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.
August 7, 2022:
Carmen Antonen; Carol Olson; Dawn Nelson
August 14, 2022:
Seth Swanson; Justin Espland; David Lee; Alex Antonen
August 21, 2022:
Linda Currence; Jeanne Olney; Tony Arneson
August 28, 2022:
Faith Steffensen; Pat & Nina Harding; Allan Brendsel
August
3rd Roy Hauschildt
5th Mary Pekas
6th Chad Pedersen
8th Gunner St. John
9th Ryan Pedersen
10th Brady Jager
14th Leona Kretzschmar
15th Donald Andersen Jr.
16th Ronald Glaim
16th Theresa Hauschildt
22nd Broden Koistinen
23rd Scott Steffensen
26th Terry Hauschildt
28th Doris Koisti
28th Charles Strande
31st Roberta Pedersen
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.”
