I nside th is issue:

ZM Food

Drive 2

Advent

Festival 3

Regarding

Mini-Clinics 4

Prayer List 5

The Living

Table 6-7

Calendar 8

Birthdays 8

November 9-10, 2019

Upcoming Events:

Conversation Event November 10

The Living Table: Friendsgiving November 20

Thanksgiving Eve Worship November 27

Thanksgiving Eve

Worship

November 27

6 pm

A time for conversation…. You are invited after Sunday worship TODAY to

the Fellowship Hall for coffee and conversation about living out God's call in our future ministry. Manuel Borbon will be with us to share information about the changing face of Gresham and the surrounding communities. Manuel is a trained ELCA Mission Developer and presently serves as developer for the Mid-Willamette Valley Latino Ministries in the Oregon Synod. Manuel, his wife Laura and their two children, live in Silverton, Oregon and serves Emmanuel Lutheran church. In his "spare time" Manuel is in his final term at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, looking forward to being an ordained pastor in the ELCA. He has a video, which you can view on our website — tlcgresham.com — where he shares his vision for cross cultural Lutheran congregations.

Building on what has been entrusted to us, he will share the changing face of Oregon and specifically East Multnomah County. In collaboration with Greg Hamilton, they have planned not just a presentation but also a conversation about our future ministries. Come and have a cup of coffee/tea or your preferred beverage and be part of the conversation!

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A HUGE thank you to the congregation for making Pledge Sunday a success. So far we

have received 71 cards! If you need a pledge card, they can be found at all church

entrances. Pledge cards can be mailed to or dropped off at the office, or put in the

offering plate during worship services.

The wine raffle and basket auctions brought in $3,261 towards the kitchen/roof fund.

To all who supported us with ticket purchases or donated bottles of wine, thank you!

We also want to congratulate Monika Deitchman, Linde Eidenberg, Lyndell Dees and

Anna Kramer for winning the online auction baskets, as well as Pastor Jerry

Furgurson and Hillary Peterson for winning the silent auction baskets last Sunday!

Lastly, we would like to thank Pastor Glenn, Rachel Kramer, Gregg Hamilton, and

Alex Frank for helping us in oh so many ways.

Your Stewardship Committee

Midweek Advent Services Wednesdays, starting on

December 4.

Dinner at 6 pm

Worship at 7 pm

Zarephath Thanksgiving Food Drive!

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. If you or your family are

thinking of ways to give back to the community please consider helping

with Zarephath food drive. Bags will be passed out on Sunday,

November 17. Please take several and distribute them to friends, family

and co-workers. Then on Saturday, November 23, drive through the

Trinity parking lot from 9 am - noon and drop them off. Anyone

interested in helping please contact Lisa Alibabaie at 503-754-9932.

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ADVENT FESTIVAL!

It’s that time of year again!!

Trinity will be having their annual ADVENT FESTIVAL

on Nov. 23rd here in the fellowship hall. This year we will

be combining the Advent Festival and The Streets of

Bethlehem so we need your help!! There are sign-up

sheets in the hall by the office, please prayerfully consider

helping out on one of the committees!! This is always an

exciting event, your help is much appreciated!!

We need greens! Please being greenery, to be used in centerpiece making, and leave by the ramp

entrance the week before the Advent Festival. Contact Stephanie Kistler with any questions.

Looking for artisans…

If you are an artist or craftsman who would like to sell goods at the festival, please contact Stephanie Kister at steph@tlcgresham.com

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Stewardship Opportunity

Please GIVE to those in need and the Salvation Army by signing up to ring bells

at Gresham Fred Meyer on December 7th. This can be done individually or as a

group. One hour is all it takes unless of course you want to sign up for more!

Sign up sheet is posted on the bulletin board by the office entrance. Thank you!

When: December 7, 2019

Where: Gresham Fred Meyer, Main Entrance

Times: 9 am to 3 pm

Regarding Mini-Clinics... There are no mini-clinic's scheduled here at Trinity this fall/winter season. There was a change in leadership when the clinic ended in March for the 2018-2019

season, with the retirement of the coordinator, Connie Fort. Over the summer, Health Ministries and volunteers from the clinic had several

meetings with Compassion Connect, who offered to take on the leadership role. In our meetings, it was brought forward that the physicians had not committed to

coming this year, and the foot care people, who have been travelling from the west side of Portland, were also not available.

These services are a large part of what makes this a health clinic. Another draw to the clinic was the Sunday lunch at ZK, which is no longer available as

well. This was the opportunity for people to get a meal and then come to the clinic and the clothes closet.

There haven't been any further meetings with Compassion Connect scheduled, and we have a large, well organized clothes closet in our basement, which is a much needed service for the homeless community. With support from Health Ministries, it was decided we would do a trial run of having the clothes closet opened on Friday, November 15th from 11:00 to 1:00 - a time when ZK would be open and serving a meal.

If all goes well, this may become a monthly ministry, and we will be looking for additional volunteers to help in the future, so stay tuned!

Meanwhile, your donations of warm clothing, especially smaller men's jeans, men's and women's warm coats, gloves and socks are welcome and appreciated.

If you have any questions regarding the clothes closet, contact Lynn Stone at 971-400-4176. For questions regarding the mini-clinic, contact Linde Eidenberg at 503-473-2502.

Book Club

meets

Sunday after

worship!

