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The Second Sunday in Advent
Announcements: December 7, 2025
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
800 North Sumner Pastor John Rutz
Creston, Iowa Website: www.trinitycreston.org Phone: 641-782-5095
For the Second Sunday in Advent on Dec. 7, 2025
Isaiah 11:1-10
Romans 15:4-13
Matthew 3:1-12
For the Third Sunday in Advent on Dec. 14, 2025
For your own personal reading at home this week.
Isaiah 35:1-10
James 5:7-11
Matthew 11:2-15
This Week at Trinity
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
5:00 pm Rachel Circle Christmas at Anita Wardenburg’s house 1000 N. Lincoln St.
Mon., Dec. 8
12:30 pm Preschool
Tues., Dec. 9
FH in use all day for elections.
8:30 am Preschool
Pastor at Circuit Mtg. at 1st Lutheran in Wiota
12:30 pm Preschool
Wed., Dec. 10
12:30 pm Preschool
1:30 pm Naomi Circle in FH
4:30 pm Youth Confirmation Class & FLOCK
6:00 pm Advent Service
No board or council meetings this month.
Thurs., Dec. 11
8:30 am Preschool
9:45 am Preschool Chapel
12:30 pm Preschool
1:45 pm Preschool Chapel
Sun., Dec. 14 Third 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, Dec. 7, 2025
Accompanist: Sharon Eklund
Acolyte: Charlie Shawley
Ushers in December: Dennis Brown, Mike Swanson, Kevin Kruse and Dean Hadley
Elder of the month for December: Mike Swanson
Finance Team in December: Dennis Brown & Joyce Kruse
Altar Guild for December: Ed & Tracy Booth
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)
Pat & Max Lowenberg (friends of Mitzie Cellan)
John Needles (friend of Mitzie Cellan)
Bev (Bear) Denipah (friend of Deb Melzer)
Kristi Srans (friend of Mitzie Cellan)
Wendy Stickens (friend 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.
Attendance from last Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025
Church Attendance 40 Communed 33
Bible Class 4 Sunday School 6
Attendance from Wed., Dec. 3 Advent Service 18
Offering Envelopes for 2026 have been placed in the church mailboxes found in the narthex. If you are missing a set or have any questions speak with Kevin Kruse, the financial secretary.
Upcoming Special Services
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 service.
Wednesday, Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Service 6:00 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 25 Christmas Day Service/HC 9:00 a.m.
Wed., Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve Service/HC 6:00 p.m.
Boards and Church Council will not meet in December.
Hanging of the Greens TODAY, Dec. 7 following Divine Service. With plenty of helping hands the decorating will be done more quickly. Please consider staying to help out.
Preschool Board Mtg. today following Divine Service.
Rachel Circle will meet at the home of Anita Wardenburg TONIGHT, 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!)
Naomi Circle will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 1:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Bible study will be from the Fall Quarterly, page 20 “Sharing Our Gifts.”
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.
Altar Guild Volunteers Needed
We are looking for two new teams to set up communion in 2026. You would serve for one month. March and April are available. If you can help, please speak to Cindy Isdahl.
On Tuesday, December 16, we need volunteers to help clean all of the communion ware as well as cleaning the lectern and pulpit. We will meet at 10:00 a.m. If you have any questions, speak with Cindy Isdahl.
Correction to Birthday List : Please add Cindy Isdahl’s birthday (Dec. 26) to the list on the back of your Dec. calendar. If there are any other additions/corrections to be made, please let Linda know.
Food Pantry Gathering: We are still gathering food panty items for both Matura Food Pantry and ASPIRE (Afton Food Bank. Totes for donations are found in the narthex.
Trinity received this in the mail this week:
Thank You so very much for your generous donations to the East Union ASPIRE Food Pantry. It will be a tremendous help with our Christmas Project and will be greatly appreciated by the families we assist this holiday season. Sincerest thanks,
Tammy Ross
East Union School & Community Resource Coordinator
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