12 November 2021
*Friday in the octave of All Saints*
Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,
This Sunday is
*The 26th Sunday after Trinity*
*T** Sunday of the Sheep and the Goats **T*
Daniel 7:9-14; 2 Peter 3:3-14; Matthew 25:31-46 <www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel+7%3A9-14%3B+2+Peter+3%3A3-14%3B+Matthew+25%3A31-46&version=ESV>
*Render to God the things of God*
*“Behold, with the clouds of heaven there came One like a Son of Man” (Dan. 7:13). The Lord Jesus will return in glory on the Last Day with all His holy angels. “Before Him will be gathered all the nations . . . And He will place the sheep on His right, but the goats on the left” (Matt. 25:31–33). Those on His left will be cast into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For they rejected Christ by failing to receive and support His brethren, that is, the preachers of the Gospel. But those on His right will inherit the kingdom prepared for them from the foundation of the world. For they received and supported His brethren and believed what they preached. We believe in the promise of Christ’s coming, even it is delayed because of His longsuffering mercy. Conducting ourselves in godliness, knowing that this fallen creation will soon pass away, we look forward to “new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells” (2 Peter 3:13).*
*In Bible Study* this week we’ll continue our discussion of the Christian life and the place of piety and reverence therein. Join us at Trinity at 9:30am. Much of our upcoming studies will be based in part on the delightful book by Pr. Will Weedon, *Thank, Praise, Serve, and Obey: Recover the Joys of Piety <www.cph.org/p-31340-thank-praise-serve-and-obey-recover-the-joys-of-piety.aspx>*. You can also get it on audio!
*Those Serving* *at Grace & Trinity today…*
*Trinity** Grace*
*Counters: The Wortzes Counters: Tom & Sandy*
*Greeter: Minda Shultz Greeters: The Howards*
*Ushers: Dave Ketteman & Ushers: Terry & Ted*
* Ron Rooker Altar Guild: The Nickels*
*Altar Guild: The Wortzes *
*Elder: **Keith Buhr*
*To prepare* your hearts and minds for the Sunday gathering of the faithful, here is the bulletin for Sunday <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/e6868ec1-546d-4a18-91b3-54a8beb3e317/2021_11_14_Trinity_26.pdf>. Meditate on the readings, pray the prayers, and consider what gifts our Lord has for us this week. Also, here are the news/notes <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/6fe23d70-ea2d-39f8-820c-5d4594424547/11_14_21_News_Notes.pdf> and the congregation at prayer <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/306639d5-c1dc-40c1-7faf-fe62d4a50963/2021_11_14_The_Twenty_Sixth_Sunday_after_Trinity.pdf> .
*Prayer Requests…*
· For Pr. Metzger, who returns home today from the hospital after having a stent put in this week, which has significantly improved his blood pressure and kidney function. Thank God!
· For Karl Shultz Jr., Minda’s son, who also has returned home and is doing very well.
· For Beth Wilson and her family as she mourns her grandmother’s death.
· Happy birthday to our Ana today! She turned 14 *AND* received her student driver permit…watch out!
*Coming up this week…*
· *Today: *
o *No Private Confession & Absolution*
o *4pm *Youth Catechesis Retreat, leave from Trinity
· *Sunday (11/14): **The 26th Sunday after Trinity*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Trinity
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *2pm **Misa en Español*, Grace
o *3:30pm *Special Voters’ Mtg., Grace
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o *6:30pm* New Member Catechesis, Trinity
· *Tuesday: *
o *9am *Matins & OMT, Grace **We’re discussing G.K. Chesterton’s “The Thing: Why I’m a Catholic”*
o *6:30pm *Grace Council Mtg., Grace
· *Wednesday: *
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Grace
o *4:15pm *Hand Bell Choir, Trinity
o *5:15pm *Youth Catechesis, Trinity
o *7pm *Evening Prayer, Trinity
· *Thursday: *
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *7:30pm *Hall of Men, the Ladder
· *Friday: **Commemoration of Elizabeth of Hungary*
o *4pm *Private Confession & Absolution, Trinity
· *Saturday:*
o *9:30am *LWML Mtg., Trinity
· *Sunday (11/21): **The 27th Sunday / Last Sunday after Trinity*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Grace Voters’ Mtg., Grace (*no Bible Study*)
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *12:15pm *Trinity Voters’ Mtg., Trinity
o *2pm **Misa en Español*, Grace
*Looking Ahead…*
· *November 14 –* Special Grace Voters’ Mtg. at 3:30pm. Please plan to attend!
· *November 21 –* Regular Voters’ Mtg. for each congregation: Grace, 9:30am; Trinity, 12:30pm. No Bible Study this day.
· *November 24, 7pm* – Thanksgiving Eve Divine Service, Trinity
· *December 1 – *Midweek Advent Meals (6pm) and Services (7pm) begin at Grace. These Wednesday evenings are a wonderful way of slowing down and preparing our hearts for the Nativity Feast. If you’d like to prepare a meal for one of these Wednesdays in December, please let me know.
· *December 4, 2-4pm* – Please join the ladies of Grace & Trinity for Advent-By-Candlelight at Trinity. Sign-up in the narthex to attend or to be a Hostess. Questions? Contact Vicki Lessman at 316-641-9392 or vlessman@cox.net.
*Other Things*
– *Come and see Annie this weekend!* Classical School of Wichita (including our own Sophia Schneider!) will present “Annie” at 7 p.m. tonight, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, November 13 at Morningstar Community Church (Kellogg & Greenwich). Tickets are $8/adult and $6/student; children 3 and under are free. – *Concordia Academy has issued a Call to the Rev. Anthony Dodgers to serve as Headmaster*. Please keep the school and Pr. Dodgers in your prayers during this time of deliberation. See more at www.concordiaacademywichita.org <ec2-54-202-43-228.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=16122047&l=0cd59574-9abf-44c4-ab09-2a222aa54e63&r=056e0018-0237-4ed1-99c4-a3bc4441e50c> .
· *Trinity is looking for three more members* to serve on the Board of Trustees as well as one “At-Large” member to sit on the monthly Church Council, and one “At-Large” member to serve on our Joint-Parish Council. If interested, please talk to Curt Engelbrecht, Scott Smith, Kendall Patterson, or myself. Thanks!
· *My Newman University Lectures* on the Old Testament can be found here <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/c0c8305e-85ac-2961-0d23-da27340a39c6/Zoom_Recordings.04.docx>. Enjoy!
· *New Church Calendar*: As we make our way into the end of the Church year, I set my eyes towards the next calendar. I try to plan out the entire Church Year in advance of its beginning (we’ll see if I can pull it off this time…). One new item for this year is a robust schedule of feasts and festivals, making use of both our Wednesday Divine Services at Grace as well as weekday feasts in place of Matins. The bigger feasts will still be celebrated in the evenings as we’ve done in years past. See here for a tentative schedule of this upcoming year’s non-Sunday feasts and festivals <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/4c2b26ca-5197-07d9-70f2-243930e174da/2021_2022_Non_Sunday_Feasts_and_Festivals.pdf>. And look for a full calendar for the year to come out shortly!
Many blessings and much joy to you all in Christ our life.
-Pastor