IN-PERSON WORSHIP
As of July 4, 2021, we have returned to in-person worship.
We will gather for worship this Sunday, at 10:00 a.m.
Masks are optional, but encouraged.
The in-person services will also be recorded and available here on this website
or on our YouTube channel early the following week.
We will gather for worship this Sunday, at 10:00 a.m.
Masks are optional, but encouraged.
The in-person services will also be recorded and available here on this website
or on our YouTube channel early the following week.
Virtual Worship:
May 8, 2022 - Fourth Sunday of Easter (recording of live service)
The gift of new life, of eternal life, is the gift of the risen Christ. It is the promise of Jesus. It was true for Dorcas in Joppa. It was true for those “who have come out of the great ordeal” in the Revelation vision. It is true for us and for all the baptized: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
The gift of new life, of eternal life, is the gift of the risen Christ. It is the promise of Jesus. It was true for Dorcas in Joppa. It was true for those “who have come out of the great ordeal” in the Revelation vision. It is true for us and for all the baptized: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
May 1, 2022 - Third Sunday of Easter (recording of live service)
The disciples make a big splash and eat breakfast with the risen Jesus. Wading in the water (remembering baptism) and eating with Jesus (celebrating holy communion) is our weekly encounter with the risen Christ. Jesus asks us again and again: Do you love me? And Jesus invites us, again and again, to follow him, bringing the Easter life to others.
The disciples make a big splash and eat breakfast with the risen Jesus. Wading in the water (remembering baptism) and eating with Jesus (celebrating holy communion) is our weekly encounter with the risen Christ. Jesus asks us again and again: Do you love me? And Jesus invites us, again and again, to follow him, bringing the Easter life to others.
April 24, 2022 - Second Sunday of Easter (recording of live service)
In spite of all we have heard and all we have seen, it is often hard to believe. Because it is hard to believe, we will invest ourselves in the Easter mystery for fifty days (a week of weeks). Because it is hard to believe, John the evangelist will provide sign after sign celebrating Jesus’ victory over death. Because it is hard to believe, the risen Jesus will return to us again and again in the mystery of holy communion, inviting us to touch and taste his presence, and offering us his peace.
In spite of all we have heard and all we have seen, it is often hard to believe. Because it is hard to believe, we will invest ourselves in the Easter mystery for fifty days (a week of weeks). Because it is hard to believe, John the evangelist will provide sign after sign celebrating Jesus’ victory over death. Because it is hard to believe, the risen Jesus will return to us again and again in the mystery of holy communion, inviting us to touch and taste his presence, and offering us his peace.
SERVICE DETAILS:
Prelude - Alleluia - Margrethe Hokanson
Thanksgiving for Baptism
Entrance Hymn - Christ Is Alive - ELW 389
Greeting
Prayer of the Day
First Lesson - Acts 5:27-32
Solo - Touch that Soothes and Heals - ACS 939
Gospel - John 20:19-31
Sermon - Pastor Erik
Hymn - Alleluia! Christ Is Arisen! - ELW 375
Nicene Creed
Prayers of the Church
Invitation to Give
Offering
Words of Institution
Lord's Prayer
Holy Communion
Benediction
Recessional Hymn - Christ the Lord Is Risen Today - ELW 369
Dismissal
Postlude - Hallelujah! Jesus Lives - arr. David Cherwien
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Prelude - Alleluia - Margrethe Hokanson, copyright 1938 Augsburg Publishing
Postlude - Hallelujah! Jesus Lives - arr. David Cherwien copyright 1985 Summa Productions
Hymns and copyrighted music used under One License #A-726418
Prelude - Alleluia - Margrethe Hokanson
Thanksgiving for Baptism
Entrance Hymn - Christ Is Alive - ELW 389
Greeting
Prayer of the Day
First Lesson - Acts 5:27-32
Solo - Touch that Soothes and Heals - ACS 939
Gospel - John 20:19-31
Sermon - Pastor Erik
Hymn - Alleluia! Christ Is Arisen! - ELW 375
Nicene Creed
Prayers of the Church
