Author: Julie Raffa

Psalm Psalm 38
1O Lord, rebuke me not in your | anger,* nor discipline me | in your wrath! 2For your arrows have sunk | into me,* and your hand has come | down on me. 3There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indig- | nation;* there is no health in my bones because | of my sin. 4For my iniquities have gone o- | ver my head;* like a heavy burden, they are too heav- | y for me. 5My wounds stink and | fester* because of my | foolishness, 6I am utterly bowed down and | prostrate;* all the day I go about | mourning. 7For my sides are filled with | burning,* and there is no soundness | in my flesh. 8I am feeble | and crushed;* I groan because of the tumult | of my heart. 9O Lord, all my longing is be- | fore you;* my sighing is not hid- | den from you. 10My heart throbs; my strength | fails me,* and the light of my eyes—it also has | gone from me. 11My friends and companions stand aloof | from my plague,* and my nearest kin stand | far off. 12Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my hurt speak of | ruin* and meditate treachery | all day long. 13But I am like a deaf man; I | do not hear,* like a mute man who does not o- | pen his mouth. 14I have become like a man who | does not hear,* and in whose mouth are | no rebukes. 15But for you, O Lord, | do I wait;* it is you, O Lord my God, who will | answer. 16For I said, “Only let them not rejoice | over me,* who boast against me when my | foot slips!” 17For I am read- | y to fall,* and my pain is ever be- | fore me. 18I confess my in- | iquity;* I am sorry | for my sin. 19But my foes are vigorous, they are | mighty,* and many are those who hate me | wrongfully. 20Those who render me e- | vil for good* accuse me because I follow | after good. 21Do not forsake me, | O Lord!* O my God, be not | far from me! 22Make haste to | help me,* O Lord, my sal- | vation!
Collect of the Day
O God, You see that of ourselves we have no strength. By Your mighty power defend us from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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.
Holy Gospel Mark 8:27–38
27And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” 30And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.
31And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32And he said this plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
34And he called to him the crowd with his disciples and said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 35For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? 37For what can a man give in return for his life? 38For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
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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

Lenten Midweek 2
Divine Service
Lutheran Service Book: Page:
Liturgy: Setting 3 Apostles Creed 184
The Gloria and the Alleluia are omitted in Lent
The Litany for Prayers of the Church 288
Hymns:
I Walk in Danger All the Way 716
Jesus, I Will Ponder Now 440
Communion Hymns:
Abide With Me 878
From God Can Nothing 713
I Lie, O Lord, Within Your 885
O God, Forsake Me Not 731
Scripture Readings:
Psalm : Psalm 38
Gospel: Mark 8:27-28
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: Dennis Engmann, Patrick Schiefelbein
Organists: Ben Grosskreuz

Coming Up at Pilgrim
Saturday, March 6:
7:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
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:
9:00 a.m. Pilgrim Quilters
4:30 p.m. Youth Catechesis
6:30 p.m. Adult Class: Lutheran Difference
Thursday, March 8:
1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Midweek Lenten Service
Friday, March 9: Office Closed
Saturday, March 20:
7:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study

Lenten Midweek 2
The Disposition of the Penitent
March 4, 2021
22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! Psalm 38:22
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