Trinity Lutheran Church of Wichita

20 August 2021
*Commemoration of Samuel*

Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,

This Sunday is
*The 12th Sunday after Trinity*
T the Sunday of the Deaf Mute T
Isaiah 29:17-24; 2 Corinthians 3:4-11; Mark 7:31-37 <www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+29%3A17-24%3B+2+Corinthians+3%3A4-11%3B+Mark+7%3A31-37&version=ESV>

*Faith Comes from Hearing*
*A man who was deaf and therefore also had an impediment in his speech was brought to Jesus (Mark 7:31–37). In the same way, all are by nature deaf toward God and therefore also unable to confess the faith rightly. For “faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ” (Rom. 10:9–17). Jesus put His fingers into the man’s ears, and He spat and touched His tongue. Even so in Holy Baptism, water sanctified by the words of Jesus’ mouth is applied to us; and the finger of God, that is, the life–giving Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 3:4–11) is put into our ears in the hearing of the baptismal Gospel. Jesus’ sighing “Ephphatha” opened the man’s ears, and his tongue was loosed to speak plainly as Isaiah prophesied of the Messiah, “In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book” (Is. 29:18–24) So also, He who sighed and breathed His last on the cross for us has given us to hear and believe in Him and has opened our lips that our mouths may declare His praise.*

Join us for the *Divine Service* at *Grace* at *8am* or *Trinity *at *11am* and for *Bible study* at *9:30am* *at Grace. *For Bible Study, we’ll review the Ordination service and the Scripture that puts a man into the Office of the Holy Ministry.

*Those Serving* *at Grace & Trinity today…*
*Trinity** Grace*
*Counter: the Pressnells Counters: Jeanette*
*Greeters: the Smiths Greeters: the Brunners*
*Ushers: Roger Zwemke & Ushers: Cory & Terry*
* Derrel Pressnell Altar Guild: the Kennys*
*Altar Guild: Sheryl Anderson*
*Elder: **Kendall Patterson*

*To prepare* your hearts and minds for the Sunday gathering of the faithful, here is the bulletin for Sunday <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/d61031c2-a67b-514e-a3e5-f3478c92b829/2021_08_22_Trinity_12.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/59529c2a-7cab-d368-2f95-0ec4a3963b65/8_22_21_News_Notes1.pdf> and the congregation at prayer <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/8268c1cb-327d-5671-3bcf-a440952d9228/2021_8_22_The_Twelfth_Sunday_after_Trinity.pdf> .

*Prayer Requests…*
· For Bill & Ruth Couch, Rachel Smith’s parents. Bill is facing various health concerns.
· For the family and friends of Vincent, a family friend of Induwara, who fell asleep in Christ this past Tuesday following some complications from surgery.
· For those in Haiti suffering from the destruction and death that has come in the wake of the recent earthquake. For more info on how to help, see the LCMS Disaster Response <www.lcms.org/emailviewonwebpage.aspx?erid=1a4b0906-1c6a-499d-a83b-5e4539147269&trid=1a4b0906-1c6a-499d-a83b-5e4539147269>.
· For Seth Myers, hospitalized this week with a kidney stone and infection.
· For Rose, Angela Mooneyham’s niece, in the ICU with COVID.
· For Mary Hubbard, preparing to undergo cataract surgery.

*Coming up this week…*
· *Today: **Commemoration of Samuel*
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *4-5pm *Private Absolution, Trinity
· *Saturday: *
o *9am-4pm *St. John Worship Conference, Topeka <stjohnlcmstopeka.org/learning/worshipconf/>
· *Sunday (8/22): **12th Sunday after Trinity (11th anniversary of my ordination & installation)*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
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o *12:15pm *Special Voters’ Mtg., Trinity (*pertaining to the possible call of an associate pastor in tandem with Concordia Academy*)
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
o *3:30pm *Quarterly Voters’ Mtg., Grace (*also addressing, in part, the possible associate pastor call*)
· *Monday*: *Commemoration of Isaac*
o *8:30am *Matins, Immanuel*
o *3:30pm *Grace Elders’ Mtg., Grace
· *Tuesday: **Feast of St. Bartholomew*
o *9am *Matins, Grace
· *Wednesday: *
o *8:30am *Matins, Immanuel*
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Grace
o *7pm *Evening Prayer, Trinity
· *Thursday: *
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *7:30pm *Hall of Men, the Ladder
· *Friday: **Commemoration of St. Monica*
o *8:30am *Matins, Immanuel*
o *4-5pm *Private Absolution, Trinity
· *Saturday: **Commemoration of St. Augustine*
o *3-7:30pm *Circuit Visit & Joint-Parish BBQ, Grace
· *Sunday (8/29): **Feast of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
o *3:30pm *Elders’ Book Study, Grace

