December 9, 2016
THE KINGSMAN NEWSLETTER Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrew 13:8 www.trinitystjoe.org
December 9, 2016
CONFUSION And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God" Luke 1:30 Ins id e t hi s is su e Devotion
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School News
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ECC Connection
2
Athletics
3
Fundraising
3
Lunch Menu
3
Calendar
3
Church News
4
The Kingsman Newsletter Newsletter purpose The Kingsman newsletter is a school publication printed weekly for parents, students, faculty and friends of Trinity Lutheran School. The newsletter serves as a communication vehicle for the school. Weekly editions are emailed to school families, and are available in the school and church offices, or at www.trinitystjoe.org. The article submission deadline is noon each Thursday, or noon on the next-to-last day of the school week. Contact the Kingsman newsletter [email protected]
Frustration is sitting on the floor with six or seven strings of Christmas lights all tangled together. After a short struggle I gave up and handed the whole mess to dad. And even though I'd left the tangled ball of wire and lights even more tightly tangled than before, in dad's skilled Navy hands they were untangled and ready for the tree in a jiffy. When Mary heard the greeting of the angel Gabriel, she was frustrated, confused, perplexed and greatly troubled-like I felt trying to untangle the lights. A debate began raging back and forth in her mind as she considered what the greeting meant. Why had the angel come? What message would he bring? There is so much confusion in life. Just like Mary we try to pick through the tangled pieces of our lives and see if we can make sense out of them. Our minds go back and forth from one point of view to another, from faith to doubt, from confidence to uncertainty, from comfort to fear. Thankfully, nothing is a mystery for God. He arranges everything according to His loving plan. He assures us, "I know the plans I have for you ... plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope" (see Jeremiah 29:11). The most important part of that plan was starting to fall into place right now. God's own Son is becoming human, so He can live a perfect life and suffer on the cross in our place to win eternal life for all of us. THE PRAYER: Heavenly Father, life can be very confusing. In such times remind me to cast my cares into Your hands so I may live in peace and quietness. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
-From Lutheran Hour Ministries (www.lhm.org/advent/dailydevotions.asp)
Principal Terry Bird 269-983-3056, ext. 101 [email protected] Office Manager Jessica Maynard 269-983-3056, ext. 100 [email protected] Trinity Lutheran School The mission of Trinity Lutheran Church, School, and Early Childhood Center is to reach the world for Christ, making disciples by proclaiming the Gospel in Word and Sacrament through worship, Christian education, community outreach and contagious sharing of the faith in word and deed.
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SCHOOL NEWS School information to help you stay up-to-date
Kids’ Korner Store Trinity will host the Kids’ Korner Store next week. This service is offered to allow students to purchase gifts for their family and friends. Students will walk through as a class to view items on Monday and be able to purchase items Tuesday-Thursday. Student council will help younger students with their shopping. A few parent volunteers are still needed to help sell and monitor the store. Click here to sign up: http://signup.com/go/fAdtPc.
Trinity Lutheran Church, School & ECC 613 Court Street, St. Joseph, MI 49085 269-983-3056
Advent Service Young 5’s - grade 8 will lead the weekly Advent service on Wednesday, December 8 at 6:30pm. Students will need to meet in their classrooms at 6:15pm (unless otherwise notified by your child’s homeroom teacher). All are welcome to join for Silver Beach Pizza at 5:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. There will be a free will door offering raising funds for the Trinity Youth Group.
Winter is Just Around the Corner...Some Reminders Winter is coming, bringing with it an opportunity for us to remind you of some weather-related guidelines at Trinity. Thank you for helping us to keep everyone safe. Weather closures Trinity Day School and Traditional Preschool closes for weather conditions when the St. Joseph Public Schools close and will delay when St. Joseph Public Schools delay for weather. We will announce school closures through local television and radio announcements as well as Facebook and Fast Direct notifications. If you would like to receive text or email alerts from Fast Direct when the notification is sent out please mark that in your parent information in Fast Direct. Cold-weather gear & NO snowballs Please be sure your child has winter boots and cold-weather gear so they can stay warm and dry during their outside play time. Also, please help us ensure students’ safety by reminding them of Trinity’s no snowball rule.
CEF Stamp Winner We will have Church Extension Fund stamps for sale every WEDNESDAY before school in the first-floor hallway from 7:30am-8:00am. Come start a new account or add to your existing account to save for your child’s future. Don’t forget that you could win a stamp with the weekly drawing! This week’s stamp winner was Izack Coburn in Kindergarten. For more information about the program contact the school office at (269)983-3056. TLS
ECC CONNECTION Early Childhood information to help you stay up-to-date
Preschool Christmas Program December 11, 2016 4pm in the School gym Cookie and punch reception to follow Reminders:
The ECC will be closed December 23, 26, 30 and January 2. There will be no Hot Lunch starting on December 21st through January 3rd. Please send a cold lunch with your child on these days. Please fill out the survey that was emailed to you from the ECC office concerning the Christmas Break. We need to be sure we have the appropriate staff in place. You need to fill the survey out for each of your children Infant through School Age Care. Thank you to all the parents that have already sent back the survey!
