June 2012

Tri-anglesTrinity Lutheran Church300 S. Ardmore Avenue, Villa Park, IL 60181630/834-3440 www.trinitylutheranvp.com

In This IssueThe Lion’s Roar

“And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, asyou did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did itto me.'” (Mat 25:40)

The Christian’s Place in Government

As you all know, I never preach politics from the pulpit. It is not myplace as your pastor to tell you whether you should vote Republican orDemocrat. Nor even is it my place to uphold certain bills about which youshould contact your Representative or Senator. But it is my job to encourageyou to be a responsible citizen of this great nation with which God hasblessed us.

In the text quoted above, Jesus is judging the world and says to the saved that they fedhim when he was hungry, clothed him when he was naked and visited him when he was inprison. The saved, of course say,

“When did we do any of that for you, Lord?” and the Lord says,“Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to

me.” Jesus expects us to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, house the homeless and visit thosein prison. He expects us to care about the marginalized and to speak for those who have novoice. We can certainly do that on a daily basis as we have opportunity for individuals but wecan be even more effective as we exercise our civic duty, voting for people who have a plan forthe ills that afflict society and then contacting those people regularly to remind them that theyhave been elected to address those very issues that make us a better community.

The social ills seem multitudinous and are overwhelming if seen as a whole, but poverty isthe root for most of them. I know that Jesus said that the poor will be with us always, but so willsin. Until we enter paradise, we have the opportunity to attack it. If we attack poverty, what elsewould we do for our world?

Poverty is the cause of hunger and hunger reduces productivity. The reduction inproductivity decreases learning and income thus increasing poverty.

Poverty causes violence and particularly violent crime. When people feel trapped andoppressed, they get angry. That’s natural. So should we put people in prison for reactingnormally or should we address the problem that is causing the anger? Try working 40 hours aweek only to take home $200. Then go to your cramped, rundown apartment where it is alwayssweltering in the summer and icy in the winter. Figure out what you’re going to feed your kidsfor a week with the $50 you have left after you put gas in your car, paid down on the rent thatyou still owed from last month and paid the electric bill. Find out that one kid got a note fromthe teacher because he has holes in his shoes and another needs $5 for a field trip. Then openthe mail to find a notice that the dentist has turned you over to collections because you have notpaid the $575 you owe her for three filled cavities. That was for the kids. Your teeth are slowlyrotting out of your mouth.

Lion’s Roar 2LCFS 3Lutheran Day 4Birthdays/Ann 5Dorcas Event 5Memorials 5Treasurer Rep. 6Music 7Calendar 8

PastorRev. Robert A. Rogers

Pastoral StaffRev. Dr. RogerPittelkoAsst. to the PastorMary StahlkeKantorJudy BruschukYouth DirectorDebbie JohnsonParish NurseMargaret CotterillSecretary

Lay LeadersDave HeuserExecutive DirectorJeff BlankensopAsst. Executive DirectorWarren SheridanTreasurerSue LotterDir. of Christian Ed.Scott GolzDir. of Church PropertyTBDDir. of EvangelismTBDDir. of Human CareSteve GehrtDir. of Lay MinistryCarol BoettgerDir. of Parish FellowshipMatt ThompsonDir. of StewardshipMike TicaricDir. of Youth MinistryJennifer HesseTCNS ChairTBDDir. of Trinity ChristianPreschoolJenn HessePublic Relations Dir.Kathy GolzHousekeepingMarilyn FelzAltar Guild PresidentDarla BatjesDorcas Guild PresidentMary RindaLWML PresidentTBDDirector of TMC

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cont. from page 1....Starting to feel a little angry yet? It has to come out somewhere and

guess what? You don’t know what to do with it because you were raisedby a man who beat your mother regularly and no one said a word so youdo what you have been taught because ignorance begets ignorance andpoverty begets poverty.

Poverty reduces educational opportunity. Either there are no parentsat home to oversee school attendance and homework completion orbecause you have to drop out to support your younger siblings.

