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Our celebration of Easter lasts a “week of weeks” (seven Sundays). Please join us throughout the Easter season, a joyous and hopeful time for the people of God!
Holy Communion is celebrated every Sunday at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Maundy Thursday is the first of the great Three Days (also known as the Triduum). On Maundy Thursday we remember the new commandment Jesus gave us to love one another, which he modeled for us by washing his disciples’ feet.…
Good Friday is the second of the great Three Days (also known as the Triduum). On Good Friday, our focus is on the Passion of Our Lord and prayers for the world He died to save. At 7 p.m. we…
Join us as we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord with festival Holy Communion at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Between services (from 9-10 a.m.), enjoy fellowship, a light breakfast, and egg hunts for the kids!
On Sunday, April 19, the 2025-26 Fine Arts at First series will conclude with a concert by the Muhlenberg College Chamber Choir, College Choir and Treble Choir. The choirs of Muhlenberg College, a private liberal arts college in Allentown, Pennsylvania,…
Lent, the 40-day period (not including Sundays) preceding Easter Sunday, is a time of repentance, reflection and preparation. Please join us for study and worship during this important season of the church year. On Sunday mornings, we gather for holy…
Due to the winter storm predicted for Sunday into Monday, the concert by The Baltimore Consort scheduled for this Sunday, February 22, is being postponed. We are working with the Consort on a new date, likely in the fall of…
Read More The Baltimore Consort Concert – POSTPONED due to inclement weather
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News from Tanzania!
We celebrate with our missionaries, Dr. Stephen and Jodi Swanson, the opening of Tanzania’s first pediatric clinic, the Arusha Pediatric and Maternal Care Centre! Jodi will be stateside for a week this June to update First Lutheran and other supporting congregations about the amazing work being done to care for children as well as pregnant mothers. Read more at this link: https://www.ichafrica.org/photo-journal.html
We pray for the Swansons and missionaries around the world!
Pictured: ribbon cutting at the Centre