Trinity Lutheran Church of Wichita

15 October 2021
*Friday of Trinity 19*

Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,

This Sunday is
*The 20th Sunday after Trinity*
*T** The Sunday of the Wedding Feast **T*
Genesis 28:10-17; Ephesians 4:22-28; Matthew 9:1-8 <www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+28%3A10-17%3B+Ephesians+4%3A22-28%3B+Matthew+9%3A1-8&version=ESV>

*Jesus Invites Us to His Wedding Feast to Receive Abundant Righteousness*
*The Holy Spirit sounds forth the Gospel call: “See, I have prepared my dinner … Come to the wedding feast” (Matt. 22:1–14). But many reject this invitation in favor of worldly pursuits. And so the call goes out to others, both the good and the bad. For the wedding invitation is not based on the qualifications of those invited but on the basis of the merits and work of Christ. The feast is free: “He who has no money, come, buy and eat … delight yourselves in rich food.” (Is. 55:1–9). Those rejecting the Spirit’s work shall experience God’s wrath and judgment. Those who are not clothed in Christ’s righteousness shall be cast into outer darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Let us therefore seek the Lord while He may be found, for He will have mercy upon us. Let us redeem the time, being filled with the Spirit, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (Eph 5:15–21).*

*Those Serving* *at Grace & Trinity today…*
*Trinity** Grace*
*Counter: Elizabeth Booher Counters: Jeanette*
*Greeters: the Pattersons Greeters: the Petersens*
*Ushers: Ron Rooker & Ushers: Cory & Terry*
* Dave Norris Altar Guild: the Browns*
*Altar Guild: the Pattersons*
*Elder: **Scott Smith*

*To prepare* your hearts and minds for the Sunday gathering of the faithful, here is the bulletin for Sunday <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/6b3ad7b3-f7b3-20ac-e749-2b5b2d9564a0/2021_10_17_Twentieth_Sunday_after_Trinity.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/e90579fa-a487-02ae-0c78-729071eaa3b8/10_17_21_News_Notes.pdf> and the congregation at prayer <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/7426e5bb-0644-46de-9a9a-822bb78ebc01/2021_10_17_The_Twentieth_Sunday_after_Trinity.pdf> .

*Prayer Requests…*
· For the family and friends of Margie Hurt, who fell asleep in Christ on Sunday. Funeral will be held in Indiana at a later date.
· For Gary Wortz, who underwent a successful hip surgery this Wednesday.

*Coming up this week…*
· *Today: *
o *4-5pm *Private Confession & Absolution, Trinity
· *Saturday: *
o *1-3pm *LWML Mtg., Trinity
· *Sunday (10/17): **The 20th Sunday after Trinity, Commemoration of St. Ignatius of Antioch*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *12:15pm *Voters’ Mtg., Trinity
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
o *3:30pm *Elders’ Book Study, Grace
o *4:30pm *Handbell Choir, Trinity
· *Tuesday: *
o *10am *Matins & OMT at the Retreat Center in Herington**
o *6:30pm *Grace Council Mtg., Grace
o *6:30pm *Sisters of Sophia, the Ladder
· *Wednesday:*
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Grace
o *4:15pm *Hand Bell Choir, Trinity
o *5:15pm *Youth Catechesis, Trinity
o *7pm *Evening Prayer, Trinity
· *Thursday*
o *9am *Matins, Grace
· *Friday: *
o *4-5pm *Private Confession & Absolution, Trinity
o *6pm *EDI Inklings Lecture, Eighth Day Books
· *Saturday:*
o *11am *EDI Inklings Lecture, Eighth Day Books
o *1-5pm *EDI Inklings Walking Tour (*pub crawl*)
o *6pm *EDI Inklings Lecture, Eighth Day Books
· *Sunday (10/24): **The 21st Sunday after Trinity*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Voters’ Mtg., Grace (*No Bible Study*)*
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *12:30pm *Spanish Meal & Catechesis, Grace
o *12:30-6pm *EDI Inklings Festival, Eighth Day Books & the Ladder
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace

*Looking Ahead…*
· *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.)
· *November 5* – Concordia Academy Benefit Recital, 6:30pm at Holy Cross. Board member Ann Harms will be performing a recital of works for violin, voice, piano, and bowed psaltery *at Holy Cross Lutheran* (600 N Greenwich) with a reception following. All are invited! A free will offering will support Concordia Academy’s capital campaign, and all donations will be matched by our grant donors. See more at www.concordiaacademywichita.org.
· *November 9, 6:30-8:30pm* – The Kansas District is inviting folks to join them for “meet the district” events throughout the state. This one is held in Wichita at Holy Cross. You can find out more details here <kslcms.org/presidents-office/living-as-the-baptized/>.
· *December 4, 2-4pm* – Please join the ladies of Grace & Trinity for Advent-By-Candlelight at Trinity. Sign-up in the narthex to attend or to be a Hostess. Questions? Contact Vicki Lessman at 316-641-9392 or vlessman@cox.net

