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FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Lutheran Church Canada 9610 - 108 Avenue Grande Prairie, AB T8V 1N3 (780) 532-7612 faithlc@telusplanet.net www.faithgp.com IG: @faithlutheran.gp |
OUR VISION STATEMENT
“Faith Lutheran Church will be focused on ministering in the communities of Grande Prairie and District, serving the needs of the people in our community and providing them the opportunity to know God’s love and Word." |
WELCOME TO FAITH
WE WELCOME YOU in the name of the Christ, the Son of the Living God. Through the grace of God, we have been enlightened with the knowledge of who Jesus is and what He has done for us. Through faith, we have been washed clean of our sinfulness, and have "put on" Christ. Through forgiveness, we no longer bear a sinful resemblance, but a holy resemblance. Praise to the Lord who washed us white with his blood. A special welcome to our visitors! We encourage you to fill out a Faith Connection card located in the back of the pews. We invite you to worship with us again!
WE WELCOME YOU in the name of the Christ, the Son of the Living God. Through the grace of God, we have been enlightened with the knowledge of who Jesus is and what He has done for us. Through faith, we have been washed clean of our sinfulness, and have "put on" Christ. Through forgiveness, we no longer bear a sinful resemblance, but a holy resemblance. Praise to the Lord who washed us white with his blood. A special welcome to our visitors! We encourage you to fill out a Faith Connection card located in the back of the pews. We invite you to worship with us again!
Today’s Theme: ``Returning Thanks``
October 13th, 2019
Day of Thanksgiving
October 13th, 2019
Day of Thanksgiving
EVANGELISTS
Pastor Jaime Ventura
Pastor Scott Brayall
Every Member of the Congregation (1 Peter 2:9)
Lector: Emily Isley
Pastor Jaime Ventura
Pastor Scott Brayall
Every Member of the Congregation (1 Peter 2:9)
Lector: Emily Isley
PRAYER REQUESTS
Please pray…
· For our fellow circuit congregation: Redeemeer, High Prairie
· For Bonnie Mattson, Wendy Breitkreutz, Reg Isley, Alex and Karoline Bopp, and Donna Steinke for their health
· For Elmer Buchberger, for his recovery from surgery
· For Roland Kubke for care, wisdom and protection as he deals with district issues
· For prayer requests, needs, or concerns to be included in this section please phone the office.
· For our fellow circuit congregation: Redeemeer, High Prairie
· For Bonnie Mattson, Wendy Breitkreutz, Reg Isley, Alex and Karoline Bopp, and Donna Steinke for their health
· For Elmer Buchberger, for his recovery from surgery
· For Roland Kubke for care, wisdom and protection as he deals with district issues
· For prayer requests, needs, or concerns to be included in this section please phone the office.
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October 6th, 2019
Attendance: 85/65 Sunday School: 9 |
October 20th, 2019
10:00 a.m. Christian Education Hour 11:00 a.m. Worship with Communion Lector: Mary Richardson |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
October 13
Canadian Thanksgiving with Special Guest Speaker – Rev. Perry Hart “Miserable Sinner – Blessed Saint” (Romans 2:1-4) Special Guest Speaker: Rev. Perry Hart from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. God invites us to offer him the gift of our confession. Each and every one of us is a sinner – what else can we offer him? Believe it or not, offering Him our sins is pleasing to Him.
Hear this inspirational message on Sunday Nights @ 7 p.m. on 96.3 REACH FM or streamed live@ reachfm.ca. Audio and pod-casts at www.lutheranhour.ca
Canadian Thanksgiving with Special Guest Speaker – Rev. Perry Hart “Miserable Sinner – Blessed Saint” (Romans 2:1-4) Special Guest Speaker: Rev. Perry Hart from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. God invites us to offer him the gift of our confession. Each and every one of us is a sinner – what else can we offer him? Believe it or not, offering Him our sins is pleasing to Him.
Hear this inspirational message on Sunday Nights @ 7 p.m. on 96.3 REACH FM or streamed live@ reachfm.ca. Audio and pod-casts at www.lutheranhour.ca
Is it your birthday in October?? Let us celebrate with cake and fellowship after service on October 20th.
It isn't you say? Join us anyway in celbrating those who do!!
Please bring something yummy to share :)
It isn't you say? Join us anyway in celbrating those who do!!
Please bring something yummy to share :)
Choir and Bells practices will now be held on Tuesdays at 6:00 PM and 7:15 PM respectively.
Sunday School has now started!!! Please bring your little ones at 10:00 for some singing, learning and ,making crafts!
Sunday School has now started!!! Please bring your little ones at 10:00 for some singing, learning and ,making crafts!
