Staying Connected
LIVE How to connect
Options are the same whether joining for Sunday or Wednesday livestream
1) Facebook: If you are on Facebook, find us “live” on Facebook www.facebook.com/elkriverlutheran
2) Zoom Service and Coffee/Fellowship: Not on Facebook?
Click this link* at or before service time
https://zoom.us/j/733768254
*Please note, if this is your first time using Zoom, after you click the link you will be asked to download a “Zoom” extension for your web browser if you are on a computer or an “app” if you are on a smartphone or tablet. You must accept/approve this download. Then you’ll be invited to type your name so we can see you’re there. You’ll be in a waiting room and we will let you in when it’s time for the service to begin.
3) Telephone
Call in to the meeting via phone
Option 1: On a smartphone click on the Number/Symbol string below for the phone to do the dialing:
+16465588656,,733768254# US
Option 2: On a landline or cell phone, dial the following:
Dial 16465588656 and enter Meeting ID: 733 768 254
1) Facebook: If you are on Facebook, find us “live” on Facebook www.facebook.com/elkriverlutheran
2) Zoom Service and Coffee/Fellowship: Not on Facebook?
Click this link* at or before service time
https://zoom.us/j/733768254
*Please note, if this is your first time using Zoom, after you click the link you will be asked to download a “Zoom” extension for your web browser if you are on a computer or an “app” if you are on a smartphone or tablet. You must accept/approve this download. Then you’ll be invited to type your name so we can see you’re there. You’ll be in a waiting room and we will let you in when it’s time for the service to begin.
3) Telephone
Call in to the meeting via phone
Option 1: On a smartphone click on the Number/Symbol string below for the phone to do the dialing:
+16465588656,,733768254# US
Option 2: On a landline or cell phone, dial the following:
Dial 16465588656 and enter Meeting ID: 733 768 254
ERLC Status Messages
March 25, 2021 - Easter Invite and March 2021 Church Update
Dear Members and Friends of Elk River Lutheran Church,
We are excited to gather for worship this Easter Sunday, April 4th, for two Drive-In Church services (8:15 & 11:00AM), as well as an online service at 9:30AM! Join us as we celebrate the joy of Christ’s resurrection and by picking up a Holy Week Kit outside the front doors of the church. These kits include palm branches, worship bulletins, special pita bread for communion, an Easter garden kit, butterflies, and even Laffy Taffy; all to enhance the following Holy Week worship services:
Palm Sunday -- March 28
Online Service, 9:30AM
Hosanna Hootenanny & Parade 11:00AM
Maundy Thursday Online -- April 1, 6:30PM
Good Friday Online -- April 2, 6:30PM
Easter Sunday -- April 4
Online Worship, 9:30AM
Drive-In Church, 8:15AM & 11:00AM
Holy Humor Sunday Online -- April 11, 9:30AM
As vaccines roll out and the governor relaxes restrictions we are excited to prepare for a return to in-person worship. Our phased reopening plan starts with the return to regular outdoor Drive-In Church services, and then ultimately back into the building. My goal has always been to return to in-person worship with no restrictions (no masks or social distancing, being able to shake hands and drink coffee together), and gathering outdoors is a great first step toward that goal. Drive-In Church allows people to stay safely in their cars or get out and socialize as they feel comfortable, with the outside air greatly reducing the potential for viral spread. I know these Drive-In Church services will be joyful opportunities to connect as people bring lawn chairs, travel mugs of coffee, and once again connect with church friends.
Weekly 9:30AM Sunday Drive-In Church Services (weather permitting) Starting April 18
In the weeks ahead we’ll also be transitioning to a new online broadcast platform that will allow us to livestream services with greater audio and video quality. You’ll still be able to find the services in the same places (Facebook, Zoom, & Youtube), only we will update the software and cameras at the church to produce an attractive and user-friendly online worship service.
