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The First Sunday in Advent
Announcements: November 30, 2025
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
800 North Sumner Pastor John Rutz
Creston, Iowa Website: www.trinitycreston.org Phone: 641-782-5095
For the First Sunday in Advent on Nov. 30, 2025
Isaiah 2:1-5
Romans 13: (8-10) 11-14
Matt. 21:1-11 or Matt. 24:36-44
For the Second Sunday in Advent on Dec. 7, 2025
For your own personal reading at home this week.
Isaiah 11:1-10
Romans 15:4-13
Matthew 3:1-12
This Week at Trinity
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
Mon., Dec. 1
12:30 pm Preschool
Tues., Dec. 2
7:00 am Early Risers
8:30 am Preschool
Linda will not be in the office this morning.
12:30 pm Preschool
Wed., Dec. 3
10:00 am Library Committee Meeting
12:30 pm Preschool
1:00 am Craft & Chat Club
4:30 pm Youth Confirmation Class
6:00 pm Advent Service
Thurs., Dec. 4
8:30 am Preschool
9:45 am Preschool Chapel
12:30 pm Preschool
1:45 pm Preschool Chapel
6:00 pm Meet at church if participating in Christmas
parade
6:00 pm Leaving church to line up uptown for parade
7:00 pm Lighted Christmas Parade in Uptown Creston
Sun., Dec. 7 Second Sunday in Advent
8:00 am Bible Class
9:00 am Divine Service/HC
10:30 am Sunday School & Fellowship Time
Hanging of the Greens following Divine Service
Preschool Board Meeting following Divine Service
7:00 pm Rachel Circle Christmas at Anita
Wardenburg’s house 1000 N. Lincoln St.
Serving at Trinity on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025
Accompanist: Substitute Organ Service (SOS) recorded
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 in November: Jen 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
Mitzie Cellan
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)
John Needles (friend of Mitzie Cellan)
Bev (Bear) Denipah (friend of Deb Melzer)
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. 23, 2025
Church Attendance 73 Communed 58
Bible Class 17 Sunday School 9
Advent Devotion Books titled Every Heart Prepare were handed out last Sunday. There are a few left. If your family did not receive one please pick one up from the stand in the back of the church One per family, please. This will be the theme of this year’s Advent services.
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.
Help Needed Today: After church today we need help taping candy canes to the church flyers, which will be handed out during the parade.
The parade is December 4th at 7 PM. We need people to walk in the parade and hand out flyers. There is some room for people to ride as well. Anyone wishing to participate should be at the church by 6 PM. Any willing children will be wearing costumes. We’ll be leaving the church, to line up, at about 6:30 PM. If you have any questions, speak with Mike or Alexis Swanson.
First Mid-week Advent Service: on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 6:00 p.m. Please note the service time.
Hanging of the Greens will be done next Sunday, Dec. 7 following Divine Service. With plenty of helping hands the decorating will be done more quickly. Please consider staying to help.
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.
Upcoming Special Services
Wednesday, Dec. 3 Advent Service 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 10 Advent Service 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 17 Advent Service 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21 Children will help to present the Children’s Message during the Divine Service.
Wednesday, Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Service 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 25 Christmas Day Service/HC 9:00 a.m.
Wed., Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve Service/HC 6:00 p.m.
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
Donations may be placed in the tote found in the narthex.
Office assistant: Linda will not be in the office Tuesday morning, Dec. 2.
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