Our liturgy and hymns are shaped and formed by the Scriptures. They often echo God’s Word, word for word. We use only those Christian practices through the centuries that are faithful to the Gospel and agree with Scripture’s central teaching that we are saved by grace, through faith, on account of Christ Jesus alone. The musical settings are varied, but we strive to use music that is set apart—different than the music that sounds familiar to our culture. In God’s House, we are reminded that we belong to a unique and more majestic Kingdom than our own.

We realize the service may be unfamiliar to you at first and that some parts of the service are recited from memory, like the Lord’s Prayer. If you don’t know something by heart, you’ll probably find it in the very back of our hymnal. Otherwise, please ask a neighbor if you need help finding your place. The good news is that if you keep coming back and if you take a class to learn about our liturgy, you’ll come to love and appreciate the liturgy just as we do.

Services at First Lutheran are found in Lutheran Service Book. Our Synod's latest hymnal is a wonderful treasure for weekly worship at church and for daily worship in the home. Visit http://lsb.cph.org/ for more information.

The lectionary we use for worship can be found here: Church Calendar of the LCMS (Note: We use the three year lectionary calendar, Series A, B, or C).