Each Wednesday, February 25-March 25
7:00 pm
Community Life Center and Sanctuary
Dessert and fellowship following each concert in the Fellowship Hall.

Each Wednesday during Lent, all ages are invited to join us for a free concert. All concerts are open to the public. We encourage you to bring the entire family and invite friends and neighbors. All are welcome! 

Each concert will also have a short time of scripture and prayer. God knows we need rest and worship as nourishment for our body, mind, and soul. During Lent, come pause with us midweek to take in God’s Word and spirit and enjoy music that will feed your soul.

A free-will offering will be accepted each week to benefit Project Hope, Inc., a food and clothing pantry located at 6201 N 60th Street in Omaha. Ways to give are listed at the bottom of this page.

The schedule of performers includes:

February 25, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary 
A Night with the Doane Vocal Music Department (Jazz Unlimited and Doublewide) 

  • Jazz Unlimited is Doane University's vocal jazz ensemble with typically 14-16 members (through highly competitive auditions) and often performs with a three-piece rhythm section. The group sings standard and contemporary jazz, swing, Latin, ballads, and pop/rock arrangements, both acapella and with rhythm section.
  • Doublewide is one of five choral ensembles at Doane University and consists of fourteen members chosen via audition. The name of the group is derived from its original size of eight singers, a double quartet. Doublewide sings in a variety of a cappella genres, but focusing on popular styles: barbershop, doo-wop, gospel, spirituals, and vocal jazz.

March 4, 7:00 pm, Community Life Center
A Night with the Frontier Strings from the Omaha Conservatory of Music

  • Frontier Strings is comprised of select students who truly encompass Omaha Conservatory of Music’s core values of musical community: passion, dedication, and excellence. This premier string ensemble of advanced students performs a variety of repertoire — pop songs, sacred music, fiddle tunes, classical show tunes, and movie music — all from memory. Frontier Strings delight audiences everywhere with their stunt-fiddling dance moves and even hula-hooping while performing music at top speed!

March 11, 7:00 pm, Community Life Center
A Night with Josh Powell and Band

  • Josh Powell is the STLC Contemporary Worship Music Leader as well as a favorite local musician, performing in local establishments and corporate and private events. Come enjoy contemporary Christian music as well as some favorite pop and rock songs!

March 18, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary
A Night of Music from the British Isles with St. Thomas Lutheran Church Musicians

  • Susie Chesley, Flute
  • Norm Holly, Violin
  • Jason Horner, Organ and Voice
  • Elliott Lockwood, Piano and Horn
  • Judy Oleson, Harp
  • Abra Prescott, Horn

March 25, 7:00 pm, Community Life Center
A Sound Healing Experience with Shrader Healing (Eleanore and Matthew Shrader)

What to expect:
Join Eleanore and Matt for a transformative evening of meditation and sound bathing. We’ll gather for a deeply restorative experience where you’ll be guided through a meditation designed to help you reconnect with your body. Then, settle into a state of relaxation as you’re “bathed” in healing sounds from gongs, crystal bowls, shruti boxes, flutes, drums, and more. This meditative sound bath creates a soothing, immersive environment that promotes relaxation, mental clarity, and a sense of wellbeing.

A sound bath is a meditative experience where attendees are “bathed” in sound waves. These waves are produced by a variety of healing instruments. This type of meditation doesn’t always have a catchy melody or rhythm one would associate with going to a concert, but instead is a carefully selected wash of instrument and voice with notable resonance and overtones. During the sound meditation, participants may lie on their backs —sometimes referred to as the Savasana position in yoga— or sit for the entire experience as Ellie and Matthew weave together sounds which bathe participants as they tune the mind for healing.

Bring whatever you need to get comfortable— yoga mat, blanket, pillow, or eye mask— and let the sound guide you into a state of deep calm. Participants often report feeling deeply relaxed and rejuvenated after the session.

About Shrader Healing- Mental Health Therapy and Sound Healing: Helping tune the mind toward healing.

  • Ellie Shrader has a background as a classically trained vocalist; Ellie studied music from junior high through high school and college. She earned a liberal arts degree with a focus in music and liturgy. She continued performing locally until she entered graduate school for mental health counseling. Ellie began studying with the Vibrational Sound Association (VSA) in 2019. She describes sound work as a lovely weaving of her musical and mental health backgrounds, tuning the mind back to the body. Ellie currently offers individual vibrational sound healing sessions and co-facilitates group sound meditation with Matthew.
  • Matthew Shrader began playing percussion instruments around age 14. He could be described as an audiophile and can turn almost any item into a musical instrument, anywhere, any time! Matthew developed a passion for hand percussion and plays a wide variety of traditional and non-conventional percussion instruments. Matthew plays with a local band, Edge of Arbor, in his free time. He co-facilitates group sound meditation with Ellie.

Visit their website at ShraderHealing.com/soundtherapy.

Ways to give an offering to benefit Project Hope, Inc.: