For many years, the Lutheran Church has observed Earth Day, in April, with special projects and worship. Sunday, April 30, is our 2017 Earth Day celebration.
The liturgy, sermon, Sunday School, and music will all reflect our care for God’s wonderful creation. Please join us for this important event.
PALM SUNDAY † Sunday, April 9 |
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| 8:00 am |
PROCESSION OF PALMS AND HOLY COMMUNIONThe service moves from the commemoration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem to the reading of the story of Jesus’ passion and death in the Gospel according to St. Matthew. Music by the Early Worship Ensemble of singers and instrumentalists. |
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PROCESSION OF PALMS AND CHORAL EUCHARISTThe service moves from the commemoration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem to the reading of the story of Jesus’ passion and death in the Gospel according to St. Matthew. Music by Heinrich Schütz and a brass quartet for the Procession of Palms. |
MAUNDY THURSDAY † Thursday, April 13 |
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| 7:30 pm |
CHORAL EUCHARIST AND MAUNDY LITURGYA joyous celebration of the Eucharist meal quickly changes to one of love through humility in the washing of feet. The service concludes with the stripping of the altar, dramatizing Christ’s betrayal, stripping, and mocking by his captors. Music by Proulx, Tallis, and Gesualdo. |
GOOD FRIDAY † Friday, April 14 |
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| 7:30 pm |
GOOD FRIDAY LITURGY AND ADORATION OF THE CRUCIFIEDThis service commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The choir presents the St. John Passion setting by Heinrich Schütz. Throughout the service the congregation and choir sing Lenten chants from the Taizé Community as we pray and meditate on the passion of our Lord. |
EASTER EVE † Saturday, April 15 |
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| 7:30 pm |
EASTER VIGIL AND SOLEMN CHORAL EUCHARISTKindling of a new fire, the story of deliverance from the Hebrew Scriptures, and renewal of Baptismal promises lead to the proclamation of Easter Victory and a joyous celebration of Holy Communion. Music by Edvard Grieg, Forrest Pierce, and Michael Praetorius. |
EASTER SUNDAY † Sunday, April 16 |
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FESTIVAL HOLY COMMUNONWe celebrate the empty tomb, the central mystery that through death comes new life. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Music includes a brass quartet playing hymns and the music of Randall Thompson and the Hawaiian anthem “Lei Media” performed by the Early Worship Ensemble. |
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FESTIVAL CHORAL EUCHARISTWe celebrate the empty tomb, the central mystery that through death comes new life. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Festive music with brass and organ, including “God is Gone Up” by Gerald Finzi and “Victimae Paschali Laudes” by Thomás Luis de Vittoria. |
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EASTER COMPLINEContemplative Easter meditation presented by the LCH Men’s Schola. Candlelight illuminates the Nave for this short service of prayer, chant, and polyphony. |
The Reverend Jeff Lilley, Pastor † Scott Fikse, Director of Music and Liturgy
The serving line for Wednesday evening soup and salad suppers.Each Wednesday evening during the season of Lent, members and friends of LCH will gather for table fellowship and worship.
The evenings begin with a light supper of soup, salad, and bread beginning at 6:00 pm. The meal is provided by volunteers, and all are welcome to join in fellowship and conversation around the table. If you feel moved to contribute to the meal, please sign up in the courtyard on Sunday morning.
Worship follows the meal at 7:00 pm using the music and prayerful song from Marty Haugen’s Holden Evening Prayer. This year’s worship will focus on our Jahreslosung (“year verse”), “ new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you” (Ezekiel 36:26). The Jarreslosung was introduced during German Vespers on Epiphany.
As we all move forward on our Lenten journey and prepare for Easter joy in the resurrection, all are invited to come together at the table, to be fed and nourished in body and soul, and to worship together as a faith community.
The cantors place the lighted candle at the beginning of worship.
We invite everyone to join us for worship on “Welcoming Sunday,” January 29.
In 1993 our congregation made the bold and prayerful decisions to be public and affirming in our welcome of all people, including gay, lesbian, transgendered, and questioning folks, who seldom found welcome in Christian churches. Two decades later we rejoice that churches around the world are beginning to share that same welcome. But there is much work to do, and our witness of Christ’s welcoming love is more important than ever.
Join us for worship and in welcoming our LGBTQI friends on Sunday, January 29, at 8:00 and 10:30 am.
More information about the process by which LCH became a “Reconciling in Christ” or welcoming congregation, is available on our RIC page.
Join the LCH Choir, guest soloists, and Bach Chamber Orchestra on the Feast of Epiphany for our annual German Vespers. A tradition at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu since 2002, this service honors the church’s German heritage with prayers, hymns, a cantata, and even the sermon auf Deutsch. Translation will be provided
This year’s music features Hans Leo Hassler’s Magnificat and J.S. Bach’s Cantata 123: Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen.
