Reformation Day
More than 500 years ago, the Protestant Reformation brought the church’s focus back to God’s free gift of salvation in Jesus Christ. On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted the […]
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Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday, also known as the Sunday of the Passion, will be commemorated on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
Holy (Maundy) Thursday
Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, will be commemorated on Thursday, April 6, 2023.
Good Friday
Good Friday will be commemorated on Friday, April 7, 2023.
Easter
Easter — the Resurrection of Our Lord — will be celebrated on Sunday, April 9, 2023.
Pentecost
The Day of Pentecost will be celebrated on Sunday, May 28. Exactly 50 days after Jesus rose from the dead, the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples in the form of flames of fire.
Trinity Sunday
The Church continues to confess the confident truth that the triune God — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — has given himself for our salvation.
Presentation of the Augsburg Confession commemoration
On June 25, 1530, the Augsburg Confession was presented by various German rulers and free cities to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg.
St. Michael’s Day
“Fear not.” So every angel begins his speech in the Scriptures. They are the fearsome warriors of the Most High God, commanded by Michael the Archangel, forming the “Sabbaoth,” the armies of the Lord.
St. Michael’s Day
“Fear not.” So every angel begins his speech in the Scriptures. They are the fearsome warriors of the Most High God, commanded by Michael the Archangel, forming the “Sabbaoth,” the armies of the Lord.
Reformation Day
On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses — the “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” — to the church door in a small city called Wittenberg, Germany. This ignited the Protestant Reformation, and thus the church officially commemorates this important anniversary on Oct. 31.
First Sunday in Advent
The First Sunday in Advent marks the beginning of the new church year.