A Life-giving Story…
Lent begins with a solemn call to fasting and repentance as we begin our journey to the baptismal waters of Easter on Ash Wednesday. As we hear in the readings for Ash Wednesday, now is the acceptable time to return to God. During Lent the people of God will reflect on the meaning of their baptism into Christ’s death and resurrection. The sign of ashes suggests our human mortality and frailty. But what seems like an ending is really an invitation to make each day a new beginning, in which we are washed in God’s mercy and forgiveness. With the cross on our brow, we long for the spiritual renewal that flows from the springtime Easter feast to come.
Taking Ezekiel’s vision of a valley filled with dry bones which will be our reading on the final Sunday in Lent, we’ll hear the Good News that God offers us life-giving gifts and brings the promise of new life:
Life-giving Word
Life-giving Spirit
Life-giving Water
Life-giving Mud
Can these bones live?
Though we know the end of the Lenten story, we can’t predict how things will turn out in our lives. The real constant is God’s life-giving love. As the hymn writer Marty Haugen proclaims: From the dawning of creation you have loved us as your own; stay with us through all temptation, make us turn to you alone. Please see our Lent Worship Schedule on our calendar and web site home page.
Lent begins with a solemn call to fasting and repentance as we begin our journey to the baptismal waters of Easter on Ash Wednesday. As we hear in the readings for Ash Wednesday, now is the acceptable time to return to God. During Lent the people of God will reflect on the meaning of their baptism into Christ’s death and resurrection. The sign of ashes suggests our human mortality and frailty. But what seems like an ending is really an invitation to make each day a new beginning, in which we are washed in God’s mercy and forgiveness. With the cross on our brow, we long for the spiritual renewal that flows from the springtime Easter feast to come.
Taking Ezekiel’s vision of a valley filled with dry bones which will be our reading on the final Sunday in Lent, we’ll hear the Good News that God offers us life-giving gifts and brings the promise of new life:
Life-giving Word
Life-giving Spirit
Life-giving Water
Life-giving Mud
Can these bones live?
Though we know the end of the Lenten story, we can’t predict how things will turn out in our lives. The real constant is God’s life-giving love. As the hymn writer Marty Haugen proclaims: From the dawning of creation you have loved us as your own; stay with us through all temptation, make us turn to you alone. Please see our Lent Worship Schedule on our calendar and web site home page.
Welcoming worship
- Sunday worship with Communion at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Education for all ages at 9:15 a.m. through May 21 - Summer Worship Hours begin May 28 - one service only at 9:30 a.m.
- Nursery staffed during 10:30 a.m. worship
- Church building is accessible
- Memorial Day weekend-Labor Day weekend;: Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m.
- Monthly worship/holy communion offered at Nokomis Square Cooperative, 5015 35th Ave. So., Minneapolis
Worship services are grounded in Lutheran theology and stylistically blended. We celebrate Holy Communion every Sunday – and every Sunday we hear and experience and intend the following welcome:
Whoever you are, however you feel, for whatever reasons you are here, come to the feast. Whatever your condition, whatever questions you have, wherever you are on your spiritual journey: know that your host is the one who has given his life for the world, the one who was raised to new life, and the one who invites us to come to the table.
This means you are welcome in worship: single parents, GLBTQ people, previously incarcerated, those of us in recovery, differently abled, whatever your political leanings or body type or education level.
Your heart and mind, gifts and talents, questions and challenges will find a home here.
