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1 Liturgy at Holy Trinity in the Loop January 6, pm The Epiphany Of Our Lord Liturgy at Holy Trinity In the Loop Epiphany means manifestation. On this day we celebrate the revelation of Christ to the Gentiles that is, to all nations. Some Christian traditions celebrate three great epiphanies on this day: the magi s adoration of the Christ child, Jesus baptism in the Jordan River, and his first miracle, in which he changes water into wine. The word and sacraments are for us the great epiphany of God s grace and mercy. We go forth to witness to the light that shines brightly in our midst.

2 Prelude Variations on O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright Anne Krentz Organ Help Us Create SACRED SPACE by powering down Please do not use cell phones and other electronic devices. GATHERING The ringing of the meditation bowl calls us to silence, centering and reflection as we prepare for worship. Gathering Hymn The First Noel Text: English traditional Music: THE FIRST NOWELL, English traditional [2]

3 The presiding minister bows toward the assembly which is the body of Christ and the primary symbol of God s presence in the liturgy. We give thanks on this holy day, a day adorned with epiphanies: for the star that led the magi to the manger, that the nations may see the light of Christ; for the water turned to wine at Cana s wedding, that the people taste the goodness of the Lord; for the baptism of our Lord Jesus in the Jordan, that the Christ would save us all. This is the day that the Lord has made, alleluia, we will rejoice and be glad in it, alleluia. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. Greeting Canticle of Praise Fairer Than The Sun At Morning [3]

4 Prayer of the Day First Reading Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-7, Setting: Michael Joncas The cantor sings the refrain first and the assembly repeats. The cantor and assembly sing alternate verses. Let us pray Amen. ~ be seated ~ WORD The lectionary appoints this poem from Isaiah because it served as a backdrop for Matthew as he wrote of the meaning of the birth of Jesus. The light becomes for Matthew the star, and the gold and frankincense are gifts that the magi present. Thus for Matthew the gifts of the magi affirm that Christ is the light that the poem from Isaiah described. Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. Refrain: Tone: Give the king your jus- tice, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son; that he may rule your people righteously and the poor with justice; that the mountains may bring prosperity to the people, and the hills, in righteousness. Let him defend the needy a- mong the people, rescue the poor, and crush the oppressor. Refrain May he live as long as the sun and moon endure, from one generation to another. Let him come down like rain upon the mown field, like showers that wa- ter the earth. In his time may the righteous flourish; and let there be an abundance of peace till the moon shall be no more. May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles pay tribute, and the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. Refrain [4]

5 May all kings bow down before him, and all the nations do him service. For the king delivers the poor who cry out in distress, the oppressed, and those who have no helper. He has compassion on the low- ly and poor, and preserves the lives of the needy. From oppression and violence he re- deems their lives, and precious is their blood in his sight. Refrain The reading is appropriate for Epiphany because it speaks of the revelation of the mystery of Christ. The magi saw the light, and now believers also see the wisdom of God revealed in the life of Christ. We celebrate that light in our worship, and we see Christ in the scriptures, in the bread and wine, and in one another. Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. Stand, as you are able, to welcome the gospel. 1. We three kings of Orient are; bearing gifts we traverse afar, field and fountain, moor and Mountain, following yonder star. Refrain Oh, star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright; westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light! 2. Born a king on Bethlehem s plain, gold I bring to crown him again; king forever, ceasing never, over us all to reign. Refrain 3. Frankincense to offer have I; incense owns a deity nigh; prayer and praising, gladly raising, worshiping God Most High. Refrain 4. Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume breathes a life of gathering gloom; sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, sealed in the stone-cold tomb. Refrain Second Reading Ephesians 3:1-12 Gospel Acclamation We Three Kings Stanzas 1-4 are sung before the Gospel; stanza 5 after. [5]

6 Gospel Matthew 2:1-12 As the gospel is announced, you may trace a small cross on your forehead, lips and breast, a prayer that the Word may dwell in our minds, on our lips and in our hearts. Sermon Silence Hymn of the Day O Morning Star, How Fair And Bright This reading proclaims that even as a young child, Jesus is recognized as a king of the Jews who has significance for the entire globe. Even the sky shows new light. Not only Jews, but also people from other religions see God s light in Jesus. Christians have seen their gifts to the poor and to the church as like the gifts of the magi. Herod s threat is a down payment on the cross. The holy gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. We Three Kings, Stanza 5 Glorious now behold him arise: King and God and sacrifice; Alleluia, Alleluia! Earth to heav n replies. ~ be seated ~ Following the sermon there is a time of silence for reflection and quiet meditation. Our liturgy is not only made up of words, gestures and music, but also moments of silence. ~ please stand as you are able~ Stanza 3- High Voices Alone (Sopranos/Altos) Stanza 4- Low Voices Alone (Tenors/Basses) Stanza 5- Piano Alone Refrain Oh, star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright; westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light! [6]

