Trinity Lutheran Church of Wichita

15 January 2021
*Friday after the Baptism of Our Lord*

Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,

This Sunday is
T* The Second Sunday after the Epiphany* T
Exodus 33:12-23; Romans 12:6-16; John 2:1-11 <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10689970&l=8e78293f-921b-4951-88db-740f9165323b&r=b69ca4c8-feba-43ed-8935-3e1290d14330>

The first “sign” Jesus gives in John’s Gospel takes place at the wedding feast of Cana. There He becomes Host and turns water into wine so that the feast may go on. This “sign” reveals something about our Lord—something about water and wine, about His hour and authority, and about His joy over humanity. *Join us at 8am at Grace and 11am at Trinity for another epiphany of who our God is for us in Christ.*

*Bible Study is at 9:30am at Trinity. *We’re in chapter 12 of the Revelation of St. John. Please join us!

*Those Serving at Grace & Trinity today…*
*Trinity** Grace*
*Counters: the Kettemans Counters: Jeanette & Margie*
*Greeters: the Lewallens Greeters: the Brunners*
*Ushers: Sheryl Anderson & Ushers: Cory & Terry*
* Keith Buhr Altar Guild: the Browns*
*Altar Guild: the Lessmans*
*Elder: Curt Engelbrecht*

*For those not able to join us in person*, here is the bulletin for Sunday <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10689970&l=8f9b04ab-5df6-4d62-a49d-39a140513c50&r=b69ca4c8-feba-43ed-8935-3e1290d14330> to follow along with at home. Please remember to give your offering to the Lord for the service of the Church, either by mailing a check or donating through our PayPal account (Grace <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10689970&l=b1e3ca79-0f87-45aa-af8d-0dfeb2b59279&r=b69ca4c8-feba-43ed-8935-3e1290d14330> , Trinity <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10689970&l=127ec046-9c35-418a-80c4-14465318c98d&r=b69ca4c8-feba-43ed-8935-3e1290d14330>). I know this is a difficult financial time for many, so if you need assistance, please let us know! We are so thankful for the continued generosity shown to both congregations during this time. Also, here are the news/notes <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10689970&l=0c9e644d-8820-41cd-b5a5-b586266ba065&r=b69ca4c8-feba-43ed-8935-3e1290d14330> and the congregation at prayer <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10689970&l=46a43cd7-1808-41f6-a111-6ec47cad3179&r=b69ca4c8-feba-43ed-8935-3e1290d14330>for Sunday.

*Coming up this week…*
· *Sunday: **2nd Sunday after Epiphany*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Trinity
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *12:30pm *Meal & Catechesis *en Español, *Grace
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
o *3:30pm *Joint-Parish Council Mtg., Trinity
· *Monday*: *Festival of the Confession of St. Peter*
o *9am *Matins, Grace
· *Tuesday*:
o *9am* Matins & OMT, Grace
o *6:30pm *Grace Council Mtg., Grace
· *Wednesday: **Commemoration of Sarah*
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *9:30am* Bible Study, Grace
Men with certain therapeutic conditions ought not to take levitra 60 mg. Now, with PDE5 inhibition, the body releases amerikabulteni.com generic levitra nitric oxide that improves blood flow to the male organ. The pill should not be eaten cialis pill cost more than one time is not something too common. Drugs are only a short term cialis samples treatment. o *11am *Divine Service, Grace
o *5:15pm *Youth Catechesis, Trinity
o *7pm *Evening Prayer, Trinity
o *7:30pm *Trinity Elders Mtg., Trinity
· *Thursday: *
o *9am *Matins, Immanuel**
· *Friday: *
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *4pm *Private Absolution
o Kansas District Life Conference
§ *9am* check-in
§ *9:30am *Matins
§ *10am *Keynote Speaker – Rev. Dr. Peter Scaer (for more: kslcms.org/presidents-office/life-ministry/life-conference/)
· *Sunday (1/24): **Feast of the Transfiguration and Festival of St. Timothy*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Trinity
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *12:15pm *Trinity Voters’ Mtg., Trinity
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
o *3:30pm *Grace Voters’ Mtg., Grace

*Looking Ahead…*
· *Jan 26 *~ Marriage & Family Class, 7-8:30pm, Trinity
· *Jan 31* ~ Elders’ Book Study, 3:30pm, Grace
· *Feb 2 *~ Feast of the Purification of Mary, 7pm, Grace

