Worship & Sermons

HYBRID WORSHIP SUNDAYS AT 10:30 AM

First Evangelical Lutheran Church returns to hybrid worship (in-person at 116 Bond Street and on Zoom) on Sunday, March 6, the First Sunday in Lent 2022, in the church at 116 Bond St. Unless otherwise noted you can attend in person or online. Please use this link to join the Zoom meeting.

The in-person/zoom services will take place Sundays at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

You can subscribe to our newsletter from our home page and receive our weekly service ahead of time.

Sermons

Pastor Ralph Carl Wushke is happy to share a text version of some recent sermons here. 

Recorded Services

January 21, 2024 — Second Sunday in Epiphany – Sermon: Pastor Pastor Ralph Carl Wushke

January 14, 2024 — First Sunday after Epiphany- Sermon: Friedrich Brunzema

January 7, 2024 — Baptism of our Lord – Sermon: Pastor Pastor Ralph Carl Wushke

December 31, 2023 — All Saints’ Sunday – Sermon:

December 25, 2023 — Christmas – Sermon: Pastor Pastor Ralph Carl Wushke

December 24, 2023 — Christmas Eve – Lessons and Carols

December 17, 2023 — Advent III – Lessons and Carols

December 10, 2023 — Advent II – Sermon: Professor Colleen Shantz

November 19, 2023 — 25th Sunday after Pentecost  – Sermon: Pastor Pastor Ralph Carl Wushke

November 12, 2023 — 24th Sunday after Pentecost – Building an inclusive Church

November 5, 2023 — All Saints’ Sunday – Sermon: Pastor Pastor Ralph Carl Wushke

October 29, 2023 – Reformation Sunday – Sermon: Pastor Anne Morawski

October 15, 2023, Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – Sermon: Pastor Ilze Kuplens-Ewart

October 8, 2023, Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Thanksgiving – Sermon: Michael Rehberg

October, 1, 2023, Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Sermon: Pastor Ilze Kuplens-Ewart

September 24, 2023, Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – Inclusive Church Team

September 17, 2023, Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost — Sermon: Pastor Ralph Carl Wushke

September 10, 2023, Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost — Sermon: Johannes Chan, SCM

September 3, 2023, Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost- Sermon: Pastor Ralph Carl Wushke

August 20, 2023 — Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – Ralph Carl Wushke – Victoria Farewell

August 13, 2023 — Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost – Victoria Featherston

August 6, 2023 — Tenth Sunday after Pentecost – Ralph Carl Wushke

July 30, 2023 — Ninth Sunday after Pentecost – Victoria Featherston

July 23, 2023 — Eigth Sunday after Pentecost – Victoria Featherston

July 2, 2023 — Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – Pastor Michael Mills

June 25, 2023 — Fourth Sunday after Pentecost – Victoria Fetherston

June 18, 2023 — Third Sunday after Pentecost – Ralph Carl Wushke

June 11, 2023 — Second Sunday after Pentecost – John Paul Kleiner, Guest Speaker

June 4, 2023 – Holy Trinity- Sermon: Carmen Ramirez

May 28, 2023 – Pentecost – Sermon: Ralph Carl Wushke

May 21, 2023 – Seventh Sunday of Easter – Sermon: Rasma Caune

May 14, 2023 – Sixth Sunday of Easter – Sermon: Victoria Featherston

May 7, 2023 – Fifth Sunday of Easter – Sermon: Ralph Carl Wushke

April 30, 2023 – Fourth Sunday of Easter- Sermon: Andrew Blake

April 23, 2023 – Third Sunday of Easter – Sermon: Victoria Featherston

April 16, 2023 – Second Sunday of Easter – Sermon: Ralph Carl Wushke

April 9, 2023 – Easter – Sermon: Ralph Carl Wushke

April 7, 2023 – Good Friday 

April 2, 2023 – Palm Sunday in Lent – Sermon: Ralph Carl Wushke

March 26, 2023 – Fifth Sunday in Lent – Sermon: Victoria Featherston

March 19, 2023 – Fourth Sunday in Lent – Sermon: Ralph Carl Wushke

March 12, 2023 – Third Sunday in Lent – Sermon: Victoria Featherston

March 5, 2023 – Second Sunday in Lent – Sermon: Ralph Carl Wushke

February 26, 2023 – First Sunday in Lent – Sermon: Victoria Featherston

February 22, 2023 – Ash Wednesday, Sermon: Pastor Steve Hoffard, Redeemer Lutheran Church

February 19, 2023 – Last Sunday after the Epiphany- Sermon: Pastor Ralph Carl

February 12, 2023 – Sixth Sunday after Epiphany-Guest Preacher: Andrea Burton, M. Div.In Kloo Siv Voices Gospel Choir, Guest Performance

February 5, 2023 – Fifth Sunday after Epiphany – Sermon: Pastor Ralph Carl

July 27, 2023 — Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – Friedrich Brunzema