LITURGY AT HOLY TRINITY Sunday of the Passion Palm Sunday March 24, 2013 + 10:30 am To Our Guests: Welcome! Whoever you are, wherever you're from, or whatever your feelings about religion or spirituality, you are welcome here. Please fill out a yellow slip in the pew rack and place it in the offering plate. The next orientation session (to find out more or for those interested in membership): Sunday, April 7. More information on Holy Trinity, Lutheranism, worship practices, marriage and baptisms at the back of the church. To families with small children: We are glad you are here! If your child needs a break from the service, feel free to walk to the narthex/back of the church. Nursery: open 8:15-11:30 a.m. Use the garden entrance on Addison; nursery is inside the door. Special children's bulletins are on a table at the back of the church.
HEADLINE ANNOUNCEMENTS The Three Days Of Easter begin on Thursday evening. We join Christians around the world in celebrating the death and resurrection of Christ. Our community needs to be together for these most holy days that renew our faith. Please try to be present for all three evenings, but especially on Saturday evening for the Easter Vigil! Parking For Evening Services 383 neighborhood parking permits will be available in the narthex for you to use for all the evening services. ON SATURDAY parking is also available in the alley behind the Brixen Ivy Community Center (one block west). It Takes A Community To Prepare For Easter There are a number of ways that you can help with preparations: 1) Sponsor flowers for Easter. (We are short on sponsors). Today is the deadline. See page 23, or donate online: giving.htchicago.org 2) We still need FOOD and VOLUNTEERS (to set-up and clean-up) for our festive Easter Vigil champagne reception! See list on page 16, and sign-up at the back of the church. 3) We need ushers for Vigil and both Easter services (even if you haven t done it before!), please speak to or email Josh in the office (office@htchicago.org) Eco-Palms Today in celebration of Palm Sunday, our congregation has partnered with Lutheran World Relief to use Eco-Palms a branch truly worthy of celebration. Eco-Palms are harvested in a sustainable manner. Harvesters are trained to gather only quality palm fronds in a way that allows the plant to keep growing. The palms are then brought to a community processing building, where the palms are processed and packaged for export. Eco-Palm communities process the palms themselves, capturing more of the profits, improving communities standard of living, and ensuring that the money paid for the palms benefit those who labor. As we raise our branches in celebration today, we play an important role in protecting forests, local jobs, and sustainable livelihoods in harvesting communities. 2
ABOUT TODAY'S LITURGY: The voice of the suffering savior, Jesus, can be heard in the prophet Isaiah s words and the pleading of the psalm. We are invited into the agony of our Lord in the extended reading of the story of Jesus passion. In the second reading, we who have put on Christ in holy baptism are urged to let the mind of Christ be our own. Lent leads us to this holy moment. Embrace it. Please turn off all cell phones before the liturgy begins. * those who are able may stand Bold all This bulletin is available in large print GATHERING: PALMS The assembly gathers on the west lawn of the church. The presiding minister begins. *PROCESSIONAL GOSPEL Luke 19:28-40 The holy gospel according to Luke Glory to you, O Lord. After he had said this, Jesus went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called he Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, Why are you untying it? just say this, The Lord needs it. So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, Why are you untying the colt? They said, The Lord needs it. Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying, Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven! Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, Teacher, order your disciples to stop. He answered, I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. 3
