+ Second Sunday after Christmas +
January 5, 2025
Jesus Is the Perfect Israel
Israel and all his family went and dwelt in Egypt (Gen. 46:1–7). God made a great nation of him there, but that nation would prove unfaithful to the Lord. Therefore, the New Israel came. In fleeing the murderous Herod, our young Lord goes to Egypt (Matt. 2:13–23), that the prophecy might be fulfilled, “Out of Egypt I called my Son” (Hos. 11:1). Jesus brings to perfection what old Israel could not. He is the faithful Israel, the embodiment of the people of God. He offers His perfect and holy life in place of our own. He submits Himself to persecution and suffering in order to save us. Therefore, we should not think it strange when we who are in Christ experience trials because of the faith (1 Pet. 4:12–19). Rather, we rejoice to share in Christ’s sufferings, knowing that we will also share in His glory.
Sunday Resources:
Bulletin for Second Sunday after Christmas ~ January 5, 2025
Congregation at Prayer for Christmas 2 ~ 1/5/25
Children’s Bulletin for this Sunday
Sunday Readings:
Old Testament: Genesis 46:1-7
Epistle: 1 Peter 4:12-19
Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23
Sunday Catechesis:
- The Book of Ruth
Wednesday Catechesis:
- The Book of Matthew
Week of the Second Sunday after Christmas (January 5 through January 11, 2025):
Sunday
- 8:15 a.m. Choir practice in Fellowship Hall
- 9:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 10:30 a.m. Bible Study
Monday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 4:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
- 5:30 p.m. Epiphany Divine Service w/ potluck and fellowship following
Tuesday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
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
- 7:00 p.m. Trustees’ meeting
Friday ~ Commemorations of Basil the Great of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, & Gregory of Nyssa, Pastors and Confessors
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- OMT Theological Reading Group
Tuesday, January 28 (Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
Reading Assignment: Due: Reardon, Patrick Henry. Christ in His Saints. Munster, Indiana, Ancient Faith Publishing, 2004. (320 pages)
- Church Un-decorating January 5, 2025, is the final day of Christmas. Stay after Bible class for pizza and help take down all the Christmas decorations.
- Epiphany Potluck Please sign-up in the narthex for the annual epiphany potluck. Epiphany is Monday, January 6, with a Divine Service at 5:30 p.m. Please bring a dish to share.
- Catechesis begins with a meal at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays. 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! Wednesday classes will resume January 8, 2025.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- 2025 KS District Life Conference will be held Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Topeka (901 SW Fillmore St., Topeka, KS 66606). The 2025 Kansas District Life Conference will once again be in conjunction with the 2025 Kansas March for Life. Registration is open. Visit the Life Conference webpage on the District website, https://kslcms.org/2025-life-conference to register and find more information. The keynote speaker will be Rev. Jeffrey Hemmer, pastor of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fairview Heights, Ill. Rev. Hemmer is also an assistant to LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison and the author of the book, Man Up!: The Quest for Masculinity. Find out more about Rev. Hemmer’s book by visiting the Concordia Publishing House website, https://www.cph.org/man-up-the-quest-for-masculinity.
- Offering Envelopes Please pick up your 2025 offering envelopes in the narthex on your way out of church. Thank you!
- Thank you! The Filipek family thanks you for your generosity and love Christmas Season. We appreciate all the cards, gifts, and treats. Trinity’s staff also thanks all those who gave a donation for the staff Christmas gift. We truly appreciate everyone’s generosity. We are glad to serve you and be with you all.
- Ladies of Trinity We will meet at Trudy’s house January 26th at 3:30 p.m. We will discuss St. Titus and share in fellowship. Questions about the group? Contact Trudy Unruh for more details.
- Picture Directory There are copies of the church picture directory in the narthex. Please pick one up at your leisure.
- 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.
- A Message from The Kansas District LCMS Office As many of you know, there is a great need in the eastern regions of the United States in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Countless people, including LCMS members and congregations, are grieving the loss of their businesses, homes, and even their loved ones. Yet equally swift have been the many congregations, organizations, church members, and volunteers from around the Synod who have contributed their time, resources, finances, and prayers to aid those affected by the hurricane. Provided below are links for the three districts receiving contributions:
LCMS Mid-South District: https://mid-southlcms.org/
LCMS Southeastern District: https://se.lcms.org/
LCMS Florida-Georgia District: https://flgadistrict.org/
Funds received will be distributed by these districts for survivor support and some volunteer support. This will be a long-term ongoing recovery. Let us join in prayer together as we “encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing” (1 Thessalonians 5:11). In the service of Christ, Rev. Justin Panzer, Kansas District President
RESOURCES:
Issues, Etc.
For the week of January 5
STUDY GOD’S WORD IN 2025… Here’s a simple way to study God’s Word. The Word of the Lord Endures Forever is a daily, 15-minute, verse-by-verse Bible study produced by Lutheran Public Radio and hosted by LCMS Pastor Will Weedon. Pastor Weedon is currently leading a study on the Book of Psalms. You can listen at thewordendures.org, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn, the LPR mobile app or a podcast provider. You can also listen by phone at 1 (618) 262-0078.
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