Author Archive: Laura

Notes on the Notes – May 22, 2022

Spiritual Cross-fit Week 4 “Forgive and Forget?” This week’s music:  “Come to My Heart” (VU #661) “Come to my heart, Lord Jesus; teach me to walk in your way. Come to my heart, Lord Jesus; come to my heart today. Give me the peace and joy that only you can bring. Come to my heart, […]

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Worship Service – May 15, 2022

*Tech tip: If you would like the spoken portions of the service to have closed captioning, click the play button and then click on the CC icon at the bottom of the video screen. Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes This week’s worship is led by:  Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Sarah Closen and […]

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Meditation – Sunday, May 8, 2022

Where Two or Three Are Gathered We are now into our second week of our Spiritual Cross-fit series and today we expand our thinking in regards to both making our body healthy, and making our spirit stronger. Last week we spoke of the idea of Spiritual Cross-fit as a way that we might strengthen our […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 15, 2022

Spiritual Cross-Fit “Prayer as Practice” This Week’s Music:  “I Need Thee Every Hour” (VU #671) “I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord; No tender voice like Thine can peace afford. I need Thee, oh, I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee; Oh, bless me now, my Savior, I come to Thee. I need […]

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Worship Service – May 8, 2022

*Tech tip: If you would like the spoken portions of the service to have closed captioning, click the play button and then click on the CC icon at the bottom of the video screen. Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes This week’s worship is led by:  Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Sarah Closen and […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 8, 2022

Spiritual Cross-Fit Where Two or Three are Gathered This week’s music:  “Come In, Come In and Sit Down”  (VU 395 v 1, 2,4) “Come in, come in and sit down, You are a part of the family. We are lost and we are found, And we are a part of the family. You know the […]

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Worship Service – May 1, 2022

*Tech tip: If you would like the spoken portions of the service to have closed captioning, click the play button and then click on the CC icon at the bottom of the video screen. Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes This week’s worship is led by:  Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Sarah Closen and […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 1, 2022

Spiritual Cross-Fit Week 1 – Getting Started This Week’s Music:  “God is Here” (VU #389) “God is here! As we your people meet to offer praise and prayer, May we find in fuller measure what it is in Christ we share. Here, as in the world around us, all our varied skills and arts Wait […]

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Worship Service – April 24, 2022

Earth Day *Tech tip: If you would like the spoken portions of the service to have closed captioning, click the play button and then click on the CC icon at the bottom of the video screen. Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes This week’s worship is led by:  Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Sarah […]

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Notes on the Notes – April 24, 2022

Earth Day Sunday This Week’s Music: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You” (VU #232) “Joyful, joyful we adore you God of glory, life and love; Hearts unfold like flowers before you, opening to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, drive the gloom of doubt away; Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with […]

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Easter Service of Worship

Easter Sunday Communion *Tech tip: If you would like the spoken portions of the service to have closed captioning, click the play button and then click on the CC icon at the bottom of the video screen. Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes This week’s worship is led by:  Rev. Patrick Woodbeck […]

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Notes on the Notes – April 17, 2022 – Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday Communion This week’s music:  “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” (VU #155) Jesus Christ is risen today, hallelujah! Our triumphant holy day, hallelujah! Who did once upon the cross, hallelujah! Suffer to redeem our loss.  Hallelujah! Hymns of praise then let us sing… Unto Christ, our heavenly King,… Who endured the cross and grave,… […]

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Good Friday Service of Worship

Click here for the bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes Today’s worship is led by:  Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Heather Karavas, Alana Davis, Sarah Closen and Laura Steidl. Music by:  Sarah Closen, Trista Closen, Heather Karavas, Gloria Saindon, Julia Bateman, Amber Cottreau, Courtney Maertens, Laura Steidl and Myrna Hagues.  

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Notes on the Notes – April 15, 2022 – Good Friday

Good Friday “We Remember” The opening anthem by Joal Raney (2011) draws us into the Good Friday story by retelling some of the events of Jesus’ ministry and leading us to the phrase “we remember Calvary.”  It incorporates the traditional hymn “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross”  by Isaac Watts, which was written in 1707. […]

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Worship Service – April 10, 2022 – Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday  *Tech tip: If you would like the spoken portions of the service to have closed captioning, click the play button and then click on the CC icon at the bottom of the video screen. Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes This week’s worship is led by:  Rev. Patrick Woodbeck and […]

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