WELCOME TO 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...”
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All are welcome to attend worship with us at Trinity. Join us at 10:45 a.m. Sunday mornings to quench your thirst for God's word.
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Throughout the year we pray for members of Trinity. The following members are ones we remember in prayer this month.
November 7, 2021:
Jane Espland; Darin Miller; Darryl & Gloria Kastein
November 14, 2021:
Darin Aho; James & Marla Andrews; Darla Koisti
November 21, 2021:
Travis Riter; Dawn (Hakeman) Nelson; Bob & Theresa Hauschildt
November 28, 2021:
Charles Strande; Lila Grape; Robert & Sue Kasten
11/2 Jocelyn Steffensen
11/4 Shawna Kretzschmar
11/6 Robert Kasten
11/10 Dawson Jager
11/11 Amy (Riter) Parish
11/13 Shirley Strande
11/13 Pat McNamara
11/14 Angie Hudy
11/15 Kirby Antonen
11/17 Sylvia Riter
11/18 Faron Sowers
11/19 Christi Koistinen
11/20 Floyd Arneson
11/21 Carolyn Larson
11/22 Unice Jager
11/23 Darin Miller
11/27 Lila Grape
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.”
