October 21st, 2024
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Men’s Band Worship Sunday, November 3rd, 9 am.
Potato Pancake Feed, Sunday, November 3rd, 10 am till 11:30 am. Potato Pancakes, Kielbasa Sausage, Apple Sauce, Bars, Beverage. This year we are featuring TWO kinds of Potato Pancakes, our traditional Scandanvian style and now German style. Free-will offering taken to benefit Trinity Missions.
Lagers with Lord is Monday, November 4th, at 6 pm at Buckshot’s! All are welcome for a time of faithful conversation.
Voices of Praise, every Wednesday night at 7 pm. Come join us to sing together in praise to the Lord!
Crew on Wednesday, October 30th, 3:30 pm till 5 pm for all 3rd-6th graders!
MISSION MADNESS 2024: October 6-November 10th: The annual tradition continues as we raise money for our Mission Partners and PB does embarrassing or weird things. Just designate your offering to either Mission Madness or to a specific mission partner like Luther Park or WestCAP as an example. As a twist this year, if a certain number of Time & Talent sheets get turned in, since part of our Mission is using our gifts for God’s glory, that will also fulfill some Mission Madness goals.
Here are the goals:
$500 PB has to wear a Star Trek shirt (reminder: PB doesn’t like Star Trek). 25 Time & Talent sheets GOAL MET! PB WILL WEAR THIS IN THE FUTURE! CHECK OUT THE TRINITY FACEBOOK PAGE FOR PICTURES
$1,000 PB eats a serving size of Mayonnaise. 50 Time & Talent sheets GOAL MET! PB will do this after worship on NOVEMBER 3
$1,500 PB gets attacked with silly string by kids in the congregation.
$2,000 PB wears a full Packers outfit at the November Synod Gathering.
$2,500 PB gets hit in the face with a pie by the Bishop Martin Halom on November 17th.
UPDATE:
DOLLARS RAISED: $1040
TIME AND TALENT SHEETS TURNED IN: 46
High School Lock-In, Saturday, November 9th, 6 pm till Sunday, November 10th, 7 am. Scavenger Hunt, Games, Movies, and more! Friends welcome! Need to leave early for work? No problem! Just let PB know. Sign-up in the Narthex or talk to PB. Staffed by Luther Park Bible Camp.
MUSINGS FROM PASTOR BRAD
The other day, I was sitting out in our backyard around our outdoor firepit, with Amy and our niece Ashlie, who was visiting, with Baxter running around the backyard, and I took a second. Just a second. Trying to appreciate the moment. To drink it in a bit. A moment of appreciation.
On a recent Friday, I rolled in a pretty long putt for birdie during my normal round of golf with my friends Josh & Tim. I wasn’t playing particularly well and I was pretty happy with the putt as it was an actual moment of good in a lot of bad. And I took a second, just a second, to not appreciate the birdie, but to appreciate the moment with a good friend, doing something I enjoy, on a beautiful day.
Then this past Tuesday I was leading worship at Glenhaven, which I do once a month, and Bob Bird came with me. As we were singing together, I took a moment to appreciate making music with one of my favorite people, and music that was sharing the love of Christ.
I’m not sure what has prompted these moments of appreciation, but they have been coming a lot more frequently. Maybe it is the Holy Spirit reminding me to not take life for granted. Maybe it is the Holy Spirit prompting me to be more thankful for life. Maybe it is the Holy Spirit showing me that in a world that is filled with so much bad there is always moment of good. Maybe I’m just being a little wistful in my advancing age.
In the end, I guess my hope is that you might take a moment to appreciate something in your life today. That you would take a moment, a breath, a slice of time, and just look around and appreciate something or someone. To remember that life is a gift, no matter what is going on in it. For even in the very hardest moments of life, there is still light, there is still joy, there is still peace, there is still happiness, because there is always the Lord. For in the Lord, life is always a gift and the Lord gives a moment or two, every day, to remind us of that gift. May you be reminded today.
May God bless you today and always.