Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
July 13th, 2025
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
KITCHENER, ONTARIO
N2M 4Z2
247 Westmount Road East Telephone 519-745-6422
Pastor Warren Hamp
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PRAYER: Beloved and compassionate Jesus. You come to us in our times of need, when we are beaten and battered by our sin and guilt and the cares of this world; You bind up our wounds and heal us with Your Word and Body and Blood to forgive and renew us to give us life again. Grant us Your Spirit, that we with You may live in compassion to all our neighbours in need, for You live and reign with Your Faither and the Holy Spirit, one God world without end. Amen
IN OUR PRAYERS:
- Our king and all his ministers and parliaments in Canada; unrelenting concern for the poor and homeless in our cities; order for the people of Haiti; and end to warfare in Israel and Gaza; peace for Ukraine, Sudan, Congo; communities across the north ravaged by wildfires, and the service of LAMP in their need
- The needs of body and soul, especially for Marilyn, Gina, John, and those who care for them; John Couch, Jim Hammond, Ray Knipping, Ron Witt, Merv Goebel (brother of Gerry and Jean) for patient endurance by God’s grace; Pastor Robert Clifford, in cancer treatment; Bill House; Christ’s compassion for the anxious and depressed; and God’s peace for families in need of relief; Pastor Hamp, continuing cancer treatment
- Christ’s Church, to be kept faithful to her confession; Timothy our Synod President,Marvin, David, and Robert, our Regional Pastors, Andre, our Circuit Counsellor; our Lutheran churches in Ukraine and in Russia, for longsuffering in their tribulations; our churches in Haiti and Nicaragua, and our fellowship with them; Rev. Heng Kim Hai (Hi) who serves as pastor of Hope Lutheran Church in Kampong. He also serves as an instructor for Garuna Christian school
LAST WEEK –
ATTENDANCE 72
STEWARDSHIP
| Weekly Goal | Last Sunday | Goal To Date | Rec’d To Date | |
| CURRENT | $4353 | $4757 | $117531 | $115912 |
| MISSIONS | $587 | $130 | $15849 | $14965 |
| BUILDING | $535 | $490 | $14445 | $15210 |
CURRENT: A.A. $100, New Beginnings $150
OTHER: Rancheria Nutrition $50
THE FLOWERS in the chancel have been place to the glory of God by Marc and Shannon Adams in honour of their grandsons: Truett who was born sleeping on June 25, 2024 and rests with Jesus in heaven and Taron Micheal Wanner born healthy June 28, 2025.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR weekly message of inspiration and hope will be broadcast on CKWR, FM 98.5 on Sunday at 6pm. You can listen on-line at www.lutheranhour.org. “Fearless and Endless Growing” Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Daniel Paavola. God’s Word grows like a perfect garden, bearing fruit in every season. (Colossians 1:1-14)
WOMAN TO WOMAN
May be downloaded at womantowomanradio.com
ISSUES ETC. WHERE CHRISTIANITY MEETS CULTURE… Issues, Etc. is a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. Recent topics include: Seeking Truth & Speaking Truth, The Worsening Pandemic of Gambling, A New Study on Christian Faith & Marriage, Eastern Mysticism in Public Schools, A Supreme Court Ruling on Children & Pornography and more. You can listen on-demand at issuesetc.org, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn, the LPR mobile app and a podcast provider.
This morning, we welcome Reverend Robert Krestick, who will preside and preach at Christ’s services today. We pray God’s blessing on His hopeful Word to us today.
THIS WEEK AT FAITH
| Monday to Fri:day: | 9:00am-11:30am Vacation Bible School |
| Sunday: | 9:30am Divine Service |
Just a friendly reminder – please refrain from wearing perfumes or other strong scents when coming to worship, in care for your sisters and brothers who are scent-sensitive. Thank you.
Please send all emails to office@faithlutherankw.com and the office will make sure emails are sent to the proper person. Thank you.
Food for VBS
Please bring food that you signed up for to church on Sunday, July 13th.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IS HERE!!
“Armour of God” VBS runs July 14-18 from 9:00-11:30 am. Junior Kindergarten – Grade 6. See you there!
Mark your Calendar —
On Sunday, August 10th, we plan to celebrate the ‘Retirement of a Debt’ as our first mortgage comes to its end. Plan to be here for this simple but thankful milestone moment.
The FALL SESSION of Griefshare at Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Avenue, Kitchener, will be starting on September 8th. It will continue each Tuesday, for 13 weeks, concluding on December 2nd. Each course is limited to 10 attendees plus 2 facilitators. We hope that you will encourage any and all grieving persons to contact the church to sign up. Griefshare is a group series including videos and discussion. Workbooks are given to each attendee at NO charge.
In addition, Stephen Ministries will be commencing as of September 8th. Stephen Ministries is effective, Christian, one-on-one caregiving for people in need of greater personal support. Stephen Ministries works with all forms of grief including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder of all types. Those in need can contact Holy Cross for support via email: office@holycrosskitchener.org
God’s blessings upon you and all the faithful at Faith Lutheran! My name is Rev. Nigel Prozenko, I was supported by your congregation during my time at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary. Again, thank you so much for the loving support.
I’m the Pastor at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Regina, SK. A parishioner, Jon Raedeke, is moving to KW in order to attend Waterloo’s Optometry Program. He has been having difficulty finding a suitable apartment, does anybody in the congregation have a room or suite for rent? Contact Jon at jonathan.raedeke@gmail.com Thank you so much for your time and consideration!
Historic St. Paul’s Lutheran Church knows of a student looking for a room (shared or private) in Kitchener/Waterloo starting from September. Budget is $400–500 CAD. Preferably near public transit. Please contact me at “ramyandsa@gmail.com“
The Flower Calendar is posted in the old narthex. Please fill in your name if you wish to provide flowers on any Sunday (except for Lent) as a memorial for a loved one or to celebrate a special day.
A flower convenor will contact you to finalize details prior to the date that you have reserved. Thank you.
We have a use for gently-used Portals of Prayer and other devotional booklets! If you bring yours back to church and place it in the box beneath the literature table, it will make its way to edify women at a women’s shelter in Hamilton.
We now have Interac e-Transfer set up through our congregation’s bank account. If you wish to make use of this for your offerings to God, then please email Sherrie for the details at: office@faithlutherankw.com