+ Pentecost +
June 8, 2025
THE HOLY SPIRIT GIVES PEACE
Following the flood, Noah’s descendants failed to spread out and fill the earth as God had spoken. Rather, they exalted themselves; with “one language and the same words” (Gen. 11:1) they spoke proudly and arrogantly. The Lord humbled them by confusing “the language of all the earth,” dividing and dispersing the people (Gen. 11:9). That dispersal was reversed on Pentecost Day (the fiftieth day of Easter), when God caused the one Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to be preached in a multitude of languages. “At this sound the multitude came together” (Acts 2:6), for the preaching of Christ is the primary work of the Holy Spirit, whereby He gathers people from all nations into one Church. The Holy Spirit teaches and brings to our remembrance the words of Jesus, which are the words of the Father who sent Him. These words bestow forgiveness and peace to those who keep and hold on to them in love for Jesus. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” (John 14:27).
Sunday Resources:
Bulletin for Pentecost ~ June 8, 2025
Congregation at Prayer for Pentecost ~ 6/8/25
Children’s Bulletin for this Sunday
Sunday Readings:
Old Testament: Genesis 11:1-9
Epistle: Acts 2:1-21
Gospel: John 14:23-31
Sunday Catechesis:
- The Augsburg Confession
Wednesday Catechesis:
- The Book of Matthew
Week of Pentecost (June 8 through June 14, 2025):
Sunday ~ Pentecost
- 8:25 a.m. Choir practice in Fellowship Hall
- 9:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 10:30 a.m Bible Study
Monday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
Tuesday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 6:00 p.m. Council meeting
Wednesday ~ Feast of St. Barnabas, Apostle
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 9:30 a.m. Bible Study
- 11:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer
Thursday ~ Commemoration of the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, AD 325
- No Matins or Private Confession – Pastor Filipek on vacation
Friday
- No Matins Pastor Filipek on vacation
Saturday ~ Commemoration of Elisha
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. (And he’d really like to see you . . . )
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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B45A9A72EAAF49-56974909-fireworks - 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 8
Sacred Music Station … You can listen to the best of the Church’s music for the past 2,000 years on Lutheran Public Radio. LPR streams 24/7 at lutheranpublicradio.org, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn and the Lutheran Public Radio mobile app.
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
