Trinity First Lutheran Church

Bulletin Announcements

August 6, 2006 through August 12, 2006

Jesus said, "Anyone who comes to me I will never drive away" (John 6:37, NRSV).
Our Lord welcomes each of us here today. Consider yourself warmly welcomed in the name of Christ.

Pastor Tom Stover's Ordination is this afternoon, August 6th, at 2:30 p.m. at Community of Hope Lutheran Church in Rosemont.

Anniversary High Tea - As part of celebrating 150 years of grace, the Ladies of the LWML / Ladies Aid of Trinity First are pleased to invite you to an afternoon of High Tea and Entertainment, Thursday, August 10, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. Program: Sarah Grundem, Harp; Vintage Clothing Video; Kristen Pauling Hirt, Soprana; Fellowship and Reminiscing. All current and former members and friends are invited.

Please pray! For Terri Bentz's brother, Tom Taylor as he recovers from knee surgery. Also for the family members of Keith Simpson, friends of Todd and Terri Bentz, who passed away this last week after a long battle with cancer.

God Provides - Celebrate all that God has graciously give us, and to Trinity First for 150 years. Celebration Service is Sunday, August 27, 2006, 1:30 p.m.

Way To Go, Trinity First! You are fruitful! Congregations are multiplying out of our campus! Please be in prayer for these six church plants in various stages of development:
    +  School children and their families (Pastor Tom)
    +  Muslims who want to follow Jesus (Kevin)
    +  East African and Amharic language (Pastor Francis)
    +  Tibetan children's ministry (Bob Nikl)
    +  Vintage (The core leadership team is being assembled as we speak and meets for the 3rd time at the Gillard's this afternoon!)
    +  Hispanic / Latino: This is still in the "praying" stage. Ask God to provide a mission developer!

Preaching Schedule for the weeks to come:
    August 13 - Pastor Brutlag
    August 20 - Pastor Jake
    August 27 - short confession / communion service at 9:30 a.m.
                    - Pastor Jake, 150th Anniversary Celebration Culmination at 1:30 p.m.

Stained Glass Window Repair  The Lexon (TM) on the windows needs to be replaced. Approximately $45,000.00 has been donated towards this effort. There is still a need for about $14,000.00 Please consider contributing to this repair project. The contractor, Palmer Stained Glass, Inc., has also cleaned the windows from the inside. They look incredible! Thank you!

Bible Study for Seniors will be taking a break from their first-Saturday-a-month meetings this summer. They will resume their studies in September - watch for details in a couple months.

We Have A Number of student interns and volunteers who'd like to be involved in ministry with us over the coming year. Please be in prayer for these harvest hands!

25th Wedding Anniversary Celebration!  David  Ramona Bond invite you to join them on Saturday, August 12th at 2:00 pm in their home in Hackensack. The Bonds ask for no gifts. For directions, please call the church office.

A Measure of our Faithfulness Last Week
  -  There were 58 in our Sunday Worship Service on July 30
  -  There was no Tuesday Family Fellowship on August 1
  -  Last week's offering : $1,520.05

World Mission Minute - - Ponder and Pray!
Lutheran Bible Translators has recently published the first New Testament in the Canar Quichua language of Ecuador. the Canar Quichua language is a dialect descended from ancient Inca languages. The translators plan to continue working on sections of the Old Testament. Praise God that His Word can now be read by more people!

Mission Survey Trip -  On August 10-25, World Mission Prayer League will be sending Vicar Dr. Funchatou Lo of Grace Lutheran Hmong Ministry to China to do a field study for the possibility of starting new mission work among the Aytoo people in Guangxi Province. He will first make a short stop in Hong Kong to attend a mission conference to learn what the Oversea Mission Fellowship has done with that Aytoo people. On August 16, Dr. Lo will join another missionary, Rob Lewis, from Canada to go to Nanning in Guangxi Province. They will use the rest of the time to study the Aytoo people and observe what other missionaries are doing in regard to mission work. Please keep Dr. lo and Rob Lewis in your prayers.

Risen Christ (9050 60th Street N, Stillwater) is partnering with the MN South District to reach the Chinese living in the metro area (20,000) immigrants, 2,000 visiting scholars). Spearheading this mission will be Stephen Wiesenauer, a graduate of Concordia Seminar in St. Louis who speaks the language fluently. Stephen will be ordained and installed as associate pastor /missionary tot he Chinese on Sunday, august 13 at 3:00 p.m. Lane Seitz will ordain Stephen, and Peter Meier will preach the sermon. Pastor Jake will also be participate in the service. The members of Risen Christ invite you to participate in this special service. Food and fellowship will follow the service.

Lutheran Night at the Twins!  (Thrivent Financial for Lutherans) --Wednesday August 16, 7:10pm - Minnesota Twins vs. Cleveland Indians. Seats available at discounted prices, $1 hotdogs, pre-game on-field ceremony recognizing Lutherans from around the upper Midwest, represent your congregation in the "Lutheran Night anthem Choir." ($1 from every ticket will go to Habitat for Humanity to help build homes for 33 Minnesota families). For more information, please contact Chris Malek at 612-375-7469 or chrismalek@twinsbaseball.com. There are order forms available at tchabitat.org.