Adult Bible Study begins again 10:00 a.m.—11 Sundays before service. 1st theme—Apologetics, learning how to defend our Biblical truth and faith. Big questions will be answered with biblical, historical, and scientific proof, in order that we can defend the hope that is in us.
October 25: Lutheran Laymens League Sausage Supper @ St. John’s Lutheran Church in Wembley. Admission by donation. 6:00 p.m.
Adult Confirmation begins, 7:00 p.m.. We are inviting all those interested in knowing more about our Lutheran
confessions and / or would like to be confirmed, to join us every Monday for catechism classes. Please contact Pastor Ventura for more info.
October 18th: Youth group meets at the church at 7 PM! Please contact Pastor Scott for more info!
confessions and / or would like to be confirmed, to join us every Monday for catechism classes. Please contact Pastor Ventura for more info.
October 18th: Youth group meets at the church at 7 PM! Please contact Pastor Scott for more info!
Annual FALL TURKEY SUPPER!!
Nov 2, 2019, 5:30 p.m.. Donations for Silent Auction gratefully accepted, please contact the office to drop off! Thank you!
Nov 2, 2019, 5:30 p.m.. Donations for Silent Auction gratefully accepted, please contact the office to drop off! Thank you!
Faith Instagram Account: You can now find us on Instagram! Our handle is @faithlutheran.gp . Give us a follow to receive pictures, church news, and devotional insights, straight to your IG account! #FLCgp
HOLY COMMUNION
We’re just over half-way through the season of Pentecost and it seems like we’re wandering, lost at sea. Months ago we celebrated the Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord, yet we’re still months away from celebrating His Advents— both in His Incarnation and in His Coming—Again.
This season of wandering and waiting is like the Christian life—Jesus ascended nearly 2000 years ago and now as His followers, we wait. Time passes. We know that Christ is going to come again but we cannot yet see that horizon and when it will finally appear in the distance is a mystery.
But we are not left to our own devices. Today, we celebrate Holy Communion, one of the Sacraments which Christ instituted (began and instructed His Church to continue doing); this is one of His gifts which sustains us through life as God’s children.
Just before Christ was crucified, He celebrated a meal with His disciples; here He took bread and wine and declared that there are, respectively, His body and blood, given for them and for the forgiveness of their sins. In this meal we remember what Christ endured to be the sacrifice in our stead, and we receive His body and blood in, with, and under the elements of bread and wine, just like He said.
This gift forgives your sins, and where there is forgiveness of sins there is also your life and your salvation. While you receive all of these in your baptism, that sacrament is akin to entrance into God’s family, His Church. Holy Communion then sustains believers with the same gifts because the journey we are on is neither short nor easy, and Satan, the World, and our own sinful flesh would love nothing more than to send us down a terrible path and find ourselves outside of God’s grace. So that would not happen, Christ has given this gift to sustain us all our days.
As you prepare to receive this gift, please take time to examine yourself. The questions on pages 329-330 will help you do just this. And should any questions or concerns remain, the pastors would be honoured to sit down and have a conversation with you.
We’re just over half-way through the season of Pentecost and it seems like we’re wandering, lost at sea. Months ago we celebrated the Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord, yet we’re still months away from celebrating His Advents— both in His Incarnation and in His Coming—Again.
This season of wandering and waiting is like the Christian life—Jesus ascended nearly 2000 years ago and now as His followers, we wait. Time passes. We know that Christ is going to come again but we cannot yet see that horizon and when it will finally appear in the distance is a mystery.
But we are not left to our own devices. Today, we celebrate Holy Communion, one of the Sacraments which Christ instituted (began and instructed His Church to continue doing); this is one of His gifts which sustains us through life as God’s children.
Just before Christ was crucified, He celebrated a meal with His disciples; here He took bread and wine and declared that there are, respectively, His body and blood, given for them and for the forgiveness of their sins. In this meal we remember what Christ endured to be the sacrifice in our stead, and we receive His body and blood in, with, and under the elements of bread and wine, just like He said.
This gift forgives your sins, and where there is forgiveness of sins there is also your life and your salvation. While you receive all of these in your baptism, that sacrament is akin to entrance into God’s family, His Church. Holy Communion then sustains believers with the same gifts because the journey we are on is neither short nor easy, and Satan, the World, and our own sinful flesh would love nothing more than to send us down a terrible path and find ourselves outside of God’s grace. So that would not happen, Christ has given this gift to sustain us all our days.
As you prepare to receive this gift, please take time to examine yourself. The questions on pages 329-330 will help you do just this. And should any questions or concerns remain, the pastors would be honoured to sit down and have a conversation with you.
