May 17TH is the Norwegian Constitution Day and we will celebrate in worship on May 15th. Although it is not a church holiday, it is always a grand occasion for celebrating Norwegian music and Norwegian desserts. Read More →

This year, Candlelight Service of Holy Communion is in-person & live-streamed, as we celebrate the mystery of the Word made Flesh. The LOTI Church Choir, with guest musicians will perform a pastoral mass by a 20th century British composer. Colin Mawby, who lived in Ireland... Read More →

Trinity Sunday is the one day of the church year that celebrates a theological doctrine and not simply an event in Scripture. Nowhere does the word Trinity appear is the Bible, but the doctrine of the Trinity explains how we define and experience our relationship to God as... Read More →

According to the Book of the Acts of Apostles, Jesus walked upon the earth another 40 days after his resurrection from the dead, and before he ascended into heaven.  For that reason, Ascension Day always falls on a Thursday, which means few churches can celebrate the day in... Read More →

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 for the church. Early in the... Read More →

The Norwegian Constitution Day of May 17th is not a church holiday, but it is always a grand occasion for celebrating Norwegian music. This year’s service will include selections performed by the Lake String Quartet of Edvard Grieg’s Holberg Suite, as well as Flora... Read More →

Many Roman Catholic and Protestant churches celebrate the life of St. Patrick as a missionary to Ireland. Irish pirates kidnapped and sold Patrick into slavery in Ireland, when he was sixteen.He himself admitted that up to this point he cared little for God. After six years, he... Read More →