Two things you should know: 1. I do not observe the Michaelmas “skip”. 2. I am using neither the skip to the Last Sunday in the Church Year, nor am I using the Last Three Sundays in the Church Year. I’m preaching until I run out of Sundays. I hope you may be able to […]
All hymn numbers correspond to Lutheran Service Book. Some local ground rules: My congregation has two weekend Divine Services. It is our custom to sing Hymn 384 during the season of Christmas as a Sequence Hymn between the Epistle and Gospel. Yes, we celebrate New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. I’m hoping to include […]
A reader lamented the disappearance of hymn selections. There now follows the hymns I have selected for Our Savior congregation for the rest of this and next month. The selections are from Lutheran Service Book. August 8/Trinity 10: 579, 644, 873/583, 729 August 15/Feast of St. Mary: 518 (st. 1, 22, 3), 670, 352/356, 933 […]
I encourage you to read Fr. Weedon’s study found under “Advent 2”. Here are some additional quotes from various sources. Church Fathers And then shall appear the signs of the truth; first, the sign of the spreading out in heaven, then the sign of the sound of the trumpet, and the third, the resurrection of […]
The list is keyed to Lutheran Service Book. May 30 (Pentecost Eve) 501, 498, 500, 496/683, 891 May 31 (Pentecost) 913, 498, 497, 503, 865, 500 June 6/7 507, 604, 940, 953, 506 June 13/14 768, 708, 731/947, 917 June 20/21 680, 510, 624/832, 684 June 27/28 611, 614, 628/632, 687 July 4/5 966, 559, […]