11-23-2025

The Last Sunday of the Church Year

Announcements:  November 23, 2025

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

                                           800 North Sumner                                                                 Pastor John Rutz

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

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

 Malachi 3:13-18

Colossians 1:13-20

Luke 23:27-43

 For the First Sunday in Advent on Nov. 30, 2025

 For your own personal reading at home this week.

Isaiah 2;1-5

Romans 13: (8-10) 11-14

Matt. 21:1-11 or Matt. 24:36-44

               This Week at Trinity

  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

Mon., Nov. 24  

12:30 pm  Preschool

 1:00 pm  Book Club

 7:00 pm  Elders Meeting

Tues., Nov. 25 

Deadline for turning in December Calendar Events

 7:00 am  Early Risers

 8:30 am   Preschool

 12:30 pm   Preschool

Wed., Nov. 26 

No Preschool Classes today

No Confirmation Class tonight

  7:00 pm   Thanksgiving Eve Service/HC

Thurs., Nov. 27  Thanksgiving Day  

  FH reserved all day by Tammy Burgmaier & family

Sat., Nov. 29  FH reserved all day by Wardenburg family

Sun., Nov.  30 First Sunday in Advent

  8:00 am   Bible Class            

  9:00 am   Divine Service/HC

10:30 am   Sunday School & Fellowship Time

Serving at Trinity on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025

Accompanist: Sharon Eklund

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

Rick Hadley

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. 16, 2025

 Church Attendance 79  Communed 66

 Bible Class 12                 Sunday School 12

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

Camp Okoboji:  If you would like to help support Camp Okoboji, information about various ways to do so is available on a sheet found on the table in the narthex.  Feel free to pick one up.

Advent Devotion Books titled Every Heart Prepare will be handed out at the end of the service.  One per family, please.   This will be the theme of this year’s Advent services.

Deadline for turning in events that need to

go on the December calendar is this Tuesday, Nov. 25.   

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

on the 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.

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.

Forty items were delivered to Aspire last week for pre-Thanksgiving needs.  We hope to collect more so another delivery can be made before Christmas. Please bring donations to the narthex. Thank you.

MATURA Food Pantry currently in need of:
-cereal                            -shampoo
-dry shelf milk               - bar soap
-diapers size 4 or 5        - toilet paper

Rachel Circle will meet at the home of Anita Wardenburg on Dec. 7 at 5pm. Soup will be provided and everyone is welcome to bring something else to share. We’ll have a $10-$15 gift exchange. (Wrap it crazy/ugly!)

F.L.O.C.K will meet on Dec. 10 at 4:30 with supper provided. We’ll practice for the Christmas program during this time (which is Dec. 21 during Children’s Message). Note this change in week for December.

Cards:  Thanksgiving and Christmas cards are available for purchase from the card rack----only 50 cents each! We have full boxes of Christmas, sympathy, get well and birthday cards available for $6.00 for a box of 12.  Full boxes are in the top drawer of the card rack.  Help yourself.