Trinity Families,
Here is your WELS Devotion
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
Romans 12:3-5
Gifted by Grace
It was Stewardship Week at St. James Lutheran Church, and Ginny was looking at a sign-up sheet on a table in the church lobby. It said that volunteers were wanted to host small-group Bible studies in their homes. A kindly-looking, older couple approached her—Ginny knew them only as Mr. and Mrs. Kleibert. Gesturing towards the sign-up sheet, Mr. Kleibert held out a pen and said, “You won’t regret it!”
“Oh, I don’t think that’s for me,” Ginny said. “I haven’t been a member here for very long.”
“Where does it say you have to have tenure in the congregation to host one of these groups?” Mr. Kleibert pretended to search the paper for what he knew wasn’t there.
“Besides,” Mrs. Kleibert added, “We’ve noticed how active you’ve been in Sunday morning Bible class. You ask lots of great questions.”
Ginny looked at the two of them. “You’ve noticed?” she asked.
Mr. Kleibert assured her, “I’m one of the elders here at St. James and my wife Janet leads the Altar Guild. We’re always on the lookout for ways to involve new members into the life of the congregation, find ways for them to feel at home, and use the gifts that God has given them. The Holy Spirit makes sure that every Christian has something to offer to the rest of us.”
Ginny was still hesitant. “You’re sure it’s a good idea?”
Mrs. Kleibert said, “My dear husband here will be the one leading the study, and I’ll be there too. You’ll be just fine. Now quick sign your name so I can introduce you to the gals on the Altar Guild too.”
Prayer:
Father, by grace you have united me with Christ and called me into your family. Help me to value the gifts of my fellow believers and encourage them to use those gifts for your glory. Amen.
God bless you,
Lynn
Worship at Trinity
Here’s Sunday’s service: https://youtu.be/LMhRlax3ekM
Or you can watch it from our website: https://trinitymarinette.com/sermon-archive/the-church-militant-becomes-the-church-triumphant/
Or you can watch is on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TrinityEvLutheranChurchWisSynod/
Come to worship! You can sign up here: https://trinitymarinette.com/events/communion-worship-services/ or call Pastor or call the church office to let us know which service you prefer.
Here is this week’s bulletin: https://trinitymarinette.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-09-13-Announcements-The-Fifteenth-Sunday-after-Pentecost.pdf. Check it out.
It’s a Girl: Save the date for a Baby Shower in honor of Kelly Danell, on Saturday, Sept. 19th at 11:00 am in the Church Basement. They are registered at www.babylist.com
We Need Your Input!
Trunk or Treat – With everything up in the air due to COVID, our evangelism plans are uncertain. We want your feedback on Trunk or Treat this year. Are you interested in helping organize it? Do you want to bring your vehicle to provide a trunk? Are you interested in attending? Your feedback will help us decide if this is a way we want to reach out to our community this year.
Christmas 4 Kids – We still have time to put on our Christmas 4 Kids program in December, but not without your help. If you want to help reach out with the real meaning of Christmas in our Christmas 4 Kids program, contact the church office.
We’re Starting Bible Classes! The first Sunday in October (the 4th), we will hold a half hour Bible class downstairs in church after each of our services. You are welcome and encouraged to attend. We will observe whatever the current mandates are and we are going to ask you to clean surfaces at the end of class.