*+ THE TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY +*
*October 29, 2023*
*Sunday Resources:*
Trinity Bulletin <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-29-Trinity-21.pdf>
Congregation At Prayer <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2023-10-29_The-Twenty-first-Sunday-after-Trinity.pdf>
News & Notes <www.tlcwichita.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-29-23-News-Notes.pdf>
*Sunday Catechesis:*
+ The Gospel of John
*Wednesday Catechesis:*
+ The Book of Genesis
*Week of Trinity 21 Notes:*
+ Joint Circuit Reformation Service – Sunday 29th – Immanuel Lutheran @ 4:00 pm – Potluck following service
*UPCOMING EVENTS:*
+ *OMT Theological Reading Group*
*Tuesday, November 21 *(Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
*Reading Assignment:*
*Due:* Scaer, David P. *The Sermon on the Mount: The Church’s First Statement of the Gospel*. St. Louis, Missouri, Concordia Publishing House, 2000. (272 pages)
*ANNOUNCEMENTS:*
+ *Fairmount Ministries* is soliciting names of LCMS Commissioned Ministers for the position of Director of Discipleship and Engagement. It is a full time position. We are open to a DCE, DCO, or a Deaconess. We are looking for someone with a heart for College Ministry. Experience in College Ministry is preferred but not required. We will accept names from Oct. 23rd until Nov. 13th. Please send names to info@fairmountministries.org. Thank you for your prayers as we go through the Call process.
+ *IN CASE OF EMERGENCY* Two individual doses of nasal NARCAN are now in the AED cabinet in the narthex. They are in sealed packages with instructions.
+ *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 30*
PATHS TO LUTHERANISM SERIES… Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. You can listen to stories of guests who have come to Lutheranism from Islam, Mormonism, Atheism, Agnosticism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Pentecostalism and more. You’ll find the series at issuesetc.org/pathstolutheranism <r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001s2FoU674as-z0wbn3AQgH7-UKqygjZTY4ZRb-akbEnQGB87q9C3dOHQfWWmfKGvhXeDWatj2XTLu1VJX9wUML7I_RN1HDlFvTLner6-pyh7oRtr05c_YS602OF0HZdgIuy2IkjpJi0EUI5EFiFNnun98V8-4lehJeEEuDYqo1jY=&…> . 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/>