TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
At Trinity Lutheran Church of Lake Norden, SD, we seek to help people of all ages. We try to bring people to faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and to also nurture their faith and commitment to serve the Lord in daily life.
[1 John 1:5]
“God is light; In him there is no darkness...”
Throughout the year we pray for members of Trinity. The following members are ones we remember in prayer this month.
May 1, 2022:
Elizabeth Gau; Kelsi Oderman; Darren Kastein
May 8 , 2022:
Gunner St. John; James Anderson; Jimmy Glaim; Morrell Spencer
May 15, 2022:
Nick, Crystal, Ashley & Justin Nelson; Doug Hakeman
May 22, 2022:
Marcey Hagedorn; Nicole Jager; Alan & Lee Swanson
May 29, 2022:
Stan & Jan Sowers; Tracy Barlow; Brian Ricke; Terry Pedersen
May
3rd Tony Arneson
3rd Brad Ruotsalainen
4th Alex Antonen
4th Jarid Espland
4th Bob Hauschildt
8th Amber Steffensen
9th Barb Carlson
9th Shelby Roberts
11th Jason Arneson
11th Chance Niemann
15th Jason Aho
19th Kelly Haug
20th Jace Steffensen
20th Otis Larson
22nd Lloyd Riter
23rd Tim Carlson
23rd Lexi Kranz
25th Douglas Koistinen
27th Kim St. John
29th Macy Muller
31st Justin Koistinen
31st Barb Miller
31st Melanie Aho
Happy birthday to — and for — you!
Birthdays are unique because they celebrate who someone is, not what they’ve done. Henri Nouwen wrote, “It is more important to celebrate a birthday than a successful exam, a promotion or a victory. Because to celebrate a birthday means to say to someone, ‘Thank you for being you.’ ... On a birthday we do not say, ‘Thanks for what you did, or said, or accomplished.’ No, we say, ‘Thank you for being born and being among us.’”
To rejoice over someone purely for who they are is an echo of God’s joy over us. Some families celebrate “baptism birthdays” (anniversaries) by lighting candles, sharing scripture and prayer, perhaps looking at photos and recounting stories of that milestone event that marked the beginning of their faith life.
On a birthday, said Nouwen, “we lift someone up and let everyone say, ‘We love you.’” In baptism, God lifts us to his very heart and declares, “You are my precious child. I love you.”
