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John 4:5-15 (Third Sunday in Lent—Series A) “The Gift of God in Living Water” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT March 8, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is from the Gospel Reading recorded in John 4:   5 Then [Jesus] came into a village of the Samaritans called Sychar near the field which Jacob gave to his son Joseph, 6 and Jacob's well was there. Therefore, Jesus, being exhauste

Romans 4:1-8, 13-17 (Second Sunday in Lent—Series A) “Children of Abraham Who Receive the Gifts of the Promise” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT March 1, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Epistle Reading recorded in Romans 4:   1 What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, found and then lived out? 2 For if Abraham was declared righteous by wo

You are warmly invited to Music Fest 2026  on Thursday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m.  at Enfield High School. This special evening will showcase the hard work and talent of student musicians from across the district, including: JFK Band, Orchestra, and Choir Enfield High School Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, and Honors Choir Our Grade 5 beginning instrumentalists and choral students from the interschool program We are especially proud of our fifth-grade musicians who began t

Given the forecast of 1-3" of snow for tomorrow morning, we are canceling our Wednesday class this week to be on the safe side and to give time for the lot to get plowed as needed. The Lenten services at 1 pm and 7 pm and the soup supper at 5:30 pm are still on.

Matthew 4:1-11 (First Sunday in Lent—Series A) “Christ, Our Redeemer, Lived and Died in Your Place” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT February 22, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   The text is the Gospel Reading recorded in Matthew 4:   1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hung

Matthew 17:1-9 (The Transfiguration of Our Lord—Series A) “Christ’s Glory is Your Glory” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT February 15, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text today is the Gospel Reading from Matthew 17:   1 And after six days, Jesus took Peter and James and John his brother and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, an

The hours of daylight are increasing. We’ve come through the longest days of darkness. And Lent is again upon us. (Lent comes from the Latin word for “Spring”.) I know, it’s kind of hard to think about Spring in the month of February. And yes, Lent is early this year because Easter is Sunday, April 5!   The Season of Lent is 40 days (excluding Sundays. Sundays are said to be “in” Lent, but not “of” Lent. Sundays, then, retain an Easter tone and may be less solemn than the mid

Matthew 5:13-20 (Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany—Series A) “Your Light Shines to Reveal Jesus to Others” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT February 8, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   The text today is the Gospel Reading from Matthew 5: [Jesus said,] 13 You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt should become tasteless, how will it be made salty again? It is good for nothing except to

Micah 6:1-8 (Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany—Series A) “Judged Not Guilty and Empowered to Serve the Lord” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield CT February 1, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Old Testament Lesson today recorded in the prophet Micah, chapter 6:   1 Hear what the LORD says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. 2  Hear, you

Join us beginning on Ash Wednesday as we walk the Way of Grace during the Season of Lent with Jesus Christ to the cross of Calvary and the joy of Easter and His Resurrection. Ash Wednesday: Feb. 18, 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.   Confession and Absolution     Midweek 1: Feb. 25, 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.   Confession and Absolution     Midweek 2: March 4, 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.   Baptism     Midweek 3: March 11, 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.   Baptism     Midweek 4: March 18, 1:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.

Matthew 4:12-25 (Third Sunday after the Epiphany—Series A) “Alight in Christ’s Priorities” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT January 25, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Gospel Reading recorded in Matthew 4: 12 Now when [Jesus] heard that John had been arrested, He went away into Galilee. 13 And after He had left Nazareth He came and lived in Capernaum by the sea in the reg

John 1:29-34 (Second Sunday after the Epiphany—Series A) “How We Know the Lamb of God” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT January 18, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is from today’s Gospel Reading from John 1: 29 On the next day [John] saw Jesus coming toward him and he said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. 30 He is the One of whom I said, ‘After me com

Isaiah 42:1-9 (The Baptism of Our Lord—Series A) “The Servant Brings the Verdict” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT January 11, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Old Testament reading from Isaiah 42: 1 Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One in whom I delight. I have put My Spirit upon Him. He will bring forth the verdict to the nations. 2 He will not cry out and He

Luke 2:40-52 (Second Sunday after Christmas—Series A) “Obedient . . . for Us” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT January 4, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Gospel Reading recorded in Luke 2: 40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.  42 And whe

Matthew 2:13-23 (First Sunday after Christmas—Series A) “The King, Our Substitute, Who Fulfills God’s Word” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 28, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Gospel Reading recorded in Matthew 2: 13 And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Get up and take the child and His mother and flee

John 1:6-14 (The Nativity of Our Lord—Christmas Day) “Jesus, the True Light and Life for the World” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 25, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is from the Christmas Gospel recorded in John 1: 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came for a witness, so that he might bear witness concerning the Light, so that everyone might

1 John 4:7-16 (The Nativity of Our Lord—Christmas Eve) “Love Came Down at Christmas” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 24, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Epistle Reading recorded in 1 John 4: 7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God because God is

Romans 1:1-7 (Fourth Sunday in Advent—Series A) “Jesus—True God, True Man—Truly Immanuel” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 21, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Epistle Reading recorded in Romans 1: 1 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God, 2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service December 24, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Christmas Day Service December 25, 2025, 10:30 a.m. 1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was

Advent Midweek 3 (Our Coming King) “He Shall Come to Judge” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 17, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.             Our Advent series based on the Second Article of the Apostles’ Creed comes to a close today as we consider that Jesus Christ, our Lord, will come to judge the living and the dead.           In 1522, Martin Luther wrote a Personal Prayer Book