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1 The Holy Trinity June 7, 2020 8:00a.m. / 10:45a.m 8:00a.m. Live Stream Divine Service 4 9:30 a.m. Bible Study Live Stream FOCUS ON TODAY’S READINGS The Holy Trinity Festival is a marvelous time to celebrate the Confirmation of sixteen children of the Lord. While Confirmation is Saturday the readings remain the same for Saturday and Sunday. The Triune God reveals His will to save sinners, and He's very driven. Before Jesus takes away His visible presence, He enlists the Church to make disciples by baptizing and teaching. This is the same God who made heaven and earth and who sent His Son to be the Savior of the world. This one truth causes the Church to erupt in praise and thanksgiving, even as the Church works diligently to spread the Good News.

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The Holy Trinity June 7, 2020

8:00a.m. / 10:45a.m

8:00a.m. Live Stream Divine Service 4

9:30 a.m. Bible Study Live Stream

FOCUS ON TODAY’S READINGS

The Holy Trinity Festival is a marvelous time to celebrate the Confirmation of sixteen children of the Lord. While Confirmation is Saturday the readings remain the same for Saturday and Sunday. The Triune God reveals His will to save sinners, and He's very driven. Before Jesus takes away His visible presence, He enlists the Church to make disciples by baptizing and teaching. This is the same God who made heaven and earth and who sent His Son to be the Savior of the world. This one truth causes the Church to erupt in praise and thanksgiving, even as the Church works diligently to spread the Good News.

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+ A Congregational Forum will be held Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 9:30am in Fellowship Hall. The Board of Directors will provide updates to the Congregation. + The Annual Voters' Meeting is scheduled for June 28, 2020 at 9:30am in Fellowship Hall to approve the budget and elect congregational officers. + Trinity will wait until June 13 to resume its Saturday night in-person worship service. The service will begin at 5 p.m. + Safety Details for In-Person Worship Services can be found at https://www.trinitydavenport.org/church/return-to-the-pew + To remain compliant with social-distancing guidelines, Trinity will be using an RSVP form, which will be emailed, for families to choose which service they will be attending.

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• Seating in the sanctuary will be at the end of each pew and on the red cushions only.

• There will be no access to the nursery, the school side or the Fellowship Hall during in-person worship services.

• The bathrooms next to the sanctuary will be open.

• There will be a baby changing station available in the women’s bathroom.

• There will be no Bibles, hymnals, prayer cards or attendance cards in the pews.

• Masks are optional for in-person worship services, but encouraged; each person has to decide.

• For safety purposes, Trinity Lutheran will not have greeters, acolytes or activity bags for children during in-person worship services.

• Children's bulletins will be available. Parents also are encouraged to bring church appropriate activities for children from home.

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LSB594 God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It

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Text: © 1991 Robert E. Voelker. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001830 Tune: Public domain

+ CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION +

Stand

The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.

Invocation

P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen.

Exhortation LSB 203 P Our help is in the name of the Lord, C who made heaven and earth. P If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who

could stand? C But with You there is forgiveness; therefore

You are feared. P Since we are gathered to hear God’s Word, call

upon Him in prayer and praise, and receive the body

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and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the fellowship of this altar, let us first consider our unworthiness and confess before God and one another that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and that we cannot free ourselves from our sinful condition. Together as His people let us take refuge in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly Father, seeking His grace for the sake of Christ, and saying: God, be merciful to me, a sinner.

Kneel/Sit

Confession of Sins LSB 203

C Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and lead us to everlasting life. Amen.

Prayer for Forgiveness

P Almighty God, merciful Father, in Holy Baptism You declared us to be Your children and gathered us into Your one, holy Church, in which You daily and richly forgive us our sins and grant us new life through Your Spirit. Be in our midst, enliven our faith, and graciously receive our prayer and praise; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

C Amen.

Stand

+ SERVICE OF THE WORD +

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Salutation and Collect of the Day

P The Lord be with you. C And also with you. P Let us pray.

Almighty and everlasting God, You have given us grace to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity by the confession of a true faith and to worship the Unity in the power of the Divine Majesty. Keep us steadfast in this faith and defend us from all adversities; for You, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, live and reign, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

Sit

First Reading Genesis 1:1—2:4a 1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. 5God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

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6And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. 8And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. 9And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. 12The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 13And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. 14And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, 15and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 16And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. 17And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness.

