Raised Up: Ascension Sunday Ascension Sunday celebrates Christ’s ascension and marks the end of the Easter season. As we revel in the joy and mystery of the Resurrection and the Ascension, we are also celebrating a new day in the United Methodist Church. What will God raise up in the coming years? What is being raised into new life? And…
Into the Light God invites us to live fully as we have been created and called to be – fully in the Love of Resurrection Light – even with all our wounds, scars, quirks, gifts, graces, and foibles. So while the ham dinners, egg hunts, sunrise services, new outfits, and Easter gatherings with family and friends have passed, the freedom…
Easter Sunday: I Want to Tell You Christ is risen! We’ll gather to celebrate the Good News of Easter that death is overcome and Christ is alive and that in Christ’s Resurrection we are ourselves raised into new life. This service from our Sanctuary will include fantastic music and the joy of Easter Day. Join us live at 10:30 on…
Extremely Religious? How to Talk About Jesus Pastor Clay continues his Easter Season “how-to” series this Sunday with a sermon on how to talk about Jesus. Read Acts 17:22-31 and John 14:15-21 in preparation for his sermon “Extremely Religious?: How to Talk About Jesus.” Join us live on Sunday, May 14 at 9:00 (or watch any time after). You can download the bulletin…
Sneaky Jesus As we continue with our worship this Easter season, we find two of Jesus’ followers on the road to Emmaus feeling sad and confused about all that had happened with His arrest, crucifixion and empty tomb. When a “stranger” begins to walk with them…. Read Luke 24:13-35 in preparation for Pastor Clay’s sermon “Sneaky Jesus.” Join us live at 9:00…
Faithful Thomas Did you know Easter is not just one day? It is an entire season in the church! It begins on the evening of Easter Sunday and ends on Pentecost. Easter Season is a time we continue to learn to live in the way of Jesus and to focus on the mysteries of our faith. This Sunday we will learn about Thomas,…
I Don’t Know Easter Sunday Celebrate the Risen Christ with Lake Oswego UMC! The service will be full of music and joy and we will celebrate Holy communion! Have some bread/crackers and juice/water/coffee ready so you can join us at the table. Read John 20:1-18 in preparation for Pastor Clay’s sermon “I Don’t Know.” Join us live at 9:00 on April 9…
Dry Bones & New Life: The Four Pivots and the Future This Sunday, Rev. Clay Andrew and Rev. Danna Drum wrap up their sermon series based on the book “The Four Pivots.” Pastor Clay will discuss Ezekiel and the dry bones. Read John 3:1-8 and Ezekiel 37:1-14 in preparation for Pastor Clay’s sermon, “Dry Bones & New Life: The Four Pivots and…
Glimpsing Easter “The long day stretched into night and time crept onward towards a new day. With the first gold of dawn came a resurrection, a new hope that grew with the rising sun and went out into the waiting world.” ~Eggs and Ashes: Liturgical Resources for Lent and Holy Week Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Join us…
To Pray Hosanna This Sunday we begin Holy Week with Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. We will celebrate with a processional including praise, song and waving of palms! As we approach Holy Week, what might our own cries of hosanna mean for us, our community, and our world? In worship we’ll lean into these questions and share communion together. Join us…
Easter Sunday: Non-Essential Spices and Other Easter Surprises If you were unable to attend in person, enjoy our first livestreamed outdoor worship service at LOUMC! We celebrate the risen Lord with music from small groups of our handbells, choir and praise band as well as a communion liturgy and take home communion elements! Pastor Michelle shared the message, “Non-Essential Spices…
Rev. Danna Drum reflects on finding peace amid this pandemic during the Easter season. Read John 20:19-31 in preparation for the message.
