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of the churchlectionaries includedthis is offered for the strengthening of your faith and your growth in love toward your neighbor and knowledge of the Scriptures. Beyond the Sunday rhythm, there are Feasts and Festivals that sometimes fall during the week. Some of these you’re already well familiar withChristmas, Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, and the Ascensionto name a few. As some of you may have noticed by attending daily Matins, or the weekly Evening Prayer on Wednesdays, there are occasional Feasts and Festivals throughout the year that are celebrated on a particular date, which is why they appear in the calendar irregularly. So what I’d like is to consider intentionally coming together as a Church, perhaps once a month, for a particular Feast or Festival during the week. Some of those already mentioned (Epiphany and Ascension, for example) are already a part of our calendar. By adding just one each month we will begin to be formed by this Church Calendar and broaden our Biblical understanding of the life we have in Christ. If you look at your Lutheran Service Book (pages x-xi) you’ll find the Church’s calendar. You’ll notice the weekly rhythm on the one page, and the daily rhythm on the other. The principal celebrations we call Feasts, the others Festi- vals. When a Feast doesn’t fall on a Sunday, we’ll celebrate it when it falls during the week. For the months without a Feast, we’ll choose one Festival for our gathering. So for this year we’ll celebrate the following at 7pm: December 31 The Eve of the Circumcision and Name of Jesus (Grace) January 6 Epiphany (Trinity) February 2 The Purification of Mary and the Presen- tation of Our Lord (Grace) March 25 The Annunciation of Our Lord (Trinity) April 25 Festival of St. Mark (Grace) May 1 Festival of St. Philip and St. James (Trinity) June 24 Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Grace) July 22 Festival of St. Mary Magdalene (Trinity) August 15 Festival of St. Mary, Theotokos (Grace) September 29 St. Michael and All Angels (Trinity) October 23 Festival of St. James of Jerusalem (Grace) November 30 Festival of St. Andrew (Trinity) We’ll include the Church’s Calendar in the newsletter each month, with appropriate readings and hymns for your faithful preparation. May God bless us by His Word and Sacrament, and strengthen us in this communion of faith! Yours in Christ, our life, Pastor Boyle November 2016 Volume 64, Issue 11 Grace Notes Formed by the Church’s Calendar “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1) November 27th marks the beginning of a new year. The Church Calendar restarts with the first Sunday of Advent (always the Sunday closest to the Festival of St. Andrew, Nov-30). And with this new year, we’ll be making two slight changes that should help bring the Church’s calendar into our lives, and our lives into the Church’s calendar. First, we’ll move to a different lectionary. A lectionary is simply an order of readings throughout the Sundays, feasts, and festivals of the Church Year. The lectionary we’ve been using runs through a 3-year cycle of readings, each year focusing on a different Gospel: Matthew, Mark, and Luke, respectively, with John sort of haphazardly scat- tered throughout. The LCMS adopted this 3-year lection- ary, with slight adaptations, from what came out of the Ro- man Catholic council in the early 1960’s, Vatican II. It has enjoyed wide usage in our churches, as well as among Ro- man Catholics and a few other protestant traditions. Prior to the 1960’s—in fact, for over 1000 years!another lectionary enjoyed almost universal appropriation. Some- times called the Historic Lectionary, this 1-year cycle of read- ings was used by Martin Luther in his congregation, as well as C.F.W. Walther, the first LCMS president. It’s the lection- ary that many of you learned as kids and seems to be find- ing more popularity today than in recent years. Both the 3- year and the 1-year lectionaries are provided in the Lu- theran Service Book (see LSB pages xiv-xxiii). The reasons why we’ll use this historic lectionary again are: We’re an historic church and acknowledge the value of what’s been handed down to us. It’s important to recognize the value of repetition. Given the increasing lack of biblical literacy within our society and even within the church, it’s wise to hear key biblical texts in yearly repetition. The one-year lectionary allows for a number of older pastoral helps and resources, including hymnody and sermons by Luther and others. The second change, also related to the Church Year, is a desire for us as a congregation to be better shaped and formed by the rhythm of the Church’s life. First and foremost, this is done by the weekly rhythm of the Sundays throughout the year. If you miss a Sunday here or there you’ll not lose any salvation points; however, you will lose some of the cohesion of this unified story being told week-in and week-out. As with all the ceremonies and rites

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of the church—lectionaries included—this is offered for the strengthening of your faith and your growth in love toward your neighbor and knowledge of the Scriptures.

