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+ Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity +

September 1, 2024

Sunday Resources:

Bulletin for the Fourteenth Sunday of Trinity ~ September 1, 2024

News & Notes for 9-1-24

Congregation at Prayer for Trinity 14 ~ 9/1//24

Sunday Readings:

Old Testament:            Proverbs 4:10-23

Epistle:                        Galatians 5:16-24                   

Gospel:                        Luke 17:11-19

Sunday Catechesis:

  • The Book of Judges

Wednesday Catechesis:

  • The Book of Matthew

Week of Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity (September 1 – September 7, 2024):

Sunday ~ Commemoration of Joshua  

  • 9:00 a.m.    Divine Service
  • 10:30 a.m.  Bible Study
  • 1:30 p.m.    Misa en Español

Monday ~ Commemoration of Hannah

  • No MatinsOffice Closed for Labor Day

Tuesday ~ Commemoration of Gregory the Great, Pastor

  • No MatinsPastor Filipek on Vacation

Wednesday ~ Commemoration of Moses

  • No Matins, Bible Study, or Divine ServicePastor Filipek on Vacation
  • 7:00 p.m.   Evening Prayer

Thursday ~ Commemoration of Zacharias and Elizabeth

  • No Matins or Private ConfessionPastor Filipek on Vacation
  • 7:00 p.m.   Trustees’ meeting

Friday            

No MatinsPastor Filipek on Vacation

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • OMT Theological Reading Group

      Tuesday, September 17 (Trinity)

      8:30 am     Matins

      9:15 am     Reading Discussion

      11:15 am   Prayer

      11:30 am   Lunch

Reading Assignment: Due: O’Malley, John W.  When Bishops Meet: An Essay Comparing Trent, Vatican I, and Vatican II.  Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019.  (240 pages)

  • Catechesis begins September 11, 2024 with a meal at 5:15 p.m. There will be classes for all ages. Pastor Filipek will be teaching confirmation and adults, Kendall Patterson will be teaching elementary age, and Amy Filipek will be with preschool and younger children. Everyone is welcome!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • THANK YOU FROM THE LOVETT FAMILY   The Lovetts are all moved into our new home and we would like to sincerely thank everyone who came to the house blessing last Friday and helped us move on Saturday. We had over 30 people at the house blessing and it meant so much to us! A great group of extremely hard working friends came and worked most of the day in the heat on Saturday to get everything moved. We literally couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you also for all of the cards, house warming gifts, and meals. We appreciate you!
  • Prayers for the Matz Family Shirley Matz passed away August 28, 2024.  She and her late husband Al were founding members of Grace Lutheran.  Visitation and funeral times will be announced when we know more information.
  • Men: Save the Date! The annual men’s retreat at the  Herrington Retreat Center is scheduled for October 4-5.  The speaker for this year’s retreat will be Mr. Dan Snyder, headmaster of Concordia Academy – Wichita.  Questions? Please contact Ken Wable
  • Updated Directory There are copies of the latest church directory in the narthex.  Please pick one up at your leisure.
  • CTSFW Christmas Marketplace   The Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne is seeking donations for their Christmas Marketplace.  These gifts encourage the students and bring joy to them, making the holidays memorable in many ways. Are you willing to collect gift cards this  Christmas season? The gift cards will be shared with the students before they leave for their Christmas break in December.  It would be a blessing to receive:  
  • 1. Gift cards in increments of $10.00, $20.00, or $25.00, which may be utilized at local Fort Wayne  merchants and national chain stores such as Walmart, Kroger, Target, JCPenney, Meijer, Macy’s, or restaurant chains such as Applebee’s, Cracker Barrel, McDonald’s, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, Pizza Hut, Red Robin,  Subway, Texas Roadhouse, Wendy’s, etc.  
    • 2. Service station and gas cards from Shell, Marathon, BP, or Speedway in increments of  $25.00 and above.
      • 3. Cash gifts to purchase dining hall lunch tickets.  The lunch tickets allow students who live off  campus to eat lunch on campus rather than  needing to bring their meals from home.  
  • The cards or cash gifts must arrive at the Seminary by  December 1.  Please use this link to download the brochure and donation form.  Thank you!
  • 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.
  • Happenings at Fairmount Ministries
  • Party on the Patio! Come help kick off the fall semester!: Fairmount Ministries and Coffee Co. at 3815 E. 17th on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.  with free food! Come hear live music by  The Salt of the Earth band.
  • 6:47 begins Tuesday, Sept. 10th @Fairmount – College Age Fellowship/Bible Group
  • You are cordially invited to The Gathering on Thursday, Oct. 17th at 5:30 p.m. at Botanica: Lotus Hall. Tickets are $100 or reserve your party (8 seats) for $800.  Registration opens Sunday, Sept. 1st!   RSVP at fairmountministries.org/gathering or send check (in memo:The Gathering) to Fairmount Ministries. Questions? E-mail: info@fairmountministries.org, or call 316-684-5224.
  • Fall Flavors at Fairmount begin Monday, Sept. 2nd:  The Posty, The Okie-Dokie, and The Howdy Pumpkin
  • Thomas Organ For Sale!  Would you like to own a Thomas organ for your home?  Cristina Fruto wants to sell her home-organ.  Please contact her for more information.

