|
Join in….
Praise Team The FELC Praise Team leads Service of the Word setting for worship the 4th Sunday of the month from September until May. The rehearsals typically are the Wednesday prior to the 4th Sunday during worship & following worship and a warm-up session on Sunday morning at 8:15 a.m. Come and join the team! Questions? Call Gary Engstrom at 263-2296 or e-mail garyengstrom@mac.com BRASS ENSEMBLE
The FELC Brass Ensemble will be playing on four Festival Sundays this year. You are welcome to join us if you would like to be a part of our group this year. Below are contact information and rehearsal/performance details. Laura Coble: 507-298-0182 shearwater45@frontiernet.net Many in the congregation do appreciate your special music at First English Lutheran Church. Thanks so much for your time and service! |
Church worship services are shown on local
cable channel 12 11 a.m. on Tuesday, at 3 p.m. Wednesday, and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Worship Participants Wanted:
at Wednesday & Sunday Services Is your child is scheduled to acolyte? Please consider participating along with them as an Usher, Lay Reader. You can sign up on the board in the narthex or contact the church office 507-263-3042 or E-mail: firstenglishchurchcf@gmail.com felccf@frontiernet.net Special Music Needed for Worship servicesSpecial music is needed for the (Wednesday or Sunday) services. Young people who play musical instruments or sing are especially encouraged to share their talents with the congregation. Please contact the church office by phone 507-263-3042 or email at felccf@frontiernet.net. Let us know when you'd be willing to share in this ministry of music. Thanks in advance for your willingness to serve God through music in this way with the folks at First English!" Join the choir!
We even have their own wardrobe! Contact Choir Directors: Mary Jill Duncan by e-mail at mjd2491@aim.com or Jill Serres.... jlserres@mac.com Choir Rehearsal Schedule 1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday 8 a.m. Rehearsal in Choir Room |
Lay Reading volunteer opportunities were established out of the Worship & Music Committee. The lay reading volunteer list for the month is handed into the church office by the newsletter deadline.
The church office sends out the lessons to the volunteers at the beginning of the work week before the Wednesday & Sunday the layreader has consented to read. The first & second lessons are copied and enlarged to 121%, the bulletin & psalm for that Sunday, along with a Lectionary Pronunciation Guide (for first time readers. Also—there’s an ‘APP for that’ online: http://biblepronunciations.com/ or http://betterdaysarecoming.com/bible/pronunciation.html), and a photo copy of the hymnal guide page for the lessons during the service.
The first and third Sunday are Holy Communion on which we do not include the reading of the Psalm.
The lay reader should check in with the pastors before worship begins. This courtesy lets the pastors know you are there and if there are any last minute changes in the service, the pastors can inform you of them.
Lay readers can sit where they usually sit during worship service and come up to the altar when the lessons need to be read. The red light on the lectern microphone means it is ON. During Advent the Psalm is replaced by a litany that is sometimes sung or spoken responsively by the congregation. The lay reader reads the part and is not expected to sing responsively with the congregation during either the Psalm or Litany. Light face reader; Bold face reader.
First English Lutheran Worship Schedule:
Memorial Day through Labor Day
Sundays at 9 a.m. & Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. (No Meal)
NOTE: There will a Congregational meal will be served on Mentor Nights at 6 p.m.
and worship will be at 6:45 p.m.
October 4--November 1--December 6 - January 3--February 7--April 4--May 2
Labor Day through the 1st Sunday before Memorial Day
9 a.m. Sundays & Wednesdays ( Worship 6:15-7 p.m.; Confirmation & 6th gr. Wed. School 7-8 p.m.)
Easter Services 8 & 10:30 a.m.
Light in the Darkness Worship Service
TBA
Christmas Eve Services
3:00 p.m., 5 p.m., and 10:00 p.m.
Ash Wednesday & Maundy Thursday
2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday 7:00 p.m.
The church office sends out the lessons to the volunteers at the beginning of the work week before the Wednesday & Sunday the layreader has consented to read. The first & second lessons are copied and enlarged to 121%, the bulletin & psalm for that Sunday, along with a Lectionary Pronunciation Guide (for first time readers. Also—there’s an ‘APP for that’ online: http://biblepronunciations.com/ or http://betterdaysarecoming.com/bible/pronunciation.html), and a photo copy of the hymnal guide page for the lessons during the service.
The first and third Sunday are Holy Communion on which we do not include the reading of the Psalm.
The lay reader should check in with the pastors before worship begins. This courtesy lets the pastors know you are there and if there are any last minute changes in the service, the pastors can inform you of them.
