Community Lutheran Church - Sterling, VA

Don’t miss tomorrow night’s (May 18) #concert featuring Michelle Vought accompanied by Jen Quiñones! The concert starts at 7:00 p.m. #soprano #clcsterlingva #clcconcerts #music

Almost to the #weekend! What #prayers are rising in you today? #freeprayer #freeprayerthursdays #clcsterlingva

#progress continues! #newroof #clcsterlingva #welcomingallbuildingup #stewardship

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#TheDivineShepherd #Psalm 23 #easter4

Happy Mother’s Day! And for those for whom this is a difficult day, we hold you in prayer as well.

Happy Mother's Day to all!

Image: @bymariandrew

The #givinggarden was #planted this morning! Thank you to all who worked! #clcsterlingva #foodforthehungry #teamwork #letmyheartbegoodsoil @ Community Lutheran Church - Sterling, VA

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

One little #popofcolor... #hydrangea #easterflowers #payattention #contemplation #clcsterlingva

Thankful for how God (and the roofers!) is at work #buildingup our #church through the #generosity of our #clcsterlingva family and friends. #thankful #gratitude #stewardship #welcomingallbuildingup

Don’t forget! Tomorrow is #bringafriendsunday! We’ll have a coffee hour in the Memorial Garden at 9:30 and a wonderful #serviceproject to pack bags for #backpackbuddies! #servingthecommunity #welcomingall #clcsterlingva

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Happy Thursday! It’s the #nationaldayofprayer - what are you praying for? #clcsterlingva #freeprayer #freeprayerthursdays

And so it begins!! Goodbye #oldroof, hello #newroof!#welcomingallbuildingup #stewardship #clcsterlingva @ Community Lutheran Church - Sterling, VA

Metro D.C. Synod, ELCA

Yesterday’s closing convocation worship in Puerto Rico.

Live from Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico

Bishop Graham’s last #bishopsconvocation #sermon on #john21. #clcstetlingva

Seen in the parking lot while meeting with #rosteredministers of the #elcacaribbeansynod.

Presenting Bishop Idalia Negrón Caamaño of the #elcacaribbeansynod #homedepotgiftcards for continued #rebuilding. @metrodcelca #bishopsconvocation #clcsterlingva @ Dorado, Puerto Rico

So many #giftcards for helping with #rebuilding in #puertorico. Tomorrow Pr. Annabelle will bring these to the #metrodcsynod #bishopsconvocation in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 Please pray for our sisters and brothers as they #rebuild after the #hurricane, for #safetravels, for all attending, and for meaningful and lasting #relationships to be built! #clcsterlingva @metrodcelca

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A prayer for Easter. He is risen! Alleluia!

#happyeaster! “Alleluia! Christ is risen!” Come celebration the #resurrection with us this morning at #clcsterlingva. #heisrisen #alleluias #surprise #joy #hope #newlife

Join us tonight at the Great Vigil of #Easter as we move from the #darkness of the #tomb to the #light of the #resurrection. #eastervigil #holyweek #triduum #clcsterlingva @ Community Lutheran Church - Sterling, VA

Getting ready for our #goodfriday service. #choirrehearsal #holyweek #clcsterlingva @ Community Lutheran Church - Sterling, VA

Retreat! Taking Time for God and Each Other

Enjoy these interviews from our members regarding participating in Women's and Men's Retreats!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYFAI0YSCTg&feature=youtu.be

Interviews from attendees on our Women's and Men's Retreats. Music from Ennio Morricone's "The Mission" and Sleeping at Last's "Atlas: Hearing."