*Other Things*
· *Religious Exemption for Vaccine Mandates: *The District President has given each Pastor a template for religious exemptions to those who desire one should such be needed for your employer. Please contact me if needed.
· *LWML* will meet Saturday, October 16 at 1pm. They’ll be planning Advent-by-Candlelight and service projects. All ladies from Grace and Trinity are invited to attend.
· *The two voters’ meetings* coming up this weekend and next 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.
· *Ben Smith and his friend*, Will Saunders, will conduct a fundraiser for Afghan refugees. They will have a table and brochures following the 11am service at Trinity this week. This money will go to Megan Ast, a global worker that is helping Afghan refugees settle in. For more info, see: www.gosendmeglobal.org/meganast <d.docs.live.net/b55af45fcb37779c/Pastor%20Boyle/Grace%20and%20Trinity/Weekly%20Update/www.gosendmeglobal.org/meganast> .
· *Reformation Festival!* Please RSVP for the catered Banquet held at Trinity on Oct 31 to office@tlc.kscoxmail.com. For more info, see here <gracelutheranchurch-wichita.org/ReformationFestival.html>.
· *Want to serve the Church? *Trinity is looking for a few more Trustees as well as an “at-large” member on both the Council as well as the Joint-Parish Council. Please let me know or talk with Curt Engelbrecht, our President.
· *The Kansas District’s Older Adult Ministry *offers its latest newsletter <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/5024f359-cec7-f7b6-a4cd-be1d185f6972/Senior_Moments_District_Newsletter_Fall_2021.pdf>. Enjoy!

Many blessings and much joy to you all in Christ our life.
-Pastor

Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,
It is again with a sadness marked by the hope and joy of the resurrection that I invite your prayers for the family and friend of Margie Hurt, who fell asleep in Christ on Sunday. I was able to feed her the life-giving Body and Blood of Jesus on Thursday and she had her daughter with her when she fell asleep.
Her desire was to have the service in Indiana where she will be committed to her resting place.
 “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” – Ps. 116:15
Yours in Christ our life, -Pastor

8 October 2021
*Friday of Trinity 18*

Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,

This Sunday is
*The 19th Sunday after Trinity*
*T** Sunday of the Paralytic **T*
Genesis 28:10-17; Ephesians 4:22-28; Matthew 9:1-8 <www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+28%3A10-17%3B+Ephesians+4%3A22-28%3B+Matthew+9%3A1-8&version=ESV>

*Jesus’ Incarnation Secures for Us Life, Forgiveness, and Healing*
*The Lord does not require us to ascend to Him; in mercy He descends to us (Gen. 28:10–17). The ladder in Jacob’s dream was not for climbing; it was the means by which the Lord came to bless Jacob. This event finds its fulfillment in Christ who descended from His throne to save and bless us. By His incarnation He is the eternal bridge between heaven and earth. “The Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (Matt. 9:1–8). The Lord was present in the flesh to absolve the paralytic. Jesus also healed and restored this man’s body. “For where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation” (Small Catechism). The Lord still has power on earth to forgive sins. In holy absolution He raises up the new man (Eph. 4:22–28) and bestows the healing medicine which will bring about our resurrection on the Last Day. Thus we say with Jacob, “This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!” (Gen. 28:17)*

*Those Serving* *at Grace & Trinity today…*
*Trinity** Grace*
*Counter: Elizabeth Booher Counters: Tom & Sandy*
*Greeters: the Pattersons Greeters: the Howards*
*Ushers: Ron Rooker & Ushers: Terry & Ted*
* Dave Norris Altar Guild: the Browns*
*Altar Guild: the Pattersons*
*Elder: **Scott Smith*

*To prepare* your hearts and minds for the Sunday gathering of the faithful, here is the bulletin for Sunday <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/9524631d-25ef-a1d4-6da5-d39fc978f870/2021_10_10_Nineteenth_Sunday_after_Trinity.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/cff8e143-6fd2-fa5e-6b8d-1ee5fb965376/10_3_21_News_Notes.pdf> and the congregation at prayer <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/9ef8a34e-ab65-6f71-0e3d-91b83bc9dd0c/2021_10_10_The_Nineteenth_Sunday_after_Trinity.pdf> .

