Come and Share
Wisdom prepares a feast, sets her table, and invites all to come and eat her bread and drink her wine. The first chapter of John’s gospel owes much to the biblical tradition that imagined Wisdom as existing before anything was created and having a role in the work of creation. Christ, the wisdom of God (1 Cor. 1:24), today invites us to eat his flesh and drink his blood. John’s gospel includes no account of the institution of the Lord’s supper, but here we can't help hearing Jesus’ words as an invitation to the meal of bread and wine we share.
- From Sundays and Seasons
TAI'S PANTRY
Thank you to everyone who has and continues to bring in food items for our food pantry. Please check on the food pantry to be sure it stays stocked up.
Council Meeting
Our next church council meeting is Sunday, August 18 immediately following Divine Service. If you have an issue that you would like to bring before the council, or if you just want to sit in, please let Pastor William or Mary Shulak know.
The Gathering will meet on Friday, August 23 at 11:00 a.m. at Barbara Little's house. St. Luke Guys will meet Friday, August 23 at 11:30 a.m.
Commemorations this week:
Thursday, August 15
Mary, Mother of Our Lord
The church (including Martin Luther) honored Mary with the title theotokos, meaning "God-bearer," for her role in giving birth to the Son of God. Her song, the Magnificat, speaks eloquently of God's lifting the lowly and feeding the hungry.
The church (including Martin Luther) honored Mary with the title theotokos, meaning "God-bearer," for her role in giving birth to the Son of God. Her song, the Magnificat, speaks eloquently of God's lifting the lowly and feeding the hungry.
Tuesday, August 20
Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, died 1153
Bernard, a Cistercian monk, was a man of great spirituality who wrote mystical works and criticized those whom he thought took an overly intellectual approach to the faith. He became an abbot, and wrote several hymns that are still beloved today.
Bernard, a Cistercian monk, was a man of great spirituality who wrote mystical works and criticized those whom he thought took an overly intellectual approach to the faith. He became an abbot, and wrote several hymns that are still beloved today.
Worship This Week
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 18
Prayer of the Day
Ever-loving God, your Son gives himself as living bread for the life of the world. Fill us with such a knowledge of his presence that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life to serve you continually, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
Amen.
Psalm 34:9-14
Those who seek the Lord lack nothing that is good. (Ps. 34:10)
Those who seek the Lord lack nothing that is good. (Ps. 34:10)
Ephesians 5:15-20
Filled with the Spirit, sing thanks to God
Filled with the Spirit, sing thanks to God
John 6:51-58
Christ the true food and drink
Christ the true food and drink
