The Trinity Window – July/August 2014 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 292 Orange St. New Haven, CT. 06510

Phone: 203.787.6521 – Fax: 203.776.7915

www.TrinityLutheranNH.org – office@TrinityLutheranNH.org

Summer is here, and with it a welcome time to rest,

to travel, and to spend time with family and friends.

It can be tempting to "take the summer off", even

from our lives of faith and our life in the church!

The Book of Acts tells us what the first Christians

did after all the excitement of Easter and Pentecost,

that "first summer" of the Christian faith. "They

were continually devoting themselves to the

apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking

of bread, and to prayer" (Acts 2:42).

This summer we have the opportunity to continually

devote ourselves to these same things--to Christian

teaching and learning, to fellowship activities

together, to breaking bread at the altar and at picnic

tables, and to praying together and for each other.

+Join us every Sunday at 10:15 for our summer

worship services--with readings focused all

summer long on the parables and teachings of Jesus,

with the breaking of bread in Holy Communion each

week.

+Join us for Vacation Bible School--"Wilderness

Escape"--August 10-14. Invite a neighbor, register

your child, and come be a part of this important

summer ministry.

+Try out a new Bible study this summer, with a

new study of the old favorite "1st Corinthians:

Faith, Hope, and Love" beginning in July, and a

special evening Bible study for adults held during

Vacation Bible School week.

+ Join us for one of our three "Holy Smokes"

cookout potlucks in the alleyway after worship this

summer. We'll grill burgers and Hummels, and

break bread together sitting at one long table! Pools

for kids will be set up, and cards and games for

adults. Sign up to bring a side dish and join us for

these cookouts on the Sundays of July 6, August 24,

and September 7.

What are we up to this summer? Teaching--

Fellowship--Breaking of Bread--Prayers!

God bless your summer!

Pastor Mills+

Pastoral Acts New Members

June 1, 2014

Jason Doromal

Kathryn Kruger

Wendell Smith

June 8, 2014

Dennis Daniels

Jeremiah Johnston (Associate)

Claire Prud’homme

Scott Prud’homme

Amy Selvaggio

“We welcome you into the body of Christ at Trinity”

Funerals

Gladys Tiedemann

Funeral June 28, 2014

Adam Lang

Funeral June 30, 2014

“Rest eternal grant them O Lord”

From the Pastor

Movie Night Everyone is welcome to join

us. The movies are shown in

Emma’s Place (in the church

basement) the 2nd

Friday of

every month. We will take a

vacation break during July

and August. The next movie

night will be on Friday, September 12th

, the movie

featured will be in the September Window. During

intermission we will provide snacks, juice and

coffee. Hope you can join us. Mark your 2014

calendars for the 2nd

Friday of every month at

6:30 pm.

Pat Sundermann

Sanctuary Eternal Light

Burns to the glory of God…

In Memory of

Janet Tyler Jun 8th

Bernadine Earhardt Jun 29th

In Honor of

Jessica Nicolson Jun 1st

Heidi Nicolson Jun 15th

Rachel Handy Jun 22nd

Altar Flowers

Given to the glory of God…

In Memory of all the Faithful

Departed Seidi Minkkinen Jun 8

th

Janet Tyler Jun 15th

Men’s Breakfast Group The Men’s Breakfast Group will be meeting on

Saturday, July 5, 2014 and Saturday, August 2,

2014 at 9:00 a.m. for breakfast and discussion.

Jamie Holowaty will serve as host, Emerson

Apartments #201.

Tuesday Service The Tuesday Noon Communion Service at Trinity is

on a summer break. The service will resume in the

fall, look in the September Trinity Window for the

return date.

Operation Christmas Child “It costs so little to teach a

child to love, and so much to

teach him to hate.”

Father Flanagan

The simple gift of a shoebox

filled with gifts and the word

of God, what a wonderful way

to show our love and to share

the gospel of the Lord with

needy children around the globe.

Please remember to mark your calendars for

September 20th

at 11 a.m. We will be hosting a guest

speaker from OCC who actually received a shoebox.

This promises to be a wonderful afternoon. There

will be a luncheon. More information forthcoming.

National Collection Week is November 17th

-24th

, I

am listing dates and times.

Nov. 17th

11a.m.-2p.m.

Nov. 18th

11a.m.-2p.m.

Nov. 19th

12p.m.-3p.m.

