*+ FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY +*
*January 7, 2024*
*Sunday Resources:*
Trinity Bulletin <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-07-Epiphany-1.pdf>
Congregation At Prayer <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-07-Cong.-at-Prayer-Epiphany-1.pdf>
News & Notes <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1-7-24-News-Notes.pdf>
*Sunday Notes:*
****ATTENTION****
This Sunday will be the first Sunday using our new bulletin format. We will no longer be printing the entire service. The new bulletin will have the propers for the day and the order of service. We will be using the hymnals to follow the service. We have four large print hymnals in the back if you would like to use large print. Also, the readings will not be printed. You may use the pew bibles if you would like to follow along with the readings. Otherwise, please bring your own Bible with the readings already marked.
*Sunday Catechesis:*
+ Special for the Next Few Weeks: Overview of the Common Service
+ The Gospel of John
*Wednesday Catechesis:*
+ Special for the Next Few Weeks: Overview of the Common Service
+ The Book of Genesis
*Calendar Extras:* *Week of Epiphany 1 (January 7-13, 2024):*
**** See News and Notes For Full Weekly Calendar ****
+ Tuesday, Jan. 9 @ 7:00 pm Council Meeting
+ Wednesday, Jan. 10 @ 5:15 pm Confirmation Begins
+ Wednesday, Jan. 10 @ 7:30 pm Acolyte Training
+ Saturday, Jan. 13 @ 5:30 pm Baptism of Our Lord Divine Service (Immanuel Lutheran)
*UPCOMING EVENTS:*
+ *Mary Jane Zumult Funeral* Our sister in Christ, Mary Jane Zumult, fell asleep in the Lord Wednesday evening. Her funeral service will be at Lakeview (12100 E. 13th St. N), *Friday January 5 at 2:00 pm.*
Obituary Mary Jane (Brown) Zumalt Obituary – Wichita, KS (dignitymemorial.com) <www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/wichita-ks/mary-zumalt-11602226>
+ *Christmas Carol Sing-A-Long *You are invited to sing Christmas carols at Michael and Trudy Unruhs’ house on the 12th Day of Christmas, *Friday, January 5, at 7 p.m.* If so inclined, bring an appetizer, snack, and/or beverage of your choice. Also, if you have a hymnal, please bring your hymnal.
+ *Christmas Decorations *
Come help take down Christmas decorations on *Saturday, January 6 at 9:00 am*. The more people in attendance, the faster it will go.
+ *Epiphany Service and Fellowship*
*January 6 at 5:30 pm* Divine Service followed by a fellowship meal. Please sign up in the narthex to bring food. Tableware and drinks will be provided.
+ *Concordia Theological Seminary Ft. Wayne 2024 Symposia*
*January 16-19* Pastor Filipek will be attending the Ft. Wayne Seminary Symposia and will be gone from the 15th – 20th Symposia Link <ctsfw.regfox.com/symposia-series-2024>
+ *Elder’s Book Study* The Elder’s Book Study will be Sunday, January 21 @ 3:30 pm. We will continue with chapter 7 of Ceremony and Celebration by Paul H.D. Lang.
+ *Kansas District Life Conference **(January 24)*
Please register for the event at this link by *January 18, 2023* – kslcms.org/caring-ministry/life-ministry/2024-life-conference/
When registering, please pay for the lunch. Scroll to the bottom of the website page and click on the red “Lunch Payment” button.
+ *OMT Theological Reading Group*
*Tuesday, January 23 *(Trinity) *(4th Tuesday of the Month – Because of CTSFW Symposia Series)*
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
*Reading Assignment:*
*Due:* Gerhard, Johann. *Theological Commonplaces: VIII-XI: On Creation and Predestination*. St. Louis, Missouri, Concordia Publishing House, 2013. (327 pages)
+ *Sisters of Sophia*
The next Sisters of Sophia will be *February 20 at 6:30 pm* at the Ladder. *Amy Filipek* will present on Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity.
*ANNOUNCEMENTS:*
+ *THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!*
Merry Christmas and a blessed Epiphany! 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.
