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 (more-recently composed music, skits, film clips, conversation, images, projection, communion, prayers, etc.) 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
Simple Gifts Concert
Sunday, April 13, 2025 at 4pm
Join us at CRLC for the second in our Concert Series. This award-winning band performs on an impressive array of instruments, including two violins, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, recorders, banjo, and guitar plus some more unusual instruments like the bowed psaltery, baritone fiddle, shruti box, banjolin, guitjo, and doumbek. Simple Gifts presents a wide variety of ethnic folk music, including everything from lively Irish jigs and down-home American reels to hard-driving Klezmer freilachs, haunting Gypsy melodies, and exotic Balkan dance tunes. Throughout their performances, they put their own distinctive stamp on traditional tunes, blending styles from diverse cultures with their American roots. Join us for an afternoon of lively music.
Worship Times
We worship
at 8am and 10:30am
with Sunday School at 9:15am for youth and adults.
Lenten Worship Schedule
Our theme for our Lenten pilgrimage this year is
"Everything in Between - meeting God in the midst of extremes".
WEDNESDAY – March 12th @ 7:00PM
“Stranger & Neighbor”
WEDNESDAY – March 19th @ 7:00PM
“Faith & Works”
WEDNESDAY – March 26th @ 7:00PM
“Rest & Growth”
WEDNESDAY – April 2nd @ 7:00PM
“Lost & Found”
WEDNESDAY –April 9th @ 7:00PM
“Righteousness & Mercy”
Holy Week and Easter Schedule
PALM SUNDAY, April 13th, 8AM & 10:30AM – The Passion History
MAUNDY THURSDAY – April 17th at 7:00PM
COMMUNION & THE STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR
GOOD FRIDAY – April 18th at 7:00PM
TENEBRAE SERVICE
EASTER SUNDAY
6:30AM SUNRISE SERVICE IN THE OUTDOOR CHAPEL
8AM & 10:30AM IN THE SANCTUARY
Children's Church Time
Our staffed Children's Church time has resumed. An adult will meet the children after the children's sermon and take them to the Children's room for age appropriate lessons and play. They will return before the beginning of communion.
If you are interested in volunteering for an occasional Sunday, please contact Kathy Hoinski or the church office.
First Communion Instructions
Sundays, March 9th and 16th
11:30am after the second service
in Pastor Randy's office
This formal study of the sacrament is a class for ALL 5th graders, even if you are already taking communion. Please speak to Pastor Randy if you have any questions.
Concerts@CRLC
James Alfieri, our Music Director, will be putting together a concert series in 2025. 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.