Trinity Announcements for
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
All Saints’ Day
November 1, 2009

The Candle in the right center pew on this All Saints’ Day is there to remind us that some of our brothers and sisters in the faith have departed from our fellowship to join The Church Triumphant. While we miss them and remember them today, it is important to remember that they are still a part of the One Holy Christian Church.

Prayer for your worship today:  Lord God, your Son came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Grant us grace to follow his example and to be his companions in service, that we may also share in his eternal reward; for he 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

Revelation 7:9-17

⁹After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, ¹⁰and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” ¹¹And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, ¹²saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” ¹³Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” ¹⁴I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. ¹⁵“Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. ¹⁶They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. ¹⁷For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

1 John 3:1-3

¹See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. ²Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. ³And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.

Matthew 5:1-12

¹Seeing the crowds, [Jesus] went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. ²And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: ³“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ⁴“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. ⁵“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. ⁶“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. ⁷“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. ⁸“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. ⁹“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. ¹⁰“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ¹¹“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. ¹²Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Today-Nov 26     40 Days of Generosity

Today........... *Dave Horn, Guest Musician for Sunday Services and “Singing the Cross and the Empty Tomb” Concert, 3 pm

Nov 7............ *LWML Women’s Conference

Nov 8............ *North SLO County Concert Assoc - Café Musique

Nov 14.......... *Fair Trade Faire-Shop the World and Make a World of Difference  

Nov 22.......... 1^st Service: Family Care Network, “Sponsor a Child”

Nov 25.......... Contemporary Thanksgiving Eve Service, 6 pm

Nov 26.......... Traditional Thanksgiving Day Service, 10 am

Dec 6............. 2^nd Service: Family Care Network, “Sponsor a Child”

*More information provided.

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Join Us for Bible Class on Sundays:

l 8:00 am-Scripture Readings: Ephesians, Fellowship Hall

l 9:15 am-Middle School Bible Class/Catechism, 5^th-8^th Grades, Fellowship Hall    Nov 8: 2 Kings 18-19/Lord’s Prayer

l 9:30 am-Children’s Church, Presch-5^th Grade, Fellowship Hall

Women’s Bible Study  every Tuesday from 10:30 am-12:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Please call Heidi Holliday when babysitting is needed 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. Nov. 8- “A Hotter Hell”  Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus   Justice demands that God give sinners exactly what they deserve. Where does that leave us? Thankfully, God’s justice is only half of the story. (Mark 12:38-40)

Stewardship Corner:  1 John 1:1-3: On this All Saints’ Day we thank God over and over again that He has made us into His children through the death and resurrection of Jesus. Now our challenge is to live, with the Holy Spirit’s power, as growing and maturing children of God.

Life Quotes:  “If human embryonic stem cell research does not make you at least a little bit uncomfortable, you have not thought about it enough.”  James A. Thomson, the first scientist to isolate human embryonic stem cells. This “Life Quote” is from Lutherans for Life-www.lutheransforlife.org.

Can I Trust a Stephen Minister? Trust is essential to a caring relationship, and Stephen Ministers are people you can trust. Confidentiality is one of the most important principles of Stephen Ministry, and what a care receiver tells his or her Stephen Minister is kept in strictest confidence.

New Small Group Soup and Bible Study Opportunity – Sunday evenings at 5 pm. Have soup supper with a group of friends, then get into our first Bible Study series, “How We Got the Bible” featuring Dr. Paul L. Maier. Other studies to follow will include the topics of Islam and Creation. Call Chuck or Lynne Weygandt at 610-4540 or 238-4481 to RSVP, for directions, or to learn more.

Dave Horn, “Singing the Cross and the Empty Tomb” Concert    Today, 3 pm at Trinity. Dave Horn is a Lutheran pastor, performing singer/songwriter and finger style guitarist who proclaims the forgiveness of sins in Jesus Christ through music, story and lighthearted humor.

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

Walking Prayer Group   I am starting a Walking Prayer Group on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 4 pm. Meet on the west side of Vons in the lower parking area for a two mile walk. Come when you can. Eunice Dieter, 238-3036    editer@charter.net.

Trinity Book Club   Our next book is Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. We will discuss it on Tuesday, November 17 at 7 pm. Should be an interesting one! There seem to be plenty of copies available through the library. Call or email Monica for more info. (239-2817 or mwillweber@gmail.com)

North SLO County Concert Assoc - Café Musique playing the waltz, tango, gypsy and folk music. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009 at 3 pm. Contact Ken Riedel for tickets at 239-1614.

Movie Nite   “Spiderman 3”  Sunday, Nov. 18, 4-6:30 pm, TLC Youth Room.  Trinity Lutheran Church Youth Group invites you to join us for movie nite! Bring a friend and your favorite movie snack! Open to all youth, 7^th – 12^th grades. jweygandt@trinitylutheranpaso.org

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November Fellowship Brunch  date has been changed to Nov 15. Please mark your calendar!

Thanksgiving Bags   Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on God’s blessings. In turn, let’s share the blessings with Loaves & Fishes by filling a bag with items for a Thanksgiving meal for the needy. Thanksgiving bags are being distributed today and needs to be returned by Monday, Nov. 23. Thank you for your support!

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.

Lutheran Braille Ministries   With its 200 work centers and over 5,100 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 want to become a volunteer Braille Worker, please contact Thelma Friedrichs at 237-2568.

Loaves and Fishes   November is canned soup month at Loaves & Fishes. Please consider donating extra cans of soup or stew to Loaves & Fishes the next time you shop. You may leave your donations in the brown barrel in the entryway. Thank you for supporting Loaves and Fishes!

Women's Conference Sat., Nov. 7, 10am-3pm hosted by CNH LWML at Town and Country Lutheran Church in Sacramento will feature spiritually motivating speaker, Jan Struck, who interjects humor in her presentations. Registration begins at 8 am. Cost is $30 that will include lunch.

Fair Trade Faire-Shop the World and Make a World of Difference   Saturday, Bethania Lutheran Church, Nov. 14, from 9 am to 2 pm. Featuring fairly traded handcrafts from artisans in 35 developing countries around the world. For more information about the Fair Trade Faire, contact Linda Marzullo (688-5219 days; vikingpressprint@verizon.net) or Nancy Emerson (693-1386; fnemerson@verizon.net) or the church office (688-4637).

The Nursery Room   will become a Crying Room as of November. Regretfully at this time, we have minimal volunteers to provide childcare. We will provide childcare for special services during the holidays. We want you to feel free to come in with your child(ren) during church services and be able to listen to the service. (Please use the disinfecting wipes to wipe down the toys that are played with to maintain germs, especially during this flu epidemic.) Please leave the area as you find it. If you have a request for childcare for a particular service or for a meeting, please feel free to contact Heidi Holliday at 238-5581 at least three days prior. Arrangements can be made. Thank you!

Wedding Anniversary  blessings to the following members of Trinity:

Bill & Sandy Tuttle                                             11/01/1958
Chuck & Lynne Weygandt                               11/05/1977

We especially congratulate the Tuttles for sharing 51 years of marriage. 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: Ted Rahn, Blake Smith, Michelle Spiel, Jeff Spiel, Sandra Parker, for the family of Joy Molnar, Millie Muggelberg, Gene Ehlers, Gerald Cedarquist, LaRue Ninke, 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.)

Please continue to pray for our Bethel Series Adult Bible Study as it meets weekly.

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

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   Father, bless the congregation at Westend Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as they welcome Dave Stravers this morning for their mission emphasis service. May they be inspired and encouraged by his words. Be with John DeVries this morning as he preaches at Noordeloos Christian Reformed Church in Holland, Michigan. May his words touch many hearts. 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 Two-Pg 167

Opening Hymn:     #677

Entrance Hymn:    #672

Hymn of the Day:  #676

Communion Hymns:   #606 and #618

Closing Hymn:      #940

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