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Trinity Trumpeter
Serving Christ Since 1901 November 2023
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK This month is the beginning of the festival 9:15 a.m. Bible Study about the work of
Dear Saints in our Lord Jesus Christ! part of the church year in Advent. Rejoice “The Voice of the Martyrs.”
that you have a wonderful place to be
Our Stewardship Theme for 2024 is divinely served by God in Word and 3. The Last Sunday in the Church Year,
“I Am with You Always.” The biblical Sacrament as you receive His bountiful also called “Christ the King Sunday”, is
inspiration for this theme comes from gifts for your body and soul! Giving Nov 26. The theme for the lessons is the
Matthew 28: 18-20. proportionately means that we give a set “2nd Coming and Return of Christ”; this is
“And Jesus came and spoke to them, percentage of our income for the Gospel also called the “Parousia.” He is coming
saying, ‘All authority has been given work of the Lord Jesus Christ in our local again in glory to judge the living and the
to Me in heaven and on earth. Go congregation and in the church-at-large in dead. He comes to raise our bodies unto
therefore and make disciples of all the the LCMS. God bless our receiving and life everlasting. Come Lord Jesus!
nations, baptizing them in the name our giving. We walk by faith and as
of the Father and of the Son and of cheerful givers! 4. Thanksgiving Day Service
the Holy Spirit, teaching them to Thursday, Nov. 23 10:00 a.m.
observe all things that I have The Lord bless our singing and rejoicing Thanks for our church, home and country.
commanded you; and lo, I am with and thanks giving this month!
you always, even to the end of the In Christ Jesus, 5. The First Sunday in Advent is Dec. 3
age.’” Pastor Nehrenz Communion is at both services. As the
new church year begins, we prepare for
THREE PLEDGE SUNDAYS: FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL Christmas with repentant hearts focusing
November 5, 12, 19 SERVICES THIS MONTH: on the Old Testament promises of
You will receive pledge information Immanuel, God with us, born of the virgin
from the Board of Stewardship by 1. This month, we celebrate All Saints Mary at Bethlehem. The Lutheran Hour
email, with a cover letter, the 2024 Day on Sunday Nov. 5. Communion is at Ministries Advent devotional booklet will
church work program and an annual both services. For all the Saints who have be available that day; the theme is “What
pledge card. It is also included in this died before us- we rejoice in their victory! Child is This?”
newsletter. Each family is asked to We will recall all those in our
complete the pledge card and bring it congregation who have died this past year 6. The first Advent Vespers Service is
to church to be presented at the and gone into heaven. We will toll the Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. There
church altar. It will be kept in the bell as each name is read out loud during will be a soup and salad supper at 6:30
wooden pledge box on the altar all the service. p.m. The theme this year is “O Savior,
year. Rend the Heavens Wide” from LSB Hymn
2. On Sunday Nov. 5, we will also focus 355.
May the Lord bless all of us as we on “International Day of Prayer for the
cheerfully pledge our “Time, Talent Persecuted Church as we pray on behalf
and Treasures” to invest our gifts of of the many Christians around the world
grace in the Lord’s work in our who have put their lives at risk because of
congregation! their faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. We
will also have a presentation during the
BOARDS AND COUNCIL NORMAN CIRCUIT PASTORS MTG Trinity Lutheran Church
We THANK YOU all for Thursday, Nov. 16 in Sulphur 603 Classen Blvd.
serving in our congregation! Vicar will attend. Norman, Oklahoma 73071
405-321-3443
Council meets on
November 12th at 6:30 p.m. PASTOR NEHRENZ, as Oklahoma Webpage:
Board Meetings: District President, will attend the LCMS www.tlcnorman.org
*Elders – Sun. Nov 12th .. ................. 1:30 p.m. Council of Presidents meeting at Concordia Article Submissions:
*Education – Wed. Nov 1st .............. 7:00 p.m. University Irvine, California from Monday newsletter@tlcnorman.org
*Evangelism – Wed. Nov 1st ………6:30 p.m. Nov. 13 to Saturday, Nov. 18. Vicar Bruss (due by 18th of the month)
*School Board – Wed. Nov 1st ....... 2:00 p.m. will handle the parish responsibilities during
*Stewardship – Tues. Nov 7th .......... 7:00 p.m. those days.
*Trustees – Tues. Nov 7th ….… ....... 9:00 a.m.Trinity Trumpeter 2
VOTERS MEETING CHOIR
Sunday Nov. 19 at 1:00 p.m. Rehearsals on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
(after the LWML Thanksgiving Choir Director Timothy Schmidt welcomes all
dinner at 12:00 noon.) teens, college students, and adults! We sing
- 2024 Work Program presentation praises to our Lord and Savior in joyful song! We
and vote will need your voices and musical gifts in praise
- Board reports to our King!
