Author: Julie Raffa

February 2022

The Pilgrim Herald
Pilgrim Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

Every Day Work of Peace
Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers !”
For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, ’Peace be within you!” Psalm 122:7-8
Centered Alignment

Marriage. Family. Even as it’s a gift from God, it’s hard work. “I’m not mad that you threw your backpack and coat right in the doorway today. I’m mad about the last five hundred times you’ve thrown your backpack and coat in the doorway.” Or, more painfully, “It’s not just that I am mad about your criticisms today. It’s how a pattern of criticism and words that are intended to hurt which bumps up against my own insecurities and patterns of sin, which cause so much strife and silence between us.” These are the seeds that are sown in marriage and family life by the devil, the world, and our sinful flesh, and make it hard to be patient, gentle and kind.
Not every day is there a marital or family crisis, or some profound betrayal or lie. It’s more that bur-in-the-saddle conflict, that habitual resentment or anger, that if we let it, builds, grows, and festers. We start by talking about something causal. When she frets aloud and I dismiss it because she’s worried about it so often it’s a pattern—and I say something flippant or sarcastic—it typically escalates until one or both of us is speaking at the top of our lungs, finally ending in one of us leaving the room. Then the waiting game. Who will put down their sword first? It takes a lot of bravery and self-examination to lay down a sword—more bravery than either side can muster. So, as usual, an icy silence begins.
As I ponder this, I think that we get along pretty well with acquaintances and people who live on the outskirts of our lives. But when we do have conflict, it’s usually with those we love and are around the most. The struggle to “love your neighbor as yourself” is most tested and tried in the home, with husband, wife, kids, and maybe even the furry feline. And when we are physically and emotionally tired, if not depressed, we just want to be left alone. We may even desire to just give up.
In C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters (a book I highly recommend) a senior demon named Screwtape coaches a junior devil in training on how to infect man’s relationship with others. “Keep his mind off the most elementary of duties by directing it to the most advanced and spiritual ones. Aggravate that most usual of human characteristics, the horror and neglect of the obvious.” Screwtape continues sometime later, “I have had patients of my own so well in hand they could be turned at a moment’s notice from impassioned prayer for a wife’s or son’s soul to beating and insulting the real wife or son without qualm.”
Like those under Screwtape’s influence, I often neglect the obvious, speaking from the pulpit, in bible class, and in shut-in’s homes about a selfless love for the world, even as I speak harshly and with a tone of disappointment towards those nearest and dearest to me. Over the last few months, I am increasingly aware that I can’t have God’s peace, a good conscience, or even a mitigated stress level without first beginning right where I am, with myself, in my home, at my dinner table, with the people right around me.
The church I mostly grew up at in California had the practice right before Holy Communion to “pass the peace.” I am quite assured that you know what I am talking about and have seen or experienced such a practice yourself. Typically, it looks like chaos. Parishioners turn to each other say, “Peace be with you,” or sometimes, “Hey, my name is Christ, nice to meet you.” A kid or two might run around the sanctuary. People talk. It’s loud. People walk in and around the pews like it is a corn maze. The more outgoing are laughing and talking, and the introverted are just impatiently waiting for it to mercifully end.
No, I am not advocating, nor do I want to implement such a practice here at Pilgrim. Nonetheless, I do find the theology behind the practice noteworthy. Before we come to Holy Communion. Before we ingest the Body and Blood of our Lord, we actively extend peace to the members of the body of Christ right around us. It speaks to the reality that we can’t approach the table of the Prince of Peace if we aren’t at peace with our neighbor.
Historically speaking, in Christendom the “passing of the peace” has been a part of its existence from the very beginning. Early Christians didn’t settle for handshakes, an awkward smile, or a side hug. They actually kissed each other—a practice that emerged from the ancient Jewish custom of greeting guests with a kiss before a meal. Early Christians took seriously Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5:23-24 where it is taught that if someone is approaching the altar and remembers that their brother has something against them, they must leave and go make peace with the offended brother before offering their gift to the Lord. So, the theological nugget is this: before the meal of peace, we speak peace to those who we have sinned against. And that is a list begins in the home and only gets longer as we enter community and civic life.
The passing of the peace actually finds its way into our day in the small, unseen moments, as we live together, seeking to love those people who are fixtures in our lives—parents, spouses, kids, friends, enemies, the waitress we chat with at our favorite restaurant as we wait for our cup of coffee, the people in the pew next to us or behind us, the squirmy child and the old widower who doesn’t get out much and lives in loneliness.
