The Passion According to Mark - with reflections by Martin Luther

READINGS FOR PASSION SUNDAY 2015                      

Reflections from Martin Luther – Day by Day We Magnify Thee (Fortress Press, 1982).

Reading 1: Mark 14:1-25

Reflection:

Anyone who wishes 
to receive the Holy Sacrament

must offer to God Almighty

an empty, single, and hungry soul.

           

Therefore it is most fitting 
when the soul is least fit,

which means,

when the soul feels altogether wretched, poor, and devoid of grace,

it is most receptive for God’s grace 
and most fitted to receive it.

       

The Great and Holy Week

Worship Schedule

Palm/Passion Sunday:        6:30 pm         Sat. March 28

                                           10:30 am        Sun. March 29

Individual Confession          7:00 pm – 8:00 pm    Sun. March 29

                                            7:00 pm – 8:00 pm    Mon. March 30

                                            7:00 pm – 8:00 pm    Tue. March 31

Wednesday Evening Prayer    7:30 pm        Wed. Apr. 1

Maundy Thursday                    7:30 pm        Thurs. Apr. 2

Good Friday                            12:30 pm/7:30 pm    Fri. Apr. 3

Easter Vigil                              6:30 pm        Sat. Apr. 4

EASTER SUNDAY                     10:30 am        Sun. Apr. 5

    (Easter Breakfast 9:00 am, Children’s Egg Hunt 9:30 am)   

Sermon Lent 5, March 22, 2015

Friday nights were special at Camp Nawakwa.

The entire camp would trudge up

through one of the apple orchards

that dotted the Adams County landscape

to a small stone amphitheater known as ‘Upper Temple,’

from which one had a glorious view of the sun

setting over the hills.

There we would hold a worship service,

and then the campers and staff

trudged back down the hill for the end-of-week campfire.

When everyone had gathered

at another stone amphitheater in the woods,

a staff member would kneel inside the stone

as another one said,

‘Kneel always when you light a fire;

kneel reverently, and thankful be

for God’s unfailing charity.

And on the ascending flame

aspire a little prayer,

which shall up bear

the incense of our thankfulness.

Kneel always when you light a fire;

kneel reverently, and thankful be,

for God’s unfailing charity.’

Discipleship Moment #2 with Bishop John Bradosky

Bishop John Bradosky's meditation on the hospitality he received while visiting NALC missionaries in India:

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For earlier discipleship moments, click here.

Sermon Lent 4, March 15, 2015

NALC 'Discipleship Moments'

“Discipleship Moment” videos from Bishop John Bradosky and other executive staff members will be published regularly to the NALC’s website.  These short videos can be used before worship on Sunday mornings, as an introduction to Sunday school or Bible study times, or for personal use.
Reflections on what the word “discipleship” really means, the vision for the NALC, and what it means to be “mission-driven” are just a few of the many topics you will hear about. Personal stories from local congregations, international missions and personal ministry experiences will also be featured.

The first Discipleship Moment - by Bishop Bradosky.