The Messenger

Family Life Ministry Summer Update By Rhonda Synovec

Trinity Lutheran Church July 21, 2017

Fellowship Hall Renovations

3

Great American 3

Reformation Hymn Fest 4

Guatemala Mission Update

5

Rushton Supply Drive 6

Intentional Personal Ministry

7

Financial Peace University

12

Inside this issue:

Dates to remember:

• July 29, Great American

Giveaway, p. 3

• July 30, Noisy Collection,

p. 5

• August 1, noon,

Messenger deadline

• August 2, Family Ministry

Listening Event, p. 6

• August 6, Rushton School

Supplies Due, p. 6

• August 8, 10am,

Reformation tickets

available, p. 4

• August 19, Intentional

Personal Ministry, p. 7

• August 20, Summertime

Hymn Sing, p. 7

Volume 32, Issue 14

We have had a wonderful

summer in Family Life

Ministry. First and

foremost, we would like to

say “Thank You” to the

congregation for your

support through the

donations given and budget

support provided. It shows

how much you value

children, youth, and family

ministry and we are so

grateful. We also want to

thank ALL of the

volunteers who have served

with us in these summer

ministries. We would not be

able to offer these

experiences without your

help. A special “Thank

You” to Lindsey Kimbell

who served as the summer

intern in our program.

Lindsey led Kids’ Kamp at

the Mission campus July 10

-13, assisted with VBS set-

up and organization, and

helped in many other ways.

We wanted to share the

highlights with you to let

you know how we are

working to grow as a

“Community Following

Jesus.”

Lutheran Valley Retreat 2017 Theme: “Made for More” Trinity had fifteen youth

and two adults attend LVR

Youth Camp June 4-10.

Our theme this year was

“Made for More.” We

focused our week in Bible

study on the life of Joseph

and learning “God’s

Promise Prevails” in every

part of our lives. There was

daily worship, Bible study,

and on Wednesday there

was worship on top of

Cedar Mountain and at

Outpost. The youth

participated in service

projects for camp and also

in a variety of fun activities

like zip line, rock climbing,

rappelling, archery,

horseback riding, evening

hikes, and a sunrise hike.

Those attending were Claire

Hofstetter, Aubrey

Hofstetter, Elizabeth

Hartje, Anna Owsley, Jenna

Haase, Peyton Wagoner,

Lauren Harrell, Anna

Nellis, Annie Roney, Blake

Harrell, Noah Kuhn,

Demitry Barker, Evan

Nellis, Cameron Pilchard,

and Kyle Mayfield. We had

four returning LVR

campers and eleven

incoming freshmen.

Madison Delamore served

as a Cabin Coach and

Rhonda Synovec served as

Lead Staff.

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Maker Fun Factory Vacation Bible School

We had so much FUN at

Maker Fun Factory VBS. We

learned that we are “Created by

God, Built for a Purpose!” We

also learned that God is

always with us, he is

always for us, and he

will always love us!

We served 240 children

at VBS this year – 150 at

Shawnee and 90 at

Mission! Over 90 volunteers

served in a variety of ways

during our VBS weeks. We

were especially excited to have

a day camp from Olathe join us

for the Mission campus VBS!

Special thanks to our VBS

teams – Barb Estes, Cheryl

Palmer, Aubrey Hofstetter,

Claire Hofstetter, Kristol

Stenstrom, Suzanne Cox, Katie

Taylor, Nancy Schulz, Annette

Kramer, JoAnn Emerson, and

Julie Messbarger.

Kids’ Kamp We served 23 children in

first through fifth grade in

Kids’ Kamp at the Mission

campus. Lindsey Kimbell

served as our camp director.

Trinity youth served as our

camp coaches. Our camp

activities included games,

singing at Bickford Senior

Living, movie day, and a

swim day.

A Summer to Serve is an

intergenerational event for

children, youth, families and

all congregation members

on Sunday mornings at

Trinity from 9:45 – 10:45am

at both our Mission and

Shawnee campuses. It takes

the place of summer

Sunday school. Each

Sunday this summer we will

explore God’s Word for

our lives based on the Fruit

of the Spirit. We will share

a short devotional and

grow in fellowship with one

CONNECT Summer Sunday School By Rhonda Synovec

another as we serve others.