In these tiny, largely unseen interactions we display the passing of the peace that we receive on Sunday in the Divine Service. “The peace of the Lord be with you,” the pastor says to the people. And the people respond, “And with Thy Spirit.” This, a mini ordination (that’s for another newsletter article). In this simple exchange of words, the peace of the Lord is enfleshed between us; when I hand my son a napkin at the dinner table, or when I cut up my daughter’s pancakes into triangles; when I respond patiently to my wife when I feel slighted or the other way around; when I am genuinely excited for a friend’s up and coming needed vacation even though I would never be to afford such a destination getaway. Ordinary love, unnoticed as it is, is the substance of peace on earth, peace in homes, the peace in our hearts, the currency of God’s grace in our daily life.
I think sometimes we fall into the trap of seeing peace only in the sense of “world peace” or “national peace.” In so doing, we divorce it from the ordinary peace that is called for in our homes, neighborhoods, and churches. But in the Divine Service we are reminded that peace begins at the altar of our Lord and then carried into the daily grind of the home, the church in its board and voters’ meetings, and in the community in which we live. Daily habits of peace, or daily habits of discord, invariably spill into spaces in which we live and create cultures of peace or discord. There is no middle ground here.
Often, I don’t even remember what the fight was about, or what ridiculous topic triggered it. But I lose my patience, with my wife and kids. I speak in an irritated, if not harsh tone, and then to make matters worse, brood moodily the rest of the evening. My sinful flesh doesn’t care about peace, more about getting in my point of view, my innocence in all of it. And after the icy silence sets in, somebody can’t take the bitter frost bite anymore. Time may pass, but the ice eventually melts by someone brave enough to lay down the sword and say, “I am sorry, will you please forgive me? I want to do and act better.” The exchanging of the forgiveness of sins, it’s the lifeblood of every marriage, family, relationship, and even all of human society. Without it, there is simply chaos.
And as Peter learned before Jesus, forgiveness of sins is the air we breath and the air we exhale (Matthew 18:20-22). All our earthly days, every time we think back to our sinful outbursts, even the ones that we can’t remember or are painfully remembered for us, we need the forgiveness of sins. Forgiveness and peace are wedded together. Without the one, you cannot have the other. And while forgiveness and peace are foreign to our natures and lives as children born and conceived in sin, as new born creatures of water and the Word we are called to a daily dying of the old Adam and daily rising of the new Adam. We learn to practice this daily art of dying to self and rising in Christ to live a new life by forgiving and reconciling with those nearest to us. Fallen earth is the forgiveness school. And each day teaches me that I have a failing grade.
Because we are broken people in a broken world, seeing peace always involves forgiveness and reconciliation. St. Paul tells the Corinthians that “Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation” (2 Cor 5:18-19). This is not easy. Some days the spat in the kitchen or in the church hall, or in the office space is minor, but sometimes it is not. Regardless, there are still wounds and hurts in relationships—even patterns of hurt—that descend quite deep into our heart and mind. In those deep places, forgiveness is needed, but it is always at a cost. The death of self. We have to struggle against ourselves and Satan, long and hard, sometimes through many days and much tears, to arise in Christ and live in forgiveness, peace, and love toward our neighbor.
On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus knelt down and washed His disciple’s feet, even the feet of the one whom He knew would shortly betray Him. It will cost us something to be a dispenser of forgiveness and reconciliation. When we have been wounded by those around us, those closest to us, extending forgiveness—“not counting their trespasses against them”—is giving up our right to recompense and resentment. Bear in mind, our forgiveness and the glue of reconciliation only flow to us because of Christ’s forgiveness for us. Out of gratitude over the enormous debt our King has forgiven us, we forgive those who trespass against us. Receiving God’s gift of reconciliation enables us to give and receive reconciliation with those around us.
In the end, Christ is the only peacemaker. It is not a ghostly or immaterial peace that we pass to one another, it is the fleshly peace of Christ and His wounds for us and for our neighbor. It’s Christ Himself who has and gives the things that make for peace between husbands and wives, fathers and children, in home, in the church, in the community, in the world. Furthermore, Christ’s peace is not a cheap peace. It’s never a peace that skims over the surface or papers over wrongs that have been done. It’s not peace that plays nice, denies hurt, or avoids conflict. It’s never a peace that is insincere or says, “I am sorry” in an exasperated tone. It’s a peace that is honest and hard-won, that takes time, that speaks the truth, seeks justice, that cost God His life, but in turn gives us life, and with it a peaceful one at that.
The joy that we have as children of God is that we are at peace with our Creator and Father. That by His Son’s blood, we have been reconciled to Him and to our neighbor. That with courage we are dispensers of peace in every nook and cranny of our life. Christ is bringing peace to our marriages, our homes, our churches, our communities, our lives. He has reconciled us to Himself, to each other, in order that we might live a peaceable and quite life before all.
Blessed Epiphany, and in the Bonds of Christ,
Pastor Raffa

