THE LINE MOUNTAIN CHARGE