Ashes to Begin the Journey
We invite you to begin a Lenten journey with us that will begin this week with Ash Wednesday and will continue on toward Jesus’ Passion and resurrection. On Ash Wednesday, we will offer worship with Communion and the Imposition of Ashes at noon, followed by a soup lunch. Then at 7:00 PM, we will again […]
Mount Olivet Youth Choir Comes to LCC!
Mark your calendars – The Cathedral Choir of Mount Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis will be offering their talents at our 9:00 AM service on March 16! This choir, which is comprised of high school-age singers from over 30 different schools, has a wide range of musical backgrounds. In their home congregation, they sing […]
New Approach for Lent
Every year around now we all start thinking about what yummy thing we think we should give up for Lent. Bruce and I haven’t really followed that tradition ourselves, for the same reason we don’t make New Year’s resolutions either: we know we probably won’t follow them. Plus, at least for this pastor, I’ve not […]
Shining a Light on Valentine’s Day
When we think about Valentine’s Day (oh, and Happy Valentine’s Day to all who celebrate it!), we often think of Cupid shooting his arrow, maybe chocolates, and romantic love. But one of the things I’d like to focus on today is the exchanging of Valentines. When I was in elementary school, I actually dreaded V-Day […]
Preschool Reopening
A “Ray” of sunshine flooded our church and Day School campus last week when the LCC Day School was finally able to have the official ribbon cutting for the re-opening of the Preschool! Tampa Bay Rays mascots Raymond and DJ Kitty were on hand to help us celebrate this milestone event in the life of […]
Calm Between the Storms
Now that many of us who have been affected by the 2024 Hurricanes are beginning to get our lives back together, with restoration, relocation and reconstruction of our homes and church facilities, there is one other “r” that we need to consider: Renewal. We’ve all been through a lot, and even those of us whose […]
Update on Our Rebuilding
If you’re anything like your pastors, you’re getting itchy to get our church back to normal. Pastor Bruce and Pastor Lisa are especially eager to get their offices off of their kitchen table! With that in mind, we’d like to give you a progress report so you will know that there is indeed light at […]
A New Year of a New Year
For LCC 2025 will certainly be a true new year of a New Year’s. We will be celebrating our history and also crafting new ways forward that build on the roots and strengths of our church. So as this new year starts, let’s take a peek at what will be happening that is new and […]
Happy New Year
In my family, we had a tradition I’m sure many of you also had: In the seconds before the new year would arrive, my mother would get out her broom, open the front door, and symbolically “sweep out the bad” as she looked forward to the coming of the new year. Bidding a not-so-fond farewell […]
Spirit of Giving at LCC
Despite some of the hardships facing our LCC community, it is nice to see that the spirit of giving is as strong as ever for those in need. The giving for hurricane assistance this year surpassed the donations for assistance after Hurricane Idalia, in spite of the fact that many of our givers had themselves […]
