Worship is celebrated at St Pauls each Sunday at 8:00am, 9:00am, 11:00am and 6:00 pm. It stands at the centre of what we do and is the place where God meets us and feeds us for our life of love and service to God and others.

The morning liturgical services vary between organ and instrumental accompaniment, and the evening service offers a more informal liturgy and musical style.

For special service details select a day or month from the events calendar.

Children

Children are welcome at worship services and are recognised as an integral part of the worshipping community. Services include a children's sheet and a children's talk. Children are invited to participate fully through worship roles and liturgical involvement.

Helping with Worship

Congregation participation is a feature of our worship. Many avenues are offered for people to help, from preparing the worship centre for services, to welcoming people, to reading lessons, to assisting the Pastors with leading the worship services.

Music

Music features prominently in worship at St Paul's, with plenty of opportunity for singing. A choir and a wide variety of musicians support the services.

The Lord's Supper

The Lord's Supper is celebrated at all services. Communion is offered to all baptised Christians who believe that Jesus offers his body and blood with the bread and wine, and who wish to receive forgiveness of sins and the life that Jesus offers.

Worship in the Community

St Paul's provides a worship service each month at alocal aged care facility, and people from St Paul's go along to support the service and to visit the residents.

What do Lutherans Believe? 

Lutherans believe that God offers his eternal love to humans as a gift - it is not something that they can earn by what they do.  In Christ Jesus, God has shown us that he accepts us as we are, with our many failings.  In believing that alone, we are put right with God.  Lutherans sum this up by professing that we are 'justified by grace, through faith'. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. (John 3:16) Such faith empowers people to express love to their neighbours freely - not in an effort to win God's salvation, but in praise of the God who loves us unconditionally and eternally. Lutherans believe in the Holy Trinity, one God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

How do Lutherans worship?

As Lutheran services are conducted in many different languages, cultures and countries, there are inevitably variations in expressions and styles of worship.  Generally, however, Lutheran services are in the 'catholic' tradition, following the ancient liturgies and observing historic usage.  Music has always been an important part of Lutheran worship - services are often sung and instrumental music is common.  There have been many great Lutheran composers who wrote prolifically for their churches - perhaps Bach and Mendelssohn are the best known. Lutherans celebrate Holy Communion regularly, believing that Christ is really present in his fullness in the bread and wine of the sacrament.  Lutherans administer Holy Baptism to infants and adults, believing that God gives forgiveness of sins and faith through His word and the water used in this sacrament.

Who are Lutherans?

Lutherans take their name from Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk and theologian in 16th century Germany.  He believed that the church was ignoring or contradicting important teachings of Christ, and that it had become corrupt as an institution.  Because his convictions were deeply felt, in 1517 he published 95 theses for discussion and debate within the church. His aim was to reform the church so that Christ Jesus’ gospel was restored to the central position in the church's life and teaching.  Luther did not want to leave the church, but the church's leadership regarded his views as disturbing and dangerous. In 1520 he was excommunicated, but he continued to proclaim his views in his preaching, teaching and writing.  The Lutheran Church was the first church to grow out of the Reformation movement – the very beginning of the Protestant church.  The Reformation was kindled by Luther's 95 theses and rapidly spread throughout the world. The Lutheran Church continues to be one of the largest churches in the world, now comprising some 60-70 million members in all regions of the world.