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Pilgrim News
Yes, we will be having the Lenten Meals this year! There is a sign up sheet in the Narthex. Please , when you sign your group up, add what you are planning on serving . Thank you.
The Altar Guild will no longer purchase flowers for the church, instead, the members will put their name and date on the sign-up sheet located in the narthex as usual. Let Sarah in the office, know what you would like said in the bulletin, (bulletins are printed Wednesday morning so information must be in by then), bring flowers, or have them delivered to the church office M-Th 8-1:00.
A Big Thank You to the donor who bought the new mini-fridge for the Sacristy.
Especially to the couple who took the time and effort in cleaning up the closet in the Fellowship hall.
We can now get in and out, plus find what we are looking for. Many thanks for your generosity and hard work.

Ozaukee County Lutherans for Life Chapter meets three times each year—the third Tuesday of February, May and October. We would be honored by your presence Tuesday, February 15, 7:00 p.m., River of Life Lutheran Church, 598 Hillcrest Rd, Saukville 53080. You will be encouraged and informed by Dr. Kevin Voss, Director, Concordia Center for Bioethics, covering seven classic arguments for abortion and Christian responses to them; also basic abortion law. Concordia students will also be present to recap their January 21st March for Life trip in Washington DC.

Membership report
Baptized: January 22, 2022
Jaxson Thomas Krueger son of Justin & Nicole
Deceased: None
Married: None
Transferred In: None
Transferred Out:
Taylor Fickenscher (Brown) to Cristo El Salvador
Del Rio TX
Released from Membership: None

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Board of elders report
Elders Meeting Minutes from January 3, 2022
Attendees: Pastor Fisher, Pastor Raffa, Tanner, Gary, Ron, Patrick, Kurt, Dan, Dennis, Dave
The meeting began at 6:30 PM with prayer and devotion by Pastor Fisher.
Schedules were made through February.
The next elders meeting will be February March 7.
The voters meeting will be January 30.
The elders reviewed the questions from Chapter 7, The Law and Gospel Defined from Hallmarks of Lutheran Identity book.
Copies of a document on security from Brian were handed out. We will review them at our next meeting.
We discussed having pictures taken of the elders which would probably be put on the wall in the Narthex with each picture identifying their elder group.
Tanner was nominated as head elder.
We discussed pro’s and con’s of using ePay at Pilgrim.
We did a roundtable on updates/questions with everyone at the meeting.
The meeting ended with prayer at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Gary Jenovai

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Church council Report
Church Council January 10, 2022 Minutes
The Pilgrim Church Council January 10, 2022 meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Vice President, Jim Behrens. Also in attendance were Pastor Raffa, Tanner Schmidt, Rob Selzler, Mary Lehtimaki, Nancy Rosenthal, and Karen Spiering.
Pastor Raffa began the meeting by leading a devotion from the hymnal.
The minutes of the December 13 meeting were approved without objection, as published.
Elders Report – by Tanner Schmidt
Discussion was held on the possibility of adding an opportunity for members to give electronically. Some Elders expressed concerns with adding this option, so no action was taken.
Tanner was elected to be Head Elder for another year.
Trustees Report – by Rob Selzler
Completion of the roof work is expected soon as the correct material to complete the work is available now.
A Radon Tester has been placed in the basement of the Raffa parsonage. Readings of 3.61 and more recently 1.77 are of moderate concern. Trustees will continue to monitor and plan to make improvements to lower to readings.
Treasurers Report
Jacob could not attend this meeting but provided a financial report as of the end of November.
A motion to accept the financial report subject to audit was made by Tanner, seconded by Nancy, and passed on voice vote.
Pastor Raffa’s Report
Pastors are continuing to do services and visit members at the nursing homes as possible given various Covid requirements and restrictions.
A signup sheet for groups to provide Lenten Meals will be made available.
The Living Word Brass Choir will perform at the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services on Sunday, January 30.
New Business:
The next Voters Meeting will be Sunday, January 30 at 12 noon.
Volunteers to be on the Audit Committee are needed, contact one of the pastors or church officers if interested.
Election of one Endowment Fund committee member will be held. Contact one of the pastors or church officers if interested in being nominated for this position.
A motion was made by Tanner and passed on voice vote to adjourn the meeting.
The meeting ended with a prayer by Pastor Raffa.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Behrens

