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+ Ninth Sunday after Trinity +

July 28, 2024

Sunday Resources:

Bulletin for the Ninth Sunday of Trinity ~ July 28, 2024

News & Notes for 7-28-24

Congregation at Prayer for Trinity 9 ~ 7/28/24

Sunday Readings:

Old Testament:            2 Samuel 22:26-34

Epistle:                        1 Corintians 10:6-13              

Gospel:                        Luke 16:1-9

Sunday Catechesis:

  • The Book of Judges

Wednesday Catechesis:

  • The Book of Matthew

Week of Ninth Sunday after Trinity (July 28 – August 3, 2024):

Sunday           Commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach, Kantor

  • 9:00 a.m.    Divine Service
  • 10:15 a.m.  Special Voters’ meeting
  • 10:30 a.m.  Bible Study
  • 1:30 p.m.    Misa en Español

Monday          Commemoration of Mary, Martha, and Lararus of Bethany

  • No Matins, Pastor Filipek at Bugenhagen Conference

Tuesday ~ Commemoration of Robert Barnes, Confessor & Martyr

  • No Matins, Pastor Filipek at Bugenhagen Conference

Wednesday ~ Commemoration of Joseph of Arimathea

  • No Matins, Bible Study, or Divine Service, Pastor Filipek at Bugenhagen Conference
  • 7:00 p.m.   Evening Prayer

Thursday                  

  • 8:30 a.m.    Matins
  • 4:30 p.m.   Private Absolution
  • 7:00 p.m.   Trustees’ meeting

Friday                        

  • 8:30 a.m.    Matins

Saturday ~ Commemoration of Joanna, Mary, & Salome, Myrrhbearers

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)

  • Voters’ Meeting A special voters’ meeting will be July 28 immediately following the 9 a.m. Divine Service.  The purpose of this meeting is to nominate a pastor for Circuit Visitor for Circuit 11.

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 (except August 13) from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Wear comfortable exercise clothes.  Questions?  E-mail Aaron at:  copperflame@hotmail.com
  • Donations needed! Several members of Trinity volunteer the first Tuesday of each month at the South Lord’s Diner on Hillside where volunteers serve a free meal to about 200 guests nightly.  With the help of a Thrivent grant, volunteers are planning to buy personal hygiene products to give to dining guests on August 6th.  School will begin the following week in Wichita and so donations of shampoo, toothpaste, deodorants, soaps and other items will help families as well as other guests who spend a lot of time outdoors in the heat.  Donations would be appreciated and can be left in the narthex this Sunday (July 28). 
  • 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.
  • SPLENDORS OF OLD-WORLD EUROPE:  Rev. and Mrs. Cliff Winter are hosting an 8 day Danube River Cruise on board the luxurious MS Amadeus Riva.  The dates for this cruise are October 13-24, 2024.  For more information, please contact Rev. & Mrs. Winter at (316) 461-2593 or loiswinter@yahoo.com.
  • RHINE RIVER CRUISE:  Rev. and Mrs. Keith Kohlmeier are hosting an “Experience the Reformation” tour next year, June 10-21, 2025.  If you are interested in more information, please refer to the brochure posted in the narthex or contact them directly at kekohl@cox.net or (785) 249-9996.
  • Happenings at Fairmount Ministries
  • Please join us as Hannah Elsey is installed as our Director of Discipleship and Engagement! – Sunday, Aug. 11th at 2:00 p.m. at Fairmount 3815 E. 17th St. N., Wichita, KS 67208. Light refreshments will be served.
  • College Age and Young Adults: Pool party at Maggie Newton’s on Sunday, July 28th starting at 6:00 p.m. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
  • 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.
  • Marriage Enrichment Seminar Join fellow Lutherans as we meditate upon God’s gift of marriage and how we can build each other up in a world where marriage and family are under constant assault.  Speaker Rev. Jeff Meyers from Christ Lutheran Church, Overland Park, KS will present at Risen Savior in Wichita Saturday, August 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

RESOURCES:

Issues, Etc.

