Worship Service Times:

March 17, 2020
Christ Lutheran Church, Burr Oak, and COVID19,

Dear fellow believers in Christ,
This afternoon Wisconsin Governor Evers in an attempt to limit the number of those afflicted with the Coronavirus announced a ban on all gatherings of more than 10 people and extended school closings indefinitely. Like other WELS churches in our area, we now have no choice but to discontinue church services until further notice. All other events at Church are cancelled until further notice (i.e. Confirmation Class, Sunday School, etc.)

Please continue to check back on Wednesdays and Sundays to read a written sermon or listen to an audio sermon for our Midweek Lenten Worship Service and Sunday Morning Worship Service. You will find these on our congregation’s website (click on sermons tab) and our Facebook page Christ Ev. Lutheran Church - Burr Oak, WI.

You may also wish to make use of the Lutheran Radio Service, Sundays at 8:00 am on WKTY, 580 AM or Time of Grace TV Service, Sundays at 7:00 am on WKBT, Cable channel 7.

We pray that this pandemic may, by God’s grace, soon pass over our country and others, that God in His mercy will spare the lives of the suffering, and that we may resume our regular worship services. It may well be that an unintended consequence of this crisis could be a renewed appreciation for the privilege of gathering in worship around word and sacrament.

Psalm 46, the psalm on which Martin Luther based his hymn, A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, has bracing words of encouragement for us in these difficult days:

God is our refuge and strength,
a Helper who can always be found in times of trouble.
That is why we will not fear when the earth dissolves
and when the mountains tumble into the heart of the sea…

“Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations.
I will be exalted on the earth.”
The Lord of Armies is with us.
The God of Jacob is a fortress for us.

May our Refuge and Strength be your comfort and joy.

Pastor John Werner