Listen to Past Church Services
First Evangelical Lutheran Church's Sunday worship service is broadcast live on the Web on Sundays at 9:00 am on www.1460wxbr.com. You can also listen to a number of past services by clicking on one of the links below.
| Date: | August 31, 2008 (Sixteenth Sunday after Pentacost) |
| Sermon: | "Love, period" by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Organ Prelude: | "Aria" -- Paul Manz |
| Organ Offertory: | "The God of Abraham Praise" -- Richard Proulx |
| Organ Postlude: | "Chorale Song" -- S. S. Wesley |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible by the Benjamin Lawson Family Fund in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lawson, Eldora Lawson, Edith Bonnet, Dr. Evald Lawson, and Amy Lindberg. Lector: Philip Robinson |
| Running Time: | 01:07:42 |
| Date: | August 17, 2008 (Fourteenth Sunday after Pentacost) |
| Sermon: | "Beyond the Boundary" by Pastor Russell Norris |
| Organ Prelude: | "Adagio, Largo e spiccato" -- Vivaldi/Bach |
| Organ Offertory: | "Sonata in E Flat" -- W. A. Mozart |
| Organ Postlude: | "Rigaudon" -- A. Campra |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is in memory of Carl and Margery Pearson, and is made possible by their loving family. Lector: Marjorie Judd |
| Running Time: | 00:50:43 |
| Date: | August 3, 2008 (Twelfth Sunday after Pentacost) |
| Sermon: | "Sheep Without a Shepherd" by Pastor Russell Norris |
| Organ Prelude: | "Ave Verum Corpus" -- Mozart |
| Organ Offertory: | "Meditation" -- James C. Burke |
| Organ Postlude: | "Trumpet in Dialogue" -- Clarembault |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible by Jean-Ellen and John Kenney in memory of Atty. Orie D. Ouellette. Lector: Cheryl Ruby |
| Running Time: | 01:07:28 |
| Date: | July 27, 2008 (Eleventh Sunday after Pentacost) Due to technical issues with our recording equipment, the audio for this service is unavailable. |
| Sermon: | "Solomon, 'What Do You Want From Me?' " by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Organ Prelude: | "Larghetto" from the Concerto in D Minor -- Vivaldi, Bach |
| Organ Offertory: | "Adagio in B Flat" -- Telemann |
| Organ Postlude: | "Voluntary in C" -- Purcell |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is given in part to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Philip J. Giordano by Mr. and Mrs. Philip Giordano, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Giordano and Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Giordano, and in part by Shirley Elefson, her children and grandchildren in honor and celebration of the birthday of her mother, Beatrice Harries. Lector: Anne Kelley |
| Date: | July 20, 2008 (Tenth Sunday after Pentacost) Due to technical issues with our recording equipment, the audio for this service is unavailable. |
| Sermon: | "Seeds and Weeds" by Pastor Russell Norris |
| Organ Prelude: | "Overture" and "The Peace" from the Suite in D -- Handel |
| Organ Offertory: | "Verset 1" -- Zopoli |
| Organ Postlude: | "The Rejoicing" and "Finale" from the Suite in D -- Handel |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is given in part to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Philip J. Giordano by Mr. and Mrs. Philip Giordano, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Giordano and Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Giordano, and in part by Shirley Elefson, her children and grandchildren in honor and celebration of the birthday of her mother, Beatrice Harries. Lector: Robert Thompson |
| Date: | July 13, 2008 (Ninth Sunday after Pentacost) |
| Sermon: | "To Tell the Truth" by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Running Time: | 1:00:18 |
| Date: | July 06, 2008 (Eighth Sunday after Pentacost) |
| Sermon: | "Religious Baggage" by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Organ Prelude: | "If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee" -- Michael Costello |
| Organ Offertory: | "If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee" -- J.S. Bach |
