Worship at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu

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The Lutheran Church of Honolulu offers three different worship experiences each Sunday—two morning worship services and Compline in the evening. We invite you to join us.

All worship services take place in the Nave.

Holy Communion—Sunday mornings at 8:00 AM

The 8:00 Ensemble leads the music at our early worship service In this family worship, we gather with joyous contemporary music to praise God and prepare for our service in the world.

The ensemble of singers and instrumentalists—guitar, flute, violin, french horn, steel drums, and piano—lead us to sing our hopes and beliefs.

Our pastor teaches us about God’s love as revealed in the Bible, both in a special children’s conversation and in the adult sermon.

Pastor Jeff Lilley distributes communion at the altar rail. And we all gather around the communion table to share in God’s feast of love. As part of our committment to welcoming all, gluten-free wafers and grape juice are available at holy communion.

Children are welcome to remain in worship, and nursery care is provided from 7:45 AM until noon.

Christian education for all ages follows this worship service at 9:20.

Take a “virtual tour” of this worship service in the 8:00 Holy Communion Slideshow.

We hope you will join us for worship.

Choral Eucharist—Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM

The LCH Choir singing at worship In this choral worship service, our fine choir leads us in worship with great liturgical music, both classical and modern. The majestic sounds of our German-built tracker organ inspire us to prayer and praise.

Our pastor opens up the Biblical message of God’s love for both children and adults.

Pastor Jeff Lilley celebrates Holy Communion And we gather for holy communion at the altar rail. As part of our committment to welcoming all, gluten-free wafers and grape juice are available at holy communion.

Children are welcome to remain in worship, and nursery care is provided from 7:45 AM until noon.

Nursery care is provided from 7:45 AM until noon, and Christian education is available for all ages, beginning at 9:20.

Take a “virtual tour” of this worship service in the 10:30 Choral Eucharist Slideshow.

We look for you to share this time of worship with us.

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Compline—Sunday evenings at 9:00 PM

The Compline Choir singing by candle light The mystical sounds of Gregorian chant fill the candle-lit sanctuary for Compline each Sunday evening. This half-hour service, which Honolulu Magazine recognized as “the best place in town to count the liturgical hours,” is a perfect way to end the day and prepare our hearts and souls for the week to come.

In our discussion group before Compline, we have an informal study of the themes of that evening’s service and other topics of interest to the group. We invite you to join us for the discussion at 8:30 or to be a part of the congregation for the service.

Chuck Pearson, faithful member of the Compline congregation, has prepared a brochure that describes the elements of Compline and gives some background information about the service (PDF).

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