LENT 2021 – DAY 34

Jeremiah 31:27-34 Romans 11:25-36 John 11:28-44      I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more. [Jeremiah 31:34c] There’s a hymn in our Evangelical Lutheran Worship Hymnal [ELW #792] that I’ve most often used at funerals for those departed souls who have suffered from Alzheimer’s or dementia. It is titled “When Memory Fades,”ContinueContinue reading “LENT 2021 – DAY 34”

CHRIST HAS ARISEN, ALLELUIA!

Christ has arisen, alleluia. Rejoice and praise him, alleluia. For our redeemer burst from the tomb, even from death, dispelling its gloom. Refrain       Let us sing praise to him with endless joy.      Death’s fearful sting he has come to destroy.      Our sin forgiving, alleluia!      Jesus is living, alleluia! [Evangelical Lutheran WorshipContinueContinue reading “CHRIST HAS ARISEN, ALLELUIA!”

WELCOME BACH

Patrick was the organist and director of music at Covenant from April of 2010 until June of 2011. He came to us as a 22-year old graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and his position at our church was a convenient way to apply his musical talent while studying at the Cleveland Institute of Music under Todd Wilson. That he is a gifted musician is an understatement.