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04/28/2026

If you watched the Concordia Seminary placement service you might have noticed a familiar face as crucifer!

03/28/2026

Tomorrow is Palm Sunday!

Ever wonder what Palm Sunday sounds like on the other side of the world?

Below is a recording of Psalm 150 sung in three languages, Coptic (a derivative of Ancient Egyptian), Arabic, and English, with the refrain "Jesus Christ the Son of God has entered Jerusalem."

What a neat glimpse into our brothers and sisters liturgical lives!

Copts sing Psalm 150 in diffrent ways for diffrent fasts and feasts: different melodies and some additional verses (refrain) about the feast or the fast.This...

03/25/2026

Today is the Feast of the Annunciation!

The Annunciation commemorates the archangel Gabriel's announcement to St. Mary that she would conceive and bear the Son of God.

It's also a great day to pray the Magnificat:

"And Mary said,
'My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
And his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his offspring forever.'” (Luke 1:46–55)

The Annunciation will be remembered in our midweek offices today, Prayer and Preaching at 3pm and Responsive Prayer at 7pm.

03/19/2026

Congratulations to Grace's own Cory Warren, who is being featured in the Messenger for his work in the community. If you see Cory, give him a pat on the back (if you're able to reach that high!)

God bless you in all you do, Cory!

Congratulations to Cory Warren, who is the first of the 20 “We are Meade” 20 under 40 nominees to be featured! What a pleasure it was to get to know this remarkable young man and what an honor it is to share his accomplishments and generous heart with our readers.

We will highlight a different nominee each week.

Be sure to pick up The Meade County Messenger to read about these outstanding Meade Countians.

Or better yet: call Amanda at 270-422-2155 and sign up for home delivery and never miss an issue!

03/07/2026

What comes after the benediction in the divine liturgy on Sunday?

The people who didn't set their clocks forward!

Don't be late!

02/23/2026

Many at Grace have sung LSB 422, "On My Heart Imprint Your Image."

It's easy to sing and it's a short hymn , just one stanza!

Well... At least in the hymnal it is.

Did you know that the original hymn (which 422 is a part of) has 29 stanzas?

29!

See link in comments for the translation of the original German.

02/15/2026

Find below the Lenten service Schedule for Grace Lutheran Church.

02/13/2026

Wise words from our partner church in Siberia!

Why don't many Christians attend church services? Everyone has their own answer, of course, but the bottom line is that we are losing the ability to recognize ourselves as sinners. We begin to think we can live our lives as we do, and then, as a reward for being seemingly good people, receive salvation.

Please forgive me. I don't mean to generalize. And I certainly don't want to offend anyone. Everyone has their own reasons. But one day, when you skip the liturgy, ask yourself: what is more important to me this time than the Word of God and the Eucharist? More important than the forgiveness of sins, more important than the Kingdom of God, more important than eternal life?

Perhaps we simply don't see the connection between salvation and Christ. And Christ is here, where His altar is. And He invites us, but we constantly refuse: not now, next time, Lord.

Hear this and be horrified, please: if we can respond to Christ like this, it means we place our trust not in Him. But in ourselves. But can we save ourselves?

Next week, Great Lent begins. It always begins on time. Precisely when we need it. Whenever sin overcomes us, we need fasting. So that we remember that we are sinners. That we all need Christ. We need His forgiveness, His word, His Eucharist. Without them, we will perish. Set your priorities in life and come to church services. Reexamine your relationship with yourself—and with the Church.

Next week, Great Lent begins. And Christ will be waiting for you in church—during this time of fasting, and always.

02/11/2026

It's that time of the week again!

10:15 in the fellowship hall! There will be coffee ☕

02/05/2026

See you there!