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Cranach Altarpiece
Lucas Cranach—artist, printer, pharmacist, and mayor of Wittenberg—was a close friend of Martin Luther. He was the printer and illustrator of Luther’s translation of the Bible, his printed woodcuts helped spread the Reformation far and near, and he helped arrange Luther’s marriage to Katharine von Bora.
Long known as “the artist of the Reformation” for his paintings of Luther and his associates, Cranach combined symbolism with realism and helped create the genre of portraiture with his highly realistic and expressive paintings of the human face. Today we are in the midst of a “Cranach revival,” as scholars are discovering more facets of his genius.
This is the altarpiece that Cranach and his workshop made for St. Mary’s Church in Wittenberg—Luther’s church, though the work was installed in 1547, the year after the Reformer’s death. The large middle panel shows Jesus at the Last Supper, with Luther and other townspeople taking the place of the disciples. The left panel shows Philip Melanchthon, though a layman, baptizing a baby. The right panel shows the pastor of the church, Johannes Bugenhagen, exercising the Office of the Keys, forgiving one man’s sins and excluding a man who is impenitent. The bottom panel shows Martin Luther in the pulpit preaching Christ crucified to the congregation.
The work is a vivid portrayal of Lutheran sacramentalism, as well as depicting the key figures of the Reformation associated with this historic church. But that is not all.
Most medieval altarpieces evoked transcendence, often depicting the “Queen of Heaven” against a background of beaten gold, as if presenting a window into the spiritual kingdom. This altarpiece, though, is different. The background to each of the panels, as scholars have noticed, consists of the same grey stone walls, tan floor, and circle patterned windows of St. Mary’s Church.
Worshippers in that church, contemplating the sacramental mysteries, are gazing not into Heaven. Rather, they are gazing at and contemplating their own congregation: not just the decor of the sanctuary in which they are present, but their fellow members and their pastors. Cranach depicts not just the heroes of the Reformation, but also the ordinary parishioners of St. Mary’s.
“Look!” the worshippers must have thought. “There is Dr. Luther! There is Pastor Bugenhagen! There is Herr Cranach with his long forked mustache listening to the sermon! There is my mother! There is my neighbor! Is that me?”
“Here is where we find the Kingdom of Heaven! We are with Jesus when He gives us His body and blood, just as much as the Disciples were! Baptism and the Office of the Keys bring Christ’s forgiveness to ordinary folks like those of us assembled here! The sermon really brings Jesus on the Cross to each of us!”
The message is dramatic. We find the Kingdom of Heaven not in leaving the world behind, not in mystical experience, not in the intercession of saints, but in our local congregation. We sinners are the saints. The sacraments are not about our ascending into Heaven, but about Jesus descending to us. We peasants, merchants, mothers, babies, pastors, theologians, artists, and children are the Church of Jesus Christ!
To decorate a church interior with a painting of the church’s interior sounds “meta-,” the sort of self-referential game-playing that postmodernist artists are fond of. But Cranach, anticipating that technique by nearly 500 years, employs that device creatively to express theological and eternal truth.
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This article first appeared in Christian Culture: A Magazine for Lutheran, Issue 3, Fall 2021, pg. 32. Author: Dr. Gene Edward Veith.

By Lucas Cranach the Elder (AD c.1472-1553) oil on hardwood, 176 by 221 1/4 in. located at Evangelische St. Marien, Wittenberg.