In closing, I want to share my extreme gratitude and an apology. I will be forever grateful for the love, support, flexibility, and resilience Elk River Lutheran has shown in this extraordinary time. The commitment of our members, Church Council, and staff has been personally inspiring and crucial to carrying our mission and life together forward. But I also know that I, and we as a whole church, have dropped the ball in some ways great and small; ways I know about and certainly ways I’m not even aware of. For that, I am extremely sorry. We have tried our best, but I know that our best has not always been enough. If you feel neglected, disconnected, or forgotten by the church, know that I want to do what I can to restore your connection here. I want us to continue to live out this mission together:
Trusting in God’s grace, an accepting, joyful community, serving God and neighbor.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Nathan
We are excited to gather for worship this Easter Sunday, April 4th, for two Drive-In Church services (8:15 & 11:00AM), as well as an online service at 9:30AM! Join us as we celebrate the joy of Christ’s resurrection and by picking up a Holy Week Kit outside the front doors of the church. These kits include palm branches, worship bulletins, special pita bread for communion, an Easter garden kit, butterflies, and even Laffy Taffy; all to enhance the following Holy Week worship services:
Palm Sunday -- March 28
Online Service, 9:30AM
Hosanna Hootenanny & Parade 11:00AM
Maundy Thursday Online -- April 1, 6:30PM
Good Friday Online -- April 2, 6:30PM
Easter Sunday -- April 4
Online Worship, 9:30AM
Drive-In Church, 8:15AM & 11:00AM
Holy Humor Sunday Online -- April 11, 9:30AM
As vaccines roll out and the governor relaxes restrictions we are excited to prepare for a return to in-person worship. Our phased reopening plan starts with the return to regular outdoor Drive-In Church services, and then ultimately back into the building. My goal has always been to return to in-person worship with no restrictions (no masks or social distancing, being able to shake hands and drink coffee together), and gathering outdoors is a great first step toward that goal. Drive-In Church allows people to stay safely in their cars or get out and socialize as they feel comfortable, with the outside air greatly reducing the potential for viral spread. I know these Drive-In Church services will be joyful opportunities to connect as people bring lawn chairs, travel mugs of coffee, and once again connect with church friends.
Weekly 9:30AM Sunday Drive-In Church Services (weather permitting) Starting April 18
In the weeks ahead we’ll also be transitioning to a new online broadcast platform that will allow us to livestream services with greater audio and video quality. You’ll still be able to find the services in the same places (Facebook, Zoom, & Youtube), only we will update the software and cameras at the church to produce an attractive and user-friendly online worship service.
In closing, I want to share my extreme gratitude and an apology. I will be forever grateful for the love, support, flexibility, and resilience Elk River Lutheran has shown in this extraordinary time. The commitment of our members, Church Council, and staff has been personally inspiring and crucial to carrying our mission and life together forward. But I also know that I, and we as a whole church, have dropped the ball in some ways great and small; ways I know about and certainly ways I’m not even aware of. For that, I am extremely sorry. We have tried our best, but I know that our best has not always been enough. If you feel neglected, disconnected, or forgotten by the church, know that I want to do what I can to restore your connection here. I want us to continue to live out this mission together:
Trusting in God’s grace, an accepting, joyful community, serving God and neighbor.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Nathan
January 31, 2021 - Future Together Sermon from Annual Meeting Sunday
September 8, 2020 - ERLC Fall 2020 Update
May 28, 2020 - Update from Pastor Nathan
About Sunday Online Worship
Sunday mornings at 9:30am
We will be hosting an online worship service Sundays. This service will be recorded and shared afterward, but it is also available live as listed above. Please keep an eye out for when we will be hosting Drive-in Worship (which will be held jointly with Online worship)
Zoom Coffee/Fellowship (after Sunday Worship)
At the end of the service, everyone is invited to Zoom Coffee/Fellowship where all ages will gather for a large group hello then break into smaller groups.
LiFT! Kids and families will go to a breakout room with Lisa where we will have interactive LiFT! Family Sunday School.
We will be hosting an online worship service Sundays. This service will be recorded and shared afterward, but it is also available live as listed above. Please keep an eye out for when we will be hosting Drive-in Worship (which will be held jointly with Online worship)
Zoom Coffee/Fellowship (after Sunday Worship)
At the end of the service, everyone is invited to Zoom Coffee/Fellowship where all ages will gather for a large group hello then break into smaller groups.
LiFT! Kids and families will go to a breakout room with Lisa where we will have interactive LiFT! Family Sunday School.