*BLESSING OF THE PALMS The Lord be with you. And also with you. The assembly raises their palm branches. We praise you, O God, for redeeming the world through our Savior Jesus Christ. Today he entered the holy city in triumph and was proclaimed messiah and king by those who spread garments and branches along his way. Bless these branches and those who carry them. Grant us grace to follow our Lord in the way of the cross, so that, joined to his death and resurrection, we enter into life with you; through the same Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. *PROCESSION Please follow the cross into the sanctuary, using all doors *HYMN Prepare the Royal Highway 4
Please process into the nave, moving forward to fill seats at the front first and moving to the center of the pew. REMAIN STANDING. Remember to wave your palm VIGOROUSLY during the refrain on the entrance hymn (next page). 5
*ENTRANCE HYMN The presiding minister concludes the procession. 6
An extended period of silence is kept as a transition from the liturgy of palms to meditation on the passion of Christ. *PRAYER OF THE DAY Our worship moves from celebration with pilgrimage and parade to the contemplation of Christ s of suffering and death. Celebration without contemplation is hollow; suffering without acclamation is deathly. By moving through the Palm Procession into Passion Sunday, our worship models the two-sided truth of the salvation that Christ offers the world. Each Sunday we proclaim that in his death is our life, and on this Sunday we enact that mystery as fully as we can. --Worship Guidebook for Lent and the Three Days WORD FIRST READING: Isaiah 50:4 9a Christians have seen in the Servant Songs descriptions of Jesus Christ. In Christian interpretation, the reading sounds as if Jesus is describing his own ill treatment. The emphasis on vindication is important for Luke's repeated theme of forgiveness. Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. PSALM 31:9 16 Setting: Robert Buckley Farlee The refrain is sung by the choir and repeated by the assembly. Verses are sung alternating between the choir and the assembly. Refrain: Tone: Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; my eye is consumed with sorrow, and also my throat and my belly. For my life is wasted with grief, and my years with sighing; my strength fails me because of affliction, and my bones are consumed. I am the scorn of all my enemies, a disgrace to my neighbors, a dismay to my acquaintances; when they see me in the street they avoid me. Like the dead I am forgotten, out of mind; I am as useless as a broken pot. Refrain 7
For I have heard the whispering of the crowd; fear is all around; they put their heads together against me; they plot to take my life. But as for me, I have trusted in you, O LORD. I have said, "You are my God. My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me. Let your face shine up- on your servant; save me in your steadfast love." SECOND READING: Philippians 2:5 11 We join with Christians of the first century in a creedal poem: Christ humbled himself to death, and God has raised him as Lord. The ancient song is a summary, not only of our baptismal faith, but also of the Holy Week beginning today. Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. INTRODUCTION *HYMN A Stable Lamp is Lighted (stanzas 1 & 2) 8
PASSION ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE Twice each Holy Week we hear the entire story of the betrayal, arrest, trials, abuse, and crucifixion of Jesus. Since it is Sunday, we listen to Luke, the synoptic gospel of this year. In Luke's gospel, the death of the messiah is the merciful act of a loving Savior who brings forgiveness to the whole world. Several of the details in Luke's narrative are among the most beloved in the church's memory of the passion. Proclaimed in the Sunday assembly, the passion of Christ leads to the eucharist, which is always a celebration of the resurrection. See page 21 for more notes on the passion account from Luke. During the passion, the assembly will sing hymn stanzas as indicated. The Last Supper The Hour of Darkness Hymn: Go to Dark Gethsemane 9
Hymn: Ah Holy Jesus (stanza 1) Hymn: Ah Holy Jesus (stanza 2) Jesus on Trial Hymn: Ah Holy Jesus (stanza 3) Hymn: Ah Holy Jesus (stanza 4) 10
Hymn: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded The Way of the Cross The Death of the Just Man Please stand. Hymn: Jesus, Remember Me (sung twice) Choir: What language shall I borrow Death and Victory Hymn: A Stable Lamp is Lighted (stanzas 3 & 4, page 8) 11
