10-19-2025

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Announcements:  October 19, 2025

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

800 North Sumner                                                                 Pastor John Rutz

Creston, Iowa      Website:  www.trinitycreston.org   Phone:  641-782-5095

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost on October 19, 2025 

Genesis 32:22-30

2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Luke 18:1-8

 For Reformation Sunday on Oct. 26, 2025

 For your own personal reading at home this week.

 Revelation 14:6-7

 Romans 3:19-28

 John 8:31-36 or Matthew 11:12-19

                       This Week at Trinity

 Sun., Oct. 19  

  8:00 am   Bible Class            

  9:00 am   Divine Service/HC

10:30am   Sunday School & Fellowship Time

  6:00 pm  Food & Fellowship

Mon., Oct. 20

12:30 pm  Preschool

Tues., Oct. 21

  7:00 am   Early Risers Bible Study in FH

  8:30 am   Preschool

12:30 pm   Preschool

Wed., Oct. 22  

12:00 pm   OWLS in FH

12:30 pm   Preschool

  4:30 pm   Youth Confirmation Class (Note change in time.)

Thurs., Oct. 23  

  8:30 am    Preschool

  9:45 am    Preschool Chapel

12:30 pm Preschool

  1:45 pm    Preschool Chapel  

Sun., Oct. 26  Reformation Sunday (observed) 

  8:00 am   Bible Class            

  9:00 am   Divine Service/HC

Quarterly Voter’s Meeting in FH following Divine Service

Serving at Trinity on Sunday, October 19, 2025

Accompanist: Sharon Eklund

Acolyte:  Rebecca Swanson

Ushers in October:  Dennis Brown, Mike Lang, Kevin Kruse and Rick Hadley

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                

  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

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)

Rev. Thomas Park (Taiwan)

Rev. David & Jennifer Preus and family (Romania)

Rev. Christian & Lula Tews (Germany)

Vicar Gavin Johnson (Dominican Republic)

 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.

Attendance from last Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025

Church Attendance  80    Communed 66

Bible Class  15                  Sunday School 8

Thank you LWML ladies for the preschool donations of Rice Krispie Treats, applesauce, and Fareway & Walmart gift cards.  They have been used and were appreciated!!.

            Trinity Lutheran Preschool kids & staff

Slate of candidates for 2026 Church Officers are printed on your bulletin insert. 

From our church constitution:

All “write-in” nominations must be received at the church office at least one week prior to the election.

        (Today, Oct. 19, is this year’s deadline.)

Quarterly Voter’s Meeting and Election of Officers for 2026 will be held next Sunday, October 26, following Divine Service. 

LWML Fall Craft/Bake Sale:  Join us Sunday, Nov. 2 after Divine Service for the LWML craft/bake sale in the fellowship hall.  Free will donations going to Mission Central and Aspire/Matura Pantries.

Wanted:  donations for the LWML craft/bake sale.  Crafts, baked goods, produce or other ideas.  All will be for a free will donation.

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

Finals Week Care Products 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 baskets, place items in the basket that will be found below the church mailboxes. There are 4 students (2 girls and 2 guys) who have been attending regularly.  Deadline for bringing items is November 16, to give the Mission Board members time to put the packages together and present them before finals begin in early December.

Boxed Christmas Cards:  If you are interested in purchasing boxes of Christmas cards, please let Joyce Kruse know as she will be placing an order soon.  Boxes of 12 cards are $6.00 each.  There will also be individual cards (50 cents each) in the display case later.  We just need an idea of how many cards to order.

LWML Bylaws: We have a committee working to update our unit's bylaws; if one or two more women would like to help please reach out to Anita Wardenburg.  

LWML District Convention at Camp Okoboji will be June 11-13, 2026.  We need one more voting delegate and  an alternate delegate.  There will be three of us carpooling there together.  Any lady who is over 18, a member of Trinity, and wants to be active with LWML is qualified to go.  We will be voting for these delegates at our next business meeting on January 3.