For the week of July 28

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, or the Issues, Etc. Comment Line: (618) 223-8382.  You can listen to the interview at your convenience at issuesetc.org, the LPR mobile app or a podcast provider.  Listen Here

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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+ Eighth Sunday after Trinity +

July 21, 2024

Sunday Resources:

Bulletin for the Eighth Sunday of Trinity ~ July 21, 2024

News & Notes for 7-21-24

Congregation at Prayer for Trinity 8 ~ 7/21/24

Sunday Readings:

Old Testament:            Jeremiah 23:16-29

Epistle:                        Romans 8:12-17                     

Gospel:                        Matthew 7:15-23

Sunday Catechesis:

  • The Book of Judges

Wednesday Catechesis:

  • The Book of Matthew

Week of Eighth Sunday after Trinity (July 21 – July 27, 2024):

Sunday           Commemoration of Ezekiel

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

Monday          St. Mary Magdalene

  • 8:30 am      Matins

Tuesday ~ Commemoration of Ruth

  • 8:30 am      Matins

Wednesday   

  • 8:30 am      Matins
  • 9:30 am     Bible Study
  • 11:00 am   Divine Service
  • 7:00 pm     Evening Prayer

Thursday       St. James the Elder, Apostle     

  • 8:30 am      Matins
  • 4:30 pm     Private Absolution

Friday                        

  • 8:30 am      Matins

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)

  • Voters’ Meeting A special voters’ meeting will be July 28 immediately following the 9 a.m. Divine Service.  The purpose of this meeting is to nominate a pastor for Circuit Visitor for Circuit 11.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • 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 (except August 13) from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Wear comfortable exercise clothes.  Questions?  E-mail Aaron at:  copperflame@hotmail.com
  • Donations needed! Several members of Trinity volunteer the first Tuesday of each month at the South Lord’s Diner on Hillside where volunteers serve a free meal to about 200 guests nightly.  With the help of a Thrivent grant, volunteers are planning to buy personal hygiene products to give to dining guests on August 6th.  School will begin the following week in Wichita and so donations of shampoo, toothpaste, deodorants, soaps and other items will help families as well as other guests who spend a lot of time outdoors in the heat.  Donations would be appreciated and can be left in the narthex the next two Sundays (July 21 and 28). 
  • 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.
  • SPLENDORS OF OLD-WORLD EUROPE:  Rev. and Mrs. Cliff Winter are hosting an 8 day Danube River Cruise on board the luxurious MS Amadeus Riva.  The dates for this cruise are October 13-24, 2024.  For more information, please contact Rev. & Mrs. Winter at (316) 461-2593 or loiswinter@yahoo.com.
  • RHINE RIVER CRUISE:  Rev. and Mrs. Keith Kohlmeier are hosting an “Experience the Reformation” tour next year, June 10-21, 2025.  If you are interested in more information, please refer to the brochure posted in the narthex or contact them directly at kekohl@cox.net or (785) 249-9996.
  • Happenings at Fairmount Ministries
  • Call Process Update: Hannah Elsey has accepted the call to be our Director of Discipleship and Engagement! We will have information about her installation in the coming weeks. Thank you for your prayers!
  • T.O.T. (Formerly Theology on Tap): We will meet at Old School Tap in Kechi on Sunday, July 21st from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
  • College Age and Young Adults: Pool party at Maggie Newton’s on Sunday, July 28th starting at 6:00 p.m. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
  • 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.
  • Marriage Enrichment Seminar Join fellow Lutherans as we meditate upon God’s gift of marriage and how we can build each other up in a world where marriage and family are under constant assault.  Speaker Rev. Jeff Meyers from Christ Lutheran Church, Overland Park, KS will present at Risen Savior in Wichita Saturday, August 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

RESOURCES:

Issues, Etc.

For the week of July 21

Looking Forward to Sunday Morning… Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken.  You can listen to weekly studies of the Biblical texts, prayers and hymns of the day.  Pastor Sean Daenzer of LCMS Worship leads us through the three-year lectionary.  Pastor Will Weedon of “The Word of the Lord Endures Forever” leads us through the one-year lectionary.  You can listen at your convenience at issuesetc.org, the LPR mobile app, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn or a podcast provider.  Listen Here

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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+ Seventh Sunday after Trinity +

July 14, 2024

Sunday Resources:

Bulletin for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity, June 14, 2024

News and Notes for June 14 through June 21

Congregation at Prayer for the 7th Sunday after Trinity, 7-15-24 to 7-21-24

Sunday Readings:

Old Testament:            Genesis 2:7-17

Epistle:                        Romans 6:19-23                     

Gospel:                        Mark 8:1-9

Sunday Catechesis:

  • The Gospel of John

Wednesday Catechesis:

  • The Book of Genesis

Week of Seventh Sunday after Trinity (July 14 – July 20, 2024):

Sunday                      

  • 9:00 am      Divine Service
  • 10:30 am    Bible Study

Monday

  • 8:30 am      Matins

Tuesday ~ Commemoration of Ruth

  • 8:30 am      Matins
  • 9:15 am      OMT
  • 7:00 pm     Safety committee meeting

Wednesday   

  • 8:30 am      Matins
  • 9:30 am     Bible Study
  • 11:00 am   Divine Service
  • 7:00 pm     Evening Prayer

Thursday                  

  • 8:30 am      Matins
  • 4:30 pm     Private Absolution

Friday                        

  • 8:30 am      Matins

Saturday ~ Commemoration of Elijah

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • OMT Theological Reading Group

      Tuesday, July 16 (Trinity)

      8:30 am     Matins

      9:15 am     Reading Discussion

      11:15 am   Prayer

      11:30 am   Lunch

Reading Assignment: Due: Schurb, Ken. Rediscovering the Issues Surrounding the 1974 Concordia Seminary Walkout. St. Louis, Missouri, Concordia Publishing House, 2023. (304 pages)

  • Voters’ Meeting A special voters’ meeting will be July 28 immediately following the 9 a.m. Divine Service.  The purpose of this meeting is to nominate a pastor for Circuit Visitor for Circuit 11.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • It is NOT too late! The Kansans for Life Baby Bottle Project ran from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day.  Please return baby bottles and donations to Trinity, even if the bottles are partially filled. Proceeds support pro-life educational efforts of Kansans for Life and selected pregnancy resource centers in our state.
  • Last Chance For Pictures! If you or your family missed having your photo taken for the Trinity directory by Allen Herbert, please come have your picture taken before the Divine Service or after Bible class on July 14th.  There will not be a sign-up: just come and smile!
  • Donations needed! Several members of Trinity volunteer the first Tuesday of each month at the South Lord’s Diner on Hillside where volunteers serve a free meal to about 200 guests nightly.  With the help of a Thrivent grant, volunteers are planning to buy personal hygiene products to give to dining guests on August 6th.  School will begin the following week in Wichita and so donations of shampoo, toothpaste, deodorants, soaps and other items will help families as well as other guests who spend a lot of time outdoors in the heat.  Donations would be appreciated and can be left in the narthex the next three Sundays (July 14, 21 and 28). 
  • Free Magazines  Please take a look at all the magazines that are being given away on the stage in the Fellowship Hall.  Titles include Lutheran Witness, Good News, Gottesdienst, Concordia Theological Quarterly, and Smithsonian.  Feel free to take what interests you.  Magazines not taken will be shared with other congregations or recycled.
  • 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.
  • SPLENDORS OF OLD-WORLD EUROPE:  Rev. and Mrs. Cliff Winter are hosting an 8 day Danube River Cruise on board the luxurious MS Amadeus Riva.  The dates for this cruise are October 13-24, 2024.  For more information, please contact Rev. & Mrs. Winter at (316) 461-2593 or loiswinter@yahoo.com.
  • RHINE RIVER CRUISE:  Rev. and Mrs. Keith Kohlmeier are hosting an “Experience the Reformation” tour next year, June 10-21, 2025.  If you are interested in more information, please refer to the brochure posted in the narthex or contact them directly at kekohl@cox.net or (785) 249-9996.
  • Rummage Sale  Immanuel Lutheran, 909 S Market St., Wichita, is hosting their annual rummage sale July 11-13. This is a huge sale and hundreds of people come through to shop every year. If you have anything sitting around that you would like to donate for the sale, please drop those off at Immanuel from 9am-2pm any day before the 11th. We would also love it if you came by to shop and say hi! Thank you for supporting our specific ministries which will benefit from this sale!
  • Happenings at Fairmount Ministries
  • Call Process Update: Hannah Elsey has accepted the call to be our Director of Discipleship and Engagement! We will have information about her installation in the coming weeks. Thank you for your prayers!
  • T.O.T. (Formerly Theology on Tap): We will meet at Old School Tap in Kechi on Sunday, July 21st from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
  • College Age and Young Adults: Pool party at Maggie Newton’s on Sunday, July 28th starting at 6:00 p.m. Pizza and drinks will be provided.
  • 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.
  • Marriage Enrichment Seminar Join fellow Lutherans as we meditate upon God’s gift of marriage and how we can build each other up in a world where marriage and family are under constant assault.  Speaker Rev. Jeff Meyers from Christ Lutheran Church, Overland Park, KS will present at Risen Savior in Wichita Saturday, August 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

RESOURCES:

Issues, Etc.

For the week of July 14

Equipping the Priesthood of All Believers… 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 teachings include: The Scopes Monkey Trial, Liturgy as Discipleship, Jesus Feeding the Five Thousand, A Tree and Its Fruit, The Destiny of the Righteous in the Book of Psalms and more.  You can listen at your convenience at issuesetc.org, the LPR mobile app, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn or a podcast provider.  Listen Here

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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