About Worship
Worship at All Saints might look and feel a little different. We carefully and prayerfully select a worship theme each season, and we choose songs and liturgical elements that help communicate that theme and bring us closer to God and to one another.
All Saints Lutheran Church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and participates in the Synod Authorized Ministry (SAM) program offered by the Southeastern Iowa Synod. Bishop Amy Current has authorized Wanda Barber, Matthew Reece, and Julie Schoville to be Synod Authorized Ministers able to preside over all worship services and offer pastoral care. The Synod provides training and instruction throughout the year and fully supports this program.
Easter Season (04.05.2026 – 05.17.2026)
Theme & Write-up
Written by the Director of Music Ministries
Jesus is the Way: Opening the Gate to New Life
In the radiant season of Easter, we gather as a community anchored in the resurrection hope that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. As the risen gate-opener, Jesus does not merely point us toward new life — he is the passage through which we walk from death into abundant living. This truth sustains us especially in seasons of adversity, when the path forward feels uncertain or the weight of the world presses heavily upon us. It is precisely in those moments of struggle and doubt that our faith is refined and deepened, and we discover anew that the risen Christ has already gone before us, holding the gate open with nail-scarred hands. Easter does not promise a life free from hardship; it promises a Savior who walks through every hardship with us.
As we journey through this Easter season together, we are invited to experience the renewal that only Christ can offer — a renewal that is not a single moment but a continual, daily unfolding. The love of Jesus is not seasonal or conditional; it is the same yesterday, today, and forever, a constant and unwavering presence that calls us by name and refuses to let us go. The Holy Spirit, our Advocate and guide, moves among us and within us, illuminating the way when we cannot see it clearly, breathing courage into weary hearts, and drawing us ever more deeply into the community of the resurrection. Together, as an Easter people, we are called to walk through the open gate — not alone, but carried by grace, guided by the Spirit, and bound to one another in the unending love of the risen Christ.
Color for the season of Easter
White – the symbol of light, typifies innocence and purity, joy of the resurrection, and glory.
Sunday, May 10th – Sixth Sunday of Easter
Ardor (Worship Musicians)
The musicians rehearse from 9:00 to 9:45 am every Sunday morning. You are invited to join us in leading music during the worship service. The musicians for worship can find the service orders and music in the crate on the back pew in the sanctuary for each week. Contact the Director of Music Ministries or the church office if you plan to help lead worship.
Worship Information
The Sunday morning Worship Service will be at 10 am in the sanctuary.
This link will open the congregational text for the Sunday worship service (04.12.2026 – 04.26.2026).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/111uNtsfl7Hc6KKyvj4g_YQX4WJEaevsY/view?usp=sharing
Introduction
Jesus does not abandon his followers. Through the Holy Spirit, Jesus comes to abide with his disciples of every generation. As Pentecost draws near, we are reminded that the risen Christ dwells in us as the Spirit of truth. We receive this Spirit in baptism and pray that in our gathering around the Lord’s table the Spirit will transform us to be the body of the risen Christ in the world.
Prayer of the Day
Almighty and ever-living God, you hold together all things in heaven and on earth. In your great mercy receive the prayers of all your children, and give to all the world the Spirit of your truth and peace, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Scripture
Acts 17:22-31 Paul’s message to the Athenians
In Athens, Paul faces the challenge of proclaiming the gospel to Greeks who know nothing of either Jewish or Christian tradition. He proclaims that the “unknown god” whom they worship is the true Lord of heaven and earth who will judge the world with justice through Jesus, whom God has raised from the dead.
Psalm 66:8-20 Bless our God, you peoples; let the sound of praise be heard. (Ps. 66:8)
1 Peter 3:13-22 The days of Noah, a sign of baptism
The author of 1 Peter encourages Christians to remain faithful even in the face of defamation and persecution. In baptism we are made clean to act in accordance with what is right.
John 14:15-21 Christ our advocate
In final words to his disciples on the night of his arrest, Jesus encourages obedience to his commandments and speaks of the Spirit, who will be with them forever.
Fellowship Time
After worship there is time for refreshments and fellowship in the gathering space.