Author: Julie Raffa

Introit Psalm 37:5–7; antiphon: v. 4
Delight yourself | in the Lord,* and he will give you the desires | of your heart. Commit your way | to the Lord;* trust in him, and | he will act. He will bring forth your righteousness | as the light,* and your justice as the | noonday. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently | for him;* fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil de- | vices! Delight yourself | in the Lord,* and he will give you the desires | of your heart.
Collect of the Day
O God, whose strength is made perfect in weakness, grant us humility and childlike faith that we may please You in both will and deed; 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 Jeremiah 11:18–20
18The Lord made it known to me and I knew; then you showed me their deeds. 19But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. I did not know it was against me they devised schemes, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name be remembered no more.” 20But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.
Gradual Psalm 34:9, 19, alt.
Fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing! Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
Epistle James 3:13—4:10
13Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 18And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
1What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? 2You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. 4You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? 6But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Holy Gospel Mark 9:30–37
30[The disciples] went on from there and passed through Galilee. And [Jesus] did not want anyone to know, 31for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.” 32But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
33And they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 36And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”
Announcements
Make Revelation Great Again
The book of Revelation is widely known for how it speaks about things that are way “up there” and way “down the road.” While this is most certainly true, its real greatness is in the many fascinating ways it reveals the “right here” and the “right now” of what is taking place in Christian worship. Come take a fresh look at this challenging book on September 14, 21, and 28 from 6:30–8pm at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in West Bend with Dr. Brian German, Associate Professor of Theology at Concordia University Wisconsin and Director of the Concordia Bible Institute.
The Thirty Days in God’s Word books have been ordered. The amount due for each book is $10.50. This amount is due when you pick up your order. Please make checks payable to Pilgrim Lutheran Church.
LWML/Ladies Guild will be meeting on Tuesday, September 21 at noon. All ladies of the congregation are invited to join us. Lunch as well as juice, water, coffee and dessert will be provided.
Altar Guild is in need of people who would be willing to serve the Church. No member is sent out to do set up or clean up alone until they are ready. If you are willing to help out, please contact Altar Guild President Ginny Schober.
FALL CLEAN UP DAY is scheduled for Saturday, October 23 starting at 8:00 a.m.
The usage of Setting 2, will be discussed at the Voters Meeting on Sunday, October 31 at 12:00 p.m. It will be voted on if we will continue using setting 2 or not.
Amazon Smile: Designate Pilgrim when you shop at Smile.Amazon.com and they will donate ).5% of the eligible purchase price to our church. Designate Pilgrim Evangelical Lutheran Church as your charity of choice on the homepage, then place your order as usual.
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

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Divine Service
Lutheran Service Book: Page:
Liturgy: Setting 3 (Nicene Creed) 184
Hymns:
One Things Needful 536
Lord of Our Life 659
Communion Hymns:
Your Table I Approach 628
Lord of Glory, You Have 851
Why Should Cross and Trial 756
What Is the World to Me 730
God’s Own Child 594
Scripture Readings:
Old Testament: Jeremiah 11:18-20
Epistle: James 3:13-4:10
Gospel: Mark 9:30-37
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:
Inez Grandin-Schmidt, Kenneth Sellnow, Linda Mejchar, Naisa Gohr, Judy Clark, Carolyn Bren, Ron & Joyce Virchow Sr., Louise Kreis, Betty Steely, Inez Schwoch, Mark Selzler, Sue Zell, Mark Soat, Brenda Faber, Ruth Mertz, Dot Miller, 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. Joseph Fisher
Liturgist: Rev. Christopher Raffa
Elder: Brian S., Tanner S., Dennis E.
Cantor: Samuel Boehlke
Organists: Ben Grosskreuz, Samuel Grosskreuz

Coming Up at Pilgrim
Saturday, September 18:
7:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
Sunday, September 19:
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 Samuel
Monday, September 20:
Tuesday, September 21:
12:00 p.m. Ladies Guild/LWML
2:00 p.m. Chapel @ Auxiliary Court
6:30 p.m. Bible Institute Class on Revelation
Wednesday, September 22:
9:00 a.m. Pilgrim Quilters
4:30 p.m. Youth Catechesis
6:30 p.m. Adult Class: Lutheran Difference
Thursday, September 23:
7:00 p.m. Divine Service
Friday, September 24: Office Closed
Saturday, October 2:
7:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study

PLEASE NOTE, In an effort to save paper and money we will not be putting the announcements in the Large Print bulletin.
Please return the Large print bulletin to the Narthex after services so it may be reused for the next service.
Please take a regular print bulletin if you need the calendar and announcements.
Thank you.

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 16 - 19, 2021
37“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.” Mark 9:37
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