My congregation is in the midst of celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year. Â In conjunction with that, we are having a thank offering for sanctuary remodeling. Â In preparation for that process, we are doing a series of “steeplechases”, that is, going and looking at area churches and looking at the art and architecture of the […]
(This is a copy of the  article on my church’s web site.) Messiah Lutheran Church is pleased to announce its first speaker in the IMPACT series. The IMPACT series is a series of presentations available to the community in conjunction with our fiftieth anniversary. Our first presentation is entitled, I Trust When Dark My Road: […]
Epiphany 3 (Jan. 23, 2011, revised from 2004) Messiah Lutheran Church, Kenosha, Wisconsin Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn Matthew 8:1-13 epiphany3-2011_01 TITLE: “The Faith of the Centurion†Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for today is from the Gospel lesson in Matthew chapter 8, and the […]
So yesterday morning I got to church and prepared for praying matins (morning prayer) with the students at Christ Lutheran Academy.  I do this at least 3 mornings a week, so this is a fairly regular occurrence to me.  I vested and got ready for the service.  As I said in church waiting for the children […]
Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Epiphany 1 – Alt (January 9, 2011, revised from 2004) The Baptism of Our Lord Matthew 3:13-17 The Baptism of Kaiden Heitkamp TITLE: “Part of the Family†Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for today […]