This Sunday, July 23, we

will be sorting LEGO

bricks for repackaging and

distributing to

disadvantaged children.

Rhonda Synovec Begins Sabbatical By Pastor Mark Schulz

sabbatical, the staff member

then shares their learnings

with other staff, ministry

teams, and the

congregation.

This year Rhonda Synovec,

Trinity’s Director of Family

Life Ministry, will be on

sabbatical from July 15 until

October 15. She will be

exploring innovations in

family life ministry. Several

staff members as well as

members of different

ministry teams are covering

Rhonda’s ministry

responsibilities during her

time away. We pray that

Rhonda’s sabbatical will be

a blessing to her and to our

congregation. Please contact

Pastor Mark if you have any

questions or concerns.

One of the ways that

Trinity cares for its staff is

by providing a three-month

sabbatical experience for

ministry staff members

every five years. The

sabbatical is a combination

of research and learning

about a particular ministry

area as well as time for rest

and renewal. Upon

completion of the

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The third annual Great

American Giveaway will be

on Saturday, July 29. The

Giveaway all takes place in

one whirlwind day. We will

need plenty of volunteers as

well as your used items to

give away, 13-gallon trash

bags, and snacks for

volunteers (Chex Mix, Trail

Mix, cookies, etc.).

Here is the schedule for the

day:

Anyone and everyone can

bring items to donate from

7-10am. Bring items to the

parking lot and we will help

you put them out.

From 10-10:30am

volunteers will do a little

organizing and sorting to

get ready for the giveaway.

From 10:30am to noon

everything will be given

away!

Each adult will get a trash

bag to fill. Each child will

get a plastic grocery sack to

fill. Each family can choose

one large item while

supplies last.

Volunteers will have water

bottles to hand out as a

courtesy to our guests.

We will then clean up from

Great American Giveaway By Julie Messbarger

noon to 1pm.

How can you help? • Please consider

volunteering your

time and donating

your items for this

community event.

• Donate your gently used

unwanted items. We

request that items be in

good condition. If you

would not give the item to

a family member or friend

in need, the item is not

appropriate for donation.

• You can also volunteer to

help sort items as they are

donated!

• Pray for the volunteers

and community members.

Sign-up at either campus or

online—see tlcms.org for a

signup link. Contact Julie

Messbarger, jmess74@

gmail.com, if you have

questions.

site, we require that the

congregation and guests not

enter the space for safety

and liability reasons. We will

keep you updated on our

progress via the eNews and

Messenger.

Did you know there are old

shuffleboard courts that

were under the carpet? This

week, we began the final

push for the renovation of

the fellowship hall. We will

start off with some

additional demolition

(flooring, lighting, etc.),

followed by framing,

electrical, drywall, mill

work/cabinetry, ceiling

work, painting, and flooring.

The space is unusable from

July 17 to September 29.

Since this is a construction

Fellowship Hall Renovation Update By Larry Conrad

Starting on Friday, July 21,

all eastbound lanes will be

closed from 8 p.m. through

5 a.m. on July 24. Only

westbound motorists can

drive along the roadway.

Drivers should use Nieman

Road to Johnson Drive or

75th St.

KDOT said access from

westbound Shawnee

Mission Parkway to I-35

northbound will remain

open, but access to I-35

southbound will be closed

Shawnee Mission Parkway Eastbound Closure – July 21-24 By Larry Conrad

on July 21 through July 24.

Drivers should look for

detour signs to help with

traffic flow.

Information is courtesy of

Merriam.org.

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“We Sing the Faith” Reformation Hymn Fest By Ben A. Spalding

Musicians The beautiful Helzberg Hall

will host many fine

musicians including:

• Dr. Jeffrey Blersch,

organist, Concordia

University Nebraska in

Seward

• Dr. Elisa Bickers,

organist, Village

Presbyterian Church in

Prairie Village, KS

• Mass Festival Choir

• Brass and Percussion

from the Kansas City

Symphony

• Ben A. Spalding,

conductor, Director of

Music and the Arts,

Trinity Lutheran Church

Ticket Information FREE reservations at can

be made at

www.kauffmancenter.org or

by calling 816.994.7222.

