The Reverend Owen Griffiths, Pastor
Faith Lutheran Church
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4150 Woodhaven Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
(215)-637-4210
flcphiladelphia@verizon.net
Welcome
Thank you for visiting Faith Lutheran Church online!
We are a small, family-friendly church in NE Philadelphia.
Whoever you are and wherever you are on life's journey--married or single, old or young, black or white, native-born or immigrant, gay or straight, bisexual or transgender, parent or childless, rich or poor--you are always welcome here at Faith Lutheran.
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Help us out: If you missed your weekly offering, or if you just want to support the ministry of Faith or the ELCA, you can make an online donation by clicking the "GIVE!" button on the menu bar.
Our Mission
Our mission is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people through worship, education, service to our community and world, fellowship, caring, and prayer.
We would love to have you join us!
Baptisms & Weddings
Call the Pastor at (215)-637-4210
for information on how to schedule baptisms and weddings; he will be glad to work with you.
SUNDAY WORSHIP
You can enjoy VIRTUAL worship on Facebook Live every Sunday.
Go to Faith Luther on Facebook!
Just click the underlined link!
Worship Schedule
Sunday Worship
10 AM
Children's Time
during worship
every Sunday
Wednesday Night Praise and Worship 7pm
Fall Festival
Nov. 16 11:30 - 2:30
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Fall Festival
Faith’s Fall Festival is rapidly approaching. This year’s festivities promise to be joyful and full of unique arts and craft gifts you can purchase before the Christmas rush. The festival will be after church on Sunday, November 16 from 11:30 – 2:30. We are inviting 17 local vendors, but we still need folks from the congregation to lend a hand. If you’re a baker or crafter, please see the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board or call Emma at (484) 506-9617.
Faith T-Shirts Are Coming!
It’s time to show your pride in your congregation by sporting a FAITH LUTHERAN T-shirt. Our congregation has lasted over 65 years. We’ve made it though times of difficulty, COVID, and boring sermons, but we’re still here. Wearing your Faith tee will advertise our church and show your pride in being part of this wonderful and unique family of believers. Emma Sykes has order blanks, so see her and place your order. Shirts should be available for pick-up by mid-November. A variety of sizes are available at only $15. It’s a steal!
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Thanksgiving at Faith
Come ye thankful people, come! As has been our tradition, Faith will once again hold a service to commemorate the Day of Thanksgiving. This year’s service will be on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 7 PM. We understand that many people travel on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving or use that evening to prepare for a family dinner the next day. So! We’ll get a jump on the holiday and hold our service on Tuesday night. We’ll enjoy pie and coffee afterwards. If you can provide a pie, please see the sign-up on the bulletin board.
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Harvest Home
Our traditional Harvest Home Sunday will be Sunday, November 23rd (which is also the Feast of Christ the King). We are requesting that everyone bring some non-perishable food items like canned veggies, stuffing mix, gravy mix, instant mashed potatoes, etc. which will be donated to Feast of Justice to help the less fortunate in our neighborhood enjoy a happy Thanksgiving. If you receive a free turkey you don’t plan to eat yourself, contact Pastor or Wayne and they will see that it gets donated.
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Giving Tree
Faith’s Giving Tree for the children of Silver Springs/Martin Luther School will be in the narthex starting November 16th. Please take an ornament, purchase the gift written on it, and bring it to church unwrapped by December 7th . You will make Christmas merrier for one of the abandoned or abused children sheltered at Silver Springs. We will also dedicate our Last Sunday of the Month Offering for November to Gemma Services, the corporation which operates Silver Springs.
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​​​Kids' Time
Just a reminder Faith has a Kids' Time every Sunday during the 10 o'clock worship. Miss Grace and Miss Emma tell stories to the tiny tots who may not be able to sit comfortably through our liturgy. The kids also do crafts and get a special message from Pastor.
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Soup
Soup is back! As we enter into the autumn months and the days start to get colder and shorter, what could be more comfortable than enjoying a nice, warm bowl of home-made soup? Soup is again avialable for sale after church in the narthex for a modest donation of only $3 per bowl. You’ll be supporting your church and delighting your taste buds at the same time.
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WELCOME! VIRTUAL WORSHIP NEWS:
If you can't make it to church on Sunday morning, we're bringing church to you. We are livestreaming Sunday morning worship at 10 AM on the Faith Luther Facebook page. You can also read the texts of Pastor's sermons by clicking on the "Pastor's Blog" tab on the toolbar. Please remember, too that you can make online donations by clicking on the "GIVE!" button above.
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You can also check out videos from our national church body, the ELCA, our Synod, or our congregation below. We usually start our livestream about 10 minutes BEFORE the worship begins, so you can fast forward through the video to hear this week's announcements and experience the previous Sunday's service.
Sunday, November 9, 2025
Pentecost 22​
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​Gospel: Luke 20:27-38
27 Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him 28 and asked him a question: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, the man[a] shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers; the first married a woman and died childless; 30 then the second[b] 31 and the third married her, and so in the same way all seven died childless. 32 Finally the woman also died. 33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had married her.”
34 Jesus said to them, “Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36 Indeed, they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection. 37 And the fact that the dead are raised Moses himself showed, in the story about the bush, where he speaks of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is God not of the dead but of the living, for to him all of them are alive.”
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First Lesson: Job 19:23-27a
“O that my words were written down!
O that they were inscribed in a book!
24 O that with an iron pen and with lead
they were engraved on a rock forever!
25 For I know that my vindicator[a] lives
and that in the end he will stand upon the earth;
26 and after my skin has been destroyed,
then in my flesh I shall see God,
27 whom I shall see on my side,
and my eyes shall behold, and not another.
My heart faints within me!
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Second Lesson:2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17
2 As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we beg you, brothers and sisters, 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as though from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord is already here. 3 Let no one deceive you in any way, for that day will not come unless the rebellion comes first and the lawless one[a] is revealed, the one destined for destruction.[b] 4 He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, declaring himself to be God. 5 Do you not remember that I told you these things when I was still with you?
13 But we must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits[a] for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14 For this purpose he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter.
16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, 17 comfort your hearts and strengthen them in every good work and word.