Author: Julie Raffa

Introit Psalm 69:14–16; antiphon: v. 9
For zeal for your house has con- | sumed me,* and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fall- | en on me. Deliver me from sinking | in the mire;* let me be delivered from my enemies and from the deep | waters. Let not the flood sweep over me, or the deep swal- | low me up,* or the pit close its mouth | over me. Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast | love is good;* according to your abundant mercy, | turn to 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 zeal for your house has con- | sumed me,* and the reproaches of those who reproach you have fall- | en on me.
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 Exodus 20:1–17 1And God spoke all these words, saying,
2“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
3“You shall have no other gods before me.
4“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, 6but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
8“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. 11For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
13“You shall not murder.
14“You shall not commit adultery.
15“You shall not steal.
16“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
17“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.”
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 1:18–31 18The word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is written,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
20Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. 22For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; 28God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, 29so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. 30He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption. 31Therefore, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
Holy Gospel John 2:13–22
13The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16And he told those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” 17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
18So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” 19Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21But he was speaking about the temple of his body. 22When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Announcements
Masks are requested to be worn in the building during services and classes to prevent further spread of the Corona virus. Thank you
Elder Brian Skrentny has changed his phone number. The correct number to reach him is 262-353-6224.
Easter Flower orders are due before 12:00 p.m. on Sunday March 14, 2021.
Forms are available in bulletin and in various areas around the Church.
As we are trying to update our mailing lists and reduce our mailing costs. If you no longer wish to receive the bulletin through the mail, please contact the office at 262-334-0375 or by email at office@pilgrimlutheranwb.org
Thank you.
We are not accepting any clothing donations at this time. Both Bethesda in Horicon and the Ex-Offender Ministry are not accepting any donations right now. We will let you know when we can start accepting donations again. Thank you.
Ushers are greatly needed for all services. If you are able to volunteer a couple of hours a month, please contact the Church Office.
Join us on Thursday’s at 1:00 & 7:00 p.m. for the Lenten service series Psalms of the Penitent.
Living Word High School, Spring Musical In to The Woods is to be held on March 12 - 13, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
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
Divine Service
Lutheran Service Book: Page:
Liturgy: Setting 4 203
The Gloria and Alleluia are omitted in Lent.
Hymns:
“As Surely as I Live,” God said 614
May God Bestow on Us His Grace 823
Communion Hymns:
Jesus, Refuge of the Weary 423
When I Survey the Wondrous 425
The Infant Priest was Holy 624
Lord Jesus Christ, Life- 625
Lord of Our Life 659
Scripture Readings:
Old Testament: Exodus 20:1-17
Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Gospel: John 2:13-22
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:
Carl & Lois Pritzlaff, Traci Chapman, Amy & Mark Johnson, Brenda Faber, Nancy Rosenthal, Bruce Biendarra, Sue Vandlik Fox, Sue Knuth, Keith Gierach, Ruth Mertz, Dot Miller, Judy Clark, Joyce Virchow, Jerry & Gert Sullivan, Carolyn Bren, Orville Heckendorf, Kandie Darmody, June Fry, Elaine Kuenzel, 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
Preacher: Rev. Christopher Raffa
Liturgist: Rev. Joseph Fisher
Elder: Jake Hand, Gary Jenovai
Organists: Kathy Greve

Coming Up at Pilgrim
Sunday, March 7:
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, March 8:
5:30 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting
7:00 p.m. Church Council
Tuesday, March 9
Wednesday, March 10:
4:30 p.m. Youth Catechesis
6:30 p.m. Adult Class: Lutheran Difference
Thursday, March 11
1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.. Midweek Lenten Service
Friday, March 12: Office Closed
Saturday, March 20
7:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study

2021 Giving Report

Weekly Budgetary Goal:	$6,342.00
Given Feb. 25-28:	$6,873.02
+$531.02
Year-to-Date Budgetary Goal:	$57,078.00
Given Year-to-Date (Feb.28):	$56,973.24
(-$104.76)

Third Sunday in Lent
March 7, 2021
19Jesus answered them,
“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
John 2:19
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