How Can It Be September Already?

All of us who work and volunteer at Trinity Lutheran Church and School are excited and are working so hard to make the fall program start-up successful and enjoyable for you who use and participate in the ministries we offer
here.  We have been preparing all summer long for this coming year, and are a little surprised (or is it "dazed"?) that it's all about to start up again.

In the Church's ministries:
   -   Our Music Ministries are revving up for their fall start-ups - please join us          in praising God and leading His people in praise. Previous groups are
        continuing, and new ones are being added.
   -   Our Educational Ministries - COW, Confirmation, Sunday School for         kids AND adults - are just about to begin - make sure that you (not just the          kids!) are participating in AT LEAST ONE spiritual growth opportunity
   -   Our Pictorial Directory is happening this month . Please sign up, if you
        haven't already, and return the church record information to the church
        office.  It can come in any time, not just when you have your photos taken.
        Please sign up after church services or by calling the church office.
   -   Our Youth Program is going wonderfully. See Pastor John's Youth News
       elsewhere in the newsletter
   -   Our Endowment Fund is beginning to bear significant fruits and will be
       funding some wonderful additions to our program at both the church and
       school this year

In the School's Ministries:
   -   Our New Principal, Mrs. Kathy Putt, is entering her first full year in the
        position and is doing very well at organizing and preparing our facility and
        staff for the fall start-up
   -   Our school enrollment is WAY up - to about 215 and still rising - higher 
        than it has been in my five years here. This means that new teaching 
        positions are being added (restored, actually), new equipment is having         to be purchased to accommodate the increased student body, and
        classrooms are being put back into service. The level of activity here this
        summer has been incredibly high as we get ready for this year.
   -   Our Computer Lab is being completely reworked. We have put ten new
       current generation Windows computers in the Lab, moved many of the
       older Macintosh computers into the lower grade classrooms to give the
       younger children experience with computers, added a computer resource
       center in our school library, and are working at networking all of these new
       pc's. This should happen yet this fall. We also have plans to implement 
       some internet curriculum for the upper grades this fall or winter.
   -   Our Before and After School Care Program received a grant of $6,900        (thanks to the diligent work of our director, Mrs. From Sanders!) and is
       adding computers, a study area, games and other equipment, and is
       refurbishing some rooms to make better use of them for the program.

There is SO MUCH offered at Trinity Lutheran, and it's all offered to serve God and his people. Be sure to take part in all that you can, and I know you will be richly blessed!

Also please note 2-page summary of the Church-Wide Assembly included in the Caller. It's all the information I could get at this time, but more will be coming soon.

Read the Caller, get involved, join in the fun!
 

Pastor Larry