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Divine Service at Holy Cross - Johnstown
Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church (gallery) in Johnstown, PA, has bible class at 8:00am and worship at 9:00am. The pastor, Rev. Kenneth Kelly, Jr., also preaches at 4:30pm in Center City, PA, near Philadelphia. That makes my commutes look sane.
Holy Cross is a member of the SELC district of the LCMS. It was founded as [...]

I was supposed to teach this morning, but my class got delayed a day at the last minute. I was then invited to the Lemons’ church, Redeemer Lutheran in Oakmont, PA. Redeemer’s pastor is the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Naumann, who is originally from Great Britain and was ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England.

I got there a little early, and that allowed me to take some pictures of the exterior and sanctuary.

Pastor Storck Preaches in Grand Junction
Sunday, April 27th, 2008

I was supposed to teach today, but I was informed nobody was going to class today. I caught the 8:00am service again at Lutheran Church and School of Messiah in Grand Junction.
A skip through the radio dial at 7:30 caught the Lutheran Hour with a men’s choir singing “Salvation Unto Has Come.” Not a [...]

Divine Service at Messiah
Sunday, April 20th, 2008

I attended the 8:00 traditional worship service at Lutheran Church and School of Messiah in Grand Junction. Associate Pastor Timothy Storck was the liturgist, and Pastor Gary Buss preached the sermon.
Pastor Storck officiated over the baptism of two children before moving to LSB Divine Service I, with Holy Communion. The hymns were:

Opening: 909, Christ Is [...]

I arrived early at Lutheran Church of Prayer in Bakersfield. I caught Pastor Robert. W. Lutjens preparing pre-service announcements on PowerPoint slides. When the time came for church, the projector was turned off, and the screen was rolled up. He was gracious enough to allow some conversation time.
LCOP has TLH in its pews, but most [...]