+ Third Sunday after Trinity +
July 6, 2025
JESUS RECEIVES SINNERS
“This man receives sinners and eats with them” (Luke 15:2). The Pharisees’ statement of judgment against Jesus is in fact a proclamation of Gospel truth. For our God is one who delights in mercy, who casts all our sins into the depths of the sea through the cross (Micah 7:18–20). “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Tim. 1:15). Those who refuse to be counted as sinners also refuse Jesus who came only for sinners. Those like the older son (Luke 15:11–32), who think they are righteous of themselves, will not join in the heavenly celebration over the sinner who repents and so remain outside of the Father’s house. Let us therefore be on guard against self–righteously trusting in our own merits. “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you” (1 Peter 5:6). Rejoice that Jesus receives sinners like us and that He still sits at table with us in the Holy Supper, bestowing His forgiveness and life.
Sunday Resources:
- Bulletin for the Third Sunday after Trinity ~ July 6, 2025
- News & Notes for 7/6/2025
- Congregation at Prayer for Trinity 3 ~ 7/6/25
- Children’s Bulletin for this Sunday
Sunday Readings:
- Old Testament: Micah 7:18-20
- Epistle: 1 Peter 5:6–11
- Gospel: Luke 15:1–10
Sunday Catechesis:
- The Augsburg Confession
Wednesday Catechesis:
- The Book of Matthew
Week of Trinity 3 (July 6 through July 12, 2025):
Sunday ~ Commemoration of Isaiah
- 8:25 a.m. Choir practice in Fellowship Hall
- 9:00 a.m. Divine Service
- 10:30 a.m Bible Study
Monday
- No Matins – Office closed
Tuesday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 6:00 p.m. Council 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
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
- 4:30 p.m. Private Confession
Friday
- 8:30 a.m. Matins
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:
Meals Needed! Sam, Sophie, and Ruth Arndt are requesting dinner meals for 2 weeks. Their only dietary restriction is gluten-free. Click the link below to sign up to bring them a meal between 5 and 5:30 p.m. Please include in the comments what you might be making so that they don’t end up with all the same meals. Want to donate a meal but don’t want to hassle with technology? Call Amy Filipek and she will sign up for you so you can make and take the meal.
- 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
- 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.
- Firearms, Then Whiskey Sampling The 3rd annual Firearms Then Whiskey Sampling will be held on August 2 at El Dorado State Park Shooting facility starting at 1 p.m. Feel free to bring any guns and ammo you wish to share. Sons, guests, those new to shooting, and those without a firearm to bring are all welcome to join. At 4 p.m., meet at Trinity’s parsonage for whiskey sampling and snacks. Please bring your favorite whiskey and a food item to share.
RESOURCES:
Issues, Etc.
For the week of July 6
You Can Teach Laypeople Theology . . . 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 recent in-depth interviews about: A Lutheran View of Natural Law, The Problem of Male Friendship, Christian Endurance, Did Martin Luther Remove Books from 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