RESOURCES:

Issues, Etc.

For the week of September 1

Providing Artillery Support for the Church Militant on the Front Lines… Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken.  This week’s topics include: The Ethics of IVF, A Christian Approach to Death & Burial, The Movie “Alien: Romulus,” “A Brief Statement of the Doctrinal Position of the Lutheran ChurchーMissouri Synod” and more.  You can listen on-demand at issuesetc.org, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn, the LPR mobile app and a podcast provider.  Listen Here for other Issues, Etc. programs.

Embracing Your Lutheran Identity Did the truths of the Lutheran confession begin with the 16th-century Reformation? How has God the Holy Spirit kept the Lutheran confession alive during persecution, war, false teaching, and cultural and social upheaval?   You’ll find answers to these questions in our recent series with Dr. Gene Edward Veith, author of the new book, Embracing Your Lutheran Identity.  CLICK HERE to listen to this series.

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

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+ Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity +

August 25, 2024

Sunday Resources:

Bulletin for the Thirteenth Sunday of Trinity ~ August 25, 2024

News & Notes for 8-25-24

Congregation at Prayer for Trinity 13 ~ 8/25//24

Sunday Readings:

Old Testament:            2 Chronicles 28:8-15

Epistle:                        Galatians 3:15-22                   

Gospel:                        Luke 10:23-37

Sunday Catechesis:

  • The Book of Judges

Wednesday Catechesis:

  • The Book of Matthew

Week of Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity (August 25 – August 31, 2024):

Sunday          

  • 9:00 a.m.    Divine Service
  • 10:30 a.m.  Bible Study
  • 1:30 p.m.    Misa en Español with meal

Monday

  • No Matins – Pastor Filipek on vacation

Tuesday ~ Commemoration of  Monica, Mother of Augustine

  • No Matins – Pastor Filipek on vacation

Wednesday ~ Commemoration of Augustine of Hippo, Pastor & Theologian

  • No Matins, Bible Study, or Divine Service – Pastor Filipek on vacation
  • 7:00 p.m.   Evening Prayer

Thursday ~ The Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist

  • No Matins or Private Confession – Pastor Filipek on vacation

Friday            

  • No Matins – Pastor Filipek on vacation

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • OMT Theological Reading Group

      Tuesday, September 17 (Trinity)

      8:30 am     Matins

      9:15 am     Reading Discussion

      11:15 am   Prayer

      11:30 am   Lunch

Reading Assignment: Due: O’Malley, John W.  When Bishops Meet: An Essay Comparing Trent, Vatican I, and Vatican II.  Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019.  (240 pages)

