BLC Chapel Services

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 287 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now (View): vv. 1-3
• Litany for Ash Wednesday: L: Man who is born of woman C: Is of few days and full of trouble. L: For dust you are, C: And to dust you shall return. L: He comes forth like a flower and fades away; C: He flees like a shadow and does not continue. L: In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, C: And to dust you shall return. L: For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. C: For dust you are, And to dust you shall return. L: We have been consumed by Your anger, C: And by Your wrath we are terrified. L: You have set our iniquities before You, C: Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance. L: For all our days have passed away in Your wrath; We finish our years like a sigh. C: For dust you are, And to dust you shall return. L: Teach us, O Lord, to number our days, C: That we may gain a heart of wisdom. L: Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, we humbly beseech You to set Your Passion, Cross and Death between Your judgment and our souls, now, and in the hour of death. C: Give us mercy and grace, and grant Your Church concord and peace, that at length we shall enjoy everlasting life and glory; for with the Father and Holy Spirit You reign, one God, now and forever. Amen.
• Matthew 26: 17-35: Now on the first day of the Feast of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?” And He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, “My time is at hand; I will keep the Passover at your house with My disciples.” ’ ” So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them; and they prepared the Passover. When evening had come, He sat down with the twelve. Now as they were eating, He said, “Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.” And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, “Lord, is it I?” He answered and said, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the dish will betray Me. The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.” Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, “Rabbi, is it I?” He said to him, “You have said it.” And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say to you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father’s kingdom.” And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I have been raised, I will go before you to Galilee.” Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.” Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” Peter said to Him, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And so said all the disciples.
• Hymn 276 - When O'er My Sins I Sorrow (View): vv. 1 & 3
• Homily
• Hymn 287 - Jesus, I Will Ponder Now (View): vv. 4-6
• The Kyrie (p. 124)
• Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
• The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
• The Collect, Benedicamus & Benediction
• Hymn 593 - On My Heart Imprint Thine Image (View)
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Jake Marzinske (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude: DEO GRACIAS arr. Thomas Keesecker
• The Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) (p. 55)
• Prayer #39, p. 152: Collect for Ash Wednesday
• Hymn 281 - O Love, How Deep, How High, How Broad (View): vv. 1-4
• Matthew 16: 21-23: From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him, saying, “Far be it from You, Lord; this shall not happen to You!” But He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”
• Devotion
• Hymn 281 - O Love, How Deep, How High, How Broad (View): vv. 5-7
• Blessing
• Postlude: DEO GRACIAS arr. Marilyn Biery

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Andrejs Mudulis (Pianist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 34 - Kyrie, God Father in Heav'n Above (View)
• The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
• Luke 18: 35-43: Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. And hearing a multitude passing by, he asked what it meant. So they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Then those who went before warned him that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him. And when he had come near, He asked him, saying, “What do you want Me to do for you?” He said, “Lord, that I may receive my sight.” Then Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” And immediately he received his sight, and followed Him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
• Devotion
• The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116)
• The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
• The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
• The Collect (pp. 118-119)
• The Benedicamus (p. 119)
• The Benediction (p. 119)
• Hymn 283 - Glory Be To Jesus, Who in Bitter Pains (View): vv. 1-4
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 229 - By Faith We Are Divinely Sure (View): vv. 1-3
• 2 Timothy 3: 16-17 EHV: All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, well-equipped for every good work.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 229 - By Faith We Are Divinely Sure (View): vv. 4 & 5
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

Order of Service:

• Hymn 24 - Lord, Open Thou My Heart To Hear (View): vv. 1 & 2
• Devotion
• Hymn 289 - Join All the Glorious Names (View): vv. 1, 2 & 4
• Devotion
• Hymn 183 - Master of Eager Youth (View): vv. 1 & 3
• Devotion
• Hymn 426 - Jesus Sinners Doth Receive (View): vv. 1-3 & 8
• Blessing

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• The Confession of Sin (p. 120)
• The Versicles (pp. 120-121)
• Hymn 494 - I Know My Faith is Founded (View)
• John 8: 23-32: (Jesus) said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.” Then they said to Him, “Who are You?” And Jesus said to them, “Just what I have been saying to you from the beginning. I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.” They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father. Then Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing of Myself; but as My Father taught Me, I speak these things. And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.” As He spoke these words, many believed in Him. Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
• Homily
• Canticle: Magnificat in B-flat Stanford
• The Kyrie (p. 124)
• The Lord's Prayer (p. 125)
• Hymn 584 - Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord (View)
• The Collect (pp. 125-127)
• The Benedicamus (p. 127)
• The Benediction (p. 127)
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Choir Director)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 42 - God, We Praise You! God, We Bless You (View)
• Matthew 7:24-29: “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.” And so it was, when Jesus had ended these sayings, that the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 228 - Almighty God, Thy Word is Cast (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)