Tree of Life Lutheran Church 1492 Linglestown Rd. Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 238-8733
Office: M-Th, 8:30am-1:00pm
Worship: Saturday, 5:00pm
Sunday, 8:30 and 11:00am
Pastors Richard Geib and Catharine Senft Geib
Welcome to Tree of Life
Grace and Peace to you from God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ!
Welcome to Tree of Life Lutheran Church, located in suburban Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. We are a congregation of over 900 baptized members, diverse in our membership and welcoming in our ministry. If you don't know us, please browse around to learn who we are and what we believe. And if you are seeking a family of faith, we hope you'll visit us in person. We are rooted in faith and growing in love. We'd love to have you as a part of our faith family!
Pastors Message for March
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
March finds us thick in the midst of Lent with Holy Week waiting at the end of it. This year our Lenten midweek services will provide an opportunity for three of our musicians to preach. Since our preaching focus is on Lenten hymns, this seemed to be an appropriate direction to go in.
I am not a musician, but I am musical. I can keep a beat. I can clap in rhythm. I can sing a song, at least the melody, after hearing it a time or two. I can play the refrain of the song Windy on the piano with one finger and a bit of Hey Jude as well. I can whistle, which Cathy tells me, is one of my annoying habits, especially when I whistle along to one of her favorite songs playing on the radio. Mostly, I love music. And, I love the music offered by our real musicians at Tree of Life. The special music portion of the Saturday service often seems to me to be the sermon “preached” just for the preacher. And the music offered at our Sunday services - vocal and instrumental - well, words would not suffice to describe how grateful I am for such gifts. When I die, it’s going to take a week or two to bury me, just so we can get through all the music I want sung at my funeral!
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? (James 2:14)
Lenten Observance begins at Tree of Life with two services on Ash Wednesday, February 17th, at noon and 7:00pm. This will be followed by a regular midweek evening prayer service, including a Bible study opportunity and our traditional Lenten soup supper.
At Winterfest, our TLC youth and adults in attendance got to hear the story of a remarkable young woman from Haiti named Marie-Claire Charles. Marie-Claire is currently living and attending college here in Harrisburg... but her dream is of Haiti, to return there with a message of hope for Haiti's future.
Marie-Claire was also the speaker at a Youth Service held here at TLC on February 21st, and we have recordings of both her message and a subsequent Q&A session linked here and in our Downloads section, for your enjoyment.
More information about Marie-Claire and the Hope in Haiti organization can be found by clicking here.
Helpful websites for CampPersons
A number of very informative websites related to the camping experience have been added to our "Links" section. You'll find them under the Resources category. Camping has always been an important part of spiritual growth and well-being for many people and Tree of Life, of course, has had a long history of involvement with the ELCA camps at Kirchenwald and Nawakwa. Whether you're a seasoned camper, the parent of a camper, or maybe just thinking about it, please take advantage of all these sites have to offer.
General Announcements
Weis & Giant shoppers... help our youth by using Weis & Giant gift cards for your grocery shopping. They will be available after the 8:30 and 11 am services in the narthex. Call Phyllis Weible at 564-2246 for gift cards.
Sign up for Altar flowers! Checks for flowers are to be made payable to Tree of Life Lutheran Church, marked "Flowers" in the memo portion of the check and placed in the offering plate.
Nursery volunteer schedule... Do you have background clearances? Put them to use serving our little ones. Please help out in the nursery for a Sunday 11 am service. We have a “two adult” rule at TLC and would like to continue offering this service to parents of young children. The schedule is on the narthex table.
Congregations Together in Mission, our synod’s biennial leadership workshop, will be held on Saturday, March 13th at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hanover from 9:00am to 3:00pm.
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What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? (James 2:14)
