Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
August 31st, 2025
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
KITCHENER, ONTARIO
N2M 4Z2
247 Westmount Road East Telephone 519-745-6422
Pastor Warren Hamp
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PRAYER: Blessed Jesus, Host of the eternal banquet feast of Your Father’s love, keep us, we pray, from the pride of life and pride of position, so that we may not be humiliated with all who seek their own glory. Humble us by the work of Your Holy Spirit, that we may be lifted up through Your Word and Supper today, and at last enjoy Your feast with the rest of the poor whom You make rich, and with the lowly ones whom You have exalted, for You life and reign with Your Faither and the Holy Spirit, on 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
- 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; Heather Heath, continued healing; Connie Kuhl, in hospital for 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 long suffering in their tribulations; our churches in Haiti and Nicaragua, and our fellowship with them; Rev. Angel Antonio Salazar Macías who serves; as a pastor for the Lutheran Church Jesus The Good Shepherd in the Potosi community, the Lutheran Church Bread and Life in the Monte Olivos community and the Lutheran church Principe De Paz in the Las Marias community
LAST WEEK –
ATTENDANCE 80
STEWARDSHIP
| Weekly Goal | Last Sunday | Goal To Date | Rec’d To Date | |
| CURRENT | $4353 | $14431 | $148002 | $162425 |
| MISSIONS | $587 | $4393 | $19752 | $21648 |
| BUILDING | $535 | $4623 | $18725 | $23478 |
A donation in memory of Herbert Reiser from Paul Reiser to Current Memorial.
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. “Life Narrows Down” Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Dale A. Meyer. “Life narrows down and crisis comes. There, in the narrow place stands Jesus.” (John 1:6-8, 19-28)
WOMAN TO WOMAN
May be downloaded at womantowomanradio.com
ISSUES ETC. THE GOLD STANDARD FOR LUTHERAN RADIO & PODCASTING…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: Making Your Congregation Easier to Find on the Internet, The 2025 Movie “Superman,” A Freedom of Speech & Religion Case Involving Lutheran Leaders in Finland, The Hymn “Jesus, Priceless Treasure,” 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 Ron Mohr, who will preside and preach at Christ’s services today. We pray God’s favour on His gifts of Word and Sacrament to us today.
THIS WEEK AT FAITH
| Sunday: | 12:15 pm Sunday SchoolOpen House 1:30pm Divine Service |
Due to more people in attendance at one worship service, it is VERY IMPORTANT TO REFRAIN FROM WEARING FRAGRANCES. Let’s think kindly towards each other who worship with us and voluntarily abide by this simple request. This aligns with many workplaces where this is mandatory.
Beginning September 7, Rev John Rapp will lead us at Faith in worship at 1:30 pm on Sundays until further notice. Sunday School will begin at 12:15 pm. We will add Adult Bible study when this can be arranged soon.
We are grateful for the wonderful support of all of our summer worship leaders at Faith. They helped when Pastor Hamp was unable to serve us. May God bless them in their work as they serve other congregations. God takes care of each of us in his holy loving way. Remembering this gift of worshipping together, thank you for joining us faithfully at all worship services.
Sunday School will take place starting September 7, at 12:15 pm. The first week will be an “Open House” with activities for the students and the opportunity for parents to pop in and ask any questions.
When the “Faith shopping cart” is full, the food weighs about 70 pounds. This week, the Food Bank received about 230 pounds of food from our congregation. Several of our Faith members volunteer at various food bank locations and our collected food is currently designated to the House of Friendship Food Bank on Guelph Street. Thank you for your generosity over the summer. Also, volunteers are often needed at any of the food bank locations if you can offer some of your time.
Please send all emails to office@faithlutherankw.com and the office will make sure emails are sent to the proper person. Thank you.
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