Today’s arrival, one of three cases of index card cases ordered from Amazon.
As Christian Education Director of my congregation, Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS), Sidney, Montana, I have created a set of Small Catechism Memory Cards to give away to our children and their parents, primarily, but also to everyone else in the congregation who would like to have a set. The cards will be packaged in these index card cases.
This version of Small Catechism Memory Cards uses the synodical translation, so as to adhere to Dr. Luther’s pedagogical admonition to stick to a single text in all the uses of the Catechism in the congregation. The congregation uses the 1986 CPH translation in the Lutheran Service Book, in Wednesday School, in Sunday School, in Confirmation instruction, in the high school group, and so on. So it is important in following Luther with regard to Luther’s Catechism to use this text consistently throughout everything we do in the congregation and the homes of the congregation.
Please pray with us that these Small Catechism Memory Cards will confirm to the hearts of our children the truth and assurance of the redemption we have in Jesus.
LutheranCatechism.com cannot provide this resource freely to the world as we do the 2010 Sola Publishing / ReClaim Resources translation, the 1979 NPH-WELS translation, the forthcoming 2001 ELS translation, nor the forthcoming 1912 Synodical Conference translation.
As Captain Richard Sharpe said, “I’ll do what I can, when I can, if I can.” I can do this within the congregation for the children under my charge in my vocation as Christian Education Director, and it is a pleasure and a privilege to do it.
“Freely you have received, freely give.” Matthew 10:8. From the clutches of the Devil, the world, and my sinful self, the Word of God has delivered me. This Catechism – this Layman’s Little Bible – is able to deliver these needy children in my congregation.
Great ideal. It seems to me most children today do not really memorize the catechism the way they did even twenty years ago. I homeschooled my kids so they did do a lot of memory work.
May I have a set? I still spend a lot of time with my sisters kids and they have been confirmed but cannot recall the basic.
I’d love to get 3 sets of the Catechism Cards for my confirmands.
If they are still available, how may I acquire them?
Ms. Fiene and Rev. Jones:
If you are speaking of the 1986 CPH translation (the LCMS translation), I regret to have to repeat what the post says, “LutheranCatechism.com cannot provide this resource freely to the world as we do the 2010 Sola Publishing / ReClaim Resources translation, the 1979 NPH-WELS translation, the forthcoming 2001 ELS translation, nor the forthcoming 1912 Synodical Conference translation.” We are not allowed to do it.
If you are WELS, ELS or one of the synods for whom Sola and ReClaim are the more-or-less official publishers, then yes, I can provide the PDF for you to print on card stock. You can print it either on generic card stock and cut the cards, or on the matching Avery pre-perforated card stock that makes snapping apart the cards a, well, a snap! The PDFs are distributed on the Memory Cards page which you can access by clicking Memory Cards in the menu at the top of any page on this site, which takes you to this URL
https://lutherancatechism.com/memory-cards/
If you are of a synod not mentioned above, let me know which one. LutheranCatechism is in negotiation with three additional synods, and would approach any Lutheran synod that any reader desires.