+ Resurrection of Our Lord +
April 20, 2025
Christ’s Resurrection Means Our Resurrection
“Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Cor. 5:7). By the shed blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, Eternal death has passed over us. Now we pass with Christ through death into life everlasting. For Christ the crucified One is risen! The stone has been rolled away from the tomb, revealing that the tomb could not hold Him (Mark 16:1-8). Now our Redeemer lives eternally to save us from sin and Satan and the grave, and we can live in the sure hope of our own bodily resurrection with Christ. “After my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God” (Job 19:26). Feasting on the living Christ, who is our meat and drink indeed, we boldly say: “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? . . . But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor. 15:54-55, 57).
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Sunday Resources:
Bulletin for Easter Sunday ~ April 20, 2025
Congregation at Prayer for Easter Sunday ~ 4/20/25
Children’s Bulletin for this Sunday
Sunday Readings:
Sunday Catechesis:
- The Augsburg Confession
Wednesday Catechesis:
- The Book of Matthew
Week of the Resurrection of Our Lord (April 20 through April 26, 2025):
Sunday ~ Commemoration of Johannes Bugenhagen, Pastor
- 8:15 a.m. Choir practice in Fellowship Hall
- 9:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 11:00 a.m Easter Feast
Monday ~ Commemoration of Anselm of Canterbury, Theologian
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
Tuesday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 9:15 a.m. OMT
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 ~ Commemoration of Johann Walter, Kantor
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 4:30 p.m. Private Confession
Friday ~ St. Mark, Evangelist
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- Annual Voters’ Meeting April 27 after Bible class. A light lunch will be served.
- OMT Theological Reading Group
Tuesday, April 22 (Trinity) [4th Tuesday of the Month – Because of Holy Week]
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
Reading Assignment: Due: Bilby, Mark G. Behold the Thief with the Eyes of Faith: Greek and Latin Sermons on the Good Thief. Yonkers, New York, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2024. (200 pages)
- Catechesis begins with a meal at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays. There are classes for all ages. We have 3 classes left before school lets out for the summer: April 23, 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!
- Phoenix Rising Benefit Gala Tickets are now available for our annual Phoenix Rising Benefit Gala. Don’t miss your chance to help Sustain the Fire and be part of the Phoenix Rising!
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.
- 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 20
SACRED MUSIC FOR THE EASTER SEASON… “Jesus Christ Is Risen Today,” “Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands,” “I Know That My Redeemer Lives,” “Awake, My Heart, with Gladness,” “He’s Risen, He’s Risen.” You can listen 24/7 to sacred music for the 50 days of the Easter season at lutheranpublicradio.org, TuneIn, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple HomePod and the Lutheran Public Radio mobile app.
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