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Faith Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 171 Eastmont Ave. East Wenatchee, Washington 98802 509 884-7623 __________ Worship 9:30 am Sunday School & Bible Classes 11:00 am __________ email office@faith lutheranwen.com web site www.faith lutheranwen.com

Faith Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Rev. Timothy Winterstein, Pastor ....................... 884-7623, 885-8275, [email protected] Sermons and newsletters available at ...................................... bishopandchristian.wordpress.com Rev. Mick Marquardt, Pastor Emeritus ..................................................................... 741-9773 Carol Trunzo, RN, Parish Nurse ................................................. 393-9938, [email protected]

THE PURPOSE OF FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH In the power, guidance, and strength of the Holy Spirit, we seek God’s presence in worship to open our hearts and minds that He may be glorified and we may be empowered to love and serve all people, that souls may be won for Jesus Christ.

The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

November 12, 2017

Prayer upon Entering Church: God of love, through Your Son You have commanded us to love one another. By the guidance of Your Word and Spirit, deliver us from impenitence and teach us the truth that we might confess our sins, receive Your forgiveness, and be reconciled to one another; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. T Guests: We welcome you in the name of our Savior and invite you to worship with us regularly. If you do not have a church home, why not make ours yours? If you have a spiritual concern, or would like to know more about our church, please consult with Pastor Winterstein. Holy Communion: The practice of the Lutheran church is to receive Holy Communion with members of churches with whom we are in fellowship. If you are not a member of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, The Lutheran Church-Canada, or The American Association of Lutheran Churches, please speak to the pastor before communing. If you have not been baptized and instructed in what we teach and confess, you are welcome to come forward for a blessing. You may indicate this by crossing your arms over your chest. The individual cups in the middle of the trays contain grape juice with a minimal amount of wine in them. If you have questions or concerns about receiving the Sacrament of the Altar here at Faith, please speak to Pr. Winterstein. Parish Nurse: Carol Trunzo is available by appointment at 509 393-9938 or [email protected]. Nursery: We encourage all children to be in worship, but, at times, for you and those around you, you may consider using our nursery for your children age 3 and younger. We have helpers for our nursery so that you are able to stay and worship. Prayer Requests: We encourage everyone to fill out the prayer cards located in the pew racks for any prayer request that you may have. Please hand the cards to the ushers at the time of the offering. The Rite of Friendship: There is a red vinyl pad on the aisle side of the pew. During the offering please record your first and last name and, if you are a guest, please put your mailing address. This information helps us with ministering to the needs of guests and members. Members, please record address and phone number changes, as well as your current email address, if you would like to receive a weekly update from the church. visit our website at www.faithlutheranwen.com

The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost Prelude Children’s Sermon Opening Hymn

“God's Word Is Our Great Heritage”

LSB 582

At each T, one may make the sign of the cross in remembrance of their Baptism. At each  one may bow in reverence.

P C P P C P C

In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. 1

Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.

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O almighty God, merciful Father, I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being. Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Service of the Word Introit

Psalm 84:1, 9–12; antiphon: Psalm 84:3 Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed! For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessèd is the one who trusts in you!  Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.

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Kyrie

Gloria in Excelsis

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Salutation and Collect of the Day P C P

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The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. Lord God, heavenly Father, send forth Your Son to lead home His bride, the Church, that with all the company of the redeemed we may finally enter into His eternal wedding feast; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Sit

Old Testament Reading A C

Amos 5:18–24

This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gradual

Revelation 7:14b; Psalm 84:5

These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Blessèd are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

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Epistle A C

1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Stand

Alleluia

Holy Gospel

Matthew 25:1–13

P C

The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the twenty-fifth chapter. Glory to You, O Lord.

P C

This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to You, O Christ.

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Nicene Creed C

I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord  Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven  and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is  worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life T of the world to come. Amen.

Sit

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Hymn of the Day

“Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying”

Public domain

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LSB 516

Sermon P C

The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Stand

Offertory

Sit

Offering Stand

Prayer of the Church P C

…Lord in Your mercy, Hear our prayer.

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Service of the Sacrament Preface P C P C P C P

The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up unto the Lord. Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God. It is meet and right so to do. It is truly meet, right, and salutary . . . evermore praising You and saying:

Sanctus

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Lord's Prayer C

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us T from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The Words of Our Lord P

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Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.” In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Pax Domini P C

The peace of the Lord be with you always. Amen.