Nov. 20th

5p.m.-7p.m.

Nov. 21st 10a.m.-2p.m.

Nov. 22nd

11a.m.-3p.m.

Nov. 23rd

12p.m.-2p.m.

Nov. 24th

9a.m.-11a.m.

I will have a sign-up sheet available in July. This is

an exciting and very rewarding week. Ideally we

need at least 3 people for each day.

We will again be hosting a Christmas in July coffee

hour on July 20th

to benefit OCC.

The OCC box in the narthex is awaiting donations.

Need some suggestions: crayons, coloring books,

soap, washcloths, pencils, toothpaste, toothbrushes,

balls, small dolls. The ideas are endless. A lot of

great items can be found at your local Dollar Tree

Store.

Have a great summer,

God Bless

Barbara Mourer

O.C.C. Chairperson and Relay Center Coordinator

Summer Fellowship During the summer months the coffee urns will take

a well needed rest! There will be lemonade, iced tea,

and light refreshment available after worship in the

parlor.

Oremus

“Let us pray”

This month we prayed for

the following members and

friends of Trinity who were

sick and/or hospitalized:

Conrad Strauch, Bob Cone,

Gary Matican, Michael

Walker, Sandy Kasmin, Art

Clark, Christine Bridge, Gail Becker, Daniel Paulsen

III, Bill Zepko, Rae Ann Woods, Sally Anderson,

Leslie Vance, Fannie Delpivo, Sam Caruso, Marie

DeGioia, Everett Rhinebeck, Warren Avery,

Charles LeGrand, Sr., Jayme DeLucia, Joan Ayotte,

all those who serve in the armed forces especially

Ray Krueger, Tameka & Cedric Wheeler, Andy

Ching, Robert Johnson, and our homebound

members, Marilou Cone, Evelyn Harris, Mabel

Hoffman, Bertha McGhee, Anne Ockert, Mary Lou

Semmler, and Dorothy Stahlschmidt. And those who

mourn David Carter, Bernadine Earhardt, Sharon

Kelly Williams, Jayce Cassin, Adam Lang and

Gladys Tiedemann.

Upcoming Events Here is a preliminary listing for the events we have

for this month. Please mark your calendars in

advance so you can save the dates.

JULY

4th

Office Closed

5th

9:00 am Men’s Breakfast Group

6th

After Worship Picnic in Breezeway

6th

After Worship B.P. Screening

10th

7:00 pm Council Meeting

20th

After Worship Christmas in July

AUGUST

2nd

9:00 am Men’s Breakfast Group

10th

After Worship B.P. Screening

10th

5:45/6:45 pm VBS/Adult Bible Study

11th

5:45/6:45 pm VBS/Adult Bible Study

12th

5:45/6:45 pm VBS/Adult bible Study

13th

5:45/6:45 pm VBS/Adult bible Study

14th

5:45/6:45 pm VBS/Adult bible Study

24th

After Worship Picnic in Breezeway

Trinity Window Articles Trinity Window articles for the next issue are due by

the 15th

of every month. It is important that you get

your articles in on time and think ahead for the next

month. Please email articles to

Office@TrinityLutheranNH.org.

Articles must be submitted as a computer file.

Summer Edition of the

Trinity Window Hope you took note of the banner head when you

started to read this issue. July and August are one

combined summer edition. The September Window

should be out by the end of August so you can start

to plan for Rally Sunday and other activities that will

resume after a summer break.

Monthly B.P. Screening

Debbie Nicolson, R.N. is

scheduled to do her next two

blood pressure screenings on

Sunday, July 6th

and Sunday,

August 10th

, mark your

calendar! Debbie will do the

screenings in the church office

after worship.

Volunteer At The Connecticut

Hospice, Branford

If you or someone you know is looking for an

opportunity to serve others in your community, we

would like to hear from you. Our patients and

families are in need of care and support. As a

CONNECTICUT HOSPICE VOLUNTEER, you

can fill your hours (weekdays/evenings/weekends)

by assisting in an administrative capacity or offering

direct care as a friendly visitor, provide pastoral or

bereavement care, help in the arts or meet

transportation needs. For more information please

call Joan Cullen, at 203-315-7510, you can also

email jcullen@hospice.com.

“Holy Smokes” Church Picnics

The dates for the July and August picnics have been

set. Our first one will take place on Sunday, July 6th

after worship. Hamburgers will be on the menu and

there is a sign-up sheet in the narthex for side dishes

and desserts. The second picnic will be on Sunday,

August 24th

and hot dogs will be on the menu .It is

important to sign up so that we have enough food to

grill! If you are not going to be at church, please call

the church office (203-787-6521) and let Pat know

you will be attending. We have added some

activities too, bowling in the basement, wading pool

for the younger children, cards and board games.

The only thing we can’t guarantee is the weather,

they will be held rain or shine. Casual dress for the

day.

VBS - Wilderness Escape The Vacation Bible School theme for this year is

“Wilderness Escape –Where God Guides &

Provides.” The children will follow the travels of the

12 Tribes of Israel and Moses this summer. It will

take place August 10th

-14th

starting with dinner at

5:45 p.m. and end each night at 8:00 p.m. Trinity

members will be able to attend for free. Any friends

who want to come along will pay a fee of $5 per

night or $25 for the week. One of the craft projects

Miss Heidi and Miss Lisa will be doing includes

footwear. On the registration form found in the

Window please indicate your child’s/children’s shoe

size(s) when registering.

Karen Chaffin & Pat Sundermann

VBS co-directors

Christmas in July

On Sunday, July 20

th we will celebrate “Christmas

in July.” The purpose of this day is to get donations

for Seafarers International House and Operation

Christmas Child. If you read Barbara’s article she

has suggested items to donate for OCC. Ruth Setaro,

chaplain for Seafarers has given a list of items to

donate. They include: sweatshirts (sizes L-XL),

socks-thermal or white gym, casual T-shirts (sizes

M-L), knit winter caps, cans of nuts and chocolate

bars. During fellowship in the parlor we will have

Christmas goodies too!

Trinity Lutheran Church

292 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510

Phone: (203) 787-6521

Fax: (203) 776-7915 Website: TrinityLutheranNH.org

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

1

10:30-2:30

Mission Mart

7:30 12 Step

2 10:30am

Branford

Bible Study

7:00 Women’s NA

3

4

OFFICE

CLOSED

5

Men’s Breakfast

Group 9:00 am

700 pm Youth NA 6 Pentecost 4

9:00 Adult Bible Study

10:15 Worship

After Worship:

B.P. Screening

Picnic in Breezeway

2:00 Unity House

7:00 NA

7

8

10:30-2:30

Mission Mart

7:30 12 Step

9 10:30am

Hamden

Bible Study

7:00 Women’s NA

10 7:00 pm

Council

11

12

.

700 pm Youth NA

13 Pentecost 5

9:00 Adult Bible Study

10:15 Worship

2:00 Unity House

7:00 NA

14 15

10:30-2:30

Mission Mart

7:30 12 Step

16

10:30am

Hamden

Bible Study

7:00 Women’s NA

17

18

19

700 pm Youth NA

20 Pentecost 6

9:00 Adult Bible Study

10:15 Worship

2:00 Unity House

7:00 NA

21 22

10:30-2:30

Mission Mart

7:30 12 Step

23 10:30am

Hamden

Bible Study

7:00 Women’s NA

24

25 26

700 pm Youth NA

27 Pentecost 7

9:00 Adult Bible Study

10:15 Worship

2:00 Unity House

7:00 NA

28 29 10:30-2:30

Mission Mart

7:30 12 Step

30 10:30 am

Hamden

Bible Study

7:00 Women’s NA

31

July

2014

Trinity Lutheran Church

292 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510

Phone: (203) 787-6521

Fax: (203) 776-7915 Website: TrinityLutheranNH.org

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

1

2

Men’s Breakfast

Group 9:00 am

700 pm Youth NA 3 Pentecost 8

9:00 Adult Bible Study

10:15 Worship

2:00 Unity House

7:00 NA

4

5

10:30-2:30

Mission Mart

7:30 12 Step

6 10:30am

Hamden

Bible Study

7:00 Women’s NA

7

8

9

.

700 pm Youth NA

10 Pentecost 9

9:00 Adult Bible Study

10:15 Worship

B.P. Screening

5:45 pm VBS

6:45 pm Adult Bible Study

2:00 Unity House

7:00 NA

11

5:45 pm VBS

6:45 pm Adult

Bible Study

12

10:30-2:30

Mission Mart

5:45 pm VBS

6:45 pm Adult

Bible Study

7:30 12 Step

13

10:30am

Hamden

Bible Study

5:45 pm VBS

6:45 pm Adult

Bible Study

7:00 Women’s NA

14

5:45 pm VBS

6:45 pm Adult

Bible Study

15

16

700 pm Youth NA

17 Pentecost 10

9:00 Adult Bible Study

10:15 Worship

2:00 Unity House

7:00 NA

18 19

10:30-2:30

Mission Mart

7:30 12 Step

20 10:30am

Hamden

Bible Study

7:00 Women’s NA

21

7:30 pm

Choir Rehearsal

22 23

700 pm Youth NA

24 Pentecost 11

9:00 Adult Bible Study

10:15 Worship

Picnic

7:00 NA

31

Pentecost 12

9:00 Adult Bible Study

10:15 Worship

25 26 10:30-2:30

Mission Mart

7:30 12 Step

27 10:30 am

Hamden

Bible Study

7:00 Women’s NA

28

7:30 pm

Choir Rehearsal

29 30

7:00pm Youth NA

August

2014

Birthdays

1st ~ Dawn Sorbo

2nd

~ Logan Vanacore

3rd

~ Deborah Froeberg

5th

~ Anna Rivas

6th

~ Leigh Golden

8th

~ Selestine Doward

Charlene Vanacore

9th

~ Heidi Edgerton

11th

~ Anthony Cianciola

Reinaldo Rivas

12th

~ Drew Gensicki

13th

~ Audrey Esch

18th

~ Nancy Lamont

19th

~ Shauniqua Davis

24th

~ Barbara Mourer

25th

~ Tommy Wilson

27th

~ Marlene Warsawski

Baptismal Anniversaries July 17 ~ Ella Setaro

July 18 ~ Sebastian Esch

July 20 ~ Aiden Spears

Wedding Anniversaries Luke & Linda Thompson ~ July 7

Kent & Christine Golden ~ July 17

Doug & Karen Golden ~ July 19

July 2014 Celebrations

Celebrations

Birthdays

3rd

~ Bertha McGhee

4th

~ Alyssa Handy

16th

~ Debora Nicolson

25th

~ Fred Abbott

Robert Cone

27th

~ Paula Alley

Paulo Giudicelli

28th

~ Mattie Mims

29th

~ Pat Sundermann

31st ~ Marilou Cone

Baptismal Anniversaries August 22 ~ Paulo Giudicelli

August 24 ~ Alyssa Handy

Wedding Anniversaries Shawn & Jennifer Wilcock ~ August 9

Mike & Ruth Setaro ~ August 10

Brian & Rebecca Schulte ~ August 11

August 2014 Celebrations

Celebrations

July 2014

Altar Guild – Cynthia Holowaty and Marlene Warsawski

ASSISTING MINISTERS

DATE COMMUNION

ASSISTANT LECTORS

ACOLYTE –

CRUCIFER

USHERS GREETER DEACON

JULY 6

Barbara Mourer Debra Cakal

Robert Child

(C)

(A)

Team 3 – J. Fox,

D. Nicolson, R. Parks

R. deLaubell Ruth Setaro

JULY

13

Ruth Setaro Cedric Jacobson

Barbara Mourer

(C)

(A)

Team 1- V. Beaudoin,

J. Handy, L. Thompson

Pat

Sundermann

Fred

Sundermann

JULY

20

Lisa Esch Cynthia Olson

Carol Lee Robinson

(C)

(A)

Team 2- D. Cakal,

R. deLaubell, J. Holowaty,

C. L. Robinson

Eileen Gwotz Marlene

Warsawski

JULY

27

Fred

Sundermann

Carl Roerich

Ruth Setaro

(C)

(A)

Team 3 – J. Fox,

D. Nicolson, R. Parks

Annie

Wright

Carl Roehrich

MONEY COUNTERS 1

ST SUNDAY 2

ND SUNDAY 3

RD SUNDAY 4

TH SUNDAY 5

TH SUNDAY

(if needed)

FRED SUNDERMANN

SIYOUNG YU

DEBORAH NICOLSON

CAROL LEE ROBINSON

DEBRA CAKAL

FRED SUNDERMANN

ROBERT deLAUBELL

JOSEPH FOX

LISA ESCH

FRED SUNDERMANN

July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27

FLOWERS

(Charge for flowers is $30 per vase, 2 vases per week) 1.

