Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Holy Cross Lutheran Church Christ-centered Divine Service of God's Word and Sacrament, using the historic liturgy of the Christian faith.

09/06/2026

Service begins at 9:00am central with live stream and organ prelude beginning around 8:50am. Page numbers below are for the Lutheran Service Book.

Order of Service
Opening Hymn ...........................615

CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION
Invocation .....................................184
Confession and Absolution.......184

SERVICE OF THE WORD
Introit
Kyrie ...............................................186
Gloria in Excelsis..........................186
Salutation and Collect................189
Old Testament..............................190
Epistle ............................................190
Holy Gospel .................................190
Nicene Creed ..............................191
Hymn ............................................696
Sermon
Offertory........................................192
Prayer of the Church

SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
Holy Communion Liturgy ........194
Distribution:....421, 622, 713, 760
Nunc Dimittis .............................199
Thanksgiving ............................200
Salutation & Benedicamus.....201
Benediction................................202
Closing Hymn ...........................938

Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1100 Market Street
Carlisle Iowa 50047
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book
Unless otherwise noted: Prelude, hymn settings, alternate harmonizations of hymns, and postlude are © Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission under LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011597.
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
Cover Art: By Unknown author - Codex Aureus Epternacensis, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8480209http://wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8480209

08/30/2026

Service begins at 9:00am central with live stream and organ prelude beginning around 8:50am. Page numbers below are for the Lutheran Service Book.

Order of Service
Opening Hymn ...........................579

CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION
Invocation .....................................184
Confession and Absolution.......184

SERVICE OF THE WORD
Introit
Kyrie ...............................................186
Gloria in Excelsis..........................186
Salutation and Collect................189
Old Testament..............................190
Epistle ............................................190
Holy Gospel .................................190
Athanasian Creed .....................321
Hymn ............................................683
Sermon
Offertory........................................192
Prayer of the Church

SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
Holy Communion Liturgy ........194
Distribution:....580, 620, 571, 754
Nunc Dimittis .............................199
Thanksgiving ............................200
Salutation & Benedicamus.....201
Benediction................................202
Closing Hymn ............................694

Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1100 Market Street
Carlisle Iowa 50047
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book
Unless otherwise noted: Prelude, hymn settings, alternate harmonizations of hymns, and postlude are © Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission under LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011597.
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
Cover Art: By Balthasar van Cortbemde - http://collectie.kmska.be/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39346229http://wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39346229

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08/29/2026

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08/23/2026

Service begins at 9:00am central with live stream and organ prelude beginning around 8:50am. Page numbers below are for the Lutheran Service Book.

Order of Service
Opening Hymn ...........................820

CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION
Invocation .....................................184
Confession and Absolution.......184

SERVICE OF THE WORD
Introit
Kyrie ...............................................186
Gloria in Excelsis..........................186
Salutation and Collect................189
Old Testament..............................190
Epistle ............................................190
Holy Gospel .................................190
Nicene Creed ..............................191
Hymn ............................................589
Sermon
Offertory........................................192
Prayer of the Church

SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
Holy Communion Liturgy ........194
Distribution:....562, 568, 622, 713
Nunc Dimittis ..............................199
Thanksgiving .............................200
Salutation & Benedicamus......201
Benediction................................202
Closing Hymn ............................919

Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1100 Market Street
Carlisle Iowa 50047
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book
Unless otherwise noted: Prelude, hymn settings, alternate harmonizations of hymns, and postlude are © Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission under LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011597.
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
Cover Art: By Duccio di Buoninsegna - The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=150338http://wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=150338

08/16/2026

Service begins at 9:00am central with live stream and organ prelude beginning around 8:50am. Page numbers below are for the Lutheran Service Book.

Order of Service
Opening Hymn ...........................614

CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION
Invocation .....................................184
Confession and Absolution.......184

SERVICE OF THE WORD
Introit
Kyrie ...............................................186
Gloria in Excelsis..........................186
Salutation and Collect................189
Old Testament..............................190
Epistle ............................................190
Holy Gospel .................................190
Athanasian Creed.......................319
Hymn ............................................559
Sermon
Offertory........................................192
Prayer of the Church

SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
Holy Communion Liturgy ........194
Distribution:.....433, 621, 634, 625
Nunc Dimittis ..............................199
Thanksgiving .............................200
Salutation & Benedicamus......201
Benediction.................................202
Closing Hymn ............................659

Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1100 Market Street
Carlisle Iowa 50047
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book
Unless otherwise noted: Prelude, hymn settings, alternate harmonizations of hymns, and postlude are © Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission under LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011597.
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
Cover Art: By James Tissot - http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4532/the_pharisee_and_the_publican_%28le_pharisien_et_le_publicain%29http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4532/the_pharisee_and_the_publican_(le_pharisien_et_le_publicain), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10631555http://wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10631555

08/09/2026

Service begins at 9:00am central with live stream and organ prelude beginning around 8:50am. Page numbers below are for the Lutheran Service Book.

Order of Service
Opening Hymn ..........................663

CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION
Invocation ...................................184
Confession and Absolution ...184

SERVICE OF THE WORD
Introit
Kyrie .............................................186
Gloria in Excelsis........................186
Salutation and Collect..............189
Old Testament............................190
Epistle ..........................................190
Holy Gospel ...............................190
Nicene Creed ............................191
Hymn ...........................................647
Sermon
Offertory.......................................192
Prayer of the Church

SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
Holy Communion Liturgy .......194
Distribution:... 623, 724, 732, 617
Nunc Dimittis .............................199
Thanksgiving ............................200
Salutation & Benedicamus.....201
Benediction ...............................202
Closing Hymn ............................797

Holy Cross Lutheran Church
1100 Market Street
Carlisle Iowa 50047
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book
Unless otherwise noted: Prelude, hymn settings, alternate harmonizations of hymns, and postlude are © Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission under LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011597.
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
Cover Art: By Enrique Simonet - Museo del Prado, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24755406http://wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24755406

Wednesday Vespers is back - listen to the latest podcast installment on Holy Cross' website.
07/16/2026

Wednesday Vespers is back - listen to the latest podcast installment on Holy Cross' website.

Resources to stay informed on developments at the 69th Regular LCMS convention are available under announcements on the ...
07/16/2026

Resources to stay informed on developments at the 69th Regular LCMS convention are available under announcements on the website.

Schedule: www.lcms.org/convention/national/schedulePlease note: The convention schedule reflects Mountain Standard Time. (At this time of year, because most of Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time, Mountain Time coincides with Pacific Daylight Time.)Livestream: www.lcms.org/convention/lives...

Join us for Carlisle's July 4th Celebrations! Holy Cross' Funnel Cake stand is open Friday from 5pm to 8:30pm and Saturd...
07/03/2026

Join us for Carlisle's July 4th Celebrations! Holy Cross' Funnel Cake stand is open Friday from 5pm to 8:30pm and Saturday from 10am to 9:30pm.
Stop by to enjoy funnel cakes cotton candy, lemonade.
Be sure to grab a cub of coffee (hot or cold brew)!

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Carlisle, IA
50047

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