Liturgy at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church April 2, 2017 + 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Fifth Sunday in Lent In today s gospel Jesus reveals his power over death by raising Lazarus from the dead. The prophet Ezekiel prophesies God breathing new life into dry bones. To those in exile or living in the shadows of death, these stories proclaim God s promise of resurrection. In baptism we die with Christ that we might also be raised with him to new life. At the Easter Vigil we will welcome new sisters and brothers at the baptismal font, as we renew our baptismal promises.
10:30 A.M. LITURGY 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. Prelude Ruhig bewegt (from Sonate I) Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Penitential Litany Invocation and Invitation as the presiding minister begins you may make the sign of the cross in remembrance of your baptism. Turn to face the cross as it processes; you may bow as the cross passes, honoring the mystery of our salvation. Incense, used in Christian and Jewish worship since ancient times, is part of our multi-sensory liturgy. The assembly, gospel book, and table all signs of Christ's presence among us are honored with incense, representing the rising of our prayers and praise. Refrain: / 2 /
For self-centered living, and for failing to walk with humility and gentleness: For longing to have what is not ours, and for hearts that are not at rest with ourselves: Refrain For misuse of human relationships, and for unwillingness to see the image of God in others: For jealousies that divide families and nations, and for rivalries that create strife and warfare: Refrain For reluctance in sharing the gifts of God, and for carelessness with the fruits of creation: For hurtful words that condemn, and for angry deeds that harm: For idleness in witnessing to Jesus Christ, and for squandering the gifts of love and grace: Refrain The presiding minister announces God s forgiveness. Greeting The presiding minister bows toward the assembly which is the body of Christ and the primary symbol of God s presence in the liturgy. 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. / 3 /
Prayer of the Day Let us pray Amen Be seated WORD First Reading Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel was a sixth-century prophet living in Babylon during the exile. His prophecies, part of the Priestly tradition that is found throughout the Old Testament, proclaim that despite the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple in 587, God will eventually restore Israel to even greater glory. Perhaps the most beloved passage of the book is this vision in chapter 37 of a restored Israel, returned from Babylon to their own land. Word of God, word of Life Thanks be to God. Psalm 130 Refrain Out of the depths I call to you, O Lord! Lord hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive; Lord, hear my plea. Refrain Should you, O Lord, remember all our sins, Lord, who could stand? But with you we are forgiven; for this we worship you. Refrain My soul waits for you, O Lord; in your word I hope. My soul waits for you, O Lord, more than those who watch for the morning. Refrain May Israel wait for you, O Lord, for with you there is mercy. With you there is full salvation; you will redeem Israel from all its sins. Refrain / 4 /
Second Reading Romans 8:6-11 In the center of his letter to the church in Rome, Paul concluded his discussion of law and gospel by contrasting life in the flesh with life in the Spirit. For those in Christ, sin is already dead; the Spirit gives life. For Paul, the term flesh referred to the body as it is misused and controlled by the power of sin and the term Spirit to the power of the risen Christ in the individual and community. Word of God, word of Life Thanks be to God. Gospel Acclamation Remain seated. I am the resurrection and the life;* whoever believes in me will never die. (John 11:25, 26) Gospel John 11:1-45 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. In this last of the seven signs in the gospel of John that demonstrate Jesus divinity, Jesus first explained the sign and then performed it. As expected in John s gospel, the sign functions as a metaphor for the identity of Jesus. What happens to Lazarus is resuscitation, not the resurrection: Christ is the resurrection, and his power gives life to this world. In John s narrative, it is the raising of Lazarus that incited the authorities to seek Jesus execution. The holy gospel according to John. Glory to you, O Lord. / 5 /
Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, Lord, he whom you love is ill. But when Jesus heard it, he said, This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it. Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, Let us go to Judea again. The disciples said to him, Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them. After saying this, he told them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him. The disciples said to him, Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right. Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him. Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him. Jesus said to her, Your brother will rise again. Martha said to him, I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day. Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this? She said to him, Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world. When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, The Teacher is here and is calling for you. And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, Where have you laid him? They said to him, Lord, come and see. Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, See how he loved him! But some of them said, Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying? Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days. Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God? So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me. When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come out! The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, Unbind him, and let him go. Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. / 6 /
