This Week at Trinity

Sunday, August 20: Worship with Communion – 8 & 9:30 am Monday, August 21: Pastors’ Circuit Meeting @ Heritage Homes – 9:30 am Craft Group – 1 pm Tuesday, August 22: TSL Work-Morning – 8 am Bible Class – 7 pm Wednesday, August 23: Dycora Service – 10 am Worship – 6:30 pm Thursday, August 24: Bible Class – 10:30 am Sunday, August 27: Worship – 8 & 9:30 am Fellowship Time – 9-9:30 am, 10:30 -11 am

Church Attendance

Wednesday, August 9 29

Sunday, August 13 188

Schools we support with our prayers and offerings

Trinity’s Mission Statement Uniting us in the worship of the Triune God, Christ gives us our mission:

Proclaim the Gospel in order to make disciples throughout the world and to nurture them for lives of service.

Trinity-St. Luke’s School Principal James Moeller Mr. Gregg Birkholz, Mr. Jared Matthies, Mrs. Cheryl Holzhueter, Mrs. Michelle Wegner & Mrs. Peggy Uttech 801 S 5

th Street – 920-261-3615

303 Clark Street – 920-206-1844 www.fastdir.com/tsl

Lakeside Lutheran High School (grades 9-12)

231 Woodland Beach Road – Lake Mills - 53551 www.llhs.org Principal James Grasby

Luther Preparatory School (grades 9-12)

1300 Western Avenue – Watertown - 53094 www.lps.wels.net President Matt Crass

Bible Classes

Summer Bible Class Thursday at 10:30 am

(Class to be repeated: Tuesday at 7 pm)

Ten Commandments

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 Exodus 14:10-31 James 1:2-8,12

Matthew 14:22-33

Serving Jesus at Worship

WORSHIP LEADER: Pastor Dustin Yahnke PREACHER: Pastor Brett Brauer ORGANIST: Bethel Zabell COMMUNION ASSISTANTS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 20: (8a) Wayne Zuleger, 9:30a) Pastor Ed Lindemann

USHERS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 20: (8a) Pete Nass and Mark Zastrow, (9:30a) Mike Craig and Steve Pett

FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23: Mike Craig and Steve Pett FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 27: (8a) Kent Buss and Herb Staude, (9:30a) Roger Virgil

GREETERS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 20: (8a) Todd and Kim Putz, Carl and Margaret Voss, Violet and Judy Wade, Dennis and Debbie Whiting, (9:30a) Myron and Birdie Duin, Brian and Amy Maurice, Steve and Mona Pett, John and Sandy Braun

FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 27: (8a) Matt and Theresa Asmus, Dale and Nancy Zastrow, Gregg and Sheryl Birkholz, Deryl and Theresa Dew, (9:30a) Judy Johnston, Kris and Kim Roeseler, Joyce Danaher, Mike Duehring

COUNTERS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 20: Ann Schultz, Jim and Mary-Anne Schwartz FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 27: Audrey Else, Lefty and Elda Zuleger

VIDEOGRAPHERS FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 20: (8a) Debbie Whiting, (9:30a) Eric Whiting FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 27: (8a) Dennis Whiting, (:30a) Jared Matthies

BULLETIN COMMITTEE FOR FRIDAY, AUGUST 25: Audrey Zautner, Joyce Danaher, Gladys Dietzel

FLOWER COMMITTEE FOR AUGUST: Mary Stellbrink (520-904-1681) and Kris Hale (261-1950)

ALTAR COMMITTEE FOR AUGUST: Becky Knauth and Birdie Duin

Prayer Partners Prayer Requests – Contact Pastor Brauer or Pastor Yahnke Visitors – Please sign our guest register found in the Narthex Available online – www.trinitywatertown.net Bulletins Sermons Updated calendar, Newsletters Electronic donation forms,

daily Bible Readings

Sunday, August 20, 2017

604 South Fifth Street, Watertown, Wisconsin 53094 920-261-3511

Pastor Brett Brauer Pastor Dustin Yahnke Cell: 920-915-9070 Cell: 414-614-0077 trinitypastor@charter.net pastoryahnke@hotmail.com

Available from the Ushers Large print materials Personal listening devices Children’s Bulletins and Quiet

Bags

Friends of the Seminary Day

You’re invited Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary’s Friends of the Seminary Day on Saturday, October 7, 2017. This annual event highlights the way your gifts help WLS support the worldwide mission of WELS.

