11-10-2024
Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Announcements: November 10, 2024
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost on November 10, 2024
I Kings 17:8-16
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44 Beware of the Scribes
38 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces 39 and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, 40 who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
The Widow's Offering
41 And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. 42 And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny.[a] 43 And he called his disciples to him and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
Prayer List
Cancer:
Melissa Starmer
Dannie Stephens
Vicki Stephens
Lynn Shawley (mother of Deron Shawley)
Bob Sickels (father of Mike Sickels)
Tyson Stuart
Rev. Larry Troxel
On-going health concerns, Hospitalized, or Surgery/Recovery:
Mark Andresen (nephew of Dennis & Jean Foglesong)
Dick Stream (brother of Cindy Isdahl)
Kevin Larsen (brother of Mark Larsen)
John Needles (friend of Mitzie Cellan)
Anna Needles (friend of Mitzie Cellan)
Martin Herzberg (son of Bruce and Beth Herzberg)
Jan Dekrey (friend of Storhoffs)
Don Harris (brother-in-law of Mitzie Cellan)
Sharyn Harris (sister of Mitzie Cellan)
Bobby Walter (cousin of Corene Walter)
Jeff Kruse (son of Kevin & Joyce Kruse)
Shut-ins: Clara Buchanan, Ellen Brown
Military:
Kyle Marchok (husband of Lola Hembry’s granddaughter)
Missions:
Trinity Preschool (Creston)
Concordia Mission Society
Pastor James and Christel Neuendorf (Puerto Rico)
Pastor Daniel Vogel (Denison Hispanic Ministry)
Pastor James and Angela Sharp and Family (Uruguay)
Pastor Stephen and Maggie Oliver and Family (Taiwan)
Life Care Clinic, (Stuart, Creston & Atlantic)
This Week at Trinity
Sun., Nov. 10 8:00 am Bible Class in Creston
9:00 am Divine Service/HC in Creston
10:00 am Veterans’ Reception in FH (CR)
10:00 am Fellowship time in Mt. Ayr
10:15 am Sunday School in Creston
11:00 am Divine Service in Mt. Ayr
Mon., Nov. 11 Linda will not be in the office today.
8:30 am Preschool
12:30 pm Preschool
7:00 pm Lifelight Bible Study in FH (CR)
Tues., Nov. 12 7:00 am Early Risers in FH (CR)
8:30 am Preschool
12:30 pm Preschool
1:00 pm Lifelight Bible Study in FH (CR)
7:00 pm Elders Meeting in FH (CR)
Wed., Nov. 13 8:30 am Preschool
12:30 pm Preschool
1:30 pm Naomi Circle in FH (CR)
5;00 pm FLOCK in FH (CR)
7:00 pm Confirmation Class
Thurs., Nov. 14 8:30 am Preschool
9:45 am Preschool Chapel
12:30 pm Preschool
1:45 pm Preschool Chapel
Fri., Nov. 15 4:00-8:00 pm FH (CR) in use
Sun., Nov. 17 8:00 am Bible Class in Creston
9:00 am Divine Service in Creston
10:00 am Trustees Mtg. in FH (CR)
10:00 am Altar Guild Cleaning Creston
10:00 am Fellowship time in Mt. Ayr & Creston
10:15 am Sunday School in Creston
11:00 am Divine Service/HC in Mt. Ayr
6:00 pm Food & Fellowship in Creston
Attendance from last Sunday, November 3, 2024
Creston 102 Communed 78
Mt. Ayr 7 Communed 7
Serving at Trinity on Sunday, November 10, 2024
Accompanists (CR) Sharon Eklund (MA) Greg Storhoff
Ushers in November: (CR) Jim Kneedler, Tim Foglesong, and Dennis Foglesong
Acolytes: Lydia Williams & Londynn Means
Elder of the month for November: (CR) Tim Foglesong (MA) Doug Gooding
Finance Team in November: Joyce Kruse & Joy Brown
Altar Guild for November: Jennifer Foglesong & Cindy Isdahl
LIFE TOGETHER
VISITORS: We are so glad you joined us today. We do 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 the 9:00 service or prior to the 11:00 service for a time of fellowship.
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.
On Sundays 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 your phone number or email address have changed, please note any changes on the attendance card so that we can update our records in the office.
Weekly bulletins, announcements, and sermons continue
to be 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 another way to aid parents in teaching their children.
Upcoming Schedule for Special Services and Activities
Nov. 27 7:00 pm Thanksgiving Eve Matins Service in Creston
Thanksgiving Eve offerings will go to Christian Care Fund.
Dec. 4 6:00 pm Supper hosted by elders in Creston
Dec. 4 7:00 pm Advent Service in Creston
Dec. 8 Hanging of the Greens in Creston after church
Dec. 11 7:00 pm Advent Service in Mt. Ayr
Dec. 15 Children’s Program during Divine Service CR
Dec. 18 6:00 pm Supper hosted by LWML in Creston
Dec. 18 7:00 pm Advent Service in Creston
Dec. 24 5:00 pm Christmas Eve Service in Mt. Ayr
Dec. 24 7:00 pm Christmas Eve Service in Creston
Dec. 25 9:00 am Christmas Day Service/HC in Creston
Dec. 31 7:00 pm New Year’s Eve Service in Creston
Reception honoring our veterans: Following this morning’s service all are invited join us in the fellowship hall for refreshments and to honor our veterans.
Elders’ Meeting: 7:00 p.m. on Tues., Nov. 12.
Naomi Circle will meet in the fellowship hall at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The lesson will be from the Fall
Quarterly, page 17, “A Reason to Celebrate.”
F.L.O.C. K. (Fellowship & Love Offered to Christ’s Kids) will meet in the fellowship hall at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
LWML’s 41st Biennial Convention will be held June
26-29, 2025 in Omaha. Information sheets are available on the table in the narthex .
Bus Transportation to the LWML Convention: Iowa District West LWML is looking into hiring a bus line to transport attendees to the convention. The deadline for signing up is this Friday, November 15. Information sheets with all the details are available from the table in the narthex.
Lifelight Classes Correction to monthly calendar:
There will be classes yet on Nov. 25-26.
Giving Tree: Naomi Circle set up a “GIVING TREE” in the narthex to run through mid-December.. Please bring hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, socks, etc. to decorate the tree and non-perishable gifts to put under the tree for local food pantries.
Building Healthy Families: Soldiers, sailors, airmen and women, and marines returning from deployment suffer major depression and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) at rates much higher than the general population. The lives of service members and their loved ones are forever changed. Who has served our country and now lives in your neighborhood or community? Notice them this week. Then engage your family in planning to show them your respect, appreciation, and love!
Lutheran Family Service www.LutheranFamilyService.org