Worship@MLC

Current worship times, including special and seasonal worship services will always be shown on the home page. At present we have one service per week on Sundays at 11am.Worship at MLC is liturgical, meaning that it follows the ancient rhythm of starting our worship year at Advent in December, walking through Lent and Easter and Pentecost during the spring, dwelling in the greenness of ordinary time (a fancy term for the period after Pentecost) in the summer and fall, and then beginning the cycle all over again as our Oregon weather grows cold and rainy. It also means that a typical worship service will include call and response (both sung and spoken), written and extemporaneous prayers, and lots of music from worship books or printed music and lyrics. Oh, and there is lots of standing and sitting involved.

If you haven’t participated in a liturgical worship service before, you might be a little overwhelmed or confused. We will do our best to provide information and guidance as needed, and never hesitate to ask someone next to you or one of our ushers or greeters if you’re unsure about what’s going on or what you’re supposed to do (or where the restrooms are). But never worry that your unfamiliarity means that you are unwelcome. Worship isn’t a performance, and even our pastor messes things up sometimes (all the time).