Wearing masks in public indoor settings is not required by public health. Wearing a mask is a personal choice. We encourage you to continue wearing your mask if it is your preference for any reason.
There are no capacity restrictions on worship services.
**We encourage you stay at home if you are unwell.
AS WE GATHER Jesus weeps. His heart is broken. He longs to gather God’s children together. Like the prophets of old, He laments over the unbelief He sees in the place where saving faith should be most evident: Jerusalem. “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem. . . . How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not!” (Luke 13:34). Both back in the day and in our own day, many people refuse to be gathered to Jesus, even as He willingly and mercifully offers His life for all. This reality breaks Jesus’ heart, and it should break ours also. Nevertheless, there is good news: the rejection of the multitudes never deters the faithfulness of our Savior. He is relentless in His pursuit of sinners, longing to see them in the place where He gathers us in grace and fills us with forgiveness. That place is right here! Right here and now, Jesus invites you to come to Him. So we gather together as the children of God under the wings of our living and loving Savior!
Bible Readings
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Jeremiah 26:8–15 (The prophet calls God’s people to mend their ways and obey the voice of the Lord.)
EPISTLE READING: Philippians 3:17–4:1 (Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it, we await a Savior.)
HOLY GOSPEL: Luke 13:31–35(Jesus longs to gather the Lord’s children together.)
AS WE GATHER As soon as Jesus leaves the Jordan after His Baptism, the Spirit leads Him into the wilderness. This marks the opening skirmish between Him and Satan, and the war is on! The conclusion comes when the devil thinks it is “an opportune time,” as Jesus dies. But by dying, He destroys death, and all who call on the name of the Lord will be saved, Paul assures us in the Epistle. God kept His promises as He led the people to the Promised Land, the psalmist relies on Him for all things, and so do we as the battles in our lives continue, even though the war has been won.
Bible Readings
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Deuteronomy 26:1–11 (First fruits shall be given at the end of the journey.)
EPISTLE READING: Romans 10:8b–13 (The Word is near you.)
HOLY GOSPEL: Luke 4:1–13(Jesus defeats the devil in the wilderness.)
The Canada-wide 2021 Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box collection season has begun, and thousands of individuals, families, churches, businesses, and community groups will be filling Shoe Boxes with gifts for less fortunate kids around the world.
These Shoe Boxes bring joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world, regardless of gender, race, religion or age.
Literature on the procedure of the project is included in each Shoe Box. Please fill a Shoe Box or two or even three and help bring the joy of Christmas to children around the world. The return date for gift-filled Shoe Boxes is November 14th
The best Christmas gifts are the ones that come from the heart. And sometimes, they come from a Shoe Box!
Along with our new website, we’re planning on keeping our Facebook page more up to date for our members and community. Look for posts from pastor and others over the coming weeks.
You are welcome to sign out a copy from the office to guide you through your at-home devotions. Or download a free copy of “Orders of Daily Prayer with Hymns” from Concordia Publishing House . You will find it to be a treasure for worship and prayer at home and has some of the best hymns that the Holy Christian Church possesses. Audio files of the hymns are also available online.
We should not panic – this as an opportunity to pray and serve as opportunities arise. The Holy Christian Church has faced much worse and not only endured, but thrived! As we should at all times, we need to look up for our redemption as always.
We urge you to pray and read your Bible at home. Pray for
Our nation and its leaders
Your neighbors, friends and loved ones
All the medical staff who are serving faithfully in the midst of this global crisis
Completing this PDF form and either mail it to the church or drop it off at the church
If you do not wish to sign up for PAD, we encourage you to continue to give your offerings to the church so that our normal operating expenses can be met. You can do so by:
Mailing in your offering to the church
Dropping your offering off at the church during office hours so that . But please, call ahead before you do so.
Probably easiest, sending in your offering via LLC’s secure payment website. LCC will forward your donations to Trinity.
