Trinity Lutheran Church of Wichita

*The Trinity Torch E-News*
*+ THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY +*
*August 6, 2023*
*Sunday Resources:*
Trinity Bulletin <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-06-Trinity-9.pdf>
Congregation At Prayer <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-8-06-The-Ninth-Sunday-after-Trinity.pdf>
News & Notes <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/08-06-23-News-Notes.pdf>
*Sunday Catechesis:*
+ The Gospel of John

*Wednesday Catechesis:*
+ The Book of Genesis
*Upcoming Events:*
+ *Trinity Voter’s Meeting August 13 *
Please mark your calendars. On August 13 we there will be a voter’s meeting after Sunday morning Bible Study. There will be lunch before the meeting.
+ *Pastor Michael Brockman Installation*
CAW is pleased to announce that we will be installing the Rev. Michael Brockman as Chaplain of Concordia Academy Wichita on Sunday, August 20.

*”You are invited to the Installation of Rev. Michael Brockman as the Chaplain of Concordia Academy – Wichita on Sunday, August 20 at 5pm. Vespers Service will be held in the Immanuel Sanctuary with President Panzer preaching followed by a Welcome Meal and Back to School Dinner in the Fellowship Hall located at 909 S Market St, Wichita. Please RSVP to the CAW office by Wednesday, August 16 at 316-202-8989 or * *CAW_info@concordiaacademywichita.org* <CAW_info@concordiaacademywichita.org>*”*
+ *OMT Theological Reading Group*
*Tuesday, August 15 *(Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
*Reading Assignment:*
Due: Schalk, Carl., *Singing the Church’s Song: Essays and Occasional Writings On Church Music*. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lutheran University Press, 2015. (272 pages)
*Announcements:*
+ *Esther Brunner (former saint of Grace) has fallen asleep in Christ Jesus *
Esther Brunner fell asleep in Christ this past weekend. She was a former saint of Grace Lutheran Congregation until she transferred to her son’s congregation in Minnesota a few years ago. Here is the link to the obituary: Esther (Simpson) Brunner – Ballard-Sunder Funeral & Cremation (ballardsunderfuneral.com) <www.ballardsunderfuneral.com/esther-simpson-brunner/>

+ *Lutheran Witness Magazine*
Would you like to subscribe to the Lutheran Witness Magazine?
Every month, the *Lutheran Witness *brings you news, stories, and essays that aim to encourage you in your faith, clarify God’s Word, and keep you informed. *As an added bonus, if you subscribe through your congregation your LW issues will also include the Kansas District insert, which brings you LCMS Kansas news, stories, and announcements. *

The *individual* rate of $28 applies when the congregation member pays their subscription fee directly to the church.

We strongly encourage members of the Kansas District to continue subscribing to the *Lutheran Witness* magazine, as there is important LCMS Kansas news and information shared each month in our District’s insert. *Click here* <kslcms.benchurl.com/c/l?u=FCC87C0&e=168DA76&c=5E474&t=0&l=2384AA23&email=CX81plOZNSx%2FLUSHInuUCBaIw4W6c2hcNyIeD9VsXLU%3D&seq=1> to view the 2023 Kansas LW May insert, as an example of what you will receive each month along with a *Lutheran Witness* subscription!
If you would like more information, please contact your church’s secretary. office@tlc.kscoxmail.com or call (316) 685-1571

+ *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 August 6*
SOLID, SERIOUS, SUBSTANTIVE… 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 Old Testament & Baptism; Denying Jesus’ Divinity; Seminex & the Supernatural; No-Fault Divorce and more. You can listen at your convenience at issuesetc.org <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001tXCC0Y_TlSQ-15GuclnAlVUFkN5_t_JeE_LfH9KT0wROgjBaeP2f31-k4OtD7DjMOfk6qG27TaDnDqhJ3nJzhVtXjSuoTnU7puLO8bVoPPpa2owmQCYucb68ghlew52xCzlh_cadp-fX0JQhwlkfgQ==&c=n_v8RoR3N-NqWRewR5…>, the LPR mobile app and your favorite podcast provider. Listen Here <issuesetc.org/>
+ *Issues, Etc. Journal*
The latest *Issues, Etc. Journal* is out!
Was the 16th-century reformer Martin Luther innovating or in error when he added the word “alone” to his translation of Romans 3:28: “For we hold that one is justified by faith alone apart from works of the law”? Pastor Will Weedon answers that question in his article, “Sola Fide—By Faith Alone.”
Also in this edition, Dr. Donna Harrison recounts God’s persistent call out of Catholicism, Scientism, Mysticism and Evangelicalism through His Word into the Lutheran Confession.
*Click here* <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-54Ul80fZx11eq8rAqxaZyDsQYjC9meuPGdhXeV_NAmnFYS5Ka2Gr7bg0EVaToKICDA1jNXfIr0Di5c_Dl-xdHG9RwM6DvPAmMZtHgEtxh0hWURyWbByi2YJ1VhT10BWIiAZSN3LdJvIW33izDtYE6i5O3nY9fTXuBQtakGYQTNgN…> to download the latest *Issues, Etc. Journal *for free.

