Although midsummer sounds like July or August in the US, it is celebrated in June in Scandinavia. It is the time when the days are long and the colors of sea and forest are vibrant. Traditional fiddlers in costume from the American Swedish Institute Spelmanslag and the... Read More →
Join us & wear red! According to the Book of the Apostles, on the 50th day of Easter known in the ancient Greek world as Pentecost, God sent his Holy Spirit upon the disciples. They had gathered in prayer and thanksgiving wondering when God would send them a clear vision... Read More →
This Sunday, you are invited to hear the Lake of the Isles Church Choir and guest instrumentalists perform the Gloria from Mozart’s Twelfth Mass.The problem is that no one today believes that Mozart actually composed this favorite piece. Mozart’s Twelfth Mass was... Read More →
Good Friday marks the day of Jesus’ death on the cross. A meditation on the Stations of the Cross featuring the LOTI Choir, Holy Communion, will tell the story of Christ’s selfless sacrifice. SaveSaveSaveSave SaveSave Read More →
Many Roman Catholic and Protestant churches celebrate the life of St. Patrick as a missionary to Ireland. At sixteen, Patrick was kidnapped by Irish pirates and sold into slavery in Ireland. He himself admitted that up to this point he cared little for God. He escaped after six... Read More →
The Easter Vigil celebrates the mystery of the resurrection and the promises given to those baptized into Christ’s death. The worship service begins outside and moves into darkened church where the stories of salvation are read. Easter Eve traditionally marks Christ’s... Read More →
Palm Sunday will be a festive day at Lake of the Isles. The Sunday School children will process with their palms. The service will include a choral reading of the Passion Story According to St. Mark woven together with the music of Dietrich Buxtehude’s sacred cantata... Read More →