*Looking Ahead…*
· *August 28* is our Joint-Parish Picnic. We’ll also have an official “visit” by our Circuit Visitor, Pr. Lovett. Please join us at 3pm at Grace and stick around for dinner, drinks, and games. To prepare for the visit, please feel free to fill out this survey <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/08def2a8-993a-0eb7-0614-a961bb40982f/Questionnaire_for_Laity_Circuit_Visit.docx>. It won’t be collected, but it will help guide the conversation.
· *September 11* – *CLOTHING GIVEAWAY*! On Saturday, from 9a-12p, Grace’s Board of Social Ministry will hold a clothing giveaway. Donations will be accepted and appreciated until the first of September. Please drop off donations at Grace on Sunday mornings, Tuesdays from 9-11a, or you can contact Jennifer Reyes at 316-300-0500 for other arrangements. Volunteers for sorting the week prior are always needed, as is help the day of the event. Please mark your calendars and contact Jennifer with any questions and let her know if you are able to help. Thanks!
· *September 18th *– Lutherans for Life Annual Meeting and Program (Conference) at Trinity. Lutherans from around Kansas will gather to hear various presentations and devotions from areas pastors addressing a variety of life issues, a keynote address by Pr. Jeff Duncan, and learn how we might form “Life Teams” in our churches. Because lunch will be provided, LFL would love to know if you’re able to join us. Please simply email Jeanne Mackay at jmac14430@gmail.com. We’ll begin with Matins at 9am and end by 4pm. The presentations will largely be done by lunch.
· *September 18th *- All-Day Prayer Vigil at Immanuel. What’s a Prayer Vigil? Well, it’s a time set aside for the congregation to gather in prayer, as our Lord says, “Watch and pray!” But for more information, read this <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/50fbc58f-6036-10f6-07ea-31c6395851e6/Prayer_Vigil_PDF_.pdf>. I’d encourage you all to take a bit of time and go to Immanuel to join in the prayers of the church.
· *September 24-25 *is the Annual Men’s Retreat <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/4deefc14-df15-6b3a-1c62-4a59e5c3a318/Men_s_Retreat_Flier_2021_.pdf> in Herington. There are only a couple more spots available. Registration is $35, each teenage son you bring is $15. Everyone will get a copy of the book *A Martyr’s Faith in a Faithless World* . (Books are available NOW to those who’ve registered!) If you’re planning to come, let me know and give me your cash or check (made out to Trinity Lutheran Church, with “Men’s Retreat” in the memo). If you’d like to ride together in a big van that we rent, let me know!

*Other Things…*
· *Stolen Pickup*: no, it’s still not found. Please keep an eye out.
· *The Lutheran Witness *subscriptions are due. If you’d like to receive the monthly journal for only $18/year, let me know NOW. You don’t need to pay yet.
· *Trinity Ladies’ Guild/LWML* is collecting items for Lutheran World Relief Personal Care Kits until August 22. We’re collecting lightweight, dark colored bath towels, bath size bars of soap, adult size toothbrushes, metal nail clippers, sturdy combs. The kits will be assembled and boxed on September 11 at 9:30am.

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

13 August 2021
*Friday of Trinity 10*

Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,

This Sunday is
*the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, **Theotokos*
Isaiah 61:7–11; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 1:39-55 <www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+61%3A7%E2%80%9311%3B+Galatians+4%3A4-7%3B+Luke+1%3A39-55&version=ESV>

*St. Mary, The Mother of God (**Theotokos**)*
*St. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is mentioned repeatedly in the Gospels and the Book of Acts, with nearly a dozen specific incidents in her life being recorded: her betrothal to Joseph; the annunciation by the angel Gabriel that she was to be the mother of the Messiah; her visitation to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptizer; the nativity of our Lord, the visits of the shepherds and the Wise Men; the presentation of the infant Jesus in the temple; the flight into Egypt; the Passover visit to Jerusalem when Jesus was twelve; the wedding at Cana in Galilee; her presence at the crucifixion, when her Son commended her to the care of His disciple John; and her gathering with the apostles in the Upper Room after the ascension, waiting for the promised Holy Spirit. Thus she is present at most of the important events in her Son’s life. She is especially remembered and honored for her unconditional obedience to the will of God (“Let it be to me according to Your word” [Luke 1:38]); for her loyalty to her Son even when she did not understand Him (“Do whatever He tells you” [John 2:1-11]); and above all for the highest honor that heaven bestowed on her of being the mother of our Lord (“Blessed are you among women”[Luke 1:42]). According to tradition, Mary went with the apostle John to Ephesus, where she died.** Treasury of Daily Prayer, 625*

