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Holy Week & Easter Schedule

April 15, 2019 by Pastor Hendrix Leave a Comment

Paschal Triduum

Maundy Thursday | 7:00pm – Service of Confession / Divine Service. After celebrating the Lord’s Supper, the altar is stripped of its vestments and appointments, recalling the Lord’s abandonment in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Good Friday | 7:00pm – Tenebrae Vespers. A solemn service of adoration of Jesus the Lamb of God as He offers up his life.

Holy Saturday | 7:00pm – Easter Vigil Service. The Easter Alleluia sounds forth for the first time in the midst of the dark night and we are carried in spirit to Christ’s tomb where the Creator’s Sabbath rest was transformed into a new Day and Age, the Day of the Lord.

Easter Sunday

Easter Breakfast | 8:00am. Join us for a meal served by our confirmation class and their families.

Easter Sunday | 9:00am – Easter Festival Divine Service. With Easter, Christ fulfills the Old Testament Passover, proving God’s anger has passed over us because of His sacrificial death as the Lamb of God. For this reason, it is most fitting to celebrate with the feast that Christ Himself instituted to commemorate His death and resurrection until He comes (1 Cor. 11:26): Holy Communion.

Easter Vigil Service

April 11, 2019 by Pastor Hendrix Leave a Comment

April 20, 7:00pm (ending around 8:30pm)

Joint service at Faith with Resurrection, Verona

Faith Lutheran Church will be premiering a new cymbelstern on April 20 during our first annual Easter Vigil Service. A cymbelstern is a “cymbal star” for the organ. The cymbelstern is an old instrument, and unusual to have today. It was common in Germany throughout the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

The service will be an Easter Vigil Service.

This is an ancient (c. 350 A.D.) tradition which connects our Baptism to Jesus’ Resurrection. The service, which is unlike any other in the church, begins outside with a fire. Believers then process into the darkened sanctuary with candles, as the lights are gradually illumined, when finally the feast of the Lamb, the Lord’s Supper, is celebrated and the Alleluias are sung! Join us as we await the dawn of Easter!

When the Alleluias are sung for the first time, the cymbelstern will sound.

The service begins at 7:00pm on Saturday, April 20 (Holy Saturday) outside the church on the Washington St. side of the building.

Spring Cleaning Drive Drop-Off

March 30, 2019 by Pastor Hendrix Leave a Comment

The pick-up from our Spring Cleaning Drive is now complete! We got to (almost) every home we hung a door hanger at. If we missed you, we’re sorry! You can still donate by dropping items off here at Faith anytime through Saturday, April 6. (We will sort items first before taking them to the Food Pantry on April 6)

We’ve been thrilled with the positive responses from our community! A big thank you to all of our volunteers who helped hang flyers and collect items!

Here’s what we’re accepting:
unopened hygiene & cleaning products, including:

Laundry Detergent (preferably non-scented)
Personal Hygiene Products (deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.)
Feminine Hygiene Products
Multipurpose Cleaners

Spring Cleaning Drive

February 26, 2019 by Pastor Hendrix Leave a Comment

Faith Lutheran Church is organizing a Personal Essential Products (PEP) Drive.

Please consider donating unopened hygiene & cleaning products, including:

Laundry Detergent (preferably non-scented)
Personal Hygiene Products (deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.)
Feminine Hygiene Products
Multipurpose Cleaners

Pick-up: Week of March 25-30

Faith Lutheran Church will pick items up from various neighborhoods (neighborhoods in the SW quadrant of Oregon should have received a flyer beforehand – will will attempt to stop by every home that received a flyer).

Or, you may drop items off at Faith Lutheran Church, 143 Washington St. Oregon, WI anytime before April 6.

Items will be sorted and given to the Oregon Area Food Pantry.

Wish List

December 18, 2018 by Pastor Hendrix Leave a Comment

The end of the year is a time of giving. Often we see that we have “extra” from the Lord (which is really His in the first place) to give. Below are some items that various committees of Faith have decided would be nice to have. These are things that our committees think will benefit those we serve in one way or another.

Use your “designated offering” envelopes to give towards a certain item.

Thrivent Members may also apply for up to 2 Action Grants per year, each in the amount of $250. Many items on this list may fit the criteria for the grants. Talk to Pastor or Rick W. if you need help applying.

Cymbelstern“Cymbal Star.” (Elders/Worship)

Goal: $1100 – FUNDED!

A musical instrument addition to the organ. When engaged, the star rotates, producing a continuous tinkling sound. Common in Lutheran churches in the 16th-18th centuries. Used during the Sanctus, a doxology, or other “bright” hymns.

**New Liturgical Banners from Ad Crucem (Altar Guild)**

$300 per season set ($150 per banner x 2 for each season)
LENT BANNERS FUNDED!

Priority: Lent, Easter, & Trinity Seasons. These liturgical banners were designed by a Bethany Grad and member of a church of our fellowship. They are Christ-centered and combine themes from an entire season. The entire collection of banners can be viewed here.