Trinity Tidings

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

OCT OBE R

ELCA

2012 V OLU ME 6, ISS UE 10

Our Mission Statement:

Sharing the Word of God Through Worship and Teaching, With Love and Service, In Our Congregation and Our Community.

OKTOBERFEST !
We will feature German food, German/Polka music and we sell German beer!

Consecration Sunday Consecration Sunday

October 14, 2012

Join us for the Trinity Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 13th at 6 p.m. !

Oktoberfest is a fundraiser to raise money to support the badly-needed restoration project of the stained glass windows in the Trinity Lutheran Church nave. Our event will take place in the Fellowship Hall and we will host fun activities like Corn Hole and Polka Dancing! Greg Brandt and LeNan Empey will be in charge of making all the excellent food. We will serve a menu of roasted pork, sauerkraut, green beans with spaetzle, bratwurst, Gregs excellent red cabbage, German potato salad, applesauce and mashed potatoes and gravy along with lots of good desserts. If you want to participate on the planning committee or be on our team on the night of the event, contact LeNan Empey

Table of Contents
Pastor Peterson Trinity's Council News 2 3-5 ___________________________ __________________________ Service to Others Birthdays ____________________________ Notes of Thanks News for Women of TLC Circle News 7 6

Blessing of the Animals will be held on Saturday, October 6 at 5:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Please have your pet on a lead or restrained. All types of pets are welcome to receive a blessing.

OUR ANNUAL BAZAAR WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd 9:00 AM2:00 PM.
Please plan to donate gently used items to help make this another successful bazaar for the Women of Trinity. We are also accepting items for door prizes. Please plan to attend for a wonderful day of fellowship. RAFFLE TICKETS will go on sale starting October 14th before and after service in the lower main lobby.

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A word from Pastor Chuck and Spiritual Formation Team Chair Rachel Hammer
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Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, +Peace+ Congregations that approach financial stewardship from a biblical perspective do not view the money Christians give to their church merely as a way to pay bills. Rather, such congregations see financial contributions as a way to help people grow spiritually in their relationship with God by supporting their churchs mission and ministry with a percentage of their incomes. Our congregations Spiritual Formation Team has adapted the New Consecration Sunday Stewardship Program as a way to teach the biblical and spiritual principles of generous giving in our stewardship education emphasis this year at Old Trinity. New Consecration Sunday is based on the biblical theological recognition that Christians need to give in order to develop spiritually, rather than on our churchs need to receive. Instead of treating people like members of a social club who should pay dues, we will treat the people of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church as followers of Jesus Christ who want to give unselfishly as an act of discipleship. New Consecration Sunday encourages people toward proportionate and systematic giving in response to the question: What percentage of my income is God calling me to give? During morning worship on Consecration Sunday, we will ask members and others in attendance to make their financial commitments to our churchs mission: Sharing the Word of God through worship and teaching with love and service in our congregation and our community. Worshippers will complete an Estimate of Giving Card voluntarily on the weekend of Consecration Sunday, October 14th. We also urge people who feel strongly opposed to completing a card to worship with us. The procedure is done in such a way that no one feels personal embarrassment if he or she chooses not to fill out a card. We will send Estimate of Giving Cards by mail to those who do not submit them during worship on October 14th, but well make no further solicitation. During morning worship on Consecration Sunday we will offer a brief period of instruction and inspiration, ending with members of making their commitments as a confidential act of worship. Since we will make no follow-up visits to ask people to complete their cards, we will make every effort to inform, inspire, and commit everyone to attend worship on Consecration Sunday. Thanks in advance for your enthusiastic participation in Consecration Sunday events. Rejoicing with you in following Jesus,

Pastor Chuck Peterson

Rachel Hammer, Spiritual Formation Team Chair Thank you, Ministry Fair participants Thank you to everyone who participated in our September 9 Rally Day Ministry Fair, either by providing or staffing a display table or by visiting the event. The Fair is a great opportunity to review the breadth and variety of service and social opportunities at Trinity. It also helps promote involvement as we launch a new season of activities. Every member and friend is encouraged to become involved in one or more of these activities.

