Trinity Lutheran Church

Announcements for

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Prayer for your worship today:  O Lord, you gave your Son Jesus power to heal and authority to forgive. Give to your servants both the healing of our illnesses and the forgiveness of our sins, through the same 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, email, or 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

Jeremiah 23:1-6

¹“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. ²Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the Lord. ³Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. ⁴I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord. ⁵“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. ⁶In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: ‘The Lord is our righteousness.

Ephesians 2:11-22

¹¹Remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— ¹²remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. ¹³But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. ¹⁴For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility ¹⁵by abolishing the law of commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, ¹⁶and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility. ¹⁷And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. ¹⁸For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. ¹⁹So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, ²⁰built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, ²¹in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ²²In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

Mark 6:30-44

³⁰The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. ³¹And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. ³²And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves. ³³Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. ³⁴When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. ³⁵And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. ³⁶Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” ³⁷But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” ³⁸And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” ³⁹Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. ⁴⁰So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. ⁴¹And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. ⁴²And they all ate and were satisfied. ⁴³And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. ⁴⁴And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

Every Wed... *Women’s Bible Study, Fellowship Hall at 10 am &
Holliday Residence at 7 p.m.

Today........... Fellowship Brunch, Between Services, Fellowship Hall

Jul 20-24...... *VBS, Fellowship Hall at 8 am

Sept 6............ Worship in the Vineyard- Teacher Dedication & Potluck, Steinbeck Vineyard Campground at 10 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: Gen. 9:8-17, Eph. 3:14-21, Mark 6:45-56, Fellowship Hall

Women’s Bible Study  every Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall and 7 p.m. at the Holliday residence. (On July 22, there will be one Bible study in the sanctuary at 7 p.m.) All women are invited! Babysitting is available during both Bible studies. For the evening Bible study, call Heidi Holliday for directions to her house at 238-5581.

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. July 26- “Without Dread” Rev. Michael Walther   God’s Word brings repentance to the complacent and relief to those who are anxious. Our guest speaker is the Rev. Michael P. Walther of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Collinsville, Illinois. (Job 38:11)

Stewardship Corner: His Love, Our Response 

Ephesians 2:11-22: Jesus shed His precious blood to establish peace between God and us and then graciously sends His Holy Spirit so that we can love and serve Him as our Savior and Lord. May our lives as God’s stewards always give evidence that the Holy Spirit is alive within us!

“Life Quotes” from Lutherans for Life    “Abortion and ‘mercy killing’ are hopeless solutions to human problems in a sinful world, but God has words of hope no matter what the situation.” ‘Choose life, that you and your offspring may live’ (Deuteronomy 30:19b).”   Linda D. Bartlett, Former President of Lutherans For Life  This “Life Quote” is from Lutherans For Life- www.lutheransforlife.org.

Attention Ladies!   The Summer Lutheran Woman's Quarterlies have arrived. Please pick one up from the rack in the entryway.

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.

Change of Date for Brunch   The July and August brunches will be held on the third Sunday rather than the fourth Sunday. Please mark your calendar for July 19th and August 16th and join us for good food and fellowship between services.

Greeters Needed   If you can greet one morning a month, either early or late service, please contact Eunice Dieter, 238-3036. edieter@charter.net.

Men’s Network   Looking for a place to find out what’s happening in Men’s ministry? Check out the Men’s NetWork at  www.lhmmen.com.

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   It is time for our Christmas in July Food Drive! Please consider donating any of the following items to Loaves and Fishes: soup, peanut butter, tuna, canned fruit, cold cereal, canned meat, dry pasta, canned potatoes, spaghetti sauce, or canned vegetables. Thank you for supporting Loaves and Fishes during our Food Drive! Please drop off donations in the brown barrel located in the entryway.

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   Celebrating 66 years of ministry, Lutheran Braille Workers has helped visually impaired people touch the Promises of Jesus. Braille and Large Print publications are free of charge to all recipients in 30 languages. If you would like to be a part of this ministry, contact Thelma Friedrichs at 237-2568.

India Missions    Did you know that Trinity supports two different India Mission projects? The first is Mission India where we provide for the starting of new Christian churches in India by training and supporting 10 church planters. This project is partially supported by our multiplication projects. If you would like to donate to this project, please write a check to Trinity and in the memo section write “India Church Planters.”

The second project we support in India is the CNH District Mission trips to the Christian Media Centre in Chennai to provide for support of Lutheran Hour in India. If you would like to support the mission team (which includes six of our own members from Trinity), please write your check to Trinity and in the memo section write, “LLL India Mission Team” or you can donate on the web by going to www.cnhindiamission.org and click on the donate button under the heading “Fundraising Progress.”

We greatly appreciate, as does Our Lord, your support of both of these projects.

Vacation Bible School Program    Thursday, July 23, 6:30 p.m., Sanctuary. The children attending the VBS will be singing songs Thursday evening. There will be an ice cream social afterwards in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone is invited to attend!

Wedding Anniversary blessings to the following members of Trinity:        

Ken & Sherry Sauret                                           7/22/1989

Mark & Jane Fairbank                                       7/24/1982

Matthew & Gretchen Iversen                           7/25/1998

Chuck & Sue Schliebe                                        7/25/1976

May the love that began these relationships 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: Jim Burgess, LaRue Ninke, Gerald Cedarquist, Haylee Bernal, Paul Ernst, and Vi Ernst.

(If you know that a particular person still needs prayers, please call the church office monthly, and we will place that person’s name back on the list.)

For the CNH District LLL India Mission Team traveling  August 1-25: Lauren Aikenhead, Glen Butler, Drew Rowe, Pastor Rowe, Chuck Weygandt, and Josh Weygandt.

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   “Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:3, KJV) This is the song of our hearts today, as we thank you for the thousands of new churches that were planted in India during the past year. Our hearts are glad to think of your Word being proclaimed for the first time in thousands of communities! 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 Worship Service

Lutheran Service Book, Divine Service Setting Three-Pg 184

Opening Hymn:  #861

Entrance Hymn:  #710

Hymn of the Day:  #644

Closing Hymn:  #912

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