+ Ninth Sunday after Trinity +
July 28, 2024
Sunday Resources:
Bulletin for the Ninth Sunday of Trinity ~ July 28, 2024
Congregation at Prayer for Trinity 9 ~ 7/28/24
Sunday Readings:
Old Testament: 2 Samuel 22:26-34
Epistle: 1 Corintians 10:6-13
Gospel: Luke 16:1-9
Sunday Catechesis:
- The Book of Judges
Wednesday Catechesis:
- The Book of Matthew
Week of Ninth Sunday after Trinity (July 28 – August 3, 2024):
Sunday Commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach, Kantor
- 9:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 10:15 a.m. Special Voters’ meeting
- 10:30 a.m. Bible Study
- 1:30 p.m. Misa en Español
Monday Commemoration of Mary, Martha, and Lararus of Bethany
- No Matins, Pastor Filipek at Bugenhagen Conference
Tuesday ~ Commemoration of Robert Barnes, Confessor & Martyr
- No Matins, Pastor Filipek at Bugenhagen Conference
Wednesday ~ Commemoration of Joseph of Arimathea
- No Matins, Bible Study, or Divine Service, Pastor Filipek at Bugenhagen Conference
- 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer
Thursday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 4:30 p.m. Private Absolution
- 7:00 p.m. Trustees’ meeting
Friday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
Saturday ~ Commemoration of Joanna, Mary, & Salome, Myrrhbearers
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- OMT Theological Reading Group
Tuesday, August 20 (Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
Reading Assignment: Due: Meyendorff, John and Tobias, Robert. Salvation in Christ: A Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Augsburg Fortress, 1992. (169 pages)
- Voters’ Meeting A special voters’ meeting will be July 28 immediately following the 9 a.m. Divine Service. The purpose of this meeting is to nominate a pastor for Circuit Visitor for Circuit 11.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Lutheran Witness Subscriptions The Lutheran Witness is the official magazine of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, serving as a key source of information for members of LCMS churches. If you wish to receive the Kansas District insert, you must order the Lutheran Witness through Trinity or your own congregation. The upcoming year will see a price increase for your subscription. It will be $32 per subscription paid to Trinity. If you are currently a subscriber and wish to discontinue your subscription, please cross off your name from the “Current LW Subscribers” list in the narthex. If you would like to keep your subscription, please mark “yes” to that same list. If you do not currently get the Lutheran Witness but would like to receive your own personal copy, please print your name and address on the list “New LW Subscriber.” Please put $32 into the offering plate for “LW subscription” before August 26. Copies of the Lutheran Witness may be checked out of the church library for free.
- White Phoenix Kung Fu Aaron Carter will be teaching Kung Fu classes in the basement of Trinity until September. These classes are FREE to all Trinity members! All skill levels are welcome, even beginners! Classes will meet Tuesdays (except August 13) from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wear comfortable exercise clothes. Questions? E-mail Aaron at: copperflame@hotmail.com
- Donations needed! Several members of Trinity volunteer the first Tuesday of each month at the South Lord’s Diner on Hillside where volunteers serve a free meal to about 200 guests nightly. With the help of a Thrivent grant, volunteers are planning to buy personal hygiene products to give to dining guests on August 6th. School will begin the following week in Wichita and so donations of shampoo, toothpaste, deodorants, soaps and other items will help families as well as other guests who spend a lot of time outdoors in the heat. Donations would be appreciated and can be left in the narthex this Sunday (July 28).
- Are You A Dillon’s Shopper? Designate Trinity as your Dillon’s rewards charity online, using the code QG377. You will need to designate Trinity every year for this rewards program.
- SPLENDORS OF OLD-WORLD EUROPE: Rev. and Mrs. Cliff Winter are hosting an 8 day Danube River Cruise on board the luxurious MS Amadeus Riva. The dates for this cruise are October 13-24, 2024. For more information, please contact Rev. & Mrs. Winter at (316) 461-2593 or loiswinter@yahoo.com.
- RHINE RIVER CRUISE: Rev. and Mrs. Keith Kohlmeier are hosting an “Experience the Reformation” tour next year, June 10-21, 2025. If you are interested in more information, please refer to the brochure posted in the narthex or contact them directly at kekohl@cox.net or (785) 249-9996.
- Happenings at Fairmount Ministries
- Please join us as Hannah Elsey is installed as our Director of Discipleship and Engagement! – Sunday, Aug. 11th at 2:00 p.m. at Fairmount 3815 E. 17th St. N., Wichita, KS 67208. Light refreshments will be served.
- College Age and Young Adults: Pool party at Maggie Newton’s on Sunday, July 28th starting at 6:00 p.m. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
- Gathering Dinner and Silent/Online Auction at Botanica: Oct. 17th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. We are looking for Sponsors! If you would like to become a sponsor or make a donation, go to fairmountministries.org/gathering for more information.
- Marriage Enrichment Seminar Join fellow Lutherans as we meditate upon God’s gift of marriage and how we can build each other up in a world where marriage and family are under constant assault. Speaker Rev. Jeff Meyers from Christ Lutheran Church, Overland Park, KS will present at Risen Savior in Wichita Saturday, August 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
RESOURCES:
Issues, Etc.
For the week of July 28
Unanswered Bible Questions… Issues, Etc., a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio, will have Pastors Bryan Wolfmueller and Brian Kachelmeier respond to your unanswered Bible questions. You can submit your question via email: talkback@issuesetc.org, Facebook: facebook.com/issuesetc, or the Issues, Etc. Comment Line: (618) 223-8382. You can listen to the interview at your convenience at issuesetc.org, the LPR mobile app or a podcast provider. Listen Here
As a result of Sunday’s Bible class discussion, these are link to Commemorations, Feasts, and Festivals with information about the Saints:
Link to Feasts and Festivals throughout the Church Year
Link to Commemorations throughout the Church Year
MISCELLANEOUS:
Trinity Lutheran Church tlcwichita.org
Concordia Academy Wichita Concordia Academy Wichita – Home
Kansas District LCMS LCMS Kansas District | (kslcms.org)
The Lutheran Church Missouri SynodLCMS.org – The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Eighth Day Books Eighth Day Books
Eighth Day Institute Welcome to Eighth Day Institute
Concordia Publishing House Home – Concordia Publishing House (cph.org)
Issues, Etc. issuesetc.org
Luther Classical College Luther Classical College