There will be a limit of four

tickets per transaction and

reservations will be available

starting Tuesday, August

8, at 10am.

The event is being

sponsored by congregations

of the Lutheran Church–

Missouri Synod.

Join the Choir! Would you be interested in

participating in the choir for

this event? The festival

choir will be open to

anyone from high school to

senior citizens. Choir

rehearsals will be Sunday,

October 8, 2:30-5pm at the

Mission campus with a

choir and brass rehearsal

following on Saturday,

October 14, 2:30-5pm at the

Mission campus. A sound

check rehearsal will be

on Sunday, October 15,

4pm at Helzberg Hall. The

Hymn Festival starts at 7pm

and will last approximately

90 minutes.

Please help spread the word

regarding the festival choir

as we hope to have as many

voices join us as possible.

Visit tlcms.org for full

details.

7pm, Sunday, October 15

Helzberg Hall

Kauffman Center for the

Performing Arts

Celebrate the 500th

anniversary of the Lutheran

Reformation with other

LCMS Lutherans from

around the area in an

historic hymn festival taking

place at the Kauffman

Center, 1601 Broadway,

Kansas City, MO 64108.

This FREE community

hymn festival will feature

timeless hymns including

many from Martin Luther

from Lutheran Service Book

and choir anthems

interspersed with readings

of Martin Luther.

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wonder what they’re saying!

John Peimann continues to

share the story, and his deep

heart for the Guatemalan

people with us in a way that’s

contagious and really focuses

our attention.

It was a blessing to reconnect

with Joe and Cindy Betsill, the

organizers of our work here.

We lean into the relationships

they have and intend to

connect people to one another

and to Jesus through their

connectivity and deep heart for

people.

Hello from Panajachel,

Guatemala!

Travels went very well this year

and we just finished our first

bigger day of work on Elvira’s

house. She and several of her

children were there. It was

great to work beside them.

There was a little time to play

soccer in the alleyway with a

little boy, maybe three years

old. He smiled as he kicked the

ball, passed Doug Lewallen

and yelled, “Gooooooal!” We

laughed! He then kicked the

ball to John Hoestje a few

times too, even into the

wheelbarrow full of wet sand

John was pushing. Soccer

takes all forms!

Our work at Elvira’s was

focused. We moved a lot of

concrete block and sand and

cut re-bar. Hanna Hurt cut out

a tall “limon” tree, which was

impressive. Erin and Wayne

talked as they cut strips of

metal bar for the rebar work.

Jane continues to be a blessing

in communicating to the

people we meet. It will make

her and us smile when people

will speak to her in Spanish

and then one another in a

Mayan language. We always

News from Guatemala – July 18 By Pastor Ben Vineyard

It continues to be a blessing to

serve here, to be

representatives of you, Trinity,

and of Jesus. It’s a privilege to

reflect Jesus’ love wherever we

are sent.

Grace and peace to you all,

Pastor Ben

VBS, Trinity is proud to be

able to provide this awesome

program to our community at

no charge.

So start saving that change,

someone will be around to

collect it at the end of this

month!

and you see kids coming

around with metal buckets,

you’ll know why Noisy

Collection is on a different day.

Noisy Collection dates for the

upcoming school year are

November 5, January 7, and

April 29. We also have one

coming up this month on July

30. The coins collected on July

30 will go towards off-setting

the cost of providing VBS for

our community at no

cost. While other churches

have started charging to attend

Every time there is a fifth

Sunday in a month, the

children at Trinity celebrate by

having a Noisy Collection.

This is exactly what it sounds

like – it’s noisy while the kids

collect change from the

congregation. They use metal

buckets so everyone can hear

the change being donated. Of

course, paper money is always

accepted too, it just isn’t as

noisy! This change is used to

help other kids and families in

need. It gives our Trinity kids

an opportunity to participate

in the worship service as well

as serve others. We are

thankful to the congregation

for generously supporting

Noisy Collection.

