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 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.
Introduction We have no good apart from God. That makes Jesus’ call to follow him an invitation to freedom. This is freedom to revel in the Spirit’s fruit: love, joy, peace, and patience. This is freedom to not be imprisoned by anything that would keep us from the fullness of the life God has given us. This is the path of life.
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 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.
Introduction This Sunday’s texts paint startling pictures of the horrific nature of sin. The church’s repeated celebration of holy communion counters that tragic reality in a continued showing forth of the death of Jesus until he comes again. It is a dramatic declaration of “how much God has done for you.”
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 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.
Introduction “YHWH, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!” Today we celebrate the holy Trinity. Paul writes that through Jesus we have peace with God, whose love pours into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, giving us lasting hope. We celebrate the gracious One-in-Three, eternal Three-in-One, as we worship in community; as we share water and word, bread and wine; and as we bring God’s love and hope to our neighbors.
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 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.
Introduction On Pentecost, we celebrate that we have been given an Advocate to accompany us. Poured out in wind and fire, water, wine, and bread, the Holy Spirit abides in and among us. We give thanks that God speaks to each of us, no matter our origins, language, or life path. Filled with the Spirit of truth, we go out from worship to proclaim the saving power of Christ’s love and the freedom of God’s grace with all the world.
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 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.
Introduction Visions abound in the readings for the sixth Sunday of Easter. Paul has a vision about what to do. John has a vision of what will be. Jesus provides visions of peace that surpasses human understanding and power beyond human imagination.
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 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.
Introduction Easter initiates a new day. It anticipates a new heaven and a new earth. The risen Christ is making all things new. In the mystery of holy baptism God has made new people of us. Jesus invites us to see everyone in a new light—through the lens of love.
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 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.
Introduction 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 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 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.
Introduction 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 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 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.
Introduction 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.
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 7:00p.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 – simply click this link: Bulletin for Good Friday
A service of darkness, readings, and music, in which the candles are extinguished as we remember Christ’s death and the seeming finality of the sealing of the tomb.
A Christ-centered community where all are welcome to gather, grow and go forth to make a difference in God's world. Serving El Sobrante, Richmond, Pinole, El Cerrito, and other East Bay communities.
Hope Lutheran Church 