Trinity Lutheran School 2025-2026
For registration inquiries, email secretary@trinitylombard.org or call 630.627.5601
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MR. JAMES BAERENKLAU, PRINCIPAL
The 2025-2026 Academic Year is underway
Order Affy Tapple by October 14
Christmas Wreath Orders due by November 5
Dine to Donate - Wendy's - Oakbrook Terrace - October 16
Trinity Fall Fest Trunk or Treat - October 25, 9 to 11:30 a.m.
Trinity Holiday Craft Show - November 8, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Scriptural Calligraphy Artist Timothy Botts Visits Trinity Lutheran School
School hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. (extended care available beginning 7 a.m., ending 5:30 p.m.)
Trinity Lutheran School partners with families for the total development of each child to become a lifelong learner and to serve others through an excellent Christ-centered education.
Chapel
Trinity's weekly chapel services are on Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. (Central), WATCH LIVE on Facebook @TrinityLombard or view the videos posted on this page. Chapel is led by a rotation of Pastor Wagner, Principal Baerenklau, Trinity's teachers, and specials guests who share chapel talks and messages. Piano accompaniment and singing is led by Miss Rose, Mrs. Scott leads occasional sign language songs, and the 7th and 8th grade students operate the livestream camera. Thanks to all who help make Trinity chapel services possible - and Solo Deo Gloria (Glory to God alone)!​​
During the seasons of Advent and Lent, Trinity Lutheran School's chapel services are replaced by student attendance at midweek church services.
2025-2026 click here for 2024-2025 chapel services click here for 2023-2024 chapel services click here for 2022-2023 chapel services
Mrs. Rachel LaMontagna
Mrs. LaMontagna helped us understand what it means to "be silent and wait on the Lord." From Psalm 62:1-2, 5-6.
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Mrs. Elise Curelo with guest Joe Boway
Mrs. Curelo encourages us to praise God in everything, and Joe Boway, missionary with Liberian Children's Ministry, talked about students in Liberia's 16 Lutheran schools. From Luke 16:19-31.
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Rev. Steve Wagner
Pastor Wagner shows how all help - even through others - ultimately comes from God. From Luke 16:19-31.
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9.17.25 (no video)
Miss Beth Kraegel
Miss Kraegel shared the Biblical account of Paul and Barnabas sharing the Good News of Jesus - making a joyful noise to God. From Acts 13 and 14.
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9.10.25 (no video)
Mrs. Patricia Perez
Mrs. Perez taught us that repetition helps in learning to live a God pleasing life. From 1 Thessalonians 4:1.
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Mr. James Baerenklau
Mr. B reminds us that being humble makes us important in God's eyes. From Luke 14:7-11 and 18:9-14.
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Mr. James Baerenklau
Mr. B encourage us to use the gifts that God has given us to make a joyful noise to the Lord. From 1 Corinthians 12:1-11.
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Rev. Steve Wagner
In the opening chapel service for the 2025-2026 academic year, Trinity's 165th, Pastor Wagner gave us God's Word from Proverbs 3:1-12 and reminded us that the most important thing we will learn in school this year is what Jesus has done for us.
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Miss Beth Kraegel
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Miss Kraegel shared the miracle of Jesus feeding 5,000 with a boys lunch, and shared how Jesus continues to turn our humble offerings into miracles that serve people in Liberia, Chicago, a maternity home, and now the Ukraine, from John 6:1-15.
Mr. James Baerenklau
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Mr. B introduced us to the conflict between doubt and faith, and how God brought about belief in Thomas who doubted, from John 20:24-29.
Deaconess Lori Trinche
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Deaconess Trinche shared how we are each special, made in God's image, and how all mother's and babies are too. She shared about the Gift of redeeming life we have in Jesus, from Genesis 1:27, John 14:1, Psalm 139:14, Ephesians 2:10, and Luke 6:21
Principal Julie Messina
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Principal Messina introduced us taught us about the disciple Nathanael, known as Bartholomew, destined to call Jesus the Son of God, from John 1:43-51.
Mr. James Baerenklau
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Mr. Baerenklau taught us about the disciple Philip, and let us know that we, like Philip, are called by Jesus to call others to Him, from John 1:43-51.
Missionary Joe Boway
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Joe remined us of the importance of the Reformation and its revelation the Jesus is the only way to heaven, from Romans 1:17 and John 8:31-32.
Rev. Pete Imlah
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Pastor Imlah showed us what lengths Jesus' followers were willing to go to in order to bring others to the Messiah, from Mark 2:1-12.
Rev. Steve Wagner
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Pastor Wagner reminded us that money and material blessings are gifts from God that we use to bless others, from Amos 6:1-7.
Mr. James Baerenklau
Mr. Baerenklau taught us about God's love and John, the "disciple who Jesus loved," from 1 John 3 and 4.
Mr. James Baerenklau
Mr. Baerenklau taught us about brothers James and John, the "sons of thunder," and their desire to sit at Jesus' side, from Matthew 20.
Principal Julie Messina
Mrs. Messina introduced us to another of Jesus' disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, from Matthew 10 and John 1.
Principal Julie Messina
Mrs. Messina introduced us to Jesus' disciples, the fishers of men. Today we focused on Peter, from Matthew 10.
Mr. James Baerenklau
Mr. B. shared how God is Lord of all nations, and that we can tell the world about Jesus, finding inspiration in Isaiah 66:18-21.
Rev. Steve Wagner
Pastor Wagner opens the 2022-2023 school year with a reminder from Proverbs 9 that Jesus loves us, helps us, and wants to forgive us.