The theme for this year comes from Ezekiel 36. “I shall give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you; I shall remove the heart of stone from your bodies and give you a heart of flesh instead.” Again we welcome Rev. Anke Flohr as presider for this festival worship.
5:00 pm Family Service
Joyous Christmas worship with congregational carols and music
by Karol’s Karolers and members of the Early Worship Ensemble
10:30 pm Christmas Eve Cantata
Bach Chamber Orchestra, LCH Choir, and soloists present
Bach’s Cantata No. 64: Sehet, welch eine Liebe
11:00 pm Festival Choral Eucharist
Christmas Eve worship with choir, chamber orchestra, and soloists
Schubert’s Mass in G Major, motets, carols, and readings.
Christmas Day
Sunday, December 25
10:30 am Choral Eucharist
The women of the LCH Choir sing selections from Rutter’s Dancing Day
and Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols with harpist Constance Uejio.
8:00 am Holy Communion
with the Early Worship Ensemble
10:30 am Choral Eucharist
with the LCH Choir and organist Mark D. Wong
Epiphany
Friday, January 6
7:00 pm German Vespers for Epiphany
A tradition at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu since 2002,
this service honors the church’s German heritage.
Music will be performed by the LCH Choir, soloists,
and the Bach Chamber Orchestra.
The sermon will be offered in German with translation.
Lutheran Church of Honolulu celebrates our 42nd Annual Advent Procession with Peter Hallock’s mystical and beautiful setting of the “O” Antiphons. First presented in 1975, the Lutheran Church of Honolulu’s Advent Procession has become a Honolulu tradition. This year, Advent choral selections by composers F. Melius Christiansen, Jacob Handl, George Guest, and others will be intermingled with hymns, carols, and the timeless setting of the Magnificat by Charles Villiers Stanford.
Organist Mark D. Wong accompanies the LCH Choir on our beautiful Beckerath organ, and guest singers and soloists will join to make this both a musically and spiritually moving festival service. Please join us as we begin a new liturgical year, carry on a beloved Hawai‘i tradition, and look forward to the Christmas season ahead.
Thanksgiving Eve Joint WorshipSt. Clement Church is hosting the Thanksgiving Eve worship this year. Pastor Jeff Lilley is scheduled to preach. St. Clement lay ministry will assist during this Holden Evening Prayer service.
The annual pie reception will follow immediately after worship. Sign-up sheets for the pie reception will be made available starting November 6.
All are welcome to join the LCH ‘ohana for our annual Thanksgiving Dinner in the courtyard. This is a potluck meal for anyone who would like to attend. Please bring your friends, neighbors, college and university students, and folks who would like some fellowship and food. Pastor Jeff and Jean will prepare the turkeys and bring fresh-baked rolls. A donation of ham would be appreciated. Please plan to bring your favorite dish in quantities to feed at least six persons. Pupus, side dishes, casseroles, desserts, or any other dish is very welcome! Please sign up in the courtyard beginning November 6 so we can plan accordingly.
Over the course of the summer months, LCH will join thousands of ELCA congregations in participating in Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton’s church-wide initiative “Called Forward Together in Christ.” The initiative is an ongoing conversation taking place at every level in the ELCA including the church-wide office, seminaries, synods, regions, and congregations. The intent is to shape the future of our ministry in light of God’s call, the cultures in which we find ourselves, and the current economic and ecologic realities of a changing world.
At our congregational level, we hope to engage in conversation about emerging ideas for ministry and engagement in our neighborhood, community, and membership.
In a moment of madness we came up with a plan. On the dates listed above, we will worship from 9:15 to 9:45 am. Immediately following the worship service, we will gather in the courtyard to share a light brunch—food will be provided—and engage in conversation. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate. This should be a truly fun, energetic, and meaningful time of conversation about how God is working in our midst, and how we hope to be at work and prayer in God’s midst. Please plan to be there!
Please join the LCH community in meditation, prayer, and music. Together we will mourn, pray, and honor the dead as a united community in the wake of this tragedy. Our service will include selections from the Gregorian Mass for the Dead, featuring men from the LCH Choir and cantors.
“These victims had their futures stolen … their dreams stolen … their potential contributions stolen from us all… Hate and separation continue to bring forth too much grief, too many stolen lives across the world. May we also have the strength to address and deal with the roots of hatred that target any minority community with violence anywhere in the world.”—The Harvey Milk Foundation.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend this service as a sign of support for the victims in Orlando, and in solidarity with the LGBTQI community.