Beyond the Sunday rhythm, there are Feasts and Festivals that sometimes fall during the week. Some of these you’re already well familiar with—Christmas, Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, and the Ascension—to name a few. As some of you may have noticed by attending daily Matins, or the weekly Evening Prayer on Wednesdays, there are occasional Feasts and Festivals throughout the year that are celebrated on a particular date, which is why they appear in the calendar irregularly.

So what I’d like is to consider intentionally coming together as a Church, perhaps once a month, for a particular Feast or Festival during the week. Some of those already mentioned (Epiphany and Ascension, for example) are already a part of our calendar. By adding just one each month we will begin to be formed by this Church Calendar and broaden our Biblical understanding of the life we have in Christ.

If you look at your Lutheran Service Book (pages x-xi) you’ll find the Church’s calendar. You’ll notice the weekly rhythm on the one page, and the daily rhythm on the other. The principal celebrations we call Feasts, the others Festi-vals. When a Feast doesn’t fall on a Sunday, we’ll celebrate it when it falls during the week. For the months without a Feast, we’ll choose one Festival for our gathering.

So for this year we’ll celebrate the following at 7pm: December 31 – The Eve of the Circumcision and Name

of Jesus (Grace) January 6 – Epiphany (Trinity) February 2 – The Purification of Mary and the Presen-

tation of Our Lord (Grace) March 25 – The Annunciation of Our Lord (Trinity) April 25 – Festival of St. Mark (Grace) May 1 – Festival of St. Philip and St. James (Trinity) June 24 – Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Grace) July 22 – Festival of St. Mary Magdalene (Trinity) August 15 – Festival of St. Mary, Theotokos (Grace) September 29 – St. Michael and All Angels (Trinity) October 23 – Festival of St. James of Jerusalem (Grace) November 30 – Festival of St. Andrew (Trinity)

We’ll include the Church’s Calendar in the newsletter each month, with appropriate readings and hymns for your faithful preparation. May God bless us by His Word and Sacrament, and strengthen us in this communion of faith!

Yours in Christ, our life, Pastor Boyle

November 2016 Volume 64, Issue 11

G r a c e N o t e s Formed by the Church’s Calendar

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” (Hebrews 12:1)

November 27th marks the beginning of a new year. The Church Calendar restarts with the first Sunday of Advent (always the Sunday closest to the Festival of St. Andrew, Nov-30). And with this new year, we’ll be making two slight changes that should help bring the Church’s calendar into our lives, and our lives into the Church’s calendar.

First, we’ll move to a different lectionary. A lectionary is simply an order of readings throughout the Sundays, feasts, and festivals of the Church Year. The lectionary we’ve been using runs through a 3-year cycle of readings, each year focusing on a different Gospel: Matthew, Mark, and Luke, respectively, with John sort of haphazardly scat-tered throughout. The LCMS adopted this 3-year lection-ary, with slight adaptations, from what came out of the Ro-man Catholic council in the early 1960’s, Vatican II. It has enjoyed wide usage in our churches, as well as among Ro-man Catholics and a few other protestant traditions.

Prior to the 1960’s—in fact, for over 1000 years!—another lectionary enjoyed almost universal appropriation. Some-times called the Historic Lectionary, this 1-year cycle of read-ings was used by Martin Luther in his congregation, as well as C.F.W. Walther, the first LCMS president. It’s the lection-ary that many of you learned as kids and seems to be find-ing more popularity today than in recent years. Both the 3-year and the 1-year lectionaries are provided in the Lu-theran Service Book (see LSB pages xiv-xxiii).

The reasons why we’ll use this historic lectionary again are: We’re an historic church and acknowledge the value of

what’s been handed down to us. It’s important to recognize the value of repetition.

Given the increasing lack of biblical literacy within our society and even within the church, it’s wise to hear key biblical texts in yearly repetition.