+ *Christian Culture Magazine (FREE)!*
We teach and guide people to establish and maintain Christian culture in the home, Church, and state, specifically with an aim towards creating a school where Lutherans learn a classical, Christian education, and can meet, marry, and learn to raise families, support local congregations, and be the salt of the earth. Christian Culture: A Magazine for Lutherans.
*Read/Download for free*
Spring 2023 – Christian Culture (lutherclassical.org) <cc.lutherclassical.org/spring-2023/?blm_aid=3455815>
There are also a few hard copies in the narthex.

*Miscellaneous:*
+ *Immanuel Lutheran Church Secretary Position*
Job Opening- Parish Secretary at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wichita

With the upcoming retirement on Sept 29th of our long-time, faithful Parish Secretary, Immanuel
Lutheran Church is looking to fill this position. Part-time, 20-30 hours. If you’d like to apply, please email Carpenter24@Protonmail.com for an application and job description. For questions, please call Mike Carpenter at 316-217-7452.
+ *KS District Workers Together August Newsletter*
Here is the link for August’s Newsletter: 2023-Workers-Together-August-FINAL.pdf (kslcms.org) <kslcms.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-Workers-Together-August-FINAL.pdf>
+ *From the Kansas District:*
*Planned Giving: Creating Your Legacy*

In 2021, the Kansas District launched a partnership with the LCMS Foundation to offer Planned Giving services, to assist LCMS Kansans interested in the Godly management of their assets for the good of their families, and also the Church. Planned Giving is an excellent way to ensure that family and ministries are provided for and supported after an individual has been called by God to his/her heavenly home. Two Kansas District staff members — LCEF DVP Jeffrey Maltz and Business Manager Heather Williams — are trained Planned Giving advocates who promote and educate LCMS Kansans on gift planning. To schedule a presentation, contact Jeffrey Maltz Jeffrey.Maltz@lcef.org, or Heather Williams heather@kslcms.org .
*Helpful Links:*
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 Synod LCMS.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/>

*The Trinity Torch E-News*
*+ THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY +*
*July 23, 2023*
*Sunday Resources:*
Trinity Bulletin <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-23-Trinity-7.pdf>
Congregation At Prayer <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-7-23-The-Seventh-Sunday-after-Trinity.pdf>
News & Notes <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/07-23-23-News-Notes.pdf>
*Sunday Catechesis:*
+ The Gospel of John
*Wednesday Catechesis:*
+ The Book of Genesis
*Week of July 23 – 29:*
+ *Higher Things Youth Conference *(Monday 24 – Saturday 29)* (San Antonio, TX) **Pastor Filipek will be gone with our youth*
+ ******No Matins, Private Confession, Wednesday Catechesis, Wednesday Divine Service this week******
+ *Evening Prayer**: Pastor Metzger will lead Evening Prayer on Wednesday, July 26 @ 7 pm*
*Upcoming Events:*
+ *Trinity Voter’s Meeting August 13 *
Please mark your calendars. On August 13 we there will be a voter’s meeting after Sunday morning Bible Study. There will be lunch before the meeting.
+ *Pastor Michael Brockman Installation*
CAW is pleased to announce that we will be installing the Rev. Michael Brockman as Chaplain of Concordia Academy Wichita on Sunday, August 20.

*”You are invited to the Installation of Rev. Michael Brockman as the Chaplain of Concordia Academy – Wichita on Sunday, August 20 at 5pm. Vespers Service will be held in the Immanuel Sanctuary with President Panzer preaching followed by a Welcome Meal and Back to School Dinner in the Fellowship Hall located at 909 S Market St, Wichita. Please RSVP to the CAW office by Wednesday, August 16 at 316-202-8989 or CAW_info@concordiaacademywichita.org <CAW_info@concordiaacademywichita.org>”*
+ *OMT Theological Reading Group*
*Tuesday, August *(Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
*Reading Assignment:*
*Due:* Schalk, Carl., *Singing the Church’s Song: Essays and Occasional Writings On Church Music*. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lutheran University Press, 2015. (272 pages)
*Announcements:*
+ *Lutheran Witness Magazine*
Would you like to subscribe to the Lutheran Witness Magazine?
Every month, the *Lutheran Witness *brings you news, stories, and essays that aim to encourage you in your faith, clarify God’s Word, and keep you informed. *As an added bonus, if you subscribe through your congregation your LW issues will also include the Kansas District insert, which brings you LCMS Kansas news, stories, and announcements. *

The *individual* rate of $30 applies when the congregation member pays their subscription fee directly to the church.

We strongly encourage members of the Kansas District to continue subscribing to the *Lutheran Witness* magazine, as there is important LCMS Kansas news and information shared each month in our District’s insert. *Click here* <kslcms.benchurl.com/c/l?u=FCC87C0&e=168DA76&c=5E474&t=0&l=2384AA23&email=CX81plOZNSx%2FLUSHInuUCBaIw4W6c2hcNyIeD9VsXLU%3D&seq=1> to view the 2023 Kansas LW May insert, as an example of what you will receive each month along with a *Lutheran Witness* subscription!
If you would like more information, please contact your church’s secretary. office@tlc.kscoxmail.com or call (316) 685-1571

+ *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 July 23*
DAILY LUTHERAN CHAPEL SERVICE… You can listen to chapel services from Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN live weekdays at 8:35 am Central and on-demand at issuesetc.org <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001RY6Q1g9OAbXbdHI54kuxMKChsEJAcTVRVBdLeb4v2wH54hq-bEopOUG6Ho31Fh6lq6oJQ1cZ7GmnLcSPett0eEJU0-KKoq2cYQ6Xv5n-GNJyeIKaOJmHMNDyPRYLH4S6H8Ea6lQjljw=&c=ajtwNC332KBoMvsNPl0U3gA3ObtVtP…> and the Lutheran Public Radio mobile app. Listen Here <issuesetc.org/>
+ *Issues, Etc. Journal*
The latest *Issues, Etc. Journal* is out!

Was the 16th-century reformer Martin Luther innovating or in error when he added the word “alone” to his translation of Romans 3:28: “For we hold that one is justified by faith alone apart from works of the law”? Pastor Will Weedon answers that question in his article, “Sola Fide—By Faith Alone.”

Also in this edition, Dr. Donna Harrison recounts God’s persistent call out of Catholicism, Scientism, Mysticism and Evangelicalism through His Word into the Lutheran Confession.

*Click here <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001-54Ul80fZx11eq8rAqxaZyDsQYjC9meuPGdhXeV_NAmnFYS5Ka2Gr7bg0EVaToKICDA1jNXfIr0Di5c_Dl-xdHG9RwM6DvPAmMZtHgEtxh0hWURyWbByi2YJ1VhT10BWIiAZSN3LdJvIW33izDtYE6i5O3nY9fTXuBQtakGYQTNgN…>* to download the latest *Issues, Etc. Journal *for free.

+ *Christian Culture Magazine (FREE)!*
We teach and guide people to establish and maintain Christian culture in the home, Church, and state, specifically with an aim towards creating a school where Lutherans learn a classical, Christian education, and can meet, marry, and learn to raise families, support local congregations, and be the salt of the earth. Christian Culture: A Magazine for Lutherans.
*Read/Download for free*
Spring 2023 – Christian Culture (lutherclassical.org) <cc.lutherclassical.org/spring-2023/?blm_aid=3455815>
There are also a few hard copies in the narthex.
*Miscellaneous:*
+ *Immanuel Lutheran Church Secretary Position*
Job Opening- Parish Secretary at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wichita

With the upcoming retirement on Sept 29th of our long-time, faithful Parish Secretary, Immanuel
Lutheran Church is looking to fill this position. Part-time, 20-30 hours. If you’d like to apply, please email Carpenter24@Protonmail.com for an application and job description. For questions, please call Mike Carpenter at 316-217-7452.
+ *Helpful Links:*
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 Synod LCMS.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/>

*The Trinity Torch E-News*
*+ THE FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY +*
*July 16, 2023*
*Why?*