Poverty reduces opportunity. You have no money for museums; nomoney for travel; no money even for satellite television. Your school isunder-staffed and under-funded so there are no “programs” like thesuburbs have. There are not even any books that have been published inthe last decade. Your world is small – about five blocks in any direction.You see no way out of your circumstances. There is no light at the end ofyour tunnel so you resign yourself to your life and give up.

Poverty: that is our social ill. It causes violence, ignorance anddespair. If we could address poverty, we would address a host of otherissues. I cannot do much by myself. I have enough to do to maintain myown life and keep from becoming a poverty statistic myself. And youprobably can do little more than I can since I suspect that no onereading this article is independently wealthy and able to solve the socialills of our time. But together…if we ALL do something…we can be aforce.

I won’t preach this from the pulpit but I will say it here. Poverty is atheological issue and it is up to us to address it both individually andthrough political action. Christ gives us mandate after mandate toaddress anything that is hurting our brothers and sisters on this earth.Stopping poverty feeds our brothers and sisters, clothes them, housesthem and stops the need for visiting them in prison.

Included in this newsletter is a flyer from Lutheran Child and FamilyServices of Illinois of which we are a supporting congregation. LCFS is afamily service agency and their primary obstacle in healing hurtingfamilies is poverty. Read the flyer and you will see some practicalsuggestions for helping them through civic action. Beyond helpingLCFS, on a community basis, do whatever it takes to find people jobs,keep kids in school and help the poor to see that we love them and thatthere is light at the end of the tunnel. We will be the hands and the feetof Jesus and we will attack poverty.

In His Service,

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MOST OF US HAVE HAD TO BE AWAY FROM HOME for an extended period of time at some point in our lives. We eventually return home and settle back into some sort of routine. But what would you do if you had to leave home due to circumstances outside of your control with no return in sight?

Many of the foster children served by LCFS regularly face this type of situation. Fortunately that is tempered by foster parents who open their homes and hearts to provide much-needed measures of love for these youth.

Nicole Woodfork (pictured above) is one of those foster parents. Together with her husband James, they provide a home for a year-old girl, who has lived with them since she was seven days old. ­ey are the face of love, care and concern for their foster daughter, and according to Nicole, provide, “Someone (she) can rely on and develop a bond with.”

Foster parenting is not an easy job; each child brings challenges stemming from an often di�cult life. But foster parents are that loving face, which can help a foster child build a stronger sense of self and live a happy and productive life. And as Nicole noted, being a foster parent is “de�nitely ful�lling,” enriching the foster parents’ lives through the child’s presence and the satisfaction of knowing you played a positive in�uence in a child’s life.

Foster parents may often be unsung heroes, but that doesn’t lessen their importance as faces of love and as faces of LCFS.

IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, LCFS

• Supervised the care of 1064 foster children

• Helped 206 foster children achieve permanency/positive outcome through family reuni�cation (118), adoption (75), guardianships (6) and emancipation (7)

• Counseled 94 birthparents in making parenting decisions

• Helped build families through LCFS’ Adoption Program and Lifelink International Adoption, with 109 domestic and 151 international adoptions

7620 Madison Street | River Forest, IL 60305708-771-7180 | www.lcfs.org | www.facebook.com/LCFSIL

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Here is why we need you to act: Our state government is debating how to cut the budget. We want to keep our elected leaders focused on the lives of our clients and communities. The stakes are very high for children and families that are poor. Where human services are working well, children succeed in school, adults are productive, and communities are safe. In the human services area in Illinois, a public/private partnership provides child welfare services that specialize for children who have been abused and neglected. Here, our child welfare outcomes are improving in key areas (from Child Welfare Outcomes 2006-2009: Report to Congress by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services):

Children are safely reunifying with family more quickly.

Children who have been in foster care for a long time are now moving to permanent homes.

Illinois is a national leader in this area.

Children in foster care are making fewer traumatic moves from home to home. Illinois is a national leader in this area.

Message to legislators:

1. Children are the hidden casualties of the economic crisis - the child poverty rate is climbing toward one quarter of all children. I urge you to be a bold champion for these supports for children in poverty: early childhood care and education; child care assistance for working families; mental health services and child welfare and prevention strategies.

