Author: Julie Raffa

Introit Psalm 111:1–5, 9; antiphon: v. 10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good under- | standing.* His praise endures for- | ever! Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my | whole heart,* in the company of the upright, in the congre- | gation. Great are the works | of the Lord,* studied by all who de- | light in them. Full of splendor and majesty | is his work,* and his righteousness endures for- | ever. He has caused his wondrous works to be re- | membered;* the Lord is gracious and | merciful. He provides food for those who | fear him;* he remembers his covenant for- | ever. He sent redemption to his people; he has commanded his covenant for- | ever.* Holy and awesome | is his name! 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. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good under- | standing.* His praise endures for- | ever!
Collect of the Day
Almighty God, whom to know is everlasting life, grant us to know Your Son, Jesus, to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow His steps in the way that leads to life eternal; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Old Testament Reading Proverbs 9:1–10
1Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn her seven pillars. 2She has slaughtered her beasts; she has mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3She has sent out her young women to call from the highest places in the town, 4“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” To him who lacks sense she says, 5“Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. 6Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight.” 7Whoever corrects a scoffer gets himself abuse, and he who reproves a wicked man incurs injury. 8Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. 9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. 10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
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 Ephesians 5:6–21 6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 7Therefore do not associate with them; 8for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord. 11Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. 13But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, 14for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,
“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
15Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with all your heart, 20giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Holy Gospel John 6:51–69
51[Jesus said:] “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
52The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. 55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. 57As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. 58This is the bread that came down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” 59Jesus said these things in the synagogue, as he taught at Capernaum.
60When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” 61But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples were grumbling about this, said to them, “Do you take offense at this? 62Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? 63It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is of no avail. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 64But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) 65And he said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by the Father.”
66After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. 67So Jesus said to the Twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” 68Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, 69and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
Announcements
Sunday, August 22 we will be having a Guest Preacher, Rev. James May of Mission Africa will be here for services and will be talking about Mission Africa in the 9:15 am Bible Class.
If you are interested in learning Setting 2 and can get on the internet please check out the following:
https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Flcms.box.com%2Fv%2FLSB-Divine-Service-2
This will allow anyone who wants to listen to both pastor and congregation sing the parts of Divine Service setting 2. This is a great resource to assist our congregation in learning this new setting.
*REGISTRATION Forms for Sunday School and Catechesis are available in the Narthex and on the Pilgrim website at
www.pilgrimlutheran-westbend.org. Finished forms can be brought to the office or if using the website, please email them in. Thank you.
*The Church Picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 12 after the 10:30 service. We are looking for volunteers to help with Set up, Clean up/Tear down, Cooking, Serving and Games. If you are willing to help out with any of these tasks, please see the sign-up sheet (gold) on the Bulletin Board in the Narthex.
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*Thrivent Choice: Thank you to those who are participating in the Thrivent Choice Program. We have received $49.00. Anyone with Thrivent accounts would do well to dedicate the Choice Dollars (the money given away freely by Thrivent so as to maintain its non-profit status, so it costs you nothing). You can direct your Thrivent Choice Dollars by calling 800-847-4836 and selecting Thrivent Choice.
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

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Divine Service
Lutheran Service Book: Page:
Liturgy: Setting 2 (Apostles Creed) 167
Hymns:
O Word of God Incarnate 523
O God, My Faithful God 696
Communion Hymns:
What a Friend We have 770
Chief of Sinners Though I Be 611
By Grace I’m Saved 566
O Lord, We Praise Thee 617
Let Me Be Thine Forever 689
Scripture Readings:
Old Testament: Proverbs 9: 1-10
Epistle: Ephesians 5:6-21
Gospel: John 6:51-69
In our prayers, we remember:
XSarah Spalda and family on the death of her
mom, Phyllis Fraedrich.
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:
Linda Mejchar, the Boehlke Family, Patrick Horlamus, Tim Orvan, Judy Clark, Carolyn Bren, Ron & Joyce Virchow Sr., Betty Steely, Kathy Greve, Inez Schwoch, Mark Selzler, Keith Gierach, Deb Sumner, 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.
Preacher: Rev. Christopher Raffa
Liturgist: Rev. Joseph Fisher
Elder: Dennis E., Bob K., Gary J.
Cantor: Kurt Meyle
Organist: Ben Grosskreuz

Coming Up at Pilgrim
Sunday, August 15:
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Divine Service
9:30 a.m. Adult Class: Life of Christ
12:30 p.m. Bible Study: 1st Samuel
Monday, August 16:
5:30 p.m. Trustees Meeting
Tuesday, August 17:
2:00 P.M. Chapel @ Auxiliary Court
Wednesday, August 18:
6:30 p.m. Adult Class: Lutheran Difference
Thursday, August 19:
7:00 p.m. Divine Service
Friday, August 20: Office Closed
Saturday, August 21:
7:00 a.m. Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
Wednesday, September 8:
4:00 p.m. Youth Catechism
Sunday, September 12
9:15 a.m. First day of Sunday school
12:00 p.m. Church Picnic

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
August 12 - 15, 2021
68Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, 69and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” John 6: 68-69
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