This year’s theme for our midweek Lenten services will be “The Blessings in the Blood of Jesus.” Our sermons will be based on selected excerpts from the New Testament book of Hebrews. Service times for our Wednesday services will be at 1:00 and 7:oo PM. Our first Lenten service will be on February 13th, Ash Wednesday.
Funeral for Don Underwood
January 16, 2013 by
On Saturday, March 20th, 2013, at 2:00 PM, the funeral for Donald Underwood will be held at Stumpff Funeral Home in Kimberling City, MO. Donald John Underwood, lived in Cape Fair, MO, and was the son of Phillip H. and Caroline (nee Filipek) Underwood. He was born on August 29, 1935 in Chicago, IL and died […]
Prayers for the Dead: Regaining What We Have Lost Within Lutheranism
January 9, 2013 by
This is a paper our pastor presented at the Springfield Circuit winkel of the Missouri District on January 15th, 2013. In it, he looked at prayers for those who have died in the faith (referred to simply as “the dead”) from a scriptural, confessional, and historical perspective. He also explored what we lost when we […]
Christmas (Christ’s Mass) Day Service
December 20, 2012 by
On December 25th, we will have a Divine Service of Word and Sacrament to celebrate the birth of our Lord. Jesus, the Word Himself became flesh. God and man have come together in one Person. The Infinite has become the finite. The Transcendent has become Imminent. The Creator is one with the creature. The Eternal breaks […]
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Carols
December 19, 2012 by
Our Christmas Eve service is on December 24th at 7:00 PM. In the service, we will hear the account of Christ’s birth according to St. Luke and sing many corresponding Christmas carols and hymns. The service will finish with the lighting of candles, exiting in the peace and joy of Christmas.
1st Annual Christmas Musical
December 12, 2012 by
When: Saturday, December 15th Time: 2:00 PM Where: Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church To help Kimberling City kick of the Christmas season, the combined choirs and bell choirs from Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Church, Branson, will present the first annual Christmas musical. Through a Christmas skit and many of […]
Funeral for Eugene L. Engel
December 11, 2012 by
Eugene L. Engel’s funeral will be held on Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 at 10:00 AM at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Kimberly City, MO. A luncheon will follow at The Old Homestead. Gene, the son of Paul and Louise (Heckmen) Engel, was born on November 24, 1941 in Friend, NE. There he was […]
First Communion for Ty Borich
December 3, 2012 by
Ty Borich was instructed and examined in preparation for receiving his first communion on December 2nd. Here, a photo was clandestinely taken of his rite of First Communion Prior to Confirmation. Later in the Divine Service, Ty came forward to receive Christ’ body and blood for the first time, as the Lutheran rite says, “for […]
Hanging of the Greens Ceremony on December 9th
December 3, 2012 by
On December 9th, immediately following the Service of Confession we will have for that day, SOTHLC’s Altar Guild will host our annual Hanging of the Greens Ceremony. For many years, our congregation has had a Hanging of the Greens ceremony as part of decorating the sanctuary and our preparations for Christmas. During the ceremony, many […]
Midweek Advent Services
December 3, 2012 by
This year’s midweek Advent services will focus on the Old Testament Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Through their lives, we will learn how they pointed forward to Jesus Christ. Our midweek services will be on December 5, 12, and 19 at 1:00 and 7:00 PM. The order of service will be Evening Prayer (yes, even […]
