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Worship & Announcements

26th Sunday after Pentecost

And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. --Hebrews 10:24-25

Celebrate Today

November begins with All Saints Day and ends in or near Advent, when we anticipate Christ’s coming again. It is fitting, then, that the readings today tell of the final resurrection and the end time. In the turmoil of hope, fear, and disbelief that these predictions provoke in us, Hebrews sounds a note of confident trust. Christ makes a way for us where there is no way, and we walk it confidently, our hearts and bodies washed in baptismal water, trusting the one who has promised forgiveness. The more we see the last day approaching, the more important it is to meet together to provoke one another to love.

Lectionary

Daniel 12:1-3 The deliverance of God’s people at the end
Psalm 16 My heart is glad and my spirit rejoices; my body shall rest in hope. (Ps. 16:9)
Hebrews 10:11-14 [15-18] 19-25 The way to God opened through Christ’s death
Mark 13:1-8 The end and the coming of the Son

This Week at Bethany & Pilgrim

Sunday November 17— 26th Sunday after Pentecost, Year B

8:30 Worship at Pilgrim

9:30 Coffee Fellowship at both churches

10:30 Worship at Bethany

Mon, Nov 18

6:00-7:00pm Inaugural Rooted & Growing in the Word Bible Study @ Bethany

7-8:30pm Community Choir Practice @Bethany

7pm AA meets at Pilgrim

Tues, Nov 19

10am Bible Study at Pilgrim

6pm Parish Board Meeting @Pilgrim

6:30pm Thanksgiving Choir Practice @St. Luke’s (this is for the upcoming Frederic Ministerium's annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Worship Service--all are welcome to partake in the choir!)

Wed, Nov 20

1pm PLCW Faith Circle

6:30-8pm Confirmation @Bethany

Thurs, Nov 21

Secretary Faith’s last day at Pilgrim, 9-3pm (she will be at Ministerium meeting)

10:30am Frederic Ministerium @Crosswalk

Fri, Nov 22

Pastor Day Off

Sunday November 24 --CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY (white) Final Sunday of the church year.

8:30 Worship at Pilgrim

9:30 Coffee Fellowship at both churches

10:30 Worship at Bethany

7pm Ministerium Community Thanksgiving Service @St. Luke’s

Bethany Office Open M-F 8:30am-3:45pm

Pilgrim Office Open Wed. & Thurs. 9am-3pm

Pastor Emily's Office Hours: Bethany Tuesdays 12-2pm & Pilgrim Wednesdays 12-2pm

OR BY APPOINTMENT--call/text/email/call the office/ask after service, etc.

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PARISH PRAYER LIST

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NOTE

If you are not able to view the video links below, go to our website's worship video page (where all recorded services/programs are kept): https://www.bplutheran.com/worship/streamedarchived-videos

NOTE: YouTube has changed format--our worship will continue to be streamed live and archived on our church website/our YouTube channel, however, video thumbnails are only available once the video is recorded. So, if the link below does not bring you directly to the stream, go to our website (see link above).