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

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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.

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 marriage feast (St. Matthew 22:1-14), which is the Holy Gospel for the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity.

In this video from October 26, 2022, we learned Lutheran Worship #477, stanza 1, “Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain,” (The Lutheran Hymnal #288), the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer and meaning from Luther’s Small Catechism and 2 Thessalonians 2:13b-14.

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

Bulletins:  Catechesis-Trinity-20-10-26-2022-online.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Recite Word by Word

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 paralytic (St. Matthew 9:1-8), which is the Holy Gospel for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity.

Learn-by-Heart will include “We All Believe in One True God” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #57, LW 212, TLH 252), Small Catechism, Apostles’ Creed, 3^rd Article and meaning, and John 10:22-23.

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

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Trinity-19-10-2-2024.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Trinity-Nineteen-Insert-10-15-2023-ASBH.pdf
Suffrages:  Suffrages-for-Catechesis-2024-Online.pdf

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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 video from October 4, 2023 prepares God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service. The dialog sermon explains “The Love of God and Neighbor” (St. Matthew 22:34-46), which is the Holy Gospel for Trinity Eighteen.

Learn-by-Heart will include “Thee Lord, Our God, We Praise”  (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #56), Small Catechism, Apostles’ Creed, 2^nd Article and meaning, and 1 John 4:8 19.

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

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-Trinity-18-10-4-2023-On-line.pdf
Recite Word by Word:  Recite-Word-by-Word.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Trinity-Eighteen-Insert-10-08-2023-ASBH.pdf

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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 true worship of God (St. Luke 14:1-11), which is taught in the Holy Gospel for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity.

Learn-by-Heart will include “In Thee, Lord, have I Put My Trust” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #55, TLH 254), Small Catechism, Apostles’ Creed, 2^nd Article and meaning, and Proverbs 25:14 and Ephesians 4:1.

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

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Trinity-17-9-18-2024.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Trinity-Seventeen-Insert-10-01-2023-ASBH.pdf
Suffrages:  Suffrages-for-Catechesis-2024-Online.pdf

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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 Ten Lepers” (St. Luke 17:11-19), which is the Holy Gospel for Trinity Fourteen.

Learn-by-Heart will include “Show Pity, Lord! O Lord, Forgive!”   (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #52), Small Catechism, First Article of the Apostles’ Creed and meaning, and Hebrews 11:6.

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

Service Bulletin: Catechesis-Trinity-14-8-28-2024.pdf
Insert for Hymn: Trinity-Fourteen-Insert-09-10-2023-ASBH.pdf
Suffrages:  Suffrages-for-Catechesis-2024-Online.pdf

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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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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.  This service is designed to prepare God’s people for the theme of the upcoming Sunday Divine Service. The dialog sermon explains “The Time of Jesus’ Visitation” (St. Luke 19:41-48), which is the Holy Gospel for Trinity Ten.

In this video from August 17, 2022, we learn Lutheran Worship #331 (TLH 287), stanza 9 of “Here is the Tenfold Sure Command,” Small Catechism, Ninth Commandments and meanings,  and Malachi 3:1-2.  The service concludes with “Recite Word by Word.”

Bulletins:  Catechesis-Trinity-10-Not-in-2022-online.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Recite Word by Word