| Organ Postlude: | "If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee" (alternate version) -- J.S. Bach |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is given in memory of Patricia A. Johnson and her parents, David and Astrid Johnson. Lector: Cheryl Ruby |
| Running Time: | 1:12:12 |
| Date: | June 29, 2008 (Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles) |
| Sermon: | "Keeping the Faith" by Pastor Russell Norris |
| Organ Prelude: | "Adagio in G Minor" -- Albinoni |
| Organ Offertory: | "We Thank Thee, Lord" -- Buxtehude |
| Organ Postlude: | "Rigaudon" -- Campra |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible by Mr. and Mrs. S. Erick Benson and family in loving memory of their parents Bror Algot and Ellen M. Benson and Frederick and Olga A. Soell. Lector: Hope Mehaffey |
| Running Time: | 1:11:04 |
| Date: | June 22, 2008 (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost) |
| Sermon: | "You Deceived Me" by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Organ Prelude: | "Andantino" -- César Franck |
| Organ Offertory: | "Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus" -- Melvin Rottermund |
| Organ Postlude: | "Prelude and Fugue in C Major" -- J.S. Bach |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible in part by Deborah Washburn, David Washburn and Alan Ord, in loving memory of Dorothy M. and Roy L. Washburn, and in part by Mildred M. Lundin in memory of loved ones. Lector: James Benson |
| Running Time: | 1:07:15 |
| Date: | June 15, 2008 (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost) |
| Sermon: | "In God's Hands" by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Organ Prelude: | "I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light" -- John Behnke |
| Organ Offertory: | "Adagio" -- Mozart |
| Organ Postlude: | "I Will Praise Thee, My Lord, My Strength" -- Marcello |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible by James E. Benson in memory of my grandparents, Bror Algot and Ellen M. Benson and Frederick E. and Olga A. Soell. Lector: Jeanne Govoni |
| Running Time: | 1:05:51 |
| Date: | June 8, 2008 (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost) |
| Sermon: | "Faith in the Future" by Pastor Russell Norris |
| Running Time: | 1:02:24 |
| Date: | June 1, 2008 (Third Sunday after Pentecost) |
| Sermon: | "Groom Insurance" by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Organ Prelude: | "Rhosymedre" -- Kolander |
| Organ Offertory: | "Larghetto" -- Handel |
| Organ Postlude: | "Psalm 19" -- Marcello |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible by Jane and Stephen Taylor in memory of their relatives, Harold and Evelyn Hollertz and George Hollertz. Lector: Cheryl Ruby LAST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL |
| Running Time: | 1:14:19 |
| Date: | May 25, 2008 (Second Sunday after Pentecost) |
| Sermon: | "Who Hit the Triple?" by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Organ Prelude: | "Arioso" -- Paul Manz |
| Choral Anthem: | "O God, Beyond All Praising" -- Gustav Holst |
| Organ Postlude: | Fanfare and Bell Symphony -- Purcell |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible by the Corinne Finnegan Estate in memory of Frank and Clara Hanson, Joseph and Corinne Finnegan and Karen Finnegan. Lector: Robert Thompson |
| Running Time: | 1:02:23 |
| Date: | May 18, 2008 (The Holy Trinity) |
| Sermon: | "Back to the Beginning" by Pastor Russell Norris |
| Organ Prelude: | "All Glory Be to God on High" (Two Settings) -- Burkhardt and Armsdorf |
| Choral Anthem: | "Hymn to the Trinity" -- Dalewood |
| Organ Postlude: | "All Glory Be to God on High" -- J. S. Bach |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible in part by Mr. and Mrs. Francis Nielsen and family in memory of Karen D. Demers and loved ones; and in part by Mrs. Avis E. McKeraghan, Mr. and Mrs. A. Russell Davison, A.R. and Julie Davison in memory of Roy A. McKeraghan and loved ones. Lector: Ronald Newman |
| Running Time: | 1:18:04 |
| Date: | May 11, 2008 (Pentecost) |
| Sermon: | "The Wind of God" by Pastor Russell Norris |