Dress for the Weather As the weather starts to change, please be sure to send appropriate clothing. We go outside almost everyday so be sure to send coats and sweater as the weather gets colder. It wouldn’t hurt to send an extra set of clothes either. You never know when they might come in handy!
Healthy Kids Make Healthy Classrooms Please be sure to monitor your child’s health. Please keep them home until they are fever, vomit and diarrhea free for at least 24 hours. Colds and germs spread quickly and we need to work together to keep the germs at a minimum. Thank you! 2|T r i n i t y
Lutheran
Church
and
School
KINGSMEN Athletic events for the week of December 12 Make note of the game dates and locations so you can come support our teams!
Tuesday, December 13 4:30pm “purple” team vs. Upton @ Upton th th 5:15pm 5 /6 grade vs. St. Paul’s, South Haven @ St. Paul’s, SH 5:30pm “white” team vs. Upton @ Upton
Monday, December 12 5:30pm “black” team vs. Grace Christian @ HOME 6:30pm “purple” team vs. Grace Christian @ HOME
Thursday, December 15 rd th 5:15pm 3 /4 grade vs. St. Paul’s, Stevensville @ HOME th th 6:15pm 5 /6 grade vs. Trinity Lutheran, Berrien @ HOME
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FUNDRAISING Opportunities to raise money for Trinity and its students
Will you be shopping online for Christmas gifts? Please help us by signing up at www.schoolstore.net. Our school ID is #4201. This is a way to shop on line to over 400 merchants you probably already shop with. A percentage from the merchants will come back to Trinity. The cool thing for Trinity parents is that you can shop using your Scrip cards. It is a way to double dip with your school dollars. Amazon Smile Do you shop on Amazon? If so, here is another way to easily support Trinity and it’s free. Just go to smile.amazon.com/ch/38-1393857 and sign in. Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Joseph school show up as the organization selected. Amazon will give 0.5% of your purchase back to Trinity.
LUNCH MENU: Week of December 12 Milk provided with each hot lunch order Mon: Tomato soup, mac & cheese, carrots w/ dip, mixed fruit Tues: Roasted chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, broccoli, apple Wed: Pasta w/ tomato sauce & meatballs, salad w/ cucumber, tomato & carrots, banana
Thurs: Hamburger on whole wheat bun, french fries, carrots w/ dip, apple
Fri:
Chicken enchilada, black beans, corn, rice, banana Check the lunch menu any time on the FastDirect website: https://ssl.fastdir.com/~fastdir/cgi/0138/Lunch.pl
CALENDAR Dec. 11 Jubilate sings at 10:30am service Dec. 11 PS Christmas Program 4:00pm (gym) Dec. 13 Hearing & Vision Screening th Dec. 14 Young 5’s-8 grade lead Advent Service Dec. 21-Jan. 3 No School – Christmas Break ECC will be closed on Dec. 23, 26, 30 and January 2 Jan. 4 Classes Resume Jan. 16 No School – MLK Day Jan. 19 Preschool Dad’s Night nd Jan. 20 End of 2 Quarter Jan. 23-27 National Lutheran Schools Week
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CHURCH NEWS Worship information and upcoming church activities Sundays
8:00 a.m. Worship Service 9:15 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service 9:15 a.m. Bible Study and Salvation Station 10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Advent Dinner and Worship
Parent’s Night Out Before Christmas
Dinner (Silver Beach Pizza) will be served 5:006:15pm in the Fellowship Hall. Free will offering collection will go towards Trinity’s Junior and Senior High students attending the district youth gatherings this summer. Advent Worship will begin at 6:30pm.
Date: Saturday, December 10th Time: 2:30-9:00pm Place: Lower Level – Grace Lutheran Church & School, 404 East Glenlord Road, St. Joseph Cost: Freewill offering for weight room at MLHS Parents are welcomed to drop off their children (all ages) to enjoy gym games, crafts, movies, supper and hear the story of Jesus birth from student son Michigan Lutheran High School Women’s and Men’s Powerlifting Team while they enjoy an enjoy an evening out before Christmas! To register email: [email protected] or call (269)921-3429 and include names and ages of children and if they have any food allergies or special needs.
