Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
July 12th, 2026
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
KITCHENER, ONTARIO
N2M 4Z2
247 Westmount Road East Telephone 519-745-6422
Pastor: Reverend John Rapp
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PRAYER: Lord of the sowing and the harvesting, Whose Word is cast like seed into the ground, grant Your Holy Spirit to work through the Word and Supper in us today, nourish us, and cause us to bear fruit from Your love, preparing us for the great Harvest to come;for You live and reign with the Father 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; peace for Ukraine, Sudan, Congo, Israel and Gaza
- The needs of body and soul, especially for Marilyn, Gina, and those who care for them; John Couch, Jim Hammond, Ray, Merv (brother of Gerry and Jean) for patient endurance by God’s grace; Heather continued healing;
- David our Synod President,Marvin, Arron, and Michael, our Regional Pastors, James, 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. 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: 78
THE FLOWERS in the chancel have been placed to the glory of God by Cheryl.
In memory of Paul Reiser a donation was given by Tim & Pat.
THIS WEEK AT FAITH
| Mon.-Fri. | 9am-11:30am Vacation Bible School |
| Sunday: | 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.
Faith members & friends: The voters elected one candidate to call. This pastor-elect was not to be “named publicly” until he has time to notify his congregation. Jane and Brian have been trying to contact him with no answer or return to our message. On Tuesday it was learned this pastor is out of the country on a family vacation and won’t be back until next week. We thank you for refraining from mentioning this call to others. For now, please continue praying that God is preparing him to consider the call to us at Faith. We will try to keep you updated once we have details or a response from him directly.
Food for VBS
Please bring food that you signed up for to church on Sunday, July 12th.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IS HERE!!
“Ignite The Fire Within” VBS runs July 13-17 from 9:00-11:30am. Junior Kindergarten – Grade 6. See you there!
**Our next Circuit Young Adults Event: This is going to be go-karting at K1 Speed in Cambridge. Since this will require making a booking with an estimated number of people, we would appreciate it if you would respond to Felicity’s email or Felicity directly by July 22nd and let us know if you are interested in go-karting. This will take place sometime in late August to early September on a Saturday. We just need a rough idea of how many people are interested at this point.
These are the two evenings we were thinking: August 29th or September 12th. Let us know whether one or both of these dates work for you!
Felicity can be reached at this email address: felicityf8@outlook.com
Coffee Hour after 1:30 Church Service
Let’s get together for fellowship! Please sign up if you would like to host coffee/drinks and goodies on the first Sunday of the month. Sign-up sheet is in the narthex.
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