{"id":5,"date":"2014-04-14T16:38:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T16:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithlutherankw.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-10-15T20:50:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T20:50:54","slug":"bulletin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faithlutherankw.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=5","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>October 18th, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KITCHENER, ONTARIO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>N2M 4Z2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">247 Westmount Road East &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Telephone 519-745-6422<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pastor: Reverend John Rapp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><a href=\"mailto:revhamp@bellnet.ca\"><\/a>www.faithlutherankw.com <\/mark>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;         &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;office@faithlutherankw.com<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">__________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PRAYER:<\/strong> <strong><\/strong>Lord Jesus Christ, Who rules the world with truth and grace, grant us through the wisdom of Your Word and the renewal of Your Supper to live faithfully as members of Your kingdom in this present age, and to be received by Your Father forever; for You live and reign with Your Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.&nbsp;&nbsp;Amen.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IN OUR PRAYERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our king and all his ministers and parliaments in Canada; unrelenting concern for the poor and homeless in our cities; peace for countries affected by war<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The needs of body and soul, especially for <strong>Gina,<\/strong> and those who care for them; <strong>Jim<\/strong>, <strong>Ray<\/strong>, <strong>Merv<\/strong> (brother of Gerry and Jean) for patient endurance by God\u2019s grace; <strong>Marilyn<\/strong> in palliative care and for <strong>Bob<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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. Dr. David Somers who serves as the Missionary-at-Large for LCC\u2019s French Ministries in Quebec, as well as pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Montreal, Quebec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>LAST WEEK \u2013<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>ATTENDANCE: 70<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>SUNDAY SCHOOL: 8<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>STEWARDSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>Weekly Goal<\/td><td>Last Sunday<\/td><td>Goal To Date<\/td><td>Rec\u2019d To Date<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CURRENT<\/td><td><em>$4814<\/em><\/td><td><strong>$11132<\/strong><\/td><td><em>$177384<\/em><\/td><td><strong>$168734<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MISSIONS<\/td><td><em>$650<\/em><\/td><td><strong>$740<\/strong><\/td><td><em>$26666<\/em><\/td><td><strong>$16264<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BUILDING<\/td><td><em>$606<\/em><\/td><td><strong>$1176<\/strong><\/td><td><em>$24846<\/em><\/td><td><strong>$23137<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><a><strong>CURRENT:<\/strong><\/a> Sunday School $112<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>OTHER:<\/strong>&nbsp; Community Cupboard $50, Pastoral Assistance Fund $250, Central American Fund $60<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Tuesday:<\/strong><\/td><td>1pm Bible Study<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Thursday:<\/strong><\/td><td>6:30pm Catechesis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sunday:<\/strong><\/td><td>12:15pm Sunday School <br>1:30pm Divine Service<br>4:00 pm Reformation Hymnfest at Redeemer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Due to more people in attendance at one worship service, it is VERY IMPORTANT TO REFRAIN FROM WEARING FRAGRANCES. Let\u2019s think kindly towards each other who worship with us and <u>voluntarily abide<\/u> by this simple request. This aligns with many workplaces where this is mandatory.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do you like working with children?<\/strong>\u00a0 Have you thought about helping with Sunday School, but can&#8217;t make a long-term commitment? Faith Sunday School is looking for a few volunteers to be substitute teachers for weeks when a regular teacher is away or ill.\u00a0 If interested, please contact Angela at <a href=\"mailto:angelaeggen@gmail.com\">angelaeggen@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NICARAGUA FOOD GIFT PROJECT &#8211; THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to the Central American Committee Fund, over 755 food gifts were purchased for members of all the Nicaraguan congregations as part of an emergency appeal following poor crop yields. These gifts were distributed for the Advent season. As a result, the Central American Fund balance is now zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for helping support our brothers and sisters in Nicaragua!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW PROJECT FOR NICARAGUA: CHRISTMAS FOOD HAMPERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are collecting funds over the next two weeks for 60 Christmas food hampers for church workers and Mission Centre staff in Nicaragua. Our goal is $1,500 CDN ($25 per hamper).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please make your gift by October 25 so Rev. Roggow can take the funds to Nicaragua in early November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please mark your offering envelope&nbsp;<em>Central American Fund on the &#8220;Special&#8221; line.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for your generosity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Community Cupboard:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historic St. Paul&#8217;s Lutheran Church is very pleased to announce that we will be continuing our Food Days Program until March 2027. We have been running Community Cupboard all summer and have had so many guests offer their sincere thanks for helping them to feed their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are always in need of cereal, crackers, canned meats, pancake mix and syrup, honey, and sugar. These items can be dropped off at the church&nbsp;office Monday to Thursday between 9am and 1pm. Donations to the Community Cupboard Fund are also gratefully received.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EDLYA Fall Retreat: November 6th-8th<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calling all young adults (ages 18-35)! The next East District Lutheran Young Adults retreat will be November 6th-8th in Wellesley, Ontario. Join us at First St. Paul&#8217;s Lutheran Church for a weekend of games, worship, food, and fellowship with other young adults. Pastor John Rapp will be our guest speaker on Saturday morning at 10am, leading our study of God&#8217;s Word. Cost is $30, including 5 meals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/edlya.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">edlya.ca<\/a> for details and to register. Mark your calendars and spread the word!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Questions? Contact <a href=\"mailto:edlya101@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">edlya101@gmail.com<\/a>. (If cost is a barrier please come anyway- just let us know before\/during the retreat and we&#8217;ll make something work!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A flower convenor will contact you to finalize details prior to the date that you have reserved.&nbsp; Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have a use for <strong>gently-used Portals of Prayer and other devotional booklets!<\/strong>&nbsp; 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\u2019s shelter in Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interac e-Transfer set up through our congregation\u2019s bank account. If you wish to make use of this for your offerings to God, then please email Sherrie for the details at: <a href=\"mailto:office@faithlutherankw.com\">office@faithlutherankw.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost October 18th, 2026 FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH KITCHENER, ONTARIO N2M 4Z2 247 Westmount Road East &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Telephone 519-745-6422 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pastor: Reverend John Rapp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; www.faithlutherankw.com &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;office@faithlutherankw.com __________________________________________________________________________________ PRAYER: Lord Jesus Christ, Who rules the world with truth and grace, grant us through the wisdom of Your Word and the renewal of Your Supper to &#8230; <span class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/faithlutherankw.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=5\">[Read more&#8230;]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["entry","page","publish","author-faithkw","post-5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithlutherankw.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithlutherankw.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithlutherankw.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithlutherankw.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faithlutherankw.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":835,"href":"https:\/\/faithlutherankw.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3596,"href":"https:\/\/faithlutherankw.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/3596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faithlutherankw.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}