Find us on Facebook! Search for “Trinity Lutheran School St. Joseph” and “TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL" 4|T r i n i t y
Lutheran
Church
and
School
December 9, 2016
CONFUSION And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God" Luke 1:30 Ins id e t hi s is su e Devotion
1
School News
1-2
ECC Connection
2
Athletics
3
Fundraising
3
Lunch Menu
3
Calendar
3
Church News
4
The Kingsman Newsletter Newsletter purpose The Kingsman newsletter is a school publication printed weekly for parents, students, faculty and friends of Trinity Lutheran School. The newsletter serves as a communication vehicle for the school. Weekly editions are emailed to school families, and are available in the school and church offices, or at www.trinitystjoe.org. The article submission deadline is noon each Thursday, or noon on the next-to-last day of the school week. Contact the Kingsman newsletter [email protected]
Frustration is sitting on the floor with six or seven strings of Christmas lights all tangled together. After a short struggle I gave up and handed the whole mess to dad. And even though I'd left the tangled ball of wire and lights even more tightly tangled than before, in dad's skilled Navy hands they were untangled and ready for the tree in a jiffy. When Mary heard the greeting of the angel Gabriel, she was frustrated, confused, perplexed and greatly troubled-like I felt trying to untangle the lights. A debate began raging back and forth in her mind as she considered what the greeting meant. Why had the angel come? What message would he bring? There is so much confusion in life. Just like Mary we try to pick through the tangled pieces of our lives and see if we can make sense out of them. Our minds go back and forth from one point of view to another, from faith to doubt, from confidence to uncertainty, from comfort to fear. Thankfully, nothing is a mystery for God. He arranges everything according to His loving plan. He assures us, "I know the plans I have for you ... plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope" (see Jeremiah 29:11). The most important part of that plan was starting to fall into place right now. God's own Son is becoming human, so He can live a perfect life and suffer on the cross in our place to win eternal life for all of us. THE PRAYER: Heavenly Father, life can be very confusing. In such times remind me to cast my cares into Your hands so I may live in peace and quietness. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
-From Lutheran Hour Ministries (www.lhm.org/advent/dailydevotions.asp)
Principal Terry Bird 269-983-3056, ext. 101 [email protected] Office Manager Jessica Maynard 269-983-3056, ext. 100 [email protected] Trinity Lutheran School The mission of Trinity Lutheran Church, School, and Early Childhood Center is to reach the world for Christ, making disciples by proclaiming the Gospel in Word and Sacrament through worship, Christian education, community outreach and contagious sharing of the faith in word and deed.
TLS
SCHOOL NEWS School information to help you stay up-to-date
Kids’ Korner Store Trinity will host the Kids’ Korner Store next week. This service is offered to allow students to purchase gifts for their family and friends. Students will walk through as a class to view items on Monday and be able to purchase items Tuesday-Thursday. Student council will help younger students with their shopping. A few parent volunteers are still needed to help sell and monitor the store. Click here to sign up: http://signup.com/go/fAdtPc.
Trinity Lutheran Church, School & ECC 613 Court Street, St. Joseph, MI 49085 269-983-3056
Advent Service Young 5’s - grade 8 will lead the weekly Advent service on Wednesday, December 8 at 6:30pm. Students will need to meet in their classrooms at 6:15pm (unless otherwise notified by your child’s homeroom teacher). All are welcome to join for Silver Beach Pizza at 5:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. There will be a free will door offering raising funds for the Trinity Youth Group.
Winter is Just Around the Corner...Some Reminders Winter is coming, bringing with it an opportunity for us to remind you of some weather-related guidelines at Trinity. Thank you for helping us to keep everyone safe. Weather closures Trinity Day School and Traditional Preschool closes for weather conditions when the St. Joseph Public Schools close and will delay when St. Joseph Public Schools delay for weather. We will announce school closures through local television and radio announcements as well as Facebook and Fast Direct notifications. If you would like to receive text or email alerts from Fast Direct when the notification is sent out please mark that in your parent information in Fast Direct. Cold-weather gear & NO snowballs Please be sure your child has winter boots and cold-weather gear so they can stay warm and dry during their outside play time. Also, please help us ensure students’ safety by reminding them of Trinity’s no snowball rule.
CEF Stamp Winner We will have Church Extension Fund stamps for sale every WEDNESDAY before school in the first-floor hallway from 7:30am-8:00am. Come start a new account or add to your existing account to save for your child’s future. Don’t forget that you could win a stamp with the weekly drawing! This week’s stamp winner was Izack Coburn in Kindergarten. For more information about the program contact the school office at (269)983-3056. TLS
ECC CONNECTION Early Childhood information to help you stay up-to-date
Preschool Christmas Program December 11, 2016 4pm in the School gym Cookie and punch reception to follow Reminders:
The ECC will be closed December 23, 26, 30 and January 2. There will be no Hot Lunch starting on December 21st through January 3rd. Please send a cold lunch with your child on these days. Please fill out the survey that was emailed to you from the ECC office concerning the Christmas Break. We need to be sure we have the appropriate staff in place. You need to fill the survey out for each of your children Infant through School Age Care. Thank you to all the parents that have already sent back the survey!
