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Pastor
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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.
He is a May 2009 graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary of Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he received a Master of Divinity degree. Following three years of studies at Concordia, he served his year of vicarage at our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Golconda, Ill. and was instrumental in |
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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
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February 5, 2012 (Epiphany 5B) - Mark 1:29-39
January 29, 2012 (Epiphany 4B) - Mark 1:21-28
January 22, 2012 (Epiphany 3B) - Mark 1:14-20
January 15, 2012 (Epiphany 2B) - John 1:43-51
January 8, 2012 (Baptism of Our Lord) - Mark 1:4-11
January 1, 2012 (Circumcision and Naming of Jesus) - Luke 2:21
December 31, 2011 (New Year's Eve) - Luke 12:35-14
December 25, 2011 (Christmas Day) - John 1:1-14
December 24, 2011 (Christmas Eve) - Luke 2:1-20
December 21, 2011 (Advent Midweek) - John 11:1-16, 14:1-7
December 14, 2011 (Advent Midweek) - Revelation 7:14-17
December 11, 2011 (Advent 3B) - John 1:6-8, 19-28
December 7, 2011 (Advent Midweek) - John Galations 2:20
November 30, 2011 (Advent Midweek) - John 1:35-42
November 27, 2011 (Advent 1B) - Mark 11:1-10
November 23, 2011 (Thanksgiving Eve) - Deuteronomy 8:1-10
November 20, 2011 (Last Sunday of the Church Year) - Matthew 25:31-46
November 6, 2011 (All Saints' Day) - Revelation 7:9-17
October 30, 2011 (Reformation Day) - Revelation 14:6-7, John 8:31-36
October 23, 2011 (Pentecost 19A) - Matthew 22:34-46
October 16, 2011 (Pentecost 18A) - Matthew 22:15-22
October 14, 2011 (Funeral for Celeste Requarth)
October 9, 2011 (Pentecost 17A) - Matthew 22:1-14
October 2, 2011 (Pentecost 16A) - Matthew 21:33-46
September 25, 2011 (Pentecost 15A) - Matthew 21:23-27
September 18, 2011 (Pentecost 14A) - Matthew 20:1-16
September 11, 2011 (Pentecost 13A) - Psalm 46:1-11
September 4, 2011 (Pentecost12A) - Matthew 18:1-4
August 28, 2011 (Pentecost 11A) - Matthew 16:21-28
August 21, 2011 (Pentecost 10A) - Matthew 16:13-20
August 14, 2011 (Pentecost 9A) - Matthew 15:21-28
August 7, 2011 (Pentecost 8A) - Matthew 14:22-33
July 24, 2011 (Pentecost 6A) - Matthew 13:44-52
July 17, 2011 (Pentecost 5A) - Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
July 10, 2011 (Pentecost 4A) - Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
July 3, 2011 (Pentecost 3A) - Romans 7:14-25a
July 1, 2011 (Funeral for Jim Turner)
June 19, 2011 (Holy Trinity Sunday) - Genesis 1:1-2:4a
June 12, 2011 (Pentecost) - Acts 2:1-21
June 5, 2011 (Easter 7A) - Acts 1:12-26, John 17:1-11
June 2, 2011 (Ascension Day) - Acts 1:1-11
May 29, 2011 (Easter 6A) - John 14:15-21
May 22, 2011 (Easter 5A) - John 14:1-14
May 15, 2011 (Easter 4A) - John 10:1-10
May 8, 2011 (Easter 3A) - Acts 2:14a, 36-41
May 1, 2011 (Easter 2A) - John 20:19-31
April 24, 2011 (Easter Sunday) - Matthew 28:1-10
April 22, 2011 (Good Friday) - Matthew 20:17-18
April 21, 2011 (Maunday Thursday) - Exodus 24:3-11
April 17, 2011 (Palm Sunday) - Matthew 26:1 - 27:66
April 13, 2011 (Lenten Midweek) - Matthew 27:54
April 10, 2011 (Lent 5A) - John 11:11-27, 38-53
April 6, 2011 (Lenten Midweek) - Matthew 27:52-53
April 3, 2011 (Lent 4A) - John 9:1-7, 13-17, 34-39
March 30, 2011 (Lenten Midweek) - Matthew 27:51c
March 27, 2011 (Lent 3A) - John 4:5-26
March 23, 2011 (Lenten Midweek) - Matthew 27:51b
March 20, 2011 (Lent 2A) - John 3:1-17
March 16, 2011 (Lenten Midweek) - Matthew 27:51a
March 13, 2011 (Lent 1A) - Matthew 4:1-11
March 9, 2011 (Ash Wednesday) - Matthew 27:45
March 6, 2011 (Transfiguration of Our Lord) - Matthew 17:1-9
February 27, 2011 (Epiphany 8A) - Matthew 6:24-34
February 20, 2011 (Epiphany 7A) - Matthew 5:38-48
February 6, 2011 (Epiphany 5A) - Matthew 5:13-20
January 30, 2011 (Epiphany 4A) - 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
January 23, 2011 (Epiphany 3A) - Matthew 4:12-25
January 21, 2011 (Funeral for Patricia Lyn Marcin)
January 16, 2011 (Epiphany 2A) - John 1:29-42a
January 9, 2011 (Baptism of Our Lord) - Matthew 3:13-17
January 2, 2011 (Christmas 2A) - Luke 2:40-52
December 31, 2010 (New Year's Eve) - Luke 12:35-40
December 26, 2010 (Christmas 1A) - Matthew 2:13-32
December 25, 2010 (Christmas Day) - Luke 2:1-20
December 24, 2010 (Christmas Eve) - Luke 2:1-20
December 22, 2010 (Avent Midweek) - Isaiah 7:10-14
December 15, 2010 (Advent Midweek) - Isaiah 35:1-10D
December 12, 2010 (Advent 3A) - Matthew 11:2-15
December 8, 2010 (Advent Midweek) - Isaiah 11:1-10
December 1, 2010 (Advent Midweek) - Isaiah 2:1-5
November 28, 2010 (Advent 1A) - Matthew 21:1-11
November 24, 2010 (Thanksgiving Eve) - Luke 17:11-19
November 25, 2010 (Pentecost 25C) - Luke 21:5-28
November 7, 2010 (All Saints Day Observed) - Matthew 5:1-12
October 24, 2010 (Pentecost 22C) - Luke 18:9-17
October 17, 2010 (Pentecost 21C) - 2 Timothy 3:14 - 4:5
October 16, 2010 (Livesay/Vanhooser Wedding)
October 10, 2010 (Pentecost 20C) - Luke 17:11-19
October 3, 2010 (Pentecost 19C) - Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
September 19, 2010 (Pentecost 17C) - Luke 16:1-15
September 12, 2010 (Pentecost 16C) - Luke 15:1-10
September 5, 2010 (Pentecost 15C) - Luke 14:25-35
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)
June 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
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