Catechesis for Quasimodogeniti/Easter One (St. John 20:19-31) 2021

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 (St. John 20:19-31), which is the Holy Gospel for the first Sunday in Easter.  The teaching for Learn-by-Heart will include hymn #135, stanza 2 of “Welcome, Happy Morning,” 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-4-7-2021.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2020.pdf

 

Divine Service Easter Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Welcome, Happy Morning” LW 135, TLH 202

Readings:  Daniel 3:8-28, Acts 13:26-33, St. Luke 24:36-49
Hymn “I Am Content! My Jesus Ever Lives”  LW 145, TLH 196
Sermon

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

Service Bulletin:   Easter-Tuesday-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-19-2022.pdf

Divine Service Easter Day Sunday, April 17, 2022

Order of Divine Service I, p. 136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “I Know that My Redeemer Lives” LW 264, TLH 200
Readings:  Job 19:23-27, 1 Corinthians 5:6-8, St. Mark 16:1-8
Hymn of the Day “Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands”  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:  Easter-Day-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-17-2022.pdf

Picture: The Flood from Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  The picture from Luther’s 1524 edition was by Georg Lemberger.

(https://collections.museumofthebible.org/artifacts/25085-luthers-pentateuch?&tab=description).

Easter Vigil Part 2 on Saturday April 16, 2022

Easter Vigil, April 16, 2022 at 7:00 PM   Link to Live Stream

Service of Communion
Alleluia Verse
Readings:  Colossians 3:1-4, St. Matthew 28:1-10
Hymn of the Day “Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain” LW 141, TLH 204
Sermon
Offertory Hymn “He Is Arisen! Glorious Word!” LW 520, TLH 189
Communion liturgy, p.144
Hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen Again”  TLH 190
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin:  Easter-Vigil-for-2022.pdf

Easter Dawn Matins on Sunday, April 17

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-Cover-4-17-2022-online.pdf

Picture:  The Cover Page for the Second Edition of Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1524.  Martin Luther published his initial Old Testament translation in 4 parts. Although this first portion was entitled “The Old Testament German,” it contained only the first five books of the Bible.

(https://collections.museumofthebible.org/artifacts/25085-luthers-pentateuch?&tab=description).

Easter Vigil on Saturday, April 16, 2022

Easter Vigil, April 16, 2022 at 7:00 PM   Link to Live Stream

Service of Light
Service of Readings
Readings:
Hymn #9 “All You Works of God”
Service of Baptism/Confirmation
Hymn “All Who Believe and Are Baptized”  LW 225
Service of Communion
Alleluia Verse
Readings:  Colossians 3:1-4, St. Matthew 28:1-10
Hymn of the Day “Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain” LW 141, TLH 204
Sermon
Offertory Hymn “He Is Arisen! Glorious Word!” LW 520, TLH 189
Communion liturgy, p.144
Hymn “Christ the Lord is Risen Again”  TLH 190
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin:  Easter-Vigil-for-2022.pdf

Picture: The Flood from Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  The picture from Luther’s 1523 translation was by Lukas Cranach.

(https://collections.museumofthebible.org/artifacts/25085-luthers-pentateuch?&tab=description).

Lauds Holy Saturday, April 16, 2022

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
Office Hymn “All Is O’er, the Pain, the Sorrow”  HS98 731 (insert)
Sermon
Benedictus, p.217 Lutheran Worship

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

Service Bulletin:  Holy-Saturday-Lauds-4-16-2022-Online.pdf

Picture:  The Table of Contents for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  Although the first part only contained the Pentateuch.  A list of all the Old Testament books are included. The apocrypha is not numbered and set apart from the rest.

Divine Service Good Friday, April 15, 2022

Order of Divine Service I, p.136  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” LW 113, TLH 172
Bidding Prayer, p.276
Readings:  Hosea 6:1-16, 2 Corinthians 5:14-21, St. John 18:1-19:42
Hymn “A Lamb Alone Bears Willingly” LW 111, TLH 142
Reproaches
Hymn “Lamb of God, Pure and Sinless”  Stanza 1 & 2 of LW 208, TLH 146
Hymn “Sing, My Tongue” LW 117
Sermon
Communion Hymns
Hymn “O Dearest Jesus, What Law Have You Broken”  LW 119, TLH 143
Hymn “Go to Dark Gethsemane” LW #110, TLH 159

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

Service Bulletin:  Good-Friday-Divine-Service-for-Online-4-15-2022.pdf

Picture:  The initial Letter “U” of The Fourth Book of Moses by Martin Luther for Das Alte Testament Deutsch, M. Luther, Wittemberg, 1523.  Jesus between 2 cherubs appearing to Moses with a bird….  “And the LORD spoke unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai…”  “Und der HERR Redet mit Mose ynn der zvusten Sinai…”  From page CI = 101.

“Luther struggled with Leviticus, which he regarded as tiresome and having little spiritual perspective.  Luther: ‘I have made a great effort to make Moses so German that no one would guess that he was a Jew’” (https://gruber.lstc.edu/luthers_bible/1523_1533.php).

Tenebrae on Good Friday April 15, 2022

Order of Matins/Lauds (Insert)
Psalmody:  Psalm 4, 15, 16
Readings: Lamentations 3:19-21, 22, 23-66, 4:1-6, 7-22, 5:1-11, 12-22, Hebrews 9:11-22
After readings Hymn “The Royal Banners Forward Go” LW 103, TLH 168 (insert)
Sermon
Canticle of Hezekiah (Isaiah 38:10-20)
Psalm 150
Canticle of Zechariah (Benedicus)
Psalm 51

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

Service Bulletin:  Tenebrae-for-THREE-DAYS-NKJV-Online.pdf

Catechesis on Easter (St. Mark 16:1-8) 2021

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 Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ (St. Mark 16:1-8), which is the Holy Gospel for Easter Sunday.  The teaching for Learn-by-Heart will include hymn #135, stanza 1 of “Welcome, Happy Morning,” Small Catechism, Christian Questions with their Answers, 17-20, and Job 19:25-27.
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin:  Catechesis-Resurrection-3-31-2021.pdf
Responsive Prayer: Responsive-Prayer-for-Catechesis-2020.pdf