Liturgical Worship

Here at Faith, the Sunday gathering is the principle worship of our community. In common with the early church, we use historical and well-established patterns to help us harmonize our worship together. These patterns are called "Liturgies."

When you enter Faith, you are given a copy of that week's bulletin. The bulletin serves as a guide through that day's liturgy. The bulletin lets us know when to sit, when to stand, what to sing, and what to say. These regular patterns help us relax and let go of worrying what will come next, so that we can instead focus on prayerful meditation and participation. Should you find the written liturgy in the bulletin is just too much, rest assured that you are welcome to just relax and experience the worship service in your own way.

The main source for our weekly liturgy is Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW), published in 2006. The Lutheran church has a strong musical tradition, and within ELW we have many different settings for the liturgy, plus hymns from all times and places.

Different occasions call for different liturgies. And many liturgies have various musical settings to keep things either fresh and interesting or well-known and historical. We typically change settings with each major season of the church year.