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Evening Prayer Service from Wednesday, March 18th 2020
Dear Friends in Christ, Sadly, this strange time that we’re living in does not seem to be heading for a quick and easy resolution. Unfortunately, this leads us to having to cancel all in-person events at Emmanuel March 16-22, including Sunday worship on March 22. The Digital Ministry Team and I are working on providing…
For at home worship on Sunday, instead of sharing my sermon with our kids, we read the gospel reading (John 4:5-42, The Samaritan Woman at the Well) and I asked them if they saw any connections between the reading and what is going on in the world (and their lives) today, with the Coronavirus scare. …
While we cannot gather together for worship, here are some worship resources that you can use at home. Sermon Prayers of Intercession I hope that you find them helpful as we get through this unprecedented time of social distancing together.
All week I was planning on having worship this Sunday, with some extra precautions in terms of some of our liturgical actions in place. However, when Norwood Public Schools made the decision to close today through next Friday, I consulted the Executive Committee and, together, we made the decision to cancel public worship and Sunday…
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Personal Care Kits – During March and April, we will be collecting items for the LWR Personal Care Kits. Baskets are in the office hallway. Items needed are: Light to medium weight dark bath towels (available at a good price at Ocean State Job Lot and Walmart) • Bars of soap…
Boston Metro Area Spring Gathering will be Saturday, March 28 – 9 am to 2 pm at Faith Lutheran Church, 201 Granite Street, Quincy. Registration forms are in the hallway across from Pastor’s office.
This Lent, in our Lenten midweek soup suppers and evening prayer worship services and during 10:00-11:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Studies, will be exploring Bishop Jim Hazelwood’s book, Everyday Spirituality. On Sundays, we will follow a Lenten study guide prepared by Bishop Hazelwood, that explores different chapters of his book as they go along with the…
The theme of our Lenten Midweek Services is everyday spirituality, inspired by Bishop Hazelwood’s book of the same title, Everyday Spirituality. Each evening our speaker during worship will be focusing either on a way in which he or she consistently experience’s God’s presence as a part of his or her daily life or on a…
Ash Wednesday services will be held on Wednesday, February 26th at 3pm (in Kask hall) and 7:30pm in the sanctuary.