This weekend, we’re excited to celebrate our annual Living Springs Child Development Center Sunday. We will hear powerful hope moments, sign thank-you notes for our frontline staff, and offer prayers of blessing for our students & families who are part of this important ministry, which continues to impact so many lives in its 21st year!…
“God’s work. Our hands”/Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost This weekend, we join Lutheran Christians across the land for our annual “God’s Work, Our Hands” Servant Sunday. At LS, we’ll prepare 140 old-fashioned Sunday dinners for first responders, Meals-on-Wheels recipients, and those without homes. Kitchen helpers will start cooking at 9am. At 11:45, volunteers are needed to…
Here, on Labor Day weekend, we pause to give thanks for all who perform so many daily labors that make life flourish – many of whom go unnoticed each day: factory workers, farm laborers, educators, healthcare workers, first responders, military personnel, restaurant & grocery store workers, mechanics, plumbers, electricians, construction workers, day laborers, landscape workers,…
12th Sunday After Pentecost On this 12 th Sunday after Pentecost, we are blessed with special music from Disciples of Harmony – and we are very excited to kick off our new G.I.F.T. Worship Experience that will make worship even more special for all children & parents. We hear Jesus speak about the power of…
We’re all very excited about our big Rally Day celebration this Sunday for the whole congregation and friends – with our theme, “See HOPE More Clearly!” There’s one UNITY WORSHIP SERVICE at 10:30, with special sharing from our youth, families, and adults. The service concludes with a joyful HOPE procession and our congregation photo. We…
With the school year arriving, here on the 10 th Sunday after Pentecost, we are excited about our Blessing of the Schoolbags for teachers and students of every age this Sunday. Our annual school supply drive continues through Sunday as well. Also, it will be our 3 rd Summer Hope Sunday – with a visit…
What an amazing worship experience last week – with Pastor Carl’s sermon, Pastor Eric’s children message, the Thanksgiving moment with our youth returning from their Mission Trip, and the moving solo by Seminarian Adriana that brought tears to many, many eyes (“Give Me Jesus”). If you weren’t able to be here last week, you can…
Here, on the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, we hear Jesus’ warning about the lure of greed and his profound parable about a “foolish” man who receives many blessings, but decides to build bigger barns to keep these blessings for himself and his own future security (Luke 12:13-21). The New Testament lesson from Colossian 3 encourages…
Here, on the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, Psalm 138 has words of encouragement for us all: “When I called, O Lord, you answered me – you increased my strength within me. You will make good your purpose for me – O Lord, your steadfast love endures forever!” We had a wonderful celebration of Christmas in…
Excitement is building for our special “Christmas in July” celebration this Sunday and (amid the ongoing challenges of life in the world) the opportunity to celebrate the good news of God’s love for “all the people” and “a Savior born for you” – Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us! On Sunday, we have Christmas music at…