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The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Announcements: October 12, 2025
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
800 North Sumner Pastor John Rutz
Creston, Iowa Website: www.trinitycreston.org Phone: 641-782-5095
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost on October 12, 2025
Ruth 1:1-19a
2 Timothy 2:1-13
Luke 17:11-19
For Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost on Oct. 19, 2025
For your own personal reading at home this week.
Genesis 32:22-30
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5
Luke 18:1-8
This Week at Trinity
Sun., Oct. 12 Pastor Appreciation Day
8:00 am Bible Class
9:00 am Divine Service/HC
10:30am Sunday School & Fellowship Time
Mon., Oct. 13
12:30 pm Preschool
Deadline to RSVP for Oct. 18 seminar “The Art of Neighboring”
Tues., Oct. 14
7:00 am Early Risers Bible Study in FH
8:30 am Preschool
Pastor at Circuit Pastor’s Meeting
12:30 pm Preschool
Wed., Oct. 15
12:30 pm Preschool
6:15 pm Youth Confirmation Class & FLOCK
Thurs., Oct. 16
8:30 am Preschool
9:45 am Preschool Chapel
12:30 pm Preschool
1:45 pm Preschool Chapel
Sat., Oct. 18
10:00-1:00 “The Art of Neighboring” seminar in FH (Lunch is included. No cost to you.)
Sun., Oct. 19
8:00 am Bible Class
9:00 am Divine Service/HC
Deadline to turn in “write-in” nominations for officers
10:30am Sunday School & Fellowship Time
6:00 pm Food & Fellowship
Serving at Trinity on Sunday, October 12, 2025
Accompanist: Julie Lang
Acolyte: Charles Shawley
Ushers in October: Dannis Brown, Mike Lang,
Elder of the month for October: Mike Lang
Finance Team in October: Jim Nelson and Eric & Jeanna Eklund
Altar Guild for October: Jim & Cindy Nelson
Attendance from last Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025
Church Attendance 81 Communed 65
Bible Class 9 Sunday School 11
Prayer List
Cancer:
Neal Bowman (brother of Charlie Bowman)
Sharmen Lowenberg
Tyson Stuart
Jane McNeill (friend of Corene Walter)
Ron Still (friend of Ed Booth)
Brenda McIntosh (friend of Mitzie Cellan)
Chad Simmons( friend of Melody Stoner)
Cloa Faulkner (sister of Cindy Isdahl)
On-going health concerns, Hospitalized, or Recovery:
Kevin Larsen (brother of Mark Larsen)
Martin Herzberg (son of Bruce and Beth Herzberg)
Shellie Wimer (friend of Doug Gooding
Terri Higgins (friend of Bullocks)
Cindy Isdahl
Jack Quee
Kenny Kile (friend of Melody Stoner)
Curtis Decker (brother of Joy Brown)
Margaret Blair (friend of Mitzie Cellan)
Shut-ins: Dorothy Cook
Military:
Kyle Marchok (husband of Lola Hembry’s granddaughter)
Missions:
Trinity Preschool (Creston)
Life Care Clinic, (Stuart, Creston & Atlantic)
Concordia Mission Society
Pastor James and Christel Neuendorf (Puerto Rico)
Pastor Daniel Vogel (Denison Hispanic Ministry)
Pastor James and Angela Sharp and Family (Uruguay)
Rev. Dr. Walter and Robyn Steele, (East Africa)
Jesse Liebmann (Romania)
Rachel Krause (Germany)
Prayer Request from Becca Geisler, who visited here last Sunday. She will be installed today as a DCE at Light of the Hills Lutheran Church in Cameron Park, CA. She requests your prayers as she begins her new call.
Phone Numbers and Emails Addresses
To reach Pastor Rutz phone the church office at
(641-782-5095) Ext. 3
Or, you may reach Pastor at 712-621-5971 (cell)
Pastor’s email is:
pastor@trinitycreston.org
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Email Address for the Office Assistant
lhadley@trinitycreston.org
When you have announcements that need to be included in the weekly announcements, please turn them in by noon on Wednesdays.