The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Sermon 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. Silence Please stand. Hymn of the Day #629 Abide With Me Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. stanza 2 women stanza 3 & 5 sung in harmony Stanza 4 - men I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. 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 / 7 /
Presentation of Worship Book and Blessing Prayers of Intercession please kneel 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. Be seated. MEAL Gathering of Gifts and Setting of Table If this is your first time, or if you have been attending awhile and would like to get to know us better, please fill out the welcome slip in the pew and place it in the offering plate. Today s loose offering is designated for the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Checks and envelope offerings support Holy Trinity s overall ministry unless designated otherwise. Offertory Anthem I Am the Resurrection Gallus Dressler (1533-ca.1589) I am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall not die forever.. (Text: John 11:25-26) Please stand / 8 /
Great Thanksgiving 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. You call your people to cleanse their hearts and prepare with joy for the paschal feast, that, renewed in the gift of baptism, we may come to the fullness of your grace. 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: / 9 /
Please repeat responses after the presiding minister. The 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. / 10 /
Lamb of God Be seated. / 11 /
Communion 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. Communion Hymn -#485 I am the Bread of Life Silence Please 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. Turn to face the cross as it recesses, you may bow as it passes, honoring the mystery of our salvation. Blessing Sending Hymn #666 What Wondrous Love is This Sending Go in peace. Remember the poor. Thanks be to God. Postlude Phantasie, frei (from Sonate I) Paul Hindemith (1895-1963) Following the liturgy, several things happen simultaneously: some folks greet one another and converse; others listen to the organ postlude; and others move to the front of the church for a time of refreshments and social time. / 12 /
SERVING AT 8:30 AM PRESIDING MINISTER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pr. Michelle Sevig PREACHING MINISTER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pr. Craig Mueller MINISTER OF MUSIC --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Brackley CANTOR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Brutscher ASSISTING MINISTER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheldon Krieger READERS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colleen Hanna, Carrie Egan USHER/GREETER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peter Wong SERVING AT 10:30 AM PRESIDING MINISTER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pr. Michelle Sevig PREACHING MINISTER ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pr. Craig Mueller MINISTER OF MUSIC ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Brackley ASSISTING MINISTER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ryan LaHurd CRUCIFER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cassie Moran INCENSE----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seminarian Mathew Berger INTERCESSOR --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seminarian Mathew Berger COMMUNION ASSISTANTS ------------------------------------------------------------- Drew Bradle, Ginger Devaney READERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Erika Robeck, Anthony Norton-Washburn TORCHBEARERES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demi Spalla, Ellie Stang WELCOME HOSPITALITY ----------------------------------------- Joe & Marissa Uhrina, Emily Yanos, Norm Kaiser ALTAR GUILD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drew Bradle MEDITATION BELL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Katie Mineck BREAD BAKER ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erin Miesner SACRISTAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Joel Cruz Prison Book Ministry Book Drive Saturday and Sunday April 22 & 23 at HTLakeview and HTLoop Help improve the lives of incarcerated women and men while culling your over-crowded bookcases. Used books can be brought to HTLoop (April 22) or Holy Trinity Lakeview (April 23). What types of books are most needed? Pick up a flier in the back of the sanctuary or read the full guidelines at http://www.holytrinitychicago.org/ministries/prison.. 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. Unless otherwise noted, all other music and text reprinted under permission of OneLicense.net #A-707777. / 13 /
Lenten Lunch and HTOnTopic PARISH NOTES Immigration and What You Should Know. Today, 11:45 a.m. Join us for a simple soup and bread Lenten lunch. HT members and immigration lawyers, Ginger Devaney and Scott Kuhagen, educate us on what is a faithful and informed response in a world where immigrants and refugees are becoming more targeted and marginalized. Book Group April 3 Tomorrow, Monday, April 3 at 7:30 PM at the home of Susan Boin, 1840 W Cornelia. We'll be discussing What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty, a novel about a woman who loses her memory of the past decade and grapples with some of the choices she has made. Easter Vigil Reception: Ways to Help The Easter Vigil is such a wonderful experience at Holy Trinity and part of what makes it so is the reception that follows the Vigil. Please help us in setting up, serving or cleaning up. Sign up at the back of the church. Reception Hospitality Crew: 4 more people needed. Arrive at 6:45 p.m. for instructions. During reception keep food stations stocked and be hospitable. 9:30-11p.m. Clean-up Crew: 8-10 people needed. The more people we have, the less time it will take. Most reception items are disposable, so there are minimal dishes to do. clear tables and set up for Easter Brunch. Estimated time commitment. 10:30 11:45 p.m. Easter Morning Brunch Assistance Volunteers are needed Easter morning in two shifts (Set up and cleanup.) Easter brunch is given between services for the musicians and worship assistants. We are looking for one more person to set up, make coffee, receive food from the caterer, and oversee brunch from 8:15-10:15 a.m. A second crew (3 more needed) will work from 10-11:30 to serve the meal and clean up. Sign-up at the back of the church. / 14 /