  • Catechesis begins September 11, 2024 with a meal at 5:15 p.m. There will be classes for all ages. Pastor Filipek will be teaching confirmation and adults, Kendall Patterson will be teaching elementary age, and Amy Filipek will be with preschool and younger children. Everyone is welcome!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Updated Directory There are copies of the latest church directory in the narthex.  Please pick one up at your leisure.
  • White Phoenix Kung Fu Aaron Carter will be teaching Kung Fu classes in the basement of Trinity until September.  These classes are FREE to all Trinity members!  All skill levels are welcome, even beginners!   Classes will meet Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Wear comfortable exercise clothes.  Questions?  E-mail Aaron at:  copperflame@hotmail.com
  • 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.
  • Happenings at Fairmount Ministries
  • Gathering Dinner and Silent/Online Auction at Botanica: Oct. 17th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. We are looking for Sponsors! If you would like to become a sponsor or make a donation, go to fairmountministries.org/gathering for more information.

Thomas Organ For Sale!  Would you like to own a Thomas organ for your home?  Cristina Fruto wants to sell her home-organ.  Please contact her for more information.

Issues, Etc.

For the week of August 25

“A Statement of Scriptural and Confessional Principles” Series… During the Lutheran Battle for the Bible, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod adopted “A Statement of Scriptural and Confessional Principles” in 1973. It dealt with how Lutherans regarded Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions.  Issues, Etc., a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL, recently completed a multi-part series on this document with Lutheran historian Dr. Martin Noland. You can listen to this series at issuesetc.org/astatement

Listen Here for other Issues, Etc. programs.

Issues, Etc. Journal  The next Issues, Etc. Journal is ready.  In this edition, Pastor Will Weedon poses the question, “If one truly believes that Jesus is among us when we gather in His name, then won’t we show that in how we worship?” The answer to this question explains why Lutherans practice reverence on Sunday mornings.  Read more in Pr. Weedon’s column, “Some Thoughts on Reverence in Worship.”  Also, in this edition, Pastor Joshua Schooping tells the story of his disillusionment with the errors of Eastern Orthodoxy and his joy in finding a truly Gospel-centered confession of faith in Confessional Lutheranism.  Click here to read the latest Issues, Etc. Journal.  Since it is a large file, it might take a minute or two to download.

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

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+ Twelfth Sunday after Trinity +

August 18, 2024

Sunday Resources:

Bulletin for the Twelfth Sunday of Trinity ~ August 18, 2024

News & Notes for 8-18-24

Congregation at Prayer for Trinity 12 ~ 8/18//24

Sunday Readings:

Old Testament:            Isaiah 29:17-24

Epistle:                        2 Corinthians 3:4-11              

Gospel:                        Mark 7:31-37

Sunday Catechesis:

  • The Book of Judges

Wednesday Catechesis:

  • The Book of Matthew

Week of Twelfth Sunday after Trinity (August 18 – August 24, 2024):

Sunday          

  • 9:00 a.m.    Divine Service
  • 10:30 a.m.  Bible Study
  • 1:30 p.m.    Misa en Español
  • 3:30 p.m.   Elders’ Book Study

Monday ~ Commemoration of Bernard of Clairvaux, Hymn-writer & Theologian

  • 8:00 a.m.    Matins at Concordia Academy – Wichita, First Day of Classes

Tuesday ~ Commemoration of Samuel

  • 8:30 a.m.    Matins
  • 9:25 a.m.    OMT
  • 7:00 p.m.   Security Committee Meeting

Wednesday

  • 8:30 a.m.    Matins
  • 9:30 a.m.    Bible Study
  • 11:00 a.m.  Divine Service
  • 7:00 p.m.   Evening Prayer

Thursday      

  • 8:30 a.m.    Matins
  • 4:30 p.m.   Private Absolution
  • 7:00 p.m.   Elders’ meeting [moved from 8-15]

Friday            

  • 8:30 a.m.    Matins

Saturday ~ St. Bartholomew, Apostle

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • OMT Theological Reading Group

