St. Mark's Lutheran Church and School (WELS, Citrus Heights, CA)

Go with the Gospel

Sing the Resurrection Song

> Sing the Resurrection Song—A Study of the Church’s Easter Hymns is led by John Lervold in the church sanctuary.

Seventh Sunday of Easter

The Ascension of Our Lord

Baptism-Examination-Sixth Sunday of Easter 10:45

RITE OF CONFIRMATION

Nine students have completed their confirmation instruction and are giving testimony to their faith this morning. They are now ready to publicly confess that faith and pledge their life-long faithfulness to Jesus and his Church. The confirmands will receive Holy Communion for the first time this morning.

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Worship Focus: Today we stand just a few days away from Jesus’ Ascension (which we will celebrate in a special service this week Thursday at 7:00 p.m.). Jesus has words of encouragement for his disciples as he looks ahead to the time when he would return to heaven and his disciples would be left behind as the first leaders of the Christian Church. As we apply these words to ourselves, our Lord’s promises encourage us—and, today, especially our confirmands—as we live as God’s people in this world.

Serving at Worship

Presiding Minister: Pastor Jason Schmidt

Organist: Rosemarie Boushek 

Serving God in Everyday Life

Go With the Gospel

Sing the Resurrection Song

A Study of the Church’s Easter Hymns: The Easter season brings to mind some of our favorite hymns that proclaim the good news of Jesus’ resurrection. Increase your appreciation for the words that you sing in this class researched and prepared by John Lervold. John will take a look primarily at the hymns we will sing in worship this Easter season and show how they reflect the focus of the day and reinforce the Easter resurrection gospel. Our hymn study will take place in the church sanctuary.