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| Sunday Holy Communion services are held at 10:00 during the year. The time changes to 9:30 during the summer (mid-June until mid-Sept.) There is also an informal outdoor service held Wednesday evenings at 7:00 during July and August. Sunday School is held weekly at 9:00 The sessions are intergenerational in style (all ages learning together) On the 2nd Sunday of each month there is a special class for young children ages 3 to 8. Additional educational opportunities and Bible Studies are held throughout the year. + + + Sunday is the primary day on which the Church assembles: the first day of creation when God transformed darkness into light and the day on which Christ rose from death and revealed himself to the disciples in the scriptures and the breaking of the bread. The baptized gather to hear the word, to pray for those in need, to offer thanks to God for the gift of salvation, to receive the bread of life and the cup of blessing, and to be renewed for the daily witness of faith, hope, and love. To guests, strangers, and all in need, the Church offers these good things of God's grace. From the earliest days of the Church, Christian worship has been marked by a pattern of gathering, word, meal, and sending. These basic elements — revealed in the New Testament, the writings of the early Church, the Lutheran confessions, and ecumenical documents — constitute the center of the Church's worship. [from: With One Voice, Augsburg Press, 1995] |