- Discuss 2025 options for a future pastor after Pastor
Nehrenz retires on December 31, 2025. SENIORS
All communicant members over 18 years old plan to attend and
become a voter! We have an exciting month ahead. Our 1st meeting will be
Thursday, November 2nd at 11:15 a.m. A short devotional will
THANKSGIVING TURKEY MEAL be held followed by a brief business meeting followed by a
Sunday, Nov. 19 at 12:00 Noon potluck lunch. Our speaker this month will be a panel of 6
Come enjoy food, fellowship and thanksgiving at this meal veterans from the Norman VA.
provided by the women of the LWML. Free-will donations are
appreciated. Our trip will be on Friday the 17th. We will leave at 9:15 a.m.
for the Women’s Aviation Museum located by the Will Rogers
Airport. The place to eat will be discussed at the Nov meeting.
Sunday, November 5 Pray to see all you seniors this month.
ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion - Divine Service CONGREGATION FELLOWSHIP BBQ
9:15 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Class AND BEDLAM O.U. /O.S.U TAILGATE
10:30 a.m. Holy Communion – Divine Service Saturday, Nov. 4th
The TLC Fellowship Committee is planning a tailgate party
• Tolling of the bells for all of our church members and before the BEDLAM GAME on Saturday, November 4th. The
worldwide martyrs who died since last Nov. 1 and are now festivities are from 1:30 p.m. and last until the start of the
rejoicing with the saints and angels in heaven game at 2:30 p.m. We will meet in the church parking lot and
watch the game on the TV in the Fellowship Hall. In the event
• Consecrated pledges presented at BOTH services of rain, we will meet in the church. Meat will be furnished by
the committee, and all you need to bring is a side dish and a
lawn chair. Games will be provided for the children during the
CHURCH OFFICES CLOSED for Thanksgiving game with adult supervision.
November 22nd - 24th ELC will be closed November 20-24th.
CHURCH DECORATING FOR ADVENT
An Opportunity to be a Part of the ESL Ministry It’s beginning to look a lot like . . . Advent!
The majority of our ESL students will be alone on
Thanksgiving and over the Christmas break as OU is on Well, not yet, but soon we will be thinking about Thanksgiving
holiday breaks and they are very far from home and family. As – if you aren’t already! And then it will be time to get out the
we seek to build relationships with our ESL students, we would Advent wreath and decorate the church! Come join us at 6:00
like to offer the congregation members the opportunity to share p.m. on December 1st to put up the church Christmas
their home and holiday with one or two of them. If you might decorations. We’ll do our traditional pot-luck soup, salad, and
be willing to invite one of our 12 ESL students (possibly with dessert meal together as well. Don’t miss this special
their spouse) to your home for Thanksgiving, please email opportunity for serving and fellowship!
vickieloemker.1@gmail.com or tlcnormanlyf@gmail.com OR
talk to Susan Hartman or Vickie Loemker at church. We can
also answer any questions you might have. (By the way most IT’S TIME TO “FALL BACK”
of our students speak English pretty well, and communication Daylight Saving Time ends on Saturday, November 4th. Be
is not a major problem.) sure to set your clocks back 1 hour on Saturday night.
ESL Fact: The vast majority of international students say that
the thing they most hope for while they are here, is to be WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY
invited to visit an American home. 70% or less actually receive Tuesday – Nov. 28 at 10:00 a.m.
an invitation to do so. This is a tremendous opportunity to meet (not Nov. 21 during Thanksgiving week)
our ESL students and to give them the opportunity to interact At church – in the Triangle Room
with and build relationships with American families. taught by PastorTrinity Trumpeter 3
TLC EARLY LEARNING LWML NEWS
SUNDAY MORNING
CENTER NEWS BIBLE CLASSES
THANK YOU for your donations to
Mary Abbott House in Norman. 9:15 a.m.
