Sunday Public Worship at Bethlehem
'Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise!' Psalm 100:4
Regular Worship
Find out more about our regular worship services.
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Worship at 9am
Worship at 9am is a traditional service with organ and choir. The liturgies used are printed in full within Bethlehem's Service Order booklet. Hymns are chosen from the Lutheran Hymnal and Supplement.
Hymnals and Service Order booklets are available from the ushers as you enter the church. The weekly bulletin also contains information about worship.
A children's address is normally held during the service where children in the congregation are invited to the front to spend a short time of learning with one of our pastors.
This worship service is generally quite full so come early, particularly on special festival days.
Read more about the pipe organ and the choir.
Worship at 11am
At 11am, a contemporary worship service is held each Sunday with a band and lead singers. The liturgy, songs, Bible readings and responses are all projected onto the wall using data projection.
Songs are generally selected from the All Together song book series produced by the Lutheran Church of Australia. The liturgy used is flexible, choosing from a variety of pieces of liturgical music.
A children's address is often held during this service where children in the congregation are invited to the front to spend a short time of learning with one of our Pastors.
Read about the music and instruments used at 11am worship.
Worship at 7pm
Evening worship, held at 7pm at Bethlehem, is a traditional service with organ music. The liturgies used are printed in full within Bethlehem's Service Order booklet. Hymns are chosen from the Lutheran Hymnal and Supplement.
Holy Communion
Each Sunday, Holy Communion is celebrated in at least one of the services – at 9am, 11am or 7pm.
Daily Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer and Devotion live-streamed - Pastor Fraser Pearce and Pastor Tom Pietsch live-stream morning prayer on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings each week at 9:30 am. If it suits you at home or work, why not log in via the Bethlehem website, YouTube or Facebook and join in on this opportunity for prayer and hearing God's Word?
They almost always uses the Everyday Prayer resources. Anyone who has the opportunity and desire to join them at morning prayer is welcome.
Monthly Holy Communion 2pm
On the fourth Wednesday of the month Holy Communion worship, held at 2pm at Bethlehem Church, is a half an hour service with a liturgy, hymns and organ music.
The service is followed by Afternoon Tea.
In December this service is held on the third Wednesday of the month.