We are excited to announce that Return to Wittenberg will be hosting its annual conference (a weekend of spiritual enrichment and encouragement for all ages), “Our Great Heritage,” here at Faith Lutheran Church from October 7th – 9th, 2022.

This year will be a free conference format, with speakers from ELS, WELS, and LCMS, discussing our great heritage of Catechesis, Scripture, and Hymnody.

Presenting will be Dr. Adam Koontz of Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, with two unique topics: ‘Our Heritage of Christian Liberty: On the Christian Conscience in its Being Bound Only to the Word of God’ and ‘Our Heritage of God’s Gifts: On the Family and Children as the Primary Earthly Gifts the Lord Gives.’

We will also hear a presentation from Pr. Dagan Siepert, titled, ‘Glorious Now We Press Toward Glory: A Summary of The Bible In View of Glorification and Sanctification.’

Other WELS and ELS presenters will be announced soon.

Uplifting worship opportunities will be led by ordained ELS and WELS clergy.

You are guaranteed an enjoyable time learning with fellow Lutherans. Please visit the R2W website www.returntowittenberg.org to register for the conference.

Today begins the Triduum, the Three Holy Days. These are the most eventful days in our Lord’s earthly ministry, and the most dramatic of all the days in the church.  Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.

Maundy Thursday 6:30pm – Service of Corporate Confession & Absolution Good Friday 6:30pm – Tenebrae Vespers Holy Saturday 6:30pm – Easter Vigil at Resurrection Lutheran Church 6705 Wesner Ln, Verona, WI 53593 Easter Sunday 8:00am Fellowship Breakfast (potluck style) 9:00am Festival Divine Service

Follow the church’s liturgical calendar here.

Join us for our Easter worship services in Oregon, WI. We celebrate the historic (nearly 2000-year-old) tradition of the Paschal Triduum.

Paschal = The Biblical word for “Easter”
Triduum = “The Three Days.”

After 40 Days of Lent, the Christian Year has now reached its climax. We have come to the celebration of the suffering, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the celebration for which we have been preparing throughout Lent. Now we see what our Savior came to do. We see Him suffer and die for our sins and for the sins of the world. And we see Him rise triumphantly on Easter morning to assure us that our salvation is complete, the victory is won.

The three services over these three days begin on Maundy Thursday. All three services are dramatic each in their own way and intimately connected to each other. The focus as always, is Christ.

Maundy Thursday | 6:30pm – 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 | 6:30pm – Tenebrae Vespers. A solemn service of adoration of Jesus the Lamb of God as He offers up his life. Throughout the service the Passion Account from John’s Gospel is read as candles are extinguished.

Holy Saturday | 6:30pm – Easter Vigil Service. (A joint service, this year at Resurrection Lutheran Church, Verona, WI) 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 | 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.

Faith Lutheran Church and Return to Wittenberg will host the Festival of the Annunciation Service on March 25th at 6:30pm.The Annunciation is one of ten principal feasts of Christianity. It commemorates the ‘announcement‘ of the Messiah’s birth by the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. It takes place on March 25th every year, exactly 9 months before Christmas Day.
Join us for this special event. We will welcome guest musicians and service assistants from Return to Wittenberg.
Before the Service there will be a fellowship meal in the church basement around 5:30pm.

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Learn more about Return to Wittenberg

Why is the Annunciation on March 25th?

[originally published March 7, updated March 12 with links to recording of event and news coverage]

Faith Lutheran Church, Oregon, WI held a Candlelit Prayer Vigil for Peace in Ukraine Friday, March 11 at 6:30pm. 

A number of individuals with direct connections to Ukraine have been invited to speak.  After hearing from them, we will join together and pray for peace.  A free-will offering will be taken: All donations will be divided between various locations where the Ukrainian Lutheran Church (ULC) and its affiliated organizations are conducting humanitarian assistance.

Learn more about the Ukrainian Lutheran Church

A recording of the event and Prayer Vigil can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4HUnvevBg4

Coverage of the event was provided by Channel 3000. View the coverage here.

Service folder for the Prayer Service: