+ Second Sunday of Easter ~ Quasimodo Geniti +
April 27, 2025
THE WOUNDS OF CHRIST GIVE US LIFE “For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood” (1 John 5:7). These three point to Christ and flow from Christ. Jesus shows His disciples His hands side, from which blood and water flowed, saying “Peace be with you.” He presents the wounds which turn our fear to gladness and which restore us to the Father. Jesus breathes on His disciples and says, “Receive the Holy Spirit” (John 20:23). His breath, His words are Spirit and life. They raise up our dry, dead bones and give us new and everlasting life (Ezek. 37:1–14). Christ now gives His ministers to speak His forgiving, Spirit-filled words to the penitent in His stead. Our Lord continues to come to His people, presenting His wounds to us in the Sacraments of water and blood. He bids us to touch His side at His table, to receive His risen body and blood in true faith, that believing we may have life in His name.
Sunday Resources:
Bulletin for the Second Sunday of Easter ~ April 27, 2025
Congregation at Prayer for Easter 2 ~ 4/27/25
Children’s Bulletin for this Sunday
Sunday Readings:
Old Testament: Ezekiel 37:1-14
Epistle: 1 John 5:4-10
Gospel: John 20:19-31
Sunday Catechesis:
- The Augsburg Confession
Wednesday Catechesis:
- The Book of Matthew
Week of the Quasimodo Geniti (April 27 through May 3, 2025):
Sunday
- 8:25 a.m. Choir practice in Fellowship Hall
- 9:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 10:30 a.m Bible Class
- 11:45 a.m. Voters’ meeting with light lunch
Monday
- No Matins – Pastor Filipek gone this week
Tuesday
- No Matins – Pastor Filipek gone this week
Wednesday
- No Matins, Bible Study, or Divine Service – Pastor Filipek gone this week
- 5:15 p.m. Catechesis and Meal
- 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer
Thursday ~ St. Philip and St. James, Apostles
- No Matins or Private Confession & Absolution – Pastor Filipek gone this week
- 7:00 p.m. Trustees’ meeting
Friday ~ Commemoration of Athanasius of Alexandria, Pastor and Confessor
- No Matins – Pastor Filipek gone this week
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Annual Voters’ Meeting April 27 after Bible class. A light lunch will be served.
- OMT Theological Reading Group
Tuesday, May 20 (Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
Reading Assignment: Due: Pitre, Brant. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah. New York, Image, Crown Publishing Group, 2018. (200 pages)
- Catechesis begins with a meal at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays. There are classes for all ages. We have 2 classes left before school lets out for the summer: April 30 and May 7. 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:
- Change for Life Give hope to women in Derby and Wichita facing unexpected pregnancies. Pick up a baby bottle in the narthex on Mother’s Day. Fill it with change, cash, or checks, and return it to Trinity on Father’s Day, June 15.
- Craft Club On May 19, bring your own craft to work on and join us for an hour of fellowship and crafting fun in Trinity’s fellowship hall. Cookies and tea will be served; all ages welcome. Feel free to bring a friend. For more information, please contact Patricia or Prairie VanSant at (316) 210-1573.
- Liturgical Living We will meet at Trudy’s house May 4th at 3:30 p.m. We will discuss German Reformers and share in fellowship. Questions about the group? Contact Trudy Unruh at (316) 841-6301 for more details.
- Ascension of Our Lord Thursday, May 29th is The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord and Immanuel Lutheran Church, 909 Market St., will hold a Divine Service at 6pm followed by a Brat Potluck Supper.
- Trivia Night Fundraiser for Immanuel Youth The Immanuel Youth Group is hosting a Trivia Night Fundraiser on Saturday, May 24th at 6:30pm. This will be general knowledge trivia for all ages so start forming your teams of 4, $5 per person! Prizes will be awarded to the top two teams. Concessions will also be served that evening.
- 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
- Scholarship for Students Concordia University Chicago “Prepared to Serve” has a scholarship program for students preparing to enter service for the church. Beginning fall 2025, eligible full-time students will pay a maximum of $5,000 in tuition and mandatory fees each academic year.
Fairmount Ministries
- 6:47 Tuesdays @Fairmount! College Age/Young Adult Fellowship/Bible Group
E-mail hannah@fairmountministries.org for more info. Bible Study Topic: Basics of our Faith.
- Faith on Tap April 27th, 2025 – Old School Tap House 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Kechi. Presentation by Pastor Michael Brockman.
- Call for Nominations: National Synod Officer, Board, and Commission Positions The Committee for Convention Nominations requests nominations of qualified members of Synod member congregations for positions to be filled by the Synod convention meeting July 18-23, 2026. Officers, agencies, ordained and commissioned ministers, and members congregations and their lay members are all invited to submit nominations, to be received preferably before Aug. 18, 2025 and no later than Oct. 18, 2025. For more information, please go to lcms.org/nominate. Any member of a congregation with a valid e-mail address will be able to establish an account and submit a nomination.
RESOURCES:
Issues, Etc.
For the week of April 27
BOOK OF PHILEMON BIBLE STUDY… The Word of the Lord Endures Forever is a daily 15-minute verse-by-verse Bible study produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Will Weedon. Pastor Weedon begins a study this week on the Book of Philemon. You can listen at your convenience at thewordendures.org, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn, the LPR mobile app and a podcast provider.
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