Palm Sunday: March 24, 2024 — 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” (arr. Tim Graf)Tim Graf HYMN“All Glory, Laud, and Honor” LITANY FOR PALM SUNDAY Open to me the gates of righteousness,That I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.Hosanna! Hosanna!Save us, we ask, O Lord. Save us!Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Hosanna! Hosanna!Open to me the gates of righteousness,That I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.Hosanna! Hosanna!Save us, we ask, O Lord. Save us!Blessed is…
Lent 2024, March 20 — 6:30 PM Service
PRELUDERachel Calvert,Tim Graf WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS EVENING HYMN“Joyous Light of Heavenly Glory” ELW # 561 LITANY In a season when answers don’t come easily,when questions and doubts, concerns and fears abound,we gather with each other to hear a word of promise. God, our creator and sustainer,delights in our curiosity,calls forth our questions,and embraces our doubts, no matter what. In a world with enough for all, we remember that many lack enough to eat, live paycheck to paycheck, or long for meaningful work.Why, O…
March 17, 2024 — 10:30 AM Service
CALL TO WORSHIP SONG “Living in the Overflow” WELCOME SONG “No Doubt About It” PRAYERS SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION WORDS OF INSTITUTION THE LORD’S PRAYER COMMUNION SONG“Altered” (Tim Graf) POST-COMMUNION PRAYER DISMISSAL OF SUNDAY SCHOOL KIDS READINGActs 12:6-17 The very night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a…
March 17, 2024 — 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“Nimrod” (Edward Elgar)Tim Graf WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of God who creates, redeems, and sustains us.Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Holy God, We confess that we have rejected the refuge you offer.We try to hide behind self-sufficiency and pride,but you see us, and love us still. We confess that we have chosen strife over peace;we want to be right more than we want to be in right…
Lent 2024, March 13 — 6:30 PM Service
PRELUDE “Fairest Lord Jesus” (arr. Venita MacGorman) Ring of Fire, Linnae Stole (Director ) WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS EVENING HYMN “Psalm 141” LITANY In a season when answers don’t come easily, when questions and doubts, concerns and fears abound, we gather with each other to hear a word of promise. God, our creator and sustainer, delights in our curiosity, calls forth our questions, and embraces our doubts, no matter what. In a world with enough for all, we remember that many lack enough to eat, live paycheck to paycheck, or long for meaningful work. Why,…
March 10, 2024 — 10:30 AM Service
CALL TO WORSHIP SONG “Rise” WELCOME SONG “Whatever May Come” PRAYERS THE LORD’S PRAYER DISMISSAL OF SUNDAY SCHOOL KIDS READINGActs 10:1-16 In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of the Italian Cohort, as it was called. He was a devout man who feared God with all his household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God. One afternoon at about three o’clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw an angel of God…
March 10, 2024 — 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” (arr. Ronald Kauffman) Grace Notes, Vicki Grant (Director) WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of God who creates, redeems, and sustains us.Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Holy God, We confess that we have rejected the refuge you offer.We try to hide behind self-sufficiency and pride,but you see us, and love us still. We confess that we have chosen strife over peace;we want to be…
Lent 2024, March 6 — 6:30 PM Service
PRELUDE Tim Graf WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS EVENING HYMN“Joyous Light of Heavenly Glory” ELW # 561 LITANY In a season when answers don’t come easily,when questions and doubts, concerns and fears abound,we gather with each other to hear a word of promise. God, our creator and sustainer,delights in our curiosity,calls forth our questions,and embraces our doubts, no matter what. (beat of silence) In a world with enough for all, we remember that many lack enough to eat, live paycheck to paycheck, or long for meaningful work.Why,…
March 3, 2024 — 10:30 AM Service
SONG “My Lighthouse” WELCOME SONG “Spirit Move” PRAYER TIME“The Clothesline Prayers” by Cathy Skogen-Soldner SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION WORDS OF INSTITUTION THE LORD’S PRAYER COMMUNION SONG“You Will Find Me (Psalm 139)” POST-COMMUNION PRAYER BIBLE STORY“Saul and Ananias” (from Acts 9:1-22) MESSAGE“Altered Alongside Our Enemies” OFFERING INVITATION/BEFORE YOU GO BLESSING CLOSING SONG “In Your Light” The Musicians for Today’s Worship Prayers As a community of faith we are connected through joy, sorrow, worship, and prayer. Please pray for the people…
March 3, 2024 — 9:00 AM Service
PRELUDE“Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor- Vivace” (J.S. Bach) String Quartet WELCOME LITANYO God of action and intention,help us to consider our influence on the world.The sword and the ploughshare are not so different—no matter the name, a sharp blade can hurt or harvest,and a single word can alienate or welcome.Only your love can heal and make whole. O God of justice and mercy,help us to consider our relationships with your children.The friend and the foe are…
Lent 2024, February 28 — 6:30 PM Service
PRELUDE WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS EVENING HYMN“Psalm 141” LITANY In a season when answers don’t come easily,when questions and doubts, concerns and fears abound,we gather with each other to hear a word of promise. God, our creator and sustainer,delights in our curiosity,calls forth our questions,and embraces our doubts, no matter what. (beat of silence) In a world with enough for all, we remember that many lack enough to eat, live paycheck to paycheck, or long for meaningful work. Why, O Lord? As you call…
Altered and Altared
For in him we live and move and have our being… we are God’s offspring… Acts 17:28 How have we been altered? While most of us Lutherans don’t have a dramatic conversion story to share, it is still clear enough to me to God is always at work in us and through us. The beautiful thing is that we’re not always meant to know what kind of an impact we may make on others. Likewise, we’ll also never be able…