The one-year lectionary allows for a number of older pastoral helps and resources, including hymnody and sermons by Luther and others.

The second change, also related to the Church Year, is a desire for us as a congregation to be better shaped and formed by the rhythm of the Church’s life.

First and foremost, this is done by the weekly rhythm of the Sundays throughout the year. If you miss a Sunday here or there you’ll not lose any salvation points; however, you will lose some of the cohesion of this unified story being told week-in and week-out. As with all the ceremonies and rites

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Our spiritual formation is extremely important. What we learned and when we learned it have much

influence on our lives. A very general picture of the spiritual formation of Saint Timothy (2 Timothy

1:1-14) was read to us in the October 2nd Divine Service. Timothy was raised from babyhood (3:15) in

the true faith that dwelt first in his grandmother Lois and in his mother Eunice.

The spiritual formation of most Lutherans of the Missouri Synod began Timothy-like, from babyhood,

or even better said, from conception. Though many of us take Luther’s advice and hang our baptismal certificates over our beds,

we dare not forget that before baptism, there was spiritual formation – attending church in our mother’s womb.

I was baptized within a month of my birth, enrolled in Sunday School at four years of age and confirmed after reading, marking,

learning and inwardly digesting Luther’s Small Catechism during my 7th and 8th grades. I can’t ever remember missing a Sunday

of church, so faithful were my dad and mom driving the 15 miles winter, spring, summer and fall. In my college days I had a brief

affair with heathenism and then evangelicalism and then repented and returned to my roots.

The spiritual formation of American Christians is varied. In the book by Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller Has American Christianity

Failed? (presently being read by the elders at Grace and Trinity), the author identifies four trends that have affected all American

denominations and all Christians in their spiritual formation. Here are the four trends with a short definition supplied by Pastor

Wolfmueller:

Revivalism – Teaches that the Christian life begins with a personal decision to accept Christ.

Pietism – Teaches that the Christian life is chiefly marked by a growth in good works.

Mysticism – Teaches that we can have direct, unmediated access to God.

Enthusiasm – Teaches that the spiritual life happens inside of us.

Pastor Wolfmueller makes the correct judgment that each of the above four “isms” is but a different shape of another “ism” –

legalism. Legalism is a diet of commands. “Do this or don’t do this in order to receive God’s love and forgiveness.” Antilegalism

is the Gospel. Jesus fulfilled the commands of God. Jesus forgives all, no matter how little or how much you have done. You are

justified by Jesus, not by your works. Rejoice!

As I’m reading the book, I see how the four tentacles of legalism have affected my spiritual formation. And, as I’m reading

backgrounds of the four major candidates for President and Vice President of the United States for my Nov. 8 vote, I see

Pr. Wolfmueller’s trends applying to Clinton and Kaine and Trump and Pence as well. Perhaps you’ll find these legalistic strains

in your own life.

Read the book, vote your conscience but always remember that the earth is the Lord’s and all its fullness (Ps. 24:1).

Pastor Brockman

EVE OF THANKSGIVING

DIVINE SERVICE At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 23, before you gather

with family and friends for Thanksgiving Day, you will have

the opportunity to attend Divine Service here at Grace.

Come ye, thankful people, come........

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From Our Confessions…The Small Catechism

The Sacrament of the Altar

As the head of the family should teach it in a simple way to his household.

What is the Sacrament of the Altar?

It is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, under the bread and wine, for us Christians to eat and to drink, instituted by

Christ Himself.

Where is this written?

The holy Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and St. Paul, write thus:

Our Lord Jesus Christ, the same night in which He was betrayed, took bread: and when He had given thanks, He brake it, and

gave it to His disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.

After the same manner also He took the cup, when He had supped, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Take, drink ye all of

it. This cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the remission of sins. This do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in

remembrance of Me.

What is the benefit of such eating and drinking?

That is shown us in these words: Given, and shed for you, for the remission of sins; namely, that in the Sacrament forgiveness of

sins, life, and salvation are given us through these words. For where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation.

How can bodily eating and drinking do such great things?

