Weekly Update for Grace & Trinity

Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,

SUNDAY – TRINITY 13
The Sunday of the Good Samaritan
2 Chronicles 28:8-15; Galatians 3:15-22; Luke 10:23-37

Christ is the Good Samaritan. You’re the one left half-dead. He’s the neighbor to you. He’s the one that shows mercy. That’s who you’re to love. And this Christ hides Himself in the lowly, downcast, poor, crippled, lame, blind, assaulted, and abused. Now, “you go, and do likewise” (Lk 10:37). For another encounter with this Divine mercy, for more oil for your wounds and wine for your ill-health, join us this Sunday at 8am at Grace and 11am at Trinity!

Bible Study is at 9:30am at Trinity. We’re in chapter five of the book of Revelation. For another short video by Peter Leithart, check this out. Please join us!

For those not yet joining us in person, here is the bulletin for Sunday 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, Trinity). 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 and the congregation at prayer for Sunday. If you’ve missed any of the services and don’t have FB, please see my YouTube channel.

Coming up this week…

• Today: Commemoration of Moses
  • 4-5pm Private Absolution, Trinity
• Sunday: 13^th Sunday after Trinity
  • 8am Divine Service, Grace
  • 9:30am Bible Study, Trinity
  • 11am Divine Service, Trinity
  • 1pm Catecismo en Español, Grace
  • 2pm Misa en Español, Grace
  • 3:30pm Concordia Academy Board Mtg., Grace
• Monday: Labor Day
  • 9am Matins, Grace
• Tuesday:
  • 7pm Trinity Council Mtg., Grace
• Wednesday:
  • 9:30am Bible Study, Grace
  • 11am Divine Service, Grace
  • 5:15pm Youth Catechesis Begins!, Trinity
  • 7pm Evening Prayer, Trinity
• Thursday:
  • 5pm Reformation Festival Planning Committee Mtg., Immanuel
  • 7:30pm Hall of Men, the Ladder
• Friday:
  • 4-5pm Private Absolution, Trinity
• Saturday:
  • 10:30am Trinity Usher Training, Trinity
• Sunday (9/13): 14^th Sunday after Trinity
  • 8am Divine Service, Grace
  • 9:30am Bible Study, Trinity
  • 11am Divine Service, Trinity
  • 1pm Catecismo en Español, Grace
  • 2pm Misa en Español, Grace

Remember the Regular Rhythm of the Church…

• 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

Looking Ahead…

• OMT at Grace, 9/15 – we’re reading Pope Benedict XVI, The Word of the Lord.
• The 4^th Annual Lutheran Men’s Retreat is coming up next month, Sept 18-19 at the Herington Retreat Center. Register now. Pick up your book from me. See you there!
• Marriage & Family Class, Sept. 22, 7-8:30pm at Trinity.
  • *We’re starting a new book: Family Vocation: God’s Calling in Marriage, Parenting, and Childhood, by Gene Edward Veith & Mary J. Moerbe.
  • I have 5 copies available, $15 each.
• Joint Fall Picnic on Saturday, September 26. Time and location to follow!
• Our next non-Sunday feast/festival will celebrate St. Michael & All Angels on September 29^th at 7pm at Grace.

Other things…

• Here’s the September Newsletter for Grace and Trinity ! This month we look at the 6^th Petition of the Lord’s Prayer, “Lead us not into temptation.” Also, here’s the monthly update from the Conrads, our missionaries in Mexico City. Enjoy!
• Check out the latest at Eighth Day Institute!
• The last few days I’ve been mulling over this incredible poem by T.S. Eliot, “Choruses from the Rock”. It’s both powerfully convicting and incredibly comforting. It’s a call for the Church to be the Church. Enjoy!

Prayer Requests…

• Janet, the sister of Sharon Hastings and Debbie Wellner, underwent brain surgery this past Tuesday. Doc says he estimated that he removed 90% of the tumor—thank God! She’s in the ICU at a Tulsa hospital.
• Les Howard underwent quadruple by-pass surgery on Monday and is recovering well.

Many blessings and much joy to you all in Christ our life,
-Pastor