Worship
Worship Services
All Are Welcome - Join Us On Sundays
9:00 a.m. Traditional Service
11:00 a.m. Contemporary Service
In-Person and Online via Facebook Live & YouTube
1:00 p.m. South Sudanese Service
In-Person Only
About the Services
On Sundays we offer two main services. The style of each worship service varies depending on which you are attending. Our 9:00 a.m. service centers around a more traditional style of worship. The service features the more classic liturgy and organ or piano led music. Our 11:00 a.m. service is more contemporary in nature. This service utilizes a more modern liturgy and features music led by a praise team with various instruments depending on the team for the week.
All of our services follow the Lutheran liturgy and order of worship. A significant portion of our worship is liturgical responsive readings, these can be found both projected in the front of the sanctuary, in the bulletin for the week, and broadcast on the bottom of the screen for those participating online. These are time-honored writings designed to guide our worship and reflections each week throughout the church calendar.
Holy Communion
Each service, all are invited to join us in Holy Communion. The sacrament of Holy Communion is celebrated at all services. Before the celebration, the pastor usually gives a brief explanation of how the flow is to go. We celebrate Communion as a continuous celebration. During the celebration, an usher will go down the center aisle and dismiss your row. You may proceed up the center aisle the communion assistants will give you the bread and then an individual cup of wine.
If you do not wish to receive communion but want a blessing, come forward and cross your arms over your chest. If you have children with you and they are not yet instructed in the Sacrament of Holy Communion they may come forward to receive a blessing.
If you are unable to come to the front but would like to receive communion please let an usher know and they will make sure the Pastor comes to your seat.
** Wine and white grape juice are available; we also offer gluten-free wafers.
Worship Music
The music we select each week is designed to complement the theme and message of the day and offer a range in styles to aid in people's worship preferences.
In the 9:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Service the majority of the time the music will be organ or piano led, with occasional musical offerings added by the adult choir or bell choir.
During the 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service you may see a variety of musicians including: a worship band, piano, guitar, drums, organ, and others. There will be a variety of different types of music from hymns to modern contemporary songs.
What should I wear to the Sunday service?
During both of these worship services, come dressed as you feel comfortable. Our congregants wear anything from their “Sunday Best” (dresses or dress shirt and slacks) to jeans and a t-shirt, we see it all. So come as you are, all are welcome! The pastor and worship attendants may occassionaly be dressed in traditional white robes. In addition, you may see the pastor wearing a stole or decorative scarf type garment that coordinates with the church liturgical calendar.
What About Children?
We want you to know children and their natural behaviors are welcome in worship, but some families like the option of using our nursery.
The nursery at Christ Lutheran Church is available for families with children under the age of 3 to use during our worship hour on Sunday mornings. All the surfaces and toys have been sanitized. You are able to participate in worship by listening the service in the nursery. This is an awesome opportunity for you to bring your family to worship, enjoy and expose your child to the beauty of worship and be able to fellowship with others in the gathering space.
During the school year (September - April), Sunday School is offered for all of our children age 4 through 6th grade periodically throughout the school year. Keep an eye on the bulletin and listen for the announcement for the dates it is offered.
During the summer months we offer a Sprouts Sunday School program for children ages 3-6 during the worship service. They are dismissed to their class following the children's message during the service.
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Get Involved
Learn more about how you can get involved in planning and assisting with worship, music and arts at Christ Lutheran Church here.
South Sudanese Worship Service
Christ Lutheran Church serves as a host congregation for South Sudanese Christ Lutheran Church, a young congregation under development of the North/West Lower Michigan Synod of the ELCA. Their typical service begins at 1:00 p.m. on Sundays.
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