Join us for the *Divine Service* at *Grace* at *8am* or *Trinity *at *11am* and for *Bible study* at *9:30am* *at Grace. *

*Those Serving* *at Grace & Trinity today…*
*Trinity** Grace*
*Counter: the Pressnells Counters: Jeanette*
*Greeters: the Smiths Greeters: the Brunners*
*Ushers: Roger Zwemke & Ushers: Cory & Terry*
* Derrel Pressnell Altar Guild: the Kennys*
*Altar Guild: Sheryl Anderson*
*Elder: **Kendall Patterson*

*To prepare* your hearts and minds for the Sunday gathering of the faithful, here is the bulletin for Sunday <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/a5b22304-fc3e-d5ce-9946-b6963aad51ff/2021_08_15_St_Mary_the_Theotokos_Feast.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/c9cb8db3-4943-9424-8faf-6efd830eb612/8_15_21_News_Notes.pdf> and the congregation at prayer <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/45f4d0fa-e51a-8e6f-a301-56e4d7981c05/2021_8_15_The_Feast_of_St._Mary_Theotokos.pdf> .

*Prayer Requests…*
· For the Rev. Dr. Juhana Pohjola, recently consecrated Bishop <ilc-online.org/2021/08/10/new-bishop-consecrated-for-finnish-lutherans/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ilc-news+%28International+Lutheran+Council%29> of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland (*Suomen evankelisluterilainen Lähetyshiippakunta* – ELMDF) on August 1, 2021. He is facing criminal charges <ilc-online.org/2021/04/30/finnish-bishop-elect-charged-over-historic-christian-teachings-on-human-sexuality/> for publishing a booklet outlining the Biblical view of man and woman, marriage and family.
· For Susan Lee, struggling with walking-pneumonia.

*Coming up this week…*
· *Today: *
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *4-5pm *Private Absolution, Trinity
· *Sunday (8/15): **Feast of St. Mary, Theotokos (Mother of God)*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study & Farewell Reception for the Brunners, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *12:30pm *Meal & Catechesis *en Español, *Grace
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
o *3:30pm *Library Clean-up, Grace
· *Monday*: *Commemoration of Isaac*
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *6pm *New Member Catechesis, Trinity
· *Tuesday: **Commemoration of Johann Gerhard*
o *9am *Matins & OMT, Trinity*
o *6:15pm *Sisters of Sophia, the Ladder
o *6:30pm *Grace Council Mtg., Grace
· *Wednesday: *
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Grace
o *7pm *Evening Prayer, Trinity
· *Thursday: **Commemoration of Bernard of Clairvaux*
o *9am *Matins, Grace
· *Friday: **Commemoration of Samuel*
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *4-5pm *Private Absolution, Trinity
· *Saturday: *
o *9am-4pm *St. John Worship Conference, Topeka <stjohnlcmstopeka.org/learning/worshipconf/>
· *Sunday (8/22): **12th Sunday after Trinity (11th anniversary of my ordination & installation)*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *12:15pm *Special Voters’ Mtg., Trinity (*pertaining to the possible call of an associate pastor in tandem with Concordia Academy*)
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
o *3:30pm *Quarterly Voters’ Mtg., Grace (*also addressing, in part, the possible associate pastor call*)

*Looking Ahead…*
· *August 23 *begins the new academic year for Newman University. I’ll be teaching an Introduction to the OT this year. With classes meeting at 8am on M, W, F, we’ll not be offering Matins those days. Please make use of the opportunity over at Immanuel at 8:30am until the semester comes to an end in December.
· *August 28* is our Joint-Parish Picnic. We’ll also have an official “visit” by our Circuit Visitor, Pr. Lovett. Please join us at 3pm at Grace and stick around for dinner, drinks, and games. To prepare for the visit, please feel free to fill out this survey <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/08def2a8-993a-0eb7-0614-a961bb40982f/Questionnaire_for_Laity_Circuit_Visit.docx>. It won’t be collected, but it will help guide the conversation.
· *September 11* – *CLOTHING GIVEAWAY*! On Saturday, from 9a-12p, Grace’s Board of Social Ministry will hold a clothing giveaway. Donations will be accepted and appreciated until the first of September. Please drop off donations at Grace on Sunday mornings, Tuesdays from 9-11a, or you can contact Jennifer Reyes at 316-300-0500 for other arrangements. Volunteers for sorting the week prior are always needed, as is help the day of the event. Please mark your calendars and contact Jennifer with any questions and let her know if you are able to help. Thanks!
· *September 24-25 *is the Annual Men’s Retreat <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/4deefc14-df15-6b3a-1c62-4a59e5c3a318/Men_s_Retreat_Flier_2021_.pdf> in Herington. This year we’re thrilled to have Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller joining us to talk about martyrdom. Registration is $35, each teenage son you bring is $15. Everyone will get a copy of the book *A Martyr’s Faith in a Faithless World* . (Books are available to those who’ve registered!) If you’re planning to come, let me know and give me your cash or check (made out to Trinity Lutheran Church, with “Men’s Retreat” in the memo). Space is limited to 30, so register now! Also, if you’d like to ride together in a big van that we rent, let me know!

