Sundays

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Rome, Georgia

All Saints’ Day   November 1, 2026  10:30 a.m.

WELCOME!

A special welcome to all visitors and guests who are with us today.  We pray that you will hear and receive the Word of God with joy in our midst.  If you are a guest, please sign our guest book located in the narthex.

HOLY COMMUNION is celebrated on the first and third Sundays of each month.  We invite you to prepare for the Sacrament of Holy Communion with the following personal questions: Am I a believer, confessing Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior?  Do I believe Christ is fully present in the communion meal with His body and blood in the Bread and Wine to forgive sin and restore fellowship with the Father? Do I come with a repentant heart intending to live in obedience to God’s will?  Answering yes to these questions is an indication that one is prepared to receive Communion.

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

Divine Service Setting 1

Prelude and Welcome                                  All Saints’ Day 2026      

Opening Hymn        “We Sing for All the Unsung Saints”   # 678

Confession and Absolution - please stand or kneel…...page 151

Kyrie spoken/sung…….…….……..……..….........pages 152-153

Hymn of Praise            “Sing with All the Saints in Glory” # 671

Salutation and Collect of the Day  spoken/sung........…page 156

Please be seated.

First Testament Reading                               Revelation 7:9 – 17

Readings printed on back cover of bulletin.

Psalm 149

Read responsively, from the hymnal, whole verse by whole verse.

Epistle Reading                                                   1 John 3:1 – 3

Alleluia and Verse sung – please stand...........................page 156

The Holy Gospel                                          Matthew 5:1 – 12

The Nicene Creed….....inside back cover of hymnal or page 158

Please be seated

Hymn of the Day                                 “For All the Saints”  # 677

The Sermon         “The True Blessing of ‘Blessed’” (Matthew 5)                                                    

“Without the blessing of Jesus—without the strength and power and hope that the Beatitudes provide when they are rightly understood and believed —no one can receive and live in the calling that Jesus then gives.”

The Offering  please be seated. 

The Offertory  sung – please stand. …………….……..page 159

The Prayers please stand.

After the leader ends a petition with the words “Lord in Your Mercy,”the congregation responds, “Hear our prayer.”

The Service of the Sacrament:

Preface chanted/sung responsively………...…....page 160

The Sanctus and Prayer of Thanksgiving..........page 161

Lord’s Prayer spoken………………..………… page 162

The Words of Our Lord spoken………………….page 162

Pax Domini ……………….……………….…...…page 163

The Agnus Dei “Lamb of God” sung……….…..page 163

The Distribution and Hymn  Ye Watchers and Holy Ones  # 670                             

Post-Communion Canticle “Thank the Lord” sung…...page 164

The Collect and Benediction …….….……………..….page 166

Closing Hymn:         “Thine The Amen, Thine the Praise” #  680

Postlude

Acknowledgements  Divine Service I, Lutheran Service Book. ©  Concordia Publishing House. 

"What does it mean to believe in God? Answer: It means to trust in him with all your heart and confidently to expect all grace, favor, help, and comfort from him, now and forever. What does it mean to believe in Jesus Christ his Son? Answer: It means to believe with the heart that we would all be eternally lost if Christ had not died for us” Luther

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Rome, Georgia 

November 1, 2026

Serving in our worship today

Pastor  – Ken Wagener

Usher – Mike Britton

Streaming –  Andrew Syverson

Lector – Luke Syverson

Lector (11/8) – Nancy Smith

Sub. Organist Service – Andrea Jones

Counters (November)  – Open

Fellowship Hosts –  Wageners

Fellowship Hosts (11/8) – Open

Elders – Paul Flinchbaugh, Luke Syverson, and John Pless

Our Prayer List

Healing, Comfort, and Hope:

Tom Smith        Charles Reiper

Rebecca King Ruth Miller

    Kevin Donegan      Scotty Donegan

Paul Syverson      Laura Vitt

Shut-ins:

Jack Karch and Susan Karch    Helen Steele

Kelly Williams  Anna Hawkins  Clifton Bode

Holy Trinity Ministry Update

In Worship (10/25/2026): 34

In Study (10/25/2026): 15

Offering (10/25/2026): $2857

General Fund – $2507

Designated Fund - $350 

Adult Bible Class, 9:30 a.m., our weekly study continues today in Community Room.

Women’s Morning Bible Study  Wednesdays, 10 a.m., in the Community Rm.

Brenda Wagener leads our study. This week we are “home” in the Community Room.

Our nursery is located down the corridor to the Community Room on the right side.

