Eleventh Sunday After Trinity

On Sunday Pr. Bender will preach on the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector who went to the temple. The lowly tax collector came to the temple and prayed, "God, be merciful to me, a sinner!" was the one who went down to his house justified before God, not the respectable, outwardly righteous Pharisee who trusted in himself and his own good living (Luke 18:9-14). During the service we will also recognize the 20th anniversary of ordination of Pr. Seifferlein with a special prayer and blessing.