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Catechesis on Jubilate/Easter 3 (St. John 16:16-22) 2022

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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’ teaching concerning a Christian’s consolation under the cross (John 16:16-22), which is the Holy Gospel for Jubilate (The third Sunday after Easter).

In this video from May 4, 2022, we learned Lutheran Worship #264 (TLH 200), stanza 4-6 of “I Know that My Redeemer Lives,” Small Catechism, Table of Duties: What the Hearers Owe Their Pastors: Hebrews 13:17, and Colossians 2:9-10.

The service concludes with “Recite Responsive Prayer for Catechesis” (pdf link below).

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

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-Jubilate-5-4-2022-online.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2022-8.5×11.pdf

Divine Service St. Mark – April 25, 2023

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Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn: “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #31, LW 416, TLH 436)
Readings: Isaiah 55:1-5, Ephesians 4:7-13, St. John 15:1-11
Hymn “By All Your Saints in Warfare”  LW 194 st. 13
Sermon

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin:  St-Mark-Evangelist-Insert-4-25-2023.pdf

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Service Misericordias Domini – April 23, 2023

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Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn: “Do Not Despair, O Little Flock” LW 300
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
Prayer of the Church, Lord’s Prayer
Hymn: “The King of Love My Shepherd Is” LW 412, TLH 431
Collect, Benediction, p.156-157
Closing Hymn “Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing” LW 218, TLH 50

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

Service Bulletin:  Misericordias-Domini-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-23-2023.pdf


Picture:  The Luther Bible 1534: 2 Samuel 11 – David Views Bathsheba, #425

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Catechesis on Misericordias Domini/Easter Two (St. John 10:11-16) 2018

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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 this video from April 11, 2018, we learned stanza 2 of “I Am Content! My Jesus Ever Lives” (Lutheran Worship, #145), the Table of Duties for What the Hearers Owe Their Pastors 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 the Good Shepherd and the Church (St. John 10:11-16), which is the Holy Gospel for the Second Sunday in Easter.

The service concludes with “Recite Responsive Prayer for Catechesis” (pdf link below).    [Length: 59 minutes]

Bulletins:  Catechesis-Misericordias-Domini-4-11-2018.pdf
Responsive Prayer:  Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2017.pdf

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Divine Service Quasimodogeniti – April 16, 2023

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Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Welcome, Happy Morning” LW 135, TLH 202
Hymn of the Day: “Ye Sons and Daughters of the King” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #30, LW 130, TLH 208)
Readings:  Job 19:25-27, 1 John 5:4-10, St. John 20:19-31
Hymn
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright” LW 147
“O Lord, We Praise You” LW 238, TLH 313
“Make Songs of Joy”  LW 132
Closing Hymn “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today; Alleluia” LW 137, TLH 193

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

Service Bulletin:  Quasimodogeniti-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-16-2023.pdf


Picture: The Luther Bible 1534: 2 Samuel 11 – David Views Bathsheba, #425

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Catechesis for Quasimodogeniti/Easter One (St. John 20:19-31) 2022

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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 Institution of the Office of the Keys , which is the Holy Gospel for the first Sunday in Easter.

Learn-by-Heart will include Lutheran Worship #264 (TLH 200), stanza 1-3 of “I Know that My Redeemer Lives,” Small Catechism, Table of Duties:  Of Bishops: Titus 1:9, and 1 Peter 2:2.

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

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-Quasimodogeniti-4-20-2022-online.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2022-8.5×11.pdf

Divine Service The Resurrection – April 9, 2023

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Order of Divine Service I, p. 136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “I Know that My Redeemer Lives” LW 264, TLH 200
Readings:  Isaiah 52:13-15, 1 Corinthians 5:6-8, St. Mark 16:1-8
Hymn of the Day: “Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #29, LW 123, TLH 195)
Sermon
Communion Hymns: “Jesus Christ Is Risen, Today” LW 127, TLH 199
“Lo, Judah’s Lion Wins the Strife” LW 146, TLH 211
“At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing” LW 126
“The Day of Resurrection” LW 133, TLH 205
Closing Hymn “Good Christians Friends, Rejoice and Sing”  LW 129

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

Service Bulletin:  Resurrection-of-Our-Lord-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-9-2023.pdf


Picture:  The Luther Bible 1534: (Volume 2) Ezekiel 37 – The Dry Bones, #0219

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Easter Vigil, Part 2- April 8, 2023

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Easter Vigil, Part 2 from 2023

Part 1 of the vigil is on the previous post.  CLICK HERE

Service of Light
Service of Readings
Hymn #9 “All You Works of God”
Service of Baptism/Confirmation
Hymn “All Who Believe and Are Baptized”  LW 225

This is Part 2 of the vigil.
Service of Communion
Dignus Est Agnus
Colossians 3:1-4,
Sequence Hymn #124
St. Matthew 28:1-10
Hymn of the Day “Ere Yet the Dawn Hath Filled the Skies” ASBH #28
Sermon
Offertory Hymn “He Is Arisen! Glorious Word!” LW 520, TLH 189
Communion liturgy, p.144
Hymn: “Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain” LW 141, TLH 204
Hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen Again”  TLH 190

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

Service Bulletin:  Easter-Vigil-for-2023-Online.pdf

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Easter Dawn Matins – April 9, 2023

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Easter Sunday Matins

Order of Matins, p.208 Lutheran Worship
Office Hymn “Like the Golden Sun Ascending”  TLH 207
Psalmody:  Psalm 92, 1, 2, 3, 99
Readings:  1 Corinthians 15:51-57, St. John 20-1-18
Sermon
After Benedicamus, Paschal Blessing, LW p.244-249

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

Service Bulletin:  Easter-Dawn-Psalms-Full-Page-2023.pdf


Picture:   The Luther Bible 1534: 1 Kings 6 – Solomon’s Temple, #459

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Lauds on Holy Saturday – April 8, 2023

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Order of Lauds
Psalmody:  Psalm 51, 92, 64, Canticle of Hezekiah, Psalm 150 (insert)
Readings:  1 Peter 3:17-22, St. Matthew 27:57-66
Hymn of the Day: “Ere Yet the Dawn Hath Filled the Skies” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #28)
Sermon
Benedictus, p.217 Lutheran Worship

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

Service Bulletin:  Holy-Saturday-Psalm-Full-Page-4-8-2023.pdf


Picture:  The Luther Bible 1534: 1 Kings 22:29-40 – Ahaz killed by Archer, #495

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