THIS WORSHIP SERVICE WAS FROM THE BULLETIN JANUARY 13, 2002
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WELCOME
TO ZION CHURCH ! Founded
in 1755, Zion Church of the City of Baltimore is the mother church of
Lutheranism in the city. We appreciate first-time worshipers and ask you
to please sign the guest book in the narthex. If you do not have a
church family, we invite you to join our congregation. Please speak to
Pastor Roggelin or call the parish office at 410-727-3939. Zion
Church is a "Reconciling in Christ Congregation" and adopted
the following Affirmation of Welcome: “At Zion Church of the City of
Baltimore, all who have been baptized in the name of the Father, Son and
the Holy Spirit, are welcome within the membership upon transfer or
affirmation of faith regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation,
educational level, economic status, ability, health or geographic
distance.” Zion
Church welcomes all baptized Christians who acknowledge Jesus Christ as
their Lord to come to the Lord’s table. We practice continuous
communion beginning with the outside aisles to come down the center
aisle and then depart from the altar to either side. Please follow the
direction of the ushers. If people prefer to stay with their children in the nursery they are encouraged to do so. The loudspeaker system in the nursery gives them the possibility to follow the Service in the sanctuary. The
Reverend Dr. Holger Roggelin, Pastor Mr.
John Heizer, Organist-Choir Director BAPTISM OF OUR
LORD January 13, 2002; 11:15 a.m. WE PREPARE FOR WORSHIP Bells Prelude Greetings and Announcements Hymn: 56 INVOCATION P:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. C:
Amen P: Almighty
God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no
secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration
of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily
magnify thy holy Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. C:
Amen. P: If we say we have no
sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess
our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse
us from all unrighteousness. Silence for
reflection and self-examination. P: Most merciful God, C:
we confess that we have sinned against thee in thought, word, and
deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not
loved thee with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as
ourselves. For the sake of thy Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and
forgive us; that we may
delight in thy will and walk in thy ways, to the glory of thy Name.
Amen. P: Almighty
God, in his mercy, has given his Son to die for us and, for his sake,
forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the
Church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the
entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C:
Amen. INTROIT (read responsively) A:
All the world shall worship thee O God: C:
sing
of thee, and praise thy Name, O thou most highest. A:
O be joyful in God, all ye lands, sing praises unto the honor of
his Name C:
make his praise to be glorious. P:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: C:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen. KYRIE A: Lord, have mercy upon
us: C:
Lord, have mercy upon us. A: Christ, have mercy
upon us: C:
Christ, have mercy upon us. A: Lord, have mercy upon
us: C:
Lord, have mercy upon us. GLORIA IN EXCELSIS (music on p. 49) P: Glory be to God
on high ! C:
And on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise thee, we
bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for
thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy
upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon
us. For thou only art holy;
thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art
most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
SALUTATION
AND PRAYER OF THE DAY
P:
The Lord be with you. C:
And with thy spirit. P: Let us pray Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the
River Jordan didst proclaim him thy beloved Son and anoint him with the
Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into His name may keep the
covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior, who
with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, world
without end. C:
Amen. Sit Anthem: Christ, unser Herr zum Jordan kam Johann Schein Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam nach seines
Vaters Willen, von Sankt Johann die Taufe nahm, sein Werk und Amt zu erfüllen.
Da wollt er stiften uns ein Bad, zu waschen uns von Sünden, ersäufen
auch den bittern Tod durch sein selbst Blut und Wunden, es galt ein
neues Leben. Solchs hat er uns gezeiget klar mit Bildern und mit
Worten. Des Vaters Stimm man offenbar daselbst am Jordan hörte; er
sprach: "Das ist mein lieber Sohn, an dem ich hab Gefallen; den
will ich euch befohlen han, daß ihr ihn höret alle und folget seinem
Lehren." To Jordan came our
Lord the Christ, To do God's pleasure willing, And there was by Saint
John baptized, All righteousness fulfilling; There did he consecrate a
bath To wash away transgression, And quench the bitterness of death By
his own blood and passion; He would a new life give us. THE FIRST
LESSON: Isaiah
42:1-9 Bonnie Brobst Here
is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I
have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations. 2He
will not cry or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street; 3a
bruised reed he will not break,
and a dimly burning wick he will not quench;
he will faithfully bring forth justice. 4He
will not grow faint or be crushed
until he has established justice in the earth;
and the coastlands wait for his teaching. 5Thus
says God, the LORD,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who
gives breath to the people upon it
and spirit to those who walk in it: 6I
am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness,
I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I
have given you as a covenant to the people,
a light to the nations,
7to open the eyes that are blind, to
bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness. 8I
am the LORD, that is my name;
my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to idols. 9See,
the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare; before
they spring forth,
I tell you of them. Reader: The Word of the Lord. C:
Thanks be to the God. Psalm
29 (sung in unison): Ascribe
to the | LORD, you gods,* ascribe
to the LORD glo- | ry and strength.
