| 8:15 AM Sunday Morning @ Grace | 10:00 AM Sunday Morning @ St John’s |
On Sunday morning at Grace and St. John’s, we gather for Divine Service. It is called this for two reasons. First, it is God’s service to us as Christ is present in his word and sacrament to impart the forgiveness of sins, the assurance of salvation, and life with Christ now and in eternity. Second, in the Divine Service, we rejoice in the Lord’s marvelous gifts and we offer in response prayer, praise, and thanksgiving as war service to Christ.
The Sunday Divine Service follows the ordinary form of the liturgy. This means worship is rooted in the customs, ceremonies, and selected Scripture readings that have been passed down from generations of Christians. Service followed the same order of Confession and Absolution, supplication and praise, readings of Holy Scripture, the Creed, Sermon, Prayers, the Lord Sapper, and the benediction. During services, we will often speak or chat portions of the palms and sings hymns from various periods of the church. Music is accompanied by the organ and sometimes other instruments as well.
All are welcome to join us for our services. Feel free to observe or ask for assistance navigating through our service.
Communion Practice:
Our congregations, in humble obedience to Christ’s Word, practice closed communion. We believe that communing together signifies our complete agreement in Christian doctrine. This means that all people are invited to join us for worship, however, we ask that only those who are members of Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod congregations come forward to receive the Lord’s Supper. If you are visiting and would like to come forward for a blessing: we invite that! Please cross your arms at the rail for the pastor to see. If you would like to receive the Lord’s Supper with us in the future, the pastor would love to visit with you after the service.
The Lord’s Supper is offered weekly.
St. John's and Grace Evangelical Lutheran Parish 