Registration and coffee hour begins at 8 a.m. in the auditorium. Worship with members of the Seminary Chorus begins at 9 a.m. After worship, attendees will hear from our new professor, Sam Degner, and senior Noah Willitz. A light lunch, included in the $10 registration fee, will be served at noon. Guided tours of the campus will follow. Northwestern Publishing House will also have a selection of books and gift items available for purchase.

Please send your name, address, telephone number, and home congregation along with your $10 registration fee to the attention of Lori Guse at 11831 N Seminary Drive, Mequon WI 53092, no later than September 15. For more information, contact Lori Guse at 262.242.8104 or by e-mail at lori.guse@wls.wels.net.

Twice is Nice Resale Store: A WELS Triple Play

Help root for a home team! Did you know that Twice is Nice Resale in Jefferson is run and operated by volunteer WELS members just like you? Think about taking a swing in one or more of these three ways: Donate: Looking to clean out this fall? Twice is Nice is pleased to accept your

donations of resalable items. The only items they cannot accept are TVs, monitors, console pianos/stereos/sewing machines, mattresses/box springs, organs and paint. Come to the rear of the building from 9-4:30 pm and ring the doorbell! Donation receipts are available.

Shop: September is the first full month of fall and winter merchandise, so selection is especially great right now! And did you know? TiN runs 50% off sales at the end of every month! For example, all yellow-tagged items were 50% off from August 25-31. What color will the 50% off tags be in September? Shop and find out! We’re easy-to-find: just a minute east on the Hwy 18 exit off the 26 bypass at 907 W. Racine St., next to the Piggly Wiggly.

Volunteer: Catch the fever of a Twice is Nice volunteer—whether it once a month or once a week, whether it’s taking care of a department, fixing items or clerking, we have a fun, productive opportunity for you to make a real difference for Lakeside Lutheran and other ministries. No expertise needed, and you’ll get all the training you need! Call 920-674-6868 with questions. We welcomed Jake Horta, an LLHS sophomore from St. Peter, Helenville, as a recent new volunteer. Pray about the opportunity with a friend!

Our Practice of Close Communion

We believe from Acts 2:42 and 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 that Holy Communion is the highest expression of our fellowship with Jesus and with each other, and that God intends the sacrament to be celebrated together by Christians who accept all the teachings of the Bible. If you are a guest and are not yet a member of the WELS/ELS fellowship, we invite you to learn more about us and, most of all, about the Savior whom God has sent. Then join with us at his communion table. To learn more about our faith and fellowship, speak with Pastor Brauer or Pastor Yahnke.

Personal preparation for Holy Communion can be found on page 156 in front of the hymnal.

Communion in Front Rows If you are unable to walk up to the rail for Communion, you may be seated in one of the

front pews during the service. The pastors and elder will come down to the front pews to distribute Communion.

New Member Today in the 8:00 service we officially welcome into our congregation Patrick O’Marrah,

who recently completed the member Bible class. We welcome him as a brother in Christ!

Summer Bible Class We are offering a Bible class during the summer months. The topic is the Ten

Commandments, which instruct us in holy living to show our love for Christ, who loved us first. The next Tuesday Class will be on August 22 and will cover the Eighth Commandment. The next Thursday class will be August 24 and will cover the Ninth and Tenth Commandment.

Centennial Offering – Thanks be to God! Thanks be to God for the generous gifts given during this past year. Our Pakistan

Sunday School Fund has reached its goal and the money has been sent to the WELS World Mission office, designated for the Pakistan Sunday School. Thank you letters and pictures of the Sunday School children can be found on the Pakistan poster in the Fireside Room.

