St. John Lutheran Church Cheboygan

03/30/2026

Join us for Holy Week Services:
Maundy Thursday at 6:30pm,
Good Friday services at noon and 6:30pm,
and Easter Sunday at 9:30am

03/29/2026

HYMN OF THE DAY
Sunday of the Passion
March 29, 2026

"All Glory, Laud, and Honor" (LSB 442)

Refrain: All glory, laud, and honor
To You, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.

1. You are the King of Israel
And David’s royal Son,
Now in the Lord’s name coming,
Our King and Blessèd One. Refrain

2. The company of angels
Is praising You on high,
And we with all creation
In chorus make reply. Refrain

3. The multitude of pilgrims
With palms before You went;
Our praise and prayer and anthems
Before You we present. Refrain

4. To You before Your passion
They sang their hymns of praise;
To You, now high exalted,
Our melody we raise. Refrain

5. As You received their praises,
Accept the prayers we bring,
O Source of ev’ry blessing,
Our good and gracious King. Refrain

03/29/2026

"So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, 'Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!'" (John 12:13).

03/25/2026

Join us for Lenten Service tonight at 6:30pm.

03/25/2026

Grant me Your grace, Lord Jesus, that I fervently sing the praises of what You have done and make Your name known to all people. Amen

03/11/2026

"The Lord’s Prayer assures us that we are part of the company of heaven, with all those who stand before our Father. When we pray, we are eager children running down the road to home. Best of all, we know that our voices have already gotten there. We haven’t actually crossed the threshold yet, but we see our Father before us and we know He hears us as we’re coming. While we come closer to home, His Son walks with us and assures us that we will end this journey with Him, surrounded by His kingdom, power, and glory." —Dr. Daniel Paavola, Our Way Home: A Journey Through the Lord's Prayer

02/18/2026

Ash Wednesday service is tonight at 6:30pm. The theme for our Lenten Services is "The Hand of the Lord".

Please use caution on the roads if you do plan to venture out!

02/18/2026

+SERVICE OF THE WORD+
Ash Wednesday
Feb. 18, 2026

PSALM
Psalm 51

Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!

For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.

Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will return to you.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,
O God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
build up the walls of Jerusalem;
then will you delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Almighty and everlasting God, You despise nothing You have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent. Create in us new and contrite hearts that lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness we may receive from You full pardon and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

12/25/2025

"For unto us a child is born; unto us a son is given" (Isaiah 9:6).

12/22/2025