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All Saints’ Sunday
Announcements: November 2, 2025
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
800 North Sumner Pastor John Rutz
Creston, Iowa Website: www.trinitycreston.org Phone: 641-782-5095
All Saints’ Sunday on November 2, 2025
Revelation 7: (2-8), 9-17
I John 3:1-3
Matthew 5:-12
For Twenty-Second Sun. after Pentecost on Nov. 9, 2025
For your own personal reading at home this week.
Exodus 3:1-15
2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, 13-17
Luke 20:27-40
This Week at Trinity
Sun., Nov. 2 All Saints’ Sunday
8:00 am Bible Class
9:00 am Divine Service/HC
10:30 am Sun. School, Fellowship & LWML Bake/Craft Sale
Preschool Board Mtg. following Divine Service
Mon., Nov. 3
12:30 pm Preschool
Tues., Nov. 4
Fellowship Hall in use for City Elections
8:30 am Preschool
12:30 pm Preschool
6:30 pm Rachel Circle
Wed., Nov. 5
10:00 am Library Committee Meeting in FH
12:30 pm Preschool
1:00 pm Craft & Chat Club in FH
4:30 pm Youth Confirmation Class & FLOCK
Thurs., Nov. 6
No Preschool Classes today
Sun., Nov. 9
8:00 am Bible Class
9:00 am Divine Service/HC
Trustees Meeting following Divine Service
10:30 am Sunday School & Fellowship Time
Serving at Trinity on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025
Accompanist: Sharon Eklund
Acolyte: Charles Shawley
Ushers in November: Dennis Brown, Tim Foglesong, Dennis Foglesong, Dean Hadley
Elder of the month for November: Tim Foglesong
Finance Team in November: Joyce Kruse & Joy Brown
Altar Guild for November: Jennifer Foglesong & Cindy Isdahl
Attendance from last Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025
Church Attendance 72 Communed 60
Bible Class 13 Sunday School (not held)
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)
Pat & Max Lowenberg (friends 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.
All Saints’ Day: In our prayers today, we remember our members and others who have passed since last All Saints’ Day. Names of those who were members of Trinity are:
Ellen Marie Brown Date of Death: Feb. 1, 2025
Connie Marxen Date of Death: Feb. 24, 2025
Gene Arden Cook Date of Death: Apr. 16, 2025
2025 Annual Budget $207,238.00
Budget Needs Though October 2025 $172,698.33
General Funds Received Though September $170,502.15
Deficit to Date ($ 2,196.18)
Building Fund Report
Flat Roof Repair Cost $ 63,241.34
Building Funds Received to Date $ 7,960.00
Deficit ($ 55,281.34)
Kevin Kruse, Financial Secretary
Thanksgiving Eve Service with Holy Communion will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26. The offerings from that service will go to the Christian Care Fund.
The annual LWML Bake & Craft Sale is TODAY, following Divine Service. This is a freewill donation sale. Come down to the fellowship hall after the service to see what goodies or crafts you would like to take home with you. Proceeds will be divided between Mission Central and local food pantries.
Preschool Board will meet this morning following Divine Service.
Food & Fellowship will not meet in Nov. or Dec.
Rachel Circle Tuesday Nov. 4th at Candace Peterson in Lenox. Meet at the church to carpool at 6pm.
FLOCK will meet Nov. 5 at 4:30. If anyone is interested in providing a meal or pizza money, we’d like to have a meal for them and the 2 confirmands. Questions? Speak with Julie Lang
Veterans’ Recognition: Next Sunday, Nov. 9 we will recognize our veterans. Join us after service for refreshments . Veterans may wear their uniforms or hats. A table will be set up in the fellowship hall if you would like to share any memorabilia.
LWML Project: Please donate non-perishable, ready-to-eat food by NEXT SUNDAY, November 9th for emergency boxes given to walk-in individuals seeking assistance. We are in need of tuna/chicken packets, beef sticks, nuts (individual packs), peanut butter crackers, granola bars, applesauce cups, small bottled water, and napkins/utensils. A box is located in the narthex for the items. Thank you for your kindness!
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 basket, 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 December.
Food Drive for ASPIRE (Afton Food Bank)
61 items were donated to Aspire last week. Donations are still being collected for another delivery. 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.
MATURA Food Pantry currently in need of:
-cereal -shampoo
-dry shelf milk - bar soap
-diapers size 4 or 5 - toilet paper
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