7 Text: Philipp Nicolai, ; tr. Lutheran Book of Worship 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship Music: WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET, Philipp Nicolai After each petition: Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. ~ be seated ~ MEAL Some of us give online; others place offerings in the basket. Honoring that we also share our gifts and talents in our daily lives, please touch the basket as it is passed through the assembly--a sign of your self-offering to God. Prayers of Intercession Peace The assembly is invited to share God s peace with one another saying, Peace be with you, or similar words. Offering [7]

8 Offertory Anthem Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day Setting: Richard Shephard Great Thanksgiving The thanksgiving includes the following: Dialogue Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; I would my true love did so chance To see the legend of my play, To call my true love to my dance; Sing, oh! my love, oh! my love, my love, my love, This have I done for my true love. Then was I born of a virgin pure, Of her I took fleshly substance Thus was I knit to man's nature To call my true love to my dance. In a manger laid, and wrapped I was So very poor, this was my chance Between an ox and a silly poor ass To call my true love to my dance. Then afterwards baptized I was; The Holy Ghost on me did glance, My Father s voice heard I from above, To call my true love to my dance. We gather close around the table. You need only bring the bulletin if you need it for the responses. Preface It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ. By the leading of a star he was shown forth to all nations; in the waters of the Jordan you proclaimed him your beloved Son; and in the miracle of water turned to wine he revealed your glory. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Holy, Holy Sung at the direction of the leader. Eucharistic Prayer The spoken responses during the Eucharistic Prayer echo the presiding minister. [8]

9 Let us proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again now until the end of time. Amen. Memorial Acclamation Great Amen Lord s Prayer As a sign of openness to the divine presence, you may join the presider in praying the Our Father with the ancient gesture of extended hands. Sung at the direction of the leader. Breaking of the Bread All are welcome at Christ's table, including children. Bread is received in the hands. Wine is received by either drinking from the chalice or dipping the bread into it (intinction). Gluten-free wafers are available from the presiding minister. Those not communing may come forward for a blessing, keeping your hands folded over your chest. For those unable to consume either wine or bread, communion is received fully in either element alone. [9] Communion Silence

10 Prayer Blessing ~ please stand as you are able ~ SENDING Having heard the word and shared the eucharist, we are sent to live our baptism through words and deeds, making known the love of Christ, and working for justice and peace in our families, communities, and world. Sending Hymn Songs Of Thankfulness And Praise Text: Christopher Wordsworth, , alt. Music: SALZBURG, Jakob Hintze, Sending Postlude O Morning Star, How Fair And Bright Anne Krentz Organ Go in peace. Let your light shine. Thanks be to God! Following the liturgy, several things happen simultaneously: some folks greet one another and converse; others listen to the piano postlude; and others move downstairs for a wine reception and social time. [10]

11 SERVING IN THIS LITURGY PRESIDING MINISTER Pr. Ben Adams MUSICIAN Beau Surratt ASSISTING MINISTER Dinah Wayne COMMUNION ASSISTANT Anna Gustitus READER Sebastian Soto, Alyson Emery INTERCESSIONS Kristi Bangert USHER/GREETER Chrissy Bennethum, David Villegas ALTAR GUILD Jon Skogen, Michelle Locke BREAD Dinah Wayne NOTES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Is This Your First Time Or Are You A Newcomer? Welcome! We are so glad you are worshipping with us. Please sign the yellow slip on the entry area table following worship. It helps us know how you heard about HTLoop. You can also sign up to receive our e-newsletter. Can't Make It On A Saturday Night? Worship on Sunday mornings: + Here at Grace Place at 10:00 a.m. Grace Episcopal Church. + At Holy Trinity's Lakeview site, 1218 W. Addison. 9am or 11am. Fair Trade Sales Next Saturday Fair Trade coffee, chocolate, and other products will be for sale downstairs following the liturgy. HTLoop Reception Hosts Needed The signup form to host a wine reception will be out before and after worship, so please consider contributing the snacks and drinks for an upcoming Saturday! Feel free to make the reception your own by serving something that represents your own style and flavor. HTLoop Community Meeting + Saturday, Feb. 3, after the 5:00 pm service Holy Trinity is one church in two sites. On the weekend of the annual meeting (please attend Sunday, February 4 at noon at HTLakeview, if you can), join us to celebrate Holy Trinity s mission and ministry the past year, and hear updates and talk about plans for [11]

