All Members, Winter Residents, Family and Friends,
Greeting on this final Tuesday of January 2026! I always find it amazing how fast the month of January evaporates each year. January seems like we just get started and before we realize it, the month is over. We still have a few days left in the month, let’s make it memorable do something that would bless someone else before the month ends!
Sunday I announced that at the recent Church Council meeting that we would do a $20,000.00 fund raiser in celebration of our 50th Anniversary! The funds raised will be used to purchase a new carillon system for the church, approximately $11,000.00 installed.
Additionally we are looking at purchasing a worship library of hymns and liturgies to be utilized when Susan or a substitute is not available. This would come as an add on to the Lutheran Service Builder program that we use to help organized and publish our worship services. It is a product of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod publishing house Concordia Publishing.
And finally we want to make a donation to the Florida Georgia District for the new $10,000,000.00 endowment that they are establishing to assist with starting new churches or church initiatives. They will also be providing increased scholarship opportunities for the training and education of professional church works pastors, parochial school teachers and other church professionals. There is such a shortage of Pastors right now. Last year there were soe 580 LCMS congregations with the ability and desire to call a Pastor and there were only 84 Pastors graduating from our Seminaries. Additionally approximately 200 pastors retire each year, including me in the future. The pastor’s who go the traditional accepted route towards ordination go four years to undergraduate school/college and then three years of classroom training and field work with an additional year of practical training as a Vicar in a parish somewhere in the country.
Everyone will have the oportunity to donate to the $20,000.00 goal and will be receiving a special envelope this week to maie such a donation in the weeks ahead.
For the month of February we will be collecting canned fruits, vegetables, soups, and meats for Manna Ministries.
We have the Country Fair Bratwurst booth coming up in one week at the Lake Placid Country Arts and Craft Fair at the circle.
A sign-up sheet for people to assist at this booth is on the bulletin board outside church office.
FYI the proceeds from this bratwurst booth is used for the CHURCH to do special events. This is not a Trnity Tots fund raiser it is intended to help underwrite special programs and events held by the Trinity Lutheran Church.
There are other exciting things coming before April for Trinity.
Please remember your Steps of Faith Denial Folders. $5.00 or$10.00 a week for 20 weeks is all we ask.
LATEST INFORMATION
The Ladies Guild rummage sale is Friday, Feb. 13th and Saturday, Feb 14th. from 8AM – 3PM both days
We will be at the TLC on the following days for drop off of items.
Monday, Feb 9th 1PM – 4PM
Tuesday, Feb 10th 9AM – 12 noon
Wednesday, Feb 11th 1PM – 4PM
Thursday. Feb 12th 9AM – 12noon
March 18th The Ladies Guild is having a “drive-thru” chicken dinner. Tickets are $15 and must be bought in advance. Hartzel’s will be supplying the dinners. I hope to have the tickets this Sunday. It is a drive thru at Hartzell’s from 3:30 PM until 6 PM. to pick up the meals
The ladies will be there to bring the meals out to the vehicles.
Please remember that there will be a “Celebration of Life” Saturday at 4:00PM for Audrey Cryan Haile a long time friend and former member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
This Sunday is February 1st, 2026 and we will have Holy Communion. We will get back on Schedule.
My Sermon is attached!
Lenten services are just around the corner as Ash Wednesday is February 18th, 2026. We will be having our Mid-Week Wednesday Services at 4:00PM each Wednesday until Holy Week. This year we will be examining the Silent Witnesses of Christ’s Suffering and Death.
Have a great remainder of your week. Stay warm! It is supposed to get exceptionally cold this Saturday and Sunday!