Newsletter
January - 2019
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
On December 9th Cathy & Ronnie Pittman became members of Trinity. The couple resides in the area. Ronnie is retired, & Cathy is the office manager at Weimar Dental in town. We welcome them into our church family, and feel blessed that they have chosen to worship here with us.
Prayers & Concerns:
Doris Albright --- Sam Barr --- Louis Barrilleaux --- Ray Corcoran’ sister & brother-in-law, Arica & Aaron Lancaster --- Mickie Crabtree --- Reverend Ernie & Shirley Dean --- David Disher --- Carrie Eickenroht’s cousin, Gordon --- Carolyn Goldstein --- Pat Greenwood --- Pat Greenwood’s son, Todd --- Tammy Hagedorn’s daughter --- Dale Harstad’s Aunt Gudrun --- Koreen Harstad’s father --- Lloyd & Candace Kocurek --- Gloria & Dale Koehn --- Rory, Garrison & Kennedy Koehn (in the untimely loss of Trish) --- Marian & Jerry Lackey’s daughter-in-law, Jennifer --- Al & Arlene Marshall --- Nell Moser --- Reuben (& Linda) Otto --- Patsy Owens (mother of Terry Braun) --- Kathy Sharp’s friend, Rachel --- Dottie Schoeneberg (& Pastor Glenn) --- Jane Shumbera’s mother, Aline & Jane’s sister, Laurie --- Melvin Shumbera --- Rosie Shumbera --- Pastor Jon Siemsglusz --- Pastor Jon’s son, Brian --- the family of Pastor Jon’s granddaughter (her father-in-law has cancer) --- Stewart Simpson --- Valerie Watson --- Scotty Windham (& Sue) --- those suffering for their faith --- victims of acts of hate & terror --- police officers --- firefighters/1st responders --- our military --- our nation & its leaders
Dates to Remember:
Jan. 6th Epiphany Sunday – Remove Christmas Decorations (after service - dress casual)
Jan. 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th/9 AM - Ladies Community Bible Study
Jan. 10th/10 AM – Ladies Aid Meeting
Jan. 17th/10 AM – Ladies Aid Bible Study
Jan. 27th – Congregational Meeting (after service)
Birthdays for the Month of January
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January 1 Emil Herzik |
January 17 Mike Moss |
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January 4 Gary Thomas |
January 22 Joe Feyrer |
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January 4 Gary Braun |
January 25 Marian Lackey |
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January 8 Esther Reue |
January 30 Connie Barr |
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January 13 Eugene Hoffman |
January 31 Cathy Gardner |
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January 16 Chris Boeer |
January 31 Scotty Windham |
Anniversaries for the Month of January
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January 20 Cathy & Ronnie Pittman |
January 24 Mariette & Allen Bellamy |
THANK YOU TO THE MORENO CHILDREN
Thank you Becca & Christopher Moreno (children of Rebecca & Ele) for loyally helping our ushers with the lighting/extinguishing of the altar candles during our worship services. It is quite helpful, and so nice to know we can rely on both of you to participate in this way.
CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
Our annual Candlelight Service was held on CHRISTMAS EVE. The church is so beautifully decorated at Christmastime; and this special worship service, with carols and scripture, really gets you in the spirit of the season - in celebration of the birth of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ!
LIVING NATIVITY CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
Click Here To View Pictures of Live Nativity Scene
Thank you to all who participated in our Living Christmas this year. It was held on our church grounds on Sunday, December 16th from 6-8 PM. We were blessed with beautiful weather that evening for the event. There were approximately 70 people who attended. Thank you to all who came out the Saturday before to set up, and to all who helped with a speedy cleanup afterwards. I wish to sincerely thank by name the following (& hope I did not forget anyone):
Church Council - for approving this venture
Rebecca Hart & Linda Otto – for sewing costumes
Warren Briggs – Music
Debbi Briggs – Signs & Flyers
Cast: Allen Bellamy, Johnathan Owens (Terry Braun’s nephew), Debbi Briggs, Mary Corcoran, Clara Disher, Jami Georg, Tammy Hagedorn, Rebecca Hart, Melanie King, Lloyd Kocurek, Gloria Koehn, Becca Moreno, Rebecca Moreno, Christopher Moreno, Linda Otto, Cathy Pittman, Mike Shaffer, Dottie Schoeneberg, Glen Schoeneberg, Kathleen Siemsglusz, Travis Summers, Suzy Tielke (& granddaughter & grandson), Tom Tielke
Special 4-Legged Guest: Luigi Goldstein (& Momma was very proud) – Thanks to Travis for the pickup, drop off & tender, loving care of Luigi.