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Communal Prayers
For the Peace of Christ to dwell in us richly: O God, the Author of peace and the Source of all love, whoso confesses Thee shall live, and whoso serveth Thee shall reign. Defend the humble and preserve them against every onslaught of their enemies, that we, who rely on thy protection, may fear no weapon of enmity; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Another: Lord God, heavenly Father, Who workest in us an holy zeal, good counsel, and just works, grant unto Thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that we may give our hearts unto Thy commandments, and, under Thy protection, live out our days in rest and quietness from our enemies; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Another: O Lord God of Host, make us to be quiet and peaceable, in our hearts, in our congregation, in our country, and our homes; and in the day of salvation, take us into Thy quiet, still, and peaceable country of eternal joy and glory. Amen.
For Peace in the Home: May the Divine Father, the Head of all fathers, who prepares His house and vineyard early, grant His blessing unto our house and all that belongs thereto. May the Lord Jesus Christ, at whose entrance the house of Zacchaeus experienced salvation, enter our house also in grace, that no evil befall. May the Holy Spirit, who planteth unity and great love, well-pleasing before God and man, in the home, now, and at all times rest upon this house with all His consolations, that we may here rest under the temporal benediction of God, and look forward patiently in hope to the eternal blessings of heaven. Amen.
Another: Dear Father, Thou has promised unto me wife and child, house and home. For these I plead Thy promises, and, for Thy sake, I go before them in the way. It is my desire, therefore, so far as in me lieth, to whatever may lead us aright; and, when all does not go according to my desire, I pray for patience to submit and let the outcome be according to the proverb: Come what may, as God will, so will I go. If all go well, I will render the praise unto Thee, O Lord, for it is after all not my care, my work, my toil, nor my labor, but of Thy gift and grace when things go aright. I pray Thee that by Thy help and race all things may ever go right. Amen.
For Peace at Evening Time: Almighty, ever gracious Father, Thine only-begotten Son had not on earth any place to lay His weary head. By Thy grace, we have houses and home to which we can go, when storms come or wild beasts threaten, and whither we retire from the unrest of the masses, and from the cares of our calling. Grant, that by Thy grace our body may here rest in peace, freed from labor, and yield unto the soul that it may rise into Thy most holy rest; and through Thy peace, let all things abide still, quite, and in peace. Nothing can be more like unto Thy dine and most holy nature than a composed heart and mind; therefore, Thou hast called us out of turmoil into a safe haven, from the world unto eternal peace, which is greater than al the world can understand. May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be and abide upon this house and upon all who dwell therein, forever. Amen.
Family and friends requesting our prayers: Steve & Cindy Wiedmeyer, Carl & Lois Pritzlaff, Janet Meisenheimer, Mark Selzler, Paul Lierman, Sherry Cullen, Carolyn Bren, Ron & Joyce Virchow Sr., Judy Clark, Inez Schwoch, Deb Sumner, Jan Meyle, Sue Zell, Richard & Chloe Fisher, Ruth Mertz, Jerry & Gert Sullivan, Donna Sommer, Kandie Darmody, June Fry, David & Olivemae Olson, Eric Johanen, Diane Behrens, Marge Legate, Suzanne Stadelmayer, Elaine Kuenzel, Ray & Frances Neerhoff, Jeanette Guillaume, Linda Lukas, Linda Borneman, Nancy Nicholas, Rachel Davis, Marissa Flanders, Linda Schmidt, Vanessa Kuehne, Travis Winkler, Brian Vonlender, Scot Meisenheimer, Thomas Kramlik, and Jody Meisenheimer

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Birthdays
1- Ruth Mertz
6- Jim Behrens
Nancy Scherer
7- Keith Gierach
9- Clayton Kempf
10- Becky Boehlke
Jamie Carron
11- Brynlee Kempf
Archer Roell
15- Caden Olson
Ilana Wronski
21- Leah Bolstad
22- Samuel Grosskreuz
23- Shirley Mayer
Diane Zell
25- Dylan Kabitzke
27- Stephen Spalda Sr.
Anniversaries
20- Joan & James Prine
25- Jon & Sandy Thames

