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Lenten Suppers and Worship (Wednesdays through March 21)

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The serving line for Wednesday evening soup and salad suppers.The serving line for Wednesday evening soup and salad suppers.

Each Wednesday evening during the season of Lent, members and friends of LCH will gather for table fellowship and worship.

The evenings begin with a light supper of soup, salad, and bread beginning at 6:00 pm. The meal is provided by volunteers, and all are welcome to join in fellowship and conversation around the table. If you feel moved to contribute to the meal, please sign up in the courtyard on Sunday morning.

Worship follows the meal at 7:00 pm using the music and prayerful song from Marty Haugen’s Holden Evening Prayer. This year’s worship will focus on the theme “Made Whole: Remembering our Baptism.”

As we all move forward on our Lenten journey and prepare for Easter joy in the resurrection, all are invited to come together at the table, to be fed and nourished in body and soul, and to worship together as a faith community.

The cantors place the lighted candle at the beginning of worship.The cantors place the lighted candle at the beginning of worship.

Lent Begins with Ash Wednesday (Feb. 14)

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Pastor Jeff Lilley marks the foreheads of members of the congregation with ashes during the Ash Wednesday Liturgy.Pastor Jeff Lilley marks the foreheads of members of the congregation with ashes during the Ash Wednesday Liturgy.

LCH begins the observance of Lent on February 14 with the traditional Ash Wednesday Liturgy with imposition of ashes.

Throughout the Lent, members and friends will gather on Wednesday evenings for table fellowship and worship. This year’s worship will focus on the theme “Made Whole: Remembering our Baptism.”

As our congregations prepares for our Easter joy in the resurrection, all are invited to come together at the table, to be fed and nourished in body and soul, and to feast together as a faith community. The liturgy used during Wednesday worship will incorporate the music and prayerful song from Haugen’s Holden Evening Prayer.

14th Annual Faith and Arts Sunday (Feb. 11)

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Members look at examples of the art work of children and adults submitted as part of 2017’s annual Faith and Arts Sunday

LCH celebrated its annual Faith and Arts Sunday on February 11. Held each spring, this is a time when members of the congregations recognize the many ways the arts enrich our lives and honor the artist of all ages who call LCH home.

Works displayed this year represented a wide variety of media: needle craft, paintings, poetry, prose, photography, drawings, woodworking, and more. Participating artists included young children, working adults, and retirees. Some, like members of the Writers’ Workshop an the In Stitches craft group, meet regularly as a group, but many work at home and share as part of this annual event.

At right, members look at examples of the art work of children and adults submitted for Faith and Arts Sunday 2018.

The slideshow below shows the items displayed this year. Click on any of the photos to see a larger version.

Read poetry and prose written by members of the Writers’ Workshop.

Reconciling in Christ Sunday • January 28

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Welcoming Sunday graphicWe invite everyone to join us for worship on “ Reconciling in Christ Sunday,” January 28.

In 1993 our congregation made the bold and prayerful decisions to be public and affirming in our welcome of all people, including gay, lesbian, transgendered, and questioning folks, who seldom found welcome in Christian churches. Two decades later we rejoice that churches around the world are beginning to share that same welcome. But there is much work to do, and our witness of Christ’s welcoming love is more important than ever.

Join us for worship and in welcoming our LGBTQI friends on Sunday, January 28, at 8:00 and 10:30 am.

More information about the process by which LCH became a “Reconciling in Christ” or welcoming congregation, is available on our RIC page.

German Vespers for Epiphany (Jan. 6 • 7:30 pm)

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German Vespers graphicGerman Vespers is a tradition at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu which began in 2002. Paying homage to the church’s German heritage, the service is completely auf Deutsch.

The LCH Choir, Bach Chamber Orchestra, and soloists will present choral works with orchestra including Bach’s Cantata 32 Liebster Jesu, mein Verlangen, and Magnificat in G by Heinrich Schütz. Again this year, we welcome the Rev. Anke Flohr as presider for this festival worship. Martina Bingham makes her return to Honolulu as our soprano soloist after completing doctoral studies at Stony Brook University. Tim Carney will share his rich baritone as a featured soloist as well.

All are welcome. Free will offering accepted.

