Reformation Sunday, 2022

Here are the worship resources we used at our special worship on Sunday, October 30th, in Lunenburg. This was a joint service with many other Lutherans from throughout Lunenburg County joining us, as well as parishioners from St. John’s Anglican church in Lunenburg (our Full Communion partner). Also included below is a link to aContinue reading “Reformation Sunday, 2022”

Prayer Labyrinth for 250!

A Prayer Labyrinth in the Church Garden is one of Zion’s special projects for its 250th anniversary. A small ground-breaking ceremony is being held tomorrow, Sunday, April 24th, following Sunday service at the church. Construction will start next week. The labyrinth is a simple, brick pathway through the garden area which symbolizes one’s spiritual journeyContinue reading “Prayer Labyrinth for 250!”

Prayers for Peace

A recording of the ecumenical prayer service held at St. John’s Anglican Church in Lunenburg, in which the Rev. Laura Marie Piotrowicz from St. John’s, Pastor Rick (our parish) and Pastor Tom Summers from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian church, provided the leadership. Members of Grace Lutheran, Zion Lutheran, St. John’s Anglican, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian and St.Continue reading “Prayers for Peace”

Worship for June 6, 2021

Welcome to worship. This has been a difficult week. We are still overwhelmed by the news from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (known by Settlers as Kamloops, British Columbia). What should also overwhelm us is the fact that much of this damage was done by the church. In the name of Jesus. That’s how we justified it,Continue reading “Worship for June 6, 2021”

Prayers for the Children

We are horrified. Two hundred and fifteen children, buried in a mass grave, with no marker, no recognition, and most with no notice to family. This is wrong on so many levels that the mind reels. I am under no illusion that these prayers will somehow make this better. Or give us understanding of whatContinue reading “Prayers for the Children”

Worship for February 14, 2021

Below is the liturgy used by the Lunenburg Lutheran Parish on Sunday, February 14th. This year this date is the last Sunday of the season of Epiphany, which brings to a close the time of “enlightening” (which is what “epiphany” means), and we prepare to enter the season of Lent (more on that later!). WeContinue reading “Worship for February 14, 2021”

Violence in a Peaceful Church

Hello friends. This has been a rough week, for a great many people. The headlines of media outlets have been shouting about what happened on the steps of the Capitol Building in Washington DC. on Wednesday. Rightly so. But there was more, much more, to what happened in Washington that day. And much of itContinue reading “Violence in a Peaceful Church”