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Agnus Dei

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Distribution Prayer before receiving Christ's Body and Blood: Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof, but speak the word and I shall be healed. [For further preparation, you may want to consider Luther's Christian Questions with their Answers on pp. 329-330 of Lutheran Service Book.] Prayer after receiving Christ's Body and Blood: Almighty and everlasting God, we thank and praise You for feeding us the life-giving body and blood of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ. Send us Your Holy Spirit that, having with our mouths received the holy Sacrament, we may by faith obtain and eternally enjoy Your divine grace, the forgiveness of sins, unity with Christ, and life eternal, through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

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Distribution Hymn

“Now, My Tongue, the Mystery Telling”

LSB 630

© The Church Pension Fund. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100012604. Public domain

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Distribution Hymn

“Lord Jesus Christ, Life-Giving Bread”

Public domain

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LSB 625

Distribution Hymn

“My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less”

Public domain

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LSB 575

Distribution Hymn

“O Lord, We Praise Thee”

LSB 617

© 1941 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100012604. Public domain

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Nunc Dimittis

Thanksgiving A C

O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, and His mercy endureth forever.

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Let us pray. We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Salutation and Benedicamus P C A C

The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Bless we the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Benediction P C

The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and T give you peace. Amen.

Sit

Announcements Stand

Sending Hymn

“Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing”

Public domain 17

LSB 924

P C

Go in the peace of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Postlude Please join us for coffee and fellowship after the service

Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. 18

Prayers Missionaries: Neil & Lindsey Broere and children, Sean & Caria Graham and children, Rev. John & Sue Mehl, Danelle Putman, Loraine Rathman, Mark & Becky Schoepp, Faith Lutheran Preschool staff Our Synod’s Leaders: Dr. Matthew Harrison, Rev. Paul Linneman Prayers for Our Nation: Legislators

Our President, our Congress, our Governor and

Our Military: Afghanistan: Jackson Nystrom; Germany: Jonathan Janos, Mike Pappal; Deployed: Levi Barger; Stateside: Dakoda Aldrich, Jonas Balloga, Kyle Barger, James Beedie, Robert Haight, Thomas & Monica Heuer, Zach Manyrath, Stefan Marth, Elizabeth Martin, Tim McCamey, Dylan Mitchell, Nick Neely, Mark Pappal, Joseph Reese, Luke Sukow, Ethan Visser Prayers for Comfort: The congregation of First Baptist Church, and the town of Sutherland Springs, Texas Prayers for Continued Healing: Shad Bailey, Larry Barger, Keegan Beckman, Al Berg, Malakiah Blackwell, Daryle Booth, Walt Brunner, Jaaron Caudill (Stone), Ted Conrad, Jacob and Mellissa Crosby, Pam Dais, Joy Deich, Stan Delzer, Bob Donnell, Ray Ericksen, Doug Fischer, Gary Fischer, Ruth Flanigan, Pita Gonzalez, Dorothy Haight, Steve & Jenny Hancock, Judith Hersel, Chad Hoffman, Ashlee Johnson and children, Janie Kester, Bob Koenig, Nick Leishman, Emma Le Roy, Paul Lichtenberg, Genevieve Marrapodi, Jo Maydole, Marcia Murray, Perci Owens, Don Rosentrater, Leslie Simpson, Diana Snell, Stephanie Taylor, Ernie Vipond, Bonnie Williams, Dwayne Visser Prayers for Shut-Ins: Elsie Dobrowolski, Emma LeRoy, Jean Nelson, Tom Oelke, Colleen Petesch, Wes & Judy Visser General Prayers: For those seeking employment and/or experiencing hardship in these difficult times, and preschool children For those continuing their instruction in the Christian Faith: Jonas Winterstein, Salem Winterstein Prayers for Marriages and Families: Prayers for Safe Travel and Spiritual Growth: Expectant Mothers: 19

