The service will be held inside the church. Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking everyone to maintain social distance and to wear a mask. The service will also be live streamed on Facebook and through our regular Zoom link (click here for our Facebook page). If you are unable to attend the service at 12:15p.m. you can access a recorded video of the service on our Facebook page!
If you are attending the service online you are encouraged to download the bulletin before Sunday morning – simply click this link: Bulletin for Sunday.If you would like a bulletin mailed to you please contact the church office.
Light shines in the darkness for the upright, the psalmist sings. Isaiah declares that when we loose the bonds of injustice and share our bread with the hungry, the light breaks forth like the dawn. In another passage from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus, the light of the world, calls his followers to let the light of their good works shine before others. Through baptism we are sent into the world to shine with the light of Christ.
The service will be held inside the church. Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking everyone to maintain social distance and to wear a mask. The service will also be live streamed on Facebook and through our regular Zoom link (click here for our Facebook page). If you are unable to attend the service at 12:15p.m. you can access a recorded video of the service on our Facebook page!
If you are attending the service online you are encouraged to download the bulletin before Sunday morning – simply click this link: Bulletin for Sunday.If you would like a bulletin mailed to you please contact the church office.
Who are the blessed ones of God? For Micah, they are those who do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God. For Paul, they are the ones who find wisdom in the weakness of the cross. For Jesus, they are the poor, the meek, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, those who mourn, and those who hunger for righteousness. In baptism we find our blessed identity and calling in this countercultural way of living and serving.
Holy Communion 12:15p.m. Meet & Greet with Pastor Sara after the service
The service will be held inside the church. Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking everyone to maintain social distance and to wear a mask. The service will also be live streamed on Facebook and through our regular Zoom link (click here for our Facebook page). If you are unable to attend the service at 12:15p.m. you can access a recorded video of the service on our Facebook page!
If you are attending the service online you are encouraged to download the bulletin before Sunday morning – simply click this link: Bulletin for Sunday.If you would like a bulletin mailed to you please contact the church office.
Jesus begins his public ministry by calling fishers to leave their nets and follow him. In Jesus the kingdom of God has come near. We who have walked in darkness have seen a great light. We see this light most profoundly in the cross—as God suffers with us and all who are oppressed by sickness, sin, or evil. Light dawns for us as we gather around the word, the font, and the holy table. We are then sent to share the good news that others may be “caught” in the net of God’s grace and mercy.
The service will be held inside the church. Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking everyone to maintain social distance and to wear a mask. The service will also be live streamed on Facebook and through our regular Zoom link (click here for our Facebook page). If you are unable to attend the service at 12:15p.m. you can access a recorded video of the service on our Facebook page!
If you are attending the service online you are encouraged to download the bulletin before Sunday morning – simply click this link: Bulletin for Sunday.If you would like a bulletin mailed to you please contact the church office.
Sunday’s gospel opens with further reflection on Jesus’ baptism. He is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world and the one anointed by the Spirit. In the liturgy we come and see Christ revealed among us in word and meal. We go forth to invite others to come and worship the Holy One and to receive the gifts of grace and peace made known among us.
The service will be held inside the church. Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking everyone to maintain social distance and to wear a mask. The service will also be live streamed on Facebook and through our regular Zoom link (click here for our Facebook page). If you are unable to attend the service at 12:15p.m. you can access a recorded video of the service on our Facebook page!
If you are attending the service online you are encouraged to download the bulletin before Sunday morning – simply click this link: Bulletin for Sunday.If you would like a bulletin mailed to you please contact the church office.
In the waters of the Jordan, Jesus is revealed as the beloved Son of God. Through this great epiphany, Jesus fulfills all righteousness and becomes the servant of God who will bring forth justice and be a light to the nations. In the waters of baptism we too are washed by the Word, anointed by the Spirit, and named God’s beloved children. Our baptismal mission is to proclaim good news to all who are oppressed or in need of God’s healing.
The service will be held inside the church. Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking everyone to maintain social distance and to wear a mask. The service will also be live streamed on Facebook and through our regular Zoom link (click here for our Facebook page). You do not need a Facebook account to see the service on Facebook. If you are unable to attend at 10:00p.m. you can access a recorded video of the service on our Facebook page!
The service will be held inside the church. Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking everyone to maintain social distance and to wear a mask. The service will also be live streamed on Facebook and through our regular Zoom link (click here for our Facebook page). If you are unable to attend the service at 12:15p.m. you can access a recorded video of the service on our Facebook page!
If you are attending the service online you are encouraged to download the bulletin before Sunday morning – simply click this link: Bulletin for Sunday.If you would like a bulletin mailed to you please contact the church office.
A note of joyful expectation marks Sunday’s worship. Isaiah announces that the desert shall rejoice and blossom, and Jesus points to the unexpected and transforming signs of God’s reign. We wait with patience for the coming of the Lord, even as we rejoice at his presence among us this day: in word and holy supper, in church and in our homes, in silent reflection and in works of justice and love. We pray that God would open our eyes and ears to the wonders of Christ’s advent among us.
The service will be held inside the church. Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking everyone to maintain social distance and to wear a mask. The service will also be live streamed on Facebook and through our regular Zoom link (click here for our Facebook page). If you are unable to attend the service at 12:15p.m. you can access a recorded video of the service on our Facebook page!
If you are attending the service online you are encouraged to download the bulletin before Sunday morning – simply click this link: Bulletin for Sunday.If you would like a bulletin mailed to you please contact the church office.
The new church year begins with a wake-up call: Christ is coming soon! In Sunday’s readings both Paul and Jesus challenge us to wake from sleep, for we know neither the day nor hour of the Lord’s coming. Isaiah proclaims the day when God will gather all people on the holy mountain and there will be no more war or suffering. Though we vigilantly watch for the promised day of salvation, we wait for what we already have: Christ comes among us this day as the word and meal that strengthens our faith in the promises of God.
The service will be held inside the church. Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking everyone to maintain social distance and to wear a mask. The service will also be live streamed on Facebook and through our regular Zoom link (click here for our Facebook page). If you are unable to attend the service at 12:15p.m. you can access a recorded video of the service on our Facebook page!
If you are attending the service online you are encouraged to download the bulletin before Sunday morning – simply click this link: Bulletin for Sunday.If you would like a bulletin mailed to you please contact the church office.
Jeremiah’s promise of the execution of “justice and righteousness in the land” finds ironic fulfillment in the execution of Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. It appears utterly contradictory that a king should be crucified with a criminal. This victory appears for all the world as humiliating defeat. Yet through the gate of death Jesus opens the door to paradise.
The service will be held inside the church. Out of an abundance of caution, we are asking everyone to maintain social distance and to wear a mask. The service will also be live streamed on Facebook and through our regular Zoom link (click here for our Facebook page). If you are unable to attend the service at 12:15p.m. you can access a recorded video of the service on our Facebook page!
If you are attending the service online you are encouraged to download the bulletin before Sunday morning – simply click this link: Bulletin for Sunday.If you would like a bulletin mailed to you please contact the church office.
The end is near. There is no doubt about it. The warnings are dire. The tone of today’s texts is ominous. But the baptized know how to live in the meantime. The baptized are strengthened for the living of these days in word and sacrament. The baptized rally around the invitation of the apostle: “Do not be weary in doing what is right.”
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