*Why does the church have stained-glass windows?*

Much of what passes for “stained glass” these days is actually painted glass, but it generally provides a similar effect, which is threefold. First, it provides an image to look at in a window, something on which to feast the eyes while in church. This is a good thing, because there ought to be plenty of things to look at while at worship. A church which has little or nothing to look at is not taking advantage of one of the two most prominent senses God has given us. St. Paul encourages attention to things of beauty: “Whatsoever things are lovely . . . think on these things” (Phil. 4:8). To fill the eyes with beautiful things at worship is to remind the faithful of the temple whose gate was called “Beautiful” (Acts 3:2), and that in turn reminds them that God Himself is the author of beauty. Moreover, this sense of beauty serves to remind the faithful of the beauty of the incarnation of God. Christ has become flesh, and so has adorned the earth with His own eternal beauty. Should we not therefore attend to what is beautiful?
Secondly, the images portrayed in stained-glass windows are generally images from the Gospel, and thus the maxim comes to mind: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” To see an image of Jesus the Good Shepherd, or of Jesus healing someone, or of the resurrected Christ hailing Mary is to bring immediately to mind the most precious truths which give rise to these images; and so the Word of God, as pondered in the heart, has good effect.
Third, the use of light filtered through colored glass provides an effect which is very uncommon anywhere else in the world. Churches still have pretty much of a corner on the market for stained-glass windows, and so the message stands out – a message unspoken yet unmistakable – that this place is unlike any other place in the world. This is where heaven and earth meet (through Christ who is preached and administered here), where He who is the light of the world is shed abroad in our hearts. How fitting, then, that as sunlight is filtered through those windows, so the almighty God is “filtered” to us through His gracious word of life.

*Taken from Eckardt, Burnell. Why? A Layman’s Guide to the Liturgy. Malone, TX: Repristination Press, 1998 – 2005.*
*Sunday Resources: **(Readings, Sunday Summary, Weekly Calendar, etc. all included in the following links)*
Trinity Bulletin <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-07-16-Trinity-6.pdf>
Congregation At Prayer <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-7-16-The-Sixth-Sunday-after-Trinity.pdf>
News & Notes <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/07-16-23-News-Notes.pdf>
*Sunday Catechesis:*
+ The Gospel of John
*Wednesday Catechesis:*
+ The Book of Genesis
*Upcoming Events:*
+ *OMT Theological Reading Group*
*Tuesday, July 18 *(Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
*Reading Assignment:*
*Due:* Beckwith, Carl L. *The Holy Trinity. Confessional Lutheran Dogmatics Series.* Ft. Wayne, Indiana, The Luther Academy, 2016. (412 pages)
*Announcements:*
+ *LAST WEEK The Wheels on the Bus Fundraiser *in the Fellowship Hall – Would you be willing to donate a “lug nut” for $10; “spoke” for $25; or a “wheel” for $100? We have a BUS with envelopes for the different amounts in the fellowship hall. If you wish to participate, you select an envelope of your choice and return the envelope with your donation. This is to help send our youth to Higher Things Youth Conference July 25-28

+ *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 July 16*
EDUCATING A NEW GENERATION OF LUTHERANS… 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 subjects include: The Movies “Sound of Freedom” and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny;” An Attempt by Concordia University Texas to Reject the Governance & Oversight of the LCMS; Truth & Tolerance; Female Pastors & the Lutheran Church of Australia and more. You can listen on-demand at issuesetc.org <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001x7WwHUvmUn8HidOrJOZMkgI3kwLCrYwyMT5F6qV_9wjQn7EfVMAgcLaWN3SoqY-EWe183JmD-au59DCmcfXGJ_Q2WEidUK8I0-vixoJg2TNw4Xu08gViOcpYc1zycqhfWtihuv11p8jFCEzfiH6_Hw==&c=CdW536VpE2cuGHdBdq…>, the LPR mobile app and your favorite podcast provider. Listen Here <issuesetc.org/>
*Miscellaneous:*
+ *Immanuel Lutheran Church Secretary Position*
Job Opening- Parish Secretary at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wichita

With the upcoming retirement on Sept 29th of our long-time, faithful Parish Secretary, Immanuel
Lutheran Church is looking to fill this position. Part-time, 20-30 hours. If you’d like to apply, please email Carpenter24@Protonmail.com for an application and job description. For questions, please call Mike Carpenter at 316-217-7452.
+ *Helpful Links:*
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 Synod LCMS.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/>