PILGRIM LUTHERAN CHURCH 44 CHAPEL ROAD – KENMORE, NY 14217 (716) 875-5485 A Congregation in Mission, Community and Service PILGRIM’S PROGRESS DECEMBER 2016 PASTOR: Rev. Ben Eder SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:00 AM EDITOR: Mary Werth TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY: 9:30 AM ASSOC. EDITOR: WORSHIP: 10:00 AM
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PILGRIM LUTHERAN CHURCH
44 CHAPEL ROAD – KENMORE, NY 14217
(716) 875-5485
A Congregation in Mission, Community and Service
PILGRIM’S PROGRESS DECEMBER 2016
PASTOR: Rev. Ben Eder SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:00 AM
EDITOR: Mary Werth TUESDAY BIBLE STUDY: 9:30 AM
ASSOC. EDITOR: WORSHIP: 10:00 AM
Truth Incarnate
The Almighty appeared on earth as a helpless human baby, needing to be fed and changed and taught to
talk like any other child. The more you think about it, the more staggering it gets. Nothing in fiction is so
fantastic as this truth of the Incarnation.
—J.I. Packer
Jesus is the Word
To say that Jesus is the Word is another way of saying he is God speaking to us. While we struggle with
our clumsy words, God needs only one Word to perfectly communicate the depth and mystery, the passion and
the overwhelming grace of who he is. By that Word, Light became a living being. Manna became man. Wisdom
became a person. In him, Life came to life; all that God is came to us in that One Final Word we call Jesus.
—Michael Card, Immanuel: Reflections on the Life of Christ
• “Because of his boundless love, Jesus became what we are that he might make us to be what
he is.”
—Irenaeus, third-century Christian apologist
• “The Advent mystery is the beginning of the end of all in us that is not yet Christ.”
—Thomas Merton
• “The Word must come in human form, in God’s redemptive plan. A Babe takes every heart by
storm, but who will heed the Man?”
—Fred Pratt Green, “The Word Became Flesh”
SUNDAY SERVER SCHEDULE
DECEMBER 2016
DATE Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 18 Dec. 25
READER Wes Wiers Carolyn Alessi
Mary Werth
USHERS Peggy Clark
* George Alessi
Naomi George
* Harvey Caldow
Mike Weurch
* Dianne Weurch
Colvina Colvin
* Tyrone Bryant
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COMMUNION ASSISTANT
Jack Hambridge
George Alessi
Frank Alessi
Jim O’Brien
NURSERY Amber Trimmer
Ruth & Gabby
O’Brien
Linda Eder Gary Smith
Pilgrim hosted the first of the midweek Advent services on Wednesday, November 30th.
Dinner started at 6 pm, followed by the hymn sing at 7:15 pm and the service at 7:30 pm. The
rest of the schedule is as follows:
December 7th – at Holy Cross in Clarence
December 14th – at St. Luke in Cheektowaga
Paul Holway Dec. 2
George Alessi Dec. 4
Sarah Hinterberger Dec. 7
David Porter Dec. 16
Greg Jakubowski Dec. 28
Advent traditions
“The way you celebrate Christmas can be a gift in itself,” said Fred Rogers, “handing on
traditions that will give your child a feeling of continuity, comfort and joy in all the Christmases
to come.” In American homes, common Advent traditions include wreaths, calendars and logs.
Did you know about these European traditions?
• In Normandy, children used to set fires in fields during Advent. The flames killed caterpillar
eggs and drove away rodents. The tradition reflected good conquering evil, just as God’s perfect
Son rescues us from sin.
• On December 13, Scandinavian countries honor Saint Lucy (or Lucia), a third-century martyr
who, according to legend, brought food to people in the catacombs during winter. For light —
and to be able to carry as much food as possible — she wore a wreath of candles on her head.
On St. Lucy’s Day, the oldest daughter gets up early and brings sweet rolls to family members.
The tradition reminds Christians that Jesus is a gift of light and love for our dark world.
ESTHER CIRCLE
Our next meeting will be on Monday, December 12th, at 6:30 p.m. After a brief meeting, we will have our annual Christmas cookie exchange. All are welcome to attend. Please bring at least 3 dozen cookies (without nuts) to exchange. We will also pack “cookie tins” for our shut-ins.
There will be no Esther Circle fellowship hour this month as it falls on Christmas Day. Meetings will not be held in January or February. Our next business meeting will be on March 13, 2017.
Keep sending in your Dash’s tapes, canceled stamps, and pennies. Have a blessed Christmas season.
The monthly Community Dinner will be held on Friday, Dec. 2nd, from 5 to 7 p.m. The
menu is baked ham with orange marmalade glaze, oven-roasted sweet potatoes and fresh
green beans with almonds served with salad and assorted desserts and beverages. These
dinners are sponsored in part by the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. Come and join us