Readings, Hymns, and Music—October 2025

October 5
Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 27
Lectionary
Habakkuk 1:1–4; 2:1–4 | Psalm 37:1–9 | 2 Timothy 1:1–14 | Luke 17:5–10 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
LCH Liturgy of Hymns
Setting by Barry J. Wenger (b. 1969)
Prelude
Pan de vita
Setting by Lynn M. Trapp (b. 1963)
Gathering Hymn
All Creatures, Worship God Most High!
elw 835
Psalm
Psalm 37:1–9
Peter C. Hallock (1924–2014)
Hymn of the Day
God of the Sparrow
elw 740
Offertory Anthem
Gratias tibi, Deus
Roque Monserrat (1676–1711)
Communion Anthem
Locus iste
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
Communion Meditation
Improvisation on “You are the Seed”
Sending Hymn
You Are the Seed
id y enseñad
October 6
Monday after Lectionary 27
7:00 PM
FIRST MONDAY CONCERTS: Vibin' with Vivaldi
Concerto in D Major, p 201
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Concerto in G Minor, p 360
Vivaldi
Concerto in D Major, f xii, 27
Vivaldi
Concerto in G Minor, p 403
Vivaldi
Concerto in C Major, p 82
Vivaldi
October 12
Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 28
Lectionary
2 Kings 5:1–3, 7–15c | Psalm 111 | 2 Timothy 2:8–15 | Luke 17:11–19 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
LCH Liturgy of Hymns
Setting by Barry J. Wenger (b. 1969)
Prelude
pescador de hombres
Setting by Lynn M. Trapp (b. 1963)
Gathering Hymn
Praise, My soul, the king of Heaven
elw 865
Psalm
Psalm 111
Peter C. Hallock (1924–2014)
Hymn of the Day
You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore
elw 817
Offertory Anthem
Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz, Op. 29, No. 2
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Communion Anthem
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Virgil Thomson (1896–1989)
Communion Meditation
Improvisation on pescador de hombres
Sending Hymn
Earth and All Stars
elw 731
Postlude
Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major
Antonio Soler (1729–1783)
October 19
Time after Pentecost • Lectionary 29
Lectionary
Genesis 32:22–31 | Psalm 121 | 2 Timothy 3:14–4:5 | Luke 18:1–8 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
LCH Liturgy of Hymns
Setting by Barry J. Wenger (b. 1969)
Prelude
Toda La Tierra
Setting by Lynn L. Peterson (1943–2013)
Gathering Hymn
What God Ordains Is Good Indeed
elw 776
Psalm
Psalm 121
Peter C. Hallock (1924–2014)
Hymn of the Day
Rise Up, O Saints of God
elw 669
Offertory Anthem
Above all Praise and All Majesty
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Communion Anthem
Tantum ergo
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611)
Communion Meditation
Improvisation on enviado
Sending Hymn
The Lord Now Sends Us Forth
elw 538
7:00 PM
HYBRID COMPLINE
Processional
We Are All One in Christ
somos uno
Orison
As a Mother Comforts Her Child
Brian Wentzel (b.1979)
Psalm
Psalm 145: There Can Be No Greater Love
Taizé Community
Office Hymn
Jesu Redemptor omnium
Oreste Ravanello (1871–1938)
Canticle
Nunc dimittis
Paul Smith (b. 1981)
Anthem
In pace in idipsum
Orlando di Lasso (1530/32–1594)
October 26
Reformation Sunday
Lectionary
Jeremiah 31:31–34 full text | Psalm 46 full text | Romans 3:19–28 full text | John 8:31–36 full text
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for a Festival Service
Gathering Hymn
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
elw 503/504
Psalm
Psalm 46
Peter C. Hallock (1924–2014)
Hymn of the Day
Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior
jesus christus, unser heiland
Offertory Anthem
All My Hope on God Is Founded
Text by Joachim Neander (1650–1680), tr. Robert Bridges (1844–1930)
music by Herbert Howells (1892–1983)
Communion Anthem
Beautiful Savior
F. Melius Christiansen (1871–1955)
Communion Meditation
Beautiful Savior
Setting by David Cherwien (b. 1957)
Sending Hymn
Rise, Shine, You People!
elw 665
Postlude
My Spirit Be Joyful
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. Keith Kruger (b. 1962)
Revised: 12 November 2025