May 5, 2008

Trinity Lutheran School – Monroe, Michigan

Volume CLXIV No. 35

In His Word: Lutheran Schools - Securing Each Child’s Future

My favorite passage: "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” This wasn’t my confirmation verse, but if I were to pick one now this would definitely be it. Each of us were born “without strength”. We came into this world literally kicking and screaming. We had it made. A nice soft, warm womb with all the nourishment we needed. But when the proper time came, we were delivered. We were thrust into the cold cruel world. But we didn’t have to go it alone; our parents were there for us. Our parents provided for us until we could do things for ourselves. They held us up and taught us to walk. That is when the world became so much smaller. We could “do it ourselves”; while holding onto the couch, table or chair that happened to be there. It is human nature to think that we can go it alone. But that is not the way God made us. God made us to first of all be dependent on Him and second of all dependent on one another. To think otherwise is arrogant and wrong. Because of this dependence, God sent His son, our Savior Christ Jesus, to live and die for us. It was not for anything we had done wrong (yet). And need Him we do. Without this salivation we would be doomed to a life in hell. Thank God for taking care of us before we even realized it. Thank God for His wisdom and love.

D.A.R.E. Graduation

On Wednesday, May 7, our 28 sixth grade students will complete the classes that entitle them to graduate from the DARE Program. This program has been taught once per week throughout the winter by Deputy Dan Bellino of the Monroe County Sherriff’s Department. Graduation will be at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Heritage Room.

Trinity Invitational Track Meet

Thank you to all of our volunteers that helped to make our Invitational Track Meet a great success. The weather was good if not for the two brief rain showers. Our athletes did a great job.

There are four meets remaining for our kids to showcase their talents.

Mon., May 5 Jr. High Meet at Monroe High

Mon., May 12 Jr. High Meet at Monroe High

Sat., May 17 Michigan Lutheran Regional Meet

At Monroe High

Sat., May 31 Michigan Lutheran State Meet at

Valley Lutheran High School in Saginaw

The counts:

14 School Days until Chicago ’08

20 ½ School Days Remaining

The Penny Pitch is on…

Boys vs. Girls

8^th Grade Confirmation

We pray God’s continued blessings on our 8th grade Confirmands as they gave a witness of their faith on Sunday. “May the Holy Spirit, who has begun this good work in us, bring it to completion in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Melanie Anderson Psalm 43:3

Brandon Calkins Revelation 2:10

Jaden Craig Psalm 121:7-8

Emily Guy Ephesians 5:19-20

Jacob Hand 1 John 4:9, 11

Joshua Howe Hebrews 11:1

MyLee Krug 2 Timothy 4:18

Mitchell Latray John 14:6

Mitchell Lehmann 1 Peter 2:24

Jerrod Lighthall Romans 8:10

Christopher Milz Romans 8:31-32

Zachary Moore Psalm 121:7-8

Jaclyn Morgan Romans 6:23

Steven Opland 1 Corinthians 3:16

Devon Pauwels Numbers 6:24-26

Kenneth Ray 1 Corinthians 11:28

Samantha Staulbaum Ephesians 4:32

Christopher Sylvester Matthew 5:16

Samantha Waltz Psalm 18:32

Rebecca Westerdale Proverbs 3:5

Michael Zawacki Revelation 21:4

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
May 4	May 5	May 6	May 7	May 8	May 9	May 10
Singers for Jesus 1-2 Sing at 8:30 a.m. 8^th Grade Confirmation 11:00 a.m. Worship	Faculty Meeting 2:45 7-8^th Grade Track Meet 4:00 p.m. @ MHS PTL Meeting 6:00 p.m.		Chapel at 8:10 DARE Graduation 12:30 p.m. 7^th Grade Building Clean-up at the Fairgrounds 5-7	5^th Grade to Ft. Meigs	Preschool to Calder Dairy	This day intentionally left blank!
May 11	May 12	May 13	May 14	May 15	May 16	May 17
Jr. Choir 7-8 Sings at 11:00 a.m.	7-8^th Grade Track Meet 4:00 p.m. @ MHS DSC Meeting 7:00 p.m.	Jerrod Lighthall to Monroe County Spelling Bee	Chapel at 8:10	Summer Reading Assembly for K-5 8:30a.m.	Scout-O-Rama	Regional Track Meet 9:00 a.m. at MHS