What happens if the fifth

Sunday is a special service or a

holiday? In that case, to help

keep worship within the time

constraints, Noisy Collection

is moved to the following

Sunday. So if it happens to be

the first Sunday of the month

Noisy Collection – July 30 By Julie Messbarger

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Family Ministry Listening Event 2 – August 2 By Pastor Mark Schulz

Life Ministry at Trinity at

the Congregational

Assembly in June and the

meeting on July 12, and we

want to continue the

conversation. You are

invited come and join in the

conversation as we talk

about continuing to expand

and improve our ministry.

Child care will be available.

Wednesday, August 2

6:30pm

Shawnee Campus

We had some good

conversation about Family

Rushton School Supply Drive By Rhonda Synovec

jump start toward success

by donating school supplies.

Bags with lists of supplies

attached will be handed

out following worship the

weekend of July 29-30.

Please consider making a

donation and bring your

bag back to church by the

following weekend on

Saturday and Sunday,

August 5-6. Visit tlcms.org

to view a list of supplies.

Your generosity is greatly

appreciated!

We are again continuing our

important ministry to assist

with supporting low-

income families at Rushton

Elementary School. Help us

send the children off to

school with all the supplies

they need to give them a

MLM Christmas in July By Susan Schram

need is great! We are

helping the Christmas Store

with a Christmas in July.

Bring your unwrapped gifts

to church any Sunday in

July and place under the

Christmas Palm Tree. Gifts

for teenage boys and girls

are always needed such as

make-up kits, jewelry,

wallets, team gear and

sports equipment.

Suggestions for other

needed gifts are in baskets

by the palm tree. Thanks in

advance for your

generosity! Questions?

Please contact Susan

Schram at 913-492-5334.

Metro Lutheran Ministry

(MLM) Christmas Store

needs your help! The MLM

Christmas Store makes

Christmas a little merrier

for needy families in

December. Since the MLM

Christmas Store serves

close to 1,000

disadvantaged families, the

Trinity Bookstore Christmas in July By Gloria Garrelts

Sunday in July. Christmas

will be here before we know

it! We also have some new

items from the Holy Land.

Please check out our

Christmas in July sale in

Trinity’s book and gift shop

this Sunday and each

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Intentional Personal Ministry By Tom Perry

Saturday, August 19,

9am-noon

Mission Campus

What is a personal

ministry and, more

importantly, what is your

personal ministry? Most

people, if asked if they are

loving and caring, would

most likely characterize

themselves as being so.

But how does that

manifest itself into

intentional action by you?

How are you spreading

Christ’s love and promise

to others?

On August 19 at 9am

Trinity will sponsor an

event in which we will

encourage and assist you in

finding ways to participate

in your own intentional

personal ministry. We will

have members of the

Shawnee and Mission

campuses tell what they

have done and how they

got started. You will have

the opportunity to

participate that morning in

an in-house mission

activity. The goal is that you

will leave looking for ways

that you can uniquely share

the blessings of being a

Child of God.

Sharing the unique gifts

God has given you can

come in a wide variety of

ways. Find ways that you

share with others in an

enjoyable and eager way.

We hope to see you on

August 19!

Listening to You By Cheri Wright, President

One of the primary

responsibilities of Trinity’s

Executive Committee is

listening to you, the

members of our

“Community Following

Jesus.” This happens in a

variety of ways, both

through organized events

where input is sought as

well as informally in

personal conversation.

Another way this happens

is when one or more

community members

attends an Executive

Committee meeting. Please

know that there is an open

invitation for you to do so.

It would be helpful for you

to contact President Cheri

Wright beforehand.

Sunday, August 20

8:30 and 11:00 am services

Mission Campus

We will begin our worship

together with a Summertime

Hymn Sing! This is a great

opportunity to sing your

Summertime Hymn Sing By Ben A. Spalding

favorite hymns of the faith.

