Current Worship & Sermon
Watch a video recording of our most recent Sunday Morning Worship Service here:
This video recording of our 9:30am Worship Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 12th, 2025, includes a Prelude: “Hanacpachap cussicuinin” from Peru, by Juan Pérez de Bocanegra; Gathering Hymn: “You Are Holy” ELW 525; First Reading: 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; Psalm 111; Second Reading: 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Gospel: Luke 17:11-19; Sermon: “One Stranded Sailor” by Pastor David Knapp; Hymn of the Day: “Now Thank We All Our God” ELW 840; Prayers; Anthem: “This is the Day which the Lord hath Made” by Jacob Gallus; Communion; Communion Music: “Adoramus te, Christe” by Giacomo Perti, and “God of the Sparrow” ELW 740; Sending Hymn: “Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us” ELW 707 … and concludes with a Postlude: “Now Thank We All Our God” from Cantata No. 79 by Johann S. Bach arr. Virgil Fox, played by Interim Organist Paul Flyger on the St. James Organ, with the Ex Tempore Renaissance Wind Quartet: Esther Saulle-Simek, Laura Kuhlmann, Ethan Richter, Tony Peterson, and the St. James Choir led by Interim Choir Director John Cox …
Worship & Sermon Archive
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This video recording of our 9:30am Worship Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 5th, 2025, includes a Prelude: “This is My Father’s World” by Michael Burkhardt; Gathering Hymn: “All Creatures, Worship God Most High” ELW 835; First Reading: Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4; Psalm 37:1-9; Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Gospel: Luke 17:5-10; Sermon: “Herman Melville” by Pastor David Knapp; Hymn of the Day: “The Church’s One Foundation” ELW 654; Prayers; Anthem: “For the Beauty of the Earth” by John Rutter; Communion; Communion Music: “Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord from Elijah” by Felix Mendelssohn, and “Intermezzo for Violin and Organ” by Peter Matthews; Sending Hymn: “Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service” ELW 712 … and concludes with a Postlude: “The Church’s One Foundation” by Burkhardt, played by Interim Organist Paul Flyger on the St. James Organ and Piano, with Megan Susuico-Scott on violin, and the St. James Choir led by Interim Choir Director John Cox …
NOTE: Due to unforeseen technical difficulties — there is no live video of this recording …
This video recording of our 9:30am Worship Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 28th, 2025, includes a Prelude: “Praise, My Soul, The King of Heaven” by Paul Manz; Gathering Hymn: “Praise, My Soul, The King of Heaven” ELW 864; First Reading: Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; Second Reading: 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Gospel: Luke 16:19-31; Sermon: “Lydia Davies’ Postcard” by Pastor David Knapp; Hymn of the Day: “Christ, Be Our Light” ELW 715; Prayers; Anthem: “Poor Man Lazarus” trad. arr. Jester Harriston; Communion; Communion Music: “Mein Seel soll loben Gott den Herrn” SVW 251 by Heinrich Schutz, “Eat this Bread, Drink This Cup” ELW 492; Sending Hymn: “Go, My Children, with My Blessing” ELW 543 … and concludes with a Postlude: “Rigaudon” by André Campra, played by Interim Organist Paul Flyger on the St. James Organ and Piano, with the St. James Choir led by Interim Choir Director John Cox …
NOTE: This recording does not include the Prelude — it begins during the Processional Verses …
This video recording of our 5:00pm Jazz Vespers Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 21st, 2025, features Clay Giberson (piano), Della Simone (cantor), Kevin Deitz (bass), Tim Rap (drums), and our special guest musician Paul Mazzio (trumpet & flugelhorn) … and includes a Prelude: “We’ll Be Together Again” by F. Laine, C. Fischer, and “Wave” by A.C. Jobim; Welcome and Invocation by Pastor David Knapp; Processional Verses composed by Marguerite Luc: Hymn of Light, Thanksgiving for Light; Psalm 141; Psalm Prayer; Reading: Psalm 113; Reflection: by Pastor David Knapp; Song: “Autumn Leaves” by Joseph Kosma; Gospel Canticle; Announcements; Prayers and The Lord’s Prayer; The Blessing; Sending Hymn: “Soon and Very Soon” ELW 439 … and concludes with a Postlude: “Trust” by Clay Giberson, and “Sandu” by Clifford Brown …
NOTE: There are unforeseen technical problems throughout this recording — there is no audio until about 3:30 into the Prelude — the audio is distorted starting at about 29:30 during the Sermon — the audio cuts out again starting at 39:55 during the Peace, the Announcements, and the Anthem, before returning during the Great Thanksgiving and the Lord’s Prayer — and finally the recording abruptly ends at 50:43 just after the Lamb of God and before the Communion Music begins …
This video recording of our 9:30am Worship Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 21st, 2025, includes a Prelude: Fantasy on the hymn, “Holy, Holy, Holy” by Piet Post; Gathering Hymn: “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty” ELW 413; First Reading: Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; Second Reading: 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Gospel: Luke 16:1-13; Sermon: “104 Pages for $79” by Pastor David Knapp; Hymn of the Day: “Take My Life, That I May Be” ELW 583; Prayers; Anthem: “Awake, My Heart” by Jane Marshall; Communion; Communion Music: “My Eyes for Beauty Pine” by Herbert Howells, “All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly” ELW 461; Sending Hymn: “Be Thou My Vision” ELW 793 … and concludes with a Postlude: “Fanfare” by Jacques Lemmens, played by Interim Organist Paul Flyger on the St. James Organ and Piano, with the St. James Choir led by Interim Choir Director John Cox …
This video recording of our 9:30am Worship Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 14th, 2025, includes a Prelude: “The King of Love” by Wilbur Held; Gathering Hymn: “Holy God, We Praise Your Name” ELW 414; First Reading: Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; Second Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Gospel: Luke 15:1-10; Sermon: “Mt. Sinai Base Camp” by Pastor David Knapp; Hymn of the Day: “The King of Love My Shepherd Is” ELW 502; Prayers; Anthem: “In Anger Lord, Rebuke Me Not” by William Billings; Communion; Communion Music: “Lead Me Lord” by Samuel Wesley, “I Love to Tell the Story” ELW 661; Sending Hymn: “Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound” ELW 779 … and concludes with a Postlude: “Amazing Grace” by Eurydice V. Osterman, played by Interim Organist Paul Flyger on the St. James Organ, with the St. James Choir led by Interim Choir Director John Cox …
