November 3, 2025
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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: Already happened
$1,000 PB has to eat a hard boiled egg: DONE
$1,500 PB has to wear a Packers or Brewers tie every day for one week: DONE
$2,000 PB has to eat cold tuna noodle pasta salad with peas (the meal he hated the most as a child): DONE
$2,500 PB has to drink two ounces of black church coffee. (PB does not drink hot beverages nor coffee of any kind). Done
Currently we have raised $5,141 We only have $500 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!
NEW MISSION MADNESS CHALLENGE! IF WE RAISE THE FINAL $500 BY NOVEMBER 23RD, PB WILL WEAR AN ELF COSTUME FOR SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, DECEMBER 13!
Crew Wednesday, November 12th from 3:30-5:00pm, for all 3rd-6th graders!
Kids sing in church on Sunday, November 16th at 9 am!
Deer Hunter’s Worship on Wednesday, November 19th at 6:30 am! Wear your orange and camo!
Annual Mitten Tree is up! Bring in hats, mittens, scarves, and gloves to decorate the tree. We are also collecting items for the Coat Closet as well, like boots, snowpants, and winter coats, which you can put in the box by the Mitten Tree.
Voices of Praise is back every Wednesday at 7pm, join us for singing and fellowship!
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
It has been a very interesting weekend. On Friday, I had the privilege to announce another Boyceville Bulldog football playoff victory, as they defeated Pepin/Alma to move on the playoffs. They played a great game and it was a great night, especially it being Halloween (I got to play Thriller and I really wanted to play Ghostbusters but couldn’t fit it in). I do want to thank Andrea McVeigh and Heidi Kothrade for taking my place at Trunk-or-Treat so I could get to the field for my announcing duties.
However, it was also a little sad, because it was our last home game of the year. I really enjoy announcing the football games. There is nothing like it and I do take it pretty seriously. I love the roar of the crowd, of announcing the touchdowns, of picking a great song to get everyone going, and the “first down” tradition. I especially love the banter in the booth with my amazing partners Jeremy Mittlestadt and Nick Schaff. Nick runs the scoreboard and Jeremy is our spotter and we work as team. We have a ton of laughs, have our own inside jokes (hashmarks), and just work great together. Friday nights aren’t the same to not be in the booth together and I am so thankful to have such great teammates. But we will keep cheering on the Bulldogs and hope for more victories down the road!
When I came to Boyceville, I wasn’t just called to be pastor of Trinity. It was originally a two-point call, with two-thirds time to spent at Trintiy and one-third to be spent at Our Savior’s in Wheeler. Trinity separated from Our Savior’s eighteen months after I arrived, so my time there ended and I stayed at Trinity, but it was still a significant place in my formation as a pastor and I have fond memories of serving there and there are many connections of people of Trinity and people of Our Savior’s, as they were in partnership for over 75 years. On Saturday morning, Our Savior’s held their final worship service and I was privileged to attend and take part. It was sad, but also celebratory, celebrating 128 years of faithful ministry. The legacy of Our Savior’s lives on in so many who continue to be faithful disciples of Jesus Christ and live out there faith in other places and in the memories they have of Our Savior’s. I am thankful for my time there and the people who helped me as a young pastor.
Sunday we had our Potato Pancake Meal and Men’s Band concert. During the concert, we debuted a new verse to the “Excuses” song, featuring the Packers, which I hope people enjoyed. I always love playing with the band. I will always enjoy every time we get together, audience or not. I am so thankful for all the great guys who helped put the meal on today and all the work that went into putting it together. We gave $1,000 to our Mission Madness. I also drank coffee as part of the Mission Madness event. Disgusting. So much worse than anything else I have done this time. Even worse than the tuna noodle casserole. You people that drink it every day have some weird tastes. Just awful. I hope to never do that again. Ever.
And then, I got to go home, receive love from my dogs, see my awesome wife and enjoy some lovely time with her, scream for joy as my Bears pulled out a victory that should have never been in doubt, and remember that 9 years ago, the Cubs won the World Series. God is good.
May the Lord bless you today and always!