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The Head that Once Was Crowned with Thorns – A Hymn for the Ascension of Our Lord
The head that once was crowned with thorns Is crowned with glory now; A royal diadem adorns the mighty victor’s brow. (Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Hymn 432) On Thursday, May 13, the…
Read MoreI Want Jesus to Walk With Me (ELW 325): A Song for Our Lenten Journey
By Rob Durocher Minister or Worship and the Arts, Deacon Deep from the history of the African American Spiritual comes a song without a known author or a known source…
Read MoreA Love Song for the Ages
Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven to earth come down; fix in us thy humble dwelling; all thy faithful mercies crown! Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded…
Read MoreThe Feast of St. Valentine
By Rob Durocher, Minister of Worship and the Arts Long before Brach’s and Whitman’s began selling heart-shaped boxes of candy and Hallmark cards and a dozen roses and ‘let me…
Read MoreO Come, All Ye Faithful: A Christmas Carol Reflection
By Rob Durocher Minister of Music and the Arts, Deacon I don’t know about you, but there is always something so incredibly triumphant and soul stirring when we all join…
Read MoreThe Feast of St. Nicholas
By Rob Durocher, Minister of Worship and the Arts For many years, he has been one of the most well-known and perhaps beloved saints in the world, but today, he…
Read MoreThanksgiving for Martin Luther, Doctor and Reformer of the Church
By Rob Durocher Minister of Worship and the Arts, Deacon This week, we remember and give thanks for the life and ministry of Martin Luther who was born on November…
Read MoreSo Great A Cloud of Witnesses!: The Story of the Hymn “For All the Saints” (ELW #422)
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with…
Read MoreConfirmation – An Affirmation of Baptism
By Rob Durocher, Minister of Worship and the Arts This Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 at our 11 am online worship, we will celebrate the Affirmation of Baptism for four of…
Read MoreSt. Teresa of Avila– A Renewer of the Church, A Saint and A Child of God
By Rob Durocher, Minister of Worship and the Arts We tend to think of saints in terms of the grandiose (St. John, St. Peter, St. Patrick, St. Margaret, St. Joan,…
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