Celebrate Grace

Celebrate Grace

Celebrate Grace

Worship & spirituality

We celebrate Grace through our worship life as a faith community, as households, and as individuals.  Worship in the Christian assembly, as well as in households and as individuals is biblical. We remember the sabbath, set aside as the day God rested (Genesis 2:2-3), and commanded by God as a discipline to practice (Exodus 20:8-11).  Click here for more on what our biblical roots for worship are.

Deuteronomy 6:1-9 is a wonderful passage that sets the tone for celebrating grace as households as it calls us to love God all of our days and to pass the faith along to our children. Here are just a few links to get your household started towards engaging the deeper relationship God desires with you:
Martin Luther's Small Catechism
Vibrant Faith @Home
Faith at Home

Individual spirituality is part of living a healthy lifestyle.  We eat right. We exercise. It takes discipline. There are days we are better at it than others. There are months, even years when we are better at it than others. Hallelujah for God's grace and forgiveness when we fall short! We also thank God that none of this is anything that we need to do on our own.  We can lean on one another.  Where do you want to start?  Here are a few suggestions:
  • The Wholeness Wheel:  The Wholeness Wheel is increasingly used by ELCA individuals and organizations as an important learning and discernment tool. It illustrates that wellness is multi-dimensional — made up of spiritual, vocational, intellectual, emotional, physical, social, and financial dimensions of well-being. Spiritual well-being is intertwined with and influences our well-being in all other dimensions.
  • God Pause:  A daily devotion brought to you by the alumni of Luther Seminary, on of the seven seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. God Pause devotions are written months before they are published. Writers reflect on Revised Common Lectionary texts and the church season. If you seek resources that address current events, visit the Faith+Lead Learning Lab
  • 8 Simple, Everyday Spiritual Practice Ideas:  Small, everyday rituals that can bring comfort, create better lifestyle habits, and set positive intentions while also to slowly uncover a deeper purpose.

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History

The congregation that later became known as Sabylund Lutheran Church was organized with 70 members on Friday, June 20, 1856. The first church was built in 1862 in Stockholm. As more members re-located to the bluffs above town, a second location was identified for a church and cemetery. In 1868, the old Sabylund church was constructed and the name, "The Evangelical Lutheran Sabylund Church" was chosen. "Saby" taken from a place in Sweden, and "lund" chosen for the grove of pine trees sheltering the church.  The two locations were maintained until 1887, when the Stockholm group decided to join with Sabylund. They sold their building to the Mission Covenant Congregation of Stockholm.  The cornerstone for the present building was laid in 1893, and in 1897 the church was completed and dedicated.  Mission and ministry has been conducted in and through this place ever since.