God is doing something remarkable in and through His people, and I want you to be part of it.

The day is coming when we will dedicate a building expansion. I know what a joyful day that will be, and I want you to share in that joy.
The day is coming when we will baptize a child who would not have had a seat in our current building. I want you to know you were part of making that possible.

The day is coming when you will hear the stories of parents who came for childcare and stayed for Jesus. I want you to rejoice with the angels as they come to faith, knowing God used you to make it happen.

The day is coming when a multitude from every nation, tribe, people and language will gather around the throne of Jesus. In that multitude there will be tens of thousands of people who met Jesus through pastors, teachers, missionaries, and everyday Christians who sat at the desks of this school during its long history. God has given you a part to play as He shapes history toward that moment!

Trinity has a storied past, a bright future, and a tremendous calling in the present. Thank you for answering the call to be a part of this remarkable moment. I look forward to seeing you for All-In Sunday.

In service to Christ,

Carl Lehenbauer

Preparing for Worship

Take a moment to read and meditate on this weekend’s scripture readings.

Eccl. 1:2, 12–14; 2:18–26
Col. 3:1–11
Luke 12:13–21

Communion Schedule

Communion for all three services will be on the 1st & 3rd weekends of the month.

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This Week at Trinity

Saturday | 7/30

7:00 am | Men’s Bible Study | Gathering Room

5:00 pm | Worship Service | Sanctuary

Sunday | 7/31

8:00 am | Worship Service | Sanctuary

9:00 am | Nicene Creed Bible Study | GR

10:00 am | Outdoor Worship Service

Monday | 8/1

Tuesday | 8/2

Wednesday | 8/3

Thursday | 8/4

Friday | 8/5

Looking Ahead

August 7, 28 & Sept 4 | Nicene Creed Bible Study | 9:00 am | GR

August 19 | Office Closed | Team Day

August 21 | School Opening Service | 10:00 am

August 21 | Capital Campaign Kick-Off & Historical Society Ice Cream Social| 11:00 am

Looking Ahead

August 22 | Back to School Event | 5-7 pm

August 23 | Back to School Event | 9-11 am

August 24 | 1st Day of School

September 5 | Trinity Closed | Labor Day

September 23 | No School

September 23-25 | Men’s Retreat

Looking Ahead

October 2 | Commitment Sunday

October 8 | Gala

October 9 | Celebration Sunday

Looking Ahead

Monthly Calendar of Events

Ask | Seek | Knock

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. – Matthew 7:7-8

Do you know of others for whom we should be praying? Do you have loved ones serving in our armed forces for whom you’d like prayers? Let us know by sending an email to office@trinityfreistadt.com.

Please take a moment to pray for the following:

Missionaries

David & Rachel Baker in Mongolia
Mindy Thews in Taiwan
Geidel Families
Geilfuss Family

Continued Healing, Comfort & Protection

Rick Adams (recovering from surgery)
Joyce Niemeyer (Mother of JoAnna Alft; Hospice)
Leona Lund (Recovering at home)
David Balsiger (recovering from surgery)
Ken Noffke (recovering from surgery)
Cary Schoessow (recovering from surgery)
Christine Geidel (cancer)
Lisa Wahl (recovery from cancer)
Buzz Severin (peace and comfort)
Dan Schultz (recovering from a fall)
Ervin Klug (Hospice)

Our Military, Serving Our Country

Eric Dobberfuhl (KY National Guard)
Rebecca Guild Yoon (serving in Yokosuka, Japan)
Akan Udoeyop (serving in Germany)
Madison Kessel Lyon (serving in Germany)
Kurt Degner (WI National Guard)
Mark Liedtke (Fort Lewis, Washington)
Jessica Jones (serving in Germany)
Joseph Seifert (serving in North Carolina Charleston Navy)
Maria Tischer (Bethesda, MD at the Uniformed Services Medical School)

Celebrations & Thanks

Deaths

Birthdays

July 30: Elijah Mudge, Richard Gesch, Oliver Pipkorn, Gwendolyn Pipkorn
July 31: Jayne Chishty, Dorothy Wolff
August 1: Sara Aiken, Roy Dobberfuhl
August 3: Ken Riemer, Carl Lehenbauer, Katie Lehenbauer
August 4: Carolyn Abbiehl, Seth Bell, Spring Gierach, Sarah Knuth, Katy Mollwitz, Josiah Saleska
August 5: Ben Jones, Kim Rusch, Shannon Steiner, Belle Odya
August 6: John Berns