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And God saw that it was good. 19And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day. 20And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” 21So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. 24And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. 25And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 26Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

28And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and

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have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. 30And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. 1Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.

4These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.

A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

Special Music (8:00) - Come, Thou Almighty King

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Second Reading Acts 2:14a, 22–36 14Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, . . . 22“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. 25For David says concerning him,

“‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; 26therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. 27For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let your Holy One see corruption. 28You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

29“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of

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the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. 33Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. 34For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, 35until I make your enemies your footstool.’

36Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

Stand

Alleluia and Verse

Alleluia LSB 205

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Verse LSB 205

Alleluia LSB 205

Holy Gospel Matthew 28:16–20 P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the

twenty-eighth chapter. C Glory to You, O Lord. 16Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

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C Praise to You, O Christ.

Athanasian Creed L Whoever desires to be saved must, above all, hold

the catholic faith. C Whoever does not keep it whole and

undefiled will without doubt perish eternally. L And the catholic faith is this, C that we worship one God in Trinity and

Trinity in Unity, neither confusing the persons nor dividing the substance.

L For the Father is one person, the Son is another, and the Holy Spirit is another.

C But the Godhead of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit is one: the glory equal, the majesty coeternal.

L Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit:

C the Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, the Holy Spirit uncreated;

L the Father infinite, the Son infinite, the Holy Spirit infinite;

C the Father eternal, the Son eternal, the Holy Spirit eternal.

L And yet there are not three Eternals, but one Eternal,

C just as there are not three Uncreated or three Infinites, but one Uncreated and one Infinite.

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L In the same way, the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, the Holy Spirit almighty;

C and yet there are not three Almighties, but one Almighty.

L So the Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God;

C and yet there are not three Gods, but one God.

L So the Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, the Holy Spirit is Lord;

C and yet there are not three Lords, but one Lord.

L Just as we are compelled by the Christian truth to acknowledge each distinct person as God and Lord, so also are we prohibited by the catholic religion to say that there are three Gods or Lords.

C The Father is not made nor created nor begotten by anyone.

L The Son is neither made nor created, but begotten of the Father alone.

C The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son, neither made nor created nor begotten, but proceeding.

L Thus, there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Spirit, not three Holy Spirits.

C And in this Trinity none is before or after another; none is greater or less than another;

L but the whole three persons are coeternal with each other and coequal, so that in all things, as has

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been stated above, the Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity is to be worshiped.

C Therefore, whoever desires to be saved must think thus about the Trinity.

L But it is also necessary for everlasting salvation that one faithfully believe the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

C Therefore, it is the right faith that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is at the same time both God and man.

L He is God, begotten from the substance of the Father before all ages; and He is man, born from the substance of His mother in this age:

C perfect God and perfect man, composed of a rational soul and human flesh;

L equal to the Father with respect to His divinity, less than the Father with respect to His humanity.

C Although He is God and man, He is not two, but one Christ:

L one, however, not by the conversion of the divinity into flesh, but by the assumption of the humanity into God;

C one altogether, not by confusion of substance, but by unity of person.

L For as the rational soul and flesh is one man, so God and man is one Christ,

C who suffered for our salvation, descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead,

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L ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father, God Almighty, from whence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

C At His coming all people will rise again with their bodies and give an account concerning their own deeds.

L And those who have done good will enter into eternal life, and those who have done evil into eternal fire.

C This is the catholic faith; whoever does not believe it faithfully and firmly cannot be saved.

Sit

LSB 835 On Galilee's High Mountain

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5 That ev’ryone He chooses,

For reasons of His own, Will find in Christ his calling To live His love alone. His presence always leads us Till time no more shall be; Christ’s strength, His love, His comfort Give us His victory.

D 6 Lord, gather all Your children,

Wherever they may be, And lead them on to heaven To live eternally With You, our loving Father, And Christ, our brother dear, Whose Spirit guards and gives us The joy to persevere.

