Every church has its own style of worship. We are confident you will enjoy worshiping at St. Thomas, even if it take you a couple of Sundays to become accustomed to the order of worship.

We attempt to make our worship as “user friendly” as possible. Each week the order of the service is printed in the bulletin with directions to the pages in our hymnal. The scripture readings for the day are also printed for you; however, Bibles are available in each row if you prefer to look them up on your own.

Our worship is liturgical, which means it follows a similar order every week. Every Sunday we consistently focus on God’s Word and Sacrament. In the words of Scripture and in the sacraments of Holy Baptism and Holy Communion God freely offers us the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. These things are the only source of our spiritual lives and spiritual growth.

Music is also an important part of our worship. Through our singing of hymns and other songs we express our thanks to God for his wonderful salvation. As Lutherans we are blessed with a rich heritage of excellent hymnody called Lutheran chorales. They take some time to learn, but once you’ve learned them you’ll never forget them!

We use a mixture of traditional and modern language. The traditional features of our worship bring us the best from God’s Church throughout the ages, while the contemporary features remind us that God’s promises of forgiveness, guidance and peace still apply to our daily lives. We pray that through our worship your faith will be strengthened in those promises!