June 2023

Trinity Lutheran Church

Villa Park, IL

Always Growing in Christ

The Lion's Roar

Amos 3:8

"The lion has roared; who will not fear?

The Lord GOD has spoken; who can but prophesy?”

Nevertheless, I tell you the truth; it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. (John 16:7)

Paraklētos

Parakletos is a complicated word. There are some Greek words that just do not have an easy English translation. Parakletos can mean helper, comforter, intercessor, counselor, advisor, and advocate. It was a word that was used in the secular world to identify someone who was called to one’s side, frequently in a legal context. So, it is interesting to note that Jesus uses this word to describe the Holy Spirit.

Pentecost is the feast day of the Church that comes 50 days after Easter that celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit. You can always find Pentecost by counting 7 weeks and one day from Easter. Seven weeks represents a week of Easters and one more day is the 8^th day. The 8^th day is the beginning of the new creation. Once the Holy Spirit came on the 8^th day, we began our new life as children of the Kingdom of God who have been marked by the waters of baptism as a royal priesthood belonging to God. As we begin our new life, we are given the Holy Spirit to stand along side of us. Jesus promises in the Gospel according to John in chapter 14 that He will not leave us as orphans in this world. As He ascended into Heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to be with us, and in us.

The Holy Spirit is our Parakletos. He stands alongside us so that we are never alone. He advocates for us, guides us, comforts us, and encourages us. He does everything that we need Him to do, even praying for us as Paul tells us in Romans 8:26

“Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.” This is why we can be completely confident. We stand on the Word of God as baptized children of God and the Holy Spirit stands with us. We are never alone.

Voter's Congregational Meeting

Sunday, June 11, 2023

11:45 am

Trinity Center

Elections will be held for:
Executive Director, Treasurer, Board Evangelism, Parish Fellowship, Human Care, and Youth.

Anyone interested in serving in any of these positions, please contact the following current board members: Scott Golz, Marna Rundgren, Carol Boettger, Donna Hueser, Paul Varno.

Graduating Senior Recognition

Sunday, June 11, 2023

During the 10:30 am service, Trinity will recognize our graduating seniors with a gift. If you'd like to write a message to them, there are personalized notes on a table in the Trinity Center that will be included with the gift.

Vacation Bible School

June 12 - 15, 2023

9 am - 11 am

Ages 3 - 10

Time to Lift Off!

Please join us for another exciting Vacation Bible School, allowing kids to continue their Christian education while having fun along the way. This year's theme is Outer Space!

For more information contact Ashley Collins at: VBS@trinityVP.com

Volunteer

Trinity Banners

Thank you to Cindy Meier and Jenny Swensen for their work with Trinity’s banners. They have mounted banners in the sanctuary for the various festivals this school year. The banner closet has been cleaned and straightened, and plans are underway for improvements in banner storage and identification.

Jenny donated two banners to Trinity, which are pictured: Confirmation and “Day by Day.” She also identified a new banner for Ascension for Trinity to purchase; unfortunately, it did not arrive in time this year but will be used for upcoming celebrations.

If you would like to assist Cindy and Jenny with caring for banners or be involved with making new ones, please contact Mary Stahlke at 708-552-1271 or mary@trinityvp.com

Villa Park Summer Fest

Saturday, June 24th

9 am - 5 pm

Villa Park's Summer Fest is coming up soon and we plan to have a table to hand out information about Trinity. Anyone interested in helping out by manning the table for an hour or more that day, please contact Marna Rundgren at marnarundgren@gmail.com.

Jim Van Ewyk Memorial

Golf Outing

August 5, 2023

This year we will be supporting (1) Adult
Christian Care in Elmhurst, (2) Trinity Lutheran Preschool in Villa Park, & (3) various local needs in the community. We need sponsors! Please grab a copy of the Pastor's letter & the sign-up sheets in the Narthex. Also, if your company matches donations, consider making a donation & asking them to match.

Golf Outing & dinner is $55. Dinner only is $15. Direct any questions to Margaret.

Third Thursdays

Thursday, June 15, 7 pm

Thursday, July 20, 7 pm

Thursday, August 17, 7 pm

Last summer's must-attend events are back! Third Thursday was a ton of fun. If you did not make it last year, don't worry you have another chance. Join Us in the Prayer Garden on the Third Thursday of the Month Each Month of Summer!

Bring a chair, bring a snack, a game, an instrument. We will be enjoying the beauty of our prayer garden and each other's company.

This is a family-friendly activity. All are welcome.

Worship Services

Our regular church service schedule remains the same for summer.

Saturdays 4:30 pm

Sundays 8 am & 10:30 am

Staffed nursery at both services

Bible Study After the 8:00 am Service

More Information

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