Dear Trinity
Church Members and Friends:
Prayer Requests:
- Danny Marsh, founder of MTS and a friend of many Trinity members, died Saturday after a short time in hospice care. Please keep his family in your prayers.
- A group of seventh graders, including some of our members, will be taking a field trip to Philadelphia this week. We pray that they have safe travel and an educational, enjoyable experience.
Meetings this Week:
- Council, Monday, October 21, at 6:30 pm.
- Elders, Tuesday, October 22, at 12 noon.
- Stewardship, Thursday, October 24, at 10 am.
The Procession: Sunday we restored
the Procession to our Divine Service. Recently we returned the
Peace to our worship. A big “Thank You “ to our crucifer, banner
bearer, and acolyte. It is a wonderful thing when church members
know good liturgical practices, advocate for them, and
participate in them.
Pastoral Pondering: Next Sunday we will
celebrate Reformation Day, October 27. Our worship will
include our favorite Reformation hymns. If you care to, wear
red, the liturgical color of the day. How big a deal
was/is the Reformation? Historians named Martin Luther one
of the three most influential people of the Second
Millennium. The Reformation not only affected the
Christian faith, it also affected the world politically,
culturally, and economically. That is especially amazing
because Luther never intended to start an upheaval in the church
and among nations. His one goal was to call the church
back to its original teachings. But one thing led to
another, and we have the situation as it is today.
Reformation Day is not a time to brashly assert that we are
superior to other denominations. We know that there are people
of faith in many different churches. However, we do want
to proclaim boldly the biblical truths that have been bequeathed
to us, our heritage of doctrine and practice. Foremost
among these is that we are justified by faith. All that we
believe and teach is based on the fact that Jesus died for our
sins and that we have salvation through faith in him.
That’s what it is all about, and it is a very big deal indeed.
In His Service, Pastor Ash
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God bless you all.
In Christ's
service, Pastor Ash