Worship

    Service Schedule

 Sundays, 11:00 a.m., Holy Communion

 The Sunday morning worship service at St. John’s Lutheran Church begins at 11:00 a.m.  This service is a traditional Lutheran liturgy enriched with exquisite music.  Every Sunday St. John’s Church earns its reputation as a “church of the soloist.”  Featuring voices of all ranges and music from a wide variety of sources, the Sunday morning service offers a worshipper attending St. John’s the opportunity to participate in a transcendent worship experience.  Anchoring the music department at St. John’s is Mr. Bill Glazier, organist and music director, and Mr. George Reid, cantor.    

The Sunday morning liturgy is based on the readings of the Revised Common Lectionary and prayers from the rich tradition of church liturgy both ancient and modern.  Every Sunday, the central worship experience at St. John’s is the celebration of Holy Communion. 

THIS WEEK'S BULLETIN

22nd Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, October 12, 2008

 Special Liturgies and Occasions 

St. John’s Lutheran Church observes the holy days hallowed by Christians since the days of the early Church.  Special liturgical days include the observation of Ash Wednesday with Holy Communion and the imposition of ashes.  For Holy Week, services include Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.

 St. John’s also observes a host of special interfaith liturgies.  In November 2006, St. John’s inaugurated its Kristallnacht service (“Night of Broken Glass”)— a service of readings, music, and dance to remember the beginning of the Nazi persecution of the Jews and to stand together saying, “Never Again.”   

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On May 4th, 2008, St. John's welcomed the Reverend Dr. Robert Lawrence as guest preacher.  Rev. Lawrence, from Fall River, Massachusetts, is a close friend of Rev. Lyndon Harris, St. John's current Vacancy Pastor.  Rev. Lawrence served for over 20 years as the senior minister at First Congregational Church in Fall River, and has served in many other capacities, including Director of Pastoral Care at Charlton Memorial Hospital, in prison chaplaincy, and in private practice for counseling and psychotherapy.  Rev. Lawrence also worked for the FBI for five years before becoming ordained as a minister. 

 On May 4th, Rev. Lawrence preached an inspiring sermon entitled "Stones that Speak" as a reflection on 1 Peter 2:4-5 : "Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals, yet chosen and precious in God's sight.  And like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house."

  Rev. Lawrence on "Stones that Speak"

Rev. Lawrence and Rev. Harris after the service