February volunteer schedule
Thursday, February 3: 7:00 p.m.
Altar Guild: Ginny S.
Elder: Dennis E.
Usher Team: A
Sunday, February 6: 8:00 a.m. / 10:30 a.m.
Office Volunteer: Caryn L.
Altar Guild: Laurie L. / Nancy R.
Elder: Ron K.. / Dan S.
Usher Team: 1 / 8
Acolyte: Rachel R.. / Violet S.
Thursday, February 10: 7:00 p.m.
Altar Guild: Karen S.
Elder: Dave F.
Usher Team: B
Acolyte: Dylan K.
Sunday, February 13 : 8:00 a.m. / 10:30 a.m.
Office Volunteer: Julie R
Altar Guild: Nancy R. / Julie R.
Elder: Kurt M.. / Gary J.
Usher Team: 3 / 2
Acolyte: Victoria M. / Georgia J.
Thursday, February 17: 7:00 p.m.
Altar Guild: Ruth K.
Elder: Patrick S.
Usher Team: A
Sunday, February 20: 8:00 a.m. / 10:30 a.m.
Office Volunteer: Carolyn M.
Altar Guild: Norma B. / Carolyn M.
Elder: Tanner S. / Dan S.
Usher Team: 1 / 4
Acolyte: Rachel R. / Wade J.
Thursday, February 24: 7:00 p.m.
Altar Guild: Ginny S.
Elder: Dennis E.
Usher Team: B
Acolyte: Dylan K.
Sunday, February 27: 8:00 a.m. / 10:30 a.m.
Office Volunteer: Nancy A.
Altar Guild: Nancy R. / Rita F.
Elder: Kurt M. / Gary J.
Usher Team: 3 / 8
Acolyte: Clayton K.. Josiah R.

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		1	2 / 4p Youth Catechesis / 6:30p Adult Class: / Lutheran Difference on Worship	3 / 9a 1st Samuel Bible Class / 7p Divine Service	4 / Office Closed	5 / 7a Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
6 / 8a Divine Service / 9:15a Sunday School: Bible Studies / 9:30a Adult Class: Life of Christ / 10:30a Divine Service / 12:00 p.m. Adult Class: 1st Samuel	7 / 6:30p Board of Elders Meeting	8	9 / 9a Quilters / 4p Youth Catechesis / 6:30p Adult Class: / Lutheran Difference on Worship	10 / 9a 1st Samuel Bible Class / 9a. Chapel @Ivy Manor I-III / 7p Divine Service	11 / Office Closed	12
13 / 8a Divine Service / 9:15a Sunday School: Bible Studies / 9:30a Adult Class: Life of Christ / 10:30a Divine Service / 12:00 p.m. Adult Class: 1st Samuel	14 / 5:30p Board of Trustees Meeting / 7p Church Council Meeting	15 / 12p LWML / Ladies Guild Meeting	16 / 4p Youth Catechesis / 6:30p Adult Class: / Lutheran Difference on Worship	17 / 9a 1st Samuel Bible Class / 7p Divine Service	18 / Office Closed	19 / 7a Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
20 / 8a Divine Service / 9:15a Sunday School: Bible Studies / 9:30a Adult Class: Life of Christ / 10:30a Divine Service / 12:00 p.m. Adult Class: 1st Samuel	21	22	23 / 9a Quilters / 4p Youth Catechesis / 6:30p Adult Class: / Lutheran Difference on Worship	24 / 9a 1st Samuel Bible Class / 7p Divine Service	25 / Office Closed	26
27 / 8a Divine Service / 9:15a Sunday School: Bible Studies / 9:30a Adult Class: Life of Christ / 10:30a Divine Service / 12:00 p.m. Adult Class: 1st Samuel	28 / 10:30 a. Chapel @ Jackson Crossing	February 2022

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Pilgrim Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
462 Meadowbrook Drive
West Bend, WI 53090

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Phone: 262-334-0375
Email: office@pilgrimlutheranwb.org
Website: www.pilgrimlutheran-westbend.org

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“Jesus is not urging upon His disciples a more strenuous moralism; He is bidding them spell out in their lives the implications of their new existence...They can no longer veil their lovelessness with cultic performances, such as sacrifice. In Jesus they are confronted with God who desires mercy, not sacrifice”
(Martin Franzmann,
Follow Me, 45)

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Inside this Issue:
Pilgrim News & Reports
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Cranach Altar Piece
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Communal Prayers
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
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Calendar
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