Worship and the Arts
O Sacred Head Now Wounded- A Hymn for Holy Week
By Rob Durocher Minister of Worship and the Arts, Deacon (Evangelical Lutheran Worship #351)O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine…
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 MoreBradley Chestnut Accepts New Call in Bluffton S.C.
By Susan Shinn Turner Bradley Chestnut, St. John’s contemporary worship leader since 2016, will become worship leader/pastor at Live Oak Church in Bluffton, SC, near Hilton Head. He starts March…
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 MoreSt. John’s to host four services for Christmas Eve
By Susan Shinn Turner St. John’s is hosting four Christmas Eve services this year: 11 am, 2 pm, 5 pm and 8 pm. Because of Covid-19 restrictions, each service will…
Read MoreA blessing in disguise
By Susan Shinn Turner In mid-March, the 11 am worship service moved completely online, and it’s presented a unique opportunity for St. John’s to reach more people than ever. “We’ve…
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 MoreAll Saints Sunday, November 1
Ritual can be a powerful bridge between the present and the eternal. Worship embraces all kinds of rituals, including the following time-honored one on All Saints, the day we remember…
Read MoreThe Church’s One Foundation: A Hymn for the Reformation
The church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord; she is his new creation by water and the Word. From heaven he came and sought her to be his holy…
Read MoreMeasuring Online Attendance: Expanding Our Digital Reach
By Angel Owens Communications Specialist Gathering attendance numbers can be tricky these days. How many people are actually joining us in worship each week? There is no way to know…
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