Trinity Sunday is a day that celebrates and honors the Holy Trinity. We commemorate and celebrate God who is three in one: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Trinity Sunday falls on the Sunday after Pentecost. Thus the Trinity season begins on the Sunday after Pentecost and lasts till the last Sunday before Advent, which falls in November. At the many festivals during winter and spring we celebrate events that are related to God the Creator, God the Son or God the Holy Spirit. On Trinity Sunday we celebrate not an event but a reality: God three in one, a unity.

Spring Cleaning Feeds the Gator! Don’t forget the PaperGator for your books, magazines, newspapers, etc. The PaperGator bins are now located in the rear of the church parking lot.Please put recyclable materials in the green Paper Gator bins only. Please do not place any items in the brown or blue trash bins. These are for school and church refuse only and we pay for each time these are emptied. Let’s be courteous to our maintenance staff and good stewards of Concordia church and school finances.

Calling All Ladies!! Come join the fun this summer as we read first, Angels Walking by Karen Kingsbury and then The Dog That Whispered by Jim Kraus. This is a GREAT opportunity for ladies of all ages. Our summer readings are guaranteed to encourage fellowship, laughter, and a deeper appreciation for how God works in our daily lives. We will begin on June 14th at 9am in the Parish House. Books are available for purchase online as well as available to check out at the library. Babysitting WILL be provided! We ask that each lady chip in a $1 each session to help pay for the sitter. Please contact Katherine Grepke (kgrepke@ hotmail. com) with any questions. Please contact Janell Hoeppner (jehoeppner@comcast.net) by 6/1/18 if you’d like her to purchase the books for you.

Inner City Ministries The Inner City Ministry will again do a backpack distribution and school supplies this year. Start collecting new and gently used school supplies. Pencils, folders, paper, pens, crayons, glue sticks, etc. are needed for all grade levels. Your help is also needed on distribution day, July 14th. Packing and assembling in Centennial hall from 8:30 to 11:30. Lunch will then be provided and distribution begins at 1:00 to 2:15 at Miss Virginia’s. Look for collection bins the last 2 weeks of June and first 2 weeks of July. Please contact Daniel Muller at 260 .438.6771 or Valarie Messerschmidt at 260.740. 7871.

Life Thought (Lutherans for Life) “Woe is me! ... I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips” (Isaiah 6:5). Many among us complicit in crimes against life secretly cry Isaiah’s lament. “Behold ... your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for” (6:7). The Gospel of God’s healing holiness speaks especially to them. How can we keep silent about it when the same fierce Spirit of Fatherhood and Sonship so fills us?

VBS is Coming! Get ready for VBS June 3-7 from 6:00-8:30pm! Kids ages three through those that just finished fifth grade are invited to join us for games, bible stories, snack and life-changing experiences. If you’d like to help us make this VBS a success, consider volunteering. Volunteers can be students that have finished 6th grade or 99 years young. If you’re interested in helping or registering your child(ren), stop by the VBS display at church.Join us this summer as we explore how we are rescued by Jesus throughout life.

Miss the Confirmation Meeting? There are a number of member families who have indicated that they will have a 7th or 8th grade student in confirmation class next year but did not attend the April 29 meeting. If you are one of those member families, please contact the church office ASAP to set up a time to meet briefly with him to go over information and get some important paperwork. We would like to have everyone taken care of by the end of this week!

One Scholarship Mtg. Date Left! Any member family with a student who will be attending CLHS in the fall of 2018 MUST attend�any one of three meetings in order to receive the Congregational Partnership Scholarship. Incoming freshmen or new students should be in attendance with a parent, while upperclassmen can just have the parent attend. All meetings are in the sanctuary & should last under 45 minutes. Meeting attendance is one of the requirements for the scholarship, so please make plans to attend this final meeting. Final Meeting: Sunday, June 3, 11:30am

Summer Scrip Hours Begin! Be sure to make the most of every dollar you spend by using scrip! We starting our summer scrip hours this week, starting on Wednesday the 30th. Interested in being a part of this amazing scrip team? Let us know! We’re looking for a few more folks to be a part of this wonderful program to sell just once a month. New Summer Hours (starting May 30): Sundays after 9:00, 9:15, 10:30 worship�Mondays following 7:00 worship�Wednesdays 2:30-4:00�Saturdays following 5:00 worship�*please note that sales after 9:15 worship will now be at the scrip kiosk

June is “Cold Drinks” Month! Thank you for continuing to remember the Concordia Theological Seminary’s food co- op as they work to help ease the difficult financial task of managing money for the seminary students and their families. These families have given up much to prepare for God’s service and we can help. Let’s fill the bin this month! Let’s fill the wagon with a variety of cold drink mixes (lemonade, iced tea, Koolaid, etc.) There’s nothing like a good cold drink in the summertime! Be creative - Be generous - Have fun!

Men’s Weekday Morning Bible Study meets every Thursday from 6:15-7:15am in Centennial Hall. Men of all ages are welcome.

Stressed? Feeling Down? Need Encouragement? Stephen Ministers don’t just provide care for people experiencing a major crisis. They also provide care and support for people weighed down by the little things in life. If you’re feeling down, lonely, stressed or discouraged, you could benefit from the care, support, and encouragement of a Stephen Minister. It’s free. It’s confidential. And it will really make a difference in your life! Our Stephen Ministers are there to care! To find out more about Stephen Ministry, or to receive a Stephen Minister’s care, call Kim Pape at 422-2429 ext. 107 or kpape@concordiachurch.org.�Please do not report a friend’s need without first asking his or her permission to do so.