December 31, 2017: 1 Christmas
Scriptures: Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 (Read them online here.)
December 24, 2017: Christmas Eve
Scriptures: Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20 (Read them online here.)
December 24, 2017: 4th Sunday of Advent
Scriptures: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Luke 1:46b-55; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 (Read them online here.)
Epiphany Service This Saturday (Jan. 6)
We will celebrate the feast of Epiphany on Saturday, January 6 at 3:30 pm. Come with the three magi to worship the Savior of the world! Children are especially encouraged to come, as they can participate in the processional and dress up as the three magi! Come to the adult forum on Sunday, January 7, […]
January 2018: Epistle Newsletter and Calendar
Collected Advent Devotionals
We hope you’ve enjoyed the Advent devotionals this year and that they have helped you to prepare your heart and spirit for Christ’s coming at Christmas. If you’d like a booklet of all the devotionals collected together, you can read it in the viewing window below or download a copy to your own computer. (If […]
Monday, December 25: Silent Night
Monday, December 25: Silent Night One of my fond memories growing up was attending the Christmas Eve Candlelight service at our church with my family. There was usually snow on the ground by that time in Nebraska. The blue lights that were strung through the hedge surrounding the church reflected in the snow. Everything was […]
Sunday, December 24: O Holy Night
Sunday, December 24: O Holy Night O Holy Night, one of the most beloved Christmas hymns, was written in 1847, by Placide Cappeau, at the request of a parish Priest, to commemorate the completion of the church organ renovation. Cappeau was a one-handed French poet/wine merchant, who was said to have been an Atheist. His […]
Saturday, December 23: Away In a Manger
Saturday, December 23: Away In a Manger For what is supposed to be an endearing children’s Christmas carol, Away in a Manger certainly has a complex and conflicted “back story”! Many of us grew up with hymnals (both Sunday School and church) which called it “Luther’s Cradle Hymn.” Poor Brother Martin gets blamed for many […]
Friday, December 22: Angels We Have Heard on High
Friday, December 22: Angels We Have Heard on High This Christmas Carol is a joyous celebration of Christ’s birth on Earth. The celebration was so great that the Angels in Heaven sang! What a joyous occasion – a night that changed the world. I cannot imagine the awe the shepherds must have felt when the […]