2. Do you agree with me that our state budget should prioritize healing, strengthening and preventing harm to children and families? How will you ensure this as Illinois reforms pensions, reduces Medicaid and balances the state budget?

For guidance to identify your elected officials, visit http://www.lcfs.org/page.aspx?pid=1021.

For more information about eliminating poverty, visit http://www.lcfs.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=1478.

June 2012

MemorialsIn Loving Memory of Dee Jones given by: Tom Jones

In Loving Memory of Nelva Peiler given by: Carol Becker

Bob & Diane DevermannRichard & Pamela Devermann Joan Greenfield Wayne & Patricia JensenTerrance & Nancy KingSally & James Mac Innes

The Deadline is ...The 25th of June for the July Tri-angles Newsletter.Please send any information or articles to Jenn Hesseat 435 S. Cornell Avenue in Villa Park, 60181, drop in theChurch mail box marked Newsletter or e-mail me atjennart64@comcast.net.

Dorcas Guild Annual Installation Dinner

The Dorcas Guild will be installing their new officers at 6:30 p.m. on June 5th in the Chapel.

Following the installation the ladies will car pool to dinner at LaTosca. All the ladies of Trinity and

their friends are welcome to attend. See Donna Heuser for details.

We will "Go Wild For God" during this year's

Vacation Bible School to be held Monday July 9th

through Friday July 13th, 9 am-11 am in Founder's

Hall. The free program is open to three year olds

through those entering 5th grade. Contact Marna

Rundgren for more information.

BIRTHDAYS: 1-Dino Apuzzo 2-Joyce LaVicka 3-Kimberly Dunk, Erin Taylor 4- Hayley Doyle, Erik Grant6- Kim Bell 7-Bob Cox 8- Doris Swailes 9-Beth Dyer, Jaclyn Wallace 10- Samantha Jaras, Charlotte Leto 11-Ethan Giambelluca, Mark Zeman 13-Elijah Brockie 14-Jackson Gehrt, Charisse McCallister, ThomasPhillips 15-Rudy Croon 17-Dan Carbon 18-Jacob Bruschuk, Irene Dodge, Amanda Giambelluca, AshleyHeaney, Sarah Heaney, Don Leabru 20- Tori Torrence 21- John Price 22-Becky Apuzzo, Sandi Wolski 23-Christopher Apuzzo 24- Michelle Korman, Jessica Mora, Danya Rogers, Donna Williams 25-AlexDickmann 26- Erica Mora, Mark Seeger, Nick Ticaric, Jaime Wallen 27-Josh Bruschuk, Dean Elliott,Nathan Gehrt, Lois Golz, Ryan Kelly, Joy Pals, Chris Thompson 28- Oliva Rundgren 29-John Batjes,Marilyn Felz, Thomas Ohman, David Ritt, Cindy Torrence 30-Alice Bezik

ANNIVERSARIES: 1- William & Kim Bell 5- Derek & Sara Bruschuk, Charles & Joann Ophardt 7-Robert& Danya Rogers 8- Scott & Karin Carlson, Bert & Bonnie Dale, Michael & Cindy Torrence 9-Thomas &Patricia Von Hagel, Steve & Anita Wass 10-Mark & Shari Zeman 14- Darren & Erin Taylor 16-Laura &Brian Guillemette 18-Alisa & Anthony Snyder 20-Sharon & Fred Montag 21-Gary & Judy Buehre 22-Steve & Carol Towne 23-Richard & Pat Jacklin, Lowell & Joy Pals 24-Larry & Amanda Giambelluca,David & Carol Ritt, Paul & Charlotte Studtmann 25-Erik & Heather Grant 26-Tom & Pat Saunders 29-Ken & Barb Wolski 30-Michael & Jamie Wass

April 2012 Financial ComparisonIncome 2011 2010 Diff.Basket 2,387 3,160 -773Unified Envelope 90,362 89,813 +549Special Envelopes 11,058 10,864 +194Debt Retirement 13,064 14,758 -1,694Budget Income 116,871 118,595 -1,724Non-Budget Income 3,121 1,802 +1,319

Income 119,992 120,397 -405

ExpensesBudgeted Expenses 131,848 129,769 +2,079Non-budgeted Expenses 409 409 -

Total Expenses 132,848 130,178 +2,079

General Operating Fund -6,510 2.057 -8,567

Our income/contributions are down $405 from last year even though we have an extra week in2012. We are also down about $3,500 due to the theft of offerings. Our expenses are up $2,079over last year.

