Worship and Music
Worship matters in our church and lies at the heart of how we understand ourselves together. The Worship and Music Ministry oversees all aspects of worship: texts, ceremony, music, liturgical orders, and the nuts-and-bolts of who does what.
CRLC follows a three-year lectionary as the basis for hymn selections, prayers, confession texts, biblical lessons, etc. We also follow the church calendar, observing the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost.
CRLC also has contemporary worship elements interspersed throughout the year with regularity, but not lumped into one service each week. Several times a year we have “Ruah!”, a service planned with diverse elements that unite in a less-formal style to appeal to a variety of ages and people who are at different places on their journey as Christians.
Some opportunities in Worship and Music include but are not limited to:
- Greeter
- Usher
- Lay Reader
- Communion Assistant
- Acolyte (lights the candles)
- Altar Care
- Flower Committee
- Nursery Volunteer
- Choir Member
- Cantor (soloist who leads worship
- Instrumentalist
Worship Times
We worship on Sundays at 8am and 10:30am
Sunday School is at 9:15am for all ages
Lent/Easter Choir Rehearsals
Thursday at 7pm
beginning February 26th through March 26th
All are welcome to join us for practicing Lent and Easter music.
Lenten Worship
Wednesdays in Lent at 7pm with prayers around the cross.
Our theme is "TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD!"
Grounding ourselves in the Good News this Lent.
Look for devotionals and daily meditative cards the week before Ash Wednesday.
We will continue to gather for soup suppers at 6pm prior to the service.
Lenten Soup Supper
Wednesdays in Lent at 6pm.
We will gather for soup and fellowship at 6pm prior to the worship service. Sign up sheets to help with set up/clean up and donations of soup, salad, and bread are on the message center.
Calling all Acolytes
Attention ALL Youth Parents: We are rejuvenating the participation for ALL of our youth in worship by offering Acolyte training. Cristina Wells has held several training sessions. If you missed them and are interested serving as an acolyte, please contact Cristina at cris1781@gmail.com to set up a training session.
Concerts@CRLC
March 22 at 4pm: The Erie Waters Flute Ensemble
In 2009, a GCFS board member flute choir was formed, in response to receiving an invitation to play at the Chicago Flute Club Festival. The repertoire chosen for the concert had a water theme and the program consisted of works written by Cleveland area composers. A name was needed for the flute choir representing Cleveland and with the proximity to Lake Erie, the name “Erie Waters” was born. Erie Waters’ first invitation to play on a concert series came from the The Brecksville United Methodist Church in 2014 after hearing the flute choir play G.F. Handel’s The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. The arrangement has become a mainstay in the Erie Waters repertoire for many subsequent concerts.
Conducted by George Pope, the concert is free and welcoming to all, with a reception following.
Donate Online to Concerts@CRLC
James Alfieri, our Music Director, has put together a concert series. If you would like to become a sponsor, please click on the link below for the form. Complete the form and place in the offering plate at church, or mail to the church. To donate online, please click on QR code which will take you to the CRLC donate page for Special Music.
Future Concerts@CRLC
April 12 at 4pm: The Gospel Disciples in Song
With the collective background of singing in various barbershop choruses throughout Northeast Ohio, Gospel Disciples in Song was formed in the summer of 2023. The goal of the 18-member men's vocal group directed by Scott Giles, former director of the Akron Derbytown Chorus, is to "praise our Lord in four-part harmony". Since its founding, the Gospel Disciples in Song have sung at over 30 church services of multiple Christian denominations.
May 24 at 4pm: Cleveland Brass Works
A classical brass quintet with a not-so-classical twist. Take a bunch of trained brass players and toss some jazz, rock, funk, Latin, and swing tunes in front of them. Shake it up with drum set and percussion and you get a rollicking good time with fun music! Cleveland Brass Works will definitely mix up your musical taste buds and provide a pleasing earful for every generation! Cleveland Brass Works has performed at the Bop Stop, Night Town, Maltz Performing Arts Center, Bluffton University and with both the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra and Parma Symphony, as well as being asked to play several festivals throughout northeast Ohio.