Yearly Archives: 2024

Catechesis Trinity Thirteen – August 21, 2024

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On Wednesday nights, Trinity Lutheran Church(Herrin, IL) offers to both children and adults an opportunity for teaching with Learn-by-Heart at 6:30 PM and a catechetical service at 7:00 PM.

This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains “The Good Samaritan” (St. Luke 10:23-27), which is the Holy Gospel for Trinity Thirteen.

Learn-by-Heart will include “Jesus, Priceless Treasure”  (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #51, LW 270, TLH 347), Small Catechism, Close of the Commandments and meaning,  and Romans 5:8.

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Trinity-13-8-21-2024.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Trinity-Thirteen-Insert-09-03-2023-ASBH.pdf
Suffrages:  Suffrages-for-Catechesis-2024-Online.pdf

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Divine Service Trinity Twelve – August 18, 2024

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Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “God Himself Is Present” LW 206
Readings:  Isa 29:18-19, 2 Cor. 3:4-11, Mark 7:31-37
Hymn of the Day: “O Christ, Our True and Only Light” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #50, LW 314, TLH 512)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior” LW 237, TLH 311
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“Praise the Almighty” LW 445, TLH 26
“My Soul, Now Praise Your Maker” LW 453, TLH 34
“The Lord, My God, Be Praised” LW 174, TLH 38

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Trinity-Twelve-Cover-08-18-2024-Online.pdf

Picture:  Ottheinrich Bible 1430 (VII:9), Herod’s Death in Acts 12:20ff
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Bible Study #19 on “The Church” – August 18, 2024

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We continue to study the Church.
Handout: Theses-on-the-Church-Handout-August-2024.pdf
Overhead: Theses-on-the-Church-Visible-Invisible-August-2024.pd

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Picture: Adult Bible Class at Trinity.

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Divine Service on St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord – August 15, 2024

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Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “For All the Faithful Women” HS98 #880 st. 9
Readings:  Isaiah 61:10-11, Galatians 4:4-7, Luke 1:46-55
Hymn “Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #99, LW 308)
Sermon
Communion

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin:  August-15-St-Mary-Theotokos-Insert-2024.pdf

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Catechesis on Trinity 12 – August 14, 2024

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On Wednesday nights, Trinity Lutheran Church(Herrin, IL) offers to both children and adults an opportunity for teaching with Learn-by-Heart at 6:30 PM and a catechetical service at 7:00 PM.

This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains Jesus’ healing of the deaf and mute man (St. Mark 7:31-37), which is the Holy Gospel for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity.

Learn-by-Heart will include the hymn “O Christ, Our True and Only Light” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #50), Small Catechism, Ninth & Tenth Commandments and meaning, and Ephesians 2:8-9.

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Trinity-12-8-14-2024.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Trinity-Twelve-Insert-08-27-2023-ASBH.pdf
Suffrages:  Suffrages-for-Catechesis-2024-Online.pdf

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Divine Service Trinity Eleven – August 11, 2024

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Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “Oh, Sing Jubilee to the Lord” LW 205
Readings:  2 Samuel 22:21-29, 1 Corinthians 15:1-10, Luke 18:9-14
Hymn of the Day: “All Mankind Fell in Adam’s Fall” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #49, LW 363, TLH 369)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Here, O My Lord, I See You Face to Face” LW 243
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“Delay Not, Delay Not, O Sinner, Draw Near” LW 349
“As Surely as I Live God Said” LW 235
“Our Father, Who from Heaven Above” ASBH #34, LW 430, TLH 458
Departing Hymn: “On What Has Now Been Sown” LW 217, TLH 46

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Trinity-Eleventh-Cover-08-11-2024-Online-b.pdf

Picture: Ottheinrich Bible 1430 (VII:8), Herod’s Violence and Peter Escapes in Acts 12

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Bible Study #18 on “The Church” – August 11, 2024

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We continue to study the Church.
Handout 1: Acts-15-for-Church-Study.pdf
Handout 2: Acts-16-18-Second-Missionary-Journey-for-Church-Study.pdf

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Picture: Karin teaching Sunday School.

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Vespers on St. Laurence – August 10, 2024

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Order of Vespers, p.224  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Oh, What Their Joy” HS 98 #838
Psalms:  119:81-88, Ps 31:1,3,5, Ps 34
Readings:  2 Corinthians 9:6-10, St. John 12:24-26
Hymn of the Day: “I Know of a Sleep in Jesus’ Name” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #98)

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: August-10-St-Laurence-Deacon-and-Martyr-Insert-2024.pdf
Psalms for St. Laurence: 2024-Psalms-for-St-Laurence-Aug-10.pdf

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Catechesis on Trinity Eleven (St. Luke 18:9-14) 2020

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On Wednesday nights, Trinity Lutheran Church(Herrin, IL) offers to both children and adults an opportunity for teaching with Learn-by-Heart at 6:30 PM and a catechetical service at 7:00.

In the first video from August 19, 2020, we learned stanzas 1-2 of “I Come, O Savior to Your Table” (Lutheran Worship, #242), the eighth commandment and meaning from Luther’s Small Catechism.  [30 minutes long]

The second video is the catechetical service designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains Jesus’ teaching on the Pharisee and the tax collector (St. Luke 18:9-14), which is the Holy Gospel for the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity.  The service concludes with “Recite Word by Word” (pdf link below).   [38 minutes long]

Bulletins:  Catechesis-Trinity-11-8-19-2020-On-line.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Recite Word by Word

This catechesis is recorded in two parts.
The first video is the Learn-by-Heart. [Length: 30 minutes]

The second video is the catechesis service.

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