April 19th, 2026
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Crew is Wednesday, April 22nd 3:30 pm till 5 pm for all 3rd-6th graders. Last one till September!
Calling volunteers of all ages to help collect items for our Savers FUNdrive!! The Dunn County Humane Society has invited our church to assist in packing soft goods for the first of two Savers FUNdrives in 2026, following their Rummage & Bake sale on Saturday, April 25th at 4:00 p.m. at the Dunn County Fair Grounds in the Fanetti Center. Volunteers of all ages are encouraged to sign up on the sheet in the narthex and can also help load the U-Haul on delivery day, on Wednesday, April 29th, 9:00a.m. at the church.
The next Savers FUNdrive collection will be during the whole month of May, so start cleaning out the closets and SAVE IT, BAG IT, AND THEN BRING IT to Trinity Lutheran Church any Saturday in May! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Peggy Schutz – 715-556-2247. *No large items and no black bags this year*
Men’s Band Concert Sunday, May 3rd, 9 am
Smelt Feed, Sunday, May 3rd, 10 am till 11:30 am Smelt, Meatballs, Garlic Bread, Tater Tots, Cole Slaw, Chips, Dessert, Beverage. Served by the Trinity Men to benefit the Trinity Parsonage Project.
Lagers with the Lord, Monday, May 11th , 6 pm at Buckshot’s
You can use Venmo to make your gift to Trinity! You can find us using: @TrinityLutheranBoyceville. If it asks you for a phone number, use 1349
MUSINGS FROM PASTOR BRAD
“For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him.” Acts 2:39
We have a lot of dog toys. Why? Because we spoil our dogs. But there is a phenomenon that happens with our dogs and the toys, specifically with Baxter. When Daphne starts to play with a specific toy, Baxter will then take that toy away from her. Even if he has his favorite toy near him, or twenty other toys around him, he will go and try to take that toy away. And then at some point, Daphne will try to take the toy back. Then they will fight over it. Daphne will get it, and then Baxter will take it, and the cycle will continue. It is like Baxter can’t share the toys, even though there are plenty of toys to go around.
Sometimes we act like Baxter and the dog toys when it comes to God’s grace in Jesus Christ. We put barriers up to it, thinking that it only belongs to us, or to those we think “deserve” it. We put walls up, hoops to jump through, or pass judgement on who is worthy and who isn’t. But judgement belongs to God, and as it says here in Acts, in which Peter is speaking on Pentecost, reminds us that the promise is for all of us. My favorite part of this verse is that phrase, “and for all who are far away.” It is a reminder that the promise of God’s love for us in Jesus Christ is dependent on who God calls. Not on who we call or who we determine. And some of us might be far away. Not because of distance, but because of sin. Because of so many things.
But the church is a place not for saints but for sinners to hear again the promise of eternal life of Jesus. To hear that call to return, to hear that promise again and again that our sins are forgiven, that we are loved, and that we are saved by grace through faith. That promise is for all of us, every single one, no matter what. And it is God who decides, not us. We don’t rip that promise away, not ever.
Baxter might not be the best at sharing the dog toys, but God is the one who sends out the promise of eternal life through his Son Jesus Christ. For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Judgement belongs to God and not to us. May we share the promise and hope of Jesus Christ to all, no matter what, and leave the rest in God’s hands, where it belongs. And may we trust in that promise that gives life to us and be joyful that the promise is there for all.
May God bless you today and always!