Vespers on Ember Saturday in Lent – March 15, 2025

Order of Vespers, p.224  Lutheran Worship
Pre-Service Hymn: “Baptized into Your Name Most Holy” LW #224
Psalmody:  Psalm 25, 6, 91
Office Hymn “O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day”  (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #20, TLH 313)
Readings:  Sat-Deut 26:12-19, 1 Thessalonians 5:14-23
Catechism: Lord’s Supper
Sermon

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

Bulletin: Lenten-Embers-Vespers-Mar-12-14-15-2025-online.pdf
Psalms:  2025-Psalms-for-Ember-Days-in-Lent-b.pdf

Picture: Ottheinrich Bible 1430  (IV:38) Jesus Before the High Priest in John 18:12-24
 

Vespers on The Conversion of St. Paul – January 25, 2025

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Readings: Jeremiah 1:4-10, Acts 9:1-22, St. Matthew 19:27-30
Hymn of the Day: “O Thou, Who Dost Accord Us the Highest Prize and Guerdon” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #75, ELH 356)
Sermon

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: January-25-The-Conversion-of-St-Paul-Vespers-Psalms-On-line.pdf

Vespers on The Confession of St. Peter – January 18, 2025

Order of Vespers, p.224   Lutheran Worship
Readings:  Acts 2:22-24, 32-33, 1 Peter 1:1-9, St. Matthew 16:13-19
Hymn of the Day: “Christ Is Our Cornerstone” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #106)
Sermon

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: January-18-The-Confession-of-St-Peter-Vespers-Psalms-2025-On-Line.pdf

Vespers on The Holy Innocents – December 28, 2024

Psalms: 9, 8, 72 (printed)
Readings:  Jeremiah 31:15-17, Revelation 14:1-5, St. Matthew 2:13-18
Hymn “Sweet Flowerets of the Martyr Band” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #72 LW 188, TLH 273)
Sermon

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: December-28-The-Holy-Innocents-ASBH-Online-b.pdf

Vespers for St. Thomas, Apostle – December 21, 2024

Service of Light, LW p.250-255 Lutheran Worship
Psalm 9, 101
Hymn: “From All Thy Saints in Warfare, For All Thy Saints at Rest” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #69, LW #193 st.6)
Readings: Judges 6:36-40, Ephesians 2:19-22, St. John 20:24-31
Sermon

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: December-21-Psalms-for-St-Thomas-2024.pdf

Vespers St. Andrew – November 30, 2024

Order of Vespers, p. 224  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Creator of the Stars of Night”       (insert)
Psalms:  1, 143
Readings: Ezekiel 3:16-21, Romans 10:8-18, Matt 4:18-22
Office Hymn “Jesus Calls Us; o’er the Tumult” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #109, TLH 270)
Sermon
–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).

Service Bulletin: St-Andrew-Vespers-for-Online-11-30-2024.pdf

Picture: Ottheinrich Bible 1430  III:70 John One

Vespers St. Matthew, Apostle – September 21, 2024

Order of Vespers, p.22 ASBH

Psalms: Psalm 119 XVI, Psalm 37 II and III, Psalm 19 V
Hymn “By All Your Saints in Warfare” LW 194, st. 18
Readings:  Proverbs 3:1-6, Ephesians 4:7-16, Matthew 9:9-13
Hymn of the Day: “From All Thy Saints” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #102)

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: September-21-St-Matthew-Apostle-and-Evangelist-2024-online.pdf

Vespers on St. Laurence – August 10, 2024

Order of Vespers, p.224  Lutheran Worship
Hymn “Oh, What Their Joy” HS 98 #838
Psalms:  119:81-88, Ps 31:1,3,5, Ps 34
Readings:  2 Corinthians 9:6-10, St. John 12:24-26
Hymn of the Day: “I Know of a Sleep in Jesus’ Name” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #98)

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: August-10-St-Laurence-Deacon-and-Martyr-Insert-2024.pdf
Psalms for St. Laurence: 2024-Psalms-for-St-Laurence-Aug-10.pdf

Vespers on St. Matthias, Apostle – February 24, 2024

Vespers, Lutheran Worship, p. 224
Psalmody:  Psalm 25, 6, 91
Office Hymn “O Christ, Who Art the Light and Day”  (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #20, TLH 313)
Readings:  Acts 1:15-26, 1 John 2:15-17, St. Matthew 11:25-30
Sermon

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Psalms:  Ember-Days-Lent-Psalms-2023-Full-Page.pdf
Insert: St-Matthias-Vespers-February-24-ASBH.pdf

 

Divine Service on St. Thorlak, Bishop & Confessor – December 23, 2023

Order of Divine Service, p.7   The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal
Gloria in Excelsis Deo is omitted
Hymn of the Day: “I Know that My Redeemer Lives” (The Augustana Service Book and Hymnal #69, LW #264)
Readings: Hebrews 13:7-17, Matthew 24:42-47
Sermon

–Michael D. Henson, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Herrin, IL).
Service Bulletin: St-Thorlak-December-23-ASBH-Final-b.pdf