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Meetings & Events
Sunday, September 17th,2017……………… New Member Recognition Sunday
Wednesday, September 20th, 2017………… SWAT Meeting 7:00 pm
Wednesday, September 27th, 2017…………. Council Meeting 7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017 ……………….. Trustee Meeting 7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 …………….. Elder’s Meeting 7:00PM
Saturday, October 14, 2017 ………………. Onekama Fall Festival 9- 4:00 PM
Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 ………….. SWAT 7:00PM
Wednesday, October 25th …………………. Council 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 29th, 2017………………. 3rd Quarter Voters Meeting.
NEW MEMBER RECOGNITION SUNDAY
Today we welcome our new members. Please join us in the fellowship hall after service.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM COORDINATOR
If anyone is interested in helping with the Christmas program please call Renee at 510-0682.
Memorials in Memory of Alice Manke
Thank you to those who have donated to the Memorials in Memory of Alice Manke. Thank you Becky Kline, Betty Hilliard, Frances Hill, Deb Reinking, Phyllis Schremski, Barbara and Tom Miller, the Onekama Guild and Patricia Lambert.
DONUT WAGON/ ONEKAMA FALL FESTIVAL
Please note that we will start taking preorders next week for the Donut Wagon that will be at Onekama Fall Festival on Saturday October 14, 2017. If you need a vendor form for the Fall Festival, there are extras in the office. Please email, call or come see the secretary for one.
CALENDAR SCHEDULE
With the holidays coming up I am asking that you please check the calendar online or in the office to make sure your items are added correctly.
LCMS WORLD RELIEF AND HUMAN CARE
Thank you to those who have donated to the LCMS Hurricane Relief.
Are you looking to donate to the Hurricane relief?
LCMS.org has a safe and secure online donation available by going to
https://www.lcms.org/givenow/hurricane... Or you can call 888-930-4438 or mail checks to: The Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
Mission Advancement
P.O. Box 66861
St. Louis, MO 63166-6861
PERSONS TO ANSWER THE CHURCH PHONE
The church is looking for someone to answer the church phone when the secretary is not in office on Wednesdays and Fridays. If you are interested in doing this please see the sign-up sheet on the office door. We are looking for people Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Thank you,
A“BytheNumbers”lookattheHereWeStandCampaign (throughSeptember12,2017)
$4,702,154.86 Totalcampaigngifts,pledges,andgoals
$2,825,284.77 Cashreceived
$200,000.00 CEFMatchingFunds
$1,306,570.09 Outstandingcommitments(pledges)
654 TotalContributors
568 IndividualContributors
86 CongregationsContributing
23.1% %ofMichiganDistrictCongregationscurrentlyparticipating
4,994 Participantsinthe“CraftedByTruth”BibleReadingProgram
$914,211.47 Totalgiven/pledgedforProfessionalChurchWorkerScholarships $1,625,713.09 Totalgiven/pledgedforInnovativeMissionalMinistry
$688,592.48 Totalgiven/pledgedforMichiganDistrictEndowment
$1,103,337.82 Totalgiven/pledgedforInternationalMinistries
BIO FOR NEW MEMEBER:
Sandy Malmgren, Margaret and Erin Smith
Sandy Malmgren, Margaret and Erin Smith transferred here from Trinity Lutheran Church in Fenton, MI. Sandy was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church of Onekama. Margaret and Erin were baptized at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warren, MI. Margaret was confirmed at Fenton’s Trinity Lutheran Church.
Margaret and Erin both attend Onekama High School. Sandy works from home as a Coding Data Specialist Coordinator for Beaumont Royal Oak hospital.
They look forward to their continued education and service at Trinity Lutheran Church of Onekama.
Jack and Pebbla Nelson
My grandfather, John Nelson was born in Oland, Sweden in 1888 and immigrated to Manistee, Michigan in 1905, with $10.00 in his pocket. Grandpa was a craftsman and a painter and eventually started a paint and wallpaper business on River Street in Manistee, across from the current police station. I was told I was conceived at Grandpa’s cottage on Lake Shore Drive, where I spent every childhood summer of my life swimming and having camp fires on the beach.
I was born in Lansing, Michigan where my father was a commercial artist and my mother was an executive at a Nation Cosmetic Corporation. I attended Grace Lutheran Church and was confirmed in 1961. After high school, I was drafted and spent two years in the service, after being granted an early out for college, I graduated from Michigan State University in 1974.
In 1976 I accepted a position as the Director of Resource Development for the county of Clinton. My first wife, Diana, and I attended St. John’s Lutheran Church where our children, Taya, Tarin, and Chad, were baptized.
In 1985, I accepted a position in the city of Lansing as the Director of Building Safety, where I worked for 18 years.
After a divorce in 1991, I meet Pebbla. We were married in 1994, at Hope Lutheran Church in Dewitt, Michigan, where we were members.
Pebbla was born in Mexico City, Mexico; her family immigrated to the United States in 1967, and resided in Detroit, Michigan. Pebbla’s father was an editor for the Detroit Free Press and her mother worked for Catholic Social Services as a case worker for the homeless. Pebbla attended a private Catholic grade school and graduated from Bishop Gallagher High School in Harper Woods, Michigan.
After high school Pebbla attended Northern Michigan University where she earned a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing with a minor in Communications. After graduating, Pebbla worked as a narrative model, a home health nurse and a public speaker for the State of Michigan teaching medical billing and terminology. Pebbla also worked as a consultant for Baker College where developed an Associates Degree program for Medical Billing.
Pebbla was raised Byzantine Catholic converting to the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod prior to being married in 1994. Pebbla believes that families should be of the same faith to build their lives in Christ and be productive members of society. Pebbla has been diligent in ensuring that all of our grandchildren be baptized in the Lutheran Church.
In 2003, Pebbla retired from The State of Michigan and me, from the City of Lansing. We moved to our old fishing shack on Pine Creek, property which had been in the family for 50 years. While there we became members of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. We attended this church for 10 years prior to building our current home in Onekama in 2013.
We are currently attending Trinity Lutheran Onekama where we hope to become members.
Pamela and Darrell Richardson
Pamela and Darrell Richardson have just moved up from the Detroit area to Onekama to enjoy their retirement. Pamela has just retired from working in healthcare as a Medical Technologist with the significant portion of her career employed at the Detroit Medical Center. Darrell retired from the skilled trades with the significant portion of his career spent at Fletcher Paper Co. in Alpena. Formerly members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dearborn Heights, they are looking forward to being active and contributing members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Onekama.
John and Loree Sprawka
Loree was born in Frankfort and has lived in Onekama most of her life. She graduated from Onekama High School. She worked at West Shore Medical Center for 33 years, 27 years in EMS, before retiring in 2015. She currently works as a medical security officer at Little River Casino. Loree loves to knit and crochet and for many years has knitted mittens for charity. She has been known to make 45 pairs of socks for Christmas gifts.
John was born and raised in the Chicago area. He graduated from Driscoll High School before moving to Onekama in 1970. He is retired.
John and Loree have been married for 45 years. They have 2 children, Steven (Carol) Sprawka and Cherrie (Andrew) Burch and 2 grandsons, Andrew Burch Jr and Derek Sprawka.
9/10/2017