Catechesis Advent Four – December 18, 2024

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 Testimony of John” (St. John 1:19-28), which is the Holy Gospel for Fourth Sunday in Advent.

Learn-by-Heart will include “Word Supreme, Before Creation” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #72), Small Catechism, Holy Baptism, Questions 1 & 2 and their meanings, and 1 Peter 3:21.

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

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-Advent-Four-12-18-2024-Final.pdf
Responsive Prayer for Catechesis:  Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2025-ASBH.pdf
Insert for Hymn: St-John-Apostle-December-27-ASBH-Final.pdf

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Catechesis for Advent Three – December 11, 2024

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 John’s Question to Jesus (St. Matthew 11:2-11), which is the Holy Gospel for the Third Sunday in Advent.

Learn-by-Heart will include “Rejoice, All Ye Believers” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #67, HS98 #801, LSB 515), Small Catechism, Lord’s Prayer, Seventh Petition and meaning, and Romans 8:3-4.

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

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-Advent-Three-12-11-2024-Final.pdf
Responsive Prayer for Catechesis:  Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2025-ASBH.pdf
Insert for Hymn:  December-13-St-Lucy-Martyr-Insert-2023.pdf

Catechesis for Second Sunday in Advent – December 4, 2024

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 comfort we receive from the Second Coming of Christ (St. Luke 21:25-36), which is the Holy Gospel for the Second Sunday in Advent.

Learn-by-Heart will include “Of The Father’s Love Begotten” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #66, LSB 384, LW 36), Small Catechism, Lord’s Prayer, Seventh Petition and meaning, and Romans 15:4.

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

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-Advent-Two-12-4-2024-Final.pdf
Responsive Prayer for Catechesis:  Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2025-ASBH.pdf
Insert for Hymn: December-6-St-Nicholas-Bishop-and-Confessor-Insert-2023.pdf

Catechesis for Advent One – November 27, 2024

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’ entry into Jerusalem on a donkey (St. Matthew 21:1-9), which is the Holy Gospel for the First Sunday in Advent.

Learn-by-Heart will include “Jesus Calls Us; o’er the Tumult” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #109, TLH 470), Small Catechism, Lord’s Prayer, Sixth Petition and meaning, and Romans 13:11.

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

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-Advent-One-11-27-2024-Final.pdf
Responsive Prayer for Catechesis:  Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2025-ASBH.pdf
Insert for Hymn: St.-Andrew-Apostle-November-30-ASBH-Final.pdf

Catechesis for Last Sunday on November 20, 2024

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 Ten Virgins” (St. Matthew 25:1-13), which is the Holy Gospel for the Last Sunday in the Church Year (Trinity 27).

Learn-by-Heart will include “The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #65, LW 176, TLH 67), Small Catechism, Lord’s Prayer, Fifth Petition and meaning, and 1 Thessalonians 5:8.

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

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Last-Sunday-11-20-2024.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Last-Sunday-Insert-11-26-2023-ASBH.pdf
Suffrages:  Suffrages-for-Catechesis-2024-Online.pdf

 

Catechesis On 2nd-Last Sunday (St. Matthew 25:31-46) – November 15, 2023

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 Sheep and the Goats” (St. Matthew 25:31-46), which is the Holy Gospel for Second-Last Sunday in the Church Year (Trinity 26).

In this video from November 15 2023, we learned “Now Thank We All Our God” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #64, LW 443, TLH 36), Small Catechism, Lord’s Prayer, Third Petition and meaning, and 2 Corinthians 5:10.

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

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-2nd-Last-Sunday-11-15-2023-On-line.pdf
Recite Word by Word:  Recite-Word-by-Word.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Second-Last-Sunday-2-Peter-Insert-11-19-2023-ASBH.pdf

Catechesis for Third-Last Sunday – November 6, 2024

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 Abomination of Desolation” (St. Matthew 24:15-28), which is the Holy Gospel for Third Last Sunday in the Church Year(Trinity 25).

Learn-by-Heart will include “When in the Hour of Utmost Need”   (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #63, LW 428, TLH 522), Small Catechism, Lord’s Prayer, Third Petition and meaning, and 1 Thessalonians 4:14.

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

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-3rd-Last-Sunday-11-06-2024.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Third-Last-Sunday-Insert-11-12-2023-ASBH.pdf
Suffrages:  Suffrages-for-Catechesis-2024-Online.pdf

Catechesis 23rd Sunday after Trinity – October 30, 2024

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.

This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains Jesus’ teaching on the things of God and Caesar (St. Matthew 22:15-22), which is the Holy Gospel for the Twenty-Third Sunday after Trinity.

Learn-by-Heart will include “For Help, O Whither Shall I Flee?” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #61), the second petition of the Lord’s Prayer and meaning from Luther’s Small Catechism and 1 Corinthians 4:3-34.

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

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Trinity-23-Oct-30-2024.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Trinity-Twenty-Third-Insert-2023-ASBH.pdf
Suffrages:  Suffrages-for-Catechesis-2024-Online.pdf

Catechesis on Trinity 22 (St. Matthew 18:21-35)

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 this video from October 24, 2018, we learned stanza 2 of “The Night Will soon Be Ending” (Hymnal Supplement #806, Lutheran Service Book #337), the introduction and first petition of the Lord’s Prayer and the meaning from Luther’s Small Catechism.  This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains Jesus’ story about the unmerciful servant (St. Matthew 18:21-35), which is the Holy Gospel for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity.

The service concludes with “Recite Word by Word” (pdf link below).    [Length: 1 hour and 2 minutes]

Bulletins:  Catechesis-Trinity-22-10-24-2018-On-line.pdf
Responsive Prayer:  Recite-Word-by-Word.pdf

Catechesis for Trinity-One – October 16, 2024

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.

This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service.  The dialog sermon explains Jesus’ teaching on the nobleman’s son at Capernaum (St. John 4:46-54), which is the Holy Gospel for the Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity.

Learn-by-Heart will include “By Grace I’m Saved, Grace Free and Boundless”  (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #59, LW 351, TLH 373), Small Catechism, introduction to the Lord’s Prayer and meaning, and 2 Corinthians 4:6.

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

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Trinity-21-10-16-2024.pdf
Insert for Hymn:  Trinity-Twenty-First-Insert-10-29-2023-ASBH.pdf
Suffrages:  Suffrages-for-Catechesis-2024-Online.pdf