First Sunday in Advent
November 30, 2025
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
KITCHENER, ONTARIO
N2M 4Z2
247 Westmount Road East Telephone 519-745-6422
Supervising Pastor: Reverend John Rapp
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PRAYER: Stir up Your power, O Lord Jesus Christ our King, and come among us in the humility of Your Word and Supper, that rejoicing at Your coming, we may by Your grace be made a people fit to meet You in Your glory; for You live and reign forever with Your beloved Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. 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; continued peace in Israel and Gaza; peace for Ukraine, Sudan, Congo
- The needs of body and soul, especially for Marilyn, Gina, John, and those who care for them; John, Jim, Ray, Ron, Merv (brother of Gerry and Jean) for patient endurance by God’s grace; Pastor Robert Clifford, Pastor Hamp, Connie, in cancer treatment; Heather, continued healing; the family of Bill, who died in the Lord this past Wednesday
- Christ’s compassion for the anxious and depressed; and God’s peace for families in need of relief 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; Deacon Khorn Sopha who serves as Assistant Director of Lutheran Heritage Foundation in Cambodia, and will be ordained as a pastor at the end of this year
LAST WEEK –
ATTENDANCE: 81
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 13
STEWARDSHIP
| Weekly Goal | Last Sunday | Goal To Date | Rec’d To Date | |
| CURRENT | $4353 | $2941 | $204591 | $213034 |
| MISSIONS | $587 | $465 | $27589 | $26708 |
| BUILDING | $535 | $681 | $25145 | $31222 |
OTHER: Rancheria Nutrition $50
THE FLOWERS in the chancel have been placed to the glory of God by Carolyn in memory of Frank.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR weekly message of inspiration and hope will be broadcast on CKWR 98.5 FM on Sunday at 9am. You can listen on-line at www.lutheranhour.org. “Rise and Shine” Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler. Belief in the resurrection of Jesus is no siesta. It’s a 5am wake-up call, a jolt out of bed that will turn your world upside down. (Romans 13:11)
WOMAN TO WOMAN
May be downloaded at womantowomanradio.com
ISSUES ETC. SACRED MUSIC FOR THE ADVENT SEASON… “Savior of the Nations, Come,” “On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry,” “Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending,” “Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding,” “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” You can listen to sacred music for the Advent season 24/7 at lutheranpublicradio.org, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn and the Lutheran Public Radio mobile app.
THIS WEEK AT FAITH
| Tuesday: | 1pm Bible Study |
| Wednesday: | 7:15pm Advent Service at Messiah, Waterloo |
| Thursday: | 6:30pm Catechesis |
| Sunday: | 12:15pm Sunday School 1:30pm Divine Service Voters Meeting following the 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.
During the holy and blessed season of Advent our Lord gathers us together midweek at Messiah Lutheran Church [700 Glen Forrest Blvd – Waterloo] Wednesdays, December 3, 10 and 17 at 7:15pm.
Reminder: If you are driving from Kitchener to the Advent service at Messiah Lutheran Church on Wednesday night (at 7:15 pm) on Dec 3, 10 and 17, could you please offer to pick up Faith members who might not want to drive at night? Messiah is at 700 Glen Forrest Blvd Waterloo, just off Weber St.
The Advent Dinner is being held the first day of Advent, which is today, after the afternoon worship service. Bring your favourite pot luck item and have some great food and fellowship. This event is sponsored by Faith Ladies Guild and Faith TriL. There will be a free will offering for Hospice care. See the signup sheets in the narthex. We hope to see you there.
A voters’ meeting will be held on Sunday December 7th, immediately following the service. All voting members are encouraged to attend. Anyone who would like to become a voting member is welcome.
Circuit Youth Christmas Party! Friday, December 12, 7:00pm-9:00pm For all Youth Gr.6-12 – – celebrating Jesus’ birth. The gathering will be here at Faith Lutheran Church, for games, treats, snacks, fellowship, and short Bible Study.
Sunday School Christmas Program
Our Sunday School Christmas program will be on December 14 at 12:15 in the Sunday School room. Refreshments will follow. Everyone is welcome to come celebrate the story of Jesus’ birth as portrayed by our Sunday School children.
Faith Ladies Guild will be having their annual cookie sale on Dec. 14 before and after the service. For that we, once again, are asking for all the bakers in the church to contribute at least 1 dozen of your cookies. We will prepare plates of assorted cookies for purchase. All money collected from the sale will be sent to various missions.
If you can donate cookies, please leave them in the kitchen on or before Saturday, Dec 13 in the morning and then the plates will be assembled. We thank you for your contributions.
Afternoon of Lessons and Carols
You are invited to join us today at 4:00 PM here at Messiah Lutheran Church [700 Glen Forrest Blvd – Waterloo] for an afternoon of Lessons and Carols. There will be readings from Scripture about the promised Messiah, from both before His coming and after His arrival, interspersed by the singing of carols and other Advent and Christmas songs.
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.
Christ Our King Lutheran Church Mississauga is seeking applicants for the new position: Part-time Church Worker Serving Young Families and Youth Ministries. This is a one-year contract position with the potential for extensions. For the full job posting, please go to our website (www.christourking.ca/churchworker) or email Chair@christourking.ca
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