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2015 - 16Concert

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5201 Spring Cypress RdSpring Texas 77379

281.376.5773TrinityKlein.org

1/2 mile W of Kuykendahl

Sunday, October 25th 4:00 pm

Houston Brass BandRobert Walp, Music Director

Sunday, November 22nd4:00 pm

Fidelis Quartet

Sunday, December 13th7:00 pm

A Concordia ChristmasConcordia Lutheran High School

Jonathan Held & Michael PalomakiDirectors

Sunday, January 31st4:00 pm

Hymn Festival: “Come Christians

Join To Sing” Melvin Schiwart, Organist

Tuesday, March 8th7:00 pm

Concordia Chicago Wind Symphony

Dr. Richard Fischer, Conductor

Sunday, February 21st4:00 pm

Houston WindsFred Angerstein, Conductor

Sunday, April 24th4:00 pm

Houston Bronze EnsembleBill Nave, Artistic Director

Sunday, September 27th4:00 pm

Alturas Duo

Trinity Lutheran School ... YOUR SchoolThe students of TLS are very involved with service for the greater community. They touch the lives of many who have unique needs. Since the beginning of this school year, they have already assisted the families of three local children who are battling cancer: Isabelle Meade, Grant Wahle and Gordon Tayloe. Funds were also raised for the family of Deputy Goforth. Our students continue to touch others through Peach’s Neet Feet and The Gladiators. It is always a great day when we can bring some sunshine to those who have the darkness of disease in their lives.

Please feel free to join us for our annual Fall Festival. This year it will be held on Sunday, Nov. 8, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Walk over to the playground/pavilion area after church and join us for some food and fun!

Basketball season is upon us, and there will be many opportunities to cheer the Eagles on to victory. Please check the online calendar to see if there is a game or tournament you would like to attend.

We still have a few openings in most grades. If you would like to schedule a tour or simply get more information about TLS, please feel free to call or send an email.

Brenda BurdickDirector of Curriculum and Admissions281-376-5810 / burdickb@trinityklein.org

TLS students brought much-needed canned goods to restock the pantry operated by the church. This pantry supplies food for many families in the community.

There will be a very special school chapel service held Nov. 11 at

8:15 a.m. This service will include our annual tribute to veterans and first responders. If you are one of these very special people or just want to join us for this special

service, please mark your calendar and plan to attend. If you have any

questions, please contact Cyndie Green.

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MEET GOD Worship@ by Pastor Chris Singer Gratitude and Deep Breathing

I awoke in the morning to crisp air with no humidity, a rarity for Houston living. Grabbing my coffee I chose to do something that is even more rare for me. I decided to try and sit still and take in the beauty of the morning alone in my backyard. It was really a lot harder than it sounds. The first few moments had my mind racing with so many of the “next things” that I needed to do. I could feel my heart starting to race a bit faster as I began to take bigger gulps of coffee making mental lists of details to be accomplished. I started panicking a bit as I felt the “to do” list pile up on me. And that’s when it happened; I took a deep breath. I am not sure why I did it. I do remember as kid my mom always telling me to “take a deep breath.” She would usually say this when I was either throwing a fit or fixin’ to say something that I would regret. Maybe through all her hard work and challenges with me I found something that stuck!?! I started wishing I could call her and tell her. But I can’t. She died a year ago this month. Some deep pain is buried there for me and now my heart pounds hard as the tears well up in my eyes. So I take another deep breath. Then I began to wonder what was behind her sage advice. So I googled it. Turns out that science has proven that deep breathing is the way God gave to our bodies to stimulate a parasympathetic reaction, or a calming response to stress. Deep breathing helps to slow down the heart rate, relax the body, bring energy mentally and physically, as well as lower blood pressure. So I slowly took another deep breath. And that’s when I heard it; well more accurately, that’s when I focused and actually listened. The beautiful melody of a song bird who was sitting up in the tree above me. With my racing thoughts and pounding heart I had been watching it sit up on that branch facing the rising sun, but I wasn’t really hearing it; until now. More deep breaths and I could feel the calm wash over me. I believe that God has given us another gift that works like deep breathing but has a more deeply and spiritually calming effect on our soul; Gratitude. Ephesians 5:20 encourages us to “…give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Gratefulness calms our soul like deep breathing calms the body. When we recount God’s faithfulness in our lives, it brings clarity to our faith and trust in Him. I invite you to read that verse from Ephesians as well as this chorus by Helen H. Lemmel out loud at your Thanksgiving celebration this year: Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of His glory and grace.Then invite everyone to take a deep breath, give thanks, and dig in! Happy Thanksgiving to you and may the faithfulness of God’s love in Jesus be a blessing to you and your family!

