Liturgy At Holy Trinity Lutheran Church March 20, 2016 + 10:30 a.m. Sunday of the Passion Palm Sunday
Headline Announcements The Three Days Of Easter Beginning 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. For the Vigil ON SATURDAY parking is also available in the alley behind the MissioDei Church (one block west). It Takes A Community To Prepare For Easter There are a number of ways that you can help with preparations: 1. We still need VOLUNTEERS to help with our festive Easter Vigil champagne reception! Speak to Katie Mineck after worship, or check the signup sheets at the back. 2. Sponsor flowers for Easter. Today is the deadline. See page 19, or donate online: giving.htchicago.org 3. More Vigil Reception SPONSORS are needed to cover the cost of food and décor for our champagne reception. Indicate EVReception on a check or envelope in today s offering or give online: giving.htchicago.org. 4. We still need ushers for most Holy Week services service (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.
Help Us Create SACRED SPACE by powering down Please do not use cell phones and other electronic devices. Gathering + Palms The assembly gathers on the west lawn of the church. The presiding minister begins: 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 the 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. Processional Gospel Luke 19:28-40 [3]
Blessing of the Palms Procession Please follow the cross into the sanctuary, using all doors. 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. Hymn Sing hosanna to the chosen one Sung first by the choir, then repeated several times by the assembly after the handbell. Entrance Hymn All Glory, Laud, and Honor 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. 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. Turn to face the cross as it enters; you may bow as the cross passes, honoring the mystery of our salvation. [4]
The presiding minister concludes the procession: Let us pray (extended silence) Amen. ~ be seated ~ Prayer of the Day [5]
First Reading Isaiah 50:4-9a Word 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 The choir and assembly sing alternate verses. Second Reading Philippians 2:5-11 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. 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." 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. [6]
Introduction Hymn A Stable Lamp is Lighted Stanza 1 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. See page 18 for more notes on the passion account from Luke. During the passion, the assembly will sing hymn stanzas as indicated. Passion According to St. Luke [7]
The Last Supper Jesus, Remember Me The Hour of Darkness A Stable Lamp is Lighted stanza 2 (page 7) Jesus Remember Me Jesus on Trial What Wondrous Love Is This Stanzas 1 & 2 A Stable Lamp is Lighted stanza 3 (page 7) ~ please stand before stanza 3 of A Stable Lamp ~ [8]
The Way of the Cross The Death of the Just Man Jesus, Remember Me A Stable Lamp is Lighted Stanza 4 Silence After each petition: Hear us, O God, your mercy is great. The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. ~ be seated ~ Text may be found in Hymn 803 ~ please stand ~ The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Meal We invite newcomers to fill out the yellow welcome slip and place it in the offering plate. Please note more about offerings on the inside back cover. Today s loose offering is designated for ONE Northside. Checks and envelope offerings support Holy Trinity s overall ministry unless designated otherwise. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. Prayers of Intercession Please kneel (as you are able) Peace The assembly is invited to share God s peace with one another saying, Peace be with you, or similar words. Offering Offertory Anthem When I survey the wondrous cross Gilbert Martin (b. 1941) Great Thanksgiving Dialogue and preface [9]
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: The thanksgiving includes the following: Holy, Holy Eucharistic Prayer During the prayer, the assembly speaks these responses: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Amen [10]
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. Lamb of God ~ be seated ~ [11]
Communion Communion Hymns 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. 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. #353 Were You There Ah Holy Jesus Silence ~ please stand ~ Prayer [12]
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. #346 Ride On, Ride On in Majesty Go in peace. Remember the poor. Thanks be to God! Blessing Sending Hymn Sending Postlude In the cross of Christ I glory David Cherwien (b. 1957) 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. 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. [13]
