Mount Calvary Lutheran Church Announcements
A Call to Choir with your Brothers and Sisters in Christ
Propers Choir will sing on Sunday, February 18. This informal choir meets before the service on occasional dates to practice pieces to be sung for worship. Propers Choir is an opportunity for those with little or no choir experience to increase their confidence and their love of singing. Propers Choir is an opportunity for experienced singers to lend their voices to lead the congregation in the praises of the Lord, and to assist with surrounding newer singers with their sturdy singing. Propers Choir is a “schedule available” choir which means that you come when your schedule permits. Propers Choir is open also to all children or youth who have been confirmed. Propers Choir takes its name from the parts of the liturgy each week that are specific or “proper” to that Sunday such as hymns, psalms, and introits, selections that this choir will often sing. Propers Choir is led by Mr. Gabriel Edwards and will normally meet a half hour before the service begins in the choir room. Our next date to sing is Sunday, February 18! Meet in the Choir Room at 8:30AM to practice if you can join us!
Please reach out with any questions and Contact Mount Calvary Church
Ash Wednesday Sermon at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Lancaster
Ash Wednesday services were held on Wednesday, February 14. Pastor Seifferlein preaches a powerful sermon on 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12. Get your note pads ready and dig into God’s Word.
The bulletin for the evening service is available here.
The sermon text is available here.
An audio recording of the sermon is available here:
The First Sunday in Lent Propers and Preparation for Sunday
February 18 is the First Sunday in Lent Worship & Bible Class. Jesus faces Satan…and wins. Though emaciated after 40 days of fasting, Christ clings to the Word, trusts His Father, and eschews any thought that the devil’s promises are something worth following. He is our champion, come to win the fight against Satan for us. He is our hero, inspiring us soldiers to join the fight. You may prepare by reading the Propers of the day.
O Lord, throughout these forty days
You prayed and kept the fast;
Inspire repentance for our sin,
And free us from our past.
You strove with Satan, and You won;
Your faithfulness endured;
Lend us Your nerve, Your skill and trust
In God’s eternal Word.
Text: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110004740
Old Testament: Genesis 3:1-21
Psalm: Psalm 32:1-11
Epistle: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10
Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11
Adult Bible Study in Lancaster PA Happens at Mount Calvary Church
Join us in Adult Bible Class as we continue our study on the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, looking at how the Scriptures laud the cross, and how it was seen by Christians since the time of the early church. This is part of a greater discussion about symbolism in the church, and the importance of the cross as we might display it in the future in our church sanctuary.
