*+ THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY +*
*October 15, 2023*
*Sunday Resources:*
Trinity Bulletin <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-15-Trinity-19.pdf>
Congregation At Prayer <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-15-The-Nineteenth-Sunday-after-Trinity.pdf>
News & Notes <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-15-23-News-Notes.pdf>
*Sunday Catechesis:*
+ The Gospel of John
*Wednesday Catechesis:*
+ The Book of Genesis
*Week of Trinity 18 Notes:*
+ Saturday, October 14 @ 9:00 am – Noon – Trinity Fall Clean-up
+ Sunday, October 15 @ 1:30 pm – Spanish Meal
+ Sunday, October 15 @ 3:30 pm – Elder’s Book Study
+ *Join CAW and The Neighboring Movement on Saturday, October 21 for a Neighborhood Clean Up. The morning begins at 8am in the Immanuel parking lot and we should be done by 11 or 11:30. There will be 2 large dumpsters in the parking lot and 2 groups walking with trucks. Volunteers are needed and welcomed! Contact the office at 316-202-8989 for more information.*
*UPCOMING EVENTS:*
+ *OMT Theological Reading Group*
*Tuesday, October 17 *(Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
*Reading Assignment:*
*Due:* Vivian, Tim and Casiday, Augustine, *Counsels on the Spiritual Life/Mark the Monk (Volume 1&2). Popular Patristic Series*, Crestwood, New York, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2009. (340 pages)
*ANNOUNCEMENTS:*
+ *Faith At Work* is a district wide local community service event to kick off on April 7 2024. We are entering the planning stages for the event, calling for prayer and planning. Keith Buhr has volunteered as the interim crew leader until another congregant volunteers to take over. He is requesting volunteers to form the planning team. Anyone interested can meet with him after service or email to kkbphd@gmail.com. We already have some starter ideas to choose from, and new ideas are welcome!
+ *Please Use The Church Library*
Deb Engelbrecht has worked hard organizing the church’s library. Thank you, Deb! Please feel free to check out books from the library. There are several new books, including some of the books read for the OMT Reading Group.
+ *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 October 15*
FINDING JESUS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT… Do you have a difficult time reading the Old Testament? The key to understanding the Old Testament is to find Jesus. Issues, Etc., a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL, recently interviewed Dr. Reed Lessing and Dr. Andrew Steinmann, co-authors of the new book “The Messianic Message.” You can listen to this multi-part series at issuesetc.org/findingjesus <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A520uInB0QfKWlL2c7Z1-joiZDN8NeFicWAoldKA8SRG8N_AtvOUkLE4oAOG-y83QyCyUKLCXs8mNZmMgdpogJkupXZxt6IoX7hi9nBdVKQOY10_9QzXb4EshaRcF4ewxT3N8gb-HVv9P93zL94SQp4MXb-yWCRv&c=rzRB5ALd2l…> . Listen Here <issuesetc.org/>
*Free Audiobook, I Trust When Dark My Road: A Lutheran View of Depression.*
The number of Americans who suffer from clinical depression is rising. The health care system can treat part of the problem, but the Church has the powerful Word of God to apply to the pain of depression.
Pastor Todd Peperkorn knows from firsthand experience the darkness of depression and the light of God’s Word. He has written and voiced our latest audiobook, *I Trust When Dark My Road: A Lutheran View of Depression* .
*CLICK HERE <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yiv_9LlCsr1q0jQZ8HQc0TcLD-Jkqyg7IvS1KPCZStbT_fq6-q-_z8_x2Ui_tEYxt1aGxurM-op-e5cj4bmwxH1VxEXJsEXHPAKWVNzvXKKLhTtuappoVyxOXuOBGSjF-eKAG-aOLjUHZFivKrJ0BhFdJiP1MlbY&c=xwpDAUnwrF…>* to listen to and download *I Trust When Dark My Road*.
+ *For The Life of the World Magazine *
The Fall 2023 issue of *For the Life of the World* is now available. The theme of the issue is “Virtues of Pastoral Ministry and Deaconess Service.” Feature articles include:
· “Virtues of the Pastoral Office” by Dr. Geoffrey R. Boyle
· “Called to Trust His Word” by Rev. Daniel P. Fickenscher
· “Celebrating Twenty Years of Deaconess Formation” by Rev. James G. Bushur
To access the current issue, past issues, or to manage your subscription, please visit *ctsfw.edu/flow <click.email.ctsfw.edu/?qs=5fb4217577e28ae288da4e29987898fcf28c4688d80325ea25406e78063d7a977e10a6347a184b033821800c1cef35c929c2cb778defcf7b65b157d9adb735c4>* .
*MISCELLANEOUS:*
+ *Volunteers needed!* The Lord’s Diner on Hillside needs volunteers to serve our community. The first Tuesday of every month from 5 to 7:30 p.m. is when several members of Trinity are usually there, but they could always use more. If you would like more information or if you would like to sign up, please contact Vicki Bessey at (316) 641-7863.
*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/>