It’s time for us to gear up for

Christmas Eve services! If you

would like to join the Worship

Team for the season, we will

practice music from 5:45—6:30

pm on Mondays, starting

November 18. You are all invited

to sing a joyful noise!

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Additional Concerns and Pressures Children with Mental Illnesses — Marriage Problems —

Mentally Ill Persons — Parents of Children with Special Needs — Recovering Addicts — Refugees —

Student Debt — Unemployed/Homeless

For those not able to worship with us: Peggy Gunderson — Pat Johnson — John Liepold — Marge Olson —

Roz Pariseau — Audrey Peterson — Joan Rittel — Marilynn Ruppert — Donna Sather — Donna Thoman

We keep in prayer the friends and families of: Walter Behn — Orville Cole — Lori Fields —

Dorothy Resner — Greg Thompson

We keep in prayer all service men & women and their families, including: Dom Calata

Leslie Joan Allen Mark Amen Baby Aurora

Harry Baeckel Tami Burton

Caleb & Ashley Michael Coy & Family

Chuck Currier Maradee Davis

Darrold & Rosemary Dickson

Ellie & Amy Pennie Evenson

Lorraine Fagerberg Jerry Fitzsimmons

Teresa Ford Pastor Jerry Furgurson

Bill George Roger Germundson Ken & Vickie Horn

Lyman Houlk Margaret Jillson

Sally Johnson Liz Hatfield Keller

Bob Kennedy Loretta Kriens Rachel Lape

Walter Lewczuk Kimberly Long

Shirley Marl

Michele Adriane Miller

Julie Moore Greg Painter Deb Schaffer

Hannah Serniotti Geri Stobart

The Family of David Strutz Cathy Swanson

Chalmer Swanson Bill Truswell Teri Willman

Pra

yer List

Today’s Sunday Coffee

Hour is hosted by Pastor

Glenn & Greg Hamilton,

who are hosting our Trinity

Conversation event!

If you would like to host Sunday coffee hour,

please sign up on the clipboard in the

Fellowship Hall.

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You are invited to The Living Table! We are a community that meets every Wednesday to share a meal, join in prayer, and participate in activities that enrich

our lives. The evening is a contemporary expression of worship, for

everyone to participate in as they choose. When we gather at the table, it can be for whatever you need: communing, dining,

conversing, or resting your head. We empower our community to share ideas so we can

collaborate in the process of trying and experimenting. Even in our failures, we know the process will enrich our lives.

We invite you to learn more about this community by joining us on Wednesday evenings at 6 pm.

Upcoming Schedule

November 13 — Spaghetti

Always At

6 pm

Eyes of Compassion You are invited to an evening seeing how we can see things in a different light by

making kaleidoscopes!

November 20 — Thanksgiving Feast!

Friends-giving! You are invited to special Thanksgiving

celebration (a week early)! We will enjoy Thanksgiving food, songs and games!

Bring your favorite side-dish if you can!

We will provide turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy and rolls.

November 27 — No Meal this Week

Thanksgiving Eve Worship We will join Trinity for this special worship service, starting at 6 pm. There will be no meal this week.

December 4 — Meal Hosted by

Worship & Music Committee

Advent Week 1: Let Go We will join Trinity for this special advent gathering. Dinner will be at 6 pm and will

include an enrichment experience. Worship will be at 7 pm.

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The Living Table Presents….

Saturday Movie Nights! November 16 December 28 January 18

Always at 7 pm in the Downstairs Fellowship Hall!

November 20 at 6 pm

You are invited to a Thanksgiving feast, with music, games and fun!

This will be a fun time for the whole family!

Please RSVP on the sign up sheet in the office hallway so we make sure to have enough food!

Friendsgiving

Next Week!

Church Council meetings are always open to the public and

they would love congregational input. They are

on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and the next meeting is

November 12 at 6:30 pm.

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Trinity Lutheran Church

507 W. Powell Blvd., Gresham, OR 97030

Phone: 503-665-3197 Fax: 503-661-6100

Website: www.tlcgresham.com E-Mail: office@tlcgresham.com

Office hours: M-Th, 9 am to 4 pm

Weekly Calendar

Sunday Nov. 10

Church Office Closed Worship w/ Thankoffering

@ 9:30 am Trinity Conversation Event @ 11 am Boy Scouts Meeting @ 12:30 pm Courtyard Sing-A-Long @ 3 pm

Monday Nov. 11

Boy Scout Meetings @ 6:15 pm

Tuesday Nov. 12

Bible Study @ 9 am Esther Circle @ 1 pm Church Council @ 6:30 pm

Wednesday Nov. 13

Staff Meeting @ 10 am The Living Table @ 6 pm Compulsive Eaters Anon @ 6:15 pm

Thursday Nov. 14

Prayer Shawl @ 7 pm

Friday Nov. 15

Church Office Closed

Saturday Nov. 16

Church Office Closed Worship @ 5 pm TLT: Movie Night @ 7 pm

Sunday Nov. 17

Church Office Closed Worship w/ Sunday School @

9:30 am Book Club @ 11 am Boy Scouts Meeting @ 12:30 pm

Weekly Attendance

Saturday — 20 Sunday — 114

Courtyard — 14

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Happy Birthday!! 14 Linda Baker

15 Larry Kramer

Sept. Financial Report September Income $ 25,383.08

September Expenses $ 29,668.78

September +/- $ (4,285.70)

Year to Date $ (15,727.34)

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