Beginning tonight at 8:30, we will join in 24 hours of #continuousprayer, #waiting and #watching as we look toward #resurrection. Sign up in the narthex or using the #signupgenius on our website (link in bio) to be a pray-er or a host. #stayandpray #keepwatch #listen #prayervigil #holyweek #clcsterlingva

Come for a #meditative service featuring #scripturereadings and #beautiful #music. Afterward, stay and #pray at the #footofthecross. #holyweek #goodfriday

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A prayer for Maundy Thursday. #maundythursday #holyweek #clcsterlingva

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A prayer for Maundy Thursday. #maundythursday #holyweek #clcsterlingva

On this #maundythursday as we think about Jesus’ #command to #loveoneanother, what #prayers are on your hearts? #freeprayer #freeprayerthursdays #clcsterlingva

Maundy Thursday Service is tonight at 7:30!

Today is Maundy Thursday. Eternal God, in the sharing of a meal your Son established a new covenant for all people, and in the washing of feet he showed us the dignity of service. Grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit these signs of our life in faith may speak again to our hearts, feed our spirits, and refresh our bodies, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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A prayer for Wednesday of Holy Week

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Our role in life is to bring the light of our own souls to the dim places around us. ~Joan Chittister #MondayMoment #Shalem #light #shine #sunshine #sunlight #spring #mondaymotivation #goforit

As we head towards #holyweek what are your prayers? What #thoughts are you turning over in your head? What #hopes and #fears do you carry? #freeprayer #freeprayerthursdays #clcsterlingva

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Poured out
Never too extravagant
Fragrant in our being
Because we
Have been claimed
And remade
In Christ

As we are poured out
Into words tumbling and stumbling
Into acts energetic and awkward
Into life so big so overwhelming so exquisitely beautiful

What we have been given
More valuable than money
Irresistable
Uncontainable
This wild and holy life and love

#sabbathprayer

Check out this amazing #altarscape from our #artandenvironmentteam! This Sunday we hear about Mary’s #extravagant act of #love and #gratitude - how do you express your #thanks? #thanksgiving #gratefulness #anointing #humility #altar #clcsterlingva @ Community Lutheran Church - Sterling, VA

#spring has sprung at the #church! #enjoycreation #getoutside #clcsterlingva @ Community Lutheran Church - Sterling, VA

It’s a #beautifulday! What’s on your heart this morning? #freeprayer #freeprayerthursdays #clcsterlingva

#grace #weakness #power #truestrength #godsword #goodnews #Repost @elca with @get_repost

What’s #blooming in this #lentenseason in your life? #lent #Repost @instagram with @get_repost
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Right before these cactuses bloom, Greg Krehel (@echinopsisfreak) is ready. 🌵 🌺 👀 Five years ago, Greg transformed one of his bathrooms into a studio for photographing Echinopsis, a type of cactus from South America known for its flowers. “The colors of the flowers are so intense that you literally can’t look at them for extended periods without averting your eyes,” he says.
Greg currently has over 100 Echinopsis in his Jacksonville, Florida, home — but not all are ready for the spotlight. They bloom only once a year, so he has to keep a close watch. “The tip off is that the buds will double in size each day the last few days before they bloom,” explains Greg. His time-lapse videos are made up of hundreds of still images taken 30 seconds apart, and it can take anywhere from 12 hours to a few days to get the full bloom.
See some of those big reveals, right now on our story and IGTV channel. ✨
Video by @echinopsisfreak

All things youth for the spring!

All things youth for the spring! - https://mailchi.mp/54c4e1f2d673/june-youth-news-545419

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Scenes from our #womensretreat this #weekend! #clcsterlingva #elca #timeaway #tellyourstory #rememberyourstory #forgiveness #campfire #creation

Ready for our #womensretreat! #clcsterlingva #rememberingyourstory #scripture #coffee #brenebrown #memories

Happy Thursday! What are your #prayerrequests today? #freeprayer #freeprayerthursdays #clcsterlingva

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

It looks like @mmcgeorge had a #groceryhaul inspired by Sunday’s #gospel! #wordofgod #luke13:7 #figs #figsfordays #clcsterlingva

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#DailyQuestion #Gratefulness #GratefulLiving #Gratitude #Grateful #Question #Questions #QuestionOfTheDay #Reflection #Reflections #DailyReflection