Current Worship Bulletin - Trinity Lutheran Church and School

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Trinity Lutheran Church and School
40 West Nicholai Street
Our Ministry Staff
Rev. Charles Froehlich, Interim Sr. Pastor
Rev. Gregory Dwyer, Pastor
Henry DeVries, Minister of Music
Tammy Mazza, Acting Principal
Hicksville, New York 11801
Contact Information
Church Office
516-931-2225
School Office
516-931-2211
www.trinityhicksville.org
[email protected]
Deacons
Kathy Funfgeld
Peg Ruhs
Debbie Vergara
Deacons in Training
Doug Brosky
Anthony Cavaliere
Betsy Lazarek
Lynn Waldeck
Mission Partners
Rev. James Roy,
Asian/Indian Mission Field
Developer
Rev. Peter and Kristie
Kolb, Asia
Mission Statement
Trinity is a caring family where people gather to know, worship,
serve, and share their Savior.
Welcome
We go through life accumulating things and friends and reputation. Too often we make
decisions based on how well we will be able to hold on to them. At those times, Moses’
and Jesus’ words “Ready to give up?” are a challenge to us. Are you ready to give up
your allegiance to people, possessions, and self in order to be given something much
greater we do not deserve—the grace of God and the promised land, heaven itself?
Although the faith-informed decision might seem fraught with dangerous cross-bearing,
it is the natural thing for the believer.
Holy Communion
We believe that Christ’s body and blood are truly present in Holy Communion, and that
we receive the forgiveness of sins along with the bread and wine in this Holy Meal. As a
“Family Church,” we invite those who share this understanding, and who desire God’s
forgiveness and strength, to join with us in receiving Holy Communion. If you have any
questions, please speak to one of our pastors at any time. All worshippers are asked to
fill out the “Fellowship Pad” in the pew and pass it down. After all have signed, please
leave the pad at the end of the pew to be picked up after worship. Thank you!
GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS
SHARING OF THE PEACE + We encourage you to leave your pew and greet new people! +
PRELUDE
"Andantino in D flat"
- Lemare
Please stand and face the cross during the procession to the altar.
HYMN
“Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus”
LSB 660
CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS
P:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C:
Amen.
[Matthew 28:19b]
P:
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
C:
But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our
sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
[I John 1:8-9]
+ Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination +
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Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.
Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean.
We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have
done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our
whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly
deserve your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of your Son,
Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that
we may delight in your will and walk in your ways to the glory of your holy
name. Amen.
Almighty God, in his mercy, has given his Son to die for you and for his sake
forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by his
authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
[John 20:19-23]
Amen.
HYMN OF PRAISE Glory to God in the Highest
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PRAYER OF THE DAY
P:
C:
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C:
Let us pray.
O merciful Lord, You did not spare Your only Son but delivered Him up for us all.
Grant us courage and strength to take up the cross and follow Him,
who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
FIRST READING
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil. If you obey the
commandments of the Lord your God that I command you today, by loving the Lord your
God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and
his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you in the
land that you are entering to take possession of it. But if your heart turns away, and you
will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, I declare to you
today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going
over the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you
today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose
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life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice
and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the
land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give
them.”
R:
C:
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
EPISTLE
Philemon 1-21
Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our beloved fellow worker and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow
soldier, and the church in your house:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, because I hear of your love
and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, and I pray
that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good
thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. For I have derived much joy and comfort from
your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through
you.
Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required,
yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also
for Christ Jesus— I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my
imprisonment. (Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and
to me.) I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart. I would have been glad to
keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my
imprisonment for the gospel, but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order
that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord. For this
perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back
forever, no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved
brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me. If he has
wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. I, Paul, write this
with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self.
Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.
Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I
say.
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This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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ALLELUIA and VERSE
GOSPEL LESSON
P:
Luke 14:25-35
The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the fourteenth chapter.
C:
Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes
to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers
and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not
bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. For which of you, desiring
to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to
complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who
see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’
Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and
deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him
with twenty thousand? And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a
delegation and asks for terms of peace. So therefore, any one of you who does not
renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.
“Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is of no
use either for the soil or for the manure pile. It is thrown away. He who has ears to hear,
let him hear.”
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This is the Gospel of the Lord.
SERMON
HYMN
Pastor Charles Froehlich
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM (10:30)
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LSB 425
Grant Michael Morrisey
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APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. 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. 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.
PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH
A:
C:
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
OFFERING
+ Please pass the Fellowship Pad at this time +
OFFERING VOLUNTARY
"Allemande"
OFFERTORY Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful
- Susato/DeSilva
LSB 955
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THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
P:
The Lord be with you.
C:
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Lift up your hearts.
C:
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Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C:
P:
It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places
give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus
Christ, our Lord, who, having created all things, took on human flesh and was
born of the virgin Mary. For our sake He died on the cross and rose from the
dead to put an end to death, thus fulfilling Your will and gaining for You a holy
people. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of
heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and
singing:
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THE WORDS OF OUR LORD
Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when he was betrayed, took bread, and when he
had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my
body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of me.” In the same way also he
took the cup after supper, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying,
“Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you
for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
PROCLAMATION OF CHRIST
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C:
As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death
until he comes.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
LORD’S PRAYER
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.
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DISTRIBUTION HYMNS
“Take My Life and Let It Be”
LSB 783
“Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways” LSB 707
POST-COMMUNION CANTICLE Thank the Lord
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CLOSING PRAYER
A:
C:
Let us pray.
Gracious God, You have given us a foretaste of the feast to come in this
Sacrament. Strengthen us throughout the days of following our Savior that we
may, with all Your saints, celebrate the eternal feast of the Lamb in His kingdom
which has no end; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and
reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
BENEDICTION
P:
The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be
gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.
C:
Please stand and face the cross during the recession from the altar.
“Praise to You and Adoration”
HYMN
LSB 692
DISMISSAL
A:
C:
Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
POSTLUDE
"Two Renaissance Dances"
- Susato/DeSilva
UPCOMING WORSHIP SERVICES
Unity Sunday
9:30 AM
September 11
Traditional Worship Service with Holy Communion
Saturday/Sunday
6:30 PM
9:00 AM
10:45 AM
September 17/18
Traditional Worship Service with Holy Communion
Traditional Worship Service with Holy Communion
Traditional Worship Service with Holy Communion
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HOLY BAPTISM
Grant Michael Morrisey
INTRODUCTION
In Holy Baptism our gracious heavenly Father liberates us
from sin and death by joining us to the death and
resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are born children
of a fallen humanity; in the waters of Baptism we are reborn
children of God and inheritors of eternal life. By water and
the Holy Spirit we are made members of the church which is
the body of Christ. As we live with him and with his people,
we grow in faith, love, and obedience to the will of God.
September 4, 2016
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 in God the Holy Spirit?
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.
PRESENTATION OF THE CHILD FOR HOLY BAPTISM
Parents/Godparents: We present Grant Michael Morriesy
to receive the Sacrament of Holy Baptism.
BAPTISM
CHARGE TO PARENTS AND GODPARENTS
PRAYER FOR THE NEWLY BAPTIZED and PARENTS
In Christian love you have brought this child for Holy
Baptism. You should, therefore, faithfully bring Grant to the
services of God’s house, and teach him the Lord’s Prayer,
the Creed, and the Ten Commandments. As he grows in
years, you should place in his hands the Holy Scriptures
and provide for him instruction in the Christian faith, that,
living in the covenant of his baptism and in communion with
the Church, Grant may lead a godly life until the day of
Jesus Christ. Do you promise to fulfill these obligations? If
so, answer, “I do.”
God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we praise you for
freeing your sons and daughters from the power of sin and
for raising them up to a new life through this holy
sacrament. Pour your Holy Spirit upon Grant, 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. Look with kindness upon the parents
of this child. Strengthen their faith, that they may serve this
child as a good example of Christian love and share
eternally with him the salvation you have given him, through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
RENUNCIATION OF SIN and PROFESSION OF FAITH
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
Grant Do you renounce all the forces of evil, the devil, and
all his empty promises?
I do.
Do you believe in God the Father?
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator
of heaven and earth.
Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
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.
Grant Michael Morrisey, I baptize you in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
PRESENTATION OF THE BAPTISMAL CANDLE
Grant Michael Morrisey, child of God, you have been sealed
by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Christ.
Let your light so shine before others that they
may see your good works and glorify your
Father in Heaven.
CONGREGATIONAL WELCOME
Through Baptism God has made this new brother a member
of the fellowship we all share in Christ Jesus, that together
we may proclaim the praise of God and serve as his
witnesses.
We welcome you into the Lord’s family,
Grant. We receive you as a fellow member
of the body of Christ, a child of the same
heavenly father, and a worker with us
in the kingdom of God.