Trinity eNews

September 29

Scripture Readings

This Week

Jeremiah 31:1-6 (ESV)

¹ “At that time, declares the Lord, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they shall be my people.”

²Thus says the Lord:
“The people who survived the sword
    found grace in the wilderness;
when Israel sought for rest,
³    the Lord appeared to him from far away.
I have loved you with an everlasting love;
    therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
⁴Again I will build you, and you shall be built,
    O virgin Israel!
Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines
    and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.
⁵Again you shall plant vineyards
    on the mountains of Samaria;
the planters shall plant
    and shall enjoy the fruit.
⁶For there shall be a day when watchmen will call
    in the hill country of Ephraim:
‘Arise, and let us go up to Zion,
    to the Lord our God.’”

Psalm 3 (ESV)

¹ O Lord, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
²many are saying of my soul,
“There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah

³But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
⁴I cried aloud to the Lord,
and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah

⁵I lay down and slept;
I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.
⁶I will not be afraid of many thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.

⁷Arise, O Lord!
Save me, O my God!
For you strike all my enemies on the cheek;
you break the teeth of the wicked.

⁸Salvation belongs to the Lord;
your blessing be on your people! Selah

I John 4:7-16 (ESV)

⁷ Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.⁸ Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. ⁹ In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. ¹⁰ In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. ¹¹ Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. ¹² No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.

¹³ By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. ¹⁴ And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. ¹⁵ Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. ¹⁶ So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

Matthew 3:13-17 (ESV)

¹³ Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. ¹⁴ John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” ¹⁵ But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. ¹⁶ And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; ¹⁷ and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

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Sunday Worship – October 2

Loved and Sent Week 1: Identity and Purpose

Trunk-or-Treat!

Trunk-or-Treat!
Sunday, October 30, 4:00-5:30, Mission Campus

So many fun activities and goodies for kids and adults of all ages! Trinity Youth will be serving a fundraiser dinner during the event.

50+ Octoberfest

Coming up on October 19, all Trinity seniors (50 or older) are invited to an Oktoberfest celebration. There will be plenty of good German food and gemutlichkeit. The time of the lunch is approximately 11:30, following the 50+ Bible study. We hope to see you there and you are welcome to bring a friend. Please RSVP online or at the sign up sheets at each campus.

Loved and Sent – Points of Interest

Our Loved and Sent sermon and bible study series is almost here! (It starts on October 2!) Here are some things to think about:

Sunday School Mentors Needed

Children’s Ministry needs your help! We are starting our Mentoring program again this upcoming Sunday, with a TWIST! We only need two adult (preferably one male and one female) volunteers each week, with no set schedule for the school year!

College Student Care Packages

Trinity is collecting supplies for college student care packages through an Amazon wish list! Click on the link below to purchase items to be sent to college students sometime this fall! Help us let them know their church misses them and cares about them!

Volunteer Requests

How is God calling you to serve the church? Would you be willing to give of your time to help Trinity? Please prayerfully consider stretching your horizons and serving in a new way! Training will be provided.

Youth Scavenger Hunt

Three teams will compete to be crowned the winner of our annual Youth Scavenger Hunt this Sunday, October 2 from 6:30-7:30pm! Grab a friend and meet us at the Shawnee Campus in the lower-level parking lot.

Culver’s Preschool Fundraiser

On Tuesday, October 11th from 4-8 pm, preschool is having its first restaurant fundraiser at Culvers in Lenexa. 25% of the proceeds goes to the preschool!

LWML Coffee and Tea Sale

The LWML coffee and tea sale will be held between worship services at the Mission campus on Sunday, October 9. Be sure to stop by the table to select from the wide variety of flavors available.

Wittenberg Postcard #2

Saturday worship in the Castle Church was well attended. Mainly visitors from the USA, but also travelers from Denmark and Germany. There are reportedly over 1000 Ukrainian refugees in Wittenberg. The International Lutheran Center (in the Old Latin School) has opened its doors to them. All of the resident rooms are filled.

Preschool Reaccreditation

On September 25 in the 8:30am worship service at the Shawnee campus, Jim Bradshaw, Assistant to the President for Education and Youth of the KS District of the LCMS presented the preschool with reaccreditation from National Lutheran Schools Accreditation.

Bible Milestones

September 25th we are going to begin our Second Grade Bible class at the Shawnee Campus. This will happen during the Sunday School hour. One or both parents should attend class with their student for both weeks.

Conversations about Sex and Porn

Part of what I get to do as the Youth Family Minister at Trinity is share resources and conversations about topics relevant to our community following Jesus. Children are able to intentionally or accidentally access porn more easily now than ever before. Research suggests that most students are first exposed to porn between 8-10 years old. We need to educate students in this harmful addictive behavior.