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Lutherans deepen their relationship with God with Spiritual Practices

 We worship and praise God for what God has done for us in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. We at Zion Lutheran Church use the church year to help form us spiritually as disciples of Jesus.

We use the church year because each season gives us a different perspective of how God established a relationship with us and calls us to discipleship in Jesus.

Currently we are journeying in the Easter.  

The practice of Healing

We offer a number of experiences of Laying on of Hands and Anointing of Oil for Healing. A public Service of Healing is offered during the Easter season and on or near the day of remembering St. Luke in October. We also offer the laying on of hands and  anointing of oil for healing following worship on the second Sunday of each month. Upon entering the hospital or when requested laying on of hands and anointing with oil is offered by our Pastor Larry. 

The practice of using Labyrinths

 To help you walk your Spiritual Path we offer Labyrinths to deepen your relationship with God. The two different labyrinths we offer are an indoor Santa Rosa Labyrinth and an outdoor Cretan Labyrinth. 

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 The practice of reading the Psalms

If you are interested in the practice of reading the 150 Psalms in the morning and the evening over a 30 day time period, email us at Zionlutheran2@att.net and we will send you the list for the whole month. You might consider chanting the Psalms. Cynthia Bourgeault has some good information and direction to do that from her CD series: Singing the Psalms from www.soundstrue.com 


 ​The practice of Praying the Hours

It is becoming popular as people desire a deeper spiritual life pray more often than in the morning or in the evening before bed. Here is where we are rediscovering the practice  of praying the hours. To pray the hours means to set certain times of the day aside for prayer. One of the modern day collection for praying the hours comes from Phyllis Tickle in her four volume set called "The Divine Hours." In Prayers for Springtime, Prayers for Summertime, Prayers for Autumn and Winter prayers are given for The Morning Office, The Midday Office, The Vespers Office, and Compline. In her edition called "The Night Offices" she offers prayers from sunset to sunrise. http://www.phyllistickle.com/index.html  The practice of reading the Psalms

 The practice of Praying the Lutheran Rosary

Lutherans form the Christian person through worship, catechesis, and individual prayer. Praying the Lutheran rosary which is based upon the six chief parts of the Catechism gives us an opportunity to combine catechesis and individual prayer. For more details on the actual form check out the ELCA website  or download a prayer booklet or see the actual rosary by going to and click on Lutheran Prayer Beads 

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 We  see people living in a relationship with God in Jesus as both saints and  sinners at the same time throughout their walk as disciples.