November Nursery HoursNursery is open to all children ages 2 months –

Kindergarten age. On Sundays we encourage children ages 3 and up to attend 9:50 a.m. Sunday School.

Sundays: 8:20 a.m. to end of 11:00 a.m. service

Tuesdays: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Young Mothers Bible Study

Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ladies Bible Study/GriefShare

6:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Kids/Youth Grow Groups/Church

Nursery is offered for other Ministry Programs as they specify in their advertising.

We appreciate donations of Goldfish, animal crackers, Cheerios, pretzels, Kleenex, baby wipes, Clorox wipes

Nursery questions or interested in serving in our nursery, contact Stephanie Warner at

warners@trinityklein.org or 281-290-4961.

Beginning Nov. 1, white non-alcoholic wine will

be provided in the center of each tray for those who

prefer not to consume alcoholic beverages.

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Grow to Know GodTo register for our new Sunday morning adult Bible

classes, go to https://trinityklein.infellowship.com/Forms/296384. If you do not already have an InFellowship account set up, click on “Sign Up” in the bottom right corner. Be

sure to use the email you have on file with us. You may also register on Sunday, November 1, using the

bulletin insert. We will have a table on FLC Main Street to accept applications.

GROW GROUP SOur first Grow Group Campaign “I Am Trinity Klein” has come to a conclusion. We had 53 groups meeting, with 21 deciding to continue to meet. The groups had an average of 330 people attending each week. Children’s Ministry had an average of 170 on Wednesday. What an incredible blessing to have so many in the Word at one time!

We are so thankful for our Host leaders and the volunteers that helped to develop, launch and implememnt this ministry.If you are interested in connecting with a Grow Group, please contact Pastor John Cordrey at cordreyj@trinityklein.org or his assistant, Rosemary Alyea, at alyear@trinityklein.org

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Serve and Love GodHamburger Day

50+ Trip

will meet Nov. 5, at 10:30 am in room 116 of the Family Life Center for games and a burger meal for $6. Pastor Ralph

Sackschewsky with give his testimony about thankfulness. The Trinity School 7th and 8th graders will help serve. Everyone is ask to

bring hygiene and/or toys that will be used as the bingo prizes. These boxes will be shipped

to children around the world through Operation Christmas Child.

GIFT SUGGESTIONS:• Toys

• School Supplies• Hygiene Items

• Other: Socks, ball caps, sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, etc.

DO NOTE INCLUDE used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns,

knives or military figures; chocolate or food; out of date candy; liquids or lotion; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snow globes or glass containers;

aerosol cans.If you have in questions about this project,

please contact Jean Smith in the Church Office.

Friday, Nov. 13, the bus will leave at 10:00 a.m. for lunch and a tour of St.

Arnold’s Brewery. Cost is $7.50/person. Drinks and food are extra. RSVP to Jean

Smith in the church office.

GriefShare and DivorceCare for adults and children will end the fall semester on Nov.19. Watch for dates and details about the upcoming spring semester.

Cancer Care Ministry My wife, Ann, battled cancer as a child, and my mother overcame

breast cancer in the early 2000’s. Cancer is that ugly disease that has affected so many of our lives. Have you directly been affected by

cancer? Perhaps you or a member of your family is currently battling cancer or has battled cancer in the past. If so, I would like to invite

you to meet with me on Sunday, Dec. 6 in FLC 116 to help me begin to envision what a Cancer Care Ministry could and should look like here at Trinity. Please be praying for God’s blessings upon this future

ministry. - Pastor Gene Johnson

Second Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.

at Aviator’s Grill. Table games will be

played. If you have any questions, contact Kitty

Nowotnik at 281-528-8785.

