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The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
Announcements: November 9, 2025
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
800 North Sumner Pastor John Rutz
Creston, Iowa Website: www.trinitycreston.org Phone: 641-782-5095
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost on Nov. 9, 2025
Exodus 3:1-15
2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, 13-17
Luke 20:27-40
For Twenty-Third Sun. after Pentecost on Nov. 16, 2025
For your own personal reading at home this week.
Malachi 4:1-6
2 Thessalonians 3:(1-5) 6-13
Luke 21:5-28 (29-36)
This Week at Trinity
Sun., Nov. 9
8:00 am Bible Class
9:00 am Divine Service/HC
10:30 am Sun. School, Fellowship and Reception for
our Veterans with a short program to honor them
Mon., Nov. 10
12:30 pm Preschool
Tues., Nov. 11 Veterans’ Day
8:30 am Preschool
Pastor at Circuit Meeting at Zion, Atlantic
12:30 pm Preschool
Wed., Nov. 12
12:30 pm Preschool
1:30 pm Naomi Circle in FH
4:30 pm Youth Confirmation Class
6:30 pm Board Meetings in FH
7:00 pm Council Meeting in FH
Thurs., Nov. 13
8:30 am Preschool
9:45 am Preschool Chapel
12:30 pm Preschool
1:45 pm Preschool Chapel
Sun., Nov. 16
8:00 am Bible Class
9:00 am Divine Service/HC
10:30 am Sunday School & Fellowship Time
Serving at Trinity on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025
Accompanist: Julie Lang
Acolyte: Rebecca Swanson
Ushers in November: Dennis Brown, Tim Foglesong, Jim Kneedler and Dennis Foglesong
Elder of the month for November: Tim Foglesong
Finance Team in November: Joyce Kruse & Joy Brown
Altar Guild for November: Jennifer Foglesong & Cindy Isdahl
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:
Cindy Isdahl
Jack Quee
Martin Herzberg (son of Bruce and Beth Herzberg)
Shellie Wimer (friend of Doug Gooding
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)
Prayers for the family of Pastor Jay Wheeler, of Osceola, who passed away on Mon., Nov. 3.
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, Nov. 2, 2025
Church Attendance 95 Communed 74
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Reception Honoring our Veterans: This morning, following Divine Service join us in the fellowship hall for refreshments and a short program honoring our veterans.
Today is Deadline for LWML Project: Please donate non-perishable, ready-to-eat food today, 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 found in the narthex for the items. Thank you for your kindness!
Naomi Circle will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 12 in the fellowship hall.
Board Meetings Wed., Nov. 12 6:30 p.m. unless your board made arrangements to meet at a different time.
Council Meeting Wed., Nov. 12 7:00 p.m.
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 next Sunday, 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)
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
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.
Deadline for events that need to be on the December calendar is Tuesday, Nov. 25. Same if any regular events will not be held in December.
Please email information to lhadley@trinitycreston.org or place a note
on the desk in the office. Thank You!
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