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Presidents Report
Get your calendars out because there is a lot going on at Old Trinity in October. You wont want to miss any of it, so write it down and make your plans to be a participant. We hope to see you at many of these events. Heres whats going on: October 2 Committee Night Community Ministry, Evangelism/Communications, Finance, and Property Committees will be meeting. Light dinner at 6:00, meetings at 6:30. Come help set Trinitys course. October 6 Pastor Peterson will be blessing the pets at the 5:00 service. Bring your pet and have it blessed. October 7 The last of the music director town hall meetings will be held after the church service that morning. If you have ideas, thoughts, and input you would like to share, please be at this meeting (if you have not already attended one of the earlier meetings). October 13 Trinity Oktoberfest Celebration This will be our second year of this activity. German food, German drink, German music, and German dance will help us celebrate our German heritage. Dont miss out on the good drink and eats and all of the fun. The event will run from 6 to 10 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Come celebrate with us. October 14 Crop Walk 2012 -- You can join a large group from Trinity in this walk to help the less fortunate from around the world. Enjoy some leftovers from the night before and then go walk it all off for a good cause. Talk to Neal and get yourself signed up to participate. It promises to be another meaningful activity. October 16 Committee Night Congregational Life, Spiritual Formation, and Worship Committees will be meeting. Light dinner at 6:00, meetings at 6:30. Come help set Trinitys course. October 21 Columbus Marathon Runners in the marathon will be going by the front of the church. There will also be many supporters and spectators along the street. This is our chance to reach out to the com munity and let people get a taste of Trinitys hospitality. Check out what you might do to help out pass out water, bake some cookies or other goods, serve the goodies to our neighbors. All help will be appreciated. October 27 Fall Clean-up It will be time to spruce up the church for the upcoming holiday season. The dust from the summer needs to go, some maintenance needs to be done, some endof-the-season gardening must be completed, and thats just the start. Can you help out? Work will start in the morning and end with a lunch. All efforts will be appreciated. October 28 Flu Shots Beth Tucker is making arrangements for people to get their flu shots following church services this day. They will cost $24.99, five dollars less than at CVS. If you are on Medicare, the cost will be covered. If you are on a Medicare Advantage plan or another health care plan, the cost will be processed to see how much will be covered. You will need to pay at the time of the shot and you will be refunded any money not covered by your insurance. Look to get signed up for your shot. As you can see, there are plenty of opportunities to get involved and to join forces with your fellow Trinity members. In addition to these, there are weekly Sunday School offerings, Wednesday Bible Study opportunities, bell choir and choral choir chances, noodle-making activities, and many more regular events in which to participate. Why dont you provide a service to your church and/or your community? Be a part of these activities and add some fun and joy to your life. Participate and nourish your spiritual, physical, and mental well-beings. Become an active member of Old Trinity,

Altar Guild will be cleaning the sanctuary on Saturday, October 27 beginning at 9AM. All members of Altar Guild who are able to attend, please bring your own cleaning supplies. Lunch will be provided by TLC Caregivers. Please let Beth Tucker know whether or not you will be able to attend.

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Wednesday Evening Bible Study

Trinity

Adult Forum Class

The Exodus: The Story of Miraculous Freedom

7 9 p.m. in the Lounge All are welcome!

Heritage & History

Five Sundays: Oct 21 Nov 18 9 a.m. - Lounge Founding of Trinity The Reformation Founding of the ELCA Beauty of Trinity
statue, windows, steeple

Anti-German sentiment
Please contact Rose or Earl Dickerson for additional information (614.444.6765)

Adult Forum Class

Adult Sunday School Sundays 9 a.m. Room 108

Spiritual Gifts & Stewardship

Continues through Oct. 14
9 a.m. Lounge
Oct 7 Many gifts; many ways to serve Oct 14 The greatest gift: love

A Living Faith
Oct. 7 Stephens arrest & speech Oct 14 - Stephens martyrdom Oct 21 - Simon wants to buy power Oct 28- Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch Nov 4 - Paul before King Agrippa

With Pastor Chuck & Rev. Dr. Cheryl Peterson

COMMUNICATION AND EVANGELISM COMMITTEE The Communication and Evangelism Committee is hard at work trying to come up with an electronic alternative to the Tidings for people interested. If you are interested in participating in the testing of this please contact Robert Neymeyer at RNeymeyer@gmail.com or 614-446-9872. Please feel free to join us at one of our meetings, we meet the 1st Tuesday of the Month at 6pm in the Fellowship Hall, your opinions and feedback are greatly appreciated.

