THE DISMISSAL * BENEDICTION P: May almighty God bless you, the Father and the + Son, and the Holy Spirit. * HYMN #551 The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve * DISMISSAL A: Go in peace. Serve the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. POSTLUDE The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve Chesterfield From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2011 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #22393. Serving the Lord with gladness this day: 8:15 AM 11 AM Presiding Minister: Rev. Albert J. Domines Rev. Albert J. Domines Assistants: Greg Hitz, Sr. Steve Kahler Organist: Deb Dillane Deb Dillane Cantors: Sue McDonald Steve Kahler Acolyte/Crucifer Abby Lutz Jonathan Celline Lector: Mark Clapper Joanne Ferrari Presenters: Roland & Carolyn Snyder Ryan & Jodi Yorty Comm. Assistants: Phil Clark & Barney Myer Roxanne Storm & Pam Wolgemuth Greeters: Eric & Angela Lutz, Ron Amy & Lauren Duffitt Shubert Ushers: Derrick McDonald, Craig Madonna, Craig Herr, Tom Robert Gingrich, Anita Reiser, Jodi & Ryan Yorty Shaud, John Killian Vessel Washers: Missy & Scott Little Flower Delivery: Ellen Goodhart Bank Messengers: Mike Wynne & Jen Kuntz Mission Statement Receive and Share the Light of Christ Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church is a community of disciples called and empowered by the Holy Spirit to receive and share the light of Christ, through Liturgy, Fellowship, Education, Witness and Service. Baptism of Our Lord January 13, 2013
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church 133 East High Street Elizabethtown, PA 17022 Phone: (717) 367-2786 Fax: (717) 367-4395 Email: office@christlutheran-etown.com Website: www.christlutheran-etown.com *FRACTION RITE P: Our Lord Jesus Christ is the true bread that has come from heaven; He is our Emmanuel, God-with-us. C: Lord, feed us with your love. LAMB OF GOD Welcome to worship this winter morning! As brothers and sisters in Christ, we gather to praise his name, hear his Word and be strengthened to share his love with others. VISITORS We are pleased to have you worship with us today. If you are looking for a church home, or are interested in learning more about the Christian faith, or the Lutheran tradition, please speak to one of the pastors after today's service. Please register your attendance with us by signing the red pew pad found at the window end of each pew. All baptized Christians are welcome to receive the sacrament of Holy Communion. If you are unable to receive either the bread or the wine, please be assured that Christ is present fully in each of the elements. Children are welcome and belong in worship. The Nursery will be available to parents who need to leave the service to take their child to a quiet place to settle down. * Denotes those who are able please stand. STAFF Pastor: Rev. Albert J. Domines, Jr. STS Visitation Pastor: Rev. Fred Keller, STS Director of Music: Deborah Dillane Office Manager: Patee Pizzirusso Financial Manager: Charles Schreiber Facilities Manager: Phillip Clark Youth Facilitator: Colleen Sites Music Director Emerita: Theresa Fetter Church Office Hours Mon - Thurs 9 AM-3:30 PM Fri 9 AM 12:30pm COMMUNION (hymns sung during distribution) Come forward forming two lines down the center aisle. Each communicant will be anointed with the Holy Chrism in remembrance of Holy Baptism. The presiding minister says: Remember that you are a beloved child of God. Then proceed to the communion assistants (on whichever side you are) to receive the elements. Receive the host in your hand and dip it in the chalice. #305 When Jesus Came to Jordan #455 Crashing Waters at Creation #800 Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart *POST COMMUNION BLESSING *POST COMMUNION PRAYER P: Almighty God, you provide the true bread from heaven, your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant that we who have received the Sacrament of his body and blood may abide in him and he in us, that we may be filled with the power of his endless life, now and forever.
