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The Church Choir will celebrate a Festive Service of Lessons and Carols on the Fourth Sunday of Advent. The traditional service dates back to Christmas Eve 1918, when the newly appointed Dean of King’s College Cambridge, Eric Milner-White, a former army chaplain was convinced... Read More →

Join us in worship on with visit from Sancta Lucia. St. Lucia was a young Christian of Sicily who was martyred in 304 AD during the persecution under Emperor Diocletian. According to tradition, she had decided to devote her life to God and to give her possessions to the poor. In... Read More →

The Sunday morning, Christmas Day worship service will be highlighted by the Christmas Day cantata, For Unto Us a Child is Born. The cantata BWV 142 has long been associated with Johann Sebastian Bach, but increasingly, musicologists have suggested that it was the work of Bach’s... Read More →

Every seven years or so, Christmas Day, December 25th falls on a Sunday. 2022 is that unique year. The last time this occurred was in 2016. Our worship schedule adjusts slightly so that we can celebrate Jesus’ birth joyously and allow some time for our musicians to enjoy their... Read More →

The Second Sunday of Advent will be marked by the annual visit of Saint Nicholas. One of the church’s most celebrated saints, not simply of children, but by sailors and pawn-brokers as well, St. Nicholas, the bishop of Myra in modern day Turkey, was an early priest in the... Read More →

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent on the Western Front, to bring to an end the First World War. Our nation has recalled that moment on this day through the decades. And now over 100 years later, we remember lives sacrificed in the service of... Read More →

The First Sunday in Advent is the Sunday closest to St Andrew’s Day, which is traditionally celebrated on November 30th. This First Sunday of Advent marks the start of the liturgical or church year. For centuries, St. Andrew has been regarded as the patron saint of... Read More →

Celebrate Thanksgiving with us! Members of the congregation will offer their reflections on what they are thankful for this year. The Zuhrah Shrine Brass Choir under the direction of Gary Lundgren will provide special music. Thanksgiving Sunday will also be our Stewardship Sunday... Read More →

In many Lutheran churches the Confirmation Worship Service is known as the Affirmation of Baptism. The name recalls the promises that were made by the parents and godparents at the time of a child’s baptism. They vowed that the Christian faith would be the child’s one day, and... Read More →

The Sunday nearest to October 21ST, the Festival Day for Saint Luke is often marked as a day for special services for healing. Saint Luke is often referred to in scripture as the Great Physician and in medieval times he was the patron saint of doctors and surgeons. According to... Read More →