We have a very busy month
planned for November. We Donations included: 19 teddy bears, Join us for a Sunday morning Bible
will be collecting Samaritan’s 16 stuffed animals, 10 blankets, 13 study at 9:15 a.m. while your children
Purse Operation Christmas quilts, 30 washable fat marker sets, and teens are in Sunday School. Come
Child shoeboxes. Shoeboxes are available 18 Play-Doh sets. A Thrivent grant and learn with us and grow in grace
in the Narthex for any church members was also used to purchase items. and the knowledge of Jesus Christ
who would like to participate. Please
return your filled shoebox no later than THANKGSGIVING DINNER: It’s WITH PASTOR:
November 13th. almost time for LWML at Trinity to “The Book of James”
host our annual Thanksgiving meal WITH BOB LEE:
Upcoming in November: on Sunday Nov. 19th “Hosea, Joel & Amos”
November 3rd – Parent Teacher following the10:30a.m. service. This WITH VICAR:
Conferences dinner is a longstanding tradition at “The Books of 1 Peter, 2nd Peter”
November 6th - 10th – Book Fair Trinity. Freewill donations are
November 13th – Shoeboxes for Operation welcome, and the donations are used
Christmas Child due! to support Rev. Mahlburg and his CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
November 16th – Thanksgiving Feast Day family, serving in Sri-Lanka. To- PRACTICE
November 20th – 24th Closed for Go dinners are always available; Trinity Lutheran Church is preparing
Thanksgiving Break there will be a sign-up sheet for To- for Christmas! Your child is invited to
Go dinners in the narthex. No need to join us as we prepare to tell the story of
Help us get the news out about our sign up if you are eating in the Christ’s Birth.
program. Like and share our page on Fellowship Hall. Pre-K – 8th Grade Students
Facebook at TLC Early Learning Center. Mark your calendar for the following
Please keep our staff and children in your Orphan Grain Train Servant dates:
prayers. Center in Norfolk, Nebraska, is the CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
recipient of a $100,000 LWML Sunday, Dec. 10th at 7:00 p.m.
mission grant. Orphan Grain Train is
a Christian volunteer network that PROGRAM PRACTICES
LUTHERAN YOUTH ships donated food, clothing, medical Sunday, Nov. 12 at 6:00 p.m. (2nd grade
FELLOWSHIP supplies, and other needed items to – 8th grade)
the U.S. and 70 other countries. The Sunday, Nov. 19 at 6:00 p.m. (2nd grade
Jr. & Sr. High Youth Gospel is shared as gifts are – 8th grade)
Weekly Bible Study distributed. The grant will help fund Sunday, Nov. 26 at 6:00 p.m. (2nd grade
Every 1st & 3rd Sunday evening from 5:30 the update and expansion of the – 8th grade) tenative
– 6:30pm in the upper youth room warehouse facility in Norfolk. To Sunday, Dec. 3 at 6:00 p.m. (Pre-K –
learn more, visit www.ogt.org or ask 8th grade)
an LWML member. Final run-through during Sunday School
Fall Force 2023 - Camp Lutherhoma
November 17-19, 2023 on Dec. 10th
Please bring your mites the
Cost: $130 per camper 1st Sunday of the month, or any other
This is a fun-filled weekend for ages 8-12 time that’s convenient for you. Place
yrs. old. During the retreat, expect to your mites in the large mite box on
connect with friends and caring camp the Welcome Center. Mites are how
counselors, grow in your relationship with mission grants are funded both
Jesus, experience camp games and in National LWML, and the
activities like rumble ball, archery, hikes, Oklahoma District LWML.
arts & crafts, and more! If you have any questions, please
Want to learn more about LWML contact Leah Haxton or Sarah Lemke
If you are interested in sending your check out the web site at 405-623-2116 / 405-808-2764
youth, contact Youth Director, Susan www.lwml.org - or go to
Hartman for a registration form. tlcnorman.org and you will find links DECEMBER TRUMPETER
Registrations & fees due to Susan to the national and district web sites. DEADLINE is 1 week early because of
Sunday, November 5, 2023
the holidays. Please send Bobby
With 2 or more attendees, we will plan to
Thomale your article for the December
travel as a group, leaving Friday &
Trumpeter by November 10th.
returning Sunday afternoon.Trinity Trumpeter 4
FROM THE VICAR Trinity Lutheran Church Stewardship
Theme for 2024
From Vicar James Bruss No. 34 “I Am with You Always”
Pledge Sundays are November 5, 12, and 19.
