21 August 2020
*Friday of Trinity 10*
Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,
*SUNDAY – TRINITY 11*
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There’s no beating around the bush with Jesus. Our Gospel this Sunday begins: “*[Jesus] also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt*” (Lk 8:9). Three things stand out: 1) that some trust in themselves; 2) that their righteousness comes from what *they *do; and 3) that this leads to treating others with contempt. We love to use this parable *against *others, thus finding ourselves guilty of all three. Let’s not do that…And yet, when Jesus uses the parable that follows of the pharisee and the publican, He does so as the one who uniquely *is *righteous and who comes to give His righteousness to us. And so we pray in the collect: “*Almighty and everlasting God, always more ready to hear than we to pray and to give more than we either desire or deserve, pour down upon us the abundance of Your mercy, forgiving those things of which our conscience is afraid and giving us those good things that we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Christ, our Lord*.”
Also this Sunday, I’m deeply honored to be remembered for 10 years of ministry in the Lord’s stead and by His command to you, the saints at Grace and Trinity. Pastor Warren Graff will preach for the service and, without doubt, will call us to the merciful gifts that our Lord continues to give.
*J**oin us this Sunday at 11am at Trinity for the service and stick around for a meal following! (This is a Joint-Parish Sunday; thus, there will only be one service.)*
*Bible Study is at 9:30am at *Trinity*. *We’ll review the Office of the Holy Ministry as found in the Ordination Rite <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/2b15dc49-7975-4ebc-a101-f2e1442ba6dc/Qualifications_for_the_Office_of_the_Holy_Ministry_and_Vows.pdf>, along with the vows I’ve taken as the servant of the Word in this place. Please join us!
*For those not yet joining us in person*, here is the bulletin for Sunday <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/0e4bf5f0-a7ce-47e7-b27d-5ca3d50224e2/2020_08_23_Eleventh_Sunday_after_Trinity.pdf> to follow along with at home. Please remember to give your offering to the Lord for the service of the Church, either by mailing a check or donating through our PayPal account (Grace <www.paypal.com/donate/?token=wCot5F31B3BCMGc_rqa9rKq8o4vspj-2tWvShIKflafDuTF3_Gjx2kAzNprB-l0qv9Cl_0&country.x=US&locale.x=US> , Trinity <www.paypal.com/donate/?token=-eO1mBefdYdlIer9JaA1yKx2ArXPRES5imEdrbOsmYixnzIYVbQ8trBJ22NR0QldHiAuOG&country.x=US&locale.x=US>). I know this is a difficult financial time for many, so if you need assistance, please let us know! We are so thankful for the continued generosity shown to both congregations during this time. Also, here are the news/notes <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/2e094d59-666b-4caa-a1df-1bc848443ad7/8_23_20_News_Notes.pdf> and the congregation at prayer <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/776b49bf-3df1-45be-a738-1a73b49559b0/2020_08_23_Eleventh_Sunday_after_Trinity.pdf>for Sunday. If you’ve missed any of the services and don’t have FB, please see my YouTube channel <www.youtube.com/channel/UCps_zCiT4d-quSzrzhAEX0A/>.
*Coming up this week…*
· *Today*:
o *4-5pm* Private Absolution, Trinity
· *Saturday*:
o *9:30am-3:30pm *St. John’s Worship Conference <www.stjohnlcmstopeka.org/worship/music> at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Topeka.
· *Sunday*: *11th Sunday after Trinity *& *Joint-Parish Sunday at Trinity*
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Trinity*
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *12:30pm *Meal celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Pr. Boyle’s Ordination
· *Wednesday:*
o *9:30am* Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Grace
o *7pm *Evening Prayer, Trinity
o *7:30pm *Trinity Elders Mtg., Trinity
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o *7:30pm *Hall of Men, the Ladder
· *Friday*: *Commemoration of St. Augustine*
o *4-5pm* Private Absolution, Trinity
· *Sunday (8/30): **12th Sunday after Trinity*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *1pm **Catecismo** en Español**, *Grace
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
o *3:30pm *Elders Book Study, Grace
*Remember the Regular Rhythm of the Chuch…*
· Daily Matins at Grace, Monday to Friday at 9am
· Wednesday Bible Class at Grace, 9:30am (*studying Colossians*)
· Wednesday Divine Service at Grace, 11am
· Wednesday Evening Prayer at Trinity, 7pm
· Friday Private Absolution at Trinity, 4-5pm
· Sunday Divine Service at Grace at 8am, at Trinity at 11am, and *en Español *at Grace at 2pm
· Sunday Bible Class at 9:30am at Grace (even months) and at Trinity (odd months)
· Sunday *Catecismo en Español *at Grace at 1pm
*Other things…*
· We’ve been working our way through Revelation (slowly) in Bible Class on Sundays. Two weeks ago we discussed chapters 2-3, which includes the letters specifically addressing the 7 churches. Here’s a short video by Peter Leithart
· We’ll re-start the Marriage & Family Class in September, *not Aug 25th as previously noted*.
· The 4th Annual Lutheran Men’s Retreat <www.gracelutheranchurch-wichita.org/defendingboyhood.html> is coming up next month, Sept 18-19 at the Herington Retreat Center. Register now. Pick up your book from me. See you there!
· Trinity Members: please remember to fill out the ballot on the back of the special newsletter sent out a couple weeks ago and return it before Aug. 30th. This was in lieu of our regular voters’ meeting.
· The Kansas District is beginning a Prayer Campaign: “Together We Pray”. The pandemic has tried to make social distancing and going it alone the ‘new normal.’ Here’s an opportunity to buck that trend. On September 1, the Kansas District is kicking off a 90-day prayer campaign, “Together We Pray,” which will include daily scripture verses and prayers through November 29, the first Sunday in Advent. If you’re on Facebook, you can find the prayers on the Kansas District page. You can also find a booklet with all the prayers on the Kansas District website (kslcms.org), available August 31. Take a minute or two each day to join your fellow Kansans in prayer, with the confidence that He will hear us!
o Also, here’s a sneak-peek at the upcoming KS District insert in the *Lutheran Witness* for next month that describes this further.
Many blessings and much joy to you all in Christ our life,
-Pastor