24 September 2021
*Friday of Trinity 16*
Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,
This Sunday is
*The 17th Sunday after Trinity*
*T** Sunday of the Pharisee’s dinner **T*
Proverbs 25:6-14; Ephesians 4:1-6; Luke 14:1-11 <www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+25%3A6-14%3B+Ephesians+4%3A1-6%3B+Luke+14%3A1-11&version=ESV>
*Whoever Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted*
“Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence” (Prov. 25:6–14). Rather, take the lowest position at the table. Humble yourself before Him. For your place is not for you to take but for Him to give. Conduct yourself with all lowliness and gentleness, bearing with one another in love (Eph. 4:1–6), that the King may give you glory in the presence of those at the table with you. “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 14:1–11). Is this not the way of Christ? He is the one who took the lowest place, who humbled Himself even to the point of death for us. He is now exalted to the highest place at the right hand of the Father that penitent believers may be exalted together with Him in the resurrection. To the humble at His Supper He says, “Friend, move up higher,” giving you His very body and blood for your forgiveness that you may ascend to take part in the great wedding feast which has no end.
*Those Serving* *at Grace & Trinity today…*
*Trinity** Grace*
*Counter: the Zwemkes Counters: Jennifer*
*Greeters: the Lewallens Greeters: the Petersons*
*Ushers: Sheryl Anderson & Ushers: Jim & Sandy*
* Keith Buhr Altar Guild: the Unruhs*
*Altar Guild: the Lessmans*
*Elder: **Scott Irwin*
*To prepare* your hearts and minds for the Sunday gathering of the faithful, here is the bulletin for Sunday <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/3baaebfa-41cf-f95a-86b6-7c18dcd7cf71/2021_09_26_Trinity_17.pdf>. Meditate on the readings, pray the prayers, and consider what gifts our Lord has for us this week. Also, here are the news/notes <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/e1152af0-887c-3e81-b482-3c1409d85b75/9_26_21_News_Notes.pdf> and the congregation at prayer <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/970651dd-c004-4bd0-cfa1-8ca69d9adea0/2021_9_26_The_Seventeenth_Sunday_after_Trinity.pdf> .
*Prayer Requests…*
· For the family of Carolyn Schaub, who fell asleep in Christ this Wednesday.
· For Betty, Nancy Metzger’s mother, who is in her last days.
*Coming up this week…*
· *Today: *
o *8:30am **Matins at Immanuel*
o *No Private Confession & Absolution*
o *4:30pm *Leave for Men’s Retreat, Trinity (*return Saturday, 4:30pm*)
· *Saturday:*
o *4:30pm *Handbell Choir Practice, Trinity
· *Sunday (9/26): **The 17th Sunday after Trinity*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
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o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
o *3:30pm *Elders’ Book Study, Grace
· *Tuesday: *
o *9am *Matins, Grace
· *Wednesday: **Feast of St. Michael*
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *4:15pm *Hand Bell Choir, Trinity
o *No Divine Service, Youth Catechesis, or Evening Prayer at Grace or Trinity*
· *Thursday:** Commemoration of St. Jerome*
o *No Matins*
· *Friday: *
o *No Private Confession & Absolution*
· *Saturday:*
o *9-11am *Concordia Academy <www.concordiaacademywichita.org/> Open House, Grace
· *Sunday (10/3): **The 18th Sunday after Trinity*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity **with the Baptism of Thulana “Indu” Herath*
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
*Looking Ahead…*
· *October 9, 9am-12pm *– Church Cleanup, Trinity
· *October 14, 6pm *– Joint Parish Council Mtg., Trinity
· *October 17, 12*:*15pm *– Trinity Voters’ Mtg., Trinity
· *October 24, 9:30am *– Grace Voters’ Mtg., Grace **No Bible Study this day*
· *October 22-24 *– EDI Inklings Festival <eighthdayinstitute.salsalabs.org/2021inklingsfestival/index.html>, the Ladder
· *October 31, 4-7:30pm *– Reformation Festival <gracelutheranchurch-wichita.org/ReformationFestival.html>, Trinity (*please RSVP to Trinity: *316-685-1571 or office@tlc.kscoxmail.com.)
*The two voters’ meetings* in October are very important meetings, for which we hope that all our members might attend. We will do two things:
1. decide whether to pursue a call to an Associate Pastor, who would potentially also serve as Headmaster of Concordia Academy, by establishing a call committee;
2. take a preliminary look at the Budget for 2022.
Many blessings and much joy to you all in Christ our life.
-Pastor