Our Music and Arts

Director, Ben A. Spalding,

will lead this inspiring hymn

sing and we’ll use specific

verses of the hymns you

suggest that morning so we

can sing as many selections

as possible. If you have a

favorite hymn, plan on

sharing it that morning as

we join with the heavenly

chorus in praising our

wonderful Creator!

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GivePlus Church, you can

use your smartphone to give

anytime, anywhere!

• Download the FREE app

on your Apple or Android

phone.

• Search your phone’s app

store for “GivePlus

Church,” register one

time, and future giving is

quick and easy.

• Log in or donate as a

guest.

• Securely and conveniently

manage donations using

Touch ID/Fingerprint,

PIN, or password.

Already a Simply Giving/

online giver?

Powerful Giving with Your Smartphone By Larry Conrad

Register GivePlus Church

with the same email and all

your transactions can be

viewed and managed with

your mobile device. If you

don’t remember which

email address is currently

being used, contact the

church office and we can

help.

With Jay Williams’

departure, facility room

setups at the Mission

campus will now be handled

by Nissen Services. We are

working toward having as

smooth a transition as

possible. With everyone’s

help and an added measure

of patience, we are

confident that facility needs

will be handled adequately.

There are a few things that

anyone who reserves events

in the building should keep

in mind.

1. All event setup scheduling

will now be handled

through Gretchen in the

church office. This was

mostly already being

done.

2. All room setups will be

done the evening before

the event, so please keep

this in mind to avoid

scheduling facility changes

Facility Setup Changes at the Mission Campus By Gretchen Hollman

for the same day.

3. Please reserve rooms as

early as possible.

Gretchen will be printing

reports of all events and

this will greatly assist her

in managing the expanded

workload.

4. Please be as exacting as

you can in reserving

rooms and equipment. If

you would like a podium

or an extension cord,

please request it. If you

need a skirt for a table, we

will need to know.

5. A master facility binder

will be kept at Gretchen’s

desk in the church office.

All event reports, room

setups, and equipment

listings will be kept in that

binder.

6. Gretchen is more than

happy to assist you in

making sure your event is

reserved so you are

pleased with the result.

Feel free to call or email

with any questions or

requests. She is here to

serve!

7. Remember that there is

an Event Setup Request

form that can be found

at tlcms.org on the

calendar page. Using this

form is preferable.

8. Patience and

cooperation is extremely

appreciated in the

transition. If something

isn’t right with your

setup, feel free to

modify it or ask any staff

person to help.

We will miss Jay, but

together, the body of

Christ continues our vital

work as we fulfill our

mission to be a

“Community Following

Jesus.”

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Thank you to the person who

found and returned my heavy

duty cane. Your kindness is

surely appreciated.

Bill Millsap

Ushers Needed at Mission Campus By Randy Fassold

Usher groups, a time-

honored service

organization, are in need

of more members at the

Mission campus. All of

the Sunday services (8:30,

9:45, and 11am) could use

more team members. The

usher teams for each

service are divided into two

groups, A and B. Each

group is assigned in a

pattern of two weeks “on”

and two weeks “off”

throughout the year. Both

men and women can be

valued members of an

usher team. If interested,

please see an usher at the

service you attend or call

Randy Fassold (Head

Usher), 913-764-5543.

Wittenberg English Ministry By Deacon Tim Reaman

Since 1997 the Wittenberg

English Ministry (WEM)

has coordinated English-

speaking worship for

visitors to Wittenberg,

Germany. All services are

conducted in the historic

churches where Martin

Luther taught and

preached. Luther posted

the 95 Theses on the

Castle Church doors in

1517 which initiated the

Reformation of the

Christian Church. 2017 is a

celebratory year since it

marks the

500th anniversary of the

Theses posting.

Since WEM’s beginning,

more than 250 Lutheran

pastors from the USA,

Canada and Australia have

voluntarily served in this

ministry, leading worship

five days each week for a

period of two weeks.

For the fifth time, Deacon

Tim Reaman will serve as a

host in Wittenberg–working

with WEM pastors–for 6

weeks from August 19 –

October 2.

