St. Peter's Lutheran/Northfield

06/03/2026

Last Minute 4F Event! 🚲 🚲 🚲 🚲

06/01/2026

Congratulations, Maddison Hanson and Landon Mills, 2026 high school graduates!

05/24/2026

5/24 Today’s Worship Service permissions:
Parts of worship are from sundaysandseasons.com, ©️2026 Augsburg Fortress.
Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License #28318. All rights reserved.

Scripture readings are from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue)
©2026 National Council of Churches of Christ (NCC) in the United States of America.
Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Copyrights for the music in this service are listed next to each title, below:

PRELUDE “Thy Word” arr. John Carter (b.1930)
from Today’s Hymns and Songs for Piano. Original song written by Michael W. Smith
©1984 and this arr. ©1995 Bug and Bear (exclusive adm. By LCS Entertainment Group, Inc.),
Meadowgreen Music Co. One License #708055-A.

OPENING HYMN “Spirit of God, Descend upon my Heart” (ELW #800) PUBLIC DOMAIN
text: GEORGE CROLY (1780-1869)
music: Frederick C. Atkinson (1841-1897)

ELW Liturgy, Setting 10 (hymn tunes) texts: ©1997, 2006 Augsburg Fortress.
Hymn of Praise: HYMN TO JOY, ELW #836. music: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). PUBLIC DOMAIN
Gospel acc: UNSER HERRSCHER, ELW #533. music: Joachim Neander (1650-1680). PUBLIC DOMAIN

HYMN OF THE DAY “Blessed Assurance” (ELW #638) PUBLIC DOMAIN
text: F***y J. Crosby (1820-1915)
music: Phoebe P. Knapp (1830-1908)

MUSIC SELECTION “Jesus Loves Me” arr. Lorie Line (b. 1958), edited by Paul Maybery (1947-2023)
from The Heritage Collection, Volume 1: Piano Orchestrations. ©1994 Lorie Line Music Inc.
One License #708055-A.

SENDING HYMN “Oh Beautiful, for Spacious Skies” (ELW #888) PUBLIC DOMAIN
text: Katherine L. Bates (1859-1929)
music: Samuel A. Ward (1848-1903)

POSTLUDE “Let There Be Peace on Earth” by Sy Miller (1908-1971) and Jill Jackson (1913-1995)
©1955, 1983, Jan-Lee Music (ASCAP). One License #708055-A.

05/10/2026

Today’s Worship Service permissions:
Parts of worship are from sundaysandseasons.com, ©️2026 Augsburg Fortress.
Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License #28318. All rights reserved.

Scripture readings are from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue)
©2026 National Council of Churches of Christ (NCC) in the United States of America.
Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Copyrights for the music in this service are listed next to each title, below:

PRELUDE “Partita on ‘I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light’” arr. John A. Behnke (b.1953)
©1970 Concordia Publishing House. One License #708055-A.

OPENING HYMN “Come, Share the Spirit” (ACS #1045)
text: Gracia Grindal (b. 1943) ©1987 Augsburg Fortress
music: Robert A. Hobby (b. 1962) ©2017 Augsburg Fortress. One License #708055-A.

St. Peter’s Liturgy by Mary Kay Bougie (b. 1965)
©2020-2023. Permission to use granted by composer.

SUNDAY SCHOOL MUSIC SELECTION “For the Beauty of the Earth” (ELW #879) PUBLIC DOMAIN
text: Folliott S. Pierpoint (1835-1917)
music: Conrad Kocher (1786-1872)

PSALM REFRAIN “Come and Listen! (Psalm 66) by Mary Kay Bougie (b. 1965)
©2023. Permission to use granted by composer.

HYMN OF THE DAY “O Holy Spirit, Root of Life” (ELW #399)
text: Jean Janzen (b. 1933); based on Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179). ©1991 Augsburg Fortress, admin.
tune: European tune; adapt. Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) PUBLIC DOMAIN
arr.: ©2008 Augsburg Fortress. One License #708055-A.

JUBILEE BELLS MUSIC SELECTION “Praise God. Praise Him” arr. Kevin McChesney (b. 1963)
hymn tune: TANDANEI. ©1995 available from Sonology Music (sonologymusic.com) Used by permission.

JUBILEE BELLS MUSIC SELECTION “Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart” arr. Dan R. Edwards (b. 1951)
hymn tune: MORECAMBE. ©2014 Choristers Guild. One License #708055-A.

SENDING HYMN “Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart” (ELW #800) PUBLIC DOMAIN
text: George Croly (1780-1860)
music: Frederick C. Atkinson (1841-1897)

POSTLUDE “Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart” arr. by John Helgen (b. 1957)
from A Living Faith: Piano Settings ©2025 Augsburg Fortress. One License #708055-A.

05/09/2026

05/05/2026

Short notice....but as announced at Sunday worship, we will have a 4F excursion to Nerstrand Big Woods to see the trout lilies and other ephemerals. We'll leave from St. Peter's at noon. Hike down to the waterfalls and back.

04/22/2026

TOMORROW EVENING, 4/23 - FREE
CALLED AS COMMUNITY IN FRACTURED TIMES
Alan Storey - South African activist, preacher and story-teller
6:30pm: Gathering for music and light snacks; 6:45 - 8:00 event​
Free and open to the public. Registration not required.
Location: St. John’s Hall, St. John's Lutheran Church, 500 third Street West​

Recent events in our community have revealed fractures in our lives together and also demonstrated the depth and breadth of our care for our neighbors. Each of us lives from a theology of what we value and believe. What can stories from resistance movements in this country and in South Africa teach us about the calls to continued courage and healing in this present moment? Prompted by questions from Northfield community members, Alan Storey - South African activist, preacher and story-teller - will engage with us in conversation about how we might live into our commitments to community wholeness.

04/15/2026

It has been claimed by people in our Administration that we are engaged in a holy war, and we are doing God's work. Blessed are the peacemakers appears to be an unrealistic ideal. Our President posted an AI image if himself as Jesus, but then claimed he was presenting himself as a doctor. Our VP, a recent Christian convert has said that Pope Leo XIV should be more careful when talking about theology. You can't make this stuff up. The Christian Church has a Just War theory. The war in Iran does not make the grade. Is it just bad theology, or is it heresy to claim that God is endorsing and blessing destruction and death? We meet this Thursday, 7:00 pm at The Contented Cow.