Church and School
If you missed out on the most recent Financial Peace University class at TLC, you have another chance coming this August. Classes will begin August 25th and will be held Thursday evenings at 6:30. Join us for a free preview on August 11th at 6:30 p.m.
Click here for more details, video previews, and registration information.
Thank you to everyone who came out to the food drive service event this past Wednesday. Between the donations from members of TLC and the items we collected from our neighbors, we brought in 859 pounds of food for the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia. Special thanks is due to everyone who planned and coordinated the drive. Great job!
Don’t Forget: You’re Invited to Trinity’s Summer Service Event
This Wednesday, June 15th, Trinity Lutheran Church will be holding an event to benefit the Norfolk Food Bank. An evening for the whole family will begin at 6:00 with a hot dog supper, followed by a short devotion by Pastor Smith. Finally, some volunteers will be collecting donations from the neighborhood, picking up food items left on front porches for the Food Bank. We are also requesting that members of Trinity bring non-perishable food items Wednesday evening or to church this coming Sunday (June 12) to contribute to this cause. There will be no charge for supper. Instead, we will ask for a free-will offering to cover the cost.
The Trinitarian summer issue is on its way to mailboxes, but there are some items we wanted to share before Sunday’s voters’ meeting. Most of you will receive your copy today or tomorrow (Friday or Saturday), but we’re also posting it online for those who wish to view it immediately.
Click here to read the Trinitarian Summer 2011 issue.
There will be a new Adult Bible Class at Trinity stating Sunday!
John Butcher will be leading the new class called, “Lutheran Spirituality.”
Lutheran spirituality? Isn’t that an oxymoron?
No!
Come and learn from John as he leads you through a new study by CPH that shows the unique spirituality of the Lutheran faith.
The class will meet Sunday mornings from 10:00am to 10:45am.
You can also join one of the two continuing Adult Bible Studies.
Pastor David Smith is in the Sanctuary from 9:45am-10:45am for an interactive verse by verse study and application from one of the Bible passage readings for Sunday.
Ralph Knorr is in the Library from 10:00am-10:45am with a study about key people from the Bible called, “A Time to Laugh, A Time to Cry.”
Orphan Grain Train is looking for ‘conductors,’ a.k.a. liaisons, to help spread the word about their mission in LC-MS congregations. This could be you! Are you passionate about helping children and those affected by disasters like the earthquake in Haiti and the tsunami in Japan? Email Tom if you want to help out with this life-saving effort.
The following is a message from Orphan Grain Train:
We are an all volunteer organization of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod that serves humanitarian needs world wide. We have sent huge container shipments to Haiti, Katrina victims, Cameroon, Appalachia to name just a few. Because we have a church on site for the deliveries, the goods are distributed to those who are hungry, poor and suffering. We send hospital beds, medical needs, food clothing, shoes, school supplies or any needed item. We have even sent sewing machines to create a sewing school. In one country we sent 2000 shunts for children with hydrocephalus, water on the brain. 2000 lives were literally saved with these shunts. In Haiti 1500 children lost feet and legs because they did not have shoes. After the earthquake, the children would walk in the muck barefooted, cut their feet and the resulting infection and worm infestation ended in amputation. There were no antibiotics to treat the infection. They requested shoes for their children and our response here at home was overwhelming. The shoes went in the next shipment. www.ogt.org The aid we offer is our gateway to spread the Gospel.
We need a liaison in each church of the SED to create awareness about our mission. Some of the LCMS churches I spoke to were totally unfamiliar with OGT. We would like the following passed on to the congregations. They may want to do some of these things or none of these things. That would be up to you and your congregation.
Pray for us and add us to your Prayer List
Create an awareness in your congregation (we will supply all of the handouts and necessary information)
Have the school children or Sunday School children make hygiene bags (wash cloth, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.)
Have a door plate offering which will be matched by Thrivent
Collect clothing, shoes or other needed goods
Perhaps a school chapel offering or Sunday School Offering for one month could support the OGT mission
Collect and recycle items through Cartridges for KidsOGT is expanding which means we can help even more of those in need. Just recently, we had to turn down 30 hospital beds for lack of storage space until it was time to ship. With the help of your congregation we can save more lives and make life just a little more comfortable for others less fortunate.
Please keep Doug Sulak and his family in your prayers as they mourn the loss of Doug’s father, Albert Sulak.
“Albert Charles Sulak, 98, of the 1200 block of Evelyn St., Norfolk, VA, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011.
Born in Palmyra, NJ to the late John and Mary Sulak, Albert was the owner of Suward Paint and Supply Company and a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was an avid golfer and loved wood burning, gardening, traveling and photography.
Albert is survived by his wife, Barbara Catherine Sulak; son, Douglas Miller Sulak of Norfolk, VA; two daughters, Janet Sulak Braithwaite and husband Bill of Mt. Sidney, VA and Jo Anne Sulak Barrineau and husband Harry Eugene of Beverly Hills, FL; a grandson, Todd Barrineau; and two great grandsons, Miles and Hayden. He was predeceased by a brother, William Sulak.
The family will receive friends from 12 noon to 1 p.m. and a funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor David Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the general fund of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Alzheimer’s Association, Cystic Fibrosis, or the American Cancer Society. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.”
Just a quick, slightly belated, post to say ‘Happy birthday’ to Rev. Arne Kristo.
Just a reminder that Financial Peace University at Trinity begins this Sunday, April 3rd, at 3:00 p.m.
If you haven’t already signed up, don’t worry—the first class is free, and if you like what you see, you can sign up at a discount for the rest of the course. Registration normally costs $199, but if you register for you membership through Trinity, it’s only $100. You save $99!
The full course lasts 13 weeks. Classes will be held Sundays from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., except for Easter Sunday and Mothers’ Day. Click here for the full course schedule.
If you would like to check out TLS’s new home on the web, click here.
The brand new site has everything a prospective TLS parent needs to learn about our school, our teachers, and our philosophy. It also has everything they need to begin the enrollment process, including downloadable application forms.
Check it out today, and pass the word to any parents you know who might be looking for a school for their children.
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