Sunday Worship Schedule
Each Sunday LCH gathers for morning worship at 10:00 am. From September through May we also have Sunday evening Compline (Prayer at the Close of Day) at 7:30 pm on the third Sunday of each month. Compline is not sung during the summer.
- 10:00 am Choral Eucharist—This service includes traditional hymns accompanied by organ and special music provided by the LCH Choir. The service includes both holy communion and a sermon, and it usually lasts about 75 minutes.
- 7:30 pm Compline—This beautiful candle-lit service is a meditative experience of a cappella singing and chanting to commemorate the day’s end. Led by members of the LCH Men’s Schola, musical selections include Gregorian chant, Taizé chant, Renaissance polyphony, and more.
Overview of Morning Worship Services
Inside the Nave an usher will hand you a bulletin (and perhaps a liturgy booklet) and help you find a seat. The bulletin lists the hymns, lessons, prayers, and special music that change from week to week. The hymns are found in the cranberry-colored Evangelical Lutheran Worship (hymnal) in the pews. We either follow one of the liturgies in the hymnal or a separate liturgy booklet for that Sunday or season. If you’re not familiar with Lutheran worship, the form is similar to that used in Catholic or Episcopal churches. But don’t worry if it’s all new to you; one of the people sitting near you will be happy to help you follow along.
There are no reserved seats, so feel free to sit anywhere you’d like.
The first half of both morning worship services is centered around readings from the Bible and a sermon.
About the middle of the service, we receive our offering. You don’t have to put anything in the offering plate, though you are certainly welcome to if you would like. Our members and regular attenders freely give to support our ministries. If you choose to contribute, cash and checks may be placed in the offering plate. You may also contribute via PayPal using the QR code on the back of the white card in the pew back pocket.
The rest of the service is devoted to holy communion. All are welcome to come forward to receive communion, whether or not you are a member of our church. An usher will indicate when it is time for people in your area to go to communion. If you go to communion, you are welcome to stand or kneel. You will first be given bread, and then you will be offered a small cup of either red wine or white grape juice.
We usually use home-made communion bread. However, gluten-free wafers are available upon request. Just ask the person who is distributing the bread.
Children in worship
LCH is also family friendly, so many parents bring both their older and younger children to worship. We know that God loves each of us the way we are, so we don’t mind a little crying or laughing from our young folks.