It is not the eating and drinking, indeed, that does them, but the words which stand here, namely: Given, and shed for you, for the

remission of sins. Which words are, beside the bodily eating and drinking, as the chief thing in the Sacrament; and he that believes

these words has what they say and express, namely, the forgiveness of sins.

Who, then, receives such Sacrament worthily?

Fasting and bodily preparation is, indeed, a fine outward training; but he is truly worthy and well prepared who has faith in these

words: Given, and shed for you, for the remission of sins.

But he that does not believe these words, or doubts, is unworthy and unfit; for the words For you require altogether believing

hearts. to be continued ........

Oratio, Meditatio, Tentatio (Theological Reading Group)

Typical Schedule: Locations: 9:00 – 9:45 am Matins Grace Lutheran Church 9:45 – 11:45 am Reading Discussion 3310 E Pawnee, Wichita, KS 11:45 am – Noon Prayer Trinity Lutheran Church Noon – 1:00 pm Lunch 611 S Erie, Wichita, KS

2016 Reading Schedule: November 15 (Grace, Wichita) Peterson, Eugene. The Pastor: A Memoir. New York: HarperOne, 2012.

December 20 (Trinity, Wichita) Gieschen, Charles A., ed. The Law in Holy Scripture. St. Louis: CPH, 2004.

1) Wenthe, Dean O. “The Torah Story: Identity or Duty as the Essence of the Law” (pgs. 21-35) 2) Allison, Dale C. “Jesus and Torah” (75-95) 3) Das, A. Andrew “Beyond Covenantal Nomism: Paul, Judaism, and Perfect Obedience” (149-171) 4) Scaer, David P. “Law in a Law-less World” (191-209)

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See more at: http://lutheranreformation.org/history

The Reformation Open your average world history book, and you’ll find but a paragraph or two on the Reformation. The event appears a small drop on the timeline, but the Christian Church knows better. Over the next several months, we will be featuring a different “Face of the Reformation” in each issue of Grace Notes. We begin with Johann von Staupitz. Follow along and discover anew the

rich history of the Reformation.

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Youth Catechesis 2016-2017

Grace and Trinity Lutheran Churches

Catechesis is simply the process of forming the faith. It’s life-long. There’s no graduation from

Catechesis, though you might move from class to class along the way! Catechesis isn’t just learning

information. It’s forming a character, a way of life, a human being. Yes, there’s lots of information to

learn and ponder; but there’s also music and art and the training in virtue. The greatest form of

Catechesis doesn’t even take place in the classroom, but the sanctuary, where our Lord forms us by

His Word and His Holy Sacraments. This catechesis continues at home around the family devotions.

Our task as a Church is to encourage and promote this life-long, holistic formation of the faith that

we call Catechesis.

Along the way of Catechesis we encounter Confirmation, which is the rite that celebrates and extols

our catechesis for those in the 7th and 8th grades. It’s by no means the end, but more like a milestone

along the way. Catechesis begins in the womb, hearing our Lord’s Word with ears that are just

developing. As we grow we learn to say back to God what He has first said to us. He never stops

speaking through His Word, and we never stop hearing, learning, and speaking back to Him. Our

custom at Grace and Trinity is to set Sunday afternoons aside as a time for the whole family to

gather around our Lord’s Word. We offer the following classes:

Nursery Catechesis: children 0-3 years of age

Primary Catechesis: ages 3-9

Junior Confirmation: 5th-6th grade

Confirmation: 7th -8th grade

High School Catechesis: 9th – 12th grade

Classes are Sunday afternoons from Sept 18th, 2016 to May 28th, 2017 at Grace Lutheran Church. 3

Sunday Evening Catechesis Schedule

3:15-4:45pm – Catechesis

5:00pm – Divine Service

We will not have classes the following dates:

10/30 (Reformation Festival), 12/25 (Christmas) 1/1 (New Year’s), or 4/16 (Easter)

We will have TWO retreats:*

Fall Retreat: October 28-29 (Fri-Sat) at the Herrington Retreat Center

Winter Lock-in: February 3-4 (Fri-Sat) at Grace Lutheran Church

*These retreats are for Junior Confirmation and Confirmation students only. Parents, if you’d like to volunteer to help, please contact Pastor Boyle.

