Author: Julie Raffa

Introit Psalm 40:6–8; antiphon: 40:16
May all who seek you rejoice and be | glad in you;* may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great | is the Lord!” Sacrifice and offering you have not desired, but you have given me an | open ear.* Burnt offering and sin offering you have | not required. Then I said, “Behold, | I have come;* in the scroll of the book it is writ- | ten of me: I desire to do your will, | O my God;* your law is with- | in my heart.” Glory be to the Father and | to the Son* and to the Holy | Spirit; as it was in the be- | ginning,* is now, and will be forever. | Amen. May all who seek you rejoice and be | glad in you;* may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great | is the Lord!”
Collect of the Day
Lord God, You made Your beloved Son, our Savior, subject to the Law and caused Him to shed His blood on our behalf. Grant us the true circumcision of the Spirit that our hearts may be made pure from all sins; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Old Testament Reading Numbers 6:22–27
22The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23“Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them,
24The Lord bless you and keep you; 25the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
27“So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.”
Gradual Hebrews 8:10; 10:17
This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they shall be my people. I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.
Epistle Galatians 3:23–29 23Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. 24So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. 25But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, 26for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. 27For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.
Holy Gospel Luke 2:21 21And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Announcements
Cable Worship Schedule Pilgrim’s Sunday 8:00 a.m. Divine Service is broadcast on WB 987 and AT&T Uverse 99 multiple times during the week: Sundays: 6:00 a.m. Mondays: 4:00 p.m. Tuesdays: 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m. Wednesdays: 4:00 p.m. Bible Study, Thursdays: 4:00 p.m. This service is also live streamed and archived on the church’s YouTube channel:
Pilgrim Lutheran Church- West Bend, WI
Please Note:
The 2021 Offering envelopes are out and waiting for you to pick them up in the old Fellowship Hall/Cry room. Please do not use them until January 1, 2021. Thank you
Sunday School and Catechism classes will resume January 3rd and January 6, 2021.
Masks are requested to be worn in the building during services and classes to prevent further spread of the Corona virus. Thank you
I would like to thank everybody for their prayers, cards and get well wishes.
I pray everyday, thanking God that I am still alive.
Cheryl Thill

Name and Circumcision of Jesus
Divine Service
Lutheran Service Book: Page:
Liturgy: Setting 1 151
Hymns:
The Ancient Law Departs 898
Jesus! Name of Wondrous Love 900
Communion Hymns:
How Sweet the Name 524
Jesus Loves Me 588
The Infant Priest 624
Lord, Dismiss Us 924
Now Greet the Swiftly Changing Year 896
Scripture Readings:
Old Testament: Numbers 6:22-27
Epistle: Galatians 3:23-29
Gospel: Luke 2:21
X X X
In our prayers, we remember:
X all who live under the flag of our nation,
X law enforcement officers and their families,
X military personal and their families,
X those isolated from family and friends,
X those struggling with health issues: Randy & Albert Frank, Bill & Bev. Schepp, Keith Gierach, Ruth Mertz, Richard & Chloe Fisher, Judy Clark, Joyce Virchow, Jerry & Gert Sullivan, Carolyn Bren, Lois Pritzlaff, Orville Heckendorf, Donna Sommer, Kandie Darmody, Tracey Leffin-Hedrick, June Fry, Elaine Kuenzel, Louise Kreis, Diane Behrens, Jennifer Jensen
X pastors, missionaries, and those who serve God’s people with the gifts of Christ,
X Christians persecuted for the confession of the faith, and especially we remember
X all who have forsaken the faith, that they may be restored to gladness of heart and be made wise to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.
X X X
Officiant: Rev. Christopher Raffa
Elder: Jake Hand
Organists: Ben Grosskreuz

Coming Up at Pilgrim
Sunday, January 3:
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Divine Service
9:15 a.m. Sunday School: Enduring Faith
9:30 a.m. Adult Class: Small Catechism
12:30 p.m. Bible Study: Galatians
Monday, January 4:
6:30 p.m. Elders Meeting
Tuesday, January 5:
Wednesday, January 6:
4:30 p.m. Youth Catechesis
6:30 p.m. Adult Class: Lutheran Difference
Thursday, January 7:
7:00 p.m. Divine Service
Friday, January 8: Office Closed
Saturday, January 9:
7:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study

2020 Giving Report
Will be updated in the January Pilgrim Herald.

Circumcision and Name of Jesus
January 1, 2021
24The Lord bless you and keep you; 25the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26
Welcome and blessings to you through our Lord Jesus Christ!
We welcome all who gather with us around the Altar and Pulpit to hear the Word of God. If you are visiting, we are happy that you could join us today. Please sign the guest book in the narthex and fill out one of the pew cards and pass it in with the offering plate to leave a record of your visit.
Communion Statement: By the design and specific warning of our Lord Jesus Christ in His Word, the precious gift of the Lord’s Body and Blood is to be shared with His blessing only with those prepared to take it rightly. (1 Cor 11:23-32) At the first communion our Lord did not commune all believers, but only those who had been instructed by Him daily for three years. The custom of our church is to offer the Sacrament only to confirmed members of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. So that our pastors would faithfully fulfill their obligations, (1 Cor 4:1; Heb 13:17; 1 Cor 11:27), all first-time visitors should speak to one of the pastors prior to communing. Our pastors are eager and available to provide instruction leading to a right and salutary reception our Lord’s holy Body and Blood, so that in the future you may join us in the blessing of this sacrament.

Pilgrim Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession
The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
462 Meadowbrook Drive, West Bend, WI 53090
(262) 334-0375 www.pilgrimlutheran-westbend.org