The 100th Anniversary Debt Reduction Fund reached 80% of the goal of $87,650. During the course of the year $26,627 was used to pay back member loans. The remainder, $45,148, will be used to pay down the mortgage we have with Thrivent.

The church council would like to see if we can raise another $4,850. If we can pay $50,000 on the mortgage, the monthly payment will be re-amortized at a savings of $845 a month. Special centennial offering envelopes are available in the Fireside Room or indicate on your offering envelope the amount given to the 100th Anniversary Debt Reduction Fund.

Our Ministry at Trinity

TSL Tuesday Workday

The final work-morning of the summer will be held on Tuesday, August 22, beginning at 8:00 am in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Western Avenue campus. There are a number of tasks we need to complete before the beginning of the school year. Any and all help is appreciated!

TSL Orientations

The final TSL parent meeting prior to school starting will be held this Monday evening, August 21, beginning at 5:00 pm in the Commons at the Clark Street campus. The meeting will last about 45 minutes.

3K orientation will be held Tuesday evening, August 22, beginning at 6:00 pm, and 4K orientation will be held Thursday evening, August 24, at 6:00 pm. Both orientations will take place at the Western Avenue campus.

Orientation for grade 5 as they move to a new campus and new opportunities will take place Wednesday evening, August 23, at 7:00 pm at the Clark Street campus.

Church Custodian Needed

We are looking for a custodian to maintain and protect our facilities. This is a part-time (approximately 17 hour a week) position and could be shared by a couple.

Responsibilities

Ensure spaces are prepared for the next Sunday by taking out trash, tidying furniture and dusting surfaces

Sweep and mop floors and vacuum carpets

Wash and sanitize toilets, sinks and restock disposables (e.g. soap)

Wipe mirrors and windows

Report maintenance repairs needed to church trustees.

Undertake occasional custodial and janitorial tasks ( Weddings and Funerals) If you are interested in serving your church in this manner, please contact Steve Gillis at

920-261-5005 or the church office at 920-261-3511.

Pioneer News Is your child interested in becoming a Pioneer? What's a Pioneer? A Pioneer is someone

who likes to learn something new! Would you like your child to learn new skills and have fun with their friends while hearing God's Word too? If so, then Pioneers might be for your child(ren)! Your Pioneer group is open to all children in Kindergarten-Grade 8 (public or private school), both girls and boys. If you'd like to find out more about the program, PLEASE join us for our first meeting on September 5, 6:30-8 pm, at the St.Luke's Clark Street school commons area. We will be starting the year off with a BANG! We will be making our own paper rockets and launching them into the sky, plus refreshments and God's Word. God has truly blessed this Pioneer program and we are passing the blessings onto its members. This year’s membership fee is only $10, half the cost in the past. We are going to have a BLAST of a year, so join us on September 5!

The ECE Committee Would Like Your Input!

Over the past weeks the Early Childhood Committee (Principal Jim Moeller, TSL teachers Michelle Wegner and Aubrey Hayes, Trinity member Steve Strucely, St. Luke’s member Rich Parkhurst, Pastor Dustin Yahnke) have been meeting to prepare a survey on future ECE needs and plans. We very much would like input from our congregational members! To that end we would would invite our Trinity and St. Luke’s members to participate in a short survey.

The survey is short and easy to take. It will be completed electronically using Survey Monkey. You can access the survey one of several ways. On your personal electronic device or computer/laptop type in the address www.tinyurl.com/tsl-ece which will take you to the survey.

A second way is to scan the following logo into your phone and then take the survey:

For those who do not have electronic devices we will have kiosks in the narthexes of both congregations on the following Sundays – August 27, September 3, and September 10. Members of the committee will be there to give assistance in completing the survey.

The survey is now open and will be available through Sunday, September 10. We encourage all members of our supporting congregations to compete the survey so we can receive your input as we plan for the future of an expanded ECE program at TSL.

We will also be surveying past, present, and future families in our ECE program on the types of services they would like to have in an ECE program. These surveys will take place face-to-face. If your family is selected we look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas.