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WĂƌŝƐŚ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ džƚ͘ Ϯϭϲ ũŚĂĐŬĞƌΛƚůĐŵŝĚůĂŶĚ͘ŽƌŐ If You Are Ill ŶĚƌĞĂ ĞƌĐŚĞƌƚ WƌĞƐĐŚŽŽů ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ

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Informa on Technologist ƌŵĂdžΛƚůĐŵŝĚůĂŶĚ͘ŽƌŐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ LJŽƵ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌĂLJĞƌ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞ͘ ^ƚĞƉŚĂŶŝĞ 'ĂŶŶ Administra ve Assistant ƐŐĂŶŶΛƚůĐŵŝĚůĂŶĚ͘ŽƌŐ Publishing Deadlines ĞďŽƌĂ ŝŐŽƌŝƐ Administra ve Assistant ĚnjŝŐŽƌŝƐΛƚůĐŵŝĚůĂŶĚ͘ŽƌŐ tĞĞŬůLJ ƵůůĞƚŝŶ͗ dŚƵƌƐĚĂLJ ϴ Ăŵ

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ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ŶĞǁƐůĞƚƚĞƌ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ƐĞŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ƐƵďŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ƚŽ ĞďŽƌĂ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ͞'ŽŽĚ EĞǁƐ ĨƌŽŵ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ͟ ůŽŐ ŽĨĨŝĐĞ͕ ĚnjŝŐŽƌŝƐΛƚůĐŵŝĚůĂŶĚ͘ŽƌŐ

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“The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this me on and ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌŵŽƌĞ͟ WƐĂůŵ ϭϮϭ͗ϴ

dŚĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ^ĐƌŝƉƚƵƌĞ / ƌĞĂĚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ǁĞĞŬ͕ ƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞ ǁŽƌĚƐ / ŚĂǀĞ ƐƉŽŬĞŶ ƚŽ ŵĂŶLJ ŽĨ LJŽƵ ŽŶ ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶ͘ They serve as the benedic on to one of ŵLJ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ƉĂƐƐĂŐĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ^ĐƌŝƉƚƵƌĞ͕ WƐĂůŵ ϭϮϭ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ Ă WƐĂůŵ ǁŚŝĐŚ ďĞŐŝŶƐ with those words “I li my eyes to the hills from where will my help ĐŽŵĞ͍ DLJ ŚĞůƉ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ͕ ǁŚŽ ŵĂĚĞ ŚĞĂǀĞŶ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƌƚŚ͘͟ dŚŽƐĞ ĂƌĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŽƌĚƐ ƚŽ ŵĞ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ / ďĞŐŝŶ ĞĂĐŚ ĚĂLJ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ƉƌĂLJĞƌ ͞>ŽƌĚ ŐŝǀĞ ŵĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝƐ ĚĂLJ͘͟ dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ / ŚĂǀĞ ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐĞĚ such strength through our mutual conversa ons and prayers said on my beŚĂůĨ͘

^ƵĐŚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞ >ŽƌĚ ƉůĂĐĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ůŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŐŝǀĞ ƵƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ǁĞ ŶĞĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ͘ tŚĞŶ ŽŶĞ ƐƚƵŵďůĞƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƚŽ ƉŝĐŬ ƵƐ ƵƉ͘ In God’s crea on we experience this most vividly in the annual migra on of Canadian geese. / ĂůǁĂLJƐ ƐƚĂŶĚ ŝŶ ĂǁĞ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌůLJ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ ŚŽƵƌƐ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ĚƵƐŬ ŽĨ Ă ĐƌŝƐƉ ĨĂůů ĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ / ŚĞĂƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŶŬŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĞĞƐĞ ŚĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƐŽƵƚŚ͘ Whether it is six, eight or fi y geese it is a beau ful sight to see them in their V forma on against the horizon. But as beau ful as it is to behold, there is much more to the story.

I remember reading in a Guidepost devo onal by Alma Barkman , “When the lead goose res and ƐůŽǁƐ ĚŽǁŶ͕ ŝƚ ĚƌŽƉƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŇŽĐŬ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐůŝƉƐƚƌĞĂŵ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶŐƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŐĞĞƐĞ gives it flight advantage, and another goose gracefully takes up the lead posi on. KƌŶŝƚŚŽůŽŐŝƐƚƐ ĐĂůĐƵͲ ůĂƚĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŐĞĞƐĞ ĐĂŶ ŇLJ ϳϬ ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚ ĨĂƌƚŚĞƌ ďLJ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ͘ dŚĞ ĞǀĞƌͲchanging forma ons are fascina ng to watch. ŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƌŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ Žƌ ǁŚĞŶ Ă ůŽǁ ĐůŽƵĚ ĐĞŝůŝŶŐ ŽďƐĐƵƌĞƐ ŽƵƌ ǀŝĞǁ͕ ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞ ŐĞĞƐĞ ĂƌĞ ŇLJŝŶŐ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŽƵĚ ŚŽŶŬŝŶŐ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ĂƐ ŝĨ ĞĂĐŚ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ƐŽ ĞĂŐĞƌ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽͲ ƐƉĞĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ĐĂŶ͛ƚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶ ŝƚƐ ĞŶƚŚƵƐŝĂƐŵ͘͟

KƵƌ ůŝĨĞ ŝƐ ƚƌƵůLJ Ă ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ŽƵƌ ŚĞĂǀĞŶůLJ ŚŽŵĞ͘ Together we join in forma on week a er week ŝŶ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ĨĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉ ƚŽ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ŽŶĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘ When one is red, there is another to gracefully ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚ ĂŶĚ ǁĞ ƐŽŽŶ ƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ďƵƌĚĞŶ ŝƐ ůŝŐŚƚĞƌ ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ Ăůů ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ It is a beau ĨƵů ƐŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ďĞŚŽůĚ ŽƵƌ >ŽƌĚ͛Ɛ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ĂƐ ŝƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ŚĞůƉ ŽĨ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ ŝƚ ĂůƐŽ ŝƐ Ă ƚƌƵůLJ ĂŵĂnjŝŶŐ ƐŝŐŚƚ ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ŐƌĂĐĞĨƵůůLJ ƚĂŬĞ ƚŚĞ ůĞĂĚ ĂŶĚ ďĞ ƐƵĐŚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ĞůƐĞ͘ ^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ŐŝǀĞŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͕ / ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŚĂƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ŵĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶĚ ďĞͲ ŶĞĂƚŚ ŵLJ ǁŝŶŐƐ͘

Ɛ ǁĞ ŽďƐĞƌǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŇŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐĞĞƐĞ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞ ĐŽƵŶƚ ŽƵƌ ŵĂŶLJ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ŽĨ dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ ůĞƚ WĂƵů͛Ɛ ǁŽƌĚƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ŝŶ WŚŝůŝƉƉŝĂŶƐ ϰ͗ϭϯ ůĞĂĚ ƵƐ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ͞/ ĐĂŶ ĚŽ Ăůů ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ Śŝŵ ǁŚŽ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐ ŵĞ͘͟ ZĞůLJ ĚĂŝůLJ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ƚŚĂƚ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ͕ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ŝƚ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚ͘ >ŝŬĞǁŝƐĞ ďĞ ƌĞĂĚLJ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ >ŽƌĚ ĐĂůůƐ ƵƉŽŶ LJŽƵ ƚŽ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ ĨŽƌ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ĚŽ ŝƚ ŐƌĂĐĞĨƵůůLJ͘ / ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ǁĞ ŬŶŽǁ ĂƐ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ / ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ĂīŽƌĚĞĚ ƵƐ ƚŽ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘

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food for thought…. ….a note from your Associate Pastor

ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŚŝĞĨ ŽŶĞƐ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ƚŚĞ ƐŽůŝƚƵĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽŽĚƐ ŝŶ November. This oasis of s llŶĞƐƐ ĂůůŽǁƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů me of thought and reflec on ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ Ă ďŽŽŬ Žƌ ƚǁŽ ĂŶĚ ũƵƐƚ ƉŽŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ƚƌŽƵďůŝŶŐ ŵĞ͘ &ƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ ŵLJ ŽŶůLJ ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ #TG PQV VYQ URCTTQYU UQNF HQT ƐƋƵŝƌƌĞůƐ ĂŶĚ ďŝƌĚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŝŶƚĞƌ C RGPP[! ;GV PQV QPG QH VJGO YKNN HCNN wood. I have o'en had sparVQ VJG ITQWPF YKVJQWV [QWT (CVJGT MPQYKPI KV #PF GXGP VJG XGT[ JCKTU QH ƌŽǁƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŝĐŬĂĚĞĞƐ ůĂŶĚ ƌŝŐŚƚ [QWT JGCF CTG CNN PWODGTGF 5Q FQPŢV ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĚŐĞ ŽĨ ŵLJ ďůŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ DG CHTCKF [QW CTG YQTVJ OQTG VJCP ĞǀĞŶ ŵLJ ƌŝŇĞ ďĂƌƌĞů͘ dŚĞLJ ƉĞĞƌ OCP[ URCTTQYU Ma 10: 29ͲϯϬ ŝŶ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƚƌĂŶŐĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ / ƌĞĂůůLJ ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽŶƚŚ ŽĨ ŚŽŵĞ͕ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŵĞ Ă ƋƵŝnjnjŝĐĂů EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ŶŽƚ ũƵƐƚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ look and then fli ering on their ŽĨ dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĞƚƌŽŝƚ >ŝͲ ǁĂLJ͘ tŚĞŶ / ůŽŽŬ Ăƚ ƚŚĞŵ ůŽŽŬͲ ŽŶ͛Ɛ ĨŽŽƚďĂůů ŽŶ dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŝŶŐ Ăƚ ŵĞ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŝďůĞ ƉĂƐƐĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĚǀĞŶƚ͘ ĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŽ ŵŝŶĚ ĂŶĚ / ĐĂŶŶŽƚ dŚŽƐĞ ĂƌĞ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ĚĂLJƐ ƚŽ help but wonder, some mes ůŝŬĞ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ͘ ZĂƚŚĞƌ / ůŝŬĞ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƚ ůŽƵĚ͕ ͞ Ž LJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŚŽǁ ŵŽŶƚŚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ Ă ƐĞĐƵůĂƌ ŚŽůͲ ŵƵĐŚ 'ŽĚ ůŽǀĞƐ LJŽƵ͍͟ ƌĞ ƚŚĞͲ ŝĚĂLJ͖ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ ƐĞ ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ŵĂĚĞ͕ ĂďůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶƐ ĞǀĞƌLJ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ƚŽ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ŽĨ Ă ϭϱƚŚ͘ KĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ / Ăŵ ƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ůŽǀŝŶŐ ĐƌĞĂƚŽƌ͍ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ĚĂLJ ŽĨ &ŝƌĞͲ EĞǀĞƌ ŵŝŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďŝƌĚƐ͊ Ăƌŵ ĞĞƌ ^ĞĂƐŽŶ ŝŶ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ͘ / Ž t ŬŶŽǁ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ 'ŽĚ ŚĂǀĞ ůŽŽŬĞĚ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ůŽǀĞƐ ƵƐ͍ ,ĂǀĞ ǁĞ ĂŶLJ ŝĚĞĂ ƚŚĞ ĚĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ĂƐ ůŽŶŐ ĂƐ / ĐĂŶ ƌĞŵĞŵͲ ďƌĞĂĚƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƉƚŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŽǀĞ ďĞƌ͘ tŚĞŶ / ǁĂƐ LJŽƵŶŐĞƌ ŵLJ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƉŽƵƌĞĚ ŽƵƚ ŽŶ ƵƐ ĚĂŝůLJ͍ an cipa on came from the pos,ĂǀĞ ǁĞ ĞǀĞŶ ďĞŐƵŶ ƚŽ ŐƌĂƐƉ sibility of shoo ng the big one ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƉƚ ŽĨ Ă 'ŽĚ ǁŚŽ ůŽǀĞƐ and hun ng with my dad and ƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŽŶĞ listening to the old mer’s stoŽĨ ƵƐ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƉƵƚ ĂŶ ĞŶĚ ƚŽ ƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůŽŶŐ ĂŐŽ͘ ƚŚĞ ƉŽǁĞƌ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĞĂƚŚ ĨŽƌŵĞƌůLJ These days, it means hun ng ŚĞůĚ ŽǀĞƌ ƵƐ͍ ŶĚ ŝĨ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ͕ and reconnec ng with my best ŚĂƐ ŝƚ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ ƵƐ͍ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚĞůůĞƌ ŽĨ When I have spent me ƚŚŽƐĞ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŽĨ ŚƵŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ pondering these ques ons, the ĚĂLJƐ ŐŽŶĞ ďLJ͘ ƚĞŶĚĞŶĐLJ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƐĞĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ŝŶ Ă /Ĩ LJŽƵ ĂƐŬ ŵĞ ǁŚLJ / ůŽǀĞ ŶĞǁ ůŝŐŚƚ͘ DLJ ƉůĂĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽ ŚƵŶƚ͕ / ĐĂŶ ĐŽŵĞ ƵƉ ǁŝƚŚ Ă world shi's and I realize I am ůŽŶŐ ůŝƐƚ ŽĨ ƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƐƵƌĞ ŶŽ ůŽŶŐĞƌ ŚƵĐŬ ƚŚĞ WĂƐƚŽƌ͕ ƚŚĞ

ŚƵƐďĂŶĚ Žƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĂƚŚĞƌ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĂƚ / Ăŵ ĮƌƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌĞŵŽƐƚ Ă ĐƌĞĂͲ ƚƵƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŝǀŝŶŐ 'ŽĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƌƚŚ͕ ƐĞĂƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂǀĞŶƐ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞŝŶ͘ / ƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶ ƐƉŝƚĞ ŽĨ ŵLJ ĨĂŝůƵƌĞ ƚŽ ĂůͲ ǁĂLJƐ ůŝǀĞ ĂƐ Ă ĐŚŝůĚ ŽĨ 'ŽĚ͕ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ůŽǀĞƐ ŵĞ ƐŽ ǀĞƌLJ ŵƵĐŚ ƚŚĂƚ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƐĂĐƌŝĮĐĞ ,ŝƐ ƐŽŶ ƐŽ / ŵŝŐŚƚ ŚĂǀĞ ůŝĨĞ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŝŶ ŵLJ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ ƉƌŽͲ ĐĞƐƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ / ďĞŐŝŶ ƚŽ ƌĞĂůŝnjĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŝĨ 'ŽĚ ĐĂƌĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĂƌͲ ƌŽǁƐ͕ / ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽ ĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĂĨƌĂŝĚ͘ ^ĐƌŝƉƚƵƌĞ ƌĞŵŝŶĚƐ ƵƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĂŐĂŝŶ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ 'ŽĚ ĐĂƌĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ,Ğ ǁŝůů ŐŽ ƚŽ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ƌĞĂƐƐƵƌĞ ƵƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞ͘ dǁŽ ƐƉĂƌƌŽǁƐ ĨŽƌ Ă ƉĞŶŶLJ͍ DĂLJďĞ ƐŽ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ůĞƐƐŽŶ ƚŚĞLJ ĐĂŶ ƚĞĂĐŚ ƵƐ ŝƐ ƉƌŝĐĞůĞƐƐ͘ Ɛ / ůĞƚ ƚŚĞƐĞ ĚĞĞƉ ƚƌƵƚŚƐ ƐĞĞƉ ŝŶƚŽ ŵLJ ĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ͕ ŵLJ ďƌĞĂƚŚŝŶŐ ƋƵŝĞƚƐ͕ ŵLJ ƚƌŽƵďůĞƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ůĞƐƐ ƚƌŽƵďůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞŶƐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞĞƉ ũŽLJ ďĞŐŝŶƐ ƚŽ ǁĞůů ƵƉ ĨƌŽŵ ǁŝƚŚͲ in. Si-ng there in my blind, lisƚĞŶŝŶŐ͕ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƋƵŝĞƚ ǁŽŽĚƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐƉĂƌƌŽǁ ƐĞĞŵƐ ƚŽ ĂƐŬ ŵĞ ŝŶ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ͕ ͞ Ž LJŽƵ ŬŶŽǁ ŚŽǁ ŵƵĐŚ 'ŽĚ ůŽǀĞƐ LJŽƵ͍͟ EŽƚ LJĞƚ͕ ďƵƚ /͛ŵ ďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ͘ DĂLJ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ďƌŝŶŐ you me to contemplate your ǁŽƌƚŚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝŐŚƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂůͲ ŵŝŐŚƚLJ 'ŽĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĂLJ ƚŚĂƚ ůŽǀĞ ŬĞĞƉ LJŽƵ ǁĂƌŵ ĞǀĞŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽůĚĞƐƚ ǁŽŽĚƐ͘ WŽŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵ͕

giving is in our nature...

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YƵŝůƚƐ ĨŽƌ >tZ

It’s the me of year when ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ƌĞĂůůLJ E zŽƵ ƐĂǁ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƋƵŝůƚƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϴƚŚ ŽƵƌ ŚĞůƉ͊ ĂŶĚ ϵƚŚ ŽĨ KĐƚŽďĞƌ͕ ďƵƚ LJŽƵ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ƐĞĞ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌŬ ƚŚĂƚ went into ge ng things ready for those services….. ^ƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚ ĨŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉůLJ dona ons for pantries….

Kƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĂĐŬŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ DŽŶĚĂLJ͙​͙

>ĞĂǀŝŶŐ ƐƚĂĐŬƐ ŽĨ ďŽdžĞƐ

ƌĞĂŬĨĂƐƚ ĨŽŽĚƐ͗ ĂƐƐŽƌƚĞĚ ŚŽƚ Θ ĐŽůĚ ĐĞƌĞĂůƐ͕ ďŝƐĐƵŝƚ ĂŶĚ ƉĂŶĐĂŬĞ ŵŝdž͕ ƐLJƌͲ ƵƉ ĞǀĞƌĂŐĞƐ͗ ƉŽǁĚĞƌĞĚ ŵŝůŬ͕ ũƵŝĐĞƐ͕ ĚƌŝŶŬ ŵŝdžĞƐ ;ŝĐĞĚ ƚĞĂ͕ ĨƌƵŝƚ ƉƵŶĐŚ͕ ĞƚĐ͘Ϳ͕ ŚŽƚ ĐŚŽĐŽůĂƚĞ͕ ĐŽīĞĞ͕ ƚĞĂ WƌŽƚĞŝŶƐ͗ beef stew, peanut bu er, ƚƵŶĂ ^ƚĂƌĐŚĞƐ͗ ŵĂĐĂƌŽŶŝ Θ ĐŚĞĞƐĞ͕ ƐƉĂͲ ghe , noodles, pizza mix, pasta, rice Θ ƉŽƚĂƚŽ ŵŝdžĞƐ͕ ͞ŚĂŵďƵƌŐĞƌ ŚĞůƉĞƌ͟ ĂŶŶĞĚ ŐŽŽĚƐ͗ ĐĂŶŶĞĚ ĨƌƵŝƚƐ Θ ǀĞŐĞͲ tables, tomato& spaghe sauce, ĐĂŶŶĞĚ ŵĞĂůƐ͕ ƐŽƵƉƐ ĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝŵĞŶƚƐ͗ ĐĂƚƐƵƉ͕ ŵƵƐƚĂƌĚ͕ ƐĂůĂĚ ĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐƐ͕ ũĂŵ Žƌ ũĞůůLJ͕ ĐƌĂĐŬĞƌƐ ĞƐƐĞƌƚƐ͗ gela n mixes, pudding mixĞƐ͕ ĐĂŬĞ Θ ďƌŽǁŶŝĞ ŵŝdžĞƐ͕ ĐŽŽŬŝĞƐ WĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĐĂƌĞ͗ ďĂƌ ƐŽĂƉ͕ ĚĞŽĚŽƌĂŶƚ͕ shampoo & condi oner, shaving supƉůŝĞƐ͕ ƚŽŝůĞƚ ƉĂƉĞƌ͕ ƚŽŽƚŚƉĂƐƚĞ͕ ƚŽŽƚŚͲ ďƌƵƐŚĞƐ ĂďLJ ŝƚĞŵƐ͗ ĚŝĂƉĞƌƐ͕ ďĂďLJ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ĐƵƌͲ ƌĞŶƚůLJ ĚĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌŵƵůĂ͕ ďĂďLJ ƐŚĂŵƉŽŽ & lo on, diaper ointment, baby ǁŝƉĞƐ ,ŽƵƐĞŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ͗ ĚŝƐŚ ĚĞƚĞƌŐĞŶƚ͕ ůĂƵŶͲ ĚƌLJ ĚĞƚĞƌŐĞŶƚ͕ ĐůĞĂŶŝŶŐ ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ͕ ƉĂͲ ƉĞƌ ƚŽǁĞůƐ

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Ecumentical Thanksgiving Eve Choir Open to All!

If you would like to sing with the combined choirs of area churches on Thanksgiving Eve, please contact Dianne Granstra at dgranstra@tlcmidland.org or by calling 631-0692 x 212.

Choirs share a soup and salad supper prior to rehearsing before the service.

Everyone enjoys celebrating at the PieFest afterwards!

dƌŝŶŝƚLJ DƵƐŝĐ ĐĂĚĞŵLJ ĨŽƌ

dƌŝŶŝƚLJ DƵƐŝĐ ĐĂĚĞŵLJ ĨŽƌ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ zŽƵƚŚ ŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ zŽƵƚŚ

tŝůů ďĞ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŵƵƐŝĐ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ŝŶ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϭϯ Ăƚ ϴ͗ϰϱ ĂŶĚ ďLJ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ŚĞĂůƚŚLJ ƐŶĂĐŬ ϭϭ͗ϭϱ Ăŵ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘ ŚĞƌƵď ĂŶĚ ^ĞƌĂƉŚ ŚŽŝƌƐ͕ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ KƌīĞƐƚƌĂ͕ ZĂŝŶďŽǁ ŽĸĐĞ͘ ZŝŶŐĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ,ŝŐŚ ŚŝŵĞƐ ŚŽŝƌ͘ >Žǁ ^ƵŐĂƌ ũƵŝĐĞ Žƌ ĚƌŝŶŬƐ

ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ĂƉƌŝ ƐƵŶ Žƌ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŽŶ͛ƚ ŵŝƐƐ ƚŚŝƐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŵƵƐŝĐĂů ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĂŶĚ Ă ŶŽŶͲĐĂŶĚLJ͕ ŶŽŶ ͲƐƵŐĂƌ LJ ƐŶĂĐŬ ŝƐ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ LJŽƵŶŐ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ϮϱͲϯϬ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͘ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƚŚ ĞĂĐŚ ǁĞĞŬ͘ Thank You!!!

Help Needed “Carriers of the Light” Our Christmas Sunday School Program, including all Sunday School Children, and Trinity Music Academy for Children and Youth, needs help with costumes, props, and set.

If you are interested in helping, please contact Dianne Granstra, Julie Hyatt, Nichole Watkins or Michelle Kraenzlein . dgranstra@tlcmidlan d.org 631-0692 x 212 Will you be a Carrier of the Light?

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dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞƚ &ŽŽĚ ŽůůĞĐƚŝŽŶ

KŶ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ͕ EŽǀ͘ ϲ͕ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉƵƚƚŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ďĂŐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ůŝƐƚƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ŽƵƚ ďLJ DŝĚůĂŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ &ŽŽĚ WĂŶƚƌLJ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ďLJ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ĐĂŶŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĂĐŬĂŐĞĚ ĨŽŽĚƐ͕ ŚŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŵĞͲŵĂĚĞ ĐŽŽŬŝĞƐ͕ Žƌ ďLJ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĨŽƌ ŐŝĨƚ ĐĞƌƚŝĨŝĐĂƚĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ĨŽŽĚ ŝƚĞŵƐ͘ ŽŶĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ŵŽŶĞLJ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DŝĚůĂŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ &ŽŽĚ WĂŶƚƌLJ EĞƚǁŽƌŬ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ƚĂdž ĚĞĚƵĐƚŝďůĞ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ĚŽŶĂƚŝŽŶƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ĨŽŽĚ ŝƚĞŵƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ &ŽŽĚ ĂŶŬ ĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂů ŐŝĨƚ ĐĞƌƚŝĨŝĐĂƚĞƐ ƐŽ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĐŝƉŝĞŶƚƐ ĐĂŶ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ Ă ƚƵƌŬĞLJ͘

WůĞĂƐĞ ŵĂŬĞ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ >ƵƚŚĞƌĂŶ ŚƵƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ ƉƵƚ ͞dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞƚƐ͟ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŵŽ ůŝŶĞ͘ dŚŝƐ ǁŝůů ĂůůŽǁ ƵƐ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ LJŽƵ ĐƌĞĚŝƚ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƐƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ͘ dŚŝƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJͲǁŝĚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵ Ăůů ƉĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ DŝĚůĂŶĚ ŽƵŶƚLJ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϬϵ͕ ϰϵϮ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ ĂƐŬĞƚƐ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ LJŽƵƌ ŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJ͘ /Ŷ ϮϬϭϬ ǁĞ ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ϭ͕ϯϱϬ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŽǀĞƌ ΨϵϬϬϬ ŝŶ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŝŽŶƐ͘ ŶŽƚŚĞƌ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵů ĞdžĂŵƉůĞ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ƚŚŝƐ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƐ ŽƵƌ ǁĞĂůƚŚ ;ĨŝŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĂŶĚ ƉĞŽƉůĞͿ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ƐƵĨĨĞƌŝŶŐ͘

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"And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more!" ĨƌŽŵ ,Žǁ dŚĞ 'ƌŝŶĐŚ ^ƚŽůĞ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ďLJ ƌ͘ ^ƵĞƐƐ

dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ͞ >ŝƚƚůĞ ŝƚ DŽƌĞ DŝƐƐŝŽŶ ^ƚŽƌĞ͟ ĨŝƌƐƚ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ŽĨ ĞͲ ĐĞŵďĞƌ͘ zŽƵ͛ůů ĨŝŶĚ ƵƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůŽďďLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ŽŶ ^ĂƚƵƌͲ ĚĂLJƐ͕ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ ^ƵŶĚĂLJƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ǁĞĞŬƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĨŝŶĚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů ŐŝĨƚƐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŐŝĨƚŝŶŐ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĨŝŶĚ Ăůů ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ďĞŶĞǀŽůĞŶĐĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ƉĞƌƐŽŶ͛Ɛ ŶĂŵĞ͘ ƵLJ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ĂŶĚ Ĩŝůů ƚŚĞ ŚĞĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ǁŝƚŚ ͞Ă ůŝƚƚůĞ ďŝƚ ŵŽƌĞ͘͟ ĨĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂŵĞƐ LJŽƵ ŵŝŐŚƚ ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞ͗ KƉĞŶ ŽŽƌ ĚƵůƚ DŝƐƐŝŽŶ dĞĂŵ &ŽŽĚ WĂŶƚƌLJ DŝĚůĂŶĚ ƌĞĂ ,ŽŵĞƐ &ŽŽĚ WĂŶƚƌLJ DŝĚůĂŶĚ ƌĞĂ ,ŽŵĞƐ ^ŚĞůƚĞƌ ,ŽƵƐĞ ^ĞŵŝŶĂƌLJ tŽƌůĚ ,ƵŶŐĞƌ ^ƉĞĐŝĂů EĞĞĚƐ >^^D

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dƌŝŶŝƚLJ WƌĂLJĞƌ dĞĂŵ EĞǁƐ

dƌŝŶŝƚLJ WƌĂLJĞƌ dĞĂŵ͍ z ^͊ tĞ ĂƌĞ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Η ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ <ŝŶŐĚŽŵΗ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŶŽǁ͘ KƵƌ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŝƐ͘​͘ƚŽ WZ z͘​͘ĂŶĚ ŐĞƚ ŽƚŚĞƌƐ ƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŽŽ͘ ĂĐŚ ĨĂŵŝůLJ ǁŝůů ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞ Ă WƌĂLJĞƌ DĂŐŶĞƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚŽƌ͕ Ă WƌĂLJĞƌ Ždž ŝƐ ƵŶĚĞƌŶĞĂƚŚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂLJĞƌ ŽĂƌĚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ŽĸĐĞ ĂŶĚ WƌĂLJĞƌ ĂƌĚƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĞǁƐ ĂŐĂŝŶ ƐŽŽŶ͘ dŚĞ WƌĂLJĞƌ dĞĂŵ ǁŝůů ŵĞĞƚ ǁĞĞŬůLJ ƚŽ ƉƌĂLJ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ ŽƵƌ ŵŝŶŝƐƚƌŝĞƐ͕ ĞĂĐŚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚ Ăůů ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐ ƉƵƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ WƌĂLJĞƌ Ždž͘

tĞ ĂƐŬ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ƉƌĂLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƵƐ͘ /Ŷ LJŽƵƌ ŚŽŵĞ͕ ŽŶ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ;ƐĞĞ ŽƵƌ ǁĞĞŬůLJ ƉƌĂLJĞƌ sugges on in the ĂŶŶŽƵŶĐĞŵĞŶƚƐͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚŝŶŬ ĂďŽƵƚ joining us at our weekly mee ngs.

EŽ ĨŽƌŵĂů ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ͘ ƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉŽƐƚĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ WƌĂLJĞƌ ŽĂƌĚ ƐŽŽŶ͘

ŽŶƚĂĐƚ EĂŶĐLJ WƌŽƐŬŽǁ Ăƚ ϴϯϮͲϳϱϭϵ Žƌ ŶĂŶĚŝĂŵŽŶĚΛĂŽů͘ĐŽŵ

dĂƐƚĞ ŽĨ dƵƐĐĂŶLJ ĂŶĚ dƌŽƵďĂĚŽƵƌ

yz ĞƌƐΎ ĂƌĞ ĐŽƌĚŝĂůůLJ ŝŶǀŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĂŶ /ƚĂůŝĂŶͲƚŚĞŵĞĚ ƵƉƐĐĂůĞ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ 'ĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐ ZŽŽŵ ŽŶ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ͕ EŽǀ͘ Ϯϵ Ăƚ ϲ͗ϬϬƉŵ͘ dŚĞ ŵĞŶƵ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ƚŽƐƐĞĚ ƐĂůĂĚ͕ /ƚĂůŝĂŶ ďƌĞĂĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶĞĚ Žŝů͕ dƵƐĐĂŶLJ ĐŚŝĐŬĞŶ͕ ƐǁĞĞƚ /ƚĂůŝĂŶ ƐĂƵƐĂŐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŚĞĞƐĞ ůĂƐĂŐŶĂ ǁŝƚŚ ĐĂŶŶŽůŝ ĨŽƌ ĚĞƐƐĞƌƚ ĂŶĚ ďĞǀĞƌĂŐĞƐ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ͕ ǁĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƌĞŐĂůĞĚ ďLJ Ă ƐƚƌŽůůŝŶŐ ƚƌŽƵďĂĚŽƵƌ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ Ă ǀŝŽůŝŶ͘ &ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĂů͕ ŝůů WƌŝŶŐůĞ͕ ƐŝŶŐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŐƵŝƚĂƌŝƐƚ ĞdžƚƌĂŽƌĚŝŶĂŝƌĞ͕ ǁŝůů ƉůĂLJ ƐŽŶŐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƵƌ ƉĂƐƚ ŝŶ various styles from the for es though eigh es. The cost is subsidized at $10 per person. Make your reserva on ǀŝĂ Ă ƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĐŚĞĐŬ ŵĂĚĞ ŽƵƚ ƚŽ Trinity Lutheran Church, no ng XYZ ŝŶŶĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĞĐŬ͕ ĂŶĚ ƉĂŝĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ŽĸĐĞ͘ dŚĞ reserva on ĚĞĂĚůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ morning, Nov. 20. Sea ng is open and limited, so make your reserva on ĞĂƌůLJ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ǁŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ >ŝŶĚĂ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ Ăƚ ϲϯϭͲϰϰϯϱ͕ DĂŝů Ăƚ ƐƵƌĨƐŝŐŚƚΛĂŽů͘ĐŽŵ ĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞ informa on.

>hE , Ky > ZE Z^ Ͳ ĂŶ ϯϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ Ă ĐŚŝůĚΖƐ ůŝĨĞ͍ zĞƐ͊ &Žƌ ƚĞŶ LJĞĂƌƐ ŶŽǁ͕ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ tŽŽĚĐƌĞƐƚ ůĞŵĞŶƚĂƌLJ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ Ăƚ ƌŝƐŬ ŐƌĂĚĞͲ ƐĐŚŽŽůĞƌ͛Ɛ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ Θ ŵĂƚŚ ƐŬŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ĨĂŝƚŚĨƵůůLJ ŵĞƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ ƚŚĞLJ ǁŝůů ŶĞĞĚ ƚĞŶ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŝŶǀĞƐƚ ϯϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ Ăƚ ůƵŶĐŚ͕ ŽŶĞ ĚĂLJ Ă ǁĞĞŬ ǁŝƚŚ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͘ zŽƵ ƉŝĐŬ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ͘ Please contact Mike Mas c at ϲϯϭͲϳϵϱϴ Žƌ mwmas c@a .net ĂƐ ƐŽŽŶ ĂƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ͘

Ύyz с LJŽƵ Žƌ LJŽƵƌ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĂƌĞ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ϱϱ or are re red. Open sea ng.

WƌĞƉĂƌĂƚŝŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ ǁĂLJ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ^ŚĂƌŝŶŐ dƌĞĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ DŝĚůĂŶĚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŽ ͞ƐŚĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƐƉŝƌŝƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͟ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ͘ >ĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ ŽǀĞƌ ϭϰ͕ϱϬϬ͕ ƚĂŐƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚLJ͘ dŚĞ ǀĂůƵĞ ŽĨ Ăůů ŐŝĨƚƐ ƌĞͲ ĐĞŝǀĞĚ ǁĂƐ ŝŶ ĞdžĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ΨϮϴϴ͕ϬϬϬ͘

tĞ ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ŽƵƌ ƚƌĞĞ͛Ɛ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ďĞŐŝŶͲ ŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬĞŶĚ ŽĨ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ϭϮ ĂŶĚ ϭϯ͘ DĂŬĞ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐ ďLJ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌƌLJ ŽƵƚ͕ Žƌ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ͞ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ƚŝŵĞ͟ ͘ ŚĞĐŬ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƚĂŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĞ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĨŝŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚĂŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŝůů ďƌŝŶŐ ũŽLJ ƚŽ ďŽƚŚ LJŽƵ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŐŝǀĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞͲ ĐĞŝǀĞƌ͘

tĞ ĂƌĞ Ă ďůĞƐƐĞĚ ĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƚŝŽŶ ĂŶĚ ĐŚƵƌĐŚ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ƚŚŽƵŐŚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉŝŶĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŝŵĞƐ ŚĞƌĞ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ĂƌĞ ĨĞĞůŝŶŐ ŝƚ ĞǀĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ͘

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with my dad and the scouts was a way of pu&ng a :ƵƐƚ ǁŽŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚ ůƐǁŽƌƚŚ ͞ZĞĚ͟ ŵĂŶƐ͘

ŵŝƐƐŝŶŐ ƉŝĞĐĞ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ͘ Ɛ / ƚŚŝŶŬ ďĂĐŬ͕ / Ăŵ ƐƵƌĞ ŝƚ

was a very important me for him because we had KĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ / ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď ƐŝƚĞ ŽĨ ŵLJ ŚŽŵĞ ƚŽǁŶ

Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ƚƌŽŽƉ ĂŶĚ ǁŽŶ ŵĂŶLJ ŚŽŶŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ŶĞǁƐƉĂƉĞƌ ŝŶ KŚŝŽ ƚŽ ĐŚĞĐŬ ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů ŶĞǁƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚ

ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĂƚ͘ / ĚŽƵďƚ ƚŚĂƚ ZĞĚ ŚĂĚ ŵĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽďŝƚƵĂƌŝĞƐ͘ džĐĞƉƚ ĨŽƌ Ă ĨĞǁ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ƚŚŽƐĞ ůŝƐƚĞĚ

ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ ŝŶ ŚŝƐ ůŝĨĞ͘ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽďŝƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŽŶůLJ ŽŶĞƐ / ĐĂŶ ƐĂLJ / ƌĞĂůůLJ ŬŶŽǁ

ĂŶLJ ŵŽƌĞͶŽƌ ŬŶĞǁ͊

/ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶŝƵƐ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ƉƵƚƐ

ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶƚŽ ŽƵƌ ůŝǀĞƐ Ăƚ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ KŶĞ ĐĂƵŐŚƚ ŵLJ ĞLJĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĂƐƚ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ĨŽƌ

ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƵƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ͘ ŶĚ ƐŽ / ǁĂƐ ůƐǁŽƌƚŚ ͞ZĞĚ͟ ŵĂŶƐ͘ ZĞĚ ůŝǀĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƐŵĂůů͕ ƐŝŵƉůĞ struck with a dose of nostalgia and gra tude as I house only a half block from our house. At the me ƌĞĂĚ ZĞĚ͛Ɛ ŽďŝƚƵĂƌLJ͘ / ŬŶĞǁ Śŝŵ͕ ŚĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ůĂďŽƌĞƌ Ăƚ Ă ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ

ƉůĂŶƚ ŶŽǁ ĐůŽƐĞĚ͘ ,ŝƐ ůĂƐƚ ũŽďƐ ǁĞƌĞ ͞/ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ :ƵƐƚ ǁŽŶĚĞƌŝŶŐͶŝƐ ƚŚĞƌĞ Ă ZĞĚ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ at the local theater, a part me ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͍ ŐĞŶŝƵƐ ŽĨ ŐƌĂĐĞ ĐĂƌƉĞŶƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ũĂŶŝƚŽƌ Ăƚ ŚŝƐ

ĐŚƵƌĐŚ͘ ,Ğ ĚŝĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ŶƵƌƐŝŶŐ ŚŽŵĞ͘ ƚŚĂƚ 'ŽĚ ƉƵƚƐ WĂƐƚŽƌ <ŝƌŬ ,ĂǀĞů͕ ZĞƚ͕͘ Ϯϭϭϵ DŝĚĚůĞ ,ĂǀĞŶ ƌ͕͘ ,Ğ ŚĂĚ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ ĂŶĚ / ŚĂǀĞ ŶŽ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŽ ďĞůŝĞǀĞ ŝƚ ǁĂƐŶ͛ƚ Ă ŚĂƉƉLJ ŽŶĞ͘ 'ůĂĚǁŝŶ͕ D/ ϰϴϲϮϰ͖ KĐƚŽďĞƌ Ϯ͕ ϮϬϭϭ ŽƵƌ ůŝǀĞƐ Ăƚ ũƵƐƚ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ^ĐŽƵƚŵĂƐƚĞƌ ŽĨ ŵLJ ŽLJ ^ĐŽƵƚ dƌŽŽƉͶŵLJ ĚĂĚ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ƵƐ ĂůŽŶŐ ^ĐŽƵƚŵĂƐƚĞƌ͘

ƚŚĞ ũŽƵƌŶĞLJ͘͟ ZĞĚ ;Ă ŶŝĐŬŶĂŵĞ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚĂƌŬ ƌĞĚ ŚĂŝƌ ĐŽŵďĞĚ ƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ ďĂĐŬ ŽǀĞƌ ŚŝƐ ŚĞĂĚͿ ǁĂƐ ƋƵŝĞƚ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĂƐƐƵŵŝŶŐ͘ ,Ğ ǁŽƵůĚ ĚŽ Ăůů ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŐƌƵŶƚ ǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ Ă ƐĐŽƵƚ ƚƌŽŽƉ͘ ,ĞůƉŝŶŐ ŵLJ ĚĂĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŵĞŶŝĂů ƚĂƐŬƐ͕ ŚĞůƉŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ďŽLJƐ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ƚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůĚ ĮƌĞƐ͙Ă ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ĂĚƵůƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ǁĂLJ ŚĞ ĐŽƵůĚ͘ ,Ğ ǁĂƐ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĂŶĚ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ǁĂLJƐ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ͘ tĞ ĚŝĚŶ͛ƚ ĐĂůů Śŝŵ ͞Dƌ͘ ŵĂŶƐ͕͟ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ũƵƐƚ ZĞĚ͘

He was a very gi ed cra sman and I remember that ŚĞ ŵĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĂŝŶƚĞĚ /ŶĚŝĂŶ ŚĞĂĚ ŶĞĐŬĞƌĐŚŝĞĨ ƐůŝĚĞƐ ^ĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĂƚĞ͊ ʹ one for me and one for my dad. I may s ll have it &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϯ ĂŶĚ ϰ͕ ϮϬϭϮ ƐƚŽƌĞĚ ĂǁĂLJ ŝŶ Ă ďŽdž͘ dŚĞ DĂƌƌŝĂŐĞ dƵŶĞ hƉ ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ŝƐ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ƚŽ DŝĚͲ

ůĂŶĚ͘ :Ğī ĂŶĚ ĞďďLJ DĐ ůƌŽLJ͕ ƚǁŽ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ A er my scou ng days were over and I went off to a/er speakers in our country will be presen ng The ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͕ / ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ / ĞǀĞƌ ƐĂǁ ZĞĚ ĂŐĂŝŶ͘ DĂƌƌŝĂŐĞ dƵŶĞ hƉ͘ dŚĞLJ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚ WƌŽďĂďůLJ ŵLJ ůŽƐƐ͘ zŽƵ ƐĞĞ͕ / ƚŚŝŶŬ ŽĨ ZĞĚ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ tŝůůŽǁ ƌĞĞŬ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŚƵƌĐŚ ŽĨ ŚŝĐĂͲ ƚŚŽƐĞ ƐĞƌǀĂŶƚ ŬŝŶĚƐ ŽĨ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁŚŽ ũƵƐƚ ƐŝŵƉůLJ ĞŶƚĞƌ ŐŽ ĨŽƌ ƐĞǀĞƌĂů LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĞ ĞŶĚŽƌƐĞĚ ďLJ ƌ͘ 'ĂƌLJ ŽŶĞ͛Ɛ ůŝĨĞ ;Žƌ ĚŝĚ / ĞŶƚĞƌ ŚŝƐ͍Ϳ ĨŽƌ Ă ďƌŝĞĨ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŽĨ ŚĂƉŵĂŶ ;ĂƵƚŚŽƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ŝǀĞ >ŽǀĞ >ĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐͿ͕ ŚŝĐŬͲĮůͲ me, help out in significant ways and then are ͕ ĂŶĚ 'ƌĞŐ ^ŵĂůůĞLJ͕ ũƵƐƚ ƚŽ ŶĂŵĞ Ă ĨĞǁ͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶͲ gone. I’ve forgo$en many people, but I didn’t forma on on their ministry, you can go to ĨŽƌŐĞƚ ZĞĚ͘ ǁǁǁ͘&ŽƌĞǀĞƌ&ĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͘ĐŽŵ >ŽŽŬ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŵĂƌƌŝĂŐĞ ŵŝŶŝƐͲ

ƚƌŝĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ DĂƌƌŝĂŐĞ dƵŶĞ hƉ ĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͘ Red’s son was deceased so maybe his associa on

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ŝƐĂƐƚĞƌ ZĞůŝĞĨ Ͳ Ron Miller has been coordina ng Trinity's relief efforts ĨŽƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ,ƵƌƌŝĐĂŶĞ <ĂƚƌŝŶĂ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŝĚͲ ǁĞƐƚ͘ WůĂŶƐ ĂƌĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ŶŽǁ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ƚƌŝƉ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐĞƌǀĞ ϭͲϰ ǁĞĞŬƐ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ LJŽƵƌ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ůĞǀĞů͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŽ ƌĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞΖƐ ŚŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐ ŚŽƉĞ ƚŽ Ă ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ZŽŶ DŝůůĞƌ ŽŶ ϴϯϵͲ2615 for more informa on.

ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŝďůĞ ^ƚƵĚLJ ʹ ^ ŝƐ Ă ǁĞĞŬůLJ͕ ŝŶ ĚĞƉƚŚ ƐƚƵĚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŝďůĞ͘ dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌΖƐ ƐƚƵĚLJ ƐƚĂƌƚƐ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ϭϮ͘ ^ ŵĞĞƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ϳͲ8:30 PM on Mondays at the Chris an Celebra on Center. An op onal dona on of ΨϮϱ ǁŝůů ŚĞůƉ ĐŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƐƚ ŽĨ ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ͘ ŽŶƚĂĐƚ <ĞŶ ƌŐƵĞůůŽ ŽŶ ϴϱϵͲϵϯϳϯ Žƌ ďLJ ĞŵĂŝů Ăƚ ŐƌĞĂƚůĂŬĞƐĂƌŐLJΛĂŽů͘ĐŽŵ ƚŽ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ƚŚĞŵĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ƐƚƵĚLJ ŽĨ ,ĞďƌĞǁƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶŝĞů ŝƐ ͞ ĞŝŶŐ ƐƵƌĞ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ŚŽƉĞ ĂŶĚ ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ;WĂƌƚ ϭͿ͘͟

,ĂďŝƚĂƚ ĨŽƌ ,ƵŵĂŶŝƚLJ Ͳ >ŽĐĂů ŚŽŵĞ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ďĞŶĞĮƚ ůŽǁ ŝŶĐŽŵĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞ ƚŚĞŵ Ă ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ĨŽƌ affordable housing. Building projects occur rou nely. Contact Jerry Hahnfeld for informa on on builds ĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ͘

>ƵƚŚĞƌĂŶ ^ŽĐŝĂů ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŽĨ DŝĐŚŝŐĂŶ Ͳ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ŚĞůƉƐ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚǁŽ ůŽĐĂů ŐƌŽƵƉ ŚŽŵĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ projects like wood working, floor repair, pain ng, and yard clean up. Ken Krahnke is our Trinity contact ǁŚŽ ǁŝůů ŝŶƚĞƌĨĂĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽŵĞƐ ƚŽ ĂƐƐĞƐƐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŶĞĞĚƐ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ǁŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶLJ ŵŝŶŽƌ maintenance repairs that are iden fied, please contact Mike Mas c on 631Ͳϳϵϱϴ Žƌ Ăƚ ŵǁŵĂƐͲ c@a2.net .

>ƵŶĐŚ Ždž >ĞĂƌŶĞƌƐ Ͳ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ tŽŽĚĐƌĞƐƚ ^ĐŚŽŽů ĨŽƌ Ă ŶƵŵďĞƌ ŽĨ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ sŽůƵŶͲ ƚĞĞƌƐ ƌĞĂĚ ǁŝƚŚ ĮƌƐƚ ĂŶĚ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ŐƌĂĚĞƌƐ ĨŽƌ ĂďŽƵƚ ϯϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ŽŶĐĞ ƉĞƌ ǁĞĞŬ͘ zŽƵ ĐŚŽŽƐĞ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ͘ tŽŽĚͲ crest always has a larger need than the number of volunteers. In September, 2011, we will start iden fying volunteers for the upcoming school year. If you would like to help, please contact Mike Mas c on 631Ͳ ϳϵϱϴ͘

DŝĚůĂŶĚ ƌĞĂ ,ŽŵĞƐ Ͳ Three or four mes per year, Trinity picks up donated furniture from around the DŝĚůĂŶĚ ĂƌĞĂ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶ ƚƵƌŶ ŝƐ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ DŝĚůĂŶĚ ƌĞĂ Homes. Mike Grywalsky will be coordina ng volunteers for the Trinity pick up dates. If you would like to ŚĞůƉ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ DŝŬĞ ŽŶ ϵϴϵͲϲϬϬͲϬϴϯϮ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů Śŝŵ Ăƚ ŵŐƌLJǁĂůƐŬLJΛLJĂŚŽŽ͘ĐŽŵ ͘

^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƐĐŚŽŽů dĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ Ͳ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ŝƐ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ ŽĨ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ĞǀĞƌLJ LJĞĂƌ͘ tĞ ŶĞĞĚ ŵŽƌĞ ŵĞŶ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶ ƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ LJŽƵƚŚ ŽŶ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ŵŽƌŶŝŶŐƐ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ĨŽƌ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ Ă ŚĂůĨ Žƌ ĨƵůů ƐĐŚŽŽů LJĞĂƌ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ EŝĐŽůĞ tĂƚŬŝŶƐ ŽŶ ϲϯϭͲϯϭϰϵ Žƌ DŝĐŚĞůůĞ <ƌĂĞŶnjůĞŝŶ ŽŶ ϴϯϳͲϲϲϵϴ͘

Transporta on Ͳ dƌŝŶŝƚLJ ŚĂƐ ƐŚƵƚͲŝŶƐ ĂŶĚ ĨŽůŬƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŶĞĞĚ ƌŝĚĞƐ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŽ ǁŽƌƐŚŝƉ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ƌŝĚĞ ĨŽƌ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŝŶ ŶĞĞĚ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ĂƌŽů <ƵŚůŵĂŶ ŽŶ ϲϯϭͲϬϲϵϮ Ğdžƚ Ϯϯϳ͘

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