Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

⛪️ We at Trinity Lutheran Church invite you to join us today at 11:15 am, as we celebrate The Holy Trinity. We are a Liturgical, Christ Centered, Bible Believing Church.

Everyone is welcome at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (LCMS). We are located at 400 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA.

Our service time is Sunday's at 11:15 am.

HYMN OF THE DAY
The Holy Trinity
May 31, 2026

"Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest" (LSB 498)

1. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
And make our hearts Your place of rest;
Come with Your grace and heav’nly aid,
And fill the hearts which You have made.

2. To You, the Counselor, we cry,
To You, the gift of God Most High;
The fount of life, the fire of love,
The soul’s anointing from above.

3. In You, with graces sevenfold,
We God’s almighty hand behold
While You with tongues of fire proclaim
To all the world His holy name.

4. Your light to ev’ry thought impart,
And shed Your love in ev’ry heart;
The weakness of our mortal state
With deathless might invigorate.

5. Drive far away our wily foe,
And Your abiding peace bestow;
With You as our protecting guide,
No evil can with us abide.

6. Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And You, from both, as Three in One
That we Your name may ever bless
And in our lives the truth confess.

7. Praise we the Father and the Son
And Holy Spirit, with them One,
And may the Son on us bestow
The gifts that from the Spirit flow!

⛪️ We at Trinity Lutheran Church invite you to join us today at 11:15 am, as we observe The Day of Pentecost. We are a Liturgical, Christ Centered, Bible Believing Church.

Everyone is welcome at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (LCMS). We are located at 400 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA.

Our service time is Sunday's at 11:15 am.

+SERVICE OF THE WORD+
The Day of Pentecost
May 24, 2026

OLD TESTAMENT
Numbers 11:24–30

Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord. And he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tent. Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. But they did not continue doing it.

Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, “My lord Moses, stop them.” But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!” And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

SECOND READING
Acts 2:1–21

When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one was hearing them speak in his own language. And they were amazed and astonished, saying, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language? Parthians and Medes and Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” But others mocking said, “They are filled with new wine.”

But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel:

“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh,
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams;
even on my male servants and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
And I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood, and fire, and v***r of smoke;
the sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’”

GOSPEL
John 7:37–39

On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

⛪️ We at Trinity Lutheran Church invite you to join us today at 11:15 am, as we observe The Fourth Sunday of Easter. We are a Liturgical, Christ Centered, Bible Believing Church.

Everyone is welcome at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (LCMS). We are located at 400 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA.

Our service time is Sunday's at 11:15 am. ✝️

HYMN OF THE DAY
Fourth Sunday of Easter
April 26, 2026

"The King of Love My Shepherd Is" (LSB 709)

1. The King of love my shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am His
And He is mine forever.

2. Where streams of living water flow,
My ransomed soul He leadeth
And, where the verdant pastures grow,
With food celestial feedeth.

3. Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
But yet in love He sought me
And on His shoulder gently laid
And home rejoicing brought me.

4. In death’s dark vale I fear no ill
With Thee, dear Lord, beside me,
Thy rod and staff my comfort still,
Thy cross before to guide me.

5. Thou spreadst a table in my sight;
Thine unction grace bestoweth;
And, oh, what transport of delight
From Thy pure chalice floweth!

6. And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise
Within Thy house forever!

The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is the largest confessional Lutheran church body in the United States and, for many Americans, the first thing that comes to mind when they hear the term confessional Lutheran. Founded in 1847, its roots lie largely in German immigration, particularly the Saxon Lutherans who settled in Missouri under the leadership of C. F. W. Walther.

From its beginning, the LCMS has placed a strong emphasis on the authority of Holy Scripture and a quia subscription to the Lutheran Confessions. That means it confesses the Book of Concord because it agrees with Scripture, not merely insofar as it agrees. This commitment has historically marked the Missouri Synod as a church body deeply concerned with doctrinal clarity, catechesis, and the faithful administration of Word and Sacrament.

The LCMS is also known for its practice of close communion, meaning the Lord’s Supper is ordinarily given only to those who share the church’s confession of faith and are under proper pastoral care. This is rooted not in exclusion for its own sake, but in a desire to honor St. Paul’s warning concerning the Sacrament and to confess unity in doctrine at the altar. In practice, this can vary somewhat from parish to parish, since the final pastoral judgment regarding who is admitted to the Sacrament is ordinarily exercised by the pastor serving that altar.

At the same time, the LCMS is broad in certain practical expressions. You can find congregations that are highly liturgical and rooted in historic Lutheran worship, and others that have adopted more contemporary evangelical forms. This breadth in practice has often been both a strength and a source of internal tension.

While confessional Lutherans in other synods may disagree with the LCMS on questions of fellowship, worship practice, and church cooperation, it remains one of the principal confessional Lutheran bodies in America and has played a major role in preserving Lutheran theology, education, and missions.