God is Love
Lutheran Church
511 North Commerce Street
Lewisburg, OH 45338
Eat
More
Yogurt
Have you ever heard of “cause marketing”?
Me neither. I ran across the term in an article I was reading about attracting 20 and
30 year old people to church. The article
explained that big corporations have figured out that this younger generation has
deep care for so many things, and so they
have developed “cause marketing” in order
to link their products to a greater good.
They realize that people are so worried
about how they can change the world that
it will influence what sort of products they
will buy. Intriguing idea. I wanted to
know more.
I found out that one of the first "cause
marketing" campaigns occurred in 1976
through a partnership between the Marriott
Corporation and the March of Dimes. Marriott’s objective was to generate media
coverage for the opening of their 200-acre
family entertainment center, Marriott’s
Great America in Santa Clara, CA. The
March of Dimes' objective was to greatly
increase fundraising while motivating the
collection of pledges by the program’s
The Chimes February 2011
deadline. The promotion was conducted
simultaneously in 67 cities throughout the
Western United States. It exceeded all
goals to become the most successful promotion in the history of the western chapters of the March of Dimes, while providing
hundreds of thousands of dollars in free
publicity and stimulating the recordbreaking opening of the Marriott entertainment complex.
Probably the one cause
marketing campaign
that has hit our house is
saving the pink Yoplait
yogurt tops. For each
Yoplait yogurt top returned the company will
make a donation toward
breast cancer research. We eat a lot of yogurt. So maybe we should be out looking
for a big cooperate sponsor. Like Charmin
for instance. I can hear the commercial
now. “Use Charmin and support the ministries of Trinity Lutheran Church.” They
could call it the flush for Christ campaign.
Too far? Sorry mom.
Seriously, this concept of cause marketing
shows us that there is an up and coming
generation of people who truly want to
make the world a better place. They want
to contribute and make a difference. This
is great news for churches like ours.
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A reminder about
HIPPA
from Lutheran
Social Services
HIPPA stands for
the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The
privacy regulations section of the HIPPA required
health-care providers to increase the protection of
patient health information. As of 2003, health –
care providers were required to give consumers
greater control over who received their personal
health information. This meant major changes for
health care providers, and for patients’ and the
clergy who provide pastoral care to them.
What information will a hospital or nursing
home give your pastor?
Prior to HIPPA clergy were often given
generous amounts of information about patients.
Pastors often viewed admissions lists or received
updates on members of their congregations. Under HIPPA information is much more restricted.
If a patient does not object, most health care facilities will list the patient’s name in the facility directory. For additional information a signed authorization must be completed or the patient must
share the information directly with his or her pastor.
Because of the implementation of HIPPA
privacy regulations, hospitals may not freely provide information about your admission or care.
Patients must take a more active role in making
sure their families, friends and pastors can find
them. Make sure that someone calls the pastor to
let them know of your admission. The more information that you provide directly to the pastor,
the more readily the pastor care can be provided
Hospitals and other health-care facilities are
permitted to utilize a patient directory. By including your name in the facility directory, you are giving permission for this question to be answered:
“In what room is Mrs. Henderson?” If you object to being listed in the directory, the health care
facility cannot confirm or deny that you are at that
facility.
It was the annual grudge match football game between the large animals and the small animals. In the
first half, the big animals crushed the little critters.
But the second half, things had turned around. The
big animals' stars - the elephant, rhino and hippo were all tackled for huge losses. "Who's making all
those tackles?" asked the small critter's coach. "I
am," said the centipede. "Why weren't you here earlier when we needed
you?" the coach yelled.
The centipede replied, "I
was having my ankles
taped."
“The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to
all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of
them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will
save them.” – Psalms 145:18-19
Pancake Feed
February 27, 2011
8:30-9:30am
HERE @ TRINITY!
Editors Definition: Pancake Feed1) Breakfast meal.
2) A Nebraska term, meaning to eat one’s weight in pancakes and tasty sausage with many toppings to choose
from…
JOIN the celebration of another year for: Future
Athletes Sharing Together Basketball, Respect and
Christ (F.A.S.T.B.R.A.C.) Basketball!!! All players
and families and the congregation are invited!
Come eat and celebrate a day of fellowship
with our youth. See Pastor Brent or Charlotte
Parsons for more details.
Laughter… Good for the Soul:
*My grandfather is hard of hearing so he has to
read lips, which I don't mind so much, I just
wish he didn't use that yellow highlighter.
The Second Sunday Fellowship Meal
will be on Sunday February 13.
13 Norma
Wright suggests to: “Think Valentines
Day and bring a love note to share along
with your favorite dishes. Pray for good
weather so we do not have change
dates!” Our lovely Hot Pads will be the
hostess.
*Why is an elephant big, gray and wrinkled?
