Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another… Colossians 3:12-13a ESV
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 ESV
● You won’t want to miss the Hymnal Marathon starting at 9:00am on Saturday, August 12th at Trinity. Organist Benjamin Kolodziej will play all 635 hymns in the Lutheran Service Book! It’s a “come and go” affair, and you may join either in-person or via video streaming.
● Make your calendars now for Sunday, August 13th at 11:30am in the Gym for “Movie Day” where we’ll be watching “Ratatouille”. This 2007 animated comedy-drama features an endearing rat who dreams of becoming a famous chef in Paris. Pastor Dorn will highlight the spiritual lessons that can be drawn from the movie while we much on lunch sponsored by the Stephen Ministry. Watch for an RSVP coming in August.
● Save the date on your calendar for Trinity’s Fall Kickoff being held on Sunday, August 27th. We’ll be blessing our students (along with their backpacks!) as they re-enter school and enjoy BBQ from the Holy Smokers. We look forward to seeing you!
● Cortney and baby Micha’s surgery went well this week. Please keep the family and their medical team in your prayers for God’s healing and peace. If you’d like to help them make up for their lost income, parking and transportation costs, please donate online by clicking here, and selecting the “Families in Distress Fund.”
● You may see the online worship folder by clicking here, or by scanning the QR code in the pew pocket. Since we have multiple services this week, the online worship folder will be periodically updated for the upcoming worship service(s)
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We live in an “instant-on” world. We gobble our instant oatmeal after heating it up in a microwave. We expect to have the knowledge of the world available at an instant on our smartphones. We get impatient when someone doesn’t respond to our texts within minutes and are exasperated when the we get stuck behind a slow 18-wheeler on the freeway.
Have you ever become inpatient with your smartphone or computer when it just isn’t working fast enough? Or when the TV program you’re watching freezes because your TV has lost its internet connection?
Worse, have you ever lost your cool with your teen-ager, spouse or co-worker when they “get on your LAST nerve”? Patience is a rare and precious commodity, but our lives are SO MUCH better when it is present in our hearts.
This weekend at Trinity Downtown, we’ll be continuing our series looking at the fruit that the Holy Spirit naturally develops into our lives as we follow Jesus. This Sunday, we’ll be focusing on patience, kindness and goodness, the attitude of our hearts that comes only by building daily communion with God. Come join the beloved sinners this Sunday as we gather to celebrate God’s patience, kindness and goodness towards us, and to hear the Holy Spirit’s whispers of love to our souls. It will make a world of difference in your life.
You can watch the “live stream” of our Sunday morning worship service by clicking here. Of course, you may also participate by watching the “on demand” video of any of our previous services by clicking here. You can enhance your worship experience by viewing the current week’s service worship folder by clicking here. Our weekly prayer list can also be found by clicking here.
You won’t want to miss attending one of our adult Discipleship Hour studies held at 10:15 am on Sunday. Your kids will enjoy learning more about their faith in Discipleship Hour classes appropriate for kids ages 2 through 12th grade.
I am looking forward to experiencing what God will do in our hearts as we celebrate His mysterious yet powerful work in our lives this Sunday.
Thankful to be your Pastor,
Our doors will open 30 minutes before the start of each worship service, and you may enter from any door. As always, we ask that if you are not feeling well, please stay home and participate with us online.
You won’t want to miss attending one of our adult Bible studies held at 10:15 am on Sunday. Your kids will enjoy Kingdom Quest, our Sunday School program for children from age 2 through grade 4, and our Sunday morning Youth events.
You can watch the “live stream” of our traditional worship service on Sunday at 9:00 am by clicking here. And, of course, you may also participate by watching the “on demand” video of any service by clicking here. You can enhance your worship experience by viewing the traditional service’s worship folder by clicking here. Our weekly prayer list can also be found by clicking here.
Please take advantage of our nursery, which is now open to care for children 2 years old and younger on Sunday mornings.