Divine Service Holy Trinity Sunday – May 31, 2026

Order of Divine Service I, p. 136 Lutheran Worship
Hymn: “O Holy Spirit, Enter In” LW 160, TLH 235
Readings:  Ezekiel 18:30-32, Romans 11:33-36, St. John 3:1-15
Athanasian Creed, p.39-40
Hymn of the Day: “We All Believe in One True God” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #38, LW 212, TLH 252)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Holy God, We Praise Your Name” LW 171, TLH 250
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns: “Glory Be to God the Father” LW 173, TLH 244
“Come, Holy Ghost, Our Soul’s Inspire” LW 157
“From All That Dwell Below the Skies” LW 440
“Sent Forth by God’s Blessing” LW 247

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

Service Bulletin: Holy-Trinity-Sunday-Cover-5-31-2026-Online.pdf

Picture:  Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:132  Numbers 1), The Census

Divine Service Pentecost Tuesday – May 26, 2026

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn of the Day: “Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #37, LW 154, TLH 224)
Readings:  Isaiah 57:15-21, Acts 8:14-17, St. John 10:1-10
Hymn “I Am Trusting You, Lord Jesus” LW 408
Sermon

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Pentecost-Tuesday-Cover-2026.pdf

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Picture: Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:107  Leviticus 1), God Speaks to Moses, Aaron and his Sons

Divine Service Pentecost – May 24, 2026

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “Come Holy Spirit, Come” TLH #225
Readings:  Joel 2:28-32, Acts 2:1-13, St. John 14:23-31
Hymn of the Day: “Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #37, LW 154, TLH 224)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Prepared” LW 246, TLH 306
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns: “The Church’s One Foundation” LW 289
“Holy Spirit, Light Divine” LW 166, TLH 234
“You Will I Love, My Strength” LW 375
Closing Hymn “Come, Oh, Come, O Quickening Spirit” LW 165

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Pentecost-Cover-5-24-2026-Online-b.pdf

Picture: Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:100 Exodus 34), The New Tablets of Stone

Divine Service Easter Six – Exaudi – May 17, 2026

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “Jerusalem, O City Fair and High” LW 306
Readings:  Ezekiel 36:25-27, 1 Peter 4:7-11, St. John 15:26-16:4
Hymn of the Day: “Had God Not Come, May Israel Say” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #36)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “O Jesus, Blessed Lord, My Praise” LW 245
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“Jesus, Your Boundless Love So True” LW #280
“Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds” LW 131
“Rise, My Soul, to Watch and Pray” LW #302
Closing Hymn “O Day Full of Grace” LW 163

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Exaudi-Cover-5-17-2026-Online.pdf
Picture:  Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:98 Exodus 32:35), The Anger of God

Divine Service Ascension Day – May 14, 2026

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “See, the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph” TLH 218
Readings:  Isaiah 57:15, Acts 1:1-11, St. Mark 16:14-20
Hymn of the Day: “Dear Christians, One and All Rejoice” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #35, LW 353, TLH 387)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Draw Us To You” LW 153, TLH 215
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns: “On Christ’s Ascension I Now Build” LW 150, TLH 216
Closing Hymn: “Up Through Endless Ranks of Angels” LW 152

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Ascension-Day-Cover-5-14-2026-Online.pdf

Picture:  Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:96 Exodus 31, 35:30-35), The Artisans: Bezaleel and Aholiab

Divine Service Easter Five/Rogate – May 10, 2026

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “O Holy Spirit, Enter In” LW 160
Readings:  Jeremiah 29:11-14, James 1:22-27, St. John 16:23-33
Hymn of the Day: “Our Father, Thou in Heaven Above” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #34, LW 431, TLH 458)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “O Living Bread from Heaven” LW 244, TLH 316
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“Hail Thee, Festival Day” LW 125
“One Thing’s Needful” LW 277
“Our Father, Who from Heaven Above” LW 431
Closing Hymn: “We Give You But Your Own” LW 405

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Rogate-Cover-5-10-2026-Online.pdf

Picture:  Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:97 Exodus 32), The Golden Calf and Moses/Aaron with God

Divine Service Cantate Sunday – May 3, 2026

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “To God the Holy Spirit Let Us Pray” LW 155
Readings:  Isaiah 12:1-6, James 1:16-21, St. John 16:5-15
Hymn of the Day: “Look Down, O Lord, From Heaven Behold” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #33)
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:
“Take My Life, O Lord, Renew” LW 404
“Lo, Judah’s Lion Wins the Strife” LW 146
“If God Himself Be for Me” LW 407
Closing Hymn “This Joyful Eastertide” LW 140

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin:  Cantate-Cover-5-3-2026-Online.pdf

Picture: Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:85 Exodus 20) Ten Commandments and People in Tents

Divine Service St. Philip and St. James – Friday, May 1, 2026

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn: “You are the Way; to You Alone” LW 283
Readings: Malachi 3:16-18, Ephesians 2:19-22, St. John 14:1-14
Hymn “From All Thy Saints in Warfare…” (ASBH #87, LW 194, st 14)
Sermon

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: May-1-Sts-Philip-and-James-Insert-2026.pdf

Divine Service Jubilate – April 26, 2026

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Hymn “Jesus Lives! The Victory’s Won” LW 139, TLH 201
Readings:  Lamentations 3:18-26, 1 Peter 2:11-20, St. John 16:16-23
Hymn of the Day: “Zion Mourns in Fear and Anguish” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #32)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “I Come, O Savior, to Your Table” LW 242, TLH 315
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“Oh, that the Lord Would Guide My Ways” LW 392
“God Moves in a Mysterious Way” LW 426
“With High Delight Let Us Unite” LW 134
Closing Hymn “Make Songs of Joy” LW 132

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Jubilate-Cover-4-26-2026-Online.pdf

Picture: Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:83 Exodus 17:8-16) Victory over the Amalkites

Divine Service on Ester Two / Misericordias Domini – April 19, 2026

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal

Hymn: “Like the Golden Sun Ascending”  TLH 207
Readings:  Ezekiel 34:11-16, 1 Peter 2:21-25, St. John 10:11-16
Hymn of the Day: “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #31, LW 416, TLH 436)
Sermon
Offertory: “Create in Me…”         p.18
General Prayer………                    p.19-20
Hymn: “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” LW 241
Exhortation                                    p.21
Communion Service, p.144 (Lutheran Worship)
Communion Hymns:
“Who Trusts in God a Strong Abode” LW 414
“The Lord’s My Shepherd, Leading Me” LW 417
“Come, Follow Me” Said Christ, the Lord LW 379
Closing Hymn “All People That on Earth Do Dwell” LW 435

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: Misericordias-Domini-Cover-4-19-2026-Online.pdf
Picture: Illustrated German Bible of 1483 (I:82 Exodus 17) Water from the Rock