My Dear Trinity Family,

It was so wonderful to be remembered by everyone at Trinity

by your prayers, cards and the beautiful flowers. But most of

all our new friend who took the drive to come out of the way

to visit me with the flowers. Thanks, Marie McDermed! Your

visit was so nice. See you in church!

God bless,

Ken Ehle

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…the Spirit helps us in our weakness.

We do not know what we ought to pray

for, but the Spirit himself intercedes

for us with groans that words cannot

express.

—Romans 8:26

The Johnson County Med-

Act’s Hazmat Medical

Support team is

collaborating with the

Shawnee Fire Department

for training in the month of

July. Volunteers are needed

to pose as victims for the

training.

First Responder Training – Volunteers Needed By Johnson County First Responders

Our training with be over

three days in July, the

26th, 27th and the 28th. It

will be the same training

each day with a morning

and afternoon session. We

are looking for 15-25

people each session to act

as victims and be

processed through an

emergency mass

decontamination line.

The setting of the scenario

will be an outdoor church

picnic event that gets

exposed to a chemical

agent when a crop dusting

plane accidentally opens

its payload above them.

No one will actually be

exposed to anything

hazardous.

Any help would be greatly

appreciated by the public

safety responders as the

more we learn and have

chances to have these high

fidelity trainings the better

we can do our job.

If you would like to

volunteer or have any

questions please feel free to

contact Ben Gleeson with

the information below. We

are also happy to have other

volunteers, such as parents

and siblings, participate as

well.

Ben Gleeson

bgleeson@jocoems.org

(785)331-8136

Bethlehem Lutheran

Church, Raymore, is seeking

a Finance Assistant. This is

a part-time position (25 hrs/

week), requires a well-

organized, detail-oriented

Seeking Finance Assistant By Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Raymore

person with a strong

knowledge of cash flow and

proficient in MS Office.

Please contact Teresa at

(816) 322-3606 or

tblackley@bethlehem-

raymore.org. A current

resume is requested.

Bethlehem is located at

310 Johnston Pkwy,

Raymore, MO.

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Prayers

Therefore encourage one another... 1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV

Birthdays July 26 – Rhonda Eckelman, Tanner Harvey, Steve Hensleee,

Anna Owsley, Derrick Strohm July 27 – Annabelle Clark, Jacob Schnacker July 28 – Bill Carr, Kathy Doss, John Emert, Eric Schleicher,

Leo Schleicher July 29 – Aubrey Dearth, Dalton Lewallen, Stefan Thomas,

Bill Vaughn, Al von der Linden, Sarah Walsh, Gary Williamson

July 30 – Michael Delamore, Steve Finkemeier, Don Moehlenkamp

July 31 – Dolores Boehnke, Lydia Kuhn, Krista Rittmann August 1 – Bob Humiston, Jesse Vineyard August 2 – Sarah Charlton, Shane Schuldt, Kurt Wallace August 3 – Brenda Becker, Marie McDermed, Tai

Schmotzer August 4 – Tracy Barney, Irene Hill, LuRee Keefover,

Rayann Porter, Kyle Wilkinson August 5 – Drew Dieckhoff, Paul Hertel, Kevin Oberly, Ava

Schalekamp, Callaway Smith August 6 – Matt Garrelts, Tony Jaime, Chelsea McBride,

Ann Zier August 7 – Erin Lutz, Sherry Streufert, Bernie Tobiason August 8 – Madeline Barney, Jackie Burger, Kathy Eckman,