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Meet Ruth Myers If youve been to services at Old Trinity, youve probably met Ruth. Ruth Myers has been a member at Old Trinity for more than 96 years. My mother went here, back when it was a German-speaking church, Ruth said. When she got my dad to join, he became very active in the church, participating in church council and evangelism. Her mother was a member. Her father was a member. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity. I used to take the street car down to Broad and High twice a week to come to catechism classes. She remembers picnics in Schiller Park and brotherhood dinners that she would help serve. And at one point, she was the only woman in the mens prayer group because she would take her father. These days, Ruth spends a lot of time with her two nephews and her niece, Beth, who brings her to church. Ruth is also a big Ohio State fan. In fact, shes always happy to show others the Buckeyes tattoo on her forearm which she got at age 95! Ruth has seen a lot of change within the walls of Trinity, but she is a constant and is also willing to offer a welcoming smile. Next time you see her, be sure to say hello.

Community Ministry Team

The Community Ministry Team met on 9-4-2012. Present were: Gretchen Brandt, Janet Walston, Neal Coryell, Robert Neymeyer, Pastor Peterson, Rita Hunter, and Mary Roberts. Gretchen reported that Trinitys first Red Cross Blood Drive was a big success. We had 13 people donate and numerous individuals volunteered but for health reason were not able to donate. A BIG THANK YOU to Gretchen for all her efforts. Trinity is looking in hosting another drive in the near future. The Corinthian Fund guidelines will written by Mary Roberts with the help from Pastor Peterson. It was decided that three members of Trinity will be on that team; Pastor Peterson, the Community Ministry Chair Person, and Congregational Life Chair Person. Community Ministry held their second breakfast meeting for Downtown Churches helping the homeless. We had about 22 people representing about 15 churches/ organizations. It was decided to hold this meeting monthly; every third Monday of the month at 9AM. Other Churches already have stepped up to host a meeting. Trinity hopes that this will be an ongoing and growing committee to collaborate and identify needs to serve the homeless population better. Community Ministry Team also decided to put the word out to start a L.O.V.E. group. The letters stand for Let Our Voices Emerge. The purpose of this group would be to take our pledge to be a RIC Church (Reconciliation in Christ) to the next level. Further information will be coming soon.

COLUMBUS MARATHON - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21st

The Evangelism Committee will again this year greet spectators and encourage runners from 7:00-10:00 am. Refreshments will be served in the main lower lobby. Bottled water and energy bars will be offered to spectators. Join us and plan to be a part of making Old Trinity present in this event and our neighborhood! Janet Robertson

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Volume 6, Issue 10

Service to Trinity in October

Greeters 07 Vivian Faelchle 14 Norm Hively 21 Janet Robertson 28 Frank and Dorothy Bazell Lectors 07 Bev Speasmaker 14 Amy Hehr 21 David Johnston 28 Carol Barger Worship Assistants Cantors 07 Neal Coryell Maura McClelland 14 Timothy Edwards Emily Godshalk 21 Sheila Hively Neal Coryell 28 Linda Acierno Beth Tucker Saturday Night Lectors 06 Mary Roberts 13 Mary Reed-Farris 20 27 Altar Guild Christiane Buuck, David Johnson Communion Bread Baker Janet Robertson Open/Close Neal Coryell Ushers David Huskey-Captain, Jason McKitrick, Kennan Haonga, Matt Heinlein, Rose Dickerson Offering Assistants Gretchen and Jill Brandt

Service to our Community

FAITH MISSION The next date for Faith Mission is Thursday, October 25th at 6:30 p.m. Dinner is served from 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Please be at Faith Mission by 6:30 p.m. Those serving at Faith Mission on September 27 were: David Huskey, LeNan Empey, and The Downtowners
While serving at Faith Mission please take all safety precautions. Please wear closed-toed shoes, all clothing must cover arms and abdomen. Shorts must not rise higher than the knee. Long hair should be covered by a hair net. Volunteers who are not dressed appropriately will be asked to reschedule their service. Please understand this is for your safety.