They now enjoy their Sabbath rest, The paschal banquet of the
blest; The Lamb, their Lord, At festal board Himself is Host The biblical inspiration for this theme comes from Matthew 28:
and Guest. ~ TLH 656 18-20 (NKJV):
All Saints’ Day is, of course, the reason we celebrate And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All
Reformation Day when we do. Martin Luther affixed his 95 authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Theses to the doors of Castle Church (know officially as All Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,
Saints’ Church) on October 31 because he knew the Wittenberg baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
believers would pour through those same doors the very next and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all
day—All Saints’ Day. These two feast days attend to the same things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with
subject: the Church. Yet the contrast between them could not you always, even to the end of the age.”
be starker. Reformation Day is about a fracturing historical
change, the world’s order upturned. All Saint’s Day is about This Great Commission passage reassures us regarding Christ’s
how things never change in the Church. Against this ever- constant presence in our lives and encourages us to be thankful to
present reality of Christ’s Church, “the gates of Hades shall not God and to respond with our gifts of time, talent, and treasure.
prevail” (Mt 16:18). This reassurance will be a guide as you prayerfully consider your
pledge for Trinity’s 2024 Work Plan. As we complete these
In the Church we are united with all saints from all time, pledges, we are promising to assist in the work of our Lord and
because its creation is from eternity: “He chose us in Him Savior Jesus Christ in carrying out His Great Commission at
before the foundation of the world” (Eph 1:4). All Saints’ Day Trinity Lutheran Church.
is a remembrance of saints departed—all the company of
heaven—and an anticipation of the kingdom to come, where “a The pledge cards will not be mailed out. Instead, you will find
great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, copies in the divine service bulletins on each Stewardship pledge
tribes, peoples, and tongues, stand[] before the throne and Sunday and on a table in the narthex.
before the Lamb, clothed with white robes” (Rev 7:9).
I pledge the use of my Time for:
Therefore All Saints’ Day expresses the Church’s present ___________________________________
perfection, its completeness, in God’s grace. It lacks neither
members nor sustenance in faith. It is a celebration of the I pledge the use of my Talent for:
kingdom of heaven that has already come, and is here now, in ___________________________________
the preaching of the Word and in the Sacraments God instituted
for us. And this preaching of the Word and the waters of I pledge the use of my Treasures:
baptism that bring us into the Church, the communion of saints, I (we) commit the first portion of my (our) income to the Lord
nourish all Christians in repentance and forgiveness. through my (our) church. With God’s help, I (we) will increase
my (our) giving to ____ % of my (our) personal income.
All Saints’ Day also honors the Church’s unity of witness.
Luther sought to reform the human institutions of the Church. My (our) offering will be $_____________
But the communion of saints needs no reform. It is “one body” / Weekly / Monthly / Annually
and shares “one Lord, one faith, one baptism” (Eph 4:4). In the
Church, all the saints confess that one truth from which all Name(s) ________________________________________
others flow—"Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Cor 2:2).
The Church is presently complete, comprising all baptized Please attend the Voters Meeting on Sunday November 19 at
saints called, gathered, and enlightened by the Holy Spirit 1:00 p.m., immediately following the LWML Thanksgiving
around the sacrificed body of Christ. Dinner at 12:00 noon. The 2024 Work Plan will be discussed and
voted on.
On All Saints’ Day, we celebrate a communion of comfort. We
stand united with the saints in our midst and those who have We ask that you pledge as the Holy Spirit leads you. As members
gone before—memorable and unremembered alike—at the of Christ’s Body, the Holy Christian Church, we urge you to
paschal banquet, to enjoy the Sabbath rest with our Lord. And actively participate in the life of this congregation in the ways
having been instructed by the doctrine of the blessed Apostles, you see as most appropriate!
there we confess the one true faith in the God who mercifully
sacrificed His own so that we might be united in eternity with Sincerely,
Him and those other saints. Trinity Lutheran Board of StewardshipNOVEMBER 2023
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 9:30 am ESL
2:00 pm School Brd. 11:15 am Seniors 1:30 pm Bedlam
6:30pm Confirmation Luncheon E.L.C. Closed Tailgate at Trinity
6:30 pm Evangelism Parent / Teachers Daylight Savings Ends-
7:30 pm AIC Conf. Set Clocks Back 1 hour
7:00 pm Brd of Educ.