Tune: Public domain Text: © 1982 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001830

Sermon

"It's a Bull Market" Matthew 28:16-20

Stand

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Prayer of the Church P O blessed and holy Trinity, the Father, Son and Holy

Spirit, hear the prayers of Your people and grant to us all things according to Your Word and promise. Brief silence In the beginning, Father, Your Word spoke all things into being and from nothing You made all that is. Help us to see the imprint of Your love in the goodness of creation and to exercise responsible care of all that You have entrusted to us. Lord, in Your mercy,

C hear our prayer. P Throughout the ages, Father, Your Spirit filled the

sin-stained world with hope and called us to repentance and faith. Help us to hear the voice of Your Word and to respond with faith, confessing You without fear before all manner of people and in every corner of the earth. As You planned long before the world began, deliver us in Christ, that we may be Your own and live according to Your commands all our days. Lord, in Your mercy,

C hear our prayer. P In this day and in this time, Father, raise up for Your

Church godly men to serve her as pastors and faithful teachers and church workers to make known Your saving Gospel. Raise up faithful servants

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who will heed Your call and serve to the best of their ability wherever You place them. Lord, in Your mercy,

C hear our prayer. P In Baptism, You joined us to our Savior’s death and

resurrection, Father. Guide us, that we may live out faithfully the new lives born of water and the Spirit, serving You with all our bodies, minds, souls and strength. In the face of disease and death, make us bold to expect that we will be united with Him in a resurrection like His. Lord, in Your mercy,

C hear our prayer. P In government and law, Father, You work to

establish and preserve order, protecting the weak and fostering godly virtue. Bless our president; our governor; and all who make, administer and judge our laws. Deliver the world from the threats of pandemic and tyranny, and preserve the nations in peace. Bless all who defend us in the armed forces, aid us in emergency and medical fields, and inform us with news. Hinder those who oppress any peoples with mistruth, violence or fear. Lord, in Your mercy,

C hear our prayer. P In the hour of trial and in the moment of trouble,

You are there, Father. Hear us as we cry to You for the sake of the sick, the troubled in mind, the

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wounded in heart and those who grieve [especially _____________]. Deliver them from affliction as You will, and sustain them in hope with a patient heart and strength for the day. Lord, in Your mercy,

C hear our prayer. P Father, in the blessed Supper of our Lord, Your Son

has offered us His body as the bread of heaven and His blood as the cup of salvation. Help us to receive this blessed Sacrament with faith and to show forth the fruits of the Spirit in lives of faith, repentance and goodness. Lord, in Your mercy,

C hear our prayer. P In the company of the saints, Father, You have

shown us that You will not abandon Your people but will keep them to everlasting life. Receive our thanks for those who have gone before us with the sign of faith and now rest from their labors, and bring us at last to dwell with them in Your presence forevermore. Lord, in Your mercy,

C hear our prayer. P In this hour of worship, Father, You serve us with

gifts of Your grace so that forgiven we might know the gift of a clear conscience and redeemed we might honor You with all we think, say and do. Accept the sacrifice of our praise and the tithes and offerings we bring. Lord, in Your mercy,

C hear our prayer.

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P All these things and whatever else You know we

need, we pray You to grant us, Father, for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, through whom, with whom and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory are Yours, almighty Father, both now and forevermore.

C Amen.

Sit Safety Details

Ushers will walk down each aisle, collecting the offerings. Ushers will be using the offering plate, but the offering plate will not be passed among the pews to avoid touching plates. Email prayer requests to [email protected].

Offering

+ SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT + Stand

Preface LSB 208

P The Lord be with you. C And also with you. P Lift up your hearts. C We lift them to the Lord. P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

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P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God, for the countless blessings You so freely bestow on us and all creation. Above all, we give thanks for Your boundless love shown to us when You sent Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into our flesh and laid on Him our sin, giving Him into death that we might not die eternally. Because He is now risen from the dead and lives and reigns to all eternity, all who believe in Him will overcome sin and death and will rise again to new life. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:

Sanctus LSB 208

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Prayer of Thanksgiving P Blessed are You, O Lord our God, king of all

creation, for You have had mercy on us and given Your only-begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. You once revealed Your name to Moses in the burning bush; and through Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, You unveiled the mystery of Your holy name in the Trinity of persons and the Unity of being. Grant that we, who have been baptized and instructed in the triune name, may faithfully eat and drink of Your Son’s body and blood and worship You in spirit and truth, O Father, through Your Son in the Holy Spirit. Hear us as we pray in His name and as He has taught us:

Lord’s Prayer

C Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;

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and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Words of Our Lord

P Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.” In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Pax Domini

P The peace of the Lord be with you always. C Amen.

