by St Michael Lutheran Church | Mar 24, 2026 | Blogs, Home Page
The Fifth Sunday of Lent finds the church standing in the shadow of death. Not in despair, but in expectation. The appointed readings do not allow us to avert our eyes from death’s reality. Ezekiel is set down in a valley of bleached bones. The psalmist cries...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Mar 10, 2026 | Blogs, Home Page
Texts for this week: Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 95 and Romans 5:1-11 In the Old Testament reading from Exodus 17:1-17, the Israelites in the wilderness are thirsty. They are so thirsty that they badger Moses and complain that God is not providing water for them. ...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Mar 4, 2026 | Easter, Home Page
Holy Week Services MARCH 29 | Palm Sunday • 8:30am & 10:45am APRIL 2 | Maundy Thursday • 7pm APRIL 3 | Good Friday • 7pm APRIL 5 | Easter Sunday • 8:30am & 10:45am Where to Park Handicap-accessible parking is available in both the front and back of the...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Mar 3, 2026 | Blogs, Home Page
Texts for the Second Sunday in Lent: Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 Lent confronts us with an uncomfortable truth. The Second Sunday readings press one conclusion: we cannot save ourselves. Abram cannot conjure courage. Nicodemus cannot...
by St Michael Lutheran Church | Feb 24, 2026 | Blogs, Home Page
Texts for the First Sunday in Lent: Genesis 2:15-17 and 3:1-7; Psalm 32; Romans 5:12-19 And so it began. Adam and Eve are in the Garden of Eden. The Garden is lush with fruit hanging from every tree. God has one firm instruction for Adam and Eve – they are...