+ *New Member Bulletin Board* Please look at our new member bulletin board. Photos and names of Trinity newest saints are displayed in the stairway closest to the church office.
+ *Offering Envelopes in the Narthex* Please pick up your 2024 offering envelopes located in the narthex.
+ *Confirmation Schedule *
Confirmation will begin January 10.
+ *Faith At Work* is a district wide local community service event to kick off on April 7 2024. We are entering the planning stages for the event, calling for prayer and planning. Keith Buhr has volunteered as the interim crew leader until another congregant volunteers to take over. He is requesting volunteers to form the planning team. Anyone interested can meet with him after service or email to kkbphd@gmail.com. We already have some starter ideas to choose from, and new ideas are welcome!
+ *Homemade Food To Share*
There is a refrigerator where the old Dr. Pepper soda machine was. Inside the fridge contains individual bags and containers of homemade food. *Any member who would like a home cooked item or wants to share with someone who could also use one, they are free to take.*
Feel free to take when needed or contact the office for more information.
+ *Are You A Dillons Shopper?* Designate Trinity as your Dillons rewards charity online, using the code QG377. You will need to *designate Trinity every year* for this rewards program.
*RESOURCES:*
+ *Issues, Etc.*
*For the week of January 7*
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 <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014hyH8JTJ-htzQf0i5SUG3OlKVKKDTr5jg1qUu4L9m7dOl-jN053LoXb_sh7BE4IWWMvYal6p-n8dwzASXIr2vFjX7EN_AC_n4Bl19bdN_bC8iHs5s478fXYOfi55BD6mPCmZGxZGfB0DOjYN8xwF9A==&c=PUACFHbC1zEDKCPeE_…>, or the Issues, Etc. Comment Line: (618) 223-8382. You can listen to the interview at your convenience at issuesetc.org <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0014hyH8JTJ-htzQf0i5SUG3OlKVKKDTr5jg1qUu4L9m7dOl-jN053LodsDur7rkOS7cI3-WmFPAWxaKm0pdFHCgVwNz3l0nO11x1v3FUR76hzP9GfMgv_Dnt5E_dWCGQgNvcT3LU8JS8Qw7pivM-DLEA==&c=PUACFHbC1zEDKCPeE_…>, the LPR mobile app and your favorite podcast provider. Listen Here <issuesetc.org/>
*Issues, Etc. Journal*
+ What does it mean to read, mark and inwardly digest the Word of God? Pastor Will Weedon answers this question and explains how God delivers Jesus Christ to us through the feast of His Word in his essay, *“Inwardly Digest” God’s Word*.
Also in this edition of the *Issues, Etc. Journal*, long-time guest and internationally recognized Christian apologist Dr. John Warwick Montgomery tells his story of finding Confessional Lutheranism to be the most Scripturally faithful theology.
*Click here* <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001IPuTMQ0pExmlMXmzIL1Ohq1rEz6DlENsD6nRBKJtRCUQgN7QtRN9SBImXLaR99MSVNvOSV7VwnquUF10UnSPedzRpftXuLBitwm0I7rktLxHr-01KVQKgGu-_S1dO7E1fu3G8p3oCqMS8r_S5Y0O30GerkpTo6aSS8-25rAJyvM=&…> to download the latest *Issues, Etc. Journal *for free.
*MISCELLANEOUS:*
+ *Volunteers needed!* The Lord’s Diner on Hillside needs volunteers to serve our community. The first Tuesday of every month from 5 to 7:30 p.m. is when several members of Trinity are usually there, but they could always use more. If you would like more information or if you would like to sign up, please contact Vicki Bessey at (316) 641-7863.
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The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod LCMS.org – The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod <www.lcms.org/>
Eighth Day Books Eighth Day Books <www.eighthdaybooks.com/>
Eighth Day Institute Welcome to Eighth Day Institute <www.eighthdayinstitute.org/>
Concordia Publishing House Home – Concordia Publishing House (cph.org) <www.cph.org/>
Issues, Etc. issuesetc.org
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