Following the passion 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. SILENCE *PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Please kneel (if you are able) Hear us, O God, your mercy is great. *PEACE The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. The assembly is invited to share God s peace with one another saying, Peace be with you, or similar words. MEAL GATHERING OF GIFTS AND SETTING OF TABLE Guests are invited to fill out the welcome slip in the pew rack and place it in the offering plate. OFFERTORY ANTHEM My eternal king Jane Marshall (b. 1924) My God, I love thee; not because I hope for heav n thereby, Nor yet because who love thee not must die eternally. Thou, O my Jesus, thou didst me upon the cross embrace; For me didst bear the nails and spear and manifold disgrace. Why then, why, O blessed Jesus Christ, should I not love thee well? Not for the hope of winning heaven or of escaping hell; Not with the hope of gaining aught, not seeking a reward; But as thyself hast loved me, O ever loving Lord! E en so I love thee, and will love, and in thy praise will sing; Solely because thou art my God, and my eternal King! (Text: Anonymous 17th Century Latin; trans. Rev. Edward Caswall, 1814-1878) *GREAT THANKSGIVING The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. 12
Presider: 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, whose suffering and death gave salvation to all. You gather your people around the tree of the cross, transforming death into life. 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: During the prayer, the assembly speaks these responses: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Amen 13
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. *THE LORD S PRAYER *COMMUNION *LAMB OF GOD 14
Be seated. All are welcome at Christ's table, including children. Bread is received in the hands. Wine is received either by drinking from the (silver) common cup, or by saving the bread and dipping it in the second (glass) cup. Those not communing may come forward for a blessing, keeping your hands folded or extended over your chest. For those unable to consume either wine or bread, communion is received fully in either element alone. HYMNS #353 Were You There #616 Jesus, Remember Me Please sing both in harmony SILENCE Stand. *PRAYER 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. *BLESSING Turn to face the cross as it recesses, you may bow as it passes, honoring the mystery of our salvation. *SENDING HYMN #346 Ride On, Ride On in Majesty *SENDING Go in peace. Remember the poor. Thanks be to God. POSTLUDE Toccata on Rathbun David Cherwien (b. 1957) ( In the cross of Christ I glory ) It is traditional to take your palm home on this day and place it behind a cross, a religious picture or another place of your choosing to remind you of your participation in this liturgy marking the beginning of our celebration of Jesus death and resurrection. 15
SERVING IN THIS LITURGY PRESIDING MINISTER Pr. Michelle L. Sevig PREACHING MINISTER.. Pr. Craig M. Mueller MINISTER OF MUSIC David R. Brackley VIOLA Sean Diller ASSISTING MINISTER Joel Cruz SACRISTAN Kerry Tupper CRUCIFER Patty Erickson INCENSE Erika Robeck READERS Carrie Egan, Patty Erickson PASSION READERS. Aana Vigen, Roxanne Schroeder, Erika Robeck, Johanna Olson COMMUNION ASSISTANT Becky Sims ALTAR PREPARATION Mary Buschmann BREAD BAKER Ken Duckmann MEDITATION BELL Richard Bough COFFEE HOSPITALITY Rick Boyum & Kara Popelas WELCOME HOSPITALITY Belle Craig, Leif Melvin Patrice Macken, Matthew Steiner PARISH NOTES URGENT: Easter Vigil Reception Volunteers Needed We are still in need of volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up for the vigil reception next Saturday. Please sign up at the back or contact Kara Popelas (Grimme) if you can help (312-860-2954, klgrimme@hotmail.com). 16 Additionally, the following food items are still needed, sign up at the back of the church:» Meatballs Cocktail Wieners Veggies Fruit If you can t provide food or help, you can also make a monetary donation to help offset other costs. Help Sponsor Room Dividers A new portable room divider has been purchased for Passavant Hall to help us more easily accommodate both our growing Sunday School program and our need to often reconfigure the room for various events and groups. If you would like to help offset the cost, please make a donation indicating Passavant Dividers.