*Other things…*
· The KS District has asked us to contact our legislators regarding the Value Them Both amendment, which is a strong pro-life attempt to defend the most vulnerable among us. See here for more details.
· I was on KFUO radio the other day, talking about reading the OT with the Church Fathers. It’s about a half an hour and you can listen here <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10689970&l=41bdc808-5323-476e-a6a8-2134c352cf58&r=b69ca4c8-feba-43ed-8935-3e1290d14330> .
o Speaking of which, the fourth article in the series is now out <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10689970&l=690226e7-c448-4c5e-9a85-7b54646c649e&r=b69ca4c8-feba-43ed-8935-3e1290d14330>. It’s on the resurrection in Job with St. Gregory the Great.
· The Seminary faculty at St. Catharine’s, Ontario put together a well-written theological response to Covid and the life of the Church. You can read it here <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10689970&l=8bdb661e-0231-4514-9e52-f9c5c7bd7693&r=b69ca4c8-feba-43ed-8935-3e1290d14330>. I especially appreciated the way it spoke of the Church as a family and what that truly implies, as well as the question about the virtue of the virtual.
· Yesterday was the first class of the semester for the course on the Prophets that I’m teaching to the seminarians in the Dominican Republic. I have two students in Chile and the rest are in the D.R. Yesterday went much better than I thought it would—thank God! For those interested, here’s an English draft of the lecture I gave <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10689970&l=67fc2746-65da-4762-ad6b-954583df6a92&r=b69ca4c8-feba-43ed-8935-3e1290d14330> (in Spanish). There were a number of things refined, altered, etc. when I translated it, but for the most part, this will give an idea of what was taught.

*Prayer Requests…*
· Leah, Kendall Patterson’s sister, who is hospitalized.
· The Smith family—all four: Scott, Rachel, Caroline, and Ben have tested positive for Covid. They’re fevering and ache-y. Keep them in your prayers.

Many blessings and much joy to you all in Christ our life.
-Pastor
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Dear Saints at Grace & Trinity,

Please forgive the late notice here, but I wanted to alert you to two items:
1) While Trinity was honored to be asked to host the annual Eighth Day Institute Symposium this weekend, it turns out that, due to a large number of Covid infections within the Eighth Day community, we needed to cancel the live-gathering of the Symposium. In the next week or two there will be robust digital content that addresses the theme of Hope in an Age of Anxiety. Please check www.eighthdayinstitute.org <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10675380&l=9454cf52-bce6-4384-beb9-d8c3964ac099&r=bf7098e9-eaa5-4069-b26d-202804087bcf> for more details.
2) The third annual Kansas District Life Conference is right around the corner! The event (Jan 22) begins with check-in at 9 a.m., followed by Matins at 9:30. The keynote speaker will be Rev. Dr. Peter Scaer, professor and chair of the Exegetical Department at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW). Dr. Scaer will be giving two presentations, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. A schedule <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10675380&l=8c48af56-3c0c-4605-b407-58c3a247f722&r=bf7098e9-eaa5-4069-b26d-202804087bcf> is available on the event page. If you haven’t yet registered, please do so by January 15. *To register**,* go to the event page at kslcms.org/presidents-office/life-ministry/life-conference/ <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10675380&l=13517e79-8472-4386-8c89-510248ed6bd9&r=bf7098e9-eaa5-4069-b26d-202804087bcf> *Questions?* Contact Rev. Matthew Durance, Kansas District Life Ministry Coordinator, at pr.matthew.durance@gmail.com, or call him at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church office, 785-747-2407.
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Again, sorry for the late notices. Tomorrow’s weekly update will include our regular schedule and updates.

Peace and joy to you all in Christ our life,
-Pastor

8 January 2021
*Friday after the Epiphany*

Dear Saints and Friends of Grace & Trinity,

This Sunday is
T* The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord* T
Joshua 3:1-3, 7-8, 13-17; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 3:13-17 <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10573087&l=572f93f3-7aa3-4fab-8a87-2ad819d732fa&r=ca0544db-a224-46b1-ada1-d6516a8fd03c>

What goes for Jesus goes for all of us who are baptized into Him—cross and resurrection. The Baptism of Jesus, however, also reminds us that what goes for us also goes for Him. This is the great Epiphany: God takes what is ours and gives us what’s His—and in so doing, “fulfills all righteousness” (Mt 3:15). *Join us at 8am at Grace and 11am at Trinity for the regular gathering of the baptized around Jesus and the gifts He gives.*

*Bible Study is at 9:30am at Trinity. *We’re starting chapter 12 of the Revelation of St. John. Please join us!