5 All Saints Day 6 7 8 9 10 11
Pledge Sunday 1 Pastor’s / Vicar’s 9:00 am Trustees 8:30 am Admin Mtg. 9:30 am ESL
8:00 am Communion Day Off 7:00 pm Choir
9:15 am SS & BC 7:30 pm AIC
10:30 am Communion 6:30 pm LCMSU 6:30pm Confirmation
5:30 pm LYF 7:00 pm Stewardship
12 Pledge Sunday 2 13 14 15 16 17 18
8:00/10:30 Communion Pastor’s / Vicar’s 8:30 am Pastors Conf 9:15 am Seniors Trip 9:30 am ESL
9:15 am SS & BC Day Off 6:30 pm LCMSU 6:30pm Confirmation 7:00 pm Choir Thanksgiving
1:30 pm Elders Meeting 7:30 pm AIC
6:00 SS Christmas Practice
6:30 pm Council Mtg Council of Presidents Irvine California 11/13 – 11/18
19 Pledge Sunday 3 20 21 22 23 24 25
8:00 /10:30 Communion Pastor’s / Vicar’s 10:00 am
9:15 am SS & BC Day Off THANKSGIVING
12:00 pm THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICE
1:00pm VOTERS MEETING
5:30 pm LYF ELC CLOSED 11/20 – 11/24 11/22 – 11/24 Church Offices Closed
26 27 28 29 30
8:00am Communion Pastor’s /Vicar’s 10:00 am Women’s
9:15 am SS & BC Day Off Bible Study
7:00 pm Choir
10:30am Communion 6:30 pm Confirmation
6:00pm SS Christmas 6:30 pm LCMSU 7:30 pm AIC
Program PracticeNOVEMBER
Birthdays
Dolores Schweiger
Jessie Douglas
11/1
11/2
Anniversaries
David Mathison 11/2
Rose Niehues 11/2
Tanner Sendelbach 11/3 Jerry & Charlene Jerman 11/4/1972 51
Stephany Kirk 11/4 Brian & Penny Rytlewski 11/9/1991 32
Paige Trumbo 11/4 Calvin & Rowan Ullman 11/16/2019 4
Jim Randol 11/5 Matthew & Haley Brinkoetter 11/19/2022 1
Diann Fischer 11/6 Darryl & Tammy Vogt 11/26/2004 19
Zoey Hartman 11/6 Seth & Madisen Lemke 11/29/2014 9
Pastor David Keating 11/6 Tyler & Maranda Wendte 11/30/2013 10
Alex Laffin 11/6
Kelly Peters 11/6
Steve Bute 11/8
Pastor David Carver 11/8
Karen Ladusau 11/8 PLEASE MAKE THESE CHANGES / ADDITIONS /
Frank Richartz 11/8 DELETIONS TO YOUR CHURCH DIRECTORY
Susan Crane 11/13
Pastor Eric Rudsenske 11/14 NEW MEMBERS
Chris Ladusau 11/15 John & Barbara Keiken (transfer)
Elijah Dicuss 11/16 2270 Jackson Lane
Tammy Lemke 11/16 Balnchard, OK 73010
Pastor Jordan Peiser 11/16
815-931-1267
Anne Schuster 11/16
Johna Jupe 11/18 405-597-2212
Jonathan Anderson 11/19 jbkeiken@hotmail.com
Pastor Timothy Gerdes 11/19
Pastor Keith Kettner 11/19
Sue Ebey 11/20 Katie Straughn (AIC)
Nathan Hasbrook 11/20 3924 Durango Circle
Scott Hasbrook 11/20 Norman, OK 73072
Veronica Richartz 11/20 katherine.straughn@gmail.com
Wayne Stehr 11/23 405-201-7474
Vicki Maurer 11/24
Pansy Brown 11/27
Annette Geisler 11/28
Brian Rytlewski 11/29 DEATH
Cindi Schemm 11/30 Pray for the family of Kay Brueckner
Fern Stine 11/30 who died on October 3rd.
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God’s Servants Trinity Staff
ELDER OF THE DAY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
TLC EARLY
8:00 a.m. LEARNING CENTER OFFICE 405-321-3443
Nils Gransberg 405-329-1503
tlsnormansec@gmail.com
PASTOR David Nehrenz
10:30 a.m. 405-321-3443 or home 405-360-9396
Brian Lundmark Director:
tlcnormanpastor@gmail.com or davenehrenz@aol.com
Carol Wendte
tlsnormanccd@gmail.com
ACOLYTE VICAR James Bruss
Early Learning Center 405-429-9327
8:00 a.m. tlcnormanvicar@gmail.com
NA Web: tlsnorman.com
10:30 a.m. SECRETARY Jackie Mullen 405-321-3443
Channing Gobble tlcnormansec@gmail.com
Superintendents Stephanie Burge & Hadley Jerman
ALTAR CARE
8:00 a.m. Youth Director Susan Hartman
tlcnormanlyf@gmail.com
Cindy Schemm
ESL Dir. Emily Schuster 405-227-7874
10:30 a.m. esl.trinity@gmail.com
Beth Brown
Choir Director & Organist Timothy Schmidt
913-292-8865
Trumpeter Editor Bobby Thomale
newsletter@tlcnorman.org
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