Lakeview Orchestra Presents: On Tuesday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m., Holy Trinity ensemble in residence, the Lakeview Orchestra, will perform here in the sanctuary. They will present Rachmaninov s Isle of the Dead, as well as Berlioz Symphonie fantastique. More info at lakevieworchestra.org. Easter Party Join in on the fun and Easter celebration on Saturday March 30 at 10:00 a.m. Festivities include crafts, coloring eggs, games and a hunt for treasures in the garden. RSVP to Pastor Sevig (msevig@htchicago.org) with number of children and adults. Please speak to Pastor Sevig if you are interested in helping with the party. Upcoming Sunday Forums On April 7 David Mertens will lead a discussion of our series "In the News." Holy Trinity Orientation Sunday, April 7, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Would you like to find out more about Holy Trinity? Grow in faith, spirituality, and service? Come and learn about Holy Trinity and its ministry, and ways you can get connected. Whether you plan to be in the area a short or long time, whether you are a lifer-lutheran, of another religious background, or even ambivalent about the whole church thing, you are welcome to make Holy Trinity your church home. No pressure at the orientation; you can get as involved as you want. Some may affiliate as members or associate members; others may attend as they are able. (The session will include PechaKucha, Team Trinity volunteer fair). We will meet in the Choir Room at 9:00 a.m. Team Trinity PechaKucha: Volunteer Fair Sunday, April 7, following the 10:30 a.m. service Light lunch food will be served Come and learn about ways you can volunteer at Holy Trinity through Team Trinity: PAWS, Lakeview Pantry, Night Ministry/Crib shelter, racial justice team, and the annual refugee project. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat," PechaKucha involves a presentation format that is concise and fast-moving. The original format is 20 images X 20 seconds. We will use a shortened, modified version for our Team Trinity volunteer fair. Following the presentation those interested can talk with the various Team Trinity organizations. Lunch food will be available. Suggested donation: $5-10. All proceeds will go to organizations that Team Trinity supports! 17
HT Book Group: Eat, Drink, Read The next book group meeting will be on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. The Book Cellar bookstore, 4736 N. Lincoln. We'll be discussing The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht. If you like to read ahead, we'll be discussing Some Sing, Some Cry by Ntozake Shange for May. Please join us for drinks, sweets and conversation, whether you read the book or not! CALENDAR AT A GLANCE March 25 (Mon) March 26 (Tue) March 27 (Wed) March 28 (Thu) March 29 (Fri) March 30 (Sat) March 31 (Sun) @ 7:00p Meditation Group @ 7:00p Lakeview Orchestra Concert @ 7:00p Choir Rehearsal @ 7:15p Maundy Thursday Liturgy @ 7:15p Good Friday Liturgy @ 10:00a Easter Party @ 7:15p Great Vigil of Easter @ 9:15p Vigil Reception @ 9:00a Easter Festival Eucharist @ 11:00a Easter Festival Eucharist 18
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2013 March 28 - Maundy Thursday + Stations of the Cross / Labyrinth: church open 1:00 9:00 p.m. (Pray the stations in the sanctuary and/or walk the labyrinth in Passavant) + 7:15 p.m. ~ The Liturgy of Maundy Thursday (Corporate Confession, Footwashing, Eucharist, and Stripping of the Altar) March 29 - Good Friday + Stations of the Cross / Labyrinth: church open 1:00 9:00 p.m. (Pray the stations in the sanctuary and/or walk the labyrinth in Passavant) + 7:15 p.m. ~ The Liturgy of Good Friday (Saint John Passion, Bidding Prayer, Procession of the Cross) March 30 - Easter Eve + 7:15 p.m. ~ THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER (Blessing of the New Fire, Easter Proclamation, Readings, Baptismal Renewal, First Eucharist of Easter) + Champagne reception to follow (Neighborhood 383 parking permits will be provided) March 31 - Easter Day + 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. ~ Festival Eucharists (with brass, strings and Holy Trinity Choir) Parking For Evening Services 383 neighborhood parking permits will be available in the narthex for you to use for all the evening services. FOR THE VIGIL parking is also available in the alley behind the Brixen Ivy Community Center (one block west). WORSHIP ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Text and music 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 # 26481. Jesus, Remember Me. Text: Luke 23:42; Taize Community; Music: REMEMBER ME, Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994. 1981 Les Presses de Taize, GIA Publications, Inc., agent. Unless otherwise noted, all other music and text reprinted under permission of OneLicense.net #A-707777. 19
