*+ Third Sunday In Lent (Oculi) +*
*March 3, 2024*
*TRINITY MIDWEEK LENT & EASTER SCHEDULE*
Divine Service ~ Wednesdays, 11:00 am
Private Absolution ~ Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm
Light Supper ~ Wednesdays, 5:45 pm
Vespers ~ Wednesdays, 7:00 pm
*3/6* ~ Midweek IV
*3/13* ~ Midweek V
*3/20* ~ Midweek VI
*Holy Week Services:*
(No meals during Holy Week)
*3/25* ~ Holy Monday, 7pm
The Passion According to St. Matthew
*3/26* ~ Holy Tuesday, 7pm
The Passion According to St. Mark
*3/27* ~ Holy Wednesday, 7pm
The Passion According to St. Luke
*3/28* ~ Maundy Thursday, 7pm
*3/29* ~ Good Friday Chief Service, 12pm
Good Friday Tenebrae Service, 7pm
*3/30* ~ Easter Vigil, 8pm
*3/31* ~ Easter Sunday, 9am
Easter Sunday Feast, 11:00am
*Sunday Resources:*
Trinity Bulletin <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-03-03-The-Third-Sunday-in-Lent-Oculi-DS.pdf>
Congregation At Prayer <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2024-03-03-Third-Sunday-in-Lent-Oculi.pdf>
News & Notes <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Trinity-News-and-Notes-3-3-24.pdf>
*Sunday Notes:*
*From Ash Wednesday (Feb. 14) to Passion Sunday (March 24)*
· Ash Wednesday is the first day of the penitential season of Lent
· The 40 fast days of Lent, do not include Sundays
· The Collect for Ash Wednesday is said after the Collect for the Day in every service of the season.
· The Alleluia is omitted
· The Gloria in Excelsis is omitted (Except on Maundy Thursday)
· No flowers are placed on the altar or anywhere in church
*Sunday Readings:*
Old Testament: Exodus 6:16-24
Epistle: Ephesians 5:1-9
Gospel: Luke 11:14-28
*Sunday Catechesis:*
+ The Gospel of John
*Wednesday Catechesis:*
+ The Book of Genesis
*Week of Lent 3 (March 3 – 10, 2024):*
*Sunday *
+ 9:00 am Divine Service
+ 10:30 am Catechesis (*The Gospel of John)*
+ 1:30 pm Spanish Service
*Monday *
+ 8:30 am Matins
*Tuesday*
+ *NO MATINS*
+ 8:45 am Divine Service (Circuit Meeting at Trinity) *Trinity Members may attend DS*
*Wednesday *
+ 8:30 am Matins
+ 9:30 am Catechesis (The Book of Genesis)
+ 11:00 am Divine Service
+ 5:30 pm Private Confession
+ 5:45 pm Lenten Supper
+ 7:00 pm Midweek Lenten Vespers
*Thursday *
+ 8:30 am Matins
+ 4:30 pm Private Confession
+ 7:00 pm Trustees Meeting
*Friday *
+ 8:30 am Matins
*Saturday*
*UPCOMING EVENTS:*
+ *OMT Theological Reading Group*
*Tuesday, March 19 *(Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
*Reading Assignment:* *Due: *Stephenson, John R. *Eschatology*. Fort Wayne, Indiana, The Luther Academy, 1993. (133 pages)
+ *Society of St. Polycarp Retreat*
The Kansas Chapter of the SSP will hold its annual retreat on March 10-13. The Theme this year is ‘Concerning Traditions’. All are invited to the services, prayer offices, and discussions. If you would like a schedule please contact Pastor Filipek at pateraaron@gmail.com.
*ANNOUNCEMENTS:*
+ *Concordia Academy Wichita Gala*
If you are a Thrivent member and wish to share a Thrivent Action Grant card with Concordia Academy to assist in their upcoming gala on April 19, please contact Mrs. Carter at 316-202-8989.
+ *Faith At Work*
*”Faith At Work* is gearing up for our community service event in April, and we are ready to hear about your interest and availability! The planning team and other generous congregants have contributed a range of ideas. Crew leader Keith Buhr is entertaining the option of doing a different service activity each week in April, so that everyone has the opportunity to participate in a role they enjoy. However, we really need to know 1) which of the following activities draw your interest and which week works best for you, and 2) your T-shirt size if would like one as you volunteer with us. Our proposals include: joining with CAW on the afternoon of the 7th to support a family fun neighborhood day, supporting a crisis pregnancy center in mid-weekday, providing social support (e.g., games, devotions) in a nursing home, giving child-family support in a homelessness program, and providing a meal at the Ronald McDonald house. Keith plans to order T-shirts by *February 15* and volunteers in some cases need to complete short training modules before April to be ready, so please email kkbphd@gmail.com or speak to him for sign up soon! Anyone who really enjoys their experience can also *continue* to volunteer after April…” Keith Buhr
+ *2024 LUTHERANS FOR LIFE ESSAY CONTEST* The Council of Federation Presidents of the National Lutherans for Life and Lutherans for Life of Kansas (LFL of KS) are sponsoring an essay contest based on “Light Shines in Darkness” based on John 1:4-5. This essay contest is open to students in grades 6-12 who are enrolled in Lutheran schools and to Lutheran students who attend public school or are homeschooled in Kansas. The guidelines and rubric are posted in the narthex and are also available upon request at secretary@lflofkansas.org (Kathy Schultz).
+ *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 March 3*
HABAKKUK 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 Habakkuk. You can listen at your convenience at thewordendures.org <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001rEDQBKB1dl2cP9O7ZBCkKqGytcT4SmS3BX2Aivru9JRc-ewv94ySDK39WaZgkPqP4JwGe4AkIrBvJ5RZ4xn2gCJU7TOt1EmrQ4VdBeKADr3UVf9oQSzHgl9RbS7xdYDsL9DXXlOt3ny3sJc5x389zigHfbgy4iHX&c=u97lRDKI-L…>, the LPR mobile app and a podcast provider. Listen Here <issuesetc.org/>
*MISCELLANEOUS:*
Trinity Lutheran Church tlcwichita.org <www.tlcwichita.org/>
Concordia Academy Wichita Concordia Academy Wichita – Home <www.concordiaacademywichita.org/>
Kansas District LCMS LCMS Kansas District | (kslcms.org) <kslcms.org/>
The Lutheran Church Missouri SynodLCMS.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
Luther Classical College Luther Classical College <www.lutherclassical.org/>