+ First Sunday after Trinity +
June 22, 2025
FAITH TRUSTS IN CHRIST FOR LIFE ETERNAL
When the beggar Lazarus died, he was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. For he was truly Abraham’s seed. Like Abraham, he believed in the Lord, and the Lord “counted it to him as righteousness” (Gen. 15:6). The name Lazarus means “God is my help.” The unnamed rich man, on the other hand, did not love and trust in God. For he evidently cared little for the beggar at his gate. And “he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen” (1 John 4:20). He who loved and trusted in possessions and prestige died and was in torments in Hades (Luke 16:19–31). Repentance and faith are worked only through Moses and the prophets—that is, the Word of God, for it points us to Christ. Only through His death and resurrection are we brought the comfort of life everlasting.
Sunday Resources:
Bulletin for the First Sunday after Trinity ~ June 22, 2025
Congregation at Prayer for Trinity 1 ~ 6/22/25
Children’s Bulletin for this Sunday
Sunday Readings:
Old Testament: Genesis 15:1-6
Epistle: 1 John 4:16-21
Gospel: Luke 16:19-31
Sunday Catechesis:
- The Augsburg Confession
Wednesday Catechesis:
- The Book of Matthew
Week of Trinity 1 (June 22 through June 28, 2025):
Sunday
- 8:25 a.m. Choir practice in Fellowship Hall
- 9:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 10:30 a.m Bible Study
- 3:30 p.m. Elders’ Book Study
Monday
- No Matins ~ Pastor Filipek on vacation
Tuesday ~ Feast of The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
- No Matins ~ Pastor Filipek on vacation
Wednesday ~ Commemoration of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession
- 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 Jeremiah
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 4:30 p.m. Private Confession
Friday ~ Commemoration of Cyril of Alexandria, Pastor and Confessor
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
Saturday ~ Commemoration of Irenaeus of Lyons, Pastor
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- OMT Theological Reading Group
Tuesday, July 15 (Trinity)
8:30 am Matins
9:15 am Reading Discussion
11:15 am Prayer
11:30 am Lunch
Reading Assignment: Due: Lockwood, Michael A. The Unholy Trinity: Martin Luther Against the Idol of Me, Myself, and I. St. Louis, Missouri, Concordia Publishing House, 2016. (245 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 Did you forget to return your baby bottle on Father’s Day, June 15? It’s not too late to turn it in! 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!
- Craft Club On July 21, 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! continues weekly throughout the summer! Topics we are exploring: ‘Adulting’ -what now?! – the spiritual practices of building a lifestyle.
- Save the Date! The Gathering a benefit for Fairmount Ministries will be Oct. 16, 2025.
- 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:
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
