Author: Julie Raffa

Introit Psalm 5:4–8; antiphon: Psalm 1:6
For the Lord knows the way of the | righteous,* but the way of the wicked will | perish. For you are not a God who delights in | wickedness;* evil may not | dwell with you. The boastful shall not stand be- | fore your eyes;* you hate all evil- | doers. You destroy those | who speak lies;* the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and de- | ceitful man. But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will en- | ter your house.* I will bow down toward your holy temple in the | fear of you. Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my | enemies;* make your way straight be- | fore me. 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. For the Lord knows the way of the | righteous,* but the way of the wicked will | perish.
Collect of the Day
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy, be gracious to all who have gone astray from Your ways and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of Your Word; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Old Testament Reading Ezekiel 33:7–20
7“So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. 8If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. 9But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.
10“And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said: ‘Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we rot away because of them. How then can we live?’ 11Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?
12“And you, son of man, say to your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it when he turns from his wickedness, and the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness when he sins. 13Though I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, yet if he trusts in his righteousness and does injustice, none of his righteous deeds shall be remembered, but in his injustice that he has done he shall die. 14Again, though I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ yet if he turns from his sin and does what is just and right, 15if the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has taken by robbery, and walks in the statutes of life, not doing injustice, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 16None of the sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him. He has done what is just and right; he shall surely live.
17“Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just,’ when it is their own way that is not just. 18When the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it. 19And when the wicked turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he shall live by them. 20Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ O house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his ways.”
Gradual Hebrews 12:2
[O come, let us fix our eyes on] Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Epistle 1 Corinthians 10:1–13
1I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3and all ate the same spiritual food, 4and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. 5Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. 7Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” 8We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. 9We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, 10nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer. 11Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. 12Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. 13No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Holy Gospel Luke 13:1–9
1There were some present at that very time who told [Jesus] about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. 4Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
6And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ 8And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. 9Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
Announcements
The monies raised from the Men’s Breakfast Dinner on March 31, will be given to the Selzler family for Medical expenses
When writing your offering checks to the Church, please make sure you have the correct year listed. The bank may not accept the check if the year is incorrect.
Looking for Easter candy!! We are looking for small individual wrapped Easter candies to stuff he eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt. Please drop off a the Church office. We will be stuffing eggs on Wednesday, April 6th for the Hunt on Saturday April 9. Please let the office know if you are able to help.
We are also looking for Help on Saturday for the Hiding of the Eggs, Hunting helpers and for Clean up.
Anyone with Thrivent accounts would do well to dedicate their Choice Dollars (the money is given away freely by Thrivent so as to maintain its non-profit status, so it costs you nothing) soon! The deadline is 3/31 for the previous year’s funds to be designated. At the moment there are thousands of dollars being wasted by members of our congregations neglecting to designate, money that could serve a charity of your choice well (perhaps the church, i.e. the roof, perhaps another charity—up to you).
The Endowment Fund has $8,550 available for requests. The Deadline to have your request in is April 1, 2022. Please stop in at the office to pick up your request/application form.
You can request Free Covid Tests kits
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And follow the instructions there.

Third Sunday in Lent
Divine Service
Lutheran Service Book: Page:
Liturgy: Setting 2 (Apostles Creed) 167
The Gloria and the Alleluia are omitted in Lent
Hymns:
Jesus Sinners Doth Receive 609
May God Bestow on Us His Grace 823
Communion Hymns:
Rock of Ages 761
Jesus, Grant That Balm 421
O Christ, You Walked 424
God so Loved the World 571
Water, Blood and Spirit Crying 597
Scripture Readings:
Old Testament: Ezekiel 33:7-20
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Gospel: Luke 13:1-9
X X X
In our prayers, we remember:
X all who live under the flag of our nation,
X our government and judicial officials,
X law enforcement officers, military personnel, and their families,
X those isolated from family and friends,
X those struggling with health issues:
Jan Meyle, Delores Crawley, Paul & Barb Soat, Bob & Sue Schlinsock, Carolyn Bren, Sheryl Pajewski, Mark Selzler, Paul Lierman, Sherry Cullen, Judy Clark, Ron & Joyce Virchow Sr., Louise Kreis, Betty Steely, Inez Schwoch, Sue Zell, Ruth Mertz, Jerry & Gert Sullivan, Kandie Darmody, June Fry, Elaine Kuenzel, Diane Behrens
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
Preacher: Rev. Christopher Raffa
Liturgist: Rev. Joseph Fisher
Elder: Tanner Schmidt, Gary Jenovai
Cantor: Tanner Schmidt
Organists: Ben Grosskreuz

Coming Up at Pilgrim
Sunday, March 20:
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Divine Service
9:15 a.m. Sunday School: Bible Studies
9:30 a.m. Adult Class: Life of Christ
12:30 p.m. Bible Study: 1st Sameul
Monday, March 21:
Tuesday, March 22:
2:00 p.m. Chapel @ Auxiliary Court
Wednesday, March 23:
4:00 p.m. Youth Catechesis
6:30 p.m. Adult Class: Lutheran Difference
Thursday, March 24:
9:00 a.m. Adult Class: 1st Samuel
1:00 p.m. Lenten Midweek Divine Service
5:30 p.m. Pot Luck Lenten Dinner
7:00 p.m. Lenten Midweek Divine Service
Friday, March 25: Office Closed
Saturday, April 2:
7:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study

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

Third Sunday in Lent
March 20, 2022
13No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
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