11-16-2025

The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

Announcements:  November 16, 2025

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

                                           800 North Sumner                                                                 Pastor John Rutz

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

Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost on Nov. 16, 2025 

Malachi 4:1-6

2 Thessalonians 3:(1-5) 6-13

Luke 21:5-28 (29-36)

 For the Last Sunday of the Church Year on Nov. 23, 2025

 For your own personal reading at home this week.

Malachi 3:13-18

Colossians 1:13-20

Luke 23:27-43

               This Week at Trinity

Sun., Nov.  16

  8:00 am   Bible Class            

  9:00 am   Divine Service/HC

10:30 am   Sunday School & Fellowship Time

 Deadline for bringing items for SWCC “Finals Week Baskets”

Mon., Nov. 17  

 Linda’s  office hours will be unpredictable this week.

12:30 pm  Preschool

Tues., Nov. 18  

 7:00 am  Early Risers

 8:30 am   Preschool

 12:30 pm   Preschool

Wed., Nov. 19 

12:00 pm  OWLS (Note this change in week for November)

12:30 pm   Preschool

  4:30 pm   Youth Confirmation Class

Thurs., Nov. 20  

  8:30 am  Preschool

  9:45 am  Preschool Chapel

12:30 pm  Preschool

 1:45 pm  Preschool Chapel

Sun., Nov.  23   Last Sunday of the Church Year

  8:00 am   Bible Class            

  9:00 am   Divine Service/HC

10:30 am   Sunday School & Fellowship Time

Serving at Trinity on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025

Accompanist: Julie Lang

Acolyte: Charles Shawley

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)

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. 9, 2025

 Church Attendance 87     Communed 69

 Bible Class 17                  Sunday School 13

Upcoming Special Services Schedule

7:00 p.m.  Thanksgiving Eve service with Holy Communion

6:00 p.m. Mid-week Advent services on Dec. 3, 10, 17

6:00 p.m.  Christmas Eve service

9:00 a.m.  Christmas Day service with Holy Communion

6:00 p.m.  New Year’s Eve service with Holy Communion

LWML women will be in the fellowship hall

this morning, packing mission kits, during Sunday School.  We hope any women available will join us.

Today is Deadline for Bringing Items for Finals Week Care Packages for SWCC students who have been attending church at Trinity will be gifted again this year. 

Office Assist. Hours:   Linda’s hours will be unpredictable this week.  If you have information to turn in for the weekly announcements either email them to her or place them on her desk. 

OWLS (Older Wiser Laughing Souls) will meet at 12:00 on Wednesday, November 19. Note that this is a week earlier than usual due to Thanksgiving.  Bring a sack lunch and join together in the fellowship hall.   OWLS will not meet 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

Deadline for events that need to be

included on the December calendar is Tuesday, Nov. 25. 

Please email information to lhadley@trinitycreston.org or place a note

on her desk in the office. Thank You!

Thanksgiving Eve Service with Holy    

Communion will be held at 7:00 p.m. on  

Wednesday, Nov. 26.   Offerings from that service will go to the Christian Care Fund. You may also use the special Thanksgiving Offering envelope, found in your box of offering envelopes,

at any time and it will be added to the fund.