The Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost
November 17th, 2024
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
KITCHENER, ONTARIO
N2M 4Z2
247 Westmount Road East Telephone 519-745-6422
Pastor Warren Hamp Telephone 519-571-0240
www.faithlutherankw.com
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PRAYER: O Holy Spirit, since the Day is surely drawing near when Jesus will come to judge the living and the dead, fill us with His life in Word and Supper, that we may be watchful for His Appearing, and endure in holy faith to the end; for You live and reign with the Father and the Son, one God, world without end. Amen.
IN OUR PRAYERS:
- Our King, his ministers and parliaments in Canada; the needs of those who are poor and homeless in our community; relief for Haiti; the victims of warfare in Ukraine, in Gaza and Israel and Lebanon, in Sudan, and in all places of conflict
- God’s comfort for the afflicted and troubled, especially John, Marilyn, Betty, for Christ to hold their minds; Gina Schoenwiese, at Freeport; John Couch, Jim Hammond, Ron Witt, Ray Knipping, for strengthening and patience by God’s grace; Pastor Robert Clifford, for cancer treatment; Bill House, in palliative care; Colleen and Michael for patience in their struggle; Paul Guil, for speedy treatment; those who struggle with anxiety or depression, and difficulties in their families
- The ministry of the Gospel to proclaim the hope of Life; Timothy our Synod President, Marvin, David, and Robert, our Regional Pastors, Andre, our Circuit Counsellor; our Lutheran churches in Ukraine and in Russia, Haiti, and Nicaragua, for God’s preservation in every need; Rev. Silvio Modesto Sánchez Osaba who serves as pastor for the Lutheran Church Nueva Jerusalen in the Villa 15 de Julio community
This morning we welcome Reverend Rick Frey, who will preside and preach at Christ’s services today while pastor is away in Nicaragua. We pray God’s blessing on His hopeful Word to us today.
LAST WEEK –
ATTENDANCE E: 45 L: 51
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 15 BIBLE STUDY: 16
STEWARDSHIP
| Weekly Goal | Last Sunday | Goal To Date | Rec’d To Date | |
| CURRENT | $4474 | $3500 | $201322 | $191712 |
| MISSIONS | $618 | $775 | $27796 | $26610 |
| BUILDING | $674 | $470 | $30309 | $31294 |
CURRENT: A.A. $100, Sunday School $100
OTHER: CLWR $100, Sunday School Mission $13, Redeemer Vicarage Support Fund $35, National Youth Gathering 2025 Fund $325
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. “Album-Worthy” Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler. If everything you’ve ever thought or done was captured in a photo, how many of them would you save for all to see? Hear how God redeems all our snapshots–even those that don’t seem “album-worthy.” (Genesis 35:3)
WOMAN TO WOMAN
May be downloaded at womantowomanradio.com
ISSUES ETC. MYTHS ABOUT LUTHERANISM SERIES… Lutherans follow Martin Luther; Luther didn’t go far enough; Lutherans don’t have the Holy Spirit. Issues, Etc., a radio talk show and podcast produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL, is doing a series with Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller on debunking popular myths about Lutheranism. You can listen at issuesetc.org/lutheranmyths.
THIS WEEK AT FAITH
| Tuesday: | 1pm Bible Study |
| Wednesday: | 7:00pm Council |
| Thursday: | 6:30pm Catechesis |
| Friday: | 7:30pm Historic St Paul’s Christmas Cantata at Centre in the Square |
| Sunday: | 8:15am Matins 9:30am Sunday School & Bible Study 10:45am Divine Service |
Pastor Hamp should be returning from Nicaragua tomorrow, Lord-willing.
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.
Advent Potluck Dinner
Faith Ladies Guild and Faith TriL are once again co-sponsoring a Potluck dinner on the first Sunday in Advent on December 1. Bring your favourite casserole or dessert or side and enjoy some fellowship and celebrate the coming of our Lord Jesus.
The dinner will start at 5:30. Sign-up sheets will be set out in the narthex so we have an idea what everyone will bring.
There will be a free will offering collected for Hospice Care-Innisfree/Lisaard House.
From the Faith Church Council –
Our Nicaragua Team 2024 Fund has been renamed the Central American Team Fund. We are investigating possibilities for the team to serve in 2025. More information will be shared when we have more details. We are currently not accepting donations to this new fund until we have the details of the team’s new work. When those details are confirmed, we will be seeking further donations. Please continue to pray for Christ’s church in Nicaragua in these difficult days.
The Redeemer Vicarage Support Fund is ongoing, in support of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Waterloo, who is hosting Vicar Vijay Samuel this year. Since all congregations benefit from the Vicarage training, we desire to assist our sisters and brothers at Redeemer. You can give support on the ‘Other’ line of your offering envelope.
Thirdly, the Council has established the National Youth Gathering 2025 Fund to encourage youth from Faith to attend the LCC National Youth Gathering in Waterloo next July. You can give support on the ‘Other’ line of your offering envelope.
The Flower Calendar for 2024is 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.
Bethel’s 50th Annual Mission Christmas Bazaar and Silent Auction – Bethel Lutheran Church at 47 Sheldon Ave. N., Kitchener. Saturday, November 23, 10 am to 1 pm*. (*Silent Auction closes at 12 pm).
Enjoy a morning of browsing, shopping and lunch! Our famous butter cookies are as always front and centre, but we also have a variety of crafts, an Attic Treasures Table, Poinsettias and a Hot Heritage Lunch which includes a variety of soups, sausage on a bun, and coffee and cake (including German tortes).
We are also once again hosting a Silent Auction, with all proceeds going to support Food4Kids Waterloo Region. Admission and Parking are free. We hope to see you there!
Grace Lutheran Church, Kitchener, 136 Margaret Ave, is hosting English as a second language Bible studies weekly on Tuesday evenings from 7-8:15PM beginning September 3rd. These studies are at an intermediate to advanced level and follow the theme of the church calendar, so if you invite your acquaintance to attend and then invite them to join you in worship on Sunday morning, they will have a general grasp of the theme of the Gospel reading each Sunday. The studies are designed for newcomers who are new to Christianity and the Holy Bible. For more information, please see our website.
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.
After much prayer and thoughtful consideration, we have come to the difficult decision to pause Community Cupboard for this upcoming season. The decision was not a financial one, as we had the assets allocated for this season; but rather a decision based on the safety of our volunteers and guests. With the current changes on site, we could not come up with a satisfactory plan that we felt would ensure safety week in and week out. We thank you for your continued prayer and support for Community Cupboard, and we wanted to be transparent with the current status of the program. At this time, we will hold off on accepting items and donations to Community Cupboard, until further notice. The future is still bright for Community Cupboard, and the addition of Affordable
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