Entries by Bernt Hillesland

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The Feast of Life

We’ve said a theme for our year together is “First Day,” with a focus on our Sunday experience together.  Jung Jin has organized new ways to get involved with music, such as ensembles (such as Isaac & Dolly’s recent violin duet) and a monthly pickup choir (“Day by Day” was wonderful!).  In September, a lively […]

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Music invitation and update from Jung Jin

New Season & New Plan for Choir! Regardless of where you find yourself today (this week, this month), know this: September marks the beginning of a new season, and with that comes an invitation to change, to experience something new. Our choir will be improved by a creative method. It is originally from one of […]

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First Day, First Priority

A sermon by Pastor Bernt August 21, 2022 – On Luke 13:10-17 Sabbath is connected to Exodus: the Jews were enslaved to the Pharoah; he made them work harder and harder. But God released the slaves. And God gave them a commandment: the seventh day of each week would be an “anti-slavery” day; a day […]

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First Day: gift, practice, theme

Fall 2022 and beyond A couple years ago, First Lutheran celebrated 100 years of ministry.  This year, staff and council are proposing we celebrate our first day. It was on the first day of the week – in biblical time, Sunday – that the women discovered the empty tomb and met the risen Christ (Matthew […]