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Fall 2024 at Faith

Hello, dear Family of Faith! See below the schedule for Fall 2024 (Sept-Nov) here at Faith Rogue River. If there is a cancellation due to illness or emergency, it will be communicated through our group texting service. If you don’t currently get those messages, please let Pastor Laws or Pastor McCoy know, and they can add your cell number to it.

Sundays

8:45 am: Sunday School (Adults, Kids, Littles)

10:00 am: Divine Service

(Following Divine Service): 2nd Sun: Church Council; 5th Sun: Church Potluck

Thursdays*

9:00 am: Individual Confession & Absolution Hour

10:00am: Matins & Bible Class

12:00 pm, 3rd Thurs: LWML Luncheon & Meeting

6:00 pm, Final Thurs: Men of Faith (Sept 26, Oct 24, Nov 7)

Saturdays

10:00 am-Noon, 1st Sat: Individual Confession & Absolution Hours

*There will be no Individual C&A, Matins, or Morning Bible Class on Sept 19th and Oct 24th.

Note: Sick Visits and Individual Absolution occur at regularly appointed times and are also available upon request on Wednesday or Saturday afternoons, or other times in emergencies. Please call or text to (541) 218-2046 (Pastor’s Cell). If I miss your call, please leave a message with your name & number so I can call you back as I am able.

Midweek Bible Class on Summer Break

Dear Family of Faith,

Yesterday we wrapped up our study of St. Mark’s Gospel for our Thursday morning study, examining Jesus’ Burial & Resurrection. We will be taking a summer break for the Midweek Study until September. This Fall, our Midweek Study will jump into the Prophet Hosea.

Peace be with you,

Pastor Laws

2024 Oregon March for Life

Hello Family of Faith!

On Saturday, May 18th, LCMS Life Ministries (our synod’s pro-life organization) will be joining the Oregon March for Life in our state capitol, Salem, from 2:30-4:30 pm. I hope you are able to join us in time of prayer for the unborn of Oregon and of protest against unjust laws in our state which sanction  the murder of children in our state.

Here’s how to register and get a bright green beanie & t-shirt, courtesy of Vicar Zachary Kreitler of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Gresham, OR:

Holy Week at Faith

Dear saints of Faith,

Lenten greetings to you all! Here are the services that we will be having this Holy Week. Please consider attending as many as you can this week as we reflect together upon the Second Article of the Creed, about what God has done for your Redemption.

Peace in Christ,

– Pastor Laws

PS: Please note that this year we will be joining with St. Paul’s in Grants Pass for their Easter Vigil Service of the Readings.

PSS: Also note that I will have time set aside for Individual Confession & Absolution on the afternoons of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.

Palm Sunday (3/24): Bible Class 8:45 am, Divine Service 10 am

Maundy Thursday (3/28): [No Bible Class] Individual Confession & Absolution 2-4 pm, Divine Service 6 pm

Good Friday (3/29): Individual Confession & Absolution 2-4 pm, Tenebrae Vespers 6 pm

Easter Vigil (3/30): Service of the Readings, 6:30 pm at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Grants Pass (865 NW 5th St Grants Pass, OR 97526).

Easter Sunday (3/31): [No Bible Class] Divine Service 10 am

Services for Lent 2024

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

This Lent we will be diving into the Psalms for our midweek services. Specifically, the 7 Penitential Psalms. This season we will reflect on various themes in these Psalms, including sin, repentance, confession, the Law, faith, the Gospel, and especially Christ’s redemptive work to forgive your sins.

This season of Lent, we will be field-testing two midweeks, a 10 am and a 6 pm one for Ash Wednesday through Lent 5, for those who let me know they cannot drive at night. They will both be the same service/sermon. If these are well attended, I will consider doing this in future years.

Please join us at the following times:

February 14^th: Ash Wednesday (Psalm 51), Services @ 10AM & 6PM, NO Soup Supper

February 21^st: Lent 1 Midweek (Psalm 6), Services @ 10AM & 6PM, Soup Supper @ 5PM

February 28^th: Lent 2 Midweek (Psalm 38), Services @ 10AM & 6PM, Soup Supper @ 5PM

March 6^th: Lent 3 Midweek (Psalm 32), Services @ 10AM & 6PM, Soup Supper @ 5PM

March 13^th: Lent 4 Midweek (Psalm 130), Services @ 10AM & 6PM, Soup Supper @ 5PM

Marth 20^th: Lent 5 Midweek (Psalm 143), Services @ 10AM & 6PM, Soup Supper @ 5PM

March 28^th @ 6PM: Holy Thursday Service

March 29^th @ 6PM: Good Friday Service (Psalm 102)

March 30^th: Easter Vigil Service of Readings @ St. Paul’s in Grants Pass *CHECK BACK LATER FOR THE TIME*

March 31^st @ 10AM: Easter Sunday

The Lord bless and keep you all this Lenten season as we reflect upon our need for His redemptive work.

– Pastor Laws

Services for the Christmas Season and Epiphany

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, greetings!

As we prepare for the Twelve Days of Christmas (Dec 25th-Jan 5th), I wanted to share with you all our special services which will take place beyond our normal Sunday morning Divine Service:

– Christmas Eve service: 6 pm on Sunday, 12/24.
– Christmas Day Divine Service: 10 am on Monday, 12/25.
– Matins service for the Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs: 10 am on Thursday, 12/28.

and to start the season of Epiphany, which runs from Jan 6th to Ash Wednesday:

– Vespers service for Epiphany: 6 pm on Saturday, 1/6/24.

I pray you will be able to attend some or all of these services and hear of the gifts which Christ brings to us in His Incarnation and Nativity!

Peace in Christ Jesus our Lord,

Pastor Laws