Worship and Music
St. John's Music
Sunday Services include the celebration of Holy Communion and primarily use
the Lutheran Book of Worship. On the first Sunday of the month, the
liturgy is from With One Voice. The Saturday evening service in the
chapel includes a celebration of Holy Communion.
St. John's Lutheran Church continues a strong musical tradition in worship.
The Pipe Organ is one of the largest organs in Erie.
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The organ features an Echo
Chamber over the sanctuary balcony, a unique feature and rare in the United
States. In 2001, the organ received many improvements including a new console,
electronics, MIDI, and new stops thanks to the Martin Memorial Fund.
The Children's Choir sings on Festival Sundays and special occasions such as Reformation Sunday, Easter, and
Pentecost Sunday.
Kathrine Swanson is St.Johns organist and Choir Director. Ms.Swanson has been Organist at St. Johns since 1999. She has a B.A. in Music from Mercyhurst College, a B.S. in Science from Gannon University, and a M.Ed. in Natural & Environmental Science from Gannon University. She has studied with Wallace Weise, Karen Keene, and Eric Meyer of Erie, as well as Robert Hebble of Fort Worth, Florida and Andrew Canning, Cathedral Organist, Uppsala, Sweden. Her first teacher was her father, Wilford G. Swanson who studied with Percy LeSueur, St. Johns Organist from 1932 to 1969. She teaches International Baccalaureate Physics and College Preparatory Physics at Mercyhurst Preparatory School. She has accompanied the Choristers of the Erie Maennerchor for ten years, playing concerts around the City. She is an officer and board member of the Erie Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and the Erie Music Teachers Association.
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