Lutheran Church Of The Master

Sunday Eucharist 11:00 am Zoom Jesus says in embodied flesh, ‘Peace be with you!’ Luke 24:36-37 lutheran.churchofthemaster.org... Photo credit: John Harvey Johnson

How is Jesus not like Casper? Luke 24:36-37 "Jesus stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." They were terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost. Jesus said, "Why are you frightened? Look at my hands, my feet. It is I myself. Touch me and see." How in today's "Don't touch" world do we "look upon, touch, and see" the risen Christ and be this "real" in the world? Pastor Peg is excited to explore this Sunday 11:00 a.m. April 18th. Join us on Zoom. ... lutheran.churchofthemaster.org See more

Marked with the sign of the life-giving cross! God’s blessings flow deep even on Zoom! Photo credit: Carlos Valera

This is from Augusta Victoria Hospital! Very good to see their resiliency through Covid-19. +Pastor Peg

Christ is alive and comes to bring good news to this and every age... Brian Wren (ELW 389) EASTER SUNDAY April 4 at 11:00 a.m. Zoom Followed by Virtual Easter Egg Hunt by the Church Rabbit! Alexander Martin, violin; ... Linden Gray-Reneberg, vocalist; Ken Simon, keyboard Have bread & cup for Holy Eucharist. Wherever you are on your journey, you are welcome!!!

Endangered species Monarch Butterfly on LCM's stained glass! Good Friday's self-giving love emerges in Easter's Alleluia! EASTER SUNDAY April 4 at 11:00 a.m. Zoom lutheran.churchofthemaster.org... Followed by Virtual Easter Egg Hunt by the Church Rabbit! Alexander Martin, violin; Linden Gray-Reneberg, vocalist; Ken Simon, keyboard Manny reads Isaiah 25:6-9 "God will wipe away all tears..." Bilal, Hugo, Mozhgan, Suzanne & Samuel offer Psalm 118:24 in languages spoken among us. Cindy, Sandy, Toshi (as Mary, Mary, Salomi) bring the gospel to life. Deborah leads us in prayer. Pastor Peg invites us into the ending (beginning) of Mark's gospel! Have bread & cup for Holy Eucharist. Wherever you are on your journey, you are welcome!!! Following Worship: continuing on Zoom enjoy a virtual Easter Egg Hunt giving us an inside view of LCM's handicap restroom construction project. How many of the 13 hidden eggs can you find? Photo credit: John Harvey Johnson

Out of love for one another, LCM continues to worship via Zoom this Holy Week! We welcome you! Call or email for link! lutheran.churchofthemaster.org Maundy Thursday 7:00 pm... Good Friday 10 am - 6 pm Prayer Vigil EASTER SUNDAY 11:00 am followed by virtual Easter Egg Hunt See more

Join us on Zoom 11:00 a.m. Palm Sunday, March 28 Christians around the world come to Holy Week this year having traveled through much suffering - a disproportionately impacting pandemic, - agonizing systemic racism, - heartrending gun violence. And more. ... Suffering is close on screens if not in our communities. As we enter Holy Week, we come ear to ear with the suffering of Jesus, which we may not want to hear, but we find courage to listen because this is an enactment of saving grace. In pondering this story we see afresh how present God is to the world's suffering. In the suffering of Jesus we see God meeting us on the cross with outstretched arms toward all the world. Jesus is not a return of King David, but rather an entirely different sort of king. In Mark 12 we hear people delighted in being reminded the Messiah would come with connections to the well-known King David. Like David, so also Jesus. Hurrah and Hosanna, they shout meaning save us. But the story unfolds and ‘hosannas’ turn to cries of ‘crucify.’ It calls us to re-think what kind of leader/king/queen/savior we might be hoping for ourselves. Are we hoping for a solver and fixer of all things amiss? Or are we open to the Savior who comes as Jesus comes, utterly outside our expectations? As we listen to the Passion According to Mark, we’re invited to reflect on what kind of king this is, one who enters into the suffering of the world with a love that costs nothing less than everything to use a T.S. Eliot phrase. What might it mean for our lives today, for us as Church, to follow this Jesus who entrusts his future and his fruitfulness into the hands of the God he gets to know in prayer? In reading Mark, I’ve been awed by how often Jesus leaves his disciples to go off into prayer. Jesus communes with God and discovers there what it means to trust the Almighty’s love and call. Jesus is empowered by prayer to into the world announcing and embodying good news. Jesus shows us what God is up to transformation not by might, but by the costly presence of love. "The king of love, my shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never." A reign of love is now set in motion. Love is in charge, not fear. Mercy sets the agenda, not judgment. Forgiveness holds the future, not shame. Hope greets us at the tunnel’s end, not despair. The Passion Story isn’t new, but it’s meant to become new each time we hear it. We’re invited to trust that all the powers of evil have found their match in this love. Evil loses. Life wins. Listen for how God saves Jesus, for this is how God saves us too by costly love. The story reminds us that even on days when we feel abandoned, we’re not. God is with us all the way, every day. No low is too low that God doesn’t meet us there, raising us to choose life because love has chosen us. Join us on Zoom at 11:00 a.m. Palm Sunday, March 28 to hear this story of world-changing love. -

LCM’s Gardens-to-Go (free!) Thrivent Action Team Service Project Drive-by any morning 1st week of Easter, April 5 Share God’s nurturing love!

