One of God’s ideas for worship is that we should let the Holy Spirit fill and control us. Then we will sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among ourselves, making music to the Lord in our hearts. Over the past few weeks, the dreams many of you have shared with me resonate with the plans and purposes of God’s heart. A great saint once said something like, “The tasks we undertake solely for the purpose of honoring God will not fail to receive his blessing.” I want to see God’s greatest blessings come to CLC through our worship and music, so I invite your participation in a number of ways:
- Worship Team rehearsal is on Mondays at 7:00 pm for singers and instrumentalists.
- Chancel Choir rehearses on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm-all voice parts welcome.
- Children’s Choirs are seeking musically gifted directors who are passionate for leading Preschool, K-2nd, and 3rd-5th grades levels. Please contact Winston Peterson for details.
- “Techies” to assist in audio and visual technologies.
The CLC Music and Worship department seeks to honor the Lord using gifts in the areas of music, visual, dramatic, performing, literary, studio, and technological arts. Some of these creative gifts come under the category of the spiritual gift of helps ministry, in that they lead the Body of Christ into experiencing the presence of God through our worship, much like the OT priests who served at the altar assisting in worship. Artists who are filled with God’s Spirit, who are in right relationship with each other and God, who have the Word of God in their hearts, can see their creative gifts used powerfully to draw God’s children to himself.
Soli Deo Gloria-to God alone the glory!
Winston Peterson
Director of Music |
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Sunday Worship
8:15 am Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
Lutheran Book of Worship
Organ
Choir and Processional
9:30 am Celebration Worship using a Variety of Styles in the Sanctuary
A convenient time to connect
A family get-together of the old and young
A blend of old-time hymns and new favorites
9:30 am Why Church meeting at the Elk River YMCA
11:00 am Contemporary Worship led by a Praise Team in the Sanctuary
Sleep in, grab a Java and see you at 11:00
Real life testimonies and dramas
Be surprised by the Spirit
6:00 pm The Gathering meeting in the Sanctuary
http://www.thegathering-er.org
Wednesday Prayer Service
Midweek prayer services will begin on Wednesday, September 22. The services will be held each week in the sanctuary from 6:30-7:00 p.m. Pastor Leon Stier will begin each service with a lesson on prayer. He will then lead everyone in a time of prayer, drawing on Biblical, classic, and contemporary prayers to guide us in our own silent, personal prayers. You will not be called on to pray out loud-- only to pray in your own heart as led and guided by words from some of the great prayers of the past. Children learn to speak by hearing others speak. We can learn to pray by hearing how others have prayed, and by making those prayers our own.
Holy Communion
Holy Communion will be celebrated at the 8:00 and 11:00 services on the first, third and fifth Sundays of the month and celebrated at the 9:30 services on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Communion will be celebrated the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. The bread and wine distributed during communion has high significance for Christians: it is the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. All who belong to the Lord are welcome at the Lord’s Table.
Infant and Adult Baptisms
Infant and Adult Baptisms are celebrated at non-communion worship services.
Gluten-free Wafers
Those who are in need of gluten-free wafers can stop by the sacristy and receive wafers for communion distribution. Wafers are available each Sunday behind the sanctuary either individually or by the baggie. |
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At Central, we believe that when God calls us to worship He doesn’t exclude anyone! We realize that sometimes little ones have needs that we’d like to help families meet so we have the following things that we have put into place to assist families as they worship with their children. We also feel that it is appropriate to offer age appropriate learning for our children. While parents are focused on the message, children explore the same bible story at their own level of understanding. Each week there are age-appropriate focus questions written in the worship folder for families to extend their worship experience into some great family discussions. Children’s Chapel (3 year olds—5th grade)
Children’s Chapel is available at the 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 am Sanctuary services on Sunday mornings. Children are dismissed during worship with their families prior to the sermon. Through singing, skits and small group discussions, children experience the same Bible lesson that their parents are focusing on through the sermon. Children with Special Needs
We want to provide children with special needs the necessary support that they need to grow their faith. A team of loving adults can be arranged to help support you and your child so that you can enjoy your worship experience. Please contact us if you would like more information. Nursery (Birth—2 years)
Childcare is provided for all of our Sunday morning worship services and for many of our adult education classes. If you are a family that utilizes the nursery, please consider helping in the nursery once a month/quarter. Worship Activity Bags
Worship activity bags are available for your children to use during the onsite worship services. They are located in two locations just outside the Sanctuary. |
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