Invitation to Give
Offering
Words of Institution
Lord's Prayer
Holy Communion
Benediction
Recessional Hymn - Christ the Lord Is Risen Today - ELW 369
Dismissal
Postlude - Hallelujah! Jesus Lives - arr. David Cherwien
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Prelude - Alleluia - Margrethe Hokanson, copyright 1938 Augsburg Publishing
Postlude - Hallelujah! Jesus Lives - arr. David Cherwien copyright 1985 Summa Productions
Hymns and copyrighted music used under One License #A-726418
April 17, 2022 - Easter Sunday (recording of live service)
The last enemy to be destroyed is death,” Paul writes. Today Christ is risen, and we gather together with astonishment and joy. Christ is risen, and we have been set free from the bonds of death. Christ is risen, and we are forgiven. Christ is risen, and with the women at the tomb and Peter, we are amazed. Let us rejoice: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
The last enemy to be destroyed is death,” Paul writes. Today Christ is risen, and we gather together with astonishment and joy. Christ is risen, and we have been set free from the bonds of death. Christ is risen, and we are forgiven. Christ is risen, and with the women at the tomb and Peter, we are amazed. Let us rejoice: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
SERVICE DETAILS:
Prelude - I Know that My Redeemer Liveth - G.F. Handel
Entrance Hymn: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - ELW 365
Greeting
Hymn of Praise - Christ Has Aisen, Alleluia - ELW 364
Prayer of the Day
First Lesson - Acts 10:34-43
Choir Anthem - Easter Morning, Joyous Dawning - Lindemann/Sateren
Gospel: John 20:1-18
Sermon - Pastor Mary Elise
Hymn - The Strife is O'er - ELW 366
Nicene Creed
Prayers of the Church
Invitation to Give
Offering
Words of Institution
Lord's Prayer
Holy Communion
Benediction
Closing Hymn - Thine Is the Glory - ELW 376
Dismissal
Postlude - Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - arr. Healey Willan
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Prelude - arr. by Henry Coleman, copyright 1949 Oxford University Press
Choir Anthem copyright 1952 Augburg Publishing
Postlude - copyright 1953 Concordia Publishing House
Hymn texts and copyrighted music used under One License #A-726418
Prelude - I Know that My Redeemer Liveth - G.F. Handel
Entrance Hymn: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - ELW 365
Greeting
Hymn of Praise - Christ Has Aisen, Alleluia - ELW 364
Prayer of the Day
First Lesson - Acts 10:34-43
Choir Anthem - Easter Morning, Joyous Dawning - Lindemann/Sateren
Gospel: John 20:1-18
Sermon - Pastor Mary Elise
Hymn - The Strife is O'er - ELW 366
Nicene Creed
Prayers of the Church
Invitation to Give
Offering
Words of Institution
Lord's Prayer
Holy Communion
Benediction
Closing Hymn - Thine Is the Glory - ELW 376
Dismissal
Postlude - Jesus Christ Is Risen Today - arr. Healey Willan
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Prelude - arr. by Henry Coleman, copyright 1949 Oxford University Press
Choir Anthem copyright 1952 Augburg Publishing
Postlude - copyright 1953 Concordia Publishing House
Hymn texts and copyrighted music used under One License #A-726418
For more past services, please go to our Virtual Worship page or visit our YouTube channel.
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Words of Scripture
Psalm 42:1-5
(feelings of desperation) As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, “Where is your God?” These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I went with the throng, and led them in procession to the house of God, with glad shouts and songs of thanksgiving, a multitude keeping festival. Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. |
Psalm 46:1-6, 10-11
(God is with us) God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns. The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. “Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.” The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. |
Psalm 34: 15-18
(righteousness) The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. The face of the Lord is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit. |
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