Lay readers can sit where they usually sit during worship service and come up to the altar when the lessons need to be read. The red light on the lectern microphone means it is ON. During Advent the Psalm is replaced by a litany that is sometimes sung or spoken responsively by the congregation. The lay reader reads the part and is not expected to sing responsively with the congregation during either the Psalm or Litany. Light face reader; Bold face reader.
First English Lutheran Worship Schedule:
Memorial Day through Labor Day
Sundays at 9 a.m. & Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. (No Meal)
NOTE: There will a Congregational meal will be served on Mentor Nights at 6 p.m.
and worship will be at 6:45 p.m.
October 4--November 1--December 6 - January 3--February 7--April 4--May 2
Labor Day through the 1st Sunday before Memorial Day
9 a.m. Sundays & Wednesdays ( Worship 6:15-7 p.m.; Confirmation & 6th gr. Wed. School 7-8 p.m.)
Easter Services 8 & 10:30 a.m.
Light in the Darkness Worship Service
TBA
Christmas Eve Services
3:00 p.m., 5 p.m., and 10:00 p.m.
Ash Wednesday & Maundy Thursday
2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday 7:00 p.m.
Ushering
Before Worship Begins:
· Check the bulletin to see if there is a baptism or any other special happenings just in case a row or so of pews need to be reserved. There are weighted ribbons in the usher stand drawer for this purpose.
· When ushering you should probably arrive 30 minutes before worship. This will allow time for any contingencies that may arise.
· In the winter we do have snow removal volunteers and in the case of icy walkways, you may need to check and thrown salt down outside the entries to make it safe for parishioners as they arrive.
· The pastors usually arrive a half hour before and you may assist them with lights, unlocking doors, etc.
During Worship:
· Close the sanctuary doors after service starts if there is activity in the narthex or fellowship hall, otherwise the sanctuary doors can remain open.
· Pass out the attendance books during the prelude or first Hymn. Pick up attendance pads during offering or after worship is over.
· At the Offering, come forward and each usher should take two plates and pass them from the aisles between the side sections (left or right of the middle aisle)
· Bring the plates forward up the middle aisle when the Offertory music starts, the acolyte or pastor will take the plates from the ushers .
· Take a head count of attendance and record on the calendar on the usher stand.
· Attendance sheets can be torn out and placed on the desk in the office or left on the usher stand. Please take a head count and write it on the attendance calendar on the usher stand.
· Communion - there are usually two stations. Usher congregants from the aisles left and right from side aisles then the center aisle. Choir and other musicians receive communion before the left side bank of chairs.
· The asterisk signify where each usher begins ushering people to each communion station.
After Worship:
· There should be a designated council member who will take the offering off the altar and bag it. If there is no one apparent, please grab someone to help you bag the offering. There may be an ex-council person in the audience who knows this procedure.
· Cruise the sanctuary after worship and straighten up hymnals, pick up litter, pick up any attendance books left in pews.
Before Worship Begins:
· Check the bulletin to see if there is a baptism or any other special happenings just in case a row or so of pews need to be reserved. There are weighted ribbons in the usher stand drawer for this purpose.
· When ushering you should probably arrive 30 minutes before worship. This will allow time for any contingencies that may arise.
· In the winter we do have snow removal volunteers and in the case of icy walkways, you may need to check and thrown salt down outside the entries to make it safe for parishioners as they arrive.
· The pastors usually arrive a half hour before and you may assist them with lights, unlocking doors, etc.
During Worship:
· Close the sanctuary doors after service starts if there is activity in the narthex or fellowship hall, otherwise the sanctuary doors can remain open.
· Pass out the attendance books during the prelude or first Hymn. Pick up attendance pads during offering or after worship is over.
· At the Offering, come forward and each usher should take two plates and pass them from the aisles between the side sections (left or right of the middle aisle)
· Bring the plates forward up the middle aisle when the Offertory music starts, the acolyte or pastor will take the plates from the ushers .
· Take a head count of attendance and record on the calendar on the usher stand.
· Attendance sheets can be torn out and placed on the desk in the office or left on the usher stand. Please take a head count and write it on the attendance calendar on the usher stand.
· Communion - there are usually two stations. Usher congregants from the aisles left and right from side aisles then the center aisle. Choir and other musicians receive communion before the left side bank of chairs.
· The asterisk signify where each usher begins ushering people to each communion station.
After Worship:
· There should be a designated council member who will take the offering off the altar and bag it. If there is no one apparent, please grab someone to help you bag the offering. There may be an ex-council person in the audience who knows this procedure.
· Cruise the sanctuary after worship and straighten up hymnals, pick up litter, pick up any attendance books left in pews.