Examination of the Confirmands:

Saturday, June 3rd, following the Pentecost Vigil Vespers at 6pm at Grace.

Confirmation Sunday: Feast of Pentecost, June 4th, 2017! 7

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Ginny Doesken Wayne Harris

Lorraine Koch Ginger Manchesian

Ruth Ann Meyer Julia Ruble

Anna Ruckle

BIBLE CLASS/

SUNDAY SCHOOL Bible Class/Sunday School is at Trinity

during the month of November

Join us for Game Night, Friday, November 18 at 6pm in Trinity’s

old Chapel. Pizza will be ordered but feel free to bring drinks or

snacks. All ages welcome!

NEW PHOTO DIRECTORY!

We're at it again--another photo-directory; though, in house this time. Stephanie Nelson

graciously volunteered to take pictures following our Sunday Bible Study. Please sign up in

narthex. Also, please look over and edit (if needed) the current office directory that is in the

narthex in order to update your families contact information. The goal is to put these

together accurately and quickly for our use as a congregation.

Ladies, please join us in preparing our hearts and minds for the birth of our Lord

as Grace and Trinity host an Advent by Candlelight .

Tuesday, November 27th, 7pm - 8:30pm

at Trinity Lutheran Church

Enjoy the richness of Christmas hymnody, decorated tables, delicious desserts, and warm fellowship.

Sign-up in the narthex. There is also a sign-up sheet if you would like to host your own table.

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~HALL OF MEN~ FOR MEN ONLY -

A local fellowship hall where the men break

bread, tap the keg, and toast their heroes.

2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at Eighth Day Institute at The Ladder (2836 E Doug-las Ave) Doors open at

7:00pm. Food is served at 7:30pm, and evening events officially begin at 8:30pm with a hymn, the Nicene Creed, and a lecture on a hero whose life inspires us to live more authentic lives and to fight for the renewal of our culture. As usual, doors at The Ladder open at 7 pm. Food is served around 7:30 pm. At 8:30 pm we'll prepare for the lecture with the Eighth Day Convocation: hymn, patristic and scripture readings, and the Nicene Creed. Then a great lecture followed by good questions and discussion, The Lord's Prayer, good fellowship, and just possibly a few good smoke rings.

Sisters of Sophia FOR WOMEN ONLY -

After almost seven years of Hall of Men meetings, it is time to offer something similar for the ladies. At Sisters of Sophia, we walk with women of wisdom as we learn from their lives. We meet every third Tuesday. Our gathering is both challenging and refreshing, as is the camaraderie along the way!

6:15 Doors Open

6:30 Food and Fellowship

7:30 Eighth Day Convocation and Lecture on

Frances Chesterton by Jeri Holladay, Stephanie Mann & Laurie Robinson

8:15 Q&A and Closing Prayer

Please come to break bread with us, learn with us, or both! We will end promptly at 8:30, but women are wel-come to chat long after that! Supper is gratis, water and iced tea will be available. Adult beverages are available on a donation basis. Please feel free to invite friends through Facebook! **Childcare not available.**

For more information and to RSVP go to:

http.//www.eighthdayinstitute.org/

All these and more are available for purchase in your

Grace Office. We have a selection of CPH books such

as: Reading the Psalms with Luther; the Lutheran

Book of Prayer; Luther’s Small Catechism; Pieper

Lectures; Book of Concord... just to name a few. We

have a few Icons available and the CD from the

Benefit Youth Concert last month are also available in

the Parish Office. If you are looking for a baptism,

birthday, confirmation, etc. gifts, or want something

just for you please check us out!

There will be a Voters Meeting on Sunday, November 20

at 6:00 p.m. Please make every effort to be in attendance.

Thank you.

Erin Kenny and Dakota Bennett will lead us

beginning Wed. Nov. 2nd. Practices will be

held every Wednesday from 6-7pm at Trinity.

Hope to see lots of your smiling faces there!

All ages are welcome to attend!

Contact Erin at: [email protected] or

Dakota at [email protected] with any questions

PLEASE SIGN UP IN THE NARTHEX IF INTERESTED

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The Food Pantry at Grace Lutheran

Church asks for POWDERED MILK during

the month of November. Please bring these

items to Church on Sundays and place in the

collection crate located in our Narthex.

