Pastor O'Brien

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Pastor Terry O’Brien was ordained into the Holy Ministry and ordained as Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church on July 19, 2009.

beginning a Lutheran mission church in Saline County. In 2008 he was one of six Concordia students selected to participate in a 10-day “Mercy Mission” to the Lutheran Church of the island nation of Madagascar.

A native of Springfield, Ill., Pastor O’Brien was born, baptized and raised as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. He is a 1972 graduate of the University of Illinois, and he spent 33 years as an advertising and promotional manager for several large life insurance companies, including the former Franklin Life Insurance Company in Springfield and, most recently, American General Life Insurance Company of Houston, Texas. He retired from American General Life in 2005 prior to beginning his seminary studies.

Pastor O’Brien and his wife of 31 years, Sharon (Jackson) O’Brien, are the parents of two children, Bethany O’Brien Italiano (husband: Joel) of Glen Carbon, Ill. and Todd O’Brien of Pana, Ill. They also have one granddaughter.

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Sermons

August 29, 2010 (Pentecost 14C) - Luke 1:1-14
August 22, 2010 (Pentecost 13C) - Luke 13:22-30
August 15, 2010 (Pentecost 12C) - Luke 12:49-53
August 12, 2010 (Funeral for Dolores and Leroy Weller)
August 8, 2010 (Pentecost 11C) - Hebrews 11:1-16
August 1, 2010 (Pentecost 10C) - Luke 12:13-21

July 25, 2010 (Pentecost 9C) - Luke 11:1-13
June 18, 2010 (Pentecost 8C) - Luke 10:38-42
July 11, 2010 (Pentecost7C) - Luke10:25-37
July 4, 2010 (Pentecost 6C)

J une 27, 2010 (Pentecost 5C) - 1 Kings 19:9b-21
June 20, 2010 (Pentecost 4C) - Galatians 3:23-4:7
June 19, 2010 (Ordination of John Shank) - Luke 24:44-49
June 13, 2010 (Pentecost 3C) - Luke 7:36-8:3
June 6, 2010 (Pentecost 2) - 1 Kings 17:17-24 & Luke 7:11-17

May 30, 2010 (Tinity Sunday) - John 8:48-59
May 23, 2010 (Pentecost) - Acts 2:1-21
May 16, 2010 (Ascension) - John 24:44-53
May 14, 2010 (Funeral Service for Judith A. Doolin)
May 9, 2010 (Easter 6C) - John 16:23-33
May 2, 2010 (Easter 5C) - John 16:12-22

April 25, 2010 (Easter 4C) - John 10:22-30
April 18, 2010 (Easter 3C) - John 21:1-14
April 18 2010 (Funeral Service for Jean Amling)
April 11, 2010 (Easter 2C) - John 20:19-31
April 4, 2010 (Easter Sunday) - 1 Corinthians 15:19-26
April 2, 2010 (Good Friday)
April 1, 2010 (Maunday Thursday) - Luke 22:7-20

March 28, 2010 (Palm Sunday) - John 12:12-19
March 24, 2010 (Lenten Midweek) - Isaiah 53:8
March 21, 2010 (Lent 5) - Luke 20:9-20
March 17, 2010 (Lenten Midweek) - Isaiah 53:7
March 14, 2010 (Lent 4) - Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
March 10, 2010 (Lenten Midweek) - Isaiah 53:6
March 7, 2010 (Lent 3) - Luke 13:1-9
March 3, 2010 (Lenten Midweek) - Isaiah 53:4-5

February 28, 2010 (Lent 2) - Luke 13:31-35
February 24, 2010 (Lenten Midweek) - Isaiah 52:14, 53:2-3
February 21, 2010 (Lent 1) - Luke 4:1-13
February 17, 2010 (Ash Wednesday) - Isaiah 53:1
February 14, 2010 (Transfiguration) - Luke 9:28-36
February 7, 2010 (Epiphany 5) - Luke 5:1-11

January 31, 2010 (Epiphany 4) - Luke 4:31-44
January 24, 2010 (Epiphany 3) - Luke 4:16-30
January 17, 2010 (Epiphany 2) - John 2:1-11
January 10, 2010 (The Baptism of our Lord) - Luke 3:15-22
January 3, 2010 (Second Sunday After Christmas) - Luke 2:40-52

December 31, 2009 (New Year's Eve) - Luke 2:22-40
December 27, 2009 (First Sunday After Christmas) - Luke 2:22-40
December 25, 2009 (Christmas Day) - Luke 2:1-17
December 24, 2009 (Christmas Eve) - Luke 2:1-20
December 16, 2009 (Advent Midweek) - Luke 3:2-18
December 13, 2009 (Advent 3C) - Luke 7:18-28
December 9, 2009 (Advent Midweek) - Luke 2:21-40
December 6, 2009 (Advent 2C) - Luke 3:1-14
December 2, 2009 (Advent Midweek) - Luke 1:46-56

November 29, 2009 (Advent 1C) - Luke 19:28-40
November 25, 2009 (Thanksgiving Eve) - Luke 17:11-19
Jovember 22, 2009 (Last Sunday of the Church year) - Mark 13:24-37
November 15, 2009 (Pentecost 24B) - Daniel 12:1-3
November 8, 2009 (Pentecost 23B) - Mark 12:38-44
November 1, 2009 (All-Saints Day) - Revelation 7:9-17

October 25, 2009 (Reformation Day) - John 8:31-36
October 18, 2009 (Pentecost 20B) - Mark 10:23-31
October 11, 2009 (Pentecost 19B) - Mark 10:17-22
October 4, 2009 (Pentecost 18B) - Mark 10:2-16

September 27, 2009 (Pentecost 17B) - Mark 9:38-50
September 20, 2009 (Pentecost 16B) - Mark 9:30-37
September 13, 2009 (Pentecost 15B) - Mark 9:14-29
September 6, 2009 (Pentecost 14B) - Mark 7:31-37

August 30, 2009 (Pentecost 13B) - Mark 7:14-23
August 23, 2009 (Pentecost 12B) - Mark 7:1-13
August 16, 2009 (Pentecost 11B) - John 6:51-69
August 9, 2009 (Pentecost 10B) - John 6:35-51
August 2, 2009 (Pentecost 9B) - John 6:22-35

July 26, 2009 (Pentecost 8B) - Mark 11:1-10