The Rite of CONFIRMATION SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

We are a traditional Cathedral

Ministry in downtown Detroit,

serving the metropolitan area

while providing an open and

caring environment that

encourages personal and

spiritual growth.

Pastoral Staff

Rev. D. Lee Andrzejewski

Head Pastor

Rev. Dr. John L. Heins

Assisting Pastor

Rev. Ronald Guettler

Assisting Pastor

Rev. Dr. John Herzog

Assisting Pastor

Rev. James Rolf

Assisting Pastor

Rev. Peter Nickel

Assisting Pastor

Rev. Dr. Kieth Gerberding

Pastor Emeritus

Rev. James Gruetzner

Pastor Emeritus

Staff

Mr. Karl Osterland

Director of Music Ministry

Mrs. Jerris Rosenthal

Business Manager

Ms. Mariana Laspesa

Office Manager

Mrs. Tammy Eberhard

Project Manager

Mr. Tom Rosenthal

Properties Manager

Mr. Roger DeNeen

Custodial

1345 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207

(313) 567-3100

historictrinity.org

September 20, 2020

The Rite of Junior Confirmation PRELUDE “We Praise You, O God” Wilbur Held PROCESSIONAL HYMN “We Praise You, O God” LSB 785

INVOCATION Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: E Amen. CONFESSION and THE TEN COMMANDMENTS Pastor: For the times we have had other gods in our lives… People: and for the times we have trusted in things other than You, forgive us, Redeemer.

Pastor: For the times we have misused the name of the Lord… People: and for the times we have failed to call upon You in prayer, forgive us, Immanuel. Pastor: For the times we have forgotten the Sabbath day… People: and for the times we have despised the preaching of Your Word, forgive us, Prince of Peace. Pastor: For the times we have not honored father or mother… People: and for the times we have failed to respect others in authority, forgive us, Mighty God. Pastor: For the times we have murdered… People: by hurting people in thought, word and deed, forgive us, Lord. Pastor: For the times we have committed adultery… People: with thoughts and actions unbecoming to Your design for love and marriage, forgive us, Son of God. Pastor: For the times we have stolen… People: and for the times we have acted dishonestly, forgive us, Savior. Pastor: For the times we have given false testimony… People: and for the times we have hurt someone’s good name, forgive us, Good Shepherd. Pastor: For the times we have coveted our neighbors’ possessions or family members… People: and for the times we have tried to acquire things not belonging to us, forgive us. ABSOLUTION and THE OFFICE OF THE KEYS Pastor: Upon this, your confession, I, by virtue of my office as a called and

ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord, Jesus Christ, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

People: E Amen.

THE SALUTATION 2 Tim 4:22

Pastor: The Lord be with you. People:

PRAYER OF THE DAY Pastor: Let us pray together Luther’s Morning Prayer: People: I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son,

that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT READING Isaiah 55:6–9

(“Seek the Lord... He is near”)

6 “Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; 7 let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

EPISTLE Philippians 1:12–14, 19–30

(“To live is Christ, to die is gain.”)

12I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, 13so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. 14And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear… 19For I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, 20as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. 21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. 24But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. 25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in

the faith, 26so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.

27Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, 28and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. 29For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, 30engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.

Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 20:1–16

(Parable of the vineyard laborers)

Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the twentieth chapter. People:

1"For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4and to them he said, 'You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.' 5So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. 6And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' 7They said to him, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You go into the vineyard too.' 8And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.' 9And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. 10Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. 11And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, 12saying, 'These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' 13But he replied to one of them, 'Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? 14Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. 15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?' 16So the last will be first, and the first last."

Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord. People: CREED and AFFIRMATION OF BAPTISM Pastor: What is baptism? Confirmands: Baptism is not just plain water, but it is the water included in God’s command and combined with God’s Word. People: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Mt 28:19) Pastor: What benefits does Baptism give? Confirmands: It works forgiveness of sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this. People: Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. (Mark 16:16) Pastor: How can water do such great things? Confirmands: Baptism is a life-giving water, rich in grace, and a washing of the new birth in the Holy Spirit. People: He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. (Titus 3:5-8) Pastor: What does such baptizing with water indicate? Confirmands: The Old Adam in us should by daily contrition and repentance be drowned and die with all sins and evil desires, and that a new man should daily emerge and arise to live before God in righteousness and purity forever. People: We were therefore buried with Him through Baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. (Romans 6:4)

HYMN OF THE DAY “Holy, Holy, Holy” LSB 507

SERMON “Soul Music” Philippians 1:21

Rev. D. Lee Andrzejewski Head Pastor, Historic Trinity Lutheran Church

OFFERTORY Ps 51:10-12 E 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.

Amen.

GATHERING OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS Please consider continuing to support the work of the Lord at Historic Trinity with a sacrificial gift.

You can donate at historictrinity.org/give, or mail to 1345 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI 48207.

VOLUNTARY “Le Coucou” Louis-Claude Daquin

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

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.

THE RITE OF CONFIRMATION

COMMENDATION OF PARENTS AND SPONSORS Parents and Sponsors of Confirmands are asked to stand

Pastor: The Church commends you for your faithfulness in the Christian training of these children of God. Since their baptism, you have prayed over them, worshipped with them, and have insured that they were brought up in the love of the Lord, your prayers and encouragement remain important to them. And so I ask you: Will you continue in fervent prayer, and, as it is appropriate, support them in their Christian faith and life? Parents and Sponsors: Yes, with the help of God and each other. THE RITE OF CONFIRMATION [See insert] PRAYER FOR THE CONFIRMANDS Pastor: O God, who stands above and who sees below, we pray in this moment for these who stand here and who now confess their faith. People: We pray that they might have the courage of their convictions, the power to keep their promises, the humility to hear Your Word, and the encouragement to be endless in their faithfulness to You. Pastor: Let that same Spirit which entered their lives through Baptism now continue His work with them, that they and all the world around them may be filled with the joy that Your grace provides. People: Amen and Amen!

The Order of Holy Communion

THE PREFACE AND PROPER PREFACE Pastor: The Lord be with you. 2 Tim. 4:22 People:

Pastor: Lift up your hearts. Lam 3:41 People: Pastor: Let us give thanks unto the Lord, our God. Ps 100:4 People:

Pastor: It is truly good, right, and wholesome in body and soul to give thanks to You, our Heavenly Father. You sent Your Son, the Good Shepherd, into this world to die in our place and then rise again in victory on Easter Sunday. Through His death, He has taken our penalty for sin, and by His resurrection He has opened the gates of righteousness. Therefore with angels and with archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we praise You forever and ever, singing: SANCTUS Is 6:3 LSB p. 195

E Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth; heav'n and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is He, blessed is He, blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

THE WORDS OF INSTITUTION Mt 26:26-28; Mk 14:22-24; Lk 22:19-20; 1 Co 11:23-25

THE PAX DOMINI Jn 20:19 Pastor: The peace of Lord be with you all. People: E Amen.

THE AGNUS DEI Jn 1:29 LSB p. 198 E 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.

DISTRIBUTION Communion will take place in one line. Please keep six feet of social distance from other family units.

We have suspended the use of the common cup until further notice. Pastor will place the host/bread directly into the hand. Where there is incidental hand-to-hand contact, pastor will sanitize before the next communicant.

For those with health concerns, there is gluten free wafers and non-alcoholic white wine available.

DISMISSAL

POST COMMUNION PRAYER AND BENEDICTION

Pastor: Lord Jesus, Good Shepherd, You have protected Your flock by Your death and resurrection, and in this Sacrament have nurtured the faith within us. Grant us such faith that we always listen to Your voice and follow You in paths of righteousness, for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

People: Amen. Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you

and be gracious to you. The Lord lift his countenance upon you and give you peace.

People:

RECESSIONAL HYMN “The Church’s One Foundation” LSB 644 v. 1-2, 4-5

POSTLUDE “March (Judas Maccabaeus)” G. F. Handel