Posts from 2024 (Page 2)
Rooted and Nurtured: Spotlight on Elliana Meier and Josh Eidem
Earlier this summer, Pastor Peter brought our staff together to develop a new vision statement for St. Andrew: “Rooted in Christ, we nurture the future of faith.” Now, even as we lean into this vision statement, we can also recognize and celebrate the fact that our church has been about the business of nurturing the future of faith for a long time. As part of sharing this story, we’re going to hear from two people who have become unofficial “artists…
October 6, 2024 — 10:30 AM Service
CALL TO WORSHIP“Happy Day”Starlight Singers/Sonshine Singers, Elliana Meier, Tim Graf WELCOME OPENING SONG “House of the Lord” PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION WORDS OF INSTITUTION THE LORD’S PRAYER COMMUNION SONG“Christ is Lower Still” POST-COMMUNION PRAYER SUNDAY SCHOOL INVITATION READINGSRomans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate…
October 6, 2024 — 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE “Be Thou My Vision” (arr. Bill Holcombe)Erica Bennett Duggan, Tim Graf WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSGod of all mercy and consolation, come to the aid of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that, attentive to your Word, we may confess our sins, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Let us confess our sin in the presence of…
Nurturing the Future of Faith: A Message From a CYF Volunteer
I have been blessed to serve in children and youth (CYF) ministry in many wonderful capacities: Sunday School, VBS, Confirmation small group leader, mission trip mom, and Los Ninos. Each opportunity has spiritually enriched me through the people who lead our programs and the relationships that have developed with our youth of all ages. My journey working with our St. Andrew youth (each a beautiful child of God) has filled my heart with such joy. After my son started Sunday…
Interview – Pastor Matthew on Publication Day
It’s publication day for Pastor Matthew’s new book, The End is the Beginning. He and Sam Jacobson sit down for a conversation on Revelation and creativity.
September 29, 2024 — 10:30 AM Service
WELCOME/CALL TO WORSHIP OPENING WORSHIP SONGS“Oh, Our Lord”“Build My Life” PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER SUNDAY SCHOOL INVITATION READINGSRevelation 22:1-2 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves…
September 29, 2024 — 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“Romance” (Edward German) Linnae Stole, Tim Graf WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSGod of all mercy and consolation, come to the aid of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that, attentive to your Word, we may confess our sins, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.(Silence…
Rooted & Grounded (In Love)
We live in times that are too frequently described as unprecedented. It can feel disorienting, shifting, strange, uncertain, and daunting. And yet our faith tradition calls us to grow deeper, where our roots are intertwined with God’s love and the communion of saints that stretches all over the globe. Like a forest where roots entangle and support and branches shoot up to the heavens, we are part of a tradition of faith that is rooted and grounded in love. We will spend seven weeks studying, praying,…
Nurturing the Future of Faith
Dear Members and Friends of St. Andrew, What an honor and privilege it is for me to be voted into the role of Senior Pastor at St. Andrew Lutheran Church on Sunday, August 25. I am grateful for the robust and affirming process of the Call Committee these past several months of conversation. I am grateful for the care taken by the Church Council in shepherding a good process. Our staff is terrific. I am also grateful for the role…
September 22, 2024 — 10:30 AM Service
WELCOME/CALL TO WORSHIP OPENING WORSHIP SONGS“Living Waters”“Let It Be Jesus” PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER SERVICE OF HOLY BAPTISM SUNDAY SCHOOL INVITATION READINGSPsalm 1 Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they meditate day and night. They are like trees planted by streams of water, which…
September 22, 2024 — 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“Sonata in B Minor- Largo e dolce” (J. S. Bach)Jodi Edstrom, Tim Graf WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSGod of all mercy and consolation, come to the aid of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that, attentive to your Word, we may confess our sins, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Let us confess our sin in the…
September 15, 2024 — 10:30 AM Service
WELCOME/CALL TO WORSHIP OPENING WORSHIP SONG“Rising Sun” PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION WORDS OF INSTITUTION THE LORD’S PRAYER COMMUNION SONG“In the Fields of the Lord” (Audrey Assad) Elliana Meier, Tim Graf POST-COMMUNION PRAYER SUNDAY SCHOOL INVITATION READINGSEphesians 3:14-21 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your…