12 Mission Endowment Fund Grants + Applications Due January 16 Holy Trinity's Mission Endowment Committee is pleased to announce for the fourth year in a row the availability of a small number of grants that will extend our commitment to and support of mission beyond our congregation. Registered charities qualified under IRS 501(c)(3) are eligible to apply for grants of up to $1,500 with the endorsement and signature of a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. The grant deadline for 2018 annual grants is January 16, For more information and to download an application for, visit htchicago.org/endowment. Any questions which are not answered by reading the form may be directed to Barbara Wahler, Mission Endowment Fund Committee Chair, at ribitmsw2004@yahoo.com. Spirituality Night at HTLakeview Last Monday of the month, 7:00 8:30 pm. First meeting: January 29. Join with others to deepen your spiritual life and awareness of God s presence in everyday life. Each session will focus on a theme from Benedictine/monastic spirituality such as transformation, stability, work, listening, hospitality, moderation, beauty, and compassion. We will also consider spiritual practices such as centering prayer, lectio divina, journaling, walking, cooking, liturgical prayer, and sabbath/retreat. Led by Pr. Craig Mueller who is currently a candidate for an oblate at St. John s Abbey in Collegville, MN. Oblates seek to live the rule of St. Benedict in their daily lives. The sessions will also be drawn from an introductory course in spiritual formation that Pr. Mueller taught at LSTC several years ago. A minimum of eight persons are needed. Please the office (office@htchicago.org) to sign-up. Holy Trinity Spring Retreat: Save the Date With the Earth and All Its Creatures Friday evening, May 4 late Saturday afternoon, May 5 Loyola Retreat and Ecology Center; Woodstock, IL Come away to reflect on our baptismal call to care for the earth. Considering the perspectives of justice, liturgy, and spirituality, the retreat will be led by Aana Vigen, Ben Stewart, and Craig Mueller. Loyola University s Retreat and Ecology Campus is located near Woodstock, IL, an hour and a half northwest of Chicago. It is an ecologically friendly campus with 100 acres of prairies, savannas, woodlands, wetlands, and ponds. Meals are created from scratch and use only locally sourced and fresh ingredients. The retreat will provide space for conversation, worship, rest time together and alone as you choose. The cost of $100 includes dorm-style room (private shower down the hall), breakfast, lunch, and meeting room costs. More information to follow. Commemorations For The Week January 9 + Adrian of Canterbury, teacher, died around 710 African by birth, Adrian (or Hadrian) worked with Theodore, archbishop of Canterbury, in developing the church in England. He was director of a school at which church leaders were trained. [12]

13 WHAT WE VALUE Our worship is ancient and new We celebrate a liturgy based on ancient patterns and rituals that go back to the early centuries of Christianity. We gather for worship to hear the scriptures and wrestle with their meaning for our lives today. We share the sacred meal of bread and wine and depart to serve a world in need. Though ancient, worship is always fresh and new as the gospel of Christ comes alive for our contemporary context. Time unplugged from electronic devices allows reflection and centering. Open to the Mystery we connect, strengthen and serve with joy. Things we re for Radical inclusivity regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, socio-economic status, sexual orientation or religious/spiritual background. Embodied gathering in real time and sacred space. Multisensory liturgy that helps us delight in God s beauty. Intentional engagement with contemporary social, theological and spiritual issues. User-friendly liturgies. Preaching that is honest about the struggles of life and the grace of God. Robust congregational singing. Reverence and joy in worship that spills over into everyday life. Cultivating empowering relationships, not only at church but everywhere. Openness to questions and faith struggles. Treasuring mystery above certainty. Things we re against Power and privilege that lead to prejudice and oppression. Racism, sexism, heterosexism and ableism. A religion that claims to have all the answers. Senseless violence. Negative and hateful partisanship. Superficial responses to life s painful and difficult realities. Boring sermons. Church services that don t connect with everyday life. Equating Christianity with the Religious Right. Indifference to injustice and suffering. Misuse of the earth and its resources. [13]

