What to Expect When Worshiping at St. John’s
Everyone is welcome to worship with us at St. John’s Lutheran Church. Many people dress for our worship services in casual clothing and in the summertime it is not unusual to have some people in shorts. Despite the attire of those gathered, the liturgy itself is formal.
Worship is like having one foot in heaven with the other here on earth. What brings heaven into our earthly worship is not dependent on the elaborateness of the service or the sincerity of our devotion. Rather, it is because of the One who is present in our worship that we experience heaven on earth.
“For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
If worship is “heaven on earth,” then what we do and say in worship should in some sense give us a glimpse of heaven. The ancient texts of the liturgy give us that glimpse and, more importantly, they deliver to us, here and now, the eternal benefits of forgiveness, life, and salvation.
Today we use the word “Liturgy” to refer to the main order of formal worship for the Christian church. 
In our daily lives, we keep track of our activities and special events with a calendar. The church throughout the centuries has also “kept track” of days and seasons and commemorating special occasions with a calendar.
The Lord’s Supper is celebrated at this congregation in the confession and glad confidence that, as He says, our Lord gives into our mouths not only bread and wine but His very body and blood to eat and to drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with Him and with one another.