Visitors: We are so glad you joined us today. We
Collect offerings during our worship services. While we believe this is a chance for each believer to be a good steward of the gifts they have received from God, you are welcome but not expected to give an offering while you are our guest. If you would like to learn more about the Lord’s ministry here at Trinity please call Pastor Rutz. He would love to get acquainted and visit at a time that is convenient for you. You are also invited to join members in the fellowship hall after this morning’s service.
Attendance Cards: Visitors and members are asked to fill out an attendance card and to list names of each family member in attendance. Turn in your card at the back of the church at the end of the service. When there is Holy Communion, please list the names of those who will be communing on the Holy Communion registration side of the card. Hand it to an usher as you go up for communion. If you have moved or you phone number or email address have changed, please note any changes on the attendance so that we can update our records in the office.
Weekly bulletins, announcements and sermons are available on the church website.
Children in the Divine Service Sheets are available from the basket in the back of the church. Parents are encouraged to read these to/with their children. Each week will have a short explanation of a different part of the church service or about something found in the church. They are another way to aid parents in teaching their children.
Prayer Box: The Sunday school class has started a prayer box. It may be found in the narthex area. They ask the congregation to put prayer requests in the box. The box will be checked each week and prayers of thanksgiving and needs will be shared to support our congregation and community.
Finals Week Care Packages for SWCC students who have been attending church at Trinity will be gifted again this year. Donations of healthy snack items, energy bars, school supply items, ornaments, etc. are being gathered for the packages. If you are able to provide some items for the basket, place items in the basket that will be found below the church mailboxes. There are 4 students ( girls and 2 guys) who have been attending regularly. Deadline for bringing items is November 23, to give the Mission Board members time to put the packages together and present them before finals begin in December.
RSVP Deadline: TOMORROW, Monday, Oct. 13 is the deadline to RSVP for “The Art of Neighboring” seminar that will be held at Trinity on the 18th. If you plan to attend and have not already signed up to attend, you may phone the office or email Linda at lhadley@trinitycreston.org and she will add you to the list.
Oct. 18 Seminar: Trinity, Creston is hosting a seminar led by Pastor Keith Haney on “THE ART OF NEIGHBORING” on Saturday, October 18 from 10:00a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall in Creston. Lunch is included. Please RSVP by October 13, 2025 by emailing lhadley@trinitycreston.org, phoning her in the office at 641-782-5095 or by signing up on the sheet found on the table in the narthex. Pastor Haney is from Fort Dodge, Iowa and is the Assistant to the President for the Missions, Human Care and Stewardship in the Iowa District West LCMS.
The annual LWML Bake & Craft Sale will be held on Sunday, November 2 following Divine Service. Think about your fall baking or holiday crafts for this fun little event that supports LWML.
This is a free-will donation sale.
Food Drive for ASPIRE (Afton Food Bank)
Items most needed are quick-fix foods such as boxed/instant potatoes, mac ‘n cheese bowls, Dinty Moore soups/meals, granola bars, beef sticks, etc.
Please bring donations to the narthex. Thank you. From LWML
Slate of Candidates for 2026 Church Officers
Elections will be held at the October 26, 2025 voter’s meeting which will be held in Trinity’s Fellowship Hall following the Divine Service.
President: Philip Wardenburg
Vice President: Ed Booth
Secretary: Melody Stoner
Financial Secretary: Kevin Kruse
Treasurer: Eric Eklund
Elders: (Vote for 3)
Dean Hadley
Jim Hagen
Mickenzie Hagen
(Three other current elder’s terms don’t end until 12/2026)
Trustees: (Vote for 2)
Cindy Isdahl
Jim Nelson
(Four other current trustee’s terms don’t end until 12/2026)
From our church constitution:
All “write-in” nominations must be received at the church office at least one week prior to the election. (By October 19)
This document is submitted by the selection committee of Jim Hagen and Philip Wardenburg. As of October 8, 2025.
From our church constitution:
All “write-in” nominations must be received at the church office at least one week prior to the election. (By October 19)
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