2.

1.

2.

1. Bahner

2. Golden

1.

2.

ETERNAL CANDLE

(Charge for the Eternal Candle is $5) Sundermann Sundermann

August 2014

Altar Guild – Louise Bahner and Linda Thompson

ASSISTING MINISTERS

DATE COMMUNION

ASSISTANT LECTORS

ACOLYTE –

CRUCIFER

USHERS GREETER DEACON

AUG 3

Carl Roehrich Fred Sundermann

Siyoung Yu

(C)

(A)

Team 1- V. Beaudoin,

J. Handy, L. Thompson

R. deLaubell Ruth Setaro

AUG 10

Barbara Mourer Louise Bahner

Vern Beaudoin

(C)

(A)

Team 2- D. Cakal,

R. deLaubell, J. Holowaty,

C. L. Robinson

Pat

Sundermann

Fred

Sundermann

AUG 17

Ruth Setaro Debra Cakal

Robert Child

(C)

(A)

Team 3 – J. Fox,

D. Nicolson, R. Parks

Eileen Gwotz Marlene

Warsawski

AUG 24

Louise Bahner Cedric Jacobson

Barbara Mourer

(C) Drew Gensicki

(A) Jason Doromal

Team 1- V. Beaudoin,

J. Handy, L. Thompson

Annie

Wright

Carl Roehrich

AUG 31

Fred

Sundermann

Cynthia Olson

Carol Lee Robinson

(C) Drew Gensicki

(A) Kevin Morris

Team 2- D. Cakal,

R. deLaubell, J. Holowaty,

C. L. Robinson

R. deLaubell Ruth Setaro

MONEY COUNTERS 1

ST SUNDAY 2

ND SUNDAY 3

RD SUNDAY 4

TH SUNDAY 5

TH SUNDAY

(if needed)

FRED SUNDERMANN

SIYOUNG YU

DEBORAH NICOLSON

CAROL LEE ROBINSON

DEBRA CAKAL

FRED SUNDERMANN

ROBERT deLAUBELL

JOSEPH FOX

LISA ESCH

FRED SUNDERMANN

August 3 August 10 August 17 August 24 August 31

FLOWERS

(Charge for flowers is $30 per vase, 2 vases per week) 1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

1.

2.

ETERNAL CANDLE

(Charge for the Eternal Candle is $5) Sundermann

If this project speaks to you, please

consider becoming a sponsor.

$100 will cover a child for a month $40 will feed our boys for a week

$25 – well, we are looking into the question:

what will it take to get a girl into school?

What will it take to keep her in school?

Thank you!

Simon’s House – A Place for Dalit Children

5 boys!

What about girls? First of all: We like to say THANK YOU to all people who give on a monthly base; and a

big THANK YOU to all people who are supporting our kids in general.

A $500 (!) check arrived in April: One of our monthly supporters moved out of state and gave

his old, old car to his friend. If the old car survives one year the friend was supposed to donate

$500 to Simon’s House. Now we hope the car lasts another year!

Teddy bear money: 2 little girls from Hamden, CT

collected coins so our boys can have some toys. Kids to kids. It’s

just the best!!!

They were able to hand the donation box directly to our field

director who was visiting at the time. It was the second time these

girls handed over a filled collection box and it is not the last – the

empty box went back to Hamden. THANK YOU Joe and Jasmine.

Girls: the question about supporting girls comes up again and again.

The fact: we cannot raise girls at Simon’s House, the building is simply too small. We would

need another building (which we don’t have). We are looking into the issue of supporting

girls who are living at home.

We need to have a local person in place who makes sure the girls are attending school and

who can intervene if necessary. In due time –

we will know more.

Join us, will you?

We are thankful.

REACH DALIT, INC., a 501 (C) (3) Public Charity www.ReachDalit.org Find us and like us on Facebook!

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REACH DALIT, INC., 84 South Orchard Street, Wallingford, CT 06492 – REACHDALIT@gmail.com – 203.284.8858

Vacation Bible School - “Wilderness Escape”

An Adult Bible Study

August 10-14, 6:45-7:45 pm,

in Pastor’s AC office!

A study of highlights from Exodus, looking at:

Crossing the Red Sea, Bread from Heaven, the

Passover, & the 10 Commandments

Bible Study, Fellowship and Friendship, and Middle

Eastern snacks and desserts each night!