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Brothers and sisters in Christ, For those of you who were unable to attend, in person or online, the Good Friday Tre-Ore service at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Centennial, Colorado earlier today, I offer you an audio recording of the homily that I delivered based upon the Gospel of Saint Luke, the twenty-second … Continue reading Pastor’s Post: Good Friday 04/07/2023
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I cordially invite and encourage you to attend some or all of the Tre-Ore Service at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Centennial this coming Friday. "Tre Ore" refers to the three hours from 12 noon to 3:00 PM on Good Friday when there was darkness. I will … Continue reading Pastor’s Post: Good Friday Tre-Ore Service at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We rejoice and praise God that after a long ten months, the rehabilitation of the historic 1930 Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Chapel building has finally begun. But as is often the case with such accidents, the damage to the foundation hidden under the exterior brick is much greater than was … Continue reading Pastor’s Post 03/08/2023
Greetings in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, This evening, Immanuel Lutheran Church in Englewood, Colorado is hosting the guests of the Severe Weather Shelter Network (https://swshelternetwork.com/) for the first time. Volunteers and paid staff arrived at 5:30 PM, and the thirty guests began arriving at 6:00 PM. During this first hour, Pastor Tuell, … Continue reading Sheltering the Homeless: Pastor’s Post 02/08/2023
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The good people from Scottish Stained Glass came to Immanuel on Thursday morning and replaced five windows (three in the tower, one each in the sanctuary and narthex). They were convinced four of those windows were damaged by a BB or pellet gun. The glass replaced in the sanctuary and … Continue reading Pastor’s Post 09/30/2022
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Immanuel had an unexpected visitor on Monday night! Unfortunately the visitor arrived when the church was closed for the night, so he accidently drove his small-pickup through an electrical pole across the street and then the wall of our historic 1930 chapel coming partially at rest inside the garden-level … Continue reading Pastor’s Post 05/04/2022
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: Today, August 24, is when the Christian Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle. This post is devoted to one of the many Feast Days that the historic Christian Church observed that are generally neglected today. I pray that you find this message … Continue reading Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle 8/24/2021
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: Today, July 22, is when the Christian Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene. This post is devoted to one of the Feast Days that the historic Christian Church observed that are generally neglected today. “Whenever the New Testament Gospels name the women … Continue reading Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene 7/22/2021
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: Today, June 29, is when the Christian Church celebrates the Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles. While the Christian church today recognizes that they may not have died on the same day, both Peter and Paul were imprisoned (Acts 12:1-11), both wrote … Continue reading Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul 6/29/2021
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: Today, June 24, is when the Christian Church recognizes the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, which the Church dates as six months prior to the birth of Jesus based largely on the events recorded in Luke 1. These Pastor’s Posts are devoted to … Continue reading The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist 6/24/2021
Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: Today, June 11, 2021 is the Feast Day when the Christian Church recognizes Saint Barnabas, Apostle. This post is just one of many devoted to the Feast Days that the historic Christian Church observed that are largely neglected today unless it falls on a … Continue reading Feast of Saint Barnabas, Apostle 6/11/2021
Greetings in the Name of our Crucified and Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: Today, May 31, is the Feast Day when the Christian Church recognizes The Visitation. This post is just one of many devoted to the Feast Days that the historic Christian Church observed that are largely neglected today unless it falls on … Continue reading Feast of the Visitation 5/31/2021