The Passion According To St. Luke The passion of Jesus is both a historical event rooted in the past and a living dynamic memory that gives meaning to the present. As past event, the passion of Jesus took place sometime around the year thirty A. D. in the turbulent world of first century Palestinian Judaism. Jesus, a compelling religious teacher and extraordinary healer, was arrested in Jerusalem and publicly executed by crucifixion, a Roman form of capital punishment. The gospels portray Jesus' death as the culmination of his mission, the final act of selfless love and service that sealed a life totally committed to others. Jesus' death was a prophetic witness in the cause of God's justice. Despite opposition and hostility directed at him and his mission, Jesus remained faithful until the end and ultimately was vindicated by God's love, a love stronger than death. But for Christian faith, the passion of Jesus is not simply a heroic and poignant death confined to past history. The passion of Jesus lives on in the faith and experience of the Christian community. Through the mysterious communion of God with humanity, Jesus' sufferings continue in the suffering of every child of God, down to the present moment. LUKE S PASSION: One of the dominant images of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke is that of Jesus as the Spirit-filled prophet. Luke begins Jesus' public ministry in his hometown synagogue of Nazareth, opening the scroll to do the reading from the text of Isaiah 61, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor... (Lk 4:16-30). That prophetic fire would drive Jesus throughout his ministry and bring him to the climax of his mission in Jerusalem. Therefore, it is not surprising that in Luke's Gospel Jesus faces his crucifixion with the courageous fidelity and prophetic sense of justice that had characterized his ministry all during the long journey from Galilee to Jerusalem. In Luke s passion, Jesus responds with compassion to others even as he suffers. He responds to a violent act with healing, not returning evil for evil as he has taught. His first words from the cross are ones of forgiveness to those who crucified him. While on the cross, Jesus turns to the criminal next to him and pardons him. His final words are not ones of abandonment, as in Matthew and Mark, but words of trust: Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. In Luke, Jesus calmly faces his own death, and dies as one who is innocent. Don Senior, C.P 20
A Holocaust Story of Courage and Compassion Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. (following the 10:30 a.m. worship service and lunch) San Francisco Bay Area Author & Speaker Marty Brounstein presents on his book: Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust. Come hear the story about a Christian couple in the Netherlands who, despite great risk and danger, help save the lives of at least two dozen Jews from certain death during World War II. The story also has a meaningful personal connection to the author, which Marty explains in his engaging talk. Book will be available for purchase and signing after the talk. More information about the book and the author: martyabrounstein.com We welcome you to attend this inspiring presentation! 21
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FLOWER SPONSORS FOR EASTER 2013 Name: In Memory of: In Honor of: In Thanksgiving for: To sponsor flowers, fill out this form and attach a payment of $20.00 $500.00. Enclose it in an envelope marked Easter Flowers and place it in the offering plate or return it to the church office no later than Sunday, March 24. You can also donate online at giving.htchicago.org or by scanning this code with your smartphone: 23
HOLY TRINITY S 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 THE SPIRITUAL LIFE CENTER has offices at Holy Trinity, offering counseling and spiritual direction. Brochures are available at the back of the church. No checks or cash on hand? Make a Donation from your smartphone by scanning the QR code to the left! You will be taken to Holy Trinity s secure, mobile giving site. STAFF Pastor Craig M. Mueller cmueller@htchicago.org Associate Pastor Michelle L. Sevig msevig@htchicago.org Minister of Music David R. Brackley dbrackley@htchicago.org Music Assistant. Sean Diller music@htchicago.org Parish Administrator Joshua R. Judd-Herzfeldt office@htchicago.org Accountant Lynn Horn lhorn@htchicago.org Office Hours: Mon Thurs., 9 a.m. 4 p.m.; Sun., 8 a.m. 1 p.m. 24 1218 West Addison Street Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 248-1233 holytrinitychicago.org office@htchicago.org A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America