| Organ Prelude: | "Komm, heiliger Geist" (Come, Holy Ghost) -- Dietrich Buxtehude |
| Choral Anthem: | "Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart" -- Farlee |
| Organ Postlude: | "Festival Postlude" -- Zipoli |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible by Mr. and Mrs. David Denholm, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Denholm, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Belanger, Grace, Jack, Lily, Eva and Sofia in memory of Gunborg Karlsson. Lector: Ronald Newman Rite of Confirmation |
| Running Time: | 1:34:35 |
| Date: | May 4, 2008 (The Seventh Sunday of Easter) |
| Sermon: | "Spiritual Dynamite" by Pastor Russell Norris |
| Organ Prelude: | "The Head That Once Was Crowned With Thorns" -- Robert Hobby |
| Choral Ensemble: | "Like the Murmur of a Dove's Song" -- Peter Cutts |
| Organ Postlude: | "Lord Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor" -- Kristina Langlois |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Taylor in memory of their family, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Anderson, Mr. Walter Hollertz and Mr. Vincent Hollertz. Lector: Russell Grabau |
| Running Time: | 1:17:27 |
| Date: | April 27, 2008 (The Sixth Sunday of Easter) |
| Sermon: | "Cheap god! No collateral down!" by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Organ Prelude: | "Like the Murmur of a Dove's Song" -- Robert Hobby |
| Offertory Anthem: | "O Jesus, King Most Wonderful" -- Hogan |
| Organ Postlude: | "Rigaudon" -- Georg Böhm |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pearson and family in memory of our parents: Mr. and Mrs. John A. Pearson and Mr. and Mrs. Martin W. Johnson, and loved ones. Lector: Anne Kelley |
| Running Time: | 1:13:19 |
| Date: | April 20, 2008 (The Fifth Sunday of Easter) |
| Sermon: | "Heavenly Assurance?" by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Organ Prelude: | "Mit Freuden Zart (With High Delight)" -- Bierly |
| Offertory Anthem: | "O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts" -- Schalk |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible in part by Elke Gudath, in loving memory of my husband, Gustav and loved ones; and in part by the congregation of First Evangelical Lutheran Church. Lector: Priscilla Olson Pastor Hilston announces his forthcoming retirement. |
| Audio File Size: | 52.7 MB |
| Running Time: | 1:16:47 |
| Date: | April 13, 2008 (The Fourth Sunday of Easter) |
| Sermon: | "Tilt-A-Whirl" by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Organ Prelude: | "Shepherd Me, O God" (2 settings) -- Jeffrey Honore and Charles Callahan |
| Offertory Anthem: | "The Lord is My Shepherd" -- Matthews |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Newman, Sr. and family in memory of Christopher Benson Newman, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Newman, Benson Hall Bosquet, and loved ones. Lector: Ruth C. Johnson |
| Audio File Size: | 45 MB |
| Running Time: | 1:05:30 |
| Date: | April 6, 2008 (The Third Sunday of Easter) |
| Sermon: | "On the Road" by Pastor Russell Norris |
| Organ Prelude: | "This Joyful Eastertide" -- Biery |
| Offertory Anthem: | "At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing" -- Busarow |
| Notes: | Holy Communion Our Radio Ministry is made possible in part by Alden Anderson and family in memory of Astrid M. Anderson, Mr. & Mrs. Alden Anderson, Sr., Mr. & Mrs. John P. Pearson and all our loved ones, and in part by Mrs. Anna Haskins, in memory of her husband Ronald and loved ones. |
| Audio File Size: | 60.6 MB |
| Running Time: | 1:28:16 |
| Date: | March 30, 2008 (The Second Sunday of Easter) |
| Sermon: | "Under the Bridge" by Pastor Ken Hilston |
| Organ Prelude: | "In Death's Strong Grasp the Saviour Lay" -- J. S. Bach "Jesus Christ Our Lord Redeemer" -- J. S. Bach |
| Offertory Anthem: | "Christ is Arisen" -- Heinrich Bach |
| Notes: | Our Radio Ministry is made possible by the Lutheran Bowling League in memory of past members. |
| Audio File Size: | 43.1 MB |
| Running Time: | 1:02:55 |