Many thanks for your help and service to

the poor in our neighborhood.

Clothing Giveaway Review and Acknowledgments:

475 persons were helped! Ashley felt everything went really well this year. Thanks to all who

were able to help and pray for us. Most people heard about the clothing giveaway through

craigslist and for most people it was their first time to come. All the remaining clothing (which

was really nice stuff) was all taken to Helping Hands. All the clothing we received this year

was nice stuff and we had lots of children’s clothing.

Grace/Trinity Lord’s

Diner Tuesday,

November 1 at 5:30pm

The Lord’s Diner Food Handler Permit Classes

Only 1 more class remains in 2016 where

you may receive your Food Handler’s

card! Remember, you must obtain a Food

Handler’s permit in order to be able to

work at the Lord’s Diner.

Saturday, November 12 @ 9 a.m.

Riverwalk Church of Christ

225 N. Waco

One of the Christmas projects we do is tube socks for the homeless. This year we are setting our goal at 100 pairs! We are asking the congregation to help us with what we hope to fill the socks with. Suggested items are: travel sizes of soap, deodorant, tooth brush, tooth-paste, packages of peanut butter crackers, wrapped candy, and the

like. We will have a box in the Narthex to collect these items in. If you have any questions regarding this effort, please contact a member of the Board of Social Ministry. Thanks in advance for your support.

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LUTHERAN

STUDENT CENTER Have you heard about the

Lutheran Student Center?

The Lutheran Student Center

is a campus ministry sharing the love of

Jesus by outreach, education, and leader-

ship development. The Lutheran Student

Center (LSC) is located at 3815 E. 17th St.

directly across from Wichita State

University. The building was formerly

called the University Lutheran Center and

has existed for over 40 years! What goes

on at the LSC? During the school year,

there are Weekly Bible Studies, fellowship

events, service events and more that

happen through the ministries of the LSC.

The students at the LSC have started a new

student organization, called Anchored, and

they meet weekly and plan activities as

well, seeking to reach out to the students at

WSU. The LSC is for college-aged

students from all schools, undergraduate

and graduate. We are supported by the

local area LCMS congregations. Thank

you to all who have donated their money or

time to our ministry. It does not happen

without you! You can find out more about

the LSC at www.sharingtheloveofjesus.org

or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/

LSCWSU, or by contacting the center’s

Director, Dr. John Tape, or the Director of

Campus Outreach, Paige Edgington at

316-684-5224.

http://www.lcms.org/lcmsuhttp://www.lcms.org/lcmsuhttp://www.lcms.org/lcmsu

THURSDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY College students and young adults join us at the Lutheran Student Center (3815 E. 17th St.) on Thursday evenings from 7-8 pm! Thank you to the generous volunteers at Risen Savior for providing snacks for us weekly! Questions? Contact Paige Edgington at [email protected] 316-684-5224.

ANCHORED MEETINGS Our Student Organization at Wichita State University meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month at 8:10 pm, follow-ing Bible Study! Anchored is a group for young-adults, led by young adults! If you are a young adult looking to get in-volved in a group that is centered around faith, fellowship, and service, join us! Contact [email protected] if you have any questions!

SPRING BREAK MISSION TRIP to MEXICO

Join us March 17-25 for a Spring Break Mission Trip to Mexico! We will be traveling to Puerto Peñasco, Mexico and will par-ticipate in building a house through Amor Ministries. Joining us on this trip are other young adults and adults from all over Kansas. This is a truly affordable trip, at only $300 a person plus a couple meals. A $25 deposit is due in early November, so if you are interested, contact Paige ASAP at at [email protected] or 316-684-5224.

THEOLOGY ON TAP Our Next Theology on Tap is Sunday, November 20 from 7-9pm and will be led by Pastor Dan Myers, from Holy Cross Lutheran Church, on “Being Prepared to Give the Answer” – Creation and More. Theology on Tap meets monthly at local breweries and pubs for a time of discussion over theology and religious topics, fellowship, and food! Open conversation is always encouraged and new friends are always welcome! Please RSVP by calling the LSC office at 684-5524 or emailing [email protected] so we can do our best make sure we have enough seats!

