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ZION NEWSLETTER
Volume 22, Number 3
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Pastor Roggelin's Archive: Past Messages From Zion |
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Auf, auf, mein Herz, mit
Freuden, |
Awake, my heart,
with gladness, |
Paul Gerhardt, 1647, translation: John Kerry, 1867, EG 112,
Zion’s Holy Week/Easter Schedule 2007
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Palm Sunday
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April 1 |
9:15 am 11:15 am |
German Service with Procession English Service with Procession, Reading of the Passion, and Holy Communion |
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Monday |
April 2 |
2:30 pm |
German ABENDMAHL/Holy
Communion |
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Wednesday |
April 4 |
12:20 pm |
Lunchtime Prayer
Service |
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Maundy Thursday GRÜNDONNERSTAG |
April 5 |
7:30 pm |
“Do this in remembrance of me”
Solemn Eucharist
with Choral Music, |
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Good Friday KARFREITAG
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April 6 |
3 pm |
“O Haupt voll
Blut und Wunden” |
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Easter Vigil |
April 7 |
7:30 pm |
“This is the
night
…” |
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Easter Day OSTERSONNTAG
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April 8 |
9:15 am 10:15am 11:15am |
Deutscher
FESTGOTTESDIENST Easter Breakfast
“Alleluia.
Christ is risen!” Brass and Choral Music in both services |
Paul Gerhardt 1647:
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Er war ins Grab gesenket, |
The foe in triumph
shouted |
Dear members and friends of Zion: Feiern Sie mit uns – Come celebrate with us!
Lent has passed fast this year – soon we are about to celebrate the high point of the entire church year with might! Easter is embedded in a sacred sequence of days and celebrations, called the Triduum (Latin for “three days”), and it is lasting a full joyful season of 50 days/8 Sundays until Pentecost/ Pfingsten.
We hope you appreciate again our service arrangements, designed to follow the stages of moving from Palm Sunday to Easter and into Eastertide, accentuating special gifts of our two languages and traditions:
- Palm Sunday: we will celebrate a German family service with an emphasis on Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, including a Palm Procession and Abendmahl/Holy Communion, while the English service will have a double focus on “Palm and Passion”, with a reading of the Passion according to St. Luke and a plain setting of Holy Communion.
- Monday in Holy Week (April 2): We will have an extra German service in the Chapel of OAK CREST VILLAGE with a simple celebration of Abendmahl/Holy Communion. All are welcome to join!
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Maundy
Thursday/Gründonnerstag: an evening Eucharist, in English,
commemorating our Lord’s Last Supper, with choral music gems like Mozart’s
Ave verum and Duruflé’s
Ubi caritas.
The color of the day is white, and the Great Doxology, Gloria in excelsis,
is sung.
However, at the end of the service the Altar will be stripped, preparing us
for Good Friday.
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Good Friday/Karfreitag:
a German service at the traditional hour of Jesus’ death: 3 pm,
with the reading of the passion according to St. John, German chorale music
centered on the Passion Chorale “O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden”, and a
plain setting of Abendmahl/Holy Communion.
- For the Great Vigil of Easter, the “night of nights”, we are joining our sister congregations Christ Inner Harbor and St. Mark’s at St. Mark’s (1900 St. Paul Street). The service starts at 7:30 pm.
- Easter Sunday/Ostersonntag at Zion will be celebrated with festive services in both languages with choir and brass accentuating the Easter joy at 9:15 and 11:15am. In between, at 10:15am, we will proclaim the resurrection over the Pastors’ graves in the garden with brass and daffodils, enjoy the Easter breakfast together, and the kids will have their Easter egg hunt in Zion’s garden.
- Special services in Eastertide include the annual Kirchgang of the Germania and Arminius Lodges on Easter 2 (April 15), Church Music Sunday on Easter 5 (May 6), Mothers’ Day on Easter 6 (May 13), and eventually the Festive Bilingual service on Pfingsten/Pentecost (May 27).
See you at your
Zionskirche!
Have a blessed Holy Week, Happy Easter and a joyful Eastertide!
Eine gesegnete Karwoche, ein frohes Osterfest und eine
fröhliche Osterzeit wünscht Ihnen
Pastor Dr Holger Roggelin
EASTER MESSAGES FROM OUR BISHOPS
- From Bishop Knoche, Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA:
William Inge, in his play, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, tells the story of Rubin and Cora Flood, a couple of Oklahomans who have been afraid of the future all their lives.
