Join us for Easter Sunday worship on Sunday 01 April 2018 at 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. in our Sanctuary. We celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ in prayer, song, proclamation, and Holy Communion! He is risen! We are risen in Him! — Image: Detail of “Resurrection Icon,” photograph, 2014, …
Join us for Easter Vigil worship on Saturday 31 March 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in our Sanctuary. The light penetrates the darkness! We gather outside around a flame and follow it inside. We listen to stories of God’s presence in salvation history. We hear the Easter proclamation. (Bring a bell to ring!) We celebrate with …
Join us for Maundy Thursday worship on Thursday 29 March 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in our Sanctuary. Absolution (for the confession we said on Ash Wednesday) + foot washing + hymns + prayers + sermon + Holy Communion + stripping of the altar + singing of Psalm 22. — Image: Detail of “Jesus Washing Peter’s …
Join us for Palm Sunday worship on Sunday 25 March 2018 at 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. in our Sanctuary. Processional Gospel + prayers + sermon + hymns + Holy Communion. — Image: Detail of “extended,” photograph, 2009, by Mirona Iliescu, www.flickr.com/photos/gorgeouxness/3567177481 [CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0)]. Font: The Faune typeface was created by Alice Savoie …
The March 2018 MVLC newsletter is now available in hard copy in the Gathering Space, Church Office, and Education Building. It is available online at www.mtviewlutheran.org/march2018newsletter.pdf
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States and the second leading cause of death from cancer. Colorectal cancer affects all racial and ethnic groups and is most often found in people ages 50 and older. The best way to prevent colorectal cancer is to …
LENTEN MIDWEEKS 2018 Wednesday evenings of Lent 6:00 p.m. = soup and bread dinner in the Life Together Hall. 7:00 p.m. = Lenten midweek worship in the Sanctuary. — During the season of our Lenten midweeks, together we will focus on the sixth chapter of Luke, often described as the “Sermon on the Plain.” Luke, …
Since January 2017, a youth leadership team has met each month to plan events and grow as disciples of Christ. This team is made up entirely of high school youth. Learning leadership skills together and engaging in fellowship, service, and education, these kids have strengthened each other in their faith. Together, their faith has become …
On Sunday, January 14 (with a week off for the Benevolence and Ministry Fair on 1/21), Pastor Vaswig teaches the first class of a three-week series (1/14, 1/28, 2/4) on “The Holy Spirit and the Lessons of the Cross.” Often in “American spirituality,” there is a triumphalistic view of the Holy Spirit—“spirit filled,” if you …
For there to be a FOLLOW ME there first has to be a COME AND SEE! In the Gospel reading for Sunday, January 14, 2018, the ministry of Jesus begins with the call of disciples, who then bring others to see Jesus. Philip’s friend Nathanael moves from skepticism to faith when he accepts the invitation …