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Go & Share God

Trinity Ablaze in Kenyaby Melissa Kasper

Last summer I had the privilege to serve the wonderful Kenyan people in a little town called Insinya. While at Baylor, I took four semesters of Kiswahili with the intentions of going on the TAIK trip, and with the hopes of not needing a translator. My ambitions were a little high, and I definitely still needed a translator, but it was so neat to have a conversation with the people who visited the clinic in their own language, and actually (sort of) understand what they were saying! I cannot begin to describe just how kind and welcoming the people of Kenya are. While we were certainly there for a purpose- to be the hands and feet of Jesus and to provide care their eyes, and more importantly, their spiritual lives, I felt like we were more blessed by them than they were by us. Mwalimu, (my Swahili professor at Baylor,) would tell our class stories how generous and gentle of a people they are, and I saw that over and over again in my time there. I saw it in the mothers who would watch and take care of children who weren’t their own in the clinic. I saw it in the children whose lives were dedicated to taking care of their grandparents. I saw it in the patience of the patients we served, and their gratitude once they were cared for. I saw it in the deep respect and pride they had as a people.

I’m incredibly thankful for the opportunity to have gone to Kenya. Experiencing a drastically different culture and seeing first-hand how they live was fascinating. Being pushed out of my comfort zone was something I needed, and I walked away with a deep appreciation of the blessings I have. Kenya left a lasting impression of the simple, honest and pure way we should love, and gave a true personification of Jesus in a way I have never experienced before. We planted many seeds and shared the love of Jesus in our time there, but the Kenyans embraced us and blessed us in many ways too, whether they realized it or not. They are a special people, and I hope to have the opportunity to go back! There are a few trips coming up in the Spring, including a medical trip, as well as the vision clinic, with later dates to allow teachers and students to go. Keep your eyes open for more details on these opportunities!

“We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own home to remedy

this kind of poverty.” – Mother TeresaDid you know that 250,000 children enter foster care each year

in the US? Did you also know that 20,000 “age out” (turn 18 and are on their own) each year without ever being adopted? Did

you know that in Klein ISD alone there are 8 facilities that house foster kids? (Residential Treatment Centers) Did you know there are many things that can be done for foster kids without fostering or adopting? We are called to “take up the cause of the fatherless.” If you want to learn more about how to make a difference in a

child’s life, consider attending a free conference Nov. 14. Sign up at www.orphancaresolutions.com. If you would like to get involved in some way, contact MaryAnn Day of Springing

Hope 1:27, Trinity’s adoption and orphan care ministry at springdays@outlook.com or call 832-585-2931.

A number of Trinity members have been volunteering with foster kids through Klein ISD. If you want to know more about this

program, we would love to share our stories and give you more information on the programs that are always in need of more

volunteers. No experience necessary!James 1:27 “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and

faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”

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Nov. 23 in FLC 116.“After you have thought about

your earthly blessings, take some time and meditate on your spiritual blessings from the Lord. Think of your baptism where the Lord adopted you into His family and gave you forgiveness of your sins, life, and salvation.” James Schroeder, LCMS Foundation

– A “Life Quote” from Lutherans For Life

Have you checked out Pastor Gene’s weekly blog?

Visit http://deliveringshalom.blogspot.com or find it on our

Facebook page each Tuesday!

Altar FlowersMembers who wish to

commemorate a special occasion may donate a flower

arrangement for a Sunday church service. Please sign

the book located on the table on the west side in the church lobby. A member of the Anna Circle will call and verify the

information and order the arrangement for you. The cost

is $50 per arrangement.

Thank you to everyone who joined the Prayer Shawl Team on the Sunday that we blessed the prayer shawls. There are now 18 on the team and we are still looking to add to that number. People continue to need our care and these shawls are just a part of the care that we provide.

Other care opportunities include the Prayer Team, the Visitation Team and the Funeral Care Team. For more information, contact Jean Smith at smithj@trinityklein.org

To Our Trinity Family, Thank you for al l of your kind-hearted

expressions of sympathy shown to our family at the death of my mother, Izil la Jackson Fleck.

Your kindness continues to be a source of comfort to us. We are thankful and grateful for your

thoughtfulness.

God’s Blessings, John Fleck and Family

Trinity Contact Information5201 Spring Cypress Rd.

Spring, TX 77379Church Phone: 281-376-5773

Church Fax: 281-251-7021Emergency Phone Number: 281-290-4933