2Ascribe
to the LORD the glory | due his name;*
worship the LORD in the beau- | ty of holiness. 3The
voice of the LORD is upon the waters; the God of | glory thunders;* the
LORD is upon the | mighty waters.
4The
voice of the LORD is a pow- | erful voice;*
the voice of the LORD is a | voice of splendor. R 5The
voice of the LORD breaks the | cedar trees;* the
LORD breaks the ce- | dars of Lebanon;
6he
makes Lebanon skip | like a calf,*
and Mount Hermon like a | young wild ox. 7The
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.
8The
voice of the LORD makes the | oak trees writhe*
and strips the | forests bare. R 9And
in the temple | of the LORD* all
are | crying, "Glory!"
10The
LORD sits enthroned a- | bove the flood;*
the LORD sits enthroned as | king forevermore. 11The
LORD shall give strength | to his people;* the
LORD shall give his people the bless- | ing of peace. THE SECOND
LESSON: Acts
10:34-43 Bonnie Brobst Peter
began to speak to Cornelius and his household: "I
truly understand that God shows no partiality, 35but in every
nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
36You know the message he sent to the people of Israel,
preaching peace by Jesus Christ-he is Lord of all. 37That
message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism
that John announced: 38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth
with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and
healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39We
are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They
put him to death by hanging him on a tree; 40but God raised
him on the third day and allowed him to appear, 41not to all
the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate
and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42He
commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one
ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. 43All
the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him
receives forgiveness of sins through his name." Reader: The Word of the Lord C:
Thanks be to God The Alleluia Sentence (p. 52) Stand C:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! The Gospel Announcement C:
Glory be to thee, O Lord. The
Holy Gospel - Matthew
3:13-17
Pastor Dr. Holger Roggelin Jesus
came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 14John
would have prevented him, saying, "I
need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" 15But
Jesus answered him, "Let
it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all
righteousness." Then he consented. 16And when Jesus had
been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens
were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove
and alighting on him. 17And a voice from heaven said, "This
is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased." P:
The Gospel of
the Lord. C:
Praise be to thee, O Christ.
A
Corporate Renewal of Baptismal Vows Please
remain standing. The
paschal candle is lit. The
Pastor addresses the congregation as follows: In
baptism, God calls us, his children, out of darkness into his marvelous
light. Brothers
and sisters, I ask you to profess the faith of the Church. Do
you believe and trust in God the Father? All:
I believe
in God, the Father almighty, creator
of heaven and earth. Do
you believe and trust in his Son Jesus Christ? All:
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. Do
you believe and trust in the Holy Spirit? All:
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. The
Pastor says: Almighty
God, we
thank thee for our fellowship in the household of faith with
all who have been baptized into thy name. Keep
us faithful to our baptism, and
so make us ready for that day when
the whole creation shall be made perfect in thy Son, our
Savior Jesus Christ. All:
Amen. Affirmation
of Commitment Will
you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in
the breaking of bread, and in the prayers? All:
With the help of God, I will. Will
you persevere in resisting evil and, whenever
you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord? All:
With the help of God, I will. Will
you proclaim by word and example the
good news of God in Christ? All:
With the help of God, I will. Will
you seek and serve Christ in all people, loving
your neighbor as yourself? All:
With the help of God, I will. Will
you acknowledge Christ’s authority over human society, by
prayer for the world and its leaders, by
defending the weak, and by seeking peace and justice? All:
With the help of God, I will. The
Pastor concludes the Renewal of Vows saying: May
Christ dwell in your hearts through faith, that
you may be rooted and grounded in love and
bring forth the fruit of the Spirit. All: Amen Please
remain standing Hymn 55 Sermon:
Pastor Dr Holger Roggelin
Stand Offertory
(p. 56) C:
Create in me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit
within me.Cast me not away from thy presence: and take not thy Holy
Spirit from me.Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation: and uphold me
