Ministries Tab, Worship Opportunities
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Ministries Tab, Worship Opportunities
Regular hours at the FOOD PANTRY
Tuesdays 9:00 – 11:45 am,
Wednesdays: 3:30 – 6:00 pm
We certainly welcome people to join us. For more information go to
Resources - Events on this Website.
Weekend Worship
In-Person Worship Service
On Saturdays at 5:00 pm in person worship, live streamed for immediate or later viewing online.
Effective Immediately: No reservations required for indoor worship
This whole year has been trial and error and I thank everyone for their patience and feedback. Immediate responses to the survey indicate that making reservations has been a barrier to people attending indoor worship. Mostly people’s weekend plans are uncertain, and they are hesitant to sign up or commit so far in advance. I constantly monitor CDC and IDH recommendations and it is now unlikely that we would go over our capacity limit at the church, making reservations unnecessary. Sign ups are still available for assisting ministers, greeters, and acolytes on sign up genius.
To view past services please click here or go to the Sermon page on the Website under Resources.
Drive In Worship
On Sundays at 9:30 a.m. (weather permitting).
Pile the family in the car, drive to the church, and tune the radio to 101.3 FM where we will be broadcasting.
The FM transmitter only has a limited mile radius, so you’ll have to be gathered at the church to hear. So even if it is chilly, you can stay in your car. If you'd like to sit outside, that OK too. For best audio, I'd recommend bringing a little battery powered radio if you have one to listen.
If anyone would like to volunteer to set-up and break-down for this service or help people park, please contact Sue in the office. This service will take a village to pull off!
Bulletin for May 15/16 Click Here
Bulletin for Pre-Readers Click Here
Bulletin for Readers Click Here
Acknowledgements
Christ is the King ELW Hymn 662
Text: George K. A. Bell, 1883-1958, alt. Music: BEVERLY, Charles R. Anders, b. 1929 Text from Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition, © Oxford University Press Music © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress Used by Permission . . . OneLicense.net #A-708303
Praise to the One Who Breaks the Darkness ELW Hymn 843
Text: Rusty Edwards, b. 1955 Music: NETTLETON, J. Wyeth, Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813 Text © 1987 Hope Publishing Company Used by Permission . . . OneLicense.net #A-708303
Son of God, Eternal Savior ELW Hymn 655
Text: Somerset C. Lowry, 1855-1932 Music: IN BABILONE, Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse Boerenlities en Contradansen, 1710 Used by Permission . . . OneLicense.net #A-708303 Public Domain
Liturgy Reprinted by Permission … SundaysandSeasons.com License #20487
Bulletin Cover Reprinted from Icon Four: Visual Images for every Sunday © 2010 Augsburg Fortress.
[Copyrighted elements(s)] [Copyright notice]. Used by permission of Augsburg Fortress.All Music Used by Permission: OneLicense.net #A-708303 CCLI License No. 1667288
Streaming License No. 20749225
Dear Salem Lutheran Church Members,
It is my pleasure to invite you to a special congregation meeting on June 6 at 7:00 pm via Zoom and telephone conference to appoint a Call Committee for our Associate Pastor search.
At the annual meetings in both 2020 and 2021 we voted to include an Associate Pastor in our budget as part of our staffing plans in the wake of the retirement of Ron Vanatta, our organist, and Deacon Carla Vanatta, who served as both a music program director and partner in pastoral care in her decades of service. Since their retirement in August of 2020, the congregation has been staffed by only two full-time staff persons, Pastor Preston and Sue McMillan, and three part-time employees, Lynn Buckner, Connie Brown, and Nicole Judkins. As we look toward a future of returning to full programming and further growth, it is imperative that we start the search for an Associate Pastor now.
According to Salem’s constitution:
C.13.05. When a vacancy occurs in a position for which this congregation calls a rostered minister, a Call Committee of six voting members shall be elected by this Congregation.
We will need a quorum of 50 voting members to elect the Call Committee, so please make every effort to attend. The Constitution allows for electronic voting in the case of a Call Committee. Those calling in will be asked to make their intentions known by telephone, they may privately call or text the tellers. A full list of those seeking election to the Call Committee will be presented as soon as the slate is completed.
Please accept this as your notice of the special meeting and we look forward to your participation.
Your servant in Christ,
Pastor Preston Fields
Meeting Information:
Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
(link will also be in emails, on the website and Facebook)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/216590032?pwd=MHd4c3FyWXFVYUhXR3VTUVowbzdnUT09
Or By Telephone
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 216 590 032
Passcode: 593537
Here is a link to the campaign website! Check it out.
Campaign Information
Right now we are asking people to pray and volunteer! To volunteer for the campaign, please click this link to fill out our volunteer intent card: https://forms.gle/EgQPAuHtgVjmnCic9
Volunteers are needed to be greeters/ushers, and acolytes, for the 5:00 p.m. In person worship and assisting ministers, and sound techs for the in person worship and the drive-in worship. Please use sign-up genius to sign-up to volunteer. https://goo.gl/YdCDBJ or you can call the office 815 895 9171.
Those in need of Pastoral Care have two new options:
1) Call Sue during business hours at the Salem Office
2) Call or Text Salem's new Pastoral Care Line at 815-797-2441. Currently, this Google Voice number will call or text Pastor Preston's cell phone after hours. It may ask you to state your name before the call is connected, this will help weed out spam phone calls.
In the future, this one number will ring/text either Pastor Preston's or our future Associate Pastor's cell phone depending who is on call for the evening.
Non-emergency prayer requests may also be emailed to Pastor or at the Salem@slcsycamore.org address.
Pastor Preston
Welcome to Salem Lutheran Church
In this community of faith we value worship, hospitality, education, community outreach and service, diversity, and everyone’s faith journey.
All are welcome. We embrace people of all ages, abilities, races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
Whoever you are, there is a place for you here as a precious Child of God. You’re invited to worship and Salem activities as we seek
to live Christ’s love together.
Our Mission
Our Vision
Core Values
- Community Outreach & Service
- Faith Journey
- Hospitality
- Teaching the Faith
- Welcoming Diversity
- Worship
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Worship With Us
Where
Sycamore, IL 60178
When
Sundays at 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.
Education Hour: Sundays 9:15 a.m.
Get Connected
Sunday School & Nursery
Youth Group
Confirmation
