Recent Sermons:
by Bill Murray

You Are What You Eat
08/16/09 - Pentecost 11

Where Are You From
08/09/09 - Pentecost 10

Back to the Beginning
08/02/09 - Pentecost 9

What Really Matters
03/15/09 - Lent III

What's in a Name
03/08/09 - Lent II

Stinky Pants
02/25/09 - Ash Wednesday

Thin Places
02/22/09 - Last Sunday of Epiphany

Teaching as One With Authority
02/01/09 - Fourth Sunday of Epiphany

White Fire
01/25/09 - Year B, Third Sunday after the Epiphany

Expectations
01/18/09 - Year B, Second Sunday after the Epiphany

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     Worship of Jesus Christ defines and unites the people of St. Elisabeth's. We believe that with each prayer, with each song, with each moment gathered around God's table, we are slowly being molded in the people God wants us to be.

     Our worship centers on the weekly celebration of the Eucharist or Holy Communion. Through the sharing of bread and wine with all baptized Christians, we experience Jesus' presence powerfully among us as we are made “one body, one spirit in Christ, that we may worthily serve the world in his name.” (Book of Common Prayer, p. 372)

     St. Elisabeth's actively involves and welcomes all ages to God's table. Our baptism into the Church, the Body of Christ, demands that we take daily responsibility for our faith. Therefore, we encourage a wide variety of ministries which flow from the grace found at the altar. These include the altar guild, acolytes, Eucharistic Ministers, Eucharistic Visitors, readers/lectors, ushers, worship leaders, and our various choirs.

Children's Worship, 9:00 am

     St. Elisabeth's has created a service that serves the needs of our children and their families. Every part of the service is tailored to teach the Christian faith while engaging the unique needs and demands of children. The music is accessible, the prayers are simple, the sermon is reduced to a story-time approach, and there is a clear emphasis on involving the children throughout the service with hand motions, movement, and patience.