People encountering the grace of the living God.

Category: Worship

  • Holy Week 2024

    Holy Week 2024

    Palm Sunday – March 24 Worship with the Procession of Palms at 10:45 am. Maundy Thursday – March 28 Dinner Church style worship with the Striping of the Altar at 7 PM at Good Shepherd, Loudonville. Worship begins with a shared meal in the Fellowship Hall. During the meal, we hear of Jesus’ last meal…

  • May 21 – 10 AM Worship in the Sanctuary or Online.

    May 21 – 10 AM Worship in the Sanctuary or Online.

    Encounter the grace of the Living God, alive in the community of First Lutheran Church. All people are welcome, included, and celebrated here. Worship is at 10 am in the sanctuary and online. Bible study on the Acts of the Apostles is in the library and on Zoom at 9 am. Coffee hour follows worship…

  • May 14 at 10 AM – Worship with us in the Sanctuary or Online.

    May 14 at 10 AM – Worship with us in the Sanctuary or Online.

    Encounter the grace of the Living God, alive in the community of First Lutheran Church. All people are welcome, included, and celebrated here. Worship is at 10 am in the sanctuary and online. Coffee hour follows worship in Hartwick Lounge. Zoom: http://firstlutheranalbany.org/zoomBulletin: http://firstlutheranalbany.org/bulletin This service will also be available on Facebook and YouTube, and may…

  • April 30 at 10 AM – Worship with us in the Sanctuary or Online!

    April 30 at 10 AM – Worship with us in the Sanctuary or Online!

    Encounter the grace of the Living God, alive in the community of First Lutheran Church. All people are welcome, included, and celebrated here. Worship is at 10 am in the sanctuary and online. Bible study on the Acts of the Apostles is in the library and on Zoom at 9 am. Coffee hour follows worship…

  • April 23 – Worship with us at 10 AM in the Sanctuary or Online.

    April 23 – Worship with us at 10 AM in the Sanctuary or Online.

    Encounter the grace of the Living God, alive in the community of First Lutheran Church. All people are welcome, included, and celebrated here. On the Third Sunday of Easter, God encounters us in our grief over the crucifixion and confusion over the resurrection exactly where we are and reveals themself to us in the simplest…

  • April 16 – The Second Sunday of Easter Worship at 10 AM with special guest, Bishop Lee Miller II.

    April 16 – The Second Sunday of Easter Worship at 10 AM with special guest, Bishop Lee Miller II.

    Encounter the grace of the Living God, alive in the community of First Lutheran Church. All people are welcome, included, and celebrated here. Worship for the Second Sunday of Easter with special guest Bishop Lee Miller II, Bishop of the Upstate NY Synod of the ELCA. Worship is at 10 am in the sanctuary and…

  • April 9 – Easter Festival Worship

    April 9 – Easter Festival Worship

    You (yes, YOU) are invited to celebrate the risen Christ at First Lutheran Church. Join Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James and Joseph, the first witnesses of Christ’s resurrection, at the empty tomb. Sing with joy and gather at God’s table to be fed with the bread of life. All people are welcomed,…

  • April 7 – Service of Light and Darkness for Good Friday at 6 PM.

    April 7 – Service of Light and Darkness for Good Friday at 6 PM.

    Journey to the cross and to the tomb with the Good Friday Service of Light and Darkness at 6 PM. This is a Tenebrae service of readings and singing, with candles extinguished during the readings. After the readings, we have an extended time of prayer and contemplation around the Cross of Christ. All are invited,…

  • April 6 – Maundy Thursday Dinner Church at 6 PM.

    April 6 – Maundy Thursday Dinner Church at 6 PM.

    The Paschal Triduum starts tonight! Join us for Maundy Thursday Dinner Church, April 6 at 6 PM, to hear of Jesus’ Last Supper with his friends as we have supper together. We gather in Hartwick Lounge (enter by the office door on State St.) and on Zoom. (http://firstlutheranalbany.org/zoom) If you are joining us remotely tonight:…

  • April 2 – In-Person and Online Palm Sunday worship at 10 AM.

    April 2 – In-Person and Online Palm Sunday worship at 10 AM.

    Sunday, April 2 at 10 AM – ALL are welcome for worship for Palm Sunday! Our worship spans many spaces – gathering in the sanctuary (nave) at First Lutheran Church and in your space over the internet. If you are gathering remotely, we encourage you to gather on Zoom. Zoom attendance increases our full awareness…