Our General Operating Fund in in the red $6,510 vs. last year when we were in the black $2,057,which is a swing of $8,567. We have spent $681 more per week than we took in.

Should you have any questions on this financial comparison, please contact me, Warren Sheridan,Treasurer.

Adopt-a-Student Financial Report – 2012Income 1,819Pending Payment -407Sent to St. Louis -1,412Total Payments $1,819

100th Anniversary Fund Drive 4-30-12$35,114.28 Total Funds Rec’d-10,253.72 Expenses for LCEF Loan-18,840.00 Construction Expenses-3,510.93 Transfer to 100th Anniversary$2,509.63 4-30-12 100th Anniversary Fund Balance

100th Anniversary Project Expenses$221,252.26 LCEF Loan

10,253.72 LCEF Loan Expenses/Interest18,840.00 Construction Expenses from 100th Anniversary Fund10,450.00 CIP Account

$260,795.98 Total Expenses Through 4-30-12

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June 2012

Music News...

Kimball PianoAnother grand piano has arrived at Trinity! Many thanks to the Boudro family for donating their

Kimball baby grand to our congregation. This beautiful instrument will enhance worship in the

chapel for years to come. And it was even built in Chicago!

Three generations of Boudros (William, Steve, and Katie) have learned to play piano on this

instrument. Steve Boudro gives the following history of his family’s instrument:

The piano belonged to my father William Boudro until his death in 1992. It was purchased new by his

parents in 1925 when he was 15 years old. He played it regularly even in his later years. I took

lessons and learned to play on that piano as a child. When my father moved in with us in Villa Park,

he brought the piano and we put it in our family room. The original ivory keys were replaced

sometime in the 1960's.

The W. W. Kimball Company began in 1857 when William Wallace Kimball opened a piano showroom

in the corner of a Chicago jewelry store. His sales of East Coast pianos boomed, and he soon

moved the dealership to rooms in the Crosby Opera House in Chicago’s Loop (Washington and

State). Even the complete loss of his inventory in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 only temporarily

dampened Kimball’s business.

In 1877, Kimball began making his own keyboard instruments, starting with reed organs. Ten years

later, he erected a five-story piano factory at 26th and California, which is where the Boudro piano

was made. Until the 1930s, the Kimball company led the world in piano production, due to high

quality, manufacturing efficiency, and an excellent sales force. In the mid-1950’s, the company built

a luxurious new factory in Melrose Park. According to the historical portion of the Kimball web

page (kimball.com/kimball_history.aspx):

The Kimball piano factory was one of the largest manufacturing operations in the world, with rail

lines running through the facility, dropping off raw materials and picking up finished pianos for

shipment.

Throughout their history, Kimball made a variety of keyboard instruments besides upright and

grand pianos, including pipe organs, reed organs, and player pianos. During World War II, they

temporarily suspended the production of musical instruments and made aircraft parts instead.

In the 1950’s, the Kimball company declined due to a series of poor financial decisions and a

downturn in sales. In 1959, the Jasper Corporation of Indiana bought the company from the last

surviving Kimball heir. The Jasper Corporation’s experience in furniture making, electronics, and

transportation helped build the Kimball reputation back to a high standard, and by 1969 they were

again the world’s largest piano manufacturer. In the 1980’s and 1990’s, however, piano sales

declined worldwide, and in 1996 the last Kimball piano rolled off the factory floor.

Many Kimball pianos, like the Boudro instrument, continue to serve in churches, homes, and concert

halls throughout the world. Trinity is fortunate to receive this fine instrument to enhance our

worship life.

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