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This Week @ Faith
WORSHIP SERVICE INSIDE THE SANCTUARY!
The darkness of sin and death are as hidden to us as the darkness of night is hidden by the artificial lights of a city. The revelation of God is not only that God is light and in Him is no darkness but that we are in darkness and have no light. The Epiphany moment is that the true light, He who is the light of the world, has come, and in Him we are made light by Baptism and faith. Today, we pray for that light to fill our darkness that we may know the fullness of the revelation of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. His light is so great that it overcomes every enemy and bridges the distance between all cultures and all peoples. We pray the Lord that we may walk in His light even to everlasting life.
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OLD TESTAMENT READING Isaiah 60:1-6 (Arise, shine, for your light has come.)
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. 2 See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. 4 “Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you; your sons come from afar, and your daughters are carried on the hip. 5 Then you will look and be radiant, your heart will throb and swell with joy; the wealth on the seas will be brought to you, to you the riches of the nations will come. 6 Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah. And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
EPISTLE READING Ephesians 3:1-12 (The mystery long hidden has been revealed in Jesus Christ.)
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.
GOSPEL READING Matthew 2:1-12 (The star leads the Magi to the place where Jesus Christ was born for all.)
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: 6 “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” 7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.” 9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
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Please watch our Online worship services on Faith's Facebook page live Sundays at 9 AM and posted afterwards on our YouTube channel!
NEW SERVICES ADDED WEEKLY!
Click here for Faith's new YouTube channel:
You can also access past audio Sermons, Devotions and Bible Studies from Click here for Pastor Wenz's YouTube channel:
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Come join us for our Thursday Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall at 10:00 AM!
We are currently studying Galatians. This is a discussion study and so will not be streamed online. However, you can listen to Pastor Wenz' previous study on Galations here.
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This Week @ Faith ~ January 1, 2022
“Today” Sunday
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9:00 am |
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WORSHIP SERVICE & COMMUNION |
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Approximately 12:00 pm |
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Watch today's Service on YouTube |
| Monday |
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Office Closed |
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7:00 pm |
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Narcotics Anonymous |
| Tuesday |
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9:30 am-2:30 pm |
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Office Open |
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9:15 am |
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Food Set-up |
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7:00 pm |
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Narcotics Anonymous |
| Wednesday |
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9:30 am-2:30 pm |
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Office Open, Pastor Available |
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10:00 am |
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Food Distribution |
| Thursday |
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9:30 am-2:30 pm |
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Office Open, Pastor Available |
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10:00 am |
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Bible Study (in the Fellowship Hall) |
| Friday |
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9:30 am-12:30 pm |
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Office Open |
| Saturday |
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7:30 am |
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Men's Breakfast & Bible Study |
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9:00 am |
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Elders' Meeting |
| Sunday |
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9:00 am |
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WORSHIP SERVICE & COMMUNION |
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Prayers for Our Faith Family
Prayers for strength and healing:
Sabrea Adam, Dorel Antim, Jennine Burrows, Norma Mae Burton, Katherine Cross, Cailee Falkenberg, Louise Jackson, Josh Juengel, Debbie Kraimer, Susan Mason, Marcus Mauldin, Sophie McAdams, Ann Rowan, Jeff Saarela, Amanda Salgado.
Prayers for Family & Friends:
Tony Dunn, for strength & healing after being diagnosed with cancer.
Ron Binkley, who is going in for a stress test & his sister, Cheryl Binkley for strength & healing after surgery, & friends, John Mason, Rod Carra, Torry & family, Jason, Kala, Rodrigo Parra, Kelby Knapp, Ann Martin, Yvonne Para, Stephanie, Alvin Hader, & Jeff Saarela’s sister-in-law, Ivy Antilla, who’s going in for surgery, & Tom Doyle , Levi, Rodrigo Parra, Air Force Vet, & Celia Parra & family, Bob Thatcher, who fell & broke his ribs for strength & healing.
Caroline Schroeder’s friend, Mary Banks, with stage 4 cancer, for healing.
Ann Rowan's friend, Julie Bennet, strength and healing from Lupus.
Carlos Alarcon, for thanksgiving after successful heart surgery.
Lynette Bodiford’s Mom, Kiki, for strength & healing.
Joellyn Nelson, for healing of her feet.
Francis Remus-Williams’ son, Jason Remus, for comfort & faith while waiting for his other hip replacement surgery.
Sherry Llamas’ & family thank you for your prayers, as her Mother-in-law is now back at home.
David Perdue, for strength & healing.
Floyd Edding, friend of the Brody’s, for strength & healing after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Sabrea Adam’s son, who has leg pain and is to have surgery soon, for strength & healing.
Pastor Gene's & Cindy's Son, Jacob, for strength & healing.
Dan & Barbara Danbo & family, for strength & healing.
Norma Mae Burton’s brother, Ted, who is very sick from a heart attack, for strength & healing.
David Tito’s cousin, Bernie, who was in a serious car accident, & her husband, Donald, for strength & healing.
Andy & Suzanne’s Grandson-in-law, Richard Gonzalez, is back safe from Poland, praise the Lord.
Stephanie and her friend Allison thank you for your prayers. They got their miracle for Allison’s unborn baby.
Stephanie’s friends' Vanessa & Jerrid Figueroa, for a good outcome on her adopting baby girl Raegan.
Raegan, Stephanie’s friends’ baby daughter they are trying to adopt, is now home from the hospital. Thanks for all the prayers.
Pastor Gene & Cindi's niece, Sonya, who had quadruple bypass on 12/1, for strength & healing.
Donna’s dear friend, Maris, who just found out she has uterine cancer, for strength & healing.
Suzanne Shaffer, for strength & healing.
 In Celebration of: Those celebrating birthdays this week: Freddy Juengel 1/9, Michael Lopez 1/12, Stan Shatford 1-13. This week’s anniversaries: Bob & Susan Lamb 1/8.
For Those That Are Home Bound:
Chuck & Mary Bedard, Norma Mae Burton, Ruby Doucette, Marilyn Lukkowen, Joellyn Nelson.
Those in the Military:
Josh Creacy, Devin Danbo, Caitlin & Richard Gonzalez, & Garrett & Minzhi Smith
For our Adopted Missionary: Delwyn Campbell.
Comfort for: The family of Donna's friend, Maris who's Mother, Joyce, passed away on 12/27/2022.
If you are in need of prayers please contact the office or Heather Svika (951) 660-7212 so we can add your prayers to our prayer chain and be aware of your needs.
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Dear Faith Family,
We are so blessed to be serving at Faith and want to thank you for your generous gifts. God’s blessings to you all on Christmas and the New Year! You are always in our prayers.
Yours in Christ’s love,
Pastor Gene & Cyndi
Dear Faith Family,
Thank you so much for your generous gift! I feel so very blessed and, am so very thankful to be a member of the “Faith Family”. May 2023 bring you all Peace, Love, Joy and Hope!
Love &Blessings,
Donna
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Dear Faith Family,
Thank you so much for all the prayers, cards and well wishes. They are such a blessing to me.
Your Sister in Christ,
Suzanne Shaffer
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Confirmation Class Will Tentatively Start Again on January 29, 2023
This class is open to all:
· Who want to learn what Faith believes and teaches
· Who want to become members of Faith
· Who want to renew their faith walk
· Who want to study the basic teachings of Christianity
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NEXT FELLOWSHIP BRUNCH, SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2023!
Join us for our Sunday Fellowship Brunches and Visitor Welcome (after Sunday service). We hold these on the last Sunday of the month. We want to encourage fellowship for our whole congregation, as well as encouraging you to bring a guest with you that week! Bring them to our 9:00 am service and stay later for Brunch! The church will supply some of the brunch food, but we ask each family to bring a brunch item to share (muffins, egg casseroles, quiche, etc.), so we will have enough for our guests.
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From the LWML
Reminder: The next LWML meeting will be held on Saturday, January 21st at 10:00 AM.
Reminder: LWML Sunday is on the first Sunday of the Month.
Bring in your mites
Sunday, February 5, 2022
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Faith Lutheran Church's Social Ministries needs volunteers to help with the "Food Set-up" and" Food Distribution" for the homeless and less fortunate. This only occurs on the second and fourth Tuesday and Wednesday of each month.
If you are interested, please contact Stephanie Michaud, Theresa Rockwell, or Faith at 951-689-2626.
DONATIONS NEEDED: CONDIMENTS (little packets of mustard, mayo, ketchup, syrup, jelly, BBQ and soy sauce, etc,). Reusable grocery bags.
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The worldwide pandemic is causing major disruptions unlike anything the modern world has experienced. We are all struggling with major disruptions and changes to our lives. The church, just like our personal situations, continues to have fixed operating expenses that need to be paid. We depend heavily on the Easter season's higher attendance and extra services to build a cushion to cover the lower offering months. Also, we are missing income from the groups that utilize the church's facilities. Without regular services and the offering plate, it will be a challenge to meet expenses. Although our services have been canceled, please remember to support Faith with your offerings. Please consider:
- Mailing your gift to the church using the offering envelope.
- Consider signing up for automatic offerings. You can transfer your stewardship donations directly from your bank safely and conveniently. This helps you plan and fulfill your stewardship commitments in a timely manner and eliminate the time and cost of writing checks. Many of your fellow church members have used this method for 10 years and there have never been any problems.
- Click here to download the form.
Sincerely,
Bruce Duerfeldt
Faith's Treasurer
951-268-4320
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(See new 9 AM bulletin link at top of page!)
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9:00 AM Contemporary Service
Join us on Facebook live Sundays, 9 AM (if the live stream does not work, it will be posted later)
(click link below).
Faith Lutheran Riverside Facebook Page
Epistle Reading - Ephesians 3:1-12
Gospel Reading - Matthew 2:1-12
(See 9 AM bulletin link at top of page!)
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