Paul Gerhardt Service
Posted on March 16th, 2007 by TK
For local residents interested, there will be a special service for the 400th anniversary of Paul Gerhardt’s birth. It will be held Bethany Lutheran Church in Princeton, Minnesota at 6:30 p.m. on March 19, 2007.
It will be a devotional service to commemorate 400th anniversary of the birth of the great Lutheran hymn writer, pastor and confessor Paul Gerhardt. Besides congregational singing, local church and children’s choirs will be participating in the service. The service will consist mainly of Gerhardt’s hymns, with commentary on his life. Anyone who is in the area and able to come is very welcome to join!.
(Bethany Lutheran Church in Princeton, Minnesota, 801 South Sixth Street — at the corner of 6th Street South and 8th Avenue, near the high school and the Fairview hospital. Phone at the church is 763-389-3070.)
We are planning a special service for the 400th anniversary of Paul Gerhardt’s birth on October 21, 2007.
We plan to use some of the 17 hymns in LSB attributed to him, along with some kind of brief narrative, plus a sermon going to the gift of hymnody the Lord has given to His Church.
Would you have any suggestions for such a service based on your experience back in March? If possible, could you email me by attachment a copy of that service? I’d be most thankful to you.
If you aren’t the person who can most easily respond to this request, could you possibly forward this to him or her? Thanks!
May the Lord continue to give you those gifts which enable you to serve Him in the vocations to which He calls you.
–Pastor Ken Larson
Redeemer Lutheran Church
West Palm Beach, FL
Pastor Larson, I’ve forwarded your message to Pastor Gernander. I’m sure he will respond!