*Other Things…*
· *Stolen Pickup*: Early Monday morning, about 3:55am, our truck was stolen from our parking lot at the parsonage. The neighbor’s camera caught a video of it, but we can’t read the plate of the other white truck that pulled up to it. A police report has been filed. If you happen to see my beat-up white pickup around town, please let me know. It’s a ’01 white Silverado. It *may* have a round magnet on the tailgate for Concordia Academy and a KDixon vanity plate on the front. The driver-side mirror is gone as well. Thanks! [image: image.png]
· *The Lutheran Witness *is a remarkable resource for your Christian life and witness. Full of short articles, a Bible study, and monthly updates about life in the KS District, this monthly magazine is well worth the $18 subscription! If you don’t already receive this, please let me know and I’ll be sure to include you in our Church’s subscription. Names need to be given to the District by 8/23, so let me know ASAP.
· *Trinity Ladies’ Guild/LWML* will be collecting items for Lutheran World Relief Personal Care Kits until August 22. There will be boxes in the Narthex to put your donations in. If you want us to purchase the items for you, please put monetary donations in the large Mite Box in an envelope marked Personal Care Kits. We will be collecting the following items: lightweight, dark colored bath towels, bath size bars of soap, adult size toothbrushes, metal nail clippers, sturdy combs. The kits will be assembled and boxed on September 11 at 9:30 am.

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

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6 August 2021
*Friday of Trinity 9*

Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,

This Sunday is
*the 10th Sunday after Trinity*
T the Sunday of the Cleansing of the Temple T
Jeremiah 8:4-12; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; Luke 19:41-48 <www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+8%3A4-12%3B+1+Corinthians+12%3A1-11%3B+Luke+19%3A41-48&version=ESV>

*Jesus Weeps for Jerusalem*
*Our Lord wept over Jerusalem for the destruction that would soon come upon her. For she did not recognize the time of God’s visitation in Christ, who had come to bring her peace (Luke 19:41–48). Through His prophets God had consistently called His people to turn from their deceit and false worship. “But My people do not know the judgments of the Lord” (Jer. 8:4–12). They sought to establish their own righteousness rather than receive Christ’s righteousness through faith (Rom. 9:30–10:4). So it was that God was in His temple to cleanse it, a precursor to the once-for-all cleansing from sin which He would accomplish in the temple of His own body on the cross. God grant us to know the things that make for our peace—His visitation in the Word and Sacraments—that by the Holy Spirit we may penitently confess “Jesus is Lord” (1 Cor. 12:1–11).*

Join us for the *Divine Service* at *Grace* at *8am* or *Trinity *at *11am* and for *Bible study* at *9:30am* *at Grace. *

*Those Serving* *at Grace & Trinity today…*
*Trinity** Grace*
*Counter: the Pressnells Counters: Tom & Sandy*
*Greeters: the Smiths Greeters: the Howards*
*Ushers: Roger Zwemke & Ushers: Terry & Ted*
* Derrel Pressnell Altar Guild: the Kennys*
*Altar Guild: Sheryl Anderson*
*Elder: **Kendall Patterson*

*To prepare* your hearts and minds for the Sunday gathering of the faithful, here is the bulletin for Sunday <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/a757b640-37b5-5e72-b648-f118a07abb84/2021_08_08_Trinity_10.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/5e136394-f185-7d16-388d-8c5e5aa34e23/8_8_21_News_Notes.pdf> and the congregation at prayer <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/98d6249a-8595-6bcb-94cc-028599482321/2021_8_8_The_Tenth_Sunday_after_Trinity.pdf> .

