Holy Week, which starts with Palm Sunday, is the pinnacle of the church year. It’s where everything comes together; it’s where everything is torn apart; it’s where we discover that new life is really new. And we begin Holy Week by remembering a protest march. Jesus conducts some “street theatre,” to point to injustice, toContinue reading “Palm/Protest Sunday”
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Reflections on the Cross
Attached below you will find the prayers and sermon which were used in the Lunenburg Parish for Sunday, March 3, 2024. We are approaching Good Friday and Easter, the most important days of the year for the Christian church in general, and for Christians in particular. The issue is that, too often, we have settledContinue reading “Reflections on the Cross”
Worship for January 7, 2024
Happy New Year everyone! Below is a link to the prayers, Bible readings and sermon which were used in the Lunenburg Lutheran Parish on this day. Today we remembered the Epiphany, the story from Matthew’s Gospel of the visit to the child Jesus and his family by the Magi (usually called the “wise men”). It seemsContinue reading “Worship for January 7, 2024”
Christmas Signs
Signs pass on informationSigns give directionSigns tell us where we areAnd where we’re headed Jesus is a sign Here are the prayers, readings and reflection from our December 31st service in the Lunenburg parish. Christmas Peace to you all. Christmas Signs
Christmas Eve
BirthBeginningA startOf something new And for new thingsOld wordsWith fresh understandingsOpening unconsidered possibilities Here are the prayers, readings and reflections from our parish Christmas Eve services. May you be blessed with peace, health, and a revived awareness of the love given at Christmas. Christmas Eve prayers
Among you
We are approaching the end of our Advent season, and the Christmas season is coming. But before we get there (December 25th), we are reminded that God has already shown up! (A good reminder that God always moves first…) As you prepare for your celebrations, remember that God is already here. We do not “bring ChristContinue reading “Among you”
Worship for Dec. 10, 2023
Hi everyone. Below is a link to the prayers and reflections for December 10th, the Second Sunday of our Advent season. We spend this time before Christmas in preparation, in anticipation, in hope. So, as the days get shorter and the nights get longer (and colder!), we light more candles, share more light, share more warmth,Continue reading “Worship for Dec. 10, 2023”
Worship for November 19, 2023
With God, there is always more. But we can twist ourselves into knots when we try to dictate what that “more” might be. The Lunenburg Lutheran Parish wrestled with what this “more” looks like in the stories from the Bible, and with our daily lives. We invite you to wrestle with us! Worship for Nov.Continue reading “Worship for November 19, 2023”
Worship for Re-Formation
Reformation Sunday is a day to remember that “change” is an integral part of the lived experience of Christian faith. Change is not only inevitable, it’s also a healthy part of life. Yes, it can be difficult, but not changing, or refusing to change, while perhaps easier to contemplate, can actually be detrimental to theContinue reading “Worship for Re-Formation”
Worship for Oct. 22, 2023
Ambiguity makes us nervous. Make us anxious. Makes us want to walk away. But what if there is another alternative? What if we embrace it? Sit with it? Even welcome it as a chance to go deeper? I believe this is the invitation implicit in the story of Jesus for today. I wish you blessedContinue reading “Worship for Oct. 22, 2023”
Zion Lutheran Church, Lunenburg 