Agnus Dei LSB 210

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Safety Details Communion will be continuous flow. The pulpit side will be communed first. Rows will be dismissed by ushers, so there is safe distance. Once dismissed from Pews, please form a single-file line in the middle of the aisle as you make your way toward the front of the church. The host will be placed in your hand and the cup of wine will be available on a tray.

LSB 735 Have No Fear, Little Flack

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Tune and text: © 1973 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001830

LSB 575 My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

Tune and text: Public domain

Stand Nunc Dimittis LSB 211

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Post-Communion Collect A Let us pray.

We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

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Benedicamus LSB 212 A Let us bless the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

Benediction P The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and T give you peace.

C Amen.

LSB 525 Crown Him with Many Crowns sts. 1–4

Tune and text: Public domain

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Announcements

Once the end-of-the-service announcements are finished; Ushers will dismiss parishioners, beginning from the back of the church. We ask that everyone remain in their pews until they are dismissed. We also are asking that everyone leave the narthex in a timely manner. We are asking that those who want to fellowship with others, do so in the parking lot. The Fellowship Hall and School areas are closed. Please join Pastor Golter in the Livestream Bible Study on Facebook at 9:30 a.m.

Acknowledgments Photo Credit::

https://sethtan.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/16chose.jpg Divine Service, Setting Four from Lutheran Service Book Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the

ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2018 Concordia Publishing House.

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Serving in Worship for June 7, 2020

Preacher/Liturgist: Pastor Randall Golter Organist: Paul Madsen

Elder 8:00a.m.: Phil Specht Elder 10:45a.m.: Steve Pauling

Communion Assistant 8:00a.m.: Matt Schmitzer Communion Assistant 10:45a.m.: Bill Meyer

Live Stream: Matt Knutsen

PLEASE NOTIFY THE CHURCH OFFICE

If you or a loved one is admitted to the hospital or will be an outpatient at any medical facility and you desire a pastor to visit, please call the church office, 563-323-8001. We are not always notified by the

hospitals or aware of all admissions. Thank you. .

TRUST IN JESUS DURING THESE OPPORTUNE DAYS + Need a listening ear? Pastor Golter is available for prayer and a Word of Scripture at 303-618-4564. + Church and School Office Hours will be limited due to the COVID-19 virus. Phone messages will be returned promptly. + Live Streamed Services will be available on Trinity’s Facebook page and posted to “videos” until further notice. + The flowers on the chancel are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Carl & Millie Lafrenz by Arlene Rhoades, Loretta Wuerdeman and Vanita Barnet.

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+ Church Yard Work- Thank you to those who helped Trinity with the outside work day on June 6, 2020. +The Anniversary Committee is delaying the second 150th Anniversary celebration till after the first of the year. Music is its focus with Pastor Cunningham as the preacher; the original date was this past May 3. Plans remain intact for the September 13th and October 25th celebrations, on Lutheran Education and the Reformation. Loretta Wuerdeman is the chair. + Did You Know? “Comfort, comfort my people says your God…” Isaiah 40:1 The primitive root behind the Hebrew word for “comfort” is to sigh or breathe deeply. It is the Hebrew equivalent of “cool it” or “chill.” And it is repeated. That’s the Hebrew equivalent of the Energizer bunny, it just keeps going and going. God wants Isaiah to speak to His people and tell them to take a deep breath, everything is going to be alright. God tells him to “speak tenderly.” Literally this is “speak to the heart.” God ‘s word of comfort does more than sound nice. It does things. It speaks to our hearts, fears, struggles, and griefs. It says, “Take a deep breath. Everything is going to be alright.” Lutheran Family Service - www.LutheranFamilyService.org +Caring Connection Task Force update: in this space we've been sharing information about how we can respond to what we are facing during this pandemic. A short list of those efforts included phone calls, praying the requests received and placed on the Prayer Cross, along with palm branches, Easter lilies, freezer meals, and face masks delivered to members and others connected to our congregational ministry. What's next? We'd like to encourage you to keep reaching out to one another, to your neighbors, co-workers, and friends. Galatians 6:10 "Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers." What does this mean? Keep phoning one another. Keep

