Berea Lutheran Church Goderich

Berea Lutheran Church Goderich Berea-By-the-Water Lutheran Church
326 Gibbons St. Goderich, On N7A 3Z6
Rev. John E. Trembulak III

2nd Sunday of Month - 2:30 pm
All other Sundays - 8:30 am

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, May 31, 2026. Service time for this week is 8:30 am.If you are not c...
05/29/2026

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, May 31, 2026. Service time for this week is 8:30 am.

If you are not comfortable attending in person, we invite you to watch the Live-Stream beginning at 11:00 am on Sunday on the Dashwood Zion Facebook site at
https://www.facebook.com/ZionDashwood

As We Gather
We usually think of ourselves as small, humble creatures. We are subject to the creation in which we live and often are at the mercy of the forces around us. But we are reminded in Genesis that we are the crown of God's creation, part and parcel of all He has made. We cannot understand Him, but we know enough. That is Peter's reminder to those who executed Jesus: He did not stay dead but was able to overcome the forces opposed to Him for us! We have work to do, Jesus tells the disciples and us in the Gospel. But we do not have to do it alone. Though we cannot understand Him, God is with us each day in His strength, mercy, and forgiving love. In short, we need not comprehend our great God; we only receive all the love He has for us. "O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!" (Psalm 8:1).

2026 THEME FOR BEREA & ZION-FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT - Patience 2 James 5:7 – “Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the com...
05/22/2026

2026 THEME FOR BEREA & ZION-FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT - Patience 2 James 5:7 – “Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.” What good is a farmer’s impatience? Does it make the harvest come any faster? No. If he is constantly fretting over the condition of his crops, will it improve them? No. The most likely result of his fretting is a negative impact to his own health. God does the work on making things grow in His time. The farmer knows the times, and is patient for God’s work. Ultimately, we are encouraged in James to wait “until the coming of the Lord.” There are many injustices in the world today that we don’t understand. Jesus tells us in John 16:33 “But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Psalm 27:14 tells us, “Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!” When Jesus returns, injustices will be judged, and we already know we have a place in heaven. Exercise confident hope.

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, May 24, 2026. Service time for this week is 8:30 am.If you are not ...
05/22/2026

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, May 24, 2026. Service time for this week is 8:30 am.

If you are not comfortable attending in person, we invite you to watch the Live-Stream beginning at 11:00 am on Sunday on the Dashwood Zion Facebook site at
https://www.facebook.com/ZionDashwood

Some food for thought...
05/18/2026

Some food for thought...

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, May 17, 2026. Service time for this week is 2:00 pm. There is no 8:...
05/16/2026

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, May 17, 2026. Service time for this week is 2:00 pm. There is no 8:30 am service this week.

If you are not comfortable attending in person, we invite you to watch the Live-Stream beginning at 11:00 am on Sunday on the Dashwood Zion Facebook site at
https://www.facebook.com/ZionDashwood

As We Gather

It is not over. Easter is not over. Christ's mission is not over. Peace and pardon are not over. Even as we gather to commemorate the ascension of our Lord, nothing ends today. It is not as if Christ ascends to heaven and takes all His blessings with Him! This world remains forever marked by His grace and love. And now, reigning over all things, our ascended Lord intercedes for us at His Father's right hand. Christ remains present for us in His Word and Sacraments, and Christ's Body, the church, continues the joyful proclamation that Christ is risen, and indeed, He is coming again!

As we wait, Christians are "faith alone" people. We most often think of that in terms of salvation: we are saved by faith alone! But throughout our daily life, Christians function by faith alone. We practice generous stewardship by faith alone, trusting in the God who supplies all our needs. We keep God's commands by faith alone, confident that His ways are better than our ways. And we pray by faith alone, assured our loving God has opened His door and His heart to hear and answer us. It is faith, and faith alone, that fuels us for life today and secures us for the life to come.

2026 THEME FOR BEREA & ZION-FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT - Patience 1The Greek word for patience translates directly to “long tem...
05/14/2026

2026 THEME FOR BEREA & ZION-FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT - Patience 1
The Greek word for patience translates directly to “long temper,” the opposite of “short-tempered.” The Old Testament equivalent is “slow to anger.” This describes God! (see Ex. 34:6; Psalm 103:8). Patience is the ability to calmly accept events or situations in our lives, or to wait for resolution of these events or situations, trusting God’s timing, particularly for those things that are troubling. Is this easy? I think most of us would answer, “no.” It is the Holy Spirit Who gives us this gift. Patience is waiting on the Lord, which means trusting that He knows what He is doing and will accomplish it in His time. It may not turn out how we think we wanted it to, but God is love, as we found in the first fruit, and we know He keeps His promises.

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, May 10, 2026. Service time for this week is 2:00 pm. There is no 8:...
05/08/2026

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, May 10, 2026. Service time for this week is 2:00 pm. There is no 8:30 am service this week.

If you are not comfortable attending in person, we invite you to watch the Live-Stream beginning at 11:00 am on Sunday on the Dashwood Zion Facebook site at
https://www.facebook.com/ZionDashwood

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, May 3, 2026. Service time for this week is 8:30 am.If you are not co...
05/01/2026

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, May 3, 2026. Service time for this week is 8:30 am.

If you are not comfortable attending in person, we invite you to watch the Live-Stream beginning at 11:00 am on Sunday on the Dashwood Zion Facebook site at
https://www.facebook.com/ZionDashwood

As We Gather
Since 1986, voice actor Tom Bodett has had his career defined with a one line promotion for the Motel 6 hotel chain. He always ends his commercials for the company with a simple line stating "we'll leave the light on for you."

Having an assured place to be going to can be encouraging and comforting. As Jesus speaks with His disciples, we hear Him reassure them and us that He will be in His Father's house, the heavenly place where lights are not even necessary. In the Revelation to John, we have this insight about our God's eternal city: "And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb" (Revelation 21:23). In "Jerusalem the Golden," medieval monk Bernard of Cluny writes of the "radiancy of glory" and the "bliss beyond compare" that are in store for God's redeemed people there (LSB 672:1). As we share in the foretaste of the feast to come through our worship, we can only imagine what joys still await us.

The tables are set! The soup is on! The sandwiches prepared! Desserts are cut and available! The coffee and tea are ther...
04/25/2026

The tables are set! The soup is on! The sandwiches prepared! Desserts are cut and available! The coffee and tea are there! And the Bake Sale table - say no more! All await your visit today between 10:30 and 1:30 at Berea-By-The-Water Lutheran Church at the corner of Suncoast and Gibbons. $15/each for the meal and Bake sale is extra! We hope to see you there! 🙂

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, April 26, 2026. Service time for this week is 8:30 am.If you are no...
04/24/2026

Please find below the service bulletin for Sunday, April 26, 2026. Service time for this week is 8:30 am.

If you are not comfortable attending in person, we invite you to watch the Live-Stream beginning at 11:00 am on Sunday on the Dashwood Zion Facebook site at
https://www.facebook.com/ZionDashwood

Address

326 Gibbons Street
Goderich, ON
N7A3Z6

Telephone

+15195242235

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