Worship for the Christmas Season

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 24

5:00 pm Family Service
Joyous Christmas worship with congregational carols and music
by members of the Early Worship Ensemble
 
10:00 pm Music for Christmastide
Conrad Susa’s Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest
10:30 pm Festival Choral Eucharist
Christmas Eve worship with choir, chamber orchestra, and soloists
J. G. de Padilla’s MMissa Ego flow campi,
motets, carols, and readings.

 

Christmas Day
Sunday, December 25

10:30 am Choral Eucharist
Welcome the newborn king with beloved carols and readings
led by the men of the LCH Choir.
 

Lessons & Carols for the
First Sunday of Christmas
Sunday, December 31

8:00 am Holy Communion
with the Early Worship Ensemble
 
10:30 am Choral Eucharist
with the LCH Choir and organist Mark D. Wong

 
 
 

Epiphany
Saturday, January 6

7:30 pm German Vespers for Epiphany
A tradition at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu since 2002,
this service honors the church’s German heritage.
Music will be performed by the LCH Choir, soloists,
and the Bach Chamber Orchestra.
The sermon will be offered in German with translation.

 

43rd Annual Advent Procession (Dec. 3)

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Advent Procession graphicA Way to Hope: An Advent Procession

Sunday, December 3 • 7:30 pm

Join us for the 43rd annual Advent Procession. In our chaotic, stressful time, this meditative service explores the theme “A Way to Hope” through word and song.

Find comfort in beloved readings of the Advent season, congregational carols, and the anthems of Howells, Biebl, Mathias, and Scheidt sung by the Men’s Schola and LCH Choir. Texts for the readings and information on all the music sing is available on our December music list.

All are welcome. Freewill offering accepted.

All Saints Sunday (Nov. 5)

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angels graphicJoin us for the Feast of All Saints (November 1 on the church calendar) as we celebrate on All Saints’ Sunday, November 5.

Members of the congregation will have the opportunity in worship to come forward to remember a deceased loved one by lighting a candle during the prayers. Please fill out a Saints Remembrance form at church or email the church office (lch@Lchwelcome.org) with the names of those you would like printed in the special bulletin insert. Join us for this special remembrance.

Thanksgiving Events at LCH (Nov. 22 & 23)

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pies graphicAnnual Thanksgiving Eve Service and Pie Potluck

Wednesday, November 22 • 7:00 pm

LCH will once again host the Parish St. Clement Episcopal church for our annual Thanksgiving Eve service. St. Clement’s new Rector, the Rev. Heather Hill, will preach at the worship service. Following the service, we join with our friends in the pie feast! Please bring a pie to share. Pie sign-ups will be available November 5.

Thanksgiving at LCH

turkey dinner graphicYou are most welcome to join your LCH ‘ohana for Thanksgiving potluck on Thursday November 23rd at 4:00 pm. Turkey, ham, and fresh baked rolls will be provided along with beverages and wine. You are invited to bring your favorite hot dish, side dish, or desert in quantities great enough to share. Please sign up on the clipboard beginning November 5. You are welcome to bring friends, neighbors, or folks you find in the streets. Just let us know how many you are planning to bring so we have enough food!

Echoes and Refrains: Music for a Reformation · October 21 & 22

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Echoes and Refrains

Music for a Reformation

Saturday, October 21 • 7:30 pm
Sunday, October 22 • 5:30 pm
A series of two different concerts

In observance of the quincentennial anniversary of the Reformation, Lutheran Church of Honolulu will present two concerts with premier visiting brass and string ensemble ¡Sacabuche!, Grammy-nominated tenor Eric Neuville, and our own LCH Choir and Bach Chamber Orchestra. In addition to stunning polychoral works by 17th-century German masters Schütz and Schein, each concert will feature one of Bach’s splendid cantatas with libretto from Luther’s Bible.

Saturday, October 21• 7:30 pm   repertoire listing

      Polychoral motets, solos, duets, and instrumental canzons
      Cantata 38, Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (J. S. Bach)

Sunday, October 22 • 5:30 pm   repertoire listing

      Polychoral motets, solos, duets, and instrumental pavanes
      Cantata 80, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Bach)

Two Concert Series: Students $25, General $40
Single Concert: Students $15, General $25

Online sales for the Sunday concert have ended. Tickets will be available for cash or credit card purchase at the door.