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Welcome to St. Luke’s – again for the first time!
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his, we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him; bless his name. For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever and his faithfulness to all generations.- Psalm 100
Beginning Beginnings. That is our Fall Theme as so many things will be beginning again.
This Sunday is Rally Sunday, September 14 – The Choir is beginning again. Both Worships will be a little different, specifically opportunities to stay seated. In our current worship the Congregation is invited to stand and sit about 7 times. Some people refer to it as Lutheran Calisthenics. Furthermore, out of the 24 parts of 8:30 AM Sunday worship, with communion, the congregation is asked to stand for all but 4 parts: Announcements, First Reading, Sermon, and Communion, when not walking to the Altar Rail. It is meant to be more welcoming to new attenders.
For the 10 AM Worship we will begin worship singing 2 songs and close with 2 songs.
Just as students go up each year in school, so to we encourage the same for worship. The Prayground is for preschoolers and early elementary. Older children are welcome to assist the younger ones in both the prayground and Children’s Church. By sixth grade we encourage students to participate in worship, including helping as readers, ushers, tech team, and more.
Last, but not least, please consider using the first 2 minutes following worship to welcome someone you do not know. First time attenders tend to be the last to enter and the first to depart. Your friends will stick around to talk with you, actually, they should be doing the same thing. Remember our Mission…
St. Luke’s is a Welcoming and Growing Community of Faith, busy Making Christ Known to the world.
See you at Worship!
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