Dress for the Weather As the weather starts to change, please be sure to send appropriate clothing. We go outside almost everyday so be sure to send coats and sweater as the weather gets colder. It wouldn’t hurt to send an extra set of clothes either. You never know when they might come in handy!
Healthy Kids Make Healthy Classrooms Please be sure to monitor your child’s health. Please keep them home until they are fever, vomit and diarrhea free for at least 24 hours. Colds and germs spread quickly and we need to work together to keep the germs at a minimum. Thank you! 2|T r i n i t y
Lutheran
Church
and
School
KINGSMEN Athletic events for the week of December 12 Make note of the game dates and locations so you can come support our teams!
Tuesday, December 13 4:30pm “purple” team vs. Upton @ Upton th th 5:15pm 5 /6 grade vs. St. Paul’s, South Haven @ St. Paul’s, SH 5:30pm “white” team vs. Upton @ Upton
Monday, December 12 5:30pm “black” team vs. Grace Christian @ HOME 6:30pm “purple” team vs. Grace Christian @ HOME
Thursday, December 15 rd th 5:15pm 3 /4 grade vs. St. Paul’s, Stevensville @ HOME th th 6:15pm 5 /6 grade vs. Trinity Lutheran, Berrien @ HOME
TLS
FUNDRAISING Opportunities to raise money for Trinity and its students
Will you be shopping online for Christmas gifts? Please help us by signing up at www.schoolstore.net. Our school ID is #4201. This is a way to shop on line to over 400 merchants you probably already shop with. A percentage from the merchants will come back to Trinity. The cool thing for Trinity parents is that you can shop using your Scrip cards. It is a way to double dip with your school dollars. Amazon Smile Do you shop on Amazon? If so, here is another way to easily support Trinity and it’s free. Just go to smile.amazon.com/ch/38-1393857 and sign in. Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Joseph school show up as the organization selected. Amazon will give 0.5% of your purchase back to Trinity.
LUNCH MENU: Week of December 12 Milk provided with each hot lunch order Mon: Tomato soup, mac & cheese, carrots w/ dip, mixed fruit Tues: Roasted chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, broccoli, apple Wed: Pasta w/ tomato sauce & meatballs, salad w/ cucumber, tomato & carrots, banana
Thurs: Hamburger on whole wheat bun, french fries, carrots w/ dip, apple
Fri:
Chicken enchilada, black beans, corn, rice, banana Check the lunch menu any time on the FastDirect website: https://ssl.fastdir.com/~fastdir/cgi/0138/Lunch.pl
CALENDAR Dec. 11 Jubilate sings at 10:30am service Dec. 11 PS Christmas Program 4:00pm (gym) Dec. 13 Hearing & Vision Screening th Dec. 14 Young 5’s-8 grade lead Advent Service Dec. 21-Jan. 3 No School – Christmas Break ECC will be closed on Dec. 23, 26, 30 and January 2 Jan. 4 Classes Resume Jan. 16 No School – MLK Day Jan. 19 Preschool Dad’s Night nd Jan. 20 End of 2 Quarter Jan. 23-27 National Lutheran Schools Week
3|T r i n i t y
Lutheran
Church
and
School
TLS
CHURCH NEWS Worship information and upcoming church activities Sundays
8:00 a.m. Worship Service 9:15 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service 9:15 a.m. Bible Study and Salvation Station 10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Advent Dinner and Worship
Parent’s Night Out Before Christmas
Dinner (Silver Beach Pizza) will be served 5:006:15pm in the Fellowship Hall. Free will offering collection will go towards Trinity’s Junior and Senior High students attending the district youth gatherings this summer. Advent Worship will begin at 6:30pm.
Date: Saturday, December 10th Time: 2:30-9:00pm Place: Lower Level – Grace Lutheran Church & School, 404 East Glenlord Road, St. Joseph Cost: Freewill offering for weight room at MLHS Parents are welcomed to drop off their children (all ages) to enjoy gym games, crafts, movies, supper and hear the story of Jesus birth from student son Michigan Lutheran High School Women’s and Men’s Powerlifting Team while they enjoy an enjoy an evening out before Christmas! To register email: [email protected] or call (269)921-3429 and include names and ages of children and if they have any food allergies or special needs.
Find us on Facebook! Search for “Trinity Lutheran School St. Joseph” and “TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL" 4|T r i n i t y
Lutheran
Church
and
School
