Prayer for your worship today:
God’s Word for Today
Acts 8:26–40
1 John 4:1-21
John 15:1-8
TRINITY UPCOMING EVENTS
PERSONAL GROWTH
NEWK-IT!
The Lutheran Hour
“Life Quotes” from Lutherans for Life
Stewardship Corner: His Love, Our Response
"My Father's Vineyard"
JUST PLAIN FUN & FELLOWSHIP
Trinity Merchandise
Trinity Book Club
MISSIONS AND MINISTRIES
Tree of Life Baby Bottles
Loaves & Fishes
Mission India Multiplication Plan
For Mission India
Firewood
Lutheran Braille Ministries
OTHER INFORMATION
Vacation Bible School
IN OUR PRAYERS
Wedding Anniversary
In Our Prayers
A Prayer for India

Prayer for your worship today: Almighty God, the powers of the universe are subject to you. Help us to find peace in your Lordship, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen

For those communing today, we encourage you to attend the next Lord’s Supper Seminar.

Prayer Requests may be handed to an usher.

Red Record of Fellowship Folders Please be sure to sign the red folder found at the end of each pew and pass it to the person beside you. Include everyone in your family who are at church and any address/phone number changes. Thank you!

FOR YOUR CHILDREN:

Church Bags are available for your child in the entryway to keep them occupied during worship. Please discourage drawings on the prayer cards, offering envelopes and the red folders. Thank you!

Nursery (Ages 0-3) Childcare is available in the Nursery Room for the 9 a.m. Contemporary Service.

Children’s Church (Preschool to Grade 5) starts at 9:30 am in the Fellowship Hall.

God’s Word for Today

Acts 8:26–40

²⁶Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. ²⁷And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worship ²⁸and was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. ²⁹And the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.” ³⁰So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” ³¹And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. ³²Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he opens not his mouth. ³³In his humiliation justice was denied him. Who can describe his generation? For his life is taken away from the earth.” ³⁴And the eunuch said to Philip, “About whom, I ask you, does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” ³⁵Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. ³⁶And as they were going along the road they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “See, here is water! What prevents me from being baptized?” ³⁸And he commanded the chariot to stop, and they both went down into the water, Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him. ³⁹And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. ⁴⁰But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the gospel to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

1 John 4:1-21

¹Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. ²By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, ³and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already. ⁴Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. ⁵They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world, and the world listens to them. ⁶We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error. ⁷Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. ⁸Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. ⁹In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. ¹⁰In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. ¹¹Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. ¹²No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. ¹³By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. ¹⁴And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. ¹⁵Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. ¹⁶So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. ¹⁷By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. ¹⁸There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. ¹⁹We love because he first loved us. ²⁰If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. ²¹And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.

John 15:1-8

¹“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. ²Every branch of mine that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. ³Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. ⁴Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. ⁵I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. ⁶If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. ⁷If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ⁸By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.

Sun May 31. One Worship Service at 9 am

....................... Brunch, Fellowship Hall

....................... Voter’s Meeting, Sanctuary

Sun June 7... Worship in the Park, 10 am; Traditional at 10:45 am

*More information provided.

The Full Audio of Our Sunday Message is available at trinitylutheranpaso.org on the left under “Sermons/Media.”

Join Us for Bible Class on Sundays:

Sun., 9:30 am, Children’s Church, Preschool-5^th Grade, Fellowship Hall

Sun., 8:00 am, Next Week’s Scripture Readings: Acts 10:34-48,

1 John 5:1-8, John 15:9-17, Fellowship Hall

Sun., 9:15 am, Small Catechism Class, 6th – 8th Grade, Fellowship Hall

1^st Wed., 12:00 pm, Lutheran Hour Ministry, Fellowship Hall

Thursdays, 1:00 pm, Group Prayer for the Church, Pastor Willweber’s office.

NEWK-IT!  Cindy Newkirk writes a daily inspirational letter of encouragement called NEWK-IT! which is now available through our church web site, Trinitylutheranpaso.org. NEWK-IT! reflects Cindy's thoughts on allowing God's word to help us identify and explode out of our lives that the "stuff" (IT!) which gets in the way of a healthy relationship with God and with one another. A second publication called NEWK-IT! too! reflects her thoughts on our sexuality according to God's design.

The Lutheran Hour   Christian Radio Program, KMJ 580 Sunday 7:00 a.m., KPRL 1230 Sunday 7:05 a.m., KKMC 880 Sunday 9:00 a.m. May 17– “Not What You Know But Whom You Know”  Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus   Meet Jesus, the best and truest of friends, the most sacrificing and caring of friends. (John 15:15)

“Life Quotes” from Lutherans for Life  “LFL strives to connect moms to the promises of God’s presence in Christ--the presence of His strength to those hard-working and sometimes struggling and questioning moms, the presence of His love and comfort to moms who have aborted, the presence of His hope for all the above, and His presence to help yet-to-be moms see the importance of chastity and marriage. Obviously, helping moms is not all we do. But when you help moms you’ve gone a long way in promoting the sanctity of human life. Join LFL in thanking God for moms and celebrating motherhood. Join us in praying for moms so that more moms, like Mary and Elizabeth will know the presence of God in Christ no matter what their circumstances.” Rev. Dr. James I. Lamb, Executive Director of Lutherans for Life Quote” from Lutherans For Live- www.lutheransforlife.org.

Stewardship Corner: His Love, Our Response   1 John 4:1-11: This passage of Holy Scripture encourages us to love one another because love comes from God who sent His only-begotten Son into the world so that we might have life through Him. God’s stewards demonstrate their love for Him by loving others.

"My Father's Vineyard"   Monday, May 11, 6:30 pm  Join the ladies of Highlands Church in Paso Robles in welcoming our own Cindy Newkirk. Cindy's topic is "My Father's Vineyard", based on the verses in John 15, "I am the Vine, you are the branches." This is an ever-fresh topic as Cindy's faith and understanding grows. Please bring a friend to hear Cindy's story of God's work in her life. Highlands is located on the corner of Niblic Road and South River Road in Paso.

Trinity Merchandise   Show your support for Trinity with official Trinity clothing and merchandise. Dozens of items, and something for everyone. Fifteen percent (15%) of all sales go to support the Mexico and India missions. Please visit www.cafepress.com/tlcpaso to shop.

Trinity Book Club is going strong! If you are interested in joining our book discussion or want to be put on the email list to see what we are reading each month, contact Monica at mwillweber@gmail.com (or 239-2817). We will meet twice more before summer break. Our next book is a Christian historical mystery -- the story behind the Gerasene demoniac of the gospels of Mark and Luke. This promises to be a fascinating read and a lively discussion! Please join us.

May 19 (7pm) -- Madman by Tracy Groot

June 16 (7pm))-- Silas Marner by George Eliot

Tree of Life Baby Bottles  Don't forget to pick up a Tree of Life baby bottle on the entryway table. Take it home and fill it with your spare change - it adds up. It's a great project for children, and needy families benefit from this small act of kindness.

Loaves & Fishes   May is canned potato (white & sweet) month at Loaves and Fishes. Potatoes are a main staple in most people’s diets. Please think of Loaves & Fishes when you do your shopping and pick up an extra can or two of canned potatoes or a bag of fresh potatoes to share with the needy. Thank you!

Mission India Multiplication Plan   Call the church office to find out how you can help spread the Gospel in India through the Multiplication Plan.

For Mission India  Mr. Do-All, Dick Begeman, will fix the problem! $10/hour  237-0624  (Please, no broken hearts.)

Firewood   We have trimmed our oak trees and are splitting it for a fireplace or BBQ. We are selling a cord of word and donating the money to Mission India. We will deliver locally, just need help in unloading. Asking price: $375. Call for more information at 391-3060 or 391-3064. Thank you, Mike and Susie Torgerson

Lutheran Braille Ministries   With its 200 work centers and over 5100, volunteers, Lutheran Braille Workers produces 250,000 volumes of Braille and Large Print publications a year. These publications are given free of charge to recipients desiring to “touch the Promises of Jesus.” If you would like to be a part of this ministry, contact Thelma Friedrichs at 237-2568.

Vacation Bible School   July 20-24, Preschool-6^th Grade. Mark your calendar! For more info, call Michelle Ehlers at 712-6290.

Wedding Anniversary blessings to the following members of Trinity:       Pete & Fran Boreham                           05/12/1990

May the love that began this relationship continue to be nurtured by Almighty God.

In Our Prayers   We may not know their needs, but God does. Our prayers on a regular basis are an important part of their recovery: Pastor Greg Ellis, Bick Moe, Gerald Cederquist, Emmalyn Franklin, Dennis Wheeler, Eleanor Sachs, Paul Ernst, Bill Friedrichs, Randy Burgess, Robie Nickols, Pastor Rowe, Vi Ernst, and Gene Ernst.

We pray for those in the Military:  Air Force:  David & Tiffany Warnke, Chase Johnson, Kevin Andrews / Marines:  Tyler O’Grady, Parker Lindquist, Jonathan Clark and Christopher Clark / Navy: Andrew Pina.      

For all the soldiers fighting for our freedom: we pray for our nation, our leaders, for the persecuted church, our enemies, and for peace in our nation and the world.    

A Prayer for India   Lord, give great courage to the new church planters who are bravely committed to reaching their areas of India in your name. Protect them, empower them, and continue to supply them with fertile soil for the Gospel message. Amen.

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940 CRESTON ROAD u PASO ROBLES, CA 93446

CHURCH 805.238.3702 u SCHOOL 805.238.0335

Rev. Daniel Rowe......................... Senior Pastor

Rev. Steve Willweber................... Associate Pastor

Rev. Herbert Burch...................... Hispanic Ministry

Mr. Charles Schliebe..................... Lay Minister for Visitations

Mr. James Burgess....................... Deacon

Mrs. Roberta Blash....................... Organist

Mrs. Jane Fairbank....................... School Principal

Mrs. Kim Norman......................... Preschool Director

10:45 am Traditional Service

Lutheran Service Book, Divine Service Setting One

VIDEO PRESENTATION

OPENING HYMN  #463

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION  Pg 151

ENTRANCE HYMN  #867

KYRIE  Pg 152

HYMN OF PRAISE: “This is the Feast”  Pg 155

SALUTATION AND COLLECT OF THE DAY  Pg 156

FIRST READING  (Printed in the bulletin)

EPISTLE  (Printed in the bulletin)

ALLELUIA AND VERSE: Common  Pg 156

HOLY GOSPEL  (Printed in the bulletin)

HYMN OF THE DAY  #475

THE MESSAGE

NICENE CREED  Pg 158

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

OFFERING

OFFERTORY:  “Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful”  #955

PREFACE   Pg 160

SANCTUS  & PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING  Pg 161

LORD’S PRAYER & THE WORDS OF OUR LORD  Pg 162

PAX DOMINI  Pg 163

AGNUS DEI  Pg 163

DISTRIBUTION  Pg 164

   Distribution Hymns: #474 & #490

POST COMMUNION CANTICLE: “Thank the Lord”  Pg 164

POST COMMUNION COLLECT  Pg 166

BENEDICTION  Pg 166

CLOSING HYMN  #837

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