Starting tomorrow, What Does This Mean? walks the Divine Service series again.
Pastor Jacob Hercamp takes us through the Divine Service, explaining the traditions behind what we say and do in the Church’s historic liturgy —from the Confession and Absolution, where the service begins, to the Benediction that sends us home. Along the way: why we make the sign of the cross, what an Introit is, and what is — and, in one memorable installment, is not — there in the middle of the service.
The walk runs into January, stepping aside for the Church’s feasts and seasons as they come. Walk it again, or walk it for the first time — and bring your questions. That’s how this series began: with confirmation students asking why we do what we do.
First step: Confession and Absolution — Monday, November 9.
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Pastor Emeritus
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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