Ava Langford,

Announcements Operation Christmas Child: Thank you for all of your contributions for our Christmas boxes! The donation is now $9 each, and it’s used for collection, processing, and shipping to over 100 countries, The Greatest Gift gospel booklets, and training local churches. The booklet contains 11 Scripture stories and accompanies shoebox gifts worldwide in more than 80 languages. There’s also a 12-lesson discipleship course, and when completed the children receive a New Testament in their own language. Please donate whatever you can toward the shipping costs. You can also make the payment online and see where your shoebox goes! Tabitha Quilt Raffle: The Quilt Raffle will be after church today in the Narthex. You do not need to be present to win, the winner will be notified today. Youth Meeting: Wednesday November 15, 600-7:30 for all youth fifth through twelfth grade. There are several upcoming things to discuss. I hope to see as many of you as possible. Sabra Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study: NEW! Change in Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study to FRIDAY, Breakfast at 7:30 am, and Bible Class at 8:00 to 9:00 am. All of the men of Faith are invited! Phil Ross Memorial Service: Phil Ross passed away October 24, 2017. Please keep his wife Betty and all of their family in your prayers. The memorial service will be this Saturday, November 18, at 11:00 am here at Faith. Advent Brunch: Tickets for the 40th Annual Advent Brunch, scheduled for Saturday, December 2, from 10:00 am to noon will be on sale in the narthex each Sunday this month. This is an opportunity for ladies in the congregation to invite unchurched friends to a festive event that focuses on the real meaning of Christmas. Seating is limited, so early ticket purchase is encouraged. Food Pantry: Our Faith Food Pantry is running low, and we’ve had lots of need for it lately. Your contributions of groceries or grocery money would be very helpful so that we can help our neighbors who need it. A grocery list is in the bulletin for your shopping. Thank you from the Faith Food Pantry! 20

Sunday 12 Twenty-Third Sunday Worship after Pentecost Coffee Fellowship Sunday School/Adult Study Pre-K, Monday, Wednesday, Friday Preschool Schedule Preschool, Tuesday, Thursday Monday 13 Tuesday 14 Wednesday 15

Thursday 16

Friday 17

Saturday 18 Sunday 19 Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

SAIL Exercise Class Matins Reconciliation Study Matins SAIL Exercise Class Adult Bible Study Confirmation Matins Tabitha Circle Choir Lady’s Bible Study SAIL Exercise Class Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study Phil Ross Memorial Service Worship Coffee Fellowship Sunday School/Adult Study

9:30 am 10:45 am 11:00 am 8:30 am-11:30 am 12:30 pm-3:30 pm 9:00 am-11:30 am 12:30 pm-3:30 pm 11:30 am-12:30 pm 8:30 am 6:30 pm 8:30 am 11:30 am-12:30 pm 2:00 pm 6:30 pm 8:30 am 9:30 am 6:00 pm 9:00 am 11:30 am-12:30 pm 7:30 am 11:00 am 9:30 am 10:45 am 11:00 am

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Ushers

Eric Loebsack Byron Lee

Ron Colwell Lawrence Guyll

Organist

Laura Cornwall

Susan Rumble

Elders

Altar Care

Millie Fortner & Peggy Christensen

Chancel Flowers

Flowers today are given to the Glory of God by Eva Williams in celebration of her grandson Ben’s birthday

Last Week Offerings:

$3,323

Last Month Average Attendance:

77

Last Week Attendance:

51

FAITH’S FOOD CUPBOARD What is Faith’s Food Cupboard?  An outreach ministry to those in urgent need of food  Hosted by the Evangelism Board  Coordinator: Carol Trunzo As we continue this ministry, we need to stock the food cupboard. We make food bags for each family that contains the same food items for each household. This helps to keep our food cupboard stocked in a balanced manner with each food item. If you are interested in helping with this ministry, we are asking for donations in the following way:  A family or families can go together to prepare a food bag and drop it off in the Food Cupboard by the kitchen. Each food bag costs approximately $20 - $25 to purchase, depending on where you shop.  If you prefer to donate money, then our Food Cupboard Coordinator will purchase the items for each bag. Each time an individual comes to Faith’s Food Cupboard (up to two visits per month), a bag with all of the food items will be given to them. On the other side is a list of the items needed for each bag. We have brown bags with the church address and information to distribute the food items. If you would like to know more about this ministry, there is a Food Cupboard Ministry brochure in the Old Narthex, or talk to the Food Cupboard Coordinator.

FAITH’S FOOD CUPBOARD SHOPPING LIST 1

box of cereal (Special K, Cheerios, oatmeal, nonsugar coated cereals)

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boxes of macaroni and cheese

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cans of tuna or any canned meat

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cans of soup (such as chicken noodle, tomato, split pea, vegetable, etc.)

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cans of “heat and eat” (such as ravioli, beef stew, chili, etc.)

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cans of mixed fruit (low sugar)

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jar of peanut butter

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box of saltine crackers

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small box of powdered milk