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Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rev. David K. Asendorf, Pastor
Rev. Sarah Garrett Krey, Associate Pastor
905 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD 21228-4517
410 747-0720
office@salem-catonsville.org
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we will not be worshiping for the next several weekends. In addition, all church meetings, events and activities are canceled. Salem and Faith Lutheran Church in Cockeysville will be having joint on-line worship each Sunday at 10 a.m. lead by Pastors Dave Asendorf, Sarah Garrett Krey, and Micah Krey. It will be available on each church’s Facebook page as well as our video page.
As Easter quickly approaches, we want to update you on the worship opportunities available to you. Salem and Faith will be taking a hiatus from recording our own worship services until after Easter. This is because Bishop Gohl of the Delaware-Maryland Synod will be offering online worship services throughout Holy Week. This includes services for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter. These services have been beautifully planned and filmed by the leadership of our synod prior to the governor’s stay-at-home order and will be “premiered” on Facebook and YouTube just like we have been doing for the past several weeks. The only difference is that they will be found on the Delaware-Maryland Synod’s Facebook page and YouTube channel rather than on Salem’s page. Below, you will find the schedule of worship as well as the links to the DE-MD Synod Facebook page and YouTube channel. Please “like” and “subscribe” to these pages and join us and the rest of our synod in worship throughout Holy Week.
Holy Week Schedule:
Palm Sunday – Sunday, April 5th, 10am
Maundy Thursday – Thursday, April 9th, 7pm
Good Friday – Friday, April 10th, 7pm
Easter Sunday – Sunday, April 12th, 10am
In addition to the synod’s Maundy Thursday worship, Pastor Nancy Kraft of Ascension Lutheran in Towson has put together a Maundy Thursday liturgy for families to do at home together. It would be a great idea to do before the 7pm synod broadcast. That liturgy can be found here.
Please know that your pastors are still available to you for private conversation, prayer, and pastoral care. To be in contact with Pastor Dave, call the church office at (410) 747-0720 or his cell (443) 761-1905. You can also email him at pastordave@salem-catonsville.
To be in contact with Pastor Sarah, call or text her cell phone at (931) 607-5946 or email her at pastorsarah@salem-catonsville.
*If there is someone you know who does not have email and may need a phone call from a pastor, please call the church office.
In lieu of our Wednesday evening Lenten services, Pastor Sarah will host a fellowship hour for Salem disciples via Zoom – a video meeting platform. Wednesdays, 7:30 – 8:30 pm, log on to chat with other Salem Disciples over your evening tea or libation. Zoom can also be joined by phone if you prefer to only be heard and not seen. Below is the Zoom Invitation.
Zoom Invitation
Topic: Salem’s Wednesday Fellowship Hour!
Time: Wednesday, March 18th 7:30pm
Join Zoom Meeting (Video Conference)
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 197 735 526
Dial by your location
+1 (253) 215-8782
Meeting ID: 197 735 526
Please check with the leaders of AA and other Twelve Step programs to see if they will continue to meet in our building.
Worship Schedule (cancelled until fellowship is allowed)
Saturday Evening Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion – 5 p.m.
Sunday Morning (Early) with Holy Communion – 8:15 a.m.
Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.
Adult Forum – 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning (Late) with Holy Communion – 11:00 a.m.
Upcoming Events (cancelled until fellowship is allowed)
- Young Adult Gatherings, first Friday of each month
- Bible Study, fourth Monday of each month, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
- Salem Scholarship 2020 Applications deadline is April 15th > Information > Instructions > Renewal Form > Application Form
What’s New
- Videos of our Sermons
- Video of Restoration of Salem’s Mosaics
- photos from Annual Meeting, Youth Sunday. Principium: The Beginning, Vivaldi’s Gloria,
- March Monarch Newsletter
- March Servants Charts
- Pastor Dave wins ELCA’s Peterman Award for stewardship
Salem is a smoke-free campus. Smoking of tobacco-related products and/or electronic cigarettes is prohibited on the church grounds. You may smoke on the Newburg Avenue sidewalk or at the Frederick Road bus stop.
Salem is handicap accessible with no steps from the parking lot to the chancel.
