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Worship Service Styles
Here at SS Peter and Paul Lutheran Church, we have three styles
of worship, Traditional, Non-Traditional, and a mixture using the
Creative Worship format supplied by our denominational offices. The
differences in these services, are how they are "packaged". That is,
they differ in the style and manner of presentation. It is extremely important
to realize that the Gospel message presented at our services is the same.
The main reason we have these different styles of worship is to
give people a choice. By having different styles of worship, people can attend
whatever is most comfortable to them. The difference in the worship styles are
listed below and are further detailed in the following paragraphs.
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Traditional |
Non-Traditional |
Creative
Worship |
| Communion |
Standard |
Walkthrough |
Walkthrough |
| Attire |
Formal Attire NOT required,
but many attendees dress formally |
Formal Attire NOT
required |
Formal Attire NOT
required |
| Hymns |
Lutheran Hymnal (Blue Book)
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Praise Hymnal (Grey Book) |
Mixture |
| Liturgy |
Full, consistent |
Confession and Absolution on
Communion Sundays |
Full, but changes weekly |
| Music |
Organ |
Praise Choir |
Mixture |
The Traditional worship style
is used on Sunday at 11:00 AM, following the education hour (10:00 AM during the summer). It is the most
commonly used form of worship in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Communion
is practiced in the common style of admitting Comunicants to the Altar to
recieve the Sacraments. There is no formal dress attire requirement for any of
our services. Most people that do attend this service do dress in a formal or
semi-formal attire. The Full Liturgy is taken from the Lutheran Hymnal. All
hymns are accompanied by the church organ. During this service occasionally the
church Choir, Bell Choir, soloists, and special groups add to the worship.
Sermons are conducted from the Pulpit by Pastor. The same message is delivered
in all services.
Traditional Communion
The Bell Choir adding their talents to the
Traditional Service.
The Non-Traditional worship
style is used on Sunday at 8:30 AM, immediately preceding the education hour.
It is slightly shorter than the Traditional worship and usually is 45 minutes in
length. Communion is practiced in the Walkthrough style, involving a continuous
line of Communicants that receive the Sacraments while standing, instead of
kneeling at the communion rail first. The main reason behind this style is that
the Praise Choir's instruments and sound equipment blocks much of the communion
rail. There is sufficient room at the communion rail for those who wish to
kneel for prayer after receiving the elements of Communion. There is no dress
code for any of our services. Most people that attend this service tend to
dress in a semi-formal or casual manner. The hymns are accompanied and lead by
the Praise Choir. The Praise Choir is made up of a number of vocalists and a
group of instruments including a bass, bells, clarinet, drums, flute, guitars,
keyboard, and brass. The sermon is presented between the first row of pews and
the Altar area. Pastor presents the same message in all the services.
Walkthrough Communion style used during the
Non-Traditional service.
Praise Choir playing during the Non-Traditional
The Creative Worship style
is used on Thursday evening at 7:00 PM and is expected to be about 50 minutes in length.
The service follows a printed liturgy (supplied by our denominational offices),
but it varies week by week to keep it fresh and relevant. Communion is
practiced in the Walkthrough style, involving a continuous line of Communicants
that receive the Sacraments while standing, instead of kneeling at the
communion rail first. There is room at the communion rail for those who wish to
kneel for prayer after receiving the elements of Communion. There is no dress
code for any of our services. Thursday night tends to be casual dress. The
sermon is presented between the first row of pews and the Altar area. Pastor
presents the same message that the Traditional service presents and vice-versa.
Please note, we do not presently have any type of Christian Education available
after our Creative Worship service.
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