[14] Presiding Minister Pr. Craig Mueller Minister Of Music David R. Brackley Passion Readers Katie Bickel, Meggen Saka, Aana Vigen Viola Sean Diller Percussion Pat Buzby Assisting Minister Ryan LaHurd Serving in this Liturgy Sacristan Joel Cruz Incense Patty Erickson Crucifer Grant Peterson Torchbearers Reid Peterson, Ellie Stang Communion Assistants Ginger & Kara Devaney Intercessor Patty Erickson Parish Notes Readers Carol LaHurd, Benjeman Nichols Bread Baker Ken Duckmann Altar Guild Rich Campbell Ken Duckmann Meditation Bell Alex Clark Welcome Hospitality Kelly & Michael Johnson, Sofia Hindaileh, Belle Craig Service Opportunity: Youth Outreach Bus Following the Maundy Thursday service this week (March 24), several volunteers from HTLC will meet up with the Night Ministry s Youth Outreach Bus to distribute bagged meals to homeless youth (we won t be preparing meals, just distributing them). If you are interested in participating, speak with Ken Duckmann (justducky514@yahoo.com) or sign up online: yob.serve.htchicago.org (only the Street Volunteer section). Upcoming Sabbatical For Pr. Mueller Starting March 28, Pastor Mueller will be going on sabbatical for rest, renewal, reading, travel (Italy and Greece) and to work on a book related to his doctoral thesis. Like his first sabbatical in 2007, he ll return to regular responsibilities at Holy Trinity in early July. While we will miss Craig during these months, we ll still be in good pastoral hands! Pastor Sevig has moved from 1/3-time to 1/2-time to assume more responsibilities in our congregation at HT Lakeview, and of course Pastor Adams is still with us at HT Loop. Film Night April 3 Join us on Sunday, April 3 at 4:30 p.m. to watch and discuss Mediterranea, about the journey of two men from Burkina Faso to Italy. John and Celina Flowers will host and a there will be a light meal - contact John (flowers.john@icloud.com) for more details and directions to their place.
Sunday Forum April 3 Mission and the Church: Christ s Presence in a Broken World The times are changing. Modern Chicago seems to have little need for Christian community, where former church buildings are refurbished coffee shops, condos, or nice office buildings. Yet Holy Trinity is a strong faith community that gathers to break bread, to uplift one another, and guide each other through new life in Christ. Come and discuss ways Holy Trinity can continue to live out its mission as a sign and a symbol of Christ s presence in our world. Prison Book Ministry Improve the lives and futures of incarcerated persons by taking part in Holy Trinity's annual Prison Book Ministry. Bring used books and empty boxes (may be flattened) to HTLoop and HTLakeview on April 30/May 1, May 7/8, May 14/15. Both paperbacks and hardbacks are acceptable: good condition preferred with personal information and marginal notes blacked out. Desired categories include reference (legal, vocational, resume, interviewing), health, selfhelp/motivational, parenting, fiction, history, world religions, Biblical/theological. See more at holytrinitychicago.org/ministries/prison, and email Ryan and Carol LaHurd (cslahurd@comcast.net) if you are able to help sort and pack books after worship on Sunday, May 15. Prepare With Joy Help Us Get Ready for Easter! 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 for the Vigil on Saturday, March 26. There are signup sheets in the back of the church, or you can email Katie Mineck if you are interested: clc@htchicago.org. Flower Movers: Help move flowers into the sanctuary during the vigil. You will need to make a rehearsal around 9:30 a.m. on March 26. More details to come. Reception Crew: Arrive for information session before Vigil at 6:30. Assist with ensuring food stations are stocked during reception from approximately 9:00-10:30 p.m., or until people begin to disperse. Cleanup Crew: Assist with cleaning up reception as well as moving tables and chairs. Estimated time commitment is from 10:30 p.m.-12 a.m. Meet for instructions prior to the vigil at 6:30pm. Easter Vigil Reception Sponsors Plans for a festive celebration following the Easter Vigil are coming along wonderfully. This year, instead of asking people to bring food, we are hoping to get Easter Vigil Sponsors for the event so there will be plenty of food and drink following the vigil. Please make a donation today and designate it for the EVReception. Any amount is welcome and appreciated. [15]
Holy Week and Easter Maundy Thursday, March 24 + 7:15 p.m. - Liturgy of Maundy Thursday - HTLakeview (Corporate Confession, Footwashing (optional), Eucharist, and Stripping of the Altar) Good Friday, March 25 + Noon Good Friday Liturgy - HTLoop (40 minutes; Joint service with Grace Episcopal) + Noon Good Friday Service (Stations of the Cross) - HTLakeview + 7:15 p.m. - Liturgy of Good Friday - HTLakeview (Saint John Passion, Bidding Prayer, Procession of the Cross) Easter Eve, March 26 (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, March 27 + 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. - Festival Eucharists (with brass, timpani, and choir) HTLakeview Parking For Evening Services in Lakeview 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). IN THE NARTHEX you may leave offerings of canned goods for the Lakeview Pantry and clothing of any kind for the South Loop Campus Ministry outreach to homeless neighbors. [16]