*Prayer Requests…*
· Rejoice with Brian & Sarah Lewallen at the birth of their newborn son, Owen Christopher, who will be baptized this Sunday at Trinity!
· For Betty, Amy Haist’s mother, suffering from COVID following a dosage of antibodies.
· For Ralphie Reyes, Andy Reyes’s cousin, who is in the ICU with COVID.

*Coming up this week…*
· *Sunday (8/8): **10th 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*:
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o *6pm *New Member Catechesis, Trinity
· *Tuesday: **Commemoration of St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr*
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *7pm *Trinity Council Mtg., Trinity
· *Wednesday: *
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Grace
o *7pm *Evening Prayer, Trinity
· *Thursday: *
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *7:30pm *Hall of Men, the Ladder
· *Friday: *
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *4-5pm *Private Absolution, Trinity
· *Sunday (8/15): **Feast of St. Mary, Theotokos (Mother of God)*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study & Farewell Reception for the Brunners, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *12:30pm *Meal & Catechesis *en Español, *Grace
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace

*Looking Ahead…*
· *August 21 *is the Annual St. John Lutheran Worship Conference in Topeka. This is always a great conference. It’s relatively close, inexpensive, and will certainly strengthen your faith and knowledge of how our Lord works in the liturgical life of the Church. For more, see here <stjohnlcmstopeka.org/learning/worshipconf/>.
· *August 22 *we’ll have a voters’ meeting at each congregation: Trinity at 12:15pm and Grace at 3:30pm. One of the main items for discussion will be the possibility of calling an associate pastor on a part-time basis for visitation in conjunction with his service as Headmaster to Concordia Academy. We will not vote on the issue at this meeting, but begin the discussion.
· *August 28* is our Joint-Parish Picnic. We’ll also have an official “visit” by our Circuit Visitor, Pr. Lovett. Please join us at 3pm at Grace and stick around for dinner, drinks, and games. To prepare for the visit, please feel free to fill out this survey <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/08def2a8-993a-0eb7-0614-a961bb40982f/Questionnaire_for_Laity_Circuit_Visit.docx>. It won’t be collected, but it will help guide the conversation.
· *September 11* – *CLOTHING GIVEAWAY*! On Saturday, from 9a-12p, Grace’s Board of Social Ministry will hold a clothing giveaway. Donations will be accepted and appreciated until the first of September. Please drop off donations at Grace on Sunday mornings, Tuesdays from 9-11a, or you can contact Jennifer Reyes at 316-300-0500 for other arrangements. Volunteers for sorting the week prior are always needed, as is help the day of the event. Please mark your calendars and contact Jennifer with any questions and let her know if you are able to help. Thanks!
· *September 24-25 *is the Annual Men’s Retreat <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/4deefc14-df15-6b3a-1c62-4a59e5c3a318/Men_s_Retreat_Flier_2021_.pdf> in Herington. This year we’re thrilled to have Pr. Bryan Wolfmueller joining us to talk about martyrdom. Registration is $35, each teenage son you bring is $15. Everyone will get a copy of the book *A Martyr’s Faith in a Faithless World* . (Books are available to those who’ve registered!) If you’re planning to come, let me know and give me your cash or check (made out to Trinity Lutheran Church, with “Men’s Retreat” in the memo). Space is limited to 30, so register now! Also, if you’d like to ride together in a big van that we rent, let me know!

*Other Things…*
· *Library cleanup* and organization help needed at Grace! If you’re interested in helping to sort books, clean out cobwebs, wash walls, vacuum, and get our Library back into shape, please join us on *Sunday, August 15 at 3:30pm*!
· *The Lutheran Witness *is a remarkable resource for your Christian life and witness. Full of short articles, a Bible study, and monthly updates about life in the KS District, this monthly magazine is well worth the $18 subscription! If you don’t already receive this, please let me know and I’ll be sure to include you in our Church’s subscription. Names need to be given to the District by 8/23, so let me know ASAP.
· *The Conrad Missionary Newsletter* is here <mcusercontent.com/a90ee03ff0810e6c55bae6a58/files/791896e8-4e76-ef49-19a2-48ad429b4cfa/NewsletterJuly2021PDF.pdf>! Check out what’s happening in Mexico City.
· *Trinity Ladies’ Guild/LWML* will be collecting items for Lutheran World Relief Personal Care Kits until August 22. There will be boxes in the Narthex to put your donations in. If you want us to purchase the items for you, please put monetary donations in the large Mite Box in an envelope marked Personal Care Kits. We will be collecting the following items: lightweight, dark colored bath towels, bath size bars of soap, adult size toothbrushes, metal nail clippers, sturdy combs. The kits will be assembled and boxed on September 11 at 9:30 am.

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