*Those Serving at Grace & Trinity today…*
*Trinity** Grace*
*Counters: the Kettemans Counters: Tom & Sandy*
*Greeters: the Lewallens Greeters: the Howards*
*Ushers: Sheryl Anderson & Ushers: Terry & Ted*
* Keith Buhr Altar Guild: the Browns*
*Altar Guild: the Lessmans*
*Elder: Curt Engelbrecht*

*For those not able to join us in person*, here is the bulletin for Sunday <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10573087&l=39f7971d-31f6-46c1-97ef-85c607a81b86&r=ca0544db-a224-46b1-ada1-d6516a8fd03c> to follow along with at home. Please remember to give your offering to the Lord for the service of the Church, either by mailing a check or donating through our PayPal account (Grace <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10573087&l=21ac6f6d-7798-4eeb-b439-36debd1627df&r=ca0544db-a224-46b1-ada1-d6516a8fd03c> , Trinity <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10573087&l=05d25a34-cea4-4b0b-9f32-f94a7ade45a1&r=ca0544db-a224-46b1-ada1-d6516a8fd03c>). I know this is a difficult financial time for many, so if you need assistance, please let us know! We are so thankful for the continued generosity shown to both congregations during this time. Also, here are the news/notes <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10573087&l=9ecc4c2d-648f-4b83-8c24-2d1844e67377&r=ca0544db-a224-46b1-ada1-d6516a8fd03c> and the congregation at prayer <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10573087&l=05e3a355-c5f3-4507-89c9-f8d4e4fb0291&r=ca0544db-a224-46b1-ada1-d6516a8fd03c>for Sunday.

*Coming up this week…*
· *Saturday: *
o *9am* Church de-decorating, Grace & Trinity
· *Sunday: **Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord (Observed)*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Trinity
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
· *Monday*: *Anniversary of Grace Lutheran Church (founded 1953)*
o *9am *Matins, Grace
· *Tuesday*:
o *9am* Matins, Grace
o *7pm *Trinity’s Council Mtg., Trinity
· *Wednesday: *
o *9am *Matins, Grace
o *9:30am* Bible Study, Grace
o *11am *Divine Service, Grace
o *5:15pm *Youth Catechesis, Trinity**
o *7pm *Evening Prayer, Trinity
· *Thursday: *
o *9am *Matins, **Immanuel
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· *Friday: **Eighth Day Institute Symposium, *all at Trinity
o *10am *Matins, Trinity**
o *10:30am *Convocation
o *11am *Plenary Lecture I – Louis Markos, *Temptation in a Time of Quarantine: How Screwtape Is Using the Pandemic*
o *12pm *Lunch
o *1:30pm *Plenary Lecture II – Joshua Sturgill, *Water from a Barren Stone: St. Sophrony of Essex & the Art of Transforming Emotion into Prayer*
o *6pm *Festal Banquet: *Life of St. Augustine & Plenary Speakers on Cultural Renewal*
· *Saturday (1/16): **Eighth Day Institute Symposium, *all at Trinity
o *9am *Matins, Trinity**
o *9:30am *Convocation
o *10am *Plenary Lecture III – Bradley Birzer, *Augustinian Reflections on Time & Eternity: Why Augustine Matters*
o *11:30am *Plenary Lecture IV – Fr. Calinic Berger, *TBA*
o *12:30pm *Lunch & Book Signings
o *2pm *Plenary Lecture V – Louis Markos, *They Psychology of Sin: C.S. Lewis Wrestles with Hell*
o *3:15pm *Panel Dialogue with Q&A
o *8pm *Open House at Eighth Day Books
· *Sunday (1/17): **2nd Sunday after the Epiphany*
o *8am *Divine Service, Grace
o *9:30am *Bible Study, Trinity
o *11am *Divine Service, Trinity
o *12:30pm *Meal & Catechesis *en Español, *Grace
o *2pm **Misa en Español, *Grace
o *3:30pm *Joint-Parish Council Mtg., Trinity

*Looking Ahead…*
· *Jan 19 *~ OMT: Theological Book Group, 9am, Grace
o We’re reading: Flannery O’Connor, *The Complete Stories*:
§ “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” (117-33)
§ “Everything that Rises Must Converge” (405-20)
§ “Parker’s Back” (510-30)
· *Jan 24* ~ Voters Meetings: Trinity, 12:15pm; Grace 3:30pm
o One of the items on the agenda will be a Synod-wide referendum on changing the date of the Synod Convention. Read more here <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10573087&l=e50ce20a-c02f-4e6a-ab2f-d0b70ce5116d&r=ca0544db-a224-46b1-ada1-d6516a8fd03c> .

*Other things…*
· Again, I would like to thank Amelia Schneider for directing a wonderful children’s Nativity Pageant after the Epiphany service. She designed the set, made new costumes, updated old ones, and corralled a bunch of kids into a great recitation of the Christmas narrative according to St. Matthew. Well done, Amelia!
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· The Eighth Day Institute’s annual Symposium will be held next Friday-Saturday (1/15-16) at Trinity. There’s a banquet Friday night and lectures during the day Friday and Saturday (see the schedule above). If you are able and willing to join us for either the discussions during the day or the banquet Friday night, please register here <ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=10573087&l=49122f27-e2c4-4695-bc6f-d2cc65a7a1de&r=ca0544db-a224-46b1-ada1-d6516a8fd03c>.

*Prayer Requests…*
· For Jim Brunner, Harold & Esther’s son, recently diagnosed with Stage-3 stomach cancer.

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