Helpers: Mariette Bellamy, Mickie Crabtree, Shirley Darville, Anna Dodson, Carrie Eickenroht, Cathy Gardner, Dale Harstad, Dale Koehn
Thanks again!
Carolyn Goldstein
MEMORIALS
In memory of Patricia Koehn In memory of Llewellyn Cooper By: Melissa Dittrich, Paula & Jim Rieker By: Paula & Jim Rieker
LADIES AID
Our Ladies Aid Christmas Party was held on December 13th at the home of Carolyn Goldstein, which was beautifully decorated for the season. There were just over a dozen in attendance. The hors d’oeuvres and lunch she had prepared for us were delicious. Dottie Schoenberg brought along her guitar & sheet music, and after lunch led us in a joyful sing-a-long of Christmas carols. A good time was enjoyed by all. We thank you Carolyn, and also your co-hostess: granddaughter Jami, for the very warm and generous hospitality.
Our January meeting will be at the church fellowship hall on Thursday, Jan. 10th at 10 AM. All ladies are welcome.
CAMPUS OUTREACH NEWS
By Christina Eickenroht
Jingle Jammies
Silly as it sounds, the “Jingle Jammies” women’s event that the junior girls in our ministry hosted a few weeks ago marked the moment of a potentially eternally significant decision for a freshman named Sydney.
Toward the end of the evening, I received a string of excited texts from Alice, one of the juniors whom I have been discipling for two and a half years now. Alice was thrilled to tell me that Sydney had just decided to come to New Year’s Conference with us!
Alice, Sydney, and the Gospel of John
Alice met Sydney at one of our large outreach events back in September. One of my greatest joys this semester has been seeing how Alice and other student leaders in our ministry have joyfully and self-sacrificially pursued newcomers like Sydney with the love of Christ.
Sydney came into college seeing Christianity as a joy-killing set of restrictive rules. As she began to spend time around Campus Outreach friends, she started to glimpse the love and joy that marks our student leaders. This compelled Sydney to consider Christ more seriously herself: she and Alice began reading the Bible together in October.
Here are some of Alice’s highlights from reading the Bible with Sydney this semester:
After Fall Fest, Sydney and I started reading John together every Thursday morning. God changes hearts! Though there were two weeks during which I felt like there was no fruit or that her hunger for the Word had decreased, God demonstrated his power to me, and I think to her as well, by changing the way she views His laws.
Game-Changing Conversations:
- Reading John 1: Sydney said she’d never read the Bible so intentionally before and found it interesting to see what specific words meant.
- Reading John 3: We zoned in on verse 8, “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” We talked about evidence and fruit of the Spirit. She said that, like the trees that rustle when the wind blows through them, she wants to be a tree that “rustles” through the movement of the Spirit. That’s when our catchphrase, “Are you rustlin’?” was born.
- Reading John 4: We talked about how Jesus satisfies (John 6) and what we turn to in order to find temporary satisfaction. Prayed through Psalm 119: 41-48 and 65-72. She prayed that God would take out her heart of stone and give her a heat of flesh, that she would delight in His commandments, knowing that they are not established to restrict her but to give her true freedom, and that God would give her a heart that genuinely cares for Him.
- John 5: Sydney asked herself if she wanted to be healed. Conclusion: not sure.
- John 15: BIG turning point. Discussion on how Jesus came and gives us His Word so that His joy may be in us, and that our joy may be full. Talked about differences in branches that bear fruit and those that don’t, with focus on how God is gracious to prune the branches that do bear fruit. She thought about what it looks like to abide in Christ practically.
We praise God for Sydney’s increasing spiritual hunger and her commitment to come to Conference with us! We hope and pray that God would use the context of this Conference to draw Sydney to turn from sin and trust in Jesus for her salvation.
Please Pray With Me
- Personal: That I would find rest and refreshment in the Lord over this Christmas break.
- Spring Semester Planning: That my Staff partner Caleb and I would have wisdom and diligence as we plan for next semester.
- Georgetown Students: That God would compel many Georgetown students to consider Christ this Christmas season. That He would stir in their hearts and compel them to trust and follow Jesus.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from CO Georgetown!
HAVE A BLESSED 2019
Becky McKee, Editor