Because if he was small, white and round,
he'd be an aspirin.
*My best friend became addicted to line dancing. It got so bad he had to enter a two step
program.
*There was once a young man who wanted to become a great writer and to write stuff that millions of people would read and react to on an
emotional level, cry, howl in pain and anger, so
now he works for Microsoft, writing error
messages.
*Did you hear about the dyslexic agnostic who
stayed up all night debating the existence of
Dog?
Duffel/Tote bag drive
with toiletry items needed.
I am collecting duffel & tote bags, toiletry
items for men and women.
My goal is to collect 200 duffel/tote bags and
place toiletry items such as soap, toilet paper,
tooth paste and tooth brushes, wash cloth and
hand towel, deodorant, razor, shaving creme,
shampoo and conditioner and so on. These
items will be distributed to shelters in our
area. For more info, please contact me, Debbie Moore at 937-554-5260. I would like to
thank those of you who have already dropped items
off to me at the church. It is greatly appreciated.
*A man's wife was in labor with their first child
and suddenly she began to shout, "Shouldn't,
couldn't wouldn't, didn't, can't!!" She was having contractions."
*Pablo Picasso surprised a burglar at work in his
studio. The burglar got away, but Picasso told
the police he could do a rough sketch of what he
looked like. On the basis of his drawing, the
police arrested a mother superior, a washing
machine, and the Eiffel tower.
*What do you call a nun who walks in her sleep?
A roaming catholic.
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LUTHER’S PRACTICAL PROGRAMME
TO REVIVE YOUR PRAYER LIFE
PRAYING THE PSALMS
Luther taught that praying the Psalms brings us: “into
joyful harmony” with God’s Word and God’s Will.
“Whoever begins to pray the Psalms earnestly and regularly will
soon take leave of those other light and personal little devotional
prayers and say, ‘Ah, there is not the juice, the strength, the passion, the fire which you find in the Psalms. Anything else tastes
too cold and too hard.’”
STRUCTURE PRAYER
Luther also recommended that we structure our prayers
according to The Apostle’s Creed and the Catechism, to
connect doctrine and devotion. He also recommended
praying according to The Ten Commandments, meditating on each item as instruction, thanksgiving, confession and petition. By meditating on the instruction, giving thanks for the blessings that flow from these principles, confessing where we have personally failed in
obeying and applying these commands, and as petition
to being able to honour and obey God’s Word in our
daily lives, would revive our prayer lives.
SPIRITUAL WARFARE
Luther lived daily exposed to what he called the
“Anfectung,” the unbridled, vicious assault of Satan. At
times, it seemed as if the whole world was against him,
as well as the flesh and the devil. In the midst of this
spiritual warfare, Luther’s enriching approach to prayer
strengthened him. The Apostle’s Creed, The Lord’s
Prayer, The Ten Commandments, The Catechism and
the Psalms deepened and focused his prayer life.
In his preface to the “Larger Catechism,” Luther wrote:
“We know that our defence lies in prayer. We are too weak to
resist the devil and his vassels. Let us hold fast to the weapons of
the Christian; they enable us to combat the devil… our enemies
may mock at us. But we shall oppose both men and the devil if we
maintain ourselves in prayer and if we persist in it.”
OUR FIRST PRIORITY
Luther recommended a set time for personal devotions,
early morning or at night, and warned against postponing them for any “more urgent business.”
FLINT FOR THE FLAMES
He thought that one should see The Ten Commandments as a school textbook, a songbook, a penitential
book, and as a prayer book. He advised that that one
take The Ten Commandments as one’s structure for
prayer on one day, a Psalm or a chapter of the Holy
Scripture for another day, and use them “as flint and steel
to kindle a flame in the heart.”
PRAYING THE LORD’S PRAYER
“A Simple Way To Pray” gives some examples of the intercessions Luther was inspired to pray on the basis of
The Lord’s Prayer: “Hallowed be Thy Name. Yes, Lord God,
dear Father, Hallowed be Your Name, both in us and throughout
the whole world. Destroy and root out the abominations, idolatry
and heresy of all false teachers and fanatics who wrongly use Your
Name and in scandalous ways take it in vain and horribly blaspheme it…Dear Lord God, convert and restrain them… restrain
those who are unwilling to be converted so that they may be forced
to cease from misusing, defiling and dishonoring Your Holy Name
and for misleading the poor people. Amen.
“Thy Kingdom Come. O dear Lord, God and Father, convert
them and defend us… so that they with us and we with them may
serve You and Your Kingdom in true faith and unfeigned love and
that from Your Kingdom which has begun, we may enter into
Your eternal Kingdom. Defend us against those who will not turn
away their might and power for the destruction of Your Kingdom
so that when they are cast down from their thrones and humbled,
they will have to cease from their efforts. Amen.
“Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. O dear Lord, God
and Father, You know that the world, if it cannot destroy Your
Name or root our Your Kingdom, is busy day and night with
wicked tricks and schemes, strange conspiracies and intrigues, huddled together in secret counsel, giving mutual encouragement and
support, raging and threatening and going about with every evil
intention to destroy Your Name, Word, Kingdom and children…
for Your sake gladly, patiently and joyously enable us to bear
every evil, cross and adversity, and thereby acknowledge, test and
experience Your benign, gracious and perfect Will…
“Give us this day our daily bread. Protect us against war and
disorder. Grant to all rulers’ good counsel and a will to preserve
their subjects in tranquility and justice. O God, grant that all
people be diligent and display charity and loyalty towards each
other. Give us favourable weather and good harvests…
“Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against
us. O dear Lord, God and Father, enter not into judgment
against us because no person living is justified before You. Do not
counter it against us as a sin that we are so unthankful for Your
ineffable goodness, spiritual and physical, with that we stray so
many times each day. Do not look upon how good or how wicked
we have been but only upon the infinite compassion, which You
have bestowed upon us in Christ, Your dear Son. Amen. Also,
grant forgiveness to those who have harmed or wronged us, as we
forgive them from our hearts…we would much rather that they be
saved with us. Amen
“Lead us not into temptation. Keep us fit and alert, eager and
diligent in Your Word and service, so that we do not become complacent, lazy and slothful as though we had already achieved everything. In that way the fearful devil cannot fall upon us, surprise us
and deprive us from of Your precious Word or store up strife and
factions among us and lead us into other sin and disgrace…
“And deliver us from evil. This wretched life is so full of misery
and calamity, of danger and uncertainty, so full of malice and
faithlessness… but You, dear Father, know our frailty. Therefore
help us to pass safety through so much wickedness and villainy…”
Continued from page 1
Assisting Ministers
February, March
We need to let these people know that
there is no greater difference to be made
in our world than to work for God’s coming
Kingdom. Nothing can change our world
for the better than people whose lives
have been transformed by the gospel and
are living out Kingdom values here and
now. We have the thing people are looking for. Leading someone to Christ and
seeing Christ change that person’s eternity; there is no greater difference to
make in someone’s life. We have the
thing people are looking for. We can help
them make a difference.
So if you have that 20 or 30 year old
son or daughter or grandson or granddaughter or neighbor or co-worker who
thinks the church is irrelevant for today,
challenge them to come and work in the
kitchen some Wed. night or volunteer to
referee for FASTBRAC or unload food for
the food pantry or join our high school
students on a summer mission trip. Let
them see how Trinity is a church that is
making a difference.
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
Karen Sink
Marsha Jones
Jean Horstman
Terry Good
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
Karen Sink
Lalah Kline
Pat Schroeder
Jean Horstman
Readers
February, March
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
Vanessa Ras
Charlotte Parsons
Liz Shumaker
Ted Sink
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
Charlotte Parsons
Gayle Treadway
Roger Kline
Karen Ras
See you Sunday at the life changing place,
As we pray one for another, we remember:
Barb Aldrich, Sandy Bailey,
Adam Buchlew, Mabel Dennull,
Rickey Dennull, Dick Gearheart. Ed Geisler,
Marge Gettinger, Clara Hickman,
Andy Klingenburger,
Bill and Mary Catheryn Larsh,
Joe Leugers, Pat Leugers, Travis Leugers,
Mary Kay LeFeld, Jacob Lorenzen,
Anthony Pizzo, Cayden Powell, Karen Ramey,
Angela Rawlins, The Family of Lezlie Shively,
Randall and Ryan Stone, Mary Studebaker,
Gladys Swank, Bonnie Tucker,
and several unspoken requests.
“And this is the confidence that we have in him,
that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he
hears us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions
that we desired of him.” – 1 John 5:14-15
“He who gossips with you,
will gossip of you.”
Irish quote
Our prayer chain is being updated– please watch
your mailboxes for the updated list.
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www.trinitylewisburg.org
February
BIRTHDAYS
JIMMY ANDERSON
DON WRIGHT III
RYLAND FOSTER
JOSEPHINE HARRIS
CHERYL SCHEIDING
GREG RAS
HARRIET HOLBERT
DAWN GIBBONEY
LIZ SHUMAKER
SARA BIERLY
ROB FIELDS
BOB GETTINGER
KESLEY MANGAN
TERRI DAVIS
TAYLOR OFFENBACKER
RYAN GRIMME
MARC ANDERSON
HUNTER GIBBONEY
2-04
2-04
2-08
2-11
2-13
2-14
2-17
2-19
2-19
2-20
2-20
2-20
2-20
2-21
2-21
2-22
2-23
2-25
Trinity Lutheran Church Council
Minutes from the January 25, 2011 meeting
were not available at press time.