*GREAT THANKSGIVING P : The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P : Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord. P : Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give our thanks and praise. *PROPER PREFACE *SANCTUS The Baptism of Our Lord January 13, 2013 I have called you by name, says the Lord to each of us. You are mine (Isaiah 43:1). Thank you, God, for claiming and loving me. Amen. THE ENTRANCE RITE PRELUDE How Brightly Shines the Morning Star Manz WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS * ENTRANCE HYMN #308 O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright *APOSTOLIC GREETING P The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C And also with you. *KYRIE * EUCHARISTIC PRAYER *LORD S PRAYER C: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen
*HYMN OF PRAISE *HYMN OF THE DAY #304 Christ, When for Us You Were Baptized * PRAYER OF THE CHURCH After each petition A: Lord in your mercy C: hear our prayer and fill us with your love. * THE PEACE THE EUCHARISTIC MEAL OFFERING 8:15 Cherub Choir Come to the River Jordan Larson 11:00 Adult Choir Like a Dove Purifoy *OFFERTORY HYMN * OFFERTORY PRAYER A: Merciful Father, C: we offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given us - our selves, our time, and our possessions, signs of your gracious love. Receive them for the sake of Him who offered Himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
*AFFIRMATION OF BAPTISM P: Dear friends, we give thanks for the gift of baptism as we come before God to make public affirmation of our baptism into Christ. P: Let us pray. Merciful God, we thank you that you have made us your own by water and the Word in Baptism. You have called us to yourself, enlightened us with the gifts of your Spirit, and nourished us in the community of faith. Uphold us and all your servants in the gifts and promises of baptism, and unite the hearts of all whom you have brought to new birth. We ask this in the name of Christ. P: I ask you to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, reject sin, and confess the faith of the church, the faith in which we baptize. Do you renounce the devil and all the forces that defy God, the powers of this world that rebel against God, and the ways of sin that draw you from God? C: I renounce them. P: Do you believe in God the Father? C: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. P: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? C: I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. P: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? C: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen P: You have made public profession of your faith. Do you intend to continue in the covenant God made with you in holy baptism: to live among God's faithful people, to hear the word of God and share in the Lord's supper, to proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed, to serve all people, following the example of Jesus, and to strive for justice and peace in all the earth? C: We do, and we ask God to help and guide us. P: People of God, do you promise to support and pray for one another in your life in Christ? C: We do, and we ask God to help and guide us. P: Let us pray. We give you thanks, O God, that through water and the Holy Spirit you give us new birth, cleanse us from sin, and raise us to eternal life. Stir up in your people the gift of your Holy Spirit: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord, the spirit of joy in your presence; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. *PRAYER OF THE DAY P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Father in heaven, at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan you proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit. Make all who are baptized into Christ faithful in their calling to be your children and inheritors with him of everlasting life; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD FIRST LESSON Isaiah 43:1 7 But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. 3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you. 4 Because you are precious in my sight, and honored, and I love you, I give people in return for you, nations in exchange for your life. 5 Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you; 6 I will say to the north, "Give them up," and to the south, "Do not withhold; bring my sons from far away and my daughters from the end of the earth 7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made." L: The Word of the Lord C: Thanks be to God Psalm Psalm 29 sung alternating cantor/congregation 1 Ascribe to the LORD, you gods,* ascribe to the LORD glo- ry and strength. 2 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;* worship the LORD in the beau- ty of holiness. 3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders;* the LORD is upon the mighty waters. 4 The voice of the LORD is a pow- erful voice;* the voice of the LORD is a voice of splendor. 5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedar trees;* the LORD breaks the ce- dars of Lebanon; 6 he makes Lebanon skip like a calf,* and Mount Hermon like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the LORD splits the flames of fire; the voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness;* the LORD shakes the wilder- ness of Kadesh. 8 The voice of the LORD makes the oak trees writhe* and strips the forests bare. 9 And in the temple of the LORD* all are crying, "Glory!" 10 The LORD sits enthroned a- bove the flood;* the LORD sits enthroned as king forevermore. 11 The LORD shall give strength to his people;* the LORD shall give his people the bless- ing of peace. Second Lesson Acts 8:14 17 14 Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15 The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit 16 (for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus). 17 Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. L: The Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. *GOSPEL ACCLAMATION * THE HOLY GOSPEL Luke 3:15 17, 21 22 P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. C: Glory to you, O Lord 15 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, 16 John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." 21 Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased." P: The Gospel of the Lord C: Praise to you, O Christ SERMON