+ Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity +
September 15, 2024
Sunday Resources:
Bulletin for the Sixteenth Sunday of Trinity ~ September 15, 2024
Congregation at Prayer for Trinity 16 ~ 9/15//24
Sunday Readings:
Old Testament: Job 5:17-26
Epistle: Ephesians 3:13-21
Gospel: Luke 7:11-17
Sunday Catechesis:
- The Book of Judges
Wednesday Catechesis:
- The Book of Matthew
Week of Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity (September 15 – September 21, 2024):
Sunday
- 9:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 10:30 a.m. Bible Study
- 1:30 p.m. Misa en Español with meal
- 3:30 p.m. Elders’ Book Study
Monday ~ Commemoration of Cyprian of Carthage, Pastor & Martyr
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
Tuesday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 9:15 a.m. OMT
- 7:00 p.m. Safety committee meeting
Wednesday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 9:30 a.m. Bible Study
- 11:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 5:15 p.m. Catechesis and meal
- 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer
Thursday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 4:30 p.m. Private Confession and Absolution
- 7:00 p.m. Elders’ meeting
Friday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
Saturday ~ St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- OMT Theological Reading Group
Tuesday, September 17 (Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
Reading Assignment: Due: O’Malley, John W. When Bishops Meet: An Essay Comparing Trent, Vatican I, and Vatican II. Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019. (240 pages)
- Catechesis began September 11, 2024 with a meal at 5:15 p.m. There are classes for all ages. Pastor Filipek is teaching confirmation and adults, Kendall Patterson is teaching elementary age, and Amy Filipek is with preschool and younger children. Everyone is welcome!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- CTSFW Christmas Marketplace The Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne is seeking donations for their Christmas Marketplace. These gifts encourage the students and bring joy to them, making the holidays memorable in many ways. Are you willing to collect gift cards this
Christmas season? The gift cards will be shared with the students before they leave for their Christmas break in December. It would be a blessing to receive:
1. Gift cards in increments of $10.00, $20.00, or $25.00, which may be utilized at local Fort Wayne merchants and national chain stores such as Walmart, Kroger, Target, JC Penney, Meijer, Macy’s, or restaurant chains such as Applebee’s, Cracker Barrel, McDonald’s, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Pizza Hut, Red Robin, Subway, Texas Roadhouse, Wendy’s, etc.
2. Service station and gas cards from Shell, Marathon, BP, or Speedway in increments of $25.00 and above.
3. Cash gifts to purchase dining hall lunch tickets. The lunch tickets allow students who live off campus to eat lunch on campus rather than needing to bring their meals from home.
The cards or cash gifts must arrive at the Seminary by December 1. Please use this link to download the brochure and donation form. Thank you!
- Updated Directory There are copies of the latest church directory in the narthex. Please pick one up at your leisure.
Men: Save the Date! The annual men’s retreat at the Herrington Retreat Center is scheduled for October 4-5. The speaker for this year’s retreat will be Mr. Dan Snyder, headmaster of Concordia Academy – Wichita. Questions? Please contact Ken Wable. Click Here for more information!
- 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.
- Happenings at Fairmount Ministries
- 6:47 Tuesdays @ Fairmount! College Age/Young Adult Fellowship/Bible Group
- E-mail hannah@fairmountministries.org for more info.
- T.O.T.(Formerly Theology on Tap) is Sunday, September 15th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Old School Tap House in Kechi. Pastor Ryan Ankersen from Holy Cross will lead discussion on “Navigating Politics in a Mad World.”
- Registration is open for The Gathering on Thursday, Oct. 17th at 5:30 p.m. at Botanica: Lotus Hall! Tickets are $100 or reserve your party (8 seats) for $800.
- RSVP at fairmountministries.org/gathering or send check (in memo:The Gathering) to Fairmount Ministries.
Questions? E-mail: info@fairmountministries.org, or call 316-684-5224.
Thomas Organ For Sale! Would you like to own a Thomas organ for your home? Cristina Fruto wants to sell her home-organ. Please contact her for more information.
RESOURCES:
Issues, Etc.
For the week of September 15
Daily Lutheran Chapel Service . . . You can listen to LIVE chapel services weekdays at 9 a.m. Central from Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN. You can listen live at issuesetc.org and on-demand at issuesetc.org/kramerchapel.
Listen Here for other Issues, Etc. programs.
Embracing Your Lutheran Identity Did the truths of the Lutheran confession begin with the 16th-century Reformation? How has God the Holy Spirit kept the Lutheran confession alive during persecution, war, false teaching, and cultural and social upheaval? You’ll find answers to these questions in our recent series with Dr. Gene Edward Veith, author of the new book, Embracing Your Lutheran Identity. CLICK HERE to listen to this series.
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