F ESTIVAL OF M USIC
A UGUSTANA C HAPEL
S ERVICE OF L EAVE -T AKING
This artwork, titled simply Baptism, is one in a series of three pieces depicting elements of Lutheran worship. The artist worked from photographs of baptisms that took place in the font of the Augustana Chapel at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago to create the piece. Surrounded by a worshipping community and with rich imagery from the natural world, Baptism is a celebration of the new life we find in the waters of baptism.
Front Cover: “Baptism” by Mary Button. © 2022 Augsburg FortressItems marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that the assembly is invited to rise in body or spirit.
THE RUTH AND PAUL MANZ ORGAN FESTIVAL OF MUSIC
Thursday, May 11, 2023 + 4:30 p.m.
WELCOME Rev. Erik Christensen
*HYMN The Church’s One Foundation
INTRODUCTION
HYMN
Dr. Keith Hampton
When in Our Music God Is Glorified
I. Adagio
ANTHEM
arr. Robert
What a Fellowship
Trio Sonata in G, BWV 1039 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)God of Grace and God of Glory
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
arr. Paul Manz (1919-2009)
J. Wyeth, arr. Paul Manz
ANTHEM Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
arr. Mack Wilberg (b. 1955)
The assembly is seated.
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
*CLOSING PRAYER AND BENEDICTION
The assembly is seated.
arr. Dan Miller (b. 1954)
Rev. Vickie D. Johnson
ANTHEM We Shall Overcome, traditional arr. Robert Gibson; soloist: Vickie Johnson, soprano
POSTLUDE Improvisation on “We Shall Overcome”
Carl Haywood (b. 1949)
ABOUT THE RUTH AND PAUL MANZ ORGAN
The Ruth and Paul Manz Organ was built by the M.L. Bigelow Company of American Fork, Utah as their opus 31. Installed during the summer of 2004, it was dedicated later that year on November 11 in honor of the Christ Seminary-Seminex Professor of Church Music and Artist-in-Residence Emeritus, Dr. Paul Manz, and his wife, Ruth. The two-manual and pedal organ has mechanical (tracker) key action and electric stop action, 31 ranks of pipes, 25 independent voices, and 1,662 pipes. The organ has served as one of the many ways assembly song is led in LSTC worship services and has been a vital part of the seminary community’s musical and liturgical life. The organ was frequently featured in the LSTC Chapel Music Series and was the focal point of the monthly Manz Organ Recital Series.
GREAT PEDAL
16’ Bourdon (#1-24 from Pedal)
8’ Præstant
8’ Chimney Flute
8’ Harmonic Flute (#1-24 from Chimey Flute
16’ Præstant
16’ Bourdon
8’ Octave
8’ Bourdon (extension)
4’ Octave 4’ Octave (extension)
4’ Dolce Flute
16’ Posaune
2’ Octave 8’ Posaune (extension)
2 2/3’ Sesquialtera II Great to Pedal
1 1/3’ Mixture IV Swell to Pedal
8’ Trumpet
Swell to Great SWELL
8' Oak Gedackt
MECHANICALS
Tremulant (entire organ)
8’ Viola da gamba
8’ Voix céleste (tenor c)
4’ Viol Principal Bell Star
Flexible Wind
4’ Open Flute Multi-level combination action
2 2/3’ Nasard
2’ Conical Flute
1 3/5’ Tierce
2’ Plein Jeu III
16’ Clarinet
8’ Oboe
Items marked with an asterisk (*) indicate that the assembly is invited to rise in body or spirit. Text in bold is spoken by the assembly.
AUGUSTANA CHAPEL SERVICE OF LEAVE-TAKING
Thursday, May 11, 2023 + 7 p.m.
GATHERING
The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God.
WELCOME AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
*THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, the fountain of living water, the rock who gave us birth, our light and our salvation. Amen.
The presiding minister leads the assembly in the thanksgiving.
*GATHERING SONG Look Who Gathers at Christ's Table*GREETING
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.
*KYRIE For the Troubles and the Suferings
In English (Pelas dores deste mundo)
*CANTICLE OF PRAISE Gloria a Dios In Spanish (Glory to God)
*PRAYER OF THE DAY
The assembly is seated.
LEAVE-TAKING ADDRESS
God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song.
FIRST READING Isaiah 43:9-13
The assembly responds: Thanks be to God.
SECOND READING Acts 4:32-37
The assembly responds: Thanks be to God.