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This might be the first holiday after your loved one’s death, or

maybe it’s the second, third, or beyond. Join us at St. Andrews

Lutheran Church (2555 N Hyacinth Lane Wichita – I-235 & 25th St.

N. ) on Sunday, November 6 from 4-6 p.m. and participate in Grief-

Share’s “Surviving the Holidays.” You’ll watch a video, be part of a

discussion group & receive a Survival Guide with daily encouragement and helpful exercises for the days

ahead. Call St. Andrews church office (838-0944) to register to attend.

(This is a one-time session.) Cost for the Survival Guide is $5.

The Members of Peace Lutheran

Church, Andover would like to invite

you to the Installation Service of their

new pastor, Rev. Jeffrey D. Geske

at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 6

Peace Lutheran is located at:

405 W. 21st Street, in Andover, Kansas

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Lutheran Early Response Training (LERT)

Saturday, January 7

Registration 8:30, Training 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Training provided by Chaplain Rocky Mease of the

Kansas District LCMS

(Contact and pay Risen Savior to Preregister)

Cost: $35 - Lunch Included

As of January 2010, by federal guidelines, any volunteer re-

sponding to a disaster must be trained and certified or they will be turned away. Risen Savior

will be hosting a LERT (Lutheran Early Response Training) on Saturday, January 7th from 9:00

am – 3:00 pm. Registration is $35 per person which covers the cost of the training, snacks and

lunch. Please register by December 21st. At the close of the program, participants will receive a

certificate of participation and LERT volunteer credentialing issued by LCMS Disaster Re-

sponse. This 6 hour training event will equip attendees to be effective volunteers should a disas-

ter strike our community. This training is hosted by the Board of Caring at Risen Savior.

Together we will walk through a simple training program designed to help us serve as trained

Christian volunteers when a disaster strikes. At the center of the LERT volunteer training is one

thing— MERCY! Christ’s mercy is the basis for everything we say and do.

Please complete and send form with $35 registration (per person) made out to “Risen Savior” to:

Risen Savior Lutheran Church

6770 E. 34th St. N.

Wichita, KS 67226

316-683-5538

Name: ____________________________________________________________________

Address:___________________________________________________________________

Phone Number:_____________________________________________________________

Email:_____________________________________________________________________

Home Congregation:_________________________________________________________

Lutheran Early Response Training (LERT) – January 7, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

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Grace Elders

Warren Balke

Michael Blanchard

Aaron Hastings

Tom Nickel

Glen Rolf

Grace Lutheran Church, LCMS 3310 East Pawnee ~ Wichita, KS 67218

Pastor: Rev. Geoffrey R. Boyle

Associate Pastor: Rev. Michael C. Brockman

Office Phone: 316-685-6781

Office Hours:

8:30 am - 4:30 pm Tuesday-Thursday Closed on Mondays and Fridays

Email: [email protected]

COME WORSHIP WITH US 8:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Divine Service

2:00 p.m. Misa en Español

3:15 p.m. Youth Catechesis

5:00 p.m. Sunday Afternoon Divine Service

9:00 a.m. Matins (Monday-Friday)

11:00 a.m. Wednesday Divine Service

2 - Margie Hurt

3 - Anneabella Fortine

5 - Shirley Matz

11 - Kyle Nelson

Amber Sultz

12 - Ana Boyle

18 - Chrystal Nunnold

Tammie Szarzynski

20 - Jessica Becks

Tara Blanchard

22 - Miriam Nickel

Margaret Young

24 - Beckey Morse

25 - Margie Heath

29 - Janice Schmidt

April Warren

1 - Les Brunner

2 - Claire Boyle

Andromeda Matthews

3 - Derek Fortine

4 - Roxann Gird

5 - Harold Brunner

7 - Tara Blanchard

12 - Skylar McKinley

16 - Ruby Fortine

Jolene Maltz

19 - Karaleigh Warren

20 - Fallyn Janney

22 - Pastor Boyle

23 - Warren Balke

25 - Ana Boyle

29 - Travis Fortine

Margie Hurt

03 - Les & Judy Howard