TRI#ITY LUTHERA#’S CHURCH COU#CIL
Pastor Brent Cavendish
Carol Gebhart
Terry Good (President)
Brenda Gullickson
Jean Horstman (Secretary)
Lalah Kline
Corey Mangan
Vince Reed (Vice-President)
Ted Sink
Carrie Steele
962-2037
884-5228
962-9336
962-4751
833-5737
962-4893
962-2141
884-7140
962-2293
884-7109
Mason Jars with lids needed.
I am working on gifts for our neighbors in our local nursing
homes. I am in need of mason jars with lids, (quart size and
smaller) I am decorating the lids and rims and then will fill with
goodies to distribute for birthdays and holidays. For more info
or if you would like to help, please contact Debbie Moore
at 937-554-5260.
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February
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
1
8 S&C 10-12
Scouts
6-8p
FASTBRAC
3:15-4:30
Boys BB 4:30
-5:30
2
SCE 9-10am
Choir 9:30-10
Neighbor
Night 5-7pm
FB 6-7pm
Girl Scouts 6
-8p
3
S&C 10-12
Girls BB
2:30-5:30p
Brookville
Boys BB
5:30-8:30
4
SCE 9-10am
FB 10-11am
Sat
5
Fastbrac
9a-12:30pm
6
WT - 8:30am
SS - 9:30am
W- 10:30am
7SCE 9-10am
FB 10-11am
FASTBRAC
3:15-4:30
Boys bb
4:30-5:30p
Mens BB
6-8p
Scouts 6-8p
8 S&C 10-12
Scouts
6-8p
FASTBRAC
3:15-4:30
Boys BB 4:30
-5:30
8
SCE 9-10am
Choir 9:30-10
Neighbor
Night 5-7pm
FB 6-7pm
10
S&C 10-12
Girls BB
2:30-5:30p
Brookville
Boys BB
5:30-8:30
11
12
SCE 9-10am
FB 10-11am
Fastbrac
9a-12:30pm
13
WT -8:30
SS/R&P - 9:30
W - 10:30am
14
SCE 9-10am
FB 10-11am
Boys BB
FASTBRAC
3:15-4:30
Mens BB
6-8pm
15
S&C 10-12
Scouts
6-8p
16
SCE 9-10am
Choir 9:30-10
17
S&C 10-12
Girls BB
2:30-5:30p
Brookville
Boys BB
5:30-8:30
18
19
SCE 9-10am
FB 10-11am
Fastbrac
9a-12:30pm
20
WT - 8:30am
SS/R&P - 9:30
W - 10:30am
21
SCE 9-10am
FB 10-11am
Boys BB
FASTBRAC
3:15-4:30
Mens BB
6-8pm
22
S&C 10-12
Scouts
6-8pm
24
S&C 10-12
Girls BB
2:30-5:30p
Brookville
Boys BB
5:30-8:30
25
26
SCE 9-10am
FB 10-11am
Fastbrac
9a-12:30pm
27
WT - 8:30
SS/R&P - 9:30
W - 10:30am
28
SCE 9-10am
FB 10-11am
Boys BB
2nd Sunday
Fellowship
Meal
PANCAKE
FEED!!!!!!
8:30-9:30am
Mens BB
6-8pm
Scouts 6-8p
CC Mtg. 7pm
Neighbor
Night 5-7pm
Girl Scouts
6-8pm
23
SCE 9-10am
Choir 9:30-10
Neighbor
Night 5-7pm
FB 6-7pm
Key:
FB– Food Bank
S&C– Shuffleboard & Cards
SCE - Senior Exercise
SS - Sunday School
WT - Welcome Table
**- Multiple Events Scheduled–
Call office
PLEASE NOTE:
Not all events are listed on this calendar– it is for
general information only. This calendar changes
on a daily basis.
PLEASE CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE if you have
questions, to schedule your group, or to check
facility availability.
Future Athletes
Sharing Together
Basketball, Respect, and Christ
Trinity Lutheran Church
511 North Commerce Street
Lewisburg Ohio, 45338
Office Phone: 937-962-2741
Fax: 937-962-4165
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.trinitylewisburg.org
Sunday Service time: 10:30am
Our Pastor:
The Rev. Brent Cavendish ( [email protected])
Parish Administrator
Christopher M. Sturm ([email protected])
Organist: Karen Ras Praise 2 U Director: Kris Howell
Be sure to check the next Chimes
for more details about:
Mid-Week Lenten Worship
The Sedar meal
#eighbor #ight
Building and Property Committee Update
FASTBRAC and SERVE
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and
sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to
the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints
and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” – Hebrews 4:12
“For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: you
shall weep no more: he will be very gracious unto you
at the voice of your cry; when he shall hear it, he will
answer you.” – Isaiah 30:19