Sermons by Pastor Michael Church
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on on Saturday, August 26 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, August 27 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, July 22 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, July 23 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, July 8 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, July 9 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, July 1 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, July 2 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…
Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, May 6 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, May 7 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of…
Palm Sunday, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, April 1 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, April 2 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…
Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, March 18 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, March 19 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…
Second Sunday in Lent, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, March 4 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, March 5 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…
Transfiguration Sunday, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, February 18 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, February 19 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…
Sixth Sunday of Epiphany, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, February 11 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, February 12 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…
Fourth Sunday of Epiphany, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, January 28 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, January 29 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of…
Christmas Day
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, at 10:30 am. The service will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Sunday – Christmas Day Service Sunday 10:30 am — Led by Organ Download 10:30am Worship Bulletin & Watch Service Here (Fast forward to 5:18 in the recording for the beginning of service) Readings and Psalms: Isaiah 52:7-10Psalm 98Hebrews 1:1-4John 1:1-14 Sermon: …
Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, December 17 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, December 18 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (a special service of lessons and carols). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of…
Third Sunday of Advent, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, December 10 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, December 11 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…
Second Sunday of Advent, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, December 3 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, December 4 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the…
Frist Sunday of Advent, Year A
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, November 26 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, November 27 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of…
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost / The Feast of Christ the King
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, November 19 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, November 20 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of…
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost
“Apocalypse, 1831” by Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, November 12 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, November 13 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your…
Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost / All Saints Sunday
Holy Cross Cemetery in Gniezno, Poland Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, November 5 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, November 6 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the…
Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost / Reformation Sunday
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, October 29 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, October 30 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of…
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Let Us Worship Together! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship inside the Nave and Sanctuary on Saturday, October 8 at 5:30 pm (casual with Voices of Praise), and Sunday, October 9 at 8:00 am (simple service) and 10:30 am (traditional with choir and/or organ music). The Saturday evening and Sunday 10:30 am services will will also be online via Facebook Livestream! Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream…
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
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Second Sunday after Pentecost
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The Holy Trinity
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4th Sunday of Easter
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2nd Sunday of Easter
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Easter Vigil
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Good Friday
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Maundy Thursday
A Celebration of the Last Supper 7:00 pm — Maundy Thursday worship service – including Communion Class Blessing (In-person & via Facebook Livestream): Download Maundy Thursday’s Worship Bulletin & Watch Service Here Readings and Psalms: Exodus 12:1-4 [5-10] 11-14 Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Sermon: Maundy Thursday, Year C Liturgical material © 2017 Augsburg Fortress, used by permission of Augsburg Fortress/Sundays and Seasons #SAS009239. Copyright Acknowledgments for print & broadcast: CCLI – Copyright License #2800659 and…
Easter Sunday
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Palm Sunday
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Holden Evening Prayer
Wednesday, April 6 at 7pm Gathering for Evening Prayer is an ancient tradition of the church. For many years, we at Our Saviour have sung our prayers to the music composed by Marty Haugen for the Holden Village Retreat Center. It easy to sing along with, but also beautiful if you prefer to just listen. Either way, please join us in person at the church. If we have a volunteer to do so, this service will be livestreamed on our…
Fifth Sunday in Lent
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Holden Evening Prayer
Wednesday, March 30 at 7pm Gathering for Evening Prayer is an ancient tradition of the church. For many years, we at Our Saviour have sung our prayers to the music composed by Marty Haugen for the Holden Village Retreat Center. It easy to sing along with, but also beautiful if you prefer to just listen. Either way, please join us in person at the church. If we have a volunteer to do so, this service will be livestreamed on our…
Holden Evening Prayer
Wednesday, March 23 at 7pm Gathering for Evening Prayer is an ancient tradition of the church. For many years, we at Our Saviour have sung our prayers to the music composed by Marty Haugen for the Holden Village Retreat Center. It easy to sing along with, but also beautiful if you prefer to just listen. Either way, please join us in person at the church. If we have a volunteer to do so, this service will be livestreamed on our…
Holden Evening Prayer
Wednesday, March 16 at 7pm Gathering for Evening Prayer is an ancient tradition of the church. For many years, we at Our Saviour have sung our prayers to the music composed by Marty Haugen for the Holden Village Retreat Center. It easy to sing along with, but also beautiful if you prefer to just listen. Either way, please join us in person at the church. If we have a volunteer to do so, this service will be livestreamed on our…
Third Sunday in Lent
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Second Sunday in Lent
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Holden Evening Prayer
Wednesday, March 9 at 7pm Gathering for Evening Prayer is an ancient tradition of the church. For many years, we at Our Saviour have sung our prayers to the music composed by Marty Haugen for the Holden Village Retreat Center. It easy to sing along with, but also beautiful if you prefer to just listen. Either way, please join us in person at the church. If we have a volunteer to do so, this service will be livestreamed on our…
Ash Wednesday
See Services in Lent, Holy Week and Easter page HERE. Morning Meditation: Building Your Friendship with God Wednesday, March 2 from 8:30 am – 9 am Online via Zoom Find out more here including Zoom link to join in. Ash Wednesday Worship Services Wednesday, March 2 at 12 noon and 7 pm During Lent, Christians worldwide fast, pray and turn our attention back to God. Ashes are an ancient Biblical signal of repentance and confession. Ash Wednesday services this year will…
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
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Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
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Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
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Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
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Second Sunday after Epiphany
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Second Sunday of Christmas
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First Sunday of Christmas, Year C
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Christmas Eve
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Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C
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Second Sunday of Advent, Year C
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First Sunday of Advent, Year C
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Christ the King
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All Saints Sunday
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Reformation Sunday
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The Naked Night
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Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 28)
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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 27)
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Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 25)
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Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 24)
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Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 23)
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Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 22)
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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 20)
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 16)
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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 15)
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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 14)
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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 13)
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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Lect. 12)
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Feast of the Holy Trinity
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Day of Pentecost
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Seventh Sunday of Easter
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Sixth Sunday of Easter
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Fourth Sunday of Easter
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Second Sunday of Easter
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Good Friday
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Maundy Thursday
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Sunday of the Passion / Palm Sunday
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Fifth Sunday in Lent
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Fourth Sunday in Lent
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Second Sunday in Lent
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Sixth Sunday after Epiphany,
Transfiguration of Our Lord
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Fourth Sunday after EpiphanyPowerful or Vulnerable?
Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us online Saturday, January 30 at 5:30 pm for a prerecorded online only service (Facebook Premier) and on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 10:00 am via Facebook Premiere! This special service of Morning Prayer and song will be online only due to the impending winter storm and potentially unsafe travel condition. Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. Join…
Third Sunday after Epiphany
‘The Miraculous Draught’ of Fishes, art by John Reilly, UK Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us online Saturday, January 23 at 5:30 pm for a prerecorded online only service (Facebook Premier) and on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 10:00 am via Facebook Livestream! Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. Join your prayers with the…
Baptism of Our Lord
Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us online for worship on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 10:00 am via Facebook! Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type into the Facebook chat any prayer requests for those you want…
The Word Became Flesh
2 Christmas
Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us online for worship on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 10:00 am via Facebook! Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type into the Facebook chat any prayer requests for those you want…
The Presentation of the Child
1 Christmas
Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us online for worship on Sunday, December 27 at 10:00 am via Facebook! Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. Join your prayers with the community! During the live stream of the service, you are invited to type into the Facebook chat any prayer requests for those you want included…
Christmas Eve and Day Worship Services
Christmas Eve Worship—Thursday, December 24 Family Worship @ 4:00 pm Click here to access the online bulletin for this service.) Sermon I Love your more than Toilet Paper; thus, it’s the Best Christmas Ever! Sermon for Christmas Eve 2020, 4pm Drive in WorshipLuke 2:1-20; Covid-19 Coronavirus ResponseOur Saviour Lutheran Church, Warrenton, VA. The Reverend Terri E.L. Church Do you suppose Jesus could have had colic? That’s what snobby little Alice Wendleken wondered in that classic tale by Barbara Robinson, The…
Build Up the Ancient Ruins
3 Advent
December 12-13 Third Sunday of Advent, Year B Readings and Psalms: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11Psalm 126Luke 1:46b-55 (alternate)1 Thessalonians 5:16-24John 1:6-8, 19-28 Come Worship Together Live & In-person! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship back inside the Nave and Sanctuary on both Saturday, December 12 at 5:30 pm and Sunday, December 13 at 10:00 am! Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who…
Prepare the Way of the Lord
2 Advent
Come Worship Together Live & In-person! Our Saviour is incredibly pleased to have you join us for live in-person worship back inside the Nave and Sanctuary on both Saturday, December 5 at 5:30 pm and Sunday, December 6 at 10:00 am! Please click the “Read More” button below to get all the details, which will help ensure all who wish to worship together in person stay as safe as possible. Join on Facebook For those who prefer to stay safer at…
Apocalypse Now
1 Advent
First Sunday of Advent, Year B Readings and Psalms: Isaiah 64:1-9Psalm 80:1-7, 17-191 Corinthians 1:3-9Mark 13:24-37 Saturday 5:30 pm Contemporary Service Sunday 10:00 am Traditional Service Altar Flowers are on hiatus throughout December but will resume the first weekend in January 2021. If you would like to donate flowers in memory, honor or celebration of a loved one or special date, please sign up on the chart in the church office hallway or call the church office at (540) 347-3224…
Thanksgiving Service (Online)
This year’s Thanksgiving Service will be different. Our Pie Fest has been re-imagined as a chance to provide pies and baked goods as well as turkey dinners for people in need. Look in the news for how to help our local neighbors in advance of the service. The worship service itself will be completely online and interactive at the link below. Let us gather online to share what we are thankful for and to celebrate God’s blessings in the past,…
Who’s the King?
The 25th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A Readings and Psalms: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24Psalm 95:1-7aEphesians 1:15-23Matthew 25:31-46 Saturday 5:30 pm Contemporary Service Sunday 10:00 am Traditional Service Altar Flowers were loveling donated by the children of Jim and Sharon Wood – Jeremy, Carriann and Kevin – in honor and celebration of their parent’s 50th Wedding Anniversary. Congratulations Jim and Sharon! And wishing you many more years together in wedded bliss and good health! Liturgical material © 2017 Augsburg Fortress; used by…
Keep Awake: The Parable of the Mean Girls
The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Year A November 7 and 8, 2020 Readings and Psalms: Amos 5:18-24 Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 (alternate) Psalm 70 Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20 (alternate) 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 Saturday 5:30 pm Contemporary Service Sunday 10:00 am Traditional Service Liturgical material © 2017 Augsburg Fortress; used by permission of Augsburg Fortress, #SAS009239. Copyright Acknowledgments (CCLI License # 2800659 and One License # 710443-A) for print and broadcast.
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