Our LWML-adopted seminarian, Mark Hunsaker, will be here on June 10th. He is a student at our LC-MS St. Louis Seminary, but is also a “local boy,” who calls Republic, MO his home. When here, he will be teaching Sunday School, preaching, and assisting with the Sacrament. Let us all give him a hearty, Shepherd-of-the-Hills welcome!
Study to Begin on Revelation (aka The Apocalypse)
May 17, 2012 by
On May 27th, during our Sunday School hour (8:15-9:15 AM), we will begin a study on the book of Revelation. All are invited to learn about this mysterious and often misunderstood book.
A Short Study on the OT Office of “Queen Mother” to Begin
May 2, 2012 by
When recently meeting with the Altar Guild, one of our ladies had a devotion that included Proverbs 31. That’s the only chapter in the Bible written by a woman, the mother of King Lemuel. Beginning with Solomon, the Old Testament kings’ mothers held an official office: The Queen Mother. Yet, none of our women in […]
Pregnancy Life Line to Visit SOTHLC
April 28, 2012 by
On April 29th, we have will have a speaker from Pregnancy Life Line during our Sunday School hour. This is how their website describes what they do in our local area: Right here in Stone County, Missouri is a remarkable resource center, provided FREE to pregnant women and new mothers, regardless of their race, creed […]
Bible Study on James to Begin
April 19, 2012 by
On Thursday, May 3rd, at 2:00 PM, our Pastor will begin the season’s midweek class, starting with the book of James. Lutherans often find James to be a puzzling book. James writes, “You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone” (James 2:24). Instead of ignoring that passage from the […]
Holy Week at Shepherd of the Hills
March 29, 2012 by
April 1st begins Holy Week. Our Holy Week services start with our Palm-Sunday service, which is at our regular Divine-Service time of 9:30 AM. The sermon text will be based on the Old Testament reading from Zechariah 9:9-10. On Thursday, April 5th, is our Maundy Thursday service at 7:00 PM, which will focus on the epicenter […]
Paintings Soon to Adorn SOTHLC’s Chancel
March 27, 2012 by
On August 19th, we plan to unveil two paintings for our chancel. The paintings will be one of the Hodegetria and the other, the Pantokrator. Because these paintings were first used in the Church when Greek was still the predominant language, these paintings still have their Greek-language names. More than simply being attractive, “churchy” art, the paintings are […]
Tornado Aftermath Update
March 2, 2012 by
By Pr. Rich Futrell With a local-resident escort, I was able to get past the Sheriff’s cordon at Joe Bald and Stone road. It was then that we made our way to visit the five households in our parish affected by the Leap-Day tornado down the Stone-Road corridor. The first folks we visited had significant […]
Still Standing after Kimberling City’s Leap-Day Tornado
February 29, 2012 by
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Kimberling City has survived the Leap-Day Tornado of February 29th. As far as we know, we have sustained no damage. As of today, some in our congregation are still without power and have suffered property damage. And again, as far as we know (Deo volente), we have had […]
Our Lenten Season Radio Ad
February 28, 2012 by
This is our latest Radio ad for the season fo Lent on KOMC, 100.1 FM in Branson. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church -Mid Lent Season 2012
