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We are an independent Lutheran church formerly
associated with the ELCA, the largest
Lutheran body in the U.S. Our worship is like that of most Lutheran churches in the country,
though we use a wider range of sources for hymns and liturgical music than many, and we
use gender-inclusive language throughout our worship service. Find out more about
the way we worship.
Worship
11:00 a.m. Sunday morning: Holy Communion
A traditional liturgical mass with gender-inclusive language used throughout, and a Communion table open to everyone.
See our complete schedule at our online calendar
More information
Read Luther's Small Catechism, the basic statement of beliefs studied by Lutherans.
View the full Worship Participant Schedule here
Participating in the liturgy
It used to be that the liturgy was the private domain of the clergy. Those days, however, are long gone; and rightfully so. The liturgy is the work of the entire people of God. Whether you serve as a sacristan or a lector, crucifer or an assisting minister, your actions and words embody the Gospel and the prayers of the people.
Below are the descriptions of each worship participant.
HTML Version PDF Version Sacristan Assisting Minister Crucifer Lector Torchbearers
Hospitality is an important value of St. Francis, where we welcome everyone. All of us should join in greeting fellow worshipers, assisting others, and sharing the peace.
Three roles, however, are special to our Sunday worship service: usher/greeter, providing flowers and coffee hour host.
HTML Version PDF Version Usher/Greeter Providing Flowers Coffee Hour
USHER TEAMS
There are five teams of ushers for the four Sundays of every month, plus a fifth Sunday team. The beauty of this concept is that participants usher only one Sunday a month. If a person will not be able to usher on the Sunday assigned, the rest of the team covers. The team leader should be informed so that other team members can be contacted so that there will be sufficient coverage. Below is the teams listing.
1st Sunday Brian Border
Chris Buchanan
Lawrence Mortensen
Timur Muhrlin2nd Sunday Leona Lee
Dave Walda
Rose Woodvine3rd Sunday Tom Metz
Janet Thuesen
Sarah Wells4th Sunday Max Kirkeberg
Gabriel Proo
Eric Shifler
Carl Tebel5th Sunday Scott Beckerley
Gene ClarkThis listing is not an ironclad contract but of members who want to help out. If you would like to help, please contact the church office.