Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

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Gloria Dei Lutheran Church is an intergenerational church, sharing Christ’s love in greater Cincinnati neighborhoods and around the world. We seek to put Christ’s love into action as a community and as individuals. We celebrate diversity as a great gift from God and strive to create a place where all are welcome, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, or religious background.

Don't forget to RSVP for Faith Table Talk, if you are planning to attend.
06/04/2026

Don't forget to RSVP for Faith Table Talk, if you are planning to attend.

Be Proud! You are made in God's ✨FABULOUS✨ Image! 🌈Happy Pride - Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
06/04/2026

Be Proud! You are made in God's ✨FABULOUS✨ Image! 🌈
Happy Pride - Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

05/31/2026

MAY 31
The First Day of the Week

Christianity began on Sunday, the first day of the week. It was the day when Jesus Christ, the Son of God, rose from the dead. It's a very significant day for all Christians.

Last Sunday, as I was praying before Mass, I was enjoying the peace and quiet of the early morning hours when I remembered something from my college studies in philosophy. It was a statement made by Voltaire, a famous philosopher from the Enlightenment period, who died in 1778. Voltaire had said he thought that within 100 years of his life, Catholicism and Christianity would be nothing more than history. This would happen, he said, because slowly and gradually Christians are being separated from their Sabbath. If Sunday is not acknowledged as sacred, holy, and belonging to God then those who call themselves Christians will simply end up hollow, without meaning. Without the Sabbath, the Christian faith will simply fade away into history and be no more.

As I recalled those words it dawned on me how true it is for each one of us as individuals. If we separate ourselves from a day set aside for God, soon our faith becomes hollow and slowly fades away into insignificance. Before long God becomes less and less real, and we end up having to cope with life alone, with little to no hope.

Sometimes people tell me they stopped coming to church on Sunday because it's their only day to "sleep in." Sometimes they tell me they find more meaning in life by walking in the woods, so they leave Sundays for the woods. Others tell me that Sunday is their day to golf. And still there are those who simply ask me if they "have" to go to Mass. They make it seem as if it is a terrible hardship or an annoying chore to attend Mass, and so they choose something else to do with the first day of the week.

When people say those kinds of things to me, I think of Voltaire. If we allow ourselves to be separated from the day God gave us for resting in him, we may soon find our faith and our relationship with God fading away into the past.

“Falling Awake” Father Mark Burger

We will be collecting items for My Neighbor's Place thru May.
04/30/2026

We will be collecting items for My Neighbor's Place thru May.

Our first Bonhoeffer Book Study will be starting this Wednesday evening at 7pm. You will also be able to participate on ...
04/13/2026

Our first Bonhoeffer Book Study will be starting this Wednesday evening at 7pm. You will also be able to participate on Sunday morning at 9:45am.

Faith Table Talk has been moved to Tuesday April 21st. Be sure to RSVP by April 19th.
04/09/2026

Faith Table Talk has been moved to Tuesday April 21st. Be sure to RSVP by April 19th.

Men's Prayer Group will be meeting this Saturday in the lounge.
04/08/2026

Men's Prayer Group will be meeting this Saturday in the lounge.

Join us for Easter Sunday Worship at 8:00am and 10:30am.
04/02/2026

Join us for Easter Sunday Worship at 8:00am and 10:30am.

Address

5841 Werk Road
Cincinnati, OH
45248

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 12:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 12:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 12:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 12:30pm
Sunday 8am - 12pm

Telephone

+15139225590

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