*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
*GOSPEL John 20:19-23
The holy gospel according to John. Glory to you, O Lord.
At the conclusion of the proclamation: The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
The assembly is seated.
SERMON Rev. Dr. James Nieman, President Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Silence for re
*HYMN OF THE DAY Womb of Life and Source of Being
THANKSGIVING FOR THE MEANS OF GRACE
*LITANY OF THANKSGIVING
The assembly responds: We give our thanks and praise.
*PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you.
The people may greet one another with a sign of Christ’s peace. Then the assembly is seated.
MUSIC DURING THE PEACE Ayúdanos, oh Dios (Oh, Help Us, Save Us)
MEAL
God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ.
OFFERING
The ofering gathered this evening goes to support the humanitarian and development work being carried out by Lutheran World Federation World Service. For more information, see: www.lutheranworld.org. To give online, go to https://lstc.edu/make-a-gift-chapel/ or use the QR code provided.
*OFFERING PRAYER
*GREAT THANKSGIVING
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy … … we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
In the eucharistic prayer, the assembly proclaims the memorial acclamation: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
*LORD’S PRAYER
Each prays the Lord’s Prayer in the language or translation of their choice.
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.
The presiding minister invites all to the table. Then the assembly is seated.
COMMUNION
Holy Communion will be distributed at two stations. As directed by the ushers, move to the indicated station. Bread will be placed into your hand for you to eat. You may then drink wine from the common cup or select a pre-filled cup of wine or grape juice. Empty cups can be placed in the baskets at each station.
COMMUNION SONG
Oi Jumalan Karitsa
1st verse, choir in Finnish; 2nd verse, all in English (O Lamb of God)
A Communion Hymn
The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power
Nolan Williams, Jr. (b. 1969)
Andraé Crouch (1942-2015)
*PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
SENDING
God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world.
*DECLARATION OF LEAVE-TAKING
*BLESSING
*SENDING SONG Sizohamba naye
In Xhosa and English, alternating
(We Will Go with God)
DISMISSAL The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Peter Lutkin (1858-1931)
Let us go forth in peace, in the name of Christ. Amen.
POSTLUDE Ein feste Burg, Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
WORSHIP LEADERS
Rev. Erik Christensen, presiding
Jonathan Johncy, crucifer
Min. Vima Couvertier-Cruz, assisting Katherine Mueller, asperges
Rev. Dr. James Nieman, preaching Faye Breining, asperges
Dr. Keith Hampton, cantor Juan Manuel Arias Perea, streamer
Dr. Esther Menn, lector Megan Mong, streamer
Rev. Dr. James Foster, lector
Rev. Dr. Helen Chukka, usher
Sarah Freyermuth, torch bearer
Rev. Arisbe Gómez, torch bearer
Patti DeBias, usher Hannah Johnsrud, communion
Olivia Riddle, usher Rev. Joy McDonald Coltvet, communion
Nicholas Breining, sacristan Bob Berridge, communion
Rev. Erin Coleman Branchaud, baker Ji Bu, communion
MUSICIANS: Jodette Adams, Kylee Bestenlehner, Denell Covington, Michele Douglas, Robert Haennicke, Cheryl Hoth, Gail James, Rev. Vickie Johnson, Christopher Joyner, Dn. Marji Shannon, Joseph Smith, Sara Trumm
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND SOURCES
The processional cross used in this service was created by Harold Martin in 1968 and accompanied those students and faculty who came to LSTC from Christ SeminarySeminex several years after the walkout from Concordia Seminary in 1974.
The communion vessels used this evening were created by Nora Ausrienne, spouse of LSTC alum Valdas Ausra. The set was commissioned so that there would be matching vessels for use at graduations and large community Eucharists. Made from porcelain and created with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, each whimsical piece is unique yet obviously part of the collection.
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RECONCILING IN CHRIST (RIC) STATEMENT
As a Reconciling in Christ seminary, LSTC seeks to ofer hospitality and welcome to all who enter LSTC’s academic programs. Following Jesus Christ, whose reconciling love bridged barriers and made strangers friends, we seek to welcome and learn from one another’s particularity — including but not limited to one another’s race, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, physical ability, social status and theological diversity.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
LSTC recognizes that our school stands on the lands of the Potawatomi, Miami, and Peoria peoples. For thousands of years before their forced removal, this was their traditional homeland, and it continues to hold their ancestral stories and wisdom. We honor and thank the elders of these and other nations, past and present. These lands are still home to many indigenous people, and we are grateful to learn in this place.