14 WORSHIP AND EVERYDAY LIFE The sermon is one way that worship connects with everyday life. In addition, in the intercessions we pray for the church, those in need, creation, the world and its leaders. The greeting of peace may seem like a seven-inning stretch, or a chance to say hello. But this ritual moment is ancient as well. Greet one another with a holy kiss, we read in Romans. In Matthew it says, if you are getting ready to offer your gift at the altar and are estranged from someone, go be reconciled first. We greet one another with peace be with you or similar words. We offer a handshake, an embrace, a kiss. What we practice here we pray we will live in the world. We hope that we will find peace within ourselves and then be a peacemaker in all that we say and do. Then there is the offering. What comes to mind? Money? True, but it s so much more than that. The bread and wine are carried forward by representatives of the community. In this ritual, we offer ourselves with the bread and wine. The bread and wine come from the earth and from what human hands have made. Someone in the community has baked the bread, for example. With the bread and wine we offer our lives and daily work. We offer our gifts and talents, our passions, our hopes and dreams. We ask that God would use all of them all of us to be a blessing for the world. We offer money, too. We practice generosity in church that it may flow forth from us when we leave. Some of us place money in the offering plate. Some of us give online. Some write checks or use the small the offering envelopes available. The offerings are for the mission of the church and the ministry of Holy Trinity. The offerings are for those that are poor, and for organizations that care for refugees, for those that are marginalized, homeless and hungry. For all the many ways you practice generosity through word and deed we are thankful. [14]

15 NEWCOMER OR FIRST TIME? WELCOME! WHOEVER YOU ARE, wherever you re from, whatever the color of your skin or who you love, and whatever your feelings about organized religion and church, you are welcome at Holy Trinity. TWO WORSHIP NOTES: The meditation bell is rung before the service and several times during the liturgy to call the community to a contemplative period of silence and reflection. The incense that burns gently before the service reflects Holy Trinity s commitment to worship that is multisensory. The sweet smell of incense is a doorway to the holy in the same way that beautiful music, flowers and stained glass can lead us to ponder the mystery of God s presence. RESTROOMS: Second floor: to the left of the altar, along the windows. Street level: off the large room. PARKING: Free parking is available at Jones College Prep (Harris and South Plymouth Court). Do not park in the spaces marked I-Go Car, the engineer spots, or the handicapped spaces (unless you have credentials to do so). A greeter will provide a laminated display for your front dashboard (under the window). HOLY TRINITY is one congregation that holds services in two sites: on Saturday nights at Grace Place, and on Sunday mornings at 1218 W. Addison in the Lakeview community. Please contact Pastor Craig Mueller or Pastor Ben Adams if you are interested in becoming a member or associate member of Holy Trinity. WOULD YOU LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE about Holy Trinity? Go to: holytrinitychicago.org. You can sign up for our weekly e-newsletter there as well. HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS SERVICE. Like us on Facebook. Do a review on Yelp. Invite friends and colleagues. Thanks for your support with this new missional worshipping community in the South Loop! Ministry Partners Lutheran-Episcopal South Loop Campus Ministry; The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago; The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; The Episcopal Church Offerings If you consider Holy Trinity your church home, we invite you to give generously both to support the mission of the congregation and as a spiritual practice. We rely on your offerings to support the space sharing costs, staff, and ministries of Holy Trinity and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. A large number of the congregation gives online through Electronic Funds Transfer. You can give a one-time gift or set up recurring gifts at giving.htchicago.org. We will pass the offering plate as well! We appreciate your contributions of time, talent, and financial support. [15]

16 Holy Trinity: Lakeview 1218 W. Addison Street Holy Trinity: Loop 637 S. Dearborn Street holytrinitychicago.org Purpose Statement Open to the Mystery Connect, Strengthen, and Serve with Joy! Guiding Principles Act with courage Be radically inclusive Cultivate empowering relationships Delight in God s beauty Engage With Intention STAFF Lead Pastor Craig Mueller cmueller@htchicago.org Associate Pastor Michelle Sevig msevig@htchicago.org Assistant Pastor (HTLoop) Ben Adams badams@htchicago.org Musician / Ministry Associate Beau Surratt bsurratt@htchicago.org Finance/Building Administrator Paul Strome pstrome@htchicago.org Seminarians Paisley Le Roy Ian Frei Worship Acknowledgements Text, music, and images for the liturgy is reprinted from Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2007 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License # Unless otherwise noted, all other music and text reprinted under permission of OneLicense.net #A Psalm text: Rae E. Whitney, 2001, 2001 Selah Publishing Co. [16]