It is a beautiful day for worship! Special thanks to Haleigh Jacocks for leading our vocal music today! Peace, Pastor Chris Lee Order of Worship for Sunday, May 2, 2021 Prelude: Come, My Way, My Truth- R.V. Williams. Musician: Pam Edwards. Meditation This Sunday’s image of how the risen Christ shares his life with us … [Read more…]
Unfortunately, the April 25th worship service that happened at First Evangelical Lutheran was not able to be recorded. Pastor Lee was intending to post and send the Lutherans Restoring Creation Earth Day Service as an additional opportunity for worship and so, in honor of Earth Month, that link is included below the First Evangelical Lutheran … [Read more…]
Order of Worship for April 18, 2021: Third Sunday of Easter Meditation The gospel for the third Sunday of Easter is always one in which the risen Christ shares food with the disciples, meals that are the Easter template for the meal we share each Sunday. In today’s gospel, Jesus both shares the disciples’ food … [Read more…]
Grace and Peace to you, this Second Sunday of Easter, 11 April 2021. Special thanks to our musicians who played for our Celtic service: Chris Dunn, Kristin Stambaugh, Heather Kangas, and John Kinser. Order of Worship: April 11, 2021 Gathering Music: “Inisheer” and “The Musical Priest.” Traditional Irish. ANNOUNCEMENTS Gathering Hymn: ELW 793- “Be Thou … [Read more…]
Peace, peace. I pray this service finds you well as we contemplate the Passion of our Lord. I encourage you to add your own petitions to the prayers. Additionally, I invite you to Reverence the Cross in some way in your own setting. You could use anything from a cross necklace to a wall hanging … [Read more…]
He is Risen Indeed! Hallelujah!Special thanks to our trumpet players, Cheryl and Will Schehl, for Easter service. Pastor Lee Order of Worship for The Resurrection of Our Lord–Easter Day Prelude: ELW 362- “At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing.” Trumpet solo: Cheryl Schehl ANNOUNCEMENTS Meditation Christ is risen! Jesus is alive, and God has swallowed … [Read more…]
Order of Worship for Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2021 Confession and Forgiveness Friends in Christ, in this Lenten season we have heard our Lord’s call to struggle against sin, death, and the devil—all that keeps us from loving God and each other. This is the struggle to which we were called at baptism. [We have … [Read more…]
It was great to be in person with many of you today! I pray this worship finds all our online community safe and healthy! Peace, Pastor Chris Lee Apologies for the late posting of this Palm Sunday worship service. We were having technical difficulties with our website. Order of Worship for Passion/ Palm Sunday: March … [Read more…]
Our last Lenten Midweek of the season. Which means…this Sunday is Palm Sunday, next week is Holy Week, and the following Sunday is Easter! If you intend to come to church on Sunday, March 28, please make your reservation with the office. You can call or email Therese in the office, 309-788-9661. As we begin … [Read more…]
Grace and Peace to you! This is our last entirely online service, hopefully for the foreseeable future! Beginning next Sunday, March 28, we will gather in our sanctuary in person with safety precautions in place. Please contact the office at 309-788-9661 or by email if you would like to reserve a spot for Palm Sunday! … [Read more…]