Jeanette Mall, Ryan Owens, Carl Skrukrud, Shawn Veal

Retirement Facility/Homebound Rita Bartlett, Good Samaritan

Norma Brock, at home

Ray Buckley, Healthcare Resort of Shawnee Mission

Phyllis Corthon, Victory Hills

Ted Dahl, at home

Bob Ebel, Bickford Place

Conrad Fassold, Lakeview Village

Allene Gantz, Addington Place

Ona Jean Harvey, at home

Lois Haubein, Overland Park Place

Phyllis Henderson, at home

Lois Klausen, Delmar Gardens of OP

Jean Klemp, McCrites Plaza Asst. Living

Ruth Kroenke, at home

Bob Mann, Vintage Park, Gardner

Betty Peppers, Park Meadows

Garry and Joanne Schottman, at home

Jerry and Mary Ellen Stephenson, at home

Jeanne Stevenson, Kingswood

Helen Wendlandt, at home

George Zschoche, at home

Member Prayers-Mission Tom Dempsey

Quintyn Hendrich

Gretchen and Bob Hollman

Don Johnson

Janice Kramer

Clay Miller

Marty Quick

Carol Schwartz

Don Unger

Member Prayers-Shawnee Karen Winter

Anniversaries Scott & Linda Kaphingst ..................................... July 28 (38th) Bruce & Mary Kay Kelm ..................................... July 28 (27th) Scott & Kaci Wenzel ............................................ July 28 (10th) Awad & Yvonne Ismir ......................................... July 29 (56th) Tom & Tammy Truax .......................................... July 31 (24th) Mark & Nancy Viets ......................................... August 1 (53rd) Mark & Emily Webster ...................................... August 1 (8th) Deryl & Jan Hancock ....................................... August 2 (33rd) Eldor & Delores Kaiser ................................... August 3 (65th) Gary & Joy Humbarger ................................... August 4 (43rd) Roger & Abby Obrist ....................................... August 4 (10th) Bill & Peggy Schildberg ................................... August 5 (50th) Mark & Linda Wendlandt................................ August 5 (45th) Greg & Debra Strohm ..................................... August 6 (40th)

Anniversaries and birthdays are listed from July 26-August 8. If your birthday or anniversary is not listed, please contact the church office.

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tlcms.org

Phone: 913-432-5441

Preschool: 913-563-5280

Email: tlcinfo@tlcms.org

Trinity Lutheran Church

Mission Campus 5601 West 62nd Street, Mission, Kansas 66202

Saturday Evening 5:30pm Communion Service

Sunday Mornings

8:30am Family-focused Worship with Communion

9:45am Praise Service with Communion

9:45am Sunday School

11am Family-focused Worship with Communion

Shawnee Campus 21320 Midland Drive, Shawnee, Kansas 66218

Sunday Mornings

8:30am Family-focused Worship with Communion

9:45am Sunday School

11am Family-focused Worship with Communion

Nursery

A professionally staffed nursery for ages six months to three years is available during most worship services and Sunday School.

Trinity Staff: Mark Schulz, Senior Pastor: mark@tlcms.org Phil Cook, Lead Pastor, Shawnee Campus: phil@tlcms.org Ron Flentgen, Associate Pastor: ron@tlcms.org Benjamin Vineyard, Minister of Disciple Formation: benjamin@tlcms.org Rhonda Synovec, Director of Family Life Ministry: rhonda@tlcms.org Ben A. Spalding, Director of Music: bens@tlcms.org Jo Ann Emerson, Preschool Director: joann@tlcms.org Tom Perry, Senior Ministry Leader: tom@tlcms.org Lara West, Organist: lara@tlcms.org Larry Conrad, Administrator: larry@tlcms.org Gretchen Hollman, Office Supervisor: gretchen@tlcms.org Barb Estes, Office Support: barb@tlcms.org

Pastoral Emergency Contacts: Pastor Mark Schulz - 913-231-9726 Pastor Phil Cook - 972-955-8801

Pastor Ben Vineyard - 913-538-1517 Pastor Ron Flentgen - 913-748-6670

Submit articles to: Gretchen@tlcms.org. The Messenger is printed on the

first and third Thursdays of each month.

The next deadline is August 1 at noon.

The Messenger

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Learn God’s ways of handling money with Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University! The average

turnaround (money saved plus debt paid) is $8,000 in just the first three months! The class is being taught

by Trinity member Rex Garrelts. Membership kits are available at the first class for $90 or online.

Childcare is available for $40 per family for the 9-week session. Reservations for childcare are required by

September 1. For links to register for the class and to sign up for child care, visit tlcms.org.

Thursday Evenings beginning

September 14, 6:30-8:30pm

Shawnee Campus

Conference Room