...the following weekday Divine Services will be offered this month at St. Paul's:
Friday, June 11, St. Barnabas, Apostle - 6 p.m. - commemorating the companion of St. Paul in his first missionary journey: Barnabas means "Son of encouragement"
Thursday, June 24, Nativity of St. John the Baptist - 6 p.m. - commemorating the birth of the Forerunner to Sts. Elizabeth and Zacharias as the Angel Gabriel promised: "He will be great before the Lord!"
Tuesday, June 29, Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles - 6 p.m. - commemorating the martyrdom of both apostles in the city of Rome, Peter by crucifixion and Paul by beheading: "The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church."
Join us for these wonderful festivals if you can! Each is observed with a spoken Divine Service, lasting approximately 40-45 minutes.
Why oh why are you the exception? Why can't all the Lutheran churches actually do this??? Arghh...these NW suburbs of Chicago are a confessional wasteland. :(
ReplyDeletePeter Sovitzky
You are so very generous in providing the means of grace to your parishioners, giving them the nourishment, forgiveness, and wisdom they need to face life in a fallen world. Oh, to have the body and blood of Christ as often as are blessed the folk in Hamel, Illinois....
ReplyDeleteNo Presentation of the Augsburg Confession? Especially after your wonderful confessions quote earlier???
ReplyDeleteMike,
ReplyDeleteIt has been demoted in LSB to commemoration. And I'm an LSB legalist... ;)