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Fall Opportunities for Young Children

Phone in registration begins Tuesday, July 20, 2010 beginning at 8:00 a.m. for Camp Come and Play, Great Pretenders, and Thrilling Thursdays. Visit our Daycamp page for more information or contact Mary Schoenknecht at marys@trinity-ec.org.

Take Your Family to Luther Park

Join Pastor Kurt at Luther Park Bible Camp August 8-13 for family camp close to home. Luther Park is located on Pokegema Lake near Chetek, WI. The adult study will be led by Pastor Kurt and Pastor Kris Linner who have teamed together as leaders for family camp at Outlaw Ranch in the Black Hills. Registration information is available at www.lutherpark.org

Alpha

The Alpha course will be offered on Sunday evenings here at Trinity from 6:00
P.M.–7:45 P.M. beginning on September 12 and ending on November 21.
Interested participants can sign up via our website. You can also register at the Alpha table in the lobby between worship gatherings on Sundays in August. Fifteen participants will be needed for the course. Registration ends on August 29! The cost for the course is $5 which will purchase your participant book. For additional
information, please contact Pastor Jim at jim@trinity-ec.org or see our Alpha page.

Beacon House

Trinity will be hosting the homeless in our area at the Beacon House on Barstow Street on August 1 - August 4. Several volunteers will be needed each day. Please sign-up at Clipboard Central.

• Supper Hosts: (5:30 p.m–7:00 p.m.) Prepare and serve a meal to Beacon House guests. Several volunteers to make a main course, salad, and dessert are needed.
• Evening Hosts: (7:00 p.m–9:00 p.m.) Spend time with Beacon House guests. Perhaps play games, read to children, etc.
• Overnight Hosts: (9:00 p.m.–6:00 a.m.) Stay overnight. You will have your own bedroom.
• Breakfast Hosts: (6:00 a.m–7:30 a.m.) Serve breakfast. Cereal, etc. is provided. You only need to put out breakfast items.

New to Seminary

Trinity’s long standing commitment to developing new church leaders continues. Jami Brieske has been approved by the NW Synod of WI Candidacy Committee and will be enrolled at Luther Seminary, St. Paul starting this fall. Jami is the 10:30 a.m. Worship leader, co-leader of Cross Words Youth Band at Wednesday worship and teaches in the Mondovi school district. Jami, is a graduate of Luther College, Decorah, IA. Trinity’s support will include financial assistance made possible through gifts to the Seminary Fund and the Endowment Trust Fund “Future Church Leaders” restricted fund. Thanks to all who make possible our effort to develop new leaders for the church! Congratulations Jami!

Seniors in Friendship Group

Seniors, Trinity's group for you is called "The Friendship Group". They meet monthly for fellowship and a variety of activities. You are cordially welcome to be a part of this fellowship.

The August meeting will be on Wednesday, August 18, at 10:00 a.m. at Beaver Creek Reserve. Please note that this is the third Wednesday of the month. The presentation by the reserve staff will be on butterflies. Lunch will be catered by Tuggers Café of Augusta. Cost of the program and lunch in $15.00. To make your reservation, mail your payment to Elaine Lonning, 1210 E. Lexington Blvd., Eau Claire, WI 54701 by August 14.

Grants Awarded from Trust Fund

The Trinity Endowment Trust fund board of directors awarded four grants in May. Grant monies come contributions, estate gifts and memorial gifts to the Trust Fund which are invested for perpetuity. Applications for grants are due to the Trinity office by May 1 and November 1 each year. Grants awarded this year include:

• $1000 to Nathaniel Murken who will be a one year missionary with the ELCA Global Missions program in England starting this fall. Nathaniel is a UWEC student from the Appleton area who has volunteered with Trinity for the past two years leading the teen Sunday class, singing with HIS and other youth ministry events. Learn more about volunteer positions with our church at www.elca.org
• $5,790 to Trinity's Noah's Ark Prechool to provide tuition for up to six children from low income families during the coming next year.
• 1000 to initiate a fund that to add video cameras in the Worship Center which will be used during worship to project parts of the service where it's impossible to see aspects of worship up front (baptisms, children's choirs, etc) from a number of seats in the room.
• $500 to supplement the salaries provided college and high school students who are employed in our summer Day Camp ministry.

The Trinity Endowment Trust Fund exists so that your values and legacy of Christian faith will live on and further God's work for generations to come. Gifts to the Endowment Trust Fund become part of a perpetual fund with earnings used to advance Trinity's ministries and global missions.

Travel to Greece

Plans are forming for a Trinity trip in the fall of 2011 to Greece and Turkey. This 11-day tour in the "Footsteps of the Apostle Paul" will include a 3-day cruise with visits to the islands of Mykonos, Rhodes, and charming Lindos. A full brochure will be available this fall. To receive updates as they're available, please contact Pastor Kurt Jacobson kurt@trinity-ec.org or Joel at Higgins Travel joel@higginstravel.com.

Greetings from Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi

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When You Desire Baptism

Baptism is the sacrament of the Lutheran Church in which we are adopted into the family of God and begin a promising new life in Christ. We celebrate Baptisms of children, youth and adults throughout the year.

If you desire to be baptized or wish to present a child for baptism, please consider the following upcoming Sundays: July 25, August 8 and August 22. When you have chosen a date or would like more information, please email or call one of the pastors to begin the arrangements for baptism.

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