Anniversaries

August 1: Dean & Patricia Sass
August 2: John & Tara Saleska
August 3: Greg & Susan Ernst, Robert & Marilyn Seefeld
August 5: Joan & Kiernan Butz
August 6: Clarence & Mary Frey

Altar Flowers

Announcements & News

Nicene Creed Bible Study

Devotion Challenge Celebration

Trinity’s summer began with a challenge to engage in personal or family devotions at least 50 times (five times a week), as we grow in God’s Word together. Time in the Word is about receiving gifts from God and being tuned into His voice, not hitting a goal. If the summer has interrupted your devotional routine, now is a great time to jump back in.

The Lehenbauers are looking forward to hosting a celebration event on August 14 at 4pm with food and fun at their home. Whether you’ve been in the habit of daily devotions for decades or you’re just getting started, we would love to have you join us. Please RSVP by August 7.

RSVP

TRINITY’S SCHEDLER BOOKSTORE REOPENING

Schedler Bookstore has relocated and is back in “business” beginning Saturday, July 23. Thank you for your patience during this transition.

The Bookstore is now located in the southwest corner of the Gathering Room. It is a smaller footprint than before, but still has many of your favorites, including greeting cards, Bibles, devotionals, gifts, children’s books, and much more. As in the past, if the Bookstore is unattended, the self-serve checkout procedure is posted on the countertop.

We’ve missed our regular customers, and are happy to be seeing you again. We also look forward to meeting new people and sharing this ministry with each of you.

College Care Packages

Our college students need to know and sense the love and encouragement from and connection to their home congregation here at Trinity. One way this is demonstrated is through a commissioning or “sending” within the context of a worship service, this year scheduled for Sunday, August 7th at the 10:00 a.m. outdoor worship service. College students will be invited to come forward and be recognized for their enrollment in college followed by a brief prayer for them. Please encourage your college student to join us for that service.

Click the button below to register your college student to receive these periodic packages. Their contact information will allow Rick Adams to send them frequent emails like this one to keep them informed of what is happening here at Trinity, as well as to encourage and support them.

Read the entire letter here.

College Care Package Sign Up

Men's Retreat

September 23-25

RightNow Media

We’re excited to share that our church STILL has unlimited access to RightNow Media—the world’s largest streaming library of video Bible study resources (it’s been called the “Netflix of video Bible studies”). This extensive library has more than 20,000 videos from leaders like Francis Chan, Jennie Allen, Matt Chandler, Dr. Tony Evans, and many more. These Bible study videos can be used as part of a group study or for personal devotions, and many series include free discussion guides and handouts.

Our church believes that RightNow Media is a tool that can help you live out your faith in every area of your life—at home, at work, and in your community. In addition to series on books of the Bible, RightNow Media has videos for everyone in your family on a variety of topics like marriage, parenting, personal finances, mental health, and more. There’s even a library just for kids with over 2,000 safe, entertaining videos. RightNow Media has a free app that’s available on all major streaming devices so you and your family can access content anywhere, anytime.

To get started, simply click the picture above, the button below or follow this link, create your free account, and start browsing more than 20,000 inspiring videos. We pray that RightNow Media will be a blessing to you and your family!

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LWML

Consider joining women of our district for the fall retreat. This year’s theme is “Empowered by God’s Grace.” The retreat will be held at the Radisson hotel and conference center in Fond du Lac. Dates are September 23-24. A registration form can be found on the district website-LWML-SWD. Registration is due by August 26.

LWML seeking Donations

Thank you everyone who has donated to our cause to complete our kits for World Relief. We are down to needing dark colored bath towels (standard sized 20×40-27×52), hand towels(dark colors), sturdy combs, and 70 page notebooks.

Expansion and Communication Committee Webpage

The Trinity Expansion & Communication Committee has created an Expansion webpage to communicate information with all of Trinity’s community.

Trinity wants you to be informed, involved and heard throughout the whole process. Please visit the Expansion webpage often for new information. News will be updated when information becomes available to the committee.

Reach out to us anytime at expansioncommittee@trinityfreistadt.com.

Hiring: 3K/4K Support Teacher

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Hiring: Childcare Caregiver

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Monthly Food Barrel

August

tuna, peanut butter, jelly, oil and vinegar

Food barrel collections go exclusively to the food pantry at Bethany Lutheran Church. Any donations are welcomed, but specific items will be suggested each month.

Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. Matthew 25:40