July 8, 2018
NARTHEX MAILBOXES The office staff is in the process of reorganizing mailboxes. Please help us out by removing the contents of your mailbox. Placement is the same for this Sunday, but we hope this project to be completed this week so your mail may not be in exactly the same location next week. Please look carefully for your name. If you are a newcomer, your mailbox has been placed alphabetically. Why is it that the tallest of us always get mailboxes that are on the bottom and the shortest of us always get the very top tier? In order to help some with that problem, the top tier of mailboxes will be taped off. Also some mailboxes will be left unlabled to aid in assimilating newcomers.
UNITY SUNDAY is next week, July 15. There is one service at 10:00 A.M. Instead of a HTY Café, we will have potluck dinner. There will also be a voters meeting. The agenda will include an update on improvement projects, the financial condition of the congregation, and projects on hold because of finances.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Many of the volunteer roles have been filled for VBS but there are still areas where we need help! Check the Narthex board for Crew Leader sign ups or speak to Cameron if you would like to help at cameron@holytrin.org.
VBS at Holy Trinity is scheduled for July 29 through August 2. Dinner will be at 5 pm and activities from 6 – 8 pm. VBS Meeting, TODAY, after second service in Chapel.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR Today on KURM (790 AM) at 12:30 P.M. & The Bott Radio Network at 8 A.M. on 89.3 F.M. “Sufficiency" Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour: Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus
In a world of pain and violence, people ask, "Why doesn't God do something?" Pastor Ken Klaus answers, "He has."
(2 Corinthians 12:9)
HOLY TRINITY BIBLE STUDIES
Sunday
9:30-10:30 A.M. – Pastor Besel Bible Study “Sex and Romance in the Bible” in Classroom 1.
9:30-10:30 A.M Women’s Bible Study led by Libby Garner is taking a summer break. New study will resume August 6.
9:30-10:30 A.M Dave Lehenbauer
leads a study for the men in Classroom 2 on “Connections.”
Monday 2nd & 4th Mondays at 2:00pm. – Led by Vern Schaefer Rotating Hostesses: Herb & Shirley Bernthal, Spike & Dolores Hermes, Joe & Barbara Raleigh, Maxine Reihman & Betty Jensen
Thursday
6:30 P.M. - Living Disciple class
GARDEN TABLE AVAILABLE If you have extra produce from your garden that you want to share with other people, you are invited to put them on the counter in the Giving Center in the Narthex. Feel free to help yourself to anything placed on the Garden Table. Reminder, first come, first served.
SUMMER MIX YOUTH ACTIVITES:
Grades 6 – 12
July 12th – Incredibles 2 around 12pm
July 19th – Bowling at Rogers Bowling Center | 12-2p
July 26th – Modern Mission after 6pm | Parents encouraged to participate!
August 4th – Brunch at 11a and then Color War
PORTALS OF PRAYER Third quarter (July – September) issues are available in the Narthex. Please take as many as you need.
CAMERON GONE THIS WEEK Cameron is attending a Youth Leaders meeting in Minneapolis this week in preparation for the Youth Gathering.
LIFE THOUGHTS IN CHURCH – The Heavenly Father fashions crowns from thorns (2 Corinthians 12:9). In His steady hands, human pains have sacred purposes. What most would dismiss as burdensome, hopeless, futile, the God of the Cross adopts and adapts into blessing, holy, significant. He Who redeems hearts redeems hurts as well, whether crises or incurable or even crimes against life, to display His forgiving salvation. Almighty God, shape us into examples of Your power perfected in weakness and place us as its ambassadors. Amen. (Pentecost VII)
LIFE QUOTES “When people consider euthanasia for those experiencing illness or decline with aging, God’s Word is clear again through King David in Psalm 139:16b (NIV): ‘[A]ll the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.’” Mona Fuerstenau, director of Lutheran Ministry Partnerships, Bethesda Lutheran Communities– If you wish to support Lutherans for Life, you can through their web site www.lutheransforlife.org
Life’s Little Blessings
So many of life’s little blessings today
Will come unnoticed and slip away,
While we continue to grumble and fuss,
Ignoring the good God Who gave them to us.
How much more happy our lives would be,
If instead of complaining, we’d just stop to see
The numerous blessings He gives us each day,
Which lighten our burdens and brighten our way.
—Glenda Fulton Davis
Learning from the Great Personalities Of the Bible
If you are impatient, sit down and talk to Job.
If you are just a little strong-headed, go and see Moses.
If you are tired and afraid, take a good look at Elijah.
If there is no song in your heart, listen to David.
If you feel cold and lonely, get the beloved disciple John to put his arm around you.
If your faith is weak, read about the apostle Paul.
If you are getting lazy, listen to James.
If you are losing sight of the future, climb up the stairs of Revelation and get a glimpse of the promised land.
THIS WEEK AT HOLY TRINITY
July 8 through July 14, 2018
Worship 8:00 A.M.
Bible Study/Sunday School 9:30 A.M.
Worship 10:45 A.M.
MONDAY
Cameron in Minneapolis for Youth Meeting all week
Outreach Team 11:30 A.M.
Elders Meeting 6:30 P.M.
TUESDAY
No Church Council Meeting
WEDNESDAY
Clarion & New and Notes Articles Due 12:00 P.M.
THURSDAY
Living Disciple Class 6:30 P.M.
FRIDAY
Pastor’s Day Off
Assemble Bulletin 1:00 P.M.
UNITY SUNDAY NEXT WEEK
Bible Study/Sunday School 8:45 A.M.
Communion 10:00 A.M
FOR YOUR PRAYERS:
Circuit Church –CHRIST CHURCH, Siloam Springs: Pray that the Lord would continue to provide an on-going ministry of Word and Sacrament for Christ Lutheran Church in Siloam Springs and that the congregation would grow in their outreach ministry.
Church Ministry-Trustees: Pray for this dedicated group as they tend to their ministry and keep Holy Trinity’s physical house in order.
Pray also for our Military: Especially remember, Timothy Gibson, son of Harry and Ann Gibson, serving in the U.S. Navy.