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Celebrating a parade of ministries

Published August 13. 2024 12:06PM
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BY TAMI QUIGLEY

Special to the Bethlehem Press

Celebration of Ministry Sunday was a joyful day at Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church at Rosemont June 23 during the morning service and an ensuing Celebration Picnic on the front lawn.

Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church at Rosemont was formed by the December 2023 merger of the former Rosemont Lutheran Church and Blessed Trinity Lutheran Churches at the Rosemont site.

The Rev. Jack Steltzer, pastor of the former Rosemont Lutheran, was officially received as pastor of the merged parish during the June 23 service, which celebrated the ministries of the church.

“It’s a celebration of not just the opening of a new church, but the unfolding of a new chapter in Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church at Rosemont’s combined community’s journey of faith, where each ministry is a testament to our shared commitment to God and the power of the collective spirit,” Pastor Steltzer said in capturing the spirit of celebrating ministries at a new church.

“The Celebration of Ministries at Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church at Rosemont gives us a chance as a church community to celebrate the many different and new ministries and to thank God for his many blessings,” said Mark Suter, director of music ministry.

The “Parade of Projects” – ministries celebrated at Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church at Rosemont – include Home Communion Delivery to homebound, hospitals and nursing homes; Irene Todd Scholarship Committee; bingo fundraisers for local charities: Essentials Café; Bethlehem/Murska Sobata Sister Cities Association; Worship and Music Committee; “God’s Work. Our Hands” collections; Sunday Worship Volunteers; and outdoor beautification, such as flower planting and care, spring clean up and holiday decorations.

PHOTOS COURTESY BLESSED TRINITY LUTHERANThe Rev. Jack Steltzer, pastor of Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church at Rosemont, joins the congregation in singing “This Little Light of Mine” during Celebration of Ministry Sunday June 23 at the parish.
Bill Schellhaas, secretary of Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church at Rosemont’s Church Council, foreground, checks out the tasty options with other family and friends of the parish at the Celebration Picnic.
Lucy Lennon, winner of the pie-in-your face contest, smashes a pie into the face of Pastor Jack Steltzer during the Celebration Picnic. Pastor Steltzer said people purchased raffle tickets to “have the honor of smashing a pie” into his face and the face of Kenda Riley, president of Blessed Trinity at Rosemont Lutheran Church’s Church Council.
The congregation of Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church at Rosemont gathers on the front lawn to enjoy the Celebration Picnic, which included food, a tent, bounce house, ice cream truck and pie-in-your-face contest.
(image 5) Pastor Jack Steltzer watches as Lucy Lennon, winner of the pie-in-your-face contest, crashes a pie into the face of Kenda Riley, president of Blessed Trinity Lutheran Church at Rosemont’s Church Council.