For more information on service at Faith Mission, contact Sharon Thacker at 443-6149. Thank you again, Sharon Thacker LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES (LSS) FOOD PANTRY Remember to sign-up on SIGNUP CENTRAL the bulletin board in the lobby for this very important service for our community. Contact Mary Roberts at 614-588-2031 or email: maryroberts614@yahoo.com

Samaritan Update from 8/20-9/21 32 lunch bags 9 State ID 2 $10.00 gas vouchers 17 COTA Day passes Each month Trinity is able to help assist people with Cota Day Passes. We also assist people each month by helping them to get their State ID. Another program Trinity offers is gasoline for your vehicle. We currently work with a local BP station. Trinity continues to offer brown lunch bags with bottled water for those in need.

OCTOBER BIRTHDAY WISHES

10-1 Andrea Dent 10-7 Pamela McClelland 10-11 Keith Kilhefner 10-12 LaMar Ruffin 10-14 Ayden Haonga 10-16 Mayda Vazquez 10-22 Eric Lumbra 10-23 Linda Acierno 10-26 Lillian Bragg

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NEWS FROM THE WOMEN OF TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH Shirley Griffin, President RACHEL CIRCLE Rachel Circle's next meeting will be October 4th, at 12:00 p.m. the word is Dwell. Table Prayers will be lead by Amanda Greiner. ON OCTOBER 28 FOOD COLLECTION BAGS AND THANKSOFFERING ENVELOPES will be distributed, which are to be returned at the Thanks offering Service on November 11, 2012. All Trinity members are invited to share in filling of the grocery bags and special offerings. With your Thanks offering donation you can make a difference for women and children in poverty. The food collected will be donated to LSS Food Pantry.
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HANNAH CIRCLE The next meeting is October 15th at 7:00 p.m., in the lounge. Janet Robertson will lead the Bible Study and will be the hostess.

Save the Date: November 11, 2012 will be the Thanks offering Service and dinner. More to come.

Please continue to save ink and toner cartridges Staples will recycle ink and toner cartridges and give us money back which then gives us rewards to purchase church supplies.

Thank you to Russ Thacker, and Charles and Fred Coen for repairing the church office door. Now it will shut and lock, because of their hard work.

WTLC WIL BE MAKING NOODLES AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR THE BAZAAR IN NOVEMBER. We will continue making homemade noodles on Thursdays 4:00 PM. We will be making noodles every Thursday thru October 18th. We welcome anyone that wants to come and share in this fun fellowship with us. We will have a light dinner before bell choir each week.

Thank you for everyone who attended the Fall Festival meal and to all who helped with the preparations.

Consecration Sunday
October 14, 2012

October 2012
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 404 South Third Street Phone: 614-224-6818 Fax: 614-224-6799 E-mail: office@oldtrinity.com

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The deadline for submission of articles for the November Trinity Tidings is Wednesday, October17th at 12:30p.m. Assembly of the Trinity Tidings will be Monday, October 22nd at 10:00 a.m.

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Staff Pastor: Charles Peterson Interim Director of Music Ministries and Organist: Dr. Tom Wells Administrative Assistant: Mary Reed-Farris Custodian: Lori Large
Trinity Tidings Committee
Office Hours Monday 8:30--12:30pm Tuesday 8:30-12:30pm Wednesday 8:30-12:30pm Thursday 8:30-12:30pm Friday 8:30-12:30pm

Mary Reed-Farris-Editor Assembly & Mailers Sharon Thacker Georgianna Mickles Amanda Greiner Vivian Faelchle Myra Kilhefner
Suggestions for the Trinity Tidings are always welcome

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Reconciling in Christ Congregation. The members of Trinity Lutheran Church recognize that God loves, Forgives, and calls each of us unconditionally and that every human being is created in the image of God. As a result, we welcome all people into our community of faith and invite them to join us as we seek to understand Gods love for us and struggle to be faithful messengers of that love in the world. Although our world is a place of alienation and brokenness, Christ calls us to reconciliation and wholeness. In response, we join hands with all our sisters and brothers, grateful for the unique gifts that each of us has to offer, regardless of our race, age, gender identity, marital status, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientation, national origin, or economic status. We celebrate together both the diversity of Gods creation and our unity as Gods people.