 Our Sensory Room, located just off the Community Room in the Educational Wing.

Did You Know… All Saints’ day

Today is All Saints’ Day, the church festival on which we remember faithful believers who have entered into glory before us. They are the “blest communion, fellowship divine” who enjoy their rest in the presence of their Savior. We share in that blest communion because we too are saints, right here, right now… We are not called saints because we deserve the title. We are saints, holy people, a people set apart, because God in His grace chose us and bestowed sainthood on us.

Generosity… A Giving Response

We are God’s redeemed stewards. In partnership with and encouraged by fellow redeemed stewards, we freely and joyfully manage all of life and life’s resources for God’s purposes.

We understand we are God’s steward by His grace. We live as His disciples by His grace.  And we manage the gifts He entrusts to us with joy and generosity—all so that His purposes are accomplished and His mission enhanced.

Ken Blanchard and Truett Cathy write in The Generosity Factor: “A changed heart is a generous heart. The old way is to desire to have good things flow toward us. The new way is to want to the good things to flow out of us. As a result, even greater things flow into our lives."

As we approach this season of Thanksgiving, we thank God for the rich blessings of faith in Jesus. 

For the blessing of salvation.  For the blessing of life eternal. We also thank God for the blessings He has brought into our lives and into our fellowship and ministry. To all of us at HTLC, “Thank You!” for time, talents, and treasures in supporting and enlarging our ministry.

2027 Envelopes… Coming soon!

Next weekend, you’ll notice the 2027 envelopes in the narthex… Pick up your packet! Why?

Churches use offering envelopes to organize contributions, connect gifts with donor records, and carry instructions about intended uses. They also support regular church giving by providing a reminder donors can fit into their budgets. Stewardship means responsibly managing money and other resources offered to the Lord and entrusted to the ministry for our mission.

Congregational Lucheon: Nov 22!

A Thanksgiving tradition and blessing at HTLC:

Lunch and fellowship on Sunday, Nov 22, noon.

Would you mark it on your calendar? Would you join us to celebrate the Lord’s goodness and rich blessings? Watch for the sign up sheets in the narthex… and, please, gather with us in thanks.

Update: Front Brick Signs

Our congregational President Andrea Jones is working with Hi-Tech Signs of Rome to finalize details on production and installation date. In addition, a special gift to our ministry has covered the full cost! Thanks be to God!

 Sunday, Nov 8, 11:45 a.m.

Sunday, Nov 15, 11:45 a.m.

Let’s plan to meet immediately after worship in the Sanctuary for ministry updates and a key vote. All members and worshipers are asked/ encouraged to be there… We serve together!

Amendment vote on Synod bylaws!

Please pick up on the narthex table—prior to our Congregational meeting—the packet on “To Amend Constitution Article XII 15 as to Call of Special District Conventions.” This resolution will—if ratified by a favorable two-thirds majority of all votes cast by congregations—amend the Synod Constitution to allow alternate means, in cases of urgent necessity, for district conventions to be called by circuit forums or by district vice-presidents and circuit visitors without the consent of the district president.

Take a look ahead—we’ll explain the reasons for and details at the Sunday, Nov 8, meeting.

ADVENT and Christmas Preview

And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Is. 9:6).

Our Advent theme and worship captures the grace and strength of Jesus our Shalom.

Nov 29/Fifth Sunday (Advent 1) 10:30 a.m.

Dec 2 (Advent 1 Midweek): 6 p.m. Worship / 

Pot-luck 5 p.m., Community Room

Dec 6 (Sunday, Advent 2)  10:30 a.m.

Dec 9 (Advent 2 Midweek): 6 p.m. Worship / 

Pot-luck 5 p.m., Community Room

Dec 13 (Sunday, Advent 3)  10:30 a.m.

Dec 16 (Advent 3 Midweek): 6 p.m. Worship / 

Pot-luck 5 p.m., Community Room

Dec 20 (Sunday, Advent 4) 10:30 a.m.

Dec 24 (Thursday), 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship with Holy Communion

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

Website: www.romehtlc.net

3000 Garden Lakes Blvd., Rome, GA 30165 706-232-7257

Email: holytrinitylutheranrome@gmail.com

Vacancy Pastor Ken Wagener

  KennethCWagener@gmail.com   317-650-5843

Lay Officiant Dr. Timothy Furnish

jinnandtonic@yahoo.com

Our Vision is to lengthen and strengthen Christ's ministry by encouraging, supporting, and participating in the spiritual growth of each other and our neighbors through God's grace, wisdom, and guidance.