9-15-2024
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Announcements: September 15, 2024
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost on September 15, 2024
Isaiah 50:4-10 James 3:1-12
Mark 9:14-29 Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit
14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. 15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. 16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” 17 And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. 18 And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.” 19 And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” 20 And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. 21 And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. 22 And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” 23 And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” 24 Immediately the father of the child cried out[a] and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” 25 And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 26 And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. 28 And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” 29 And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”
Prayer List
Cancer:
Otto Guiter (grandson of Kathy Parker)
Melissa Starmer
Dannie Stephens
Lynn Shawley (mother of Deron Shawley)
Owen Tracy (friend of Deb Melzer)
Bob Sickels (father of Mike Sickels)
Tyson Stuart
Rev. Larry Troxell
On-going health concerns, Hospitalized, or Surgery/Recovery:
Corene Walter (member)
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)
Tami Killion (friend of Donna Badgett)
Shut-ins: Clara Buchanan, Cathy Dryden, Jean Stoll
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., Sept. 15 8:00 am Bible Class in Creston
9:00 am Divine Service in Creston
10:00 am Trustees Meeting in FH (CR)
10:00 am Fellowship time in Mt. Ayr and Creston
11:00 am Divine Service/HC in Mt. Ayr
3:00 pm Mini-golf Outing for all ages at 2572 210th St Afton
Mon., Sept. 16 8:30 am Preschool
12:30 pm Preschool
Lifelight Bible Study has been postponed till Mon. Sept. 23
Tues., Sept. 17 7:30 am Early Risers Bible Study in FH (CR)
8:30 am Preschool
12:30 pm Preschool
Lifelight Bible Study has been postponed till Tues., Sept. 24
6:30 pm Board Meetings (Note the move to Tuesday)
7:00 pm Council Meeting (Note the move to Tuesday)
Wed., Sept. 18 8:30 am Preschool
12:30 pm Preschool
7:00 pm Confirmation Class
Thurs., Sept. 19 8:30 am Preschool
9:45am Preschool Chapel
12:30 pm Preschool
1:45 pm Preschool Chapel
Sun., Sept. 22 8:00 am Bible Class in Creston
9:00 am Divine Service/HC in Creston
10:00 am Fellowship time in Mt. Ayr and Creston
10:15 am Sunday School in Creston
11:00 am Divine Service in Mt. Ayr
Attendance from last Sunday, September 8, 2024
Creston 83 Communed 61
Mt. Ayr 9
When writing down names on the attendance side of the attendance cards, remember to include any children who are attending church with you.
Serving at Trinity on Sunday, September 15, 2024
Accompanists (CR) Sharon Eklund (MA) Greg Storhoff
Ushers in September: (CR) Dean Hadley, Josh Riley, and Dennis Brown
Elder of the month for September: (CR) Dean Hadley
(MA) Doug Gooding
Finance Team in September: Eric & Jeanna Eklund and Jim Nelson
Altar Guild for September: Karl & Candace Peterson
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. These are different than the former children’s bulletins and produced by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. 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.
Flyer about Creation and Identity Presentation sponsored by Lutheran Family Service is in today’s bulletin. Please read it for more information about this special presentation on Oct. 5 in Clarinda.
LWML Craft/Bake Sale: Sunday, October 13, following Divine Service in Creston. Think about your fall baking or holiday crafts for this fun little event that supports LWML. Half of what is raised will stay local while the other half will go to mites outside of our congregation.
Today’s mini-golf event is for everyone, not just for Sunday School kids/families.
Free Mini-Golf Event TODAY, Sunday, Sept. 15 also serves as our Sunday School Rally Day event. It will begin at 3pm at the Lowenberg residence south of Afton. 2572 210th St. Hot dogs, buns, condiments and s'mores fixings will be provided. Feel free to bring a side dish/snack to share.
If you haven't attended in the past, you should really join us. It is a fun afternoon of fellowship at a beautiful location! Feel free to invite a friend.
Lifelight Bible Study has been postponed one week. It will now begin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23 and the same lesson will repeat at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Classes will be held in Creston’s fellowship hall.
Reminder about meetings being moved to Tuesday:
Board Meetings: Tuesday, Sept. 17 6:30 p.m. in FH (CR)
Council Meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 17 7:00 p.m. in FH (CR)
Next Sunday, September 22 will be the official start of a new Sunday School year. We will have two age groups of kids. We will begin each Sunday with a very short opening for everyone in the Fellowship Hall at 10:15 or approximately 15 minutes after worship. Listen for the piano to start and join in for a couple of songs before kids go to their classes.
Fall Iowa District West LWML Retreat
A Fall Retreat for Iowa District West LWML will be held at Mission Central in Mapleton, IA on Saturday, September 28, 2024. All ladies are invited to attend. More information about the program for the day is available on the table in the narthex.
Registration forms and $15.00 registration fee are to be mailed in by this Friday, September 20. The name/address of where to send it is found on the information sheet.
SPECIAL VOTER’S MEETING ON OCT. 6
At the Aug. 25 voters’ meeting, a motion was made to have a special voters’ meeting on Sunday, Oct. 6 to vote on whether we will have one site or continue with two sites in 2025. The motion to have the meeting carried. The meeting will be on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in Creston’s fellowship hall. After a vote is taken that day a proposed church budget can be prepared for 2025 to be presented at the October 20 quarterly voters meeting.
All voters are encouraged to attend these important meetings and even if you are not currently a voter you are welcome to attend to be informed and to participate in these important discussions.
Circuit Fall LWML Rally will be held at St. John Lutheran Church in Clarinda on Saturday, October 12. Registration is 9:00-9:30. $15 fee for registration & meal. Ingathering items will be collected. Pick up a flyer found in the narthex for more information and list of items for the ingathering.