Posts by St. Andrew Lutheran Church
March 30, 2025 — 10:30 AM Service
WELCOME/CALL TO WORSHIP SONGS “House of the Lord” “The Way” PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER READINGMatthew 6:19-24 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The eye is the lamp of the body. So,…
March 30, 2025 — 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“Lord Jesus, Think on Me” (arr. Anne Krentz Organ)Jodi Edstrom, Barb Carroll WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSBlessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,who forgives all our sin,whose mercy endures forever.Amen. Let us return to God, confessing our sin in the assurance of God’s abiding love. Silence is kept for reflection. Most merciful God,we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what…
March 26, 2025 — Lenten Service
PRELUDE“Nearer My God to Thee” (arr. Mark Albrecht)Jodi Edstrom and Tim Graf WELCOME OPENING LITURGY“Procession of Light”Cantor: Jesus Christ is the light of the worldALL: the light no darkness can overcome.Cantor: Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening,ALL: and the day is almost over.Cantor: Let your light scatter the darknessALL: and illumine your church.Music: Timothy Graf © 2014. “Joyous Light of Glory”ALL: Joyous light of glory, shine among your people;Show us the loving face of God on high. ALL:…
March 23, 2025 — 10:30 AM Service
WELCOME/CALL TO WORSHIP SONGS “What a Friend” “He Will Hold Me Fast” PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER READINGMatthew 6:1-14 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before others in order to be seen by them, for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell…
March 23, 2025 — 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“Adore Te” (Leon Boellmann, arr. Steven Scott)Barb Carroll WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSBlessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,who forgives all our sin,whose mercy endures forever.Amen. Let us return to God, confessing our sin in the assurance of God’s abiding love. (Silence is kept for reflection.) Most merciful God,we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone.…
March 12, 2025 — Lenten Service
PRELUDE WELCOME OPENING LITURGY“Procession of Light”“Joyous Light of Glory”(Music in printed bulletin) SCRIPTURE READING1 Thessalonians 5:4-11 But you, beloved, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief; for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober; for those who sleep sleep at night, and those…
Teen Testament Talks — Interviews With Church Staff
Members of the St. Andrew High School Leadership Team gather for their monthly discussion in this podcast episode. But wait, there’s more! They also interview three members of our staff!
Not-so-familiar Stories from Scripture
This fascinating story in the Old Testament is one of my favorites. It takes place in the temple, where God’s presence resides, waiting for the people of Israel. Eli is the prophet who hears God’s voice and speaks to God’s people, but there is a young boy named Samuel who is ministering with him in the temple. But rather than a cozy opening, it begins with an ominous proclamation: “The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions…
March 16, 2025 — 10:30 AM Service
Call to Worship“This is My Commandment” Welcome Children’s MessageArlene Flancher SONG“Love Changes Everything” PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE SACRAMENT HOLY COMMUNION WORDS OF INSTITUTION THE LORD’S PRAYER COMMUNION SONG“Goodness of God” Elliana Meier, Tim Graf POST-COMMUNION PRAYER READINGMatthew 5:38-48 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone…
March 16, 2025 — 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“Holy Manna” (arr. Sondra K. Tucker)Jodi Edstrom, Tim Graf WELCOME OPENING SONG“This is My Commandment” CHILDREN’S MESSAGEArlene Flancher PRAYER OF THE DAY Gracious God, you have showed us what unconditional love looks like in the person of your Son, Jesus Christ. By your Holy Spirit, give us the courage and the compassion to love all people as you love all people, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Anthem“Jesus is a Rock in a Weary Land”Sonshine Singers, Jill Boyd (Director) READINGMatthew…
Welcome, Pastor Kristin Skare!
This article was written by Sandy Perkins, who served on the Call Committee. “As a baptized, beloved child of God, I joyfully proclaim in word and deed the good news of Jesus’ transformational love through building relationships and serving my neighbors inside and outside the church walls. I believe all people are created in God’s image, and nothing can separate us from God’s love in Christ Jesus,” Pastor Kristin’s personal ministry statement reads. Kristin’s call to ordained ministry began in…
March 9, 2025 — 10:30 AM Service
WELCOME SONGS“King of Glory”“His Mercy is More” PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER READINGMatthew 5:17-22a, 27-28 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others…