with thy free Spirit. Sit The
Offering Anthem:
“From God the Father, Virgin-Born” English
Folk Tune From
God the Father, virgin-born, to us the only son came down; by
death the font to consecrate, the faithful to regenerate. Abide
with us O Lord, we pray; the gloom of darkness chase away; your
work of healing, Lord begin, and take away the stain of sin. To
you, O Lord, all glory be for this your blest Epiphany; to
God whom all his hosts adore, and holy Spirit evermore. Stand The
Doxology
and Presentation of Gifts (Hymn 602) C:
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all
creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father,
Son, and Holy Ghost. The Prayer of the Church A Let us pray that the
dawn from on high will shine for the church, the world, and all those in
need. A
brief silence. A For all who are
baptized in Christ and anointed with the Holy Spirit, that their mission
and ministry may be a light to the nations; God of light and life: C
hear us, we pray. A For all who govern
and serve, that justice and peace be established in all corners of the
earth; God of light and life: C
hear us, we pray. A For those weakened by
age or illness especially Kenneth
Cambell, Elizabeth Cook, Karl Dziggel, Susan Grabner, Luise Maennik,
Kevin Niemann, Michael Orndorff, Ruth Schwartz Rosemary Stendorf, Joseph
Strosnider, Joseph Tischler and all those who we hold in our
hearts…, that you take them by the hand and uphold them with your
Spirit; God of light and life: C
hear us, we pray. A For all who doubt
that they are your sons and daughters, that they may be assured by the
voice of your promise; God of light and life: C
hear us, we pray. A For our congregation,
that we will not grow weary or faint as we share your grace and
forgiveness with all people; God of light and life: C
hear us, we pray. Here
other intercessions may be offered. A In thanksgiving for
all the saints, that your light upon their lives may guide us also to be
instruments of healing and peace; God of light and life: C
hear us, we pray. P God of splendor
and light, hear our prayer and illumine us with the radiance of your
glory shown in Jesus Christ our Lord. C
Amen THE GREAT THANKSGIVING Preface (p. 58) P: The Lord be with you. C:
And with thy spirit. P: Lift up your hearts. C:
We lift them up unto the Lord. P: Let us give thanks
unto the Lord our God. C:
It is meet and right so to do. P: It is truly meet,
right, and salutary...... Sanctus (p. 61) C: "Holy,holy,holy,
Lord God of Sabath;
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory; Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the
highest." The Prayer of Thanksgiving The Lord’s
Prayer (p.
62/63) 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. The Peace (p.
63) P:
The peace of the Lord be with you alway. C:
And with thy spirit Agnus Dei (p. 64) C: "O
Christ, thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have
mercy upon us. O Christ, thou Lamb of God, that takest away the
sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Christ, thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, grant us thy peace. Amen." Sit Distribution of
the Sacrament
Continuous communion-please follow the direction of the ushers WE CONCLUDE OUR WORSHIP Stand P: The Body of our Lord
Jesus Christ and his precious Blood strengthen and preserve you unto
eternal life. Nunc Dimittis (p.
66) C: "Lord,
now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word; For
mine eyes have seen thy salvation: which thou hast prepared before the
face of all people;
A light to lighten the Gentiles: and the glory of they people
Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end.
Amen." The Prayer
(p. 68/69) P:
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good. C:
And his mercy endureth for ever. P:
Collect C:
Amen P:
The Lord be with you. C:
And with thy spirit. P:
Bless we the Lord. C:
Thanks be to God. The Benediction
(p.70) P: The Lord bless thee,
and keep thee. The
Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The
Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace: In
the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. C: Amen. Amen. Amen. Hymn 259 Postlude Memorial
gifts were given to the St. Cecilia fund by John Hoffman for his
Parents, by Elsbeth Holland for Carl Wagenführer, by Irene Duerr for
Ruth Hein and by John Strandberg for Evelyn Strandberg and Hannelies
Penner , also by Curt and Charlotte Jeschke. Memorial
gift were given to the German Forum in memory of Hannelies Penner by
Myrtle Lobig, by Holger Roggelin and Alexandra Mattern-Roggelin, and by
Frank and Amelia Hobbs. Memorial
gifts for the German Language School were given by Olive and James Smith
for Hannelies Penner. Memorial
gifts were given by Sara Murnane and Dawn Datz for Carl Wagenfürer. Memorial
gifts were given by Adeline Wilke for Hannelies Penner and Raymand and
Amy Hein for Hannelies Penner. Special
gifts were given to the Organ fund by Curt and Charlotte Jeschke. |
