October 12, 2025
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Crew this Wednesday, October 15th from 3:30-5:00pm, for all 3rd-6th graders!
Mission Trip Meeting Wednesday, October 15th, 7 pm!
Mission Madness 2025! Runs from October 5th till November 16th. You can give to a specific mission partner (like Luther Park or WestCAP) or just designate your gift towards Mission Madness. Every time we hit a giving goal, PB will do the following:
$500 PB has to eat five red grapes: Happening this Sunday, October 12th!
$1,000 PB has to eat a hard boiled egg: Happening October 19th
$1,500 PB has to wear a Packers or Brewers tie every day for one week Happening starting October 20th
$2,000 PB has to eat cold tuna noodle pasta salad with peas (the meal he hated the most as a child): Happening October 19th!
$2,500 PB has to drink two ounces of black church coffee. (PB does not drink hot beverages nor coffee of any kind). Happening November 2nd!
Currently we have raised $3,100! We raised that during the WestCAP fundraiser last week! We only have $2,300 left to fulfill all our Mission goals for the year! Let’s close them all out and PB will add some extra stuff. If you have an idea, let him know!
Thank you for your generosity and for supporting our Mission Partners!
Voices of Praise is back every Wednesday at 7pm, join us for singing and fellowship!
Thank you to all of our volunteers that helped at the WestCAP spaghetti dinner last Sunday and all those that helped at Oktoberfest Craft and Vendor sale on Saturday and those that packed LWR boxes this past Wednesday!
There is a new way to give at Trinity: Venmo! You can find us using: @TrinityLutheranBoyceville. If it asks you for a confirmation number, use 1349
MUSINGS FROM PASTOR BRAD
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you. 6 For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:5-7
The following verses were the second reading this past Sunday, October 5th, and I preached on them on Wednesday night at Trinity, and the day before at my monthly nursing home service at Glenhaven (I didn’t preach on them at Trintiy on Sunday, the 5th, as I was on vacation that morning). I enjoy these verses, as Paul reminds Timothy of his faith, a faith that as passed on to him from his grandmother and mother. For many of us, that is how our faith is passed on. From grandparent to parent to us. I know I can trace my faith that way. Passed on from generation to generation to generation. It is one of the things that is so important about the church, the gathering of the generations, sharing the same faith, modeling the importance of faith, of living out your faith in the multitude of generations, not only in families, but just seeing it being in lived and shared and encouraged in people of all ages, supporting each other as fellow disciples of Jesus Christ.
Of course. it isn’t only faith that we pass on from generation to generation. It was something I was thinking about when I preached on these verses, as I was wearing a Cubs jersey at the time on Wednesday as the Cubs were playing the Brewers in the playoffs. On Wednesday, it was 36 years to the day I attended my first ever Cubs playoff game with my Dad in 1989 as they faced the Giants in the NLCS. It was the only game they won that series (and was my first time ever in a bar, but that is a story for another time). 6 days earlier, on Tuesday of this year, I attended by second playoff game ever, this time with my nephew and his Dad, as we went to Game 1 of the Wild Card round, also a Cubs victory. I have spoken of passing on my Dad’s legacy of fandom to my nephew, and last night we both mourned the end of another Cubs season (congrats to the Brewers).
But we don’t just pass on faith in Jesus Christ to other generations. We pass on team loyalties. We pass on traits, characteristics, ways of looking at the world, traditions, and all sorts of other things. Many of them are positive, like how my parents taught me to try to make a difference in the community I live in and how you should always hold the door open for someone or compliment someone when they look nice or do something well. Some are innocuous, like whether you have a star or an angel at the top of your Christmas tree or if you have ham or turkey on Christmas Eve for dinner. Some things we pass on might not be so good, like racism, bigotry, or hatred of people different than yourself. But we do pass on things on. We do leave legacies.
What legacy are you passing on? What lessons are you leaving for future generations? Have you thought about what things you are lifting up to your children, your grandchildren, your nieces, nephews, friends, and neighbors about what is truly important in life? As I have grown older, I am constantly more and more thankful for the mentors and elders in my life who passed on lessons and legacies that have shaped me, from my parents and grandparents to teachers and coaches and others in my community, like members of my home church, that made a positive and lasting impact on how I see the world. For without them, I would not be who I am today.
It doesn’t take much to leave a lasting legacy upon someone else. All it takes is sharing a part of yourself. Sharing your faith, sharing your love, your wisdom, your heart. I hope you will consider how you can impact someone else today, tomorrow, and in the future, whether it be a relative, a neighbor, or a complete stranger. Do not be afraid to share yourself with others. Do not be afraid to share your faith and pass on what you have learned in this life. Do not be afraid to share yourself and make a lasting impact on the future generations, for they need you. May God be with you as you leave that legacy to others.
May God bless you this week and always!