*Prayer Requests…*
· For Char and these churches as we mourn the sudden death of Dave Lemcke, who fell asleep in Christ this Wednesday after a major heart attack. *The funeral* will be here *at Trinity on Wednesday at 1:30pm* with a luncheon immediately following. Visitation will be at Broadway Mortuary (Broadway & Lincoln) on Tuesday evening from 5-7pm.
· For the family of Angela Mooneyham, who took a severe turn for the worse Sunday afternoon and has fallen asleep in Christ. Her *funeral will be Monday, 10/11 at 11am at the funeral home in Ellsworth, KS*, where she is from. Visitation will immediately precede from 9-11am.
· For Lauro Aquino, mourning the death of his brother Erasmo.
· For Russell Ketteman, Dave’s father, who is undergoing various health concerns.
· For Cristina Fruto, who underwent surgery on her hand this past Tuesday.
· For Susan Lee, who underwent an outpatient procedure yesterday.
· For Stephanie, Roxann Gird’s sister-in-law, who suffered a stroke and now is having vision issues.

*Coming up this week…*
· *Today: *
o *No Private Confession & Absolution*
· *Saturday: **Commemoration of Abraham*
o *9-12am *Church Clean-up, Trinity**
· *Sunday (10/10): **The 19th Sunday after Trinity*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
· *Monday: *
o *11am *Funeral Service for Angela Mooneyham, Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth, KS
· *Tuesday: *
o *No Matins*
o *5-7pm *Visitation for Dave Lemcke, Broadway Mortuary
o *7pm *Trinity Council Mtg., Trinity
· *Wednesday:*
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Grace
o *1:30pm *Funeral Service for Dave Lemcke, Trinity
o *4:15pm *Hand Bell Choir, Trinity
o *5:15pm *Youth Catechesis, Trinity
o *7pm *Evening Prayer, Trinity
· *Thursday*
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *6pm *Joint-Parish Council Mtg., Trinity
o *7:30pm *Hall of Men, the Ladder
· *Friday: *
o *4-5pm *Private Confession & Absolution, Trinity
· *Sunday (10/17): **The 20th Sunday after Trinity*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *12:30pm *Trinity Voters’ Mtg., Trinity
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
o *3:30pm *Elders’ Book Study, Grace

*Looking Ahead…*
· *October 9, 9am-12pm *– Church Cleanup, Trinity
· *October 14, 6pm *– Joint Parish Council Mtg., Trinity
· *October 17, 12*:*30pm* – 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.)
· *November 3-5* – “Here I Stand: Conscience and Confession 500 Years after the Diet of Worms” is this year’s *Luther Hostel *retreat theme. This is a great opportunity to make a pilgrimage to the Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana and spend some quality time with the professors. For more info, see www.ctsfw.edu/LutherHostel.
· *December 4, 2-4pm* – Please join the ladies of Grace & Trinity for Advent-By-Candlelight at Trinity. Sign-up in the narthex to attend or to be a Hostess. Questions? Contact Vicki Lessman at 316-641-9392 or vlessman@cox.net

*Other Things*
· *Anyone going through KC?* If so, I could use some help swinging by KC Bier Company (an LCMS owned brewery!) and picking up 6 cases of *donated *beer for our Reformation Festival. Please let me know if you know you’ll be going through KC some time before 10/25. Thanks!
· *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.
· *Ben Smith and his friend*, Will Saunders, will conduct a fundraiser for Afghan refugees. They will have a table and brochures following the 11am service at Trinity on October 17th. This money will go to Megan Ast, a global worker that is helping Afghan refugees settle in. For more info, see: www.gosendmeglobal.org/meganast <d.docs.live.net/b55af45fcb37779c/Pastor%20Boyle/Grace%20and%20Trinity/Weekly%20Update/www.gosendmeglobal.org/meganast> .
· *Our October Newsletter* (over a week late!) is finally ready! This month we look at the Sermon and what it’s there for. Loads of other information is included; be sure to read it! Trinity’s *Torch* <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/a9cb1373-40b4-2938-33ac-61a5ea15ca00/October_Torch_2021.pdf> and Grace’s *Grace Notes* <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/b843b5bf-19f6-ab56-b0eb-7155c9401d60/October_Grace_Notes_2021.pdf> .
· *Missionary Newsletter*: Here’s the latest <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/da1112f5-8e65-4a88-01bd-f3755b970104/NewsletterAugustSeptember21.pdf> from the Conrads, the missionaries we support in Mexico City.
· *“For Glory and For Beauty”: *I delivered this paper <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/110a8a78-10d9-f105-31d8-012524665dc6/For_Glory_and_For_Beauty_Final_.docx> at the Lutheranism and the Classics Conference at the Seminary in Fort Wayne last week. It may be of interest to you as a study of beauty and the atonement in the Old Testament by way of the priestly garments.

Many blessings and much joy to you all in Christ our life.
-Pastor