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June 15, 2025
THE HOLY TRINITY REVEALS HIMSELF TO SINNERS
When Isaiah beheld the glory of the Lord, he cried out “Woe is me!” For the sinner cannot stand in the presence of a holy God and live (Is. 6:1-7). But God the Father lifted up His Son Jesus for us on the cross, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. This eternal life of Christ is given us according to the Holy Spirit’s good pleasure in Baptism. “Unless one is born [again] of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (John 3:5). To sinners in fear of death, the messengers of God place on our lips the living body and blood of Christ and speak His words of absolution, “Your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for” (Is. 6:7). Having received forgiveness and life from the Father through the Son by the Holy Spirit, we join with the angels in praising the blessed Trinity, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts!” (Is. 6:3). “For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen” (Rom. 11:33–36).
A NOTE ABOUT SUNDAY’S LITURGY
You’ll notice that the Gradual is significantly longer than usual. Once a year on the Festival of the Holy Trinity we confess what has become known as the Athanasian Creed (Quicunque Vult). Though attributed to St. Athanasius, the great 4th century defender of the faith against the Arian heresy, this creed likely came about roughly a century later. Though only publicly confessed once a year, this creed is upheld in our Lutheran Confessions because it clearly teaches “that we worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity.” Don’t be alarmed at the use of “catholic faith.” Just as the Nicene Creed confesses “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church,” so also does the Athanasian Creed understand “universal” by “catholic.”
Sunday Resources:
Bulletin for Holy Trinity ~ June 15, 2025
Congregation at Prayer for Holy Trinity ~ 6/15/25
Children’s Bulletin for this Sunday
Sunday Readings:
Old Testament: Isaiah 6:1-7
Epistle: Romans 11:33-36
Gospel: John 3:1-15
Sunday Catechesis:
- The Augsburg Confession
Wednesday Catechesis:
- The Book of Matthew
Week of Pentecost (June 15 through June 21, 2025):
Sunday ~ Holy Trinity
- 8:25 a.m. Choir practice in Fellowship Hall
- 9:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 10:30 a.m Bible Study
Monday
- No Matins ~ Pastor Filipek on vacation
- 7:00 p.m. Prairie’s Craft Club
Tuesday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins (led by Pastor Brockman)
- 9:15 a.m. OMT (led by Pastor Lovett)
- 7:00 p.m. Security committee meeting
Wednesday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 9:30 a.m. Bible Study
- 11:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer
Thursday
- No Matins or Private Confession, Pastor Filipek on vacation
- 7:00 p.m. Elders’ meeting
Friday
- No Matins, Pastor Filipek on vacation
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- OMT Theological Reading Group
Tuesday, June 17 (Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
Reading Assignment: Due: Wilken, Robert Louis. The Christians as the Romans Saw Them. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2003. (238 pages)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Lutherans for Life of Kansas Annual Meeting The Annual Meeting for Lutherans for Life of Kansas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The new Executive Director of Lutherans For Life, Rev. Dr. Aric Fenske, will be the featured speaker. Please mark your calendar and encourage church members, LFL chapter and team members, and friends and family to attend this special event. This is a great opportunity for us to meet other Lutherans for Life in Kansas and hear what our chapters, teams, our board, and the National LFL have been doing for LIFE at all ages and stages.
- Summer Learning Conferences Rev. Dr. Geoffrey Boyle will be presenting at conferences in Kansas this summer. He will present Learning to Speak Liturgically: The Grammar of the Psalms August 16 at the St. John Worship Conference in Topeka.On August 18 – 20, he will present History & Spirit, Life Here and in Eternity: Medieval Christian Preaching as a continuing education course at Risen Savior, Basehor. Please see the links below for more information.
St. John, Topeka, Worship Conference, August 16
CTSFW Continuing Ed. Course in Basehor, KS, August 18-20
- Change for Life Don’t forget to return your baby bottle with cash, change, and checks to Trinity on Father’s Day, June 15. Proceeds will benefit women in Derby & Wichita facing unexpected pregnancies.
- Donate online Zeffy is set up for your donations to Trinity. Either scan the QR code
or find a link on our website. Questions? See Amanda or Dick. You can choose your
offering amount, or enter your own amount. You can even set it up to donate monthly!
If you would like to add a small donation to Zeffy, you may, but it is not required. Enter
your name and email address and that’s it!
- Choir Concert Immanuel Lutheran Church, 909 S Market, Wichita, is hosting the North Star Boys’ Choir for a free sacred music concert on Monday, June 16th at 6:30 pm. The choir was founded in 2011 in Maple Grove, Minnesota and does a tour every summer. They are devoted to the traditional boy choir repertoire rooted in the European tradition, including sacred music of all periods, dating back to the 5th century, classical works, spirituals, and folk music from around the world. All are welcome!
- Craft Club On June 16, bring your own craft to work on and join us for an hour of fellowship and crafting fun in Trinity’s fellowship hall at 7 p.m. Cookies and tea will be served; all ages welcome. Feel free to bring a friend. For more information, please contact Patricia or Prairie VanSant at (316) 210-1573.
- 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.
- Scholarship for Students Concordia University Chicago “Prepared to Serve” has a scholarship program for students preparing to enter service for the church. Beginning fall 2025, eligible full-time students will pay a maximum of $5,000 in tuition and mandatory fees each academic year.
Fairmount Ministries
- 6:47 Tuesdays @Fairmount! Young Adult Bible Group. Recognizing God’s faithfulness in our ordinary moments, a book study of “Liturgy of the Ordinary” by Tish Harrison Warren
- We need YOU! Please join us in donating time at the Fireworks tent, as a cashier or a stocker. Together our time will contribute funds to further the mission – every hour counts!
Ways to learn more:
* the link below to sign up
* or Fairmount Ministries’ facebook event.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B45A9A72EAAF49-56974909-fireworks
- Women’s group to meet on Wednesday evenings at 6pm at Fairmount. June 6 – July 23rd. All women are invited; join us to discuss the book “Measured by Grace: How God defines Success” by Sharla Fritz.
- Follow Fairmount on Facebook & Instagram: @FairmountMinistries and @FairmountCoffee
- Call for Nominations: National Synod Officer, Board, and Commission Positions The Committee for Convention Nominations requests nominations of qualified members of Synod member congregations for positions to be filled by the Synod convention meeting July 18-23, 2026. Officers, agencies, ordained and commissioned ministers, and members congregations and their lay members are all invited to submit nominations, to be received preferably before Aug. 18, 2025 and no later than Oct. 18, 2025. For more information, please go to lcms.org/nominate. Any member of a congregation with a valid e-mail address will be able to establish an account and submit a nomination.
RESOURCES:
Issues, Etc.
For the week of June 15
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. Recent topics include: Freeing Kids & Teens from Smartphones, The Movie “Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning,” The Table of Duties in Luther’s Small Catechism, Name Changes in the Bible and more. You can listen at your convenience at issuesetc.org, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn, the LPR mobile app and a podcast provider.
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
