Trinity Lutheran Church & Academy
February 28 - March 6, 2021
Click the link below to read Pastor Stan's blog
Dear Trinity family,
I am blessed! Thank you for all the get well wishes, texts, meals, visits, emails, cards and calls that have been sent my way during my time away from church and school. Friends and family made my healing journey worth the wait and I am fortunate enough to have some of the best! I'm getting better every day and plan to return on March 15th. I appreciate each one of you. God bless you all!
Love,
Melissa Fowler
Work Day scheduled for Saturday, March 20th
Work scheduled includes washing windows, waxing pews and other wooden furniture in church, checking & replacing lights, trimming/pruning shrubs and trees, distribution of mulch along walkway to doctor buildings and in front shrubbery, edging along parking lot and other tasks, to be determined. Rain date will be March 27th
I'm pleased to report that, financially, we started the year with a very good January. Church giving, while under plan, was over $40,000 for the month due to some one time gifts that Kathy had been told to expect. Not counting these gifts, what I'll call on-going donations, were approximately $20,000. This was down about $3,000 from December, but that is not uncommon. TLA income was 105% of planned levels and up about $6,000 higher than December. Enrollment is growing faster than the reduced level than we had anticipated when we did the plan. They are continuing to receive inquiries, give tours and are adding a few additional students.
On the spending side of the equation, all committees continue to hold the line on there spending. The one exception was in the area of church maintenance where they had to spend about 21% of their annual budget to have a gas line leak repaired.
All of this resulted in a bottom line being a positive $32,000 for the month. Remember that we need to be positive most months to make up for the 3 pay period months and, this year, to cover the budgeted deficit.
On a related note, the first PPP loan is still in the review process for forgiveness. This could take some time. The second PPP application is in the review process for granting to us. We are hopeful that this goes faster.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me
Bill Rakosnik, Treasurer
Please notice the camera, tripod, and background set up in the gathering room as a reminder that in a couple of weeks we will ask you to have a picture taken for the directory before or after the service you attend.
The Mite Box was pretty full this past year . From January to December 2020 the total amount was $773.61. We are starting off quite well in 2021. So lets try to add a little more each month and see what happens.
05 - Anna Wessel
06 - Eric Bunker
06 - David Thorpe
07 - Kathy Triplett
07 - Keram Guven
12 - Sam Scholl
15 - Brenda Malueg
17 - Ava Nilsen
20 - Vaughn Rakosnik
25 - J.C. Clark
25 - Lucy Scott
26 - Renee Garrett
26 - Lauren Malueg
27 - Doug Ensley
27 - William Malueg
28 - Sharon Reinking
28 - Stephanie Lambert
29 - Kate Darwin
Saundra Hammons, healing
Melissa Fowler, healing from surgery
Amy Dawn Husfeld-Usalavage, Glenn and Jane Husfeld's daughter, healing from the return of Stage 4 cancer. Also pray for her children, Peyton, Hank, and Abby, for God's loving hand on them through this time
Rev. David Bernthal, former Trinity Pastor, upcoming cancer surgery and treatments