Knowing Christ through Worship

Our Worship

We gather for worship because in the Divine Service, our Lord speaks to us and we listen. Faith comes from hearing the Gospel and eagerly receives God's gifts. Faith also responds with thanksgiving and praise.  We build one another up as we speak and sing to one another in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. We have blended worship in which we sing classic and contemporary hymns. Our attitude echoes that of of the Psalmist who wrote, I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD (Psalm 121:1).

Our Schedule of Sunday Divine Services

Sundays

(Holy Communion is celebrated on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays of each month and on festival Sundays.)

(A staffed nursery is available for children under three for the Sunday services.)

Other Worship Services

Midweek Advent & Lenten Worship

Special Wednesday evening services are offered during the seasons of Advent and Lent. Services begin at 7:00 p.m. A meal is served prior to each service beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Summer Monday Worship

During the summer months, June-August, Messiah offers Monday evening worship at 7 p.m. for those unable to be present at the Divine Service on Sundays. In 2008 services begin Monday, June 16.

Why Do We Gather for Worship?

"The most precious gifts and treasures our Lord gives us are His forgiveness, life and salvation. Through His innocent life and bitter sufferings and death, Christ has purchased and won us from sin, death and the devil. Through Jesus Christ, all the sins of the world were paid for and the wrath of God was appeased. Christ has reconciled the whole world to God.

Jesus Christ serves us again and again as His Gospel is proclaimed, as His people are baptized and as His Word is read. He serves us as His forgiveness is pronounced and penitents absolved. He serves us as He gives us His body and blood under the bread and wine to eat and to drink. This is how our Lord gives us forgiveness, life, and salvation. What a blessing it is to be called and gathered for worship by our good and gracious God!" (A. L. Barry)

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Last Modified:  June 06, 2008