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 [17]
[18] The Great Vigil of Easter You are invited! Saturday, March 26, 7:15 p.m. (Lakeview location, 1218 West Addison) This is the night of nights. The service is the most ancient and dramatic of all Christian liturgies. Though it lasts several hours there is a sense that time stops and we enter eternity. There will be fire and candles; word and silence; processions with banners and incense; water, bread and wine; spring flowers in abundance; choir, trumpet and organ. This liturgy is the pinnacle of the year at Holy Trinity--you will not want to miss it! It is both a celebration and a renewal of your faith! Like ancient prehistoric peoples we gather after the spring equinox with a nearly full moon, when the hours of light and darkness are more or less balanced. We gather outside around a new fire, a primal symbol that announces the new creation in Christ's death and resurrection. We carry a large candle into the darkened church, even as a pillar of fire led the Israelites to freedom. Like the ancient Israelites, we mark Passover. Even as they walked through the sea and were delivered from bondage, we proclaim that sin, death and evil are drowned through the resurrection. In baptism we walk through the waters and land on the safe side of the sea. We huddle in the darkness to ponder life in the midst of death. It's one thing to sing with sunshine, flowers and our Easter finery; it's another to be in the tomb of darkness and sing of the light. We tell some of the great stories of our faith, including the story of the creation of the world. God creates light out of darkness, and from a watery chaos life comes forth... sounds like baptism! We tell the story of the exodus and we are bold to say that God is the liberator from all forms of oppression, sin and death... another picture of Easter and baptism! We tell the story of the three men in the fiery furnace and we know that even in the midst of life's most terrifying moments and at the moment of our death, we are not alone. In baptism God brings life out of death. On this night thousands will be baptized all around the world. Baptism is another profound picture of Easter: this water both drowns and saves as new life comes forth. Resurrection is made present among as Christ's new body takes on flesh and blood. On this night we often celebrate baptism and welcome new members. We affirm our baptism and feel droplets of water from the font on our thirsty skin. Finally we share the great and promised feast. The risen Christ feeds us with the life that will never die. The feast continues as we gather break the Lenten fast with a champagne reception in Passavant Hall. 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. What Wondrous Love. Text: North American folk hymn (19 th cent), alt. Music [WONDROUS LOVE]: W. Walker, Southern Harmony, 1835. Unless otherwise noted, all other music and text reprinted under permission of OneLicense.net #A-707777.
Sponsor Flowers for Easter 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 20. You can also donate online at giving.htchicago.org or by scanning this code with your smartphone: Donor s name In Memory of In Honor of In Thanksgiving for All donations must be received by Sunday, March 20 [19]
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: May 22, July 24 + 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 9:15-10:30 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. [20] EASTER AND MEMBERSHIP AT HOLY TRINITY Have you been attending Holy Trinity for a while and are ready to deepen ties by becoming a member of the congregation? It is also possible to become an associate member if you would like your primary affiliation at a home congregation or within another denomination. We will be welcoming new members at the Easter Vigil, held at HTLakeview on Saturday evening, March 26. Please talk to or email Pr. Mueller (cmueller@htchicago.org) for more information Lead Pastor Craig Mueller cmueller@htchicago.org Associate Pastor Michelle Sevig msevig@htchicago.org Assistant Pastor HTLoop Ben Adams badams@htchicago.org Staff Parish Administrator Joshua Judd-Herzfeldt office@htchicago.org Minister of Music David Brackley dbrackley@htchicago.org 773.248.1233 holytrinitychicago.org 1218 West Addison Street, Chicago 60613 Community Life Coordinator Katie Mineck clc@htchicago.org Accountant Paul Strome pstrome@htchicago.org Music Assistant Sean Diller music@htchicago.org A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)