      Tuesday, August 20 (Trinity)

      8:30 am     Matins

      9:15 am     Reading Discussion

      11:15 am   Prayer

      11:30 am   Lunch

Reading Assignment: Due: Meyendorff, John and Tobias, Robert.  Salvation in Christ:  A Lutheran-Orthodox Dialogue.  Minneapolis, Minnesota, Augsburg Fortress, 1992.  (169 pages)

CATECHESIS begins September 11, 2024 with a meal at 5:15 p.m. There will be classes for all ages. Pastor Filipek will be teaching confirmation and adults, Kendall Patterson will be teaching elementary age, and Amy Filipek will be with preschool and younger children. Everyone is welcome!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Lutheran Witness Subscriptions The Lutheran Witness is the official magazine of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, serving as a key source of information for members of LCMS churches.  If you wish to receive the Kansas District insert, you must order the Lutheran Witness through Trinity or your own congregation.  The upcoming year will see a price increase for your subscription.  It will be $32 per subscription paid to Trinity.  If you are currently a subscriber and wish to discontinue your subscription, please cross off your name from the “Current LW Subscribers” list in the narthex.   If you would like to keep your subscription, please mark “yes” to that same list.  If you do not currently get the Lutheran Witness but would like to receive your own personal copy, please print your name and address on the list “New LW Subscriber.”  Please put $32 into the offering plate for “LW subscription” before August 26.  Copies of the Lutheran Witness may be checked out of the church library for free.
  • White Phoenix Kung Fu Aaron Carter will be teaching Kung Fu classes in the basement of Trinity until September.  These classes are FREE to all Trinity members!  All skill levels are welcome, even beginners!   Classes will meet Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Wear comfortable exercise clothes.  Questions?  E-mail Aaron at:  copperflame@hotmail.com
  • 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.
  • Happenings at Fairmount Ministries
  • T.O.T. (formerly Theology on Tap): Sunday, Aug. 18th at Old School Tap House in Kechi from 6 to 8 p.m.  Pastor Goltl will lead a study on the latest findings in Biology and Darwin’s Theory of Evolution.
  • Gathering Dinner and Silent/Online Auction at Botanica: Oct. 17th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. We are looking for Sponsors! If you would like to become a sponsor or make a donation, go to fairmountministries.org/gathering for more information.
  • Thank you Trinity members for your donations of personal hygiene products that were given to guests at the South Lord’s Diner Tuesday, August 6th.  Because of those donations, plus the Thrivent grant we obtained, we were able to help around 200 people with toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, and bars of soap.

Thomas Organ For Sale!  Would you like to own a Thomas organ for your home?  Cristina Fruto wants to sell her home-organ.  Please contact her for more information.

RESOURCES:

Issues, Etc.

For the week of August 18

Expert Guests, Expansive Topics, Extolling Christ… Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken.  Regular features include: Christianity & Culture, Media Coverage of Religion, Movie Reviews, This Week in Pop Christianity, Kids Have Questions, Looking Forward to Sunday Morning and more.  You can listen at your convenience at issuesetc.org, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn, the LPR mobile app and a podcast provider.  Listen Here

Making the Case Conference 2024  If you were unable to attend this year’s “Making the Case” Conference, you can watch an on-demand video stream or listen to an audio recording. It contains presentations by Riley Gaines, Mark and Mollie Hemingway, Aaron Renn, Bryan Wolfmueller, Chris Rosebrough, Hans Fiene, Jordan Cooper and David Petersen, three worship services and the hymn sing. We will send you a conference recording link with a username and password for a contribution of $300 by October 1. Click here to make a secure online donation. You can also contribute by check. Make your check payable to “Issues, Etc.” and send it to the address below.

Issues, Etc.

P.O. Box 83

Collinsville, IL 62234

Please write your email address in the memo line of your check. We will email you a conference recording link.

If you have any questions, please send an email to lynn@issuesetc.org or call (618) 223-8385.

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

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