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER AT HOLY TRINITY Sunday Of The Passion/Palm Sunday April 9 + 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Procession with Palms and St. Matthew Passion (at 10:30 gather outside, weather permitting) Maundy Thursday, April 13 + 7:15 p.m. - Liturgy of Maundy Thursday - HTLakeview (Corporate Confession, Footwashing (optional), Eucharist, and Stripping of the Altar) Good Friday, April 14 + Noon Good Friday Liturgy - HTLoop (40 minutes; Joint service with Grace Episcopal) + 7:15 p.m. - Liturgy of Good Friday - HTLakeview (Saint John Passion, Bidding Prayer, Procession of the Cross) Easter Eve, April 15 (no service at HTLoop) + 7:15 p.m. - The Great Vigil of Easter HTLakeview (Blessing of the New Fire, Easter Proclamation, Readings, Baptism, First Eucharist of Easter) + Followed by champagne reception Easter Day, April 16 + 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. - Festival Eucharists (with brass, timpani, and choir) HTLakeview PARKING NOTES 383 neighborhood parking permits will be available in the narthex for you to use for all the evening services. For the Vigil ON SATURDAY parking is also available in the alley behind the MissioDei Church (one block west). There will be a CUBS HOME GAME on Easter Day at 1:20 p..m. If you drive to the 11:00 a.m. service, leave time to find a place. / 15 /
EASTER VIGIL: We Live From This Night At first it seems strange to celebrate Easter at night rather than on a bright spring morning. During the Three Days of Easter (from Maundy Thursday to Easter) we hold in tension darkness and light, death and life, sorrow and joy. You can t have one without the other. Easter and the moon are connected. Easter is the Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. The Easter Vigil, after all, is the most ancient Easter celebration and developed directly from the Jewish Passover observance (and also connected to the cycles of the moon and sun). Night describes the horror that Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel experienced when he was fifteen years old. He remembers the train ride to the concentration camp and human beings crammed into cars like animals. He recalls flames in a ditch and children fed to the fire. Etched in his memory Wiesel writes, Never shall I forget that night which turned my life into one long night never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. (Elie Wiesel, Night. New York: Hill and Wang, p. 43) We have also stood in the night of weeping and loss. And yet at the Easter Vigil we gather around another fire, a bright light shining in the dark night. Carlos Santiago was the first person from Puerto Rico blessed or beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. He was a layman and faced his own dark night of the soul in the form of cancer. Yet his faith was rooted in the Easter Vigil. And here is what he said: We live for this night. In the darkness shines a light brighter than day. This light of Christ is our joy, our hope, our healing, our resurrection. We live for this night: the stories, the fire, the silence, the water, the bells, the music, the bread and wine. After the wilderness of Lent water refreshes our thirsty flesh. After 40 days of fasting and prayer we share the feast of victory for our God. We live for this night all that is celebrated in the ancient Vigil of Easter. No wonder it is considered the pinnacle of the church year. No wonder Holy Trinity makes it the center of our life together. If you have never experienced an Easter Vigil, please join us on Saturday, April 15 at 7:15 p.m. A festive champagne reception follows in Passavant Hall. As a community, we live for this night. We are reborn in this night. Our faith is renewed in this yearly observance of Jesus death and resurrection. For as we go forth to live and love and serve, we will live from this night. / 16 /
NEWCOMER OR FIRST TIME? WELCOME! + Whoever you are, wherever you're from, whatever the color of your skin, whomever you love or marry, 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. + More information on Holy Trinity, Lutheranism, worship practices, marriage and baptisms at the welcome table. Upcoming baptism dates available: May 14 Upcoming baptism seminars: May 4 + 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. + Offerings: We rely on the generosity of members and friends to support the programs, staff, building, and ministries of Holy Trinity and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. A large number of the congregation gives their offerings online. You can also donate online at giving.htchicago.org. We still pass the offering plate as well! We appreciate your contributions of time, talent, and financial support! DO YOU CONSIDER HOLY TRINITY YOUR CHURCH HOME? Register by filling out the yellow slip in the pew rack and place it in the offering plate or register online at holytrinitychicago.org/register. You will receive our e-newsletter. / 17 /
TO OUR GUESTS: 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 multi-sensory. 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! 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. Or can the QR code to the right. We will pass the offering plate as well! We appreciate your contributions of time, talent, and financial support. / 18 /
EASTER 2017 - SPONSORS Easter is the pinnacle of the year at Holy Trinity. It is a time we welcome and provide hospitality for many guests. Please consider making a SPECIAL GIFT FOR EASTER 2017. It will support: THE FLOWERS AND GREENS that will adorn our chancel. THE BRASS MUSIC that will enrich our liturgy. THE FESTIVE RECEPTION that follows the Easter Vigil. GIFTS OF $20 - $200 ARE WELCOME. Attach a check with this form and mark it Easter 2017. Place in the offering or return to the church office. Or donate online: giving.htchicago.org Or scan this code with your smartphone: DEADLINE: SUNDAY, APRIL 9 Donor s name I would like my donation to be anonymous. OPTIONAL DESIGNATION: In Memory of In Honor of In Thanksgiving for / 19 /
Holy Trinity: Loop 637 S. Dearborn Street info@htloop.org Holy Trinity: Lakeview 1218 W. Addison Street office@htchicago.org 773.248.1233 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 Interim Parish Administrator Paul Strome office@htchicago.org Musician Beau Surratt beau.surratt@gmail.com Seminarians Mathew Berger, Chelsey Olson, Sarah Derrick, Josh Menke / 20 /