11:00 a.m. PALM SUNDAY March 28, 2021 Zoom (with you on Zoom have branches/plants for Blessing of the Palms) The Passion of our Lord according to Mark Alexander Martin, violin Fred Ascher, Prayers of Intercession... 7:00 p.m. MAUNDY THURSDAY, April 1 Zoom with WHCC 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER VIGIL live at LCM call or email to sign up to come & pray at LCM Prayer Station 11:00 a.m. EASTER SUNDAY HOLY COMMUNION - Zoom! Easter Gospel according to St. Mark Alexander Martin, violin; Linden Gray-Reneberg, vocalist followed by Virtual Easter Egg Hunt (13 eggs to find) showing the progress in our handicap-accessible restroom construction. Graphic Artist: Leah Chang at suntreeriverdesign.com

7:00 p.m. MAUNDY THURSDAY, April 1st Zoom 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY PRAYER VIGIL call or email to sign up! 11:00 a.m. EASTER SUNDAYHOLY COMMUNION - Zoom! Easter Gospel according to St. Mark... Alexander Martin, violin followed by Virtual Easter Egg Hunt (13 eggs to find) showing the progress in our handicap-accessible restroom construction. See more

So pleased LCM a part of this important work! Selling olive oil from the trees on their Mt of Olives, East Jerusalem property helps with their income stream. LCM folk have organized and we are ordering several boxes worth.

Hi all! This is a wonderful place to donate! Next to Ascension Lutheran Church, LA, where Pastor Jonathan Hemphill serves!

LCM welcomes you: Sunday online 11:00 am A Reconciling in Christ congregation of the ELCA. Email for Zoom link: [email protected] 310-473-1055... We pray for the sick, for healthcare and all essential workers, for our wounded country, for all the world, for our vulnerable creation,.... Let us know your prayer requests. See more

This Sunday, 11:00 am October 18, via Zoom! Isaiah 58:6-12 - such a powerful text! Share your bread with the hungry- The glory of God will be your rear guard! God’s shining face has your back!!! ... Risk for the good of your vulnerable neighbor! All are welcome! See more

October 12th is Indigenous Peoples Day. The ELCA acknowledges and repents from our church's complicity in the evils of colonialism in the Americas, which continue to harm tribal governments and individual tribal members. Forgive us, O God, and by your Spirit unite us as one human family and lead us in the ongoing work of reconciliation. Amen.

Burdened by thoughts? Philippians 4:4-9 Whatever is true, just, honorable, worthy of praise,... think about these things, and the God of peace will be with you. As we think, so we go! ... Thoughts matter. What helps you with your thoughts so you stay free for the grace that holds you, and the purpose that calls you? Welcome all, to LCM's Live Holy Communion Worship via Zoom -Sunday, Oct. 11 at 11:00 a.m. -please have wine or juice, and bread or crackers ready for communion. Call Office for link: 310-473-1055 or see today’s Eblast from LCM.

Blessings of God’s empowering love to Another Level Ministries as they celebrate their 11th Anniversary! from all of us at LCM!

It was wonderful! Celebrating Holy Communion on Zoom in each other’s presence is a gift and grace beyond our knowing! Who would ever have guessed? Next Sunday Jesus feeds us again! 11:00 am We welcome you!!! Today was a special joy with so many animals present. They are always welcome. Thanks to John for the photo.

We welcome you to Zoom Holy Communion & Blessing of the Animals, Including prayers and blessings for all creation, plants, soil and souls too! Have animals and plants with you! And bread/wine or juice for Communion. We’ll safely sing For the Beauty of the Earth.... Sunday, October 4 at 11:00 am Topic: LCM's Worship (Blessing of the Animals) Time: Oct 4, 2020 11:00 AM Pacific Time

Offered through Lutheran World Federation. Sunday afternoon Oct. 4

Interested in learning Spanish? I highly recommend Carlos as a teacher, and you can do this online, from your home! Carlos is a member of LCM so we know him personally and give thanks he is using his gifts to support others. He’s also a lot of fun. You’ll enjoy this learning process! +Pastor Peg

Please celebrate Holy Communion with us, and LCM’s 80th Anniversary on Sunday, September 27 at 11:00 a.m. via Zoom. Check email for link or call: 310-473-1055 church or call 310-310-3157 Graphic artist: Leah Chang suntreeriverdesign.com

Thank you Pastor Ron Glusenkamp.

On behalf of our beloved congregation’s 80th anniversary, I just donated! See you Sunday on Zoom at 11:00 am! So glad LCM is an active part of the ELCA.

Sunday, September 27, LCM celebrates 80 years of ministry welcoming all on the westside of Los Angeles. 11:00 am via Zoom!

Yes, I agree, Bishop M. B. Curry, love is not a sentiment, but a decision, to turn me into we. Lutheran teaching calls it neighborology. I will speak to this on Sunday, September 27, as LCM celebrates 80 years of ministry. 11:00 am Zoom live Holy Communion. See you then. Link is on website and in my Eblast. Or call LCM 310-473-1055. We welcome you! +Pastor Peg