Sonny, their
youngest child, speaks for most of us when his mother asks him, "Sonny, why
are you afraid of the dark?"
Sonny answers, " 'Cause you can't see what's in front of you. And it might
be something awful."
Cora tries to
comfort him and at the same time build him up when she says, "You must not
be afraid."
And Sonny simply replies, "I'm not afraid…if someone goes with me."
And he holds out his hand and they go up the stairs into the dark together.
Christ's
resurrection is our assurance that we never need fear the future. For we
never need to enter it alone.
This Easter rejoice that Christ is alive to go with us as we are sent to
share and serve.
Peace and joy,
The Rev. H. Gerard Knoche
Bishop, Delaware-Maryland Synod
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The Rev. H. Gerard Knoche is bishop of the Delaware-Maryland Synod, the local division within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to which our congregation belongs. For more information, visit DeMdSynod.org or call (800)869-5492.
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- From Bishop Hanson, Presiding Bishop, ELCA
"They found the stone rolled away from the
tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. …
Then they remembered his words." (NRSV Luke 24:2,8)
On the first Easter
morning, the women entered an empty tomb expecting to find Jesus. They were
looking for the body of Jesus, but were disappointed and perplexed.
Today, when we look for peace and there is no peace, we, too, may wonder
where Jesus is. When violence and wars escalate, we may wonder where Jesus
is. When hunger and poverty continue to have a stronghold in neighborhoods
here and around the world, we may wonder where Jesus is. When we experience
the emptiness of the divisions among races, religions, and classes, our fear
and confusion can cause us to wonder where Jesus is. When we struggle with
guilt or shame, we may wonder where Jesus is. Like the disciples of old, we
miss the signs of God's presence in our world.
In the dark days of perplexity and despair for the troubles of this world,
let us remember the hope of Easter morning. In the dawn of Christ's
resurrection, we rejoice that death and evil did not have the last word: the
tomb is empty! Christ is with us, living among us and through us, announcing
"good news to the poor … release to the captives … recovery of sight to
the blind," freedom to the oppressed, and "the year of the Lord's
favor." (NRSV, Luke 4:18-19) Christ is with us as the word of
forgiveness is declared and the sacraments are received. Christ is with us
as we look for signs of Jesus in our churches and communities and remember
his words: "And, remember I am with you always, to the end of the age."
(NRSV, Matthew 28:20b)
Rev. Mark S. Hanson
Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
I thank you for all the generous support, kindness, prayers, and love
you have offered to me on my journey through seminary. I was deeply touched
by your caring affection that you conveyed to me and my family, friends and
fellow pastors at my ordination. I offer thanks to Pastor Roggelin for his
kindness, guidance, support, and care that he offered to me not only during
seminary but I am especially grateful for his time and effort in helping
plan and prepare my service of ordination.
I want to thank all the Zion people who participated in my ordination
service. Steve Brown faithfully followed in his son’s footsteps and was an
excellent crucifer; Phoebe and Matthew Bennett-Hassaine were our faithful
torchbearers; Simonne Cruz was the Gospel bearer and offered her gift of
expressive reading of the first lesson. I thank our assisting minsters
Bernie Penner and Richard Hershberger for their gifts at the altar during
communion, Richard’s offering of prayer, and Bernie’s reading of the
epistle. I thank Susanne Ridenour and Bonnie Brobst for assisting with
communion. I want to especially thank Zion’s faithful ushers for their
gracious expression of hospitality and service: David Tabler, Bruno Niemann,
Lewis Bringman, and Frank Hobbs. I also am grateful for the fruits of their
labor of Bishop H. Gerard Knoche and Pastor William Gohl preacher, who
provided us with the Word. A special thanks to Ellen Solomon and the women
of Zion who helped her present such a wonderful reception. The people of
Zion can be proud of the beautiful presentation of delicious food and the
generous hospitality we offer to friends and guests.
I am thankful that Zion has been my home congregation, the church
that brought me back to my faith and shed light on the path that led me to
be a Lutheran pastor. I am thankful for the saints both here and departed
who have been fellow pilgrims with me on this faith journey. You all have
helped in my formation of who I am today and I am grateful and thankful for
all that you have imparted to me. I will take many experiences and memories
with me as I begin my service to the people of Immanuel Lutheran Church of
Absarokee, Montana. Thank you for sharing the journey with me. All the best
to the people of Zion Church of the City of Baltimore.
God’s
Peace,
Pastor
Robert
Pastor Robert Leaverton,
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Pastor Roggelin's Archive of Past Messages From Zion
