Preparation for Sunday Service
For Sunday the 1st of November, 2026 (THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS)
As we gather for worship today we celebrate the Feast of All Saints and Commemoration of the Faithful Departed. Article XXI of the Augsburg Confession states: “It is also taught among us that the saints should be kept in remembrance so that our faith may be strengthened when we see what grace they received and how they were sustained by faith. Moreover, their good works are to be an example for us, each of us in his own calling.” As we observe the Feast of All Saints today, we remember our brothers and sisters in Christ who have been called to the Church Triumphant. “And I heard a voice from heaven saying, ‘Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ‘Blessed indeed,’ says the Spirit, ‘that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!’ ” (Revelation 14:13).