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responding to the material and spiritual needs of others, and if you discover those needs are greater than you can handle, contact a member of the Task Force and we'll partner with you to help meet that need. If you are facing a particular need yourself, please also reach out to us and we'll work to provide what you need. Finally, as we get closer to resuming worship in the pews here at Trinity, please contact the Church Office (323-8001) to arrange for the delivery of a FREE face mask for yourself and members of your family.. Task Force members include: Pastor Vokt, Kari Smith, Annette Casad, Diane Connors, and Lois Warnsholz. +You may submit your online during/after worship service – or send your offering envelope to Trinity at any time by mailing it to 1122 W. Central Park Ave, Davenport, IA 52804 or by Clicking Here. + Rite of Confirmation (July 6, 2020) Jackson Feehan Katie Frost Sam Frost Vanessa Frost Bryton Goellnitz Elliana Grassle Andrew Hauf Jayde Jorgensen

Madelynn Kueter Sydney Kunz Gabrielle Leibold Blake Lund Emma Pollock Mia Roldan Lucas Steining Alex Thede

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

Hospice | Palliative Care: Marty Bleke, Dale Levetzow (husband of Janet Levetzow), David Popp Rehabilitation/Treatment: Vicki Vogler (mother of Laura Ullman), Jason Abramowski, Jon Kaufmann, Jim Welch, Lonnie Grothus

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(mother-in-law of Jesse Codling), Sue Hulsey (mother of Melissa Pauling) Homebound | Care Facilities: Lee Ficke, Lois Blair, Darryl Brasch, Ronald Brick (father of Keith Brick), Ruth Deters, Ray & Arlene Eickstaedt, Kathy Ellison, Delores Esbaum, Vera Giertz, Harold Grimm, Marian Hoffman (mother of Lisa Davison), Carolyn Henson, Patricia Lanterman (sister of Barbara Donald), Vi Lemon, Dean Levetzow, Jan Lybarger, Shirley Marolf, Reid McDonald (niece of Jodi Jorgensen), David Mehner, Pastor Gib Mueller, Linda Mumm, Millie Noll, Alvin Pranschke, Rita Rekemeyer, Lois Sawvell, Clara Seals, Joann Stuhr, Ruth Van Meter (mother of Richard Lass), Phyllis Wahlig, Fern Werning, Shirley Whitbeck Healing: Lois Warnsholz, Pastor Vokt, Dean Levetzow, Betty Holste (mother of Rick Holste), Joshua McCray (parent of Trinity School student John McCray), Rita Rasmussen, Young Jackson, Tom Barnet, Jenny Grassle, John Hoenshell, Connie Kindig, Joel Knutsen, Carol Lindquist, Cindy Persinger, John Strieter, Joanne Clemmens (sister-in-law of Rita Thomsen), Betty Firch (mother of Carol Metzger), Jamie Frits (granddaughter of Jan Willard), Dudley Fowler (brother of Pam Stotmeister), Ruth Fowler (mother of Pam Stotmeister), Wendy Funk (friend of Jeanette Beckmann), Dean Geise (friend of Judy & Matt Knutsen), Deb Gorkow (sister of Kathy Wiklund), Sue Hulsey (mother of Melissa Pauling), Dave Hussong (father of Matt Hussong), Brad Linberg (son of Nick & Pam Linberg), John Neff (brother of Jim Neff), Rachel Niedert (granddaughter of Ben & Marilyn Niedert), Lyndsey Parrish (daughter of Lois Blair), Denise Sullivan (sister of Deb Guyette), Mary Ann Thompsen (sister of Larry Radetzki), Paul Wiklund (father of Peter Wiklund), Brian Yontz (brother-in-law of Greg & Marilyn Meyer and Kurt & Shana Schindler)

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Anniversaries: Al & Donna Dueker, 54yrs, June 5 Larry & Kathy Amerine, 62yrs, June 8 Gary & Sue Bates, 52yrs, June 8 Ron & Elaine Beckenbaugh, 52yrs, June 8 Military Service: Please keep our military in your prayers. Prayer & Care Requests: You may contact chairperson, Donna Jones at 563-285-8078 or by email at [email protected].