On Thursday afternoon, June 20th, our pastor has a medical appointment. That’s why we won’t be having class that day. We will, however, still have class on Thursday, June 27th. We will continue our study of the Old Testament Apocrypha book of 1st Maccabees. On July 4th, we won’t have class because of Independence Day.
Our Pastor is Published in Gottesdienst: The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy
June 19, 2013 by
One of our pastor’s sermons was published in the Trinity 2013 issue of Gottesdienst: The Journal of Lutheran Liturgy. Our pastor originally preached the sermon in the journal for a local pastors’ conference, commemorating St. Augustine. To find out more about Gottesdienst, click here. Below is his sermon for the Commemoration of Augustine of Hippo, Pastor […]
Pastors’ Roundtable
June 6, 2013 by
Our pastor was part of Issues Etc. Pastors’ Roundtable on June 6th, 2013. The discussion was on the Parable of the Invited Guests, Luke 14:15-24. Click here to go to the Issues Etc. link for the program.
The Bread of Life You Need
June 5, 2013 by
This is our pastor’s latest “From the Pulpit” article for the Stone County Gazette. Do you know one of the saddest events in the Bible? It was when many followers of Jesus rejected Him because He wasn’t the Savior they wanted. It’s in John 6. Jesus had just fed a crowd of 5,000, and […]
Thinking About the Hymns We Sing
May 21, 2013 by
This is our pastor’s newsletter article for June. Hymns are strange. It’s not that hymns are strange writings put to music but that many of the hymns we like and are used to singing all differ. I didn’t grow up as a Lutheran. I converted to Lutheranism in the autumn of 1988. So, most […]
First Quarter’s Voters’ Meeting
March 31, 2013 by
Our first quarterly Voter’s Meeting for the year is now on April 4th at 7:00 PM. We’ll also have a potluck supper before the meeting at 6:00 PM.
March 21st Voters’ Meeting Cancelled
March 21, 2013 by
Based on the predicted weather for this afternoon and evening, the Voters’ Meeting for this evening, March 2st, is cancelled. We decided to cancel based on: Reed Springs School District closing their schools at 12:45 PM, March 21st. The planned dinner before the Voter’s Meeting. Any decision to cancel needed to be made before people […]
Holy Week
March 20, 2013 by
Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, March 24th. On Thursday, we will have a Maundy Thursday service, using a Lord’s Supper liturgy from the oldest liturgies in the New Testament Church. On Friday, we will remember our Lord’s death and the salvation He worked through that. Services times are: Palm Sunday: 9:30 AM Maundy Thursday: […]
March 17th: Commemoration of St. Patrick
March 9, 2013 by
On Sunday, March 17th, we will commemorate St. Patrick during the Divine Service, missionary to Hibernia (today, Ireland). Patrick was born into a Christian family in Britain around the year 389. As a teenager, raiders captured him, took him to Hibernia, and sold him as a slave. After six years, he escaped and found his way to a monastery community […]
The Midweek Lenten Service is Cancelled for February 20th
February 20, 2013 by
Because of the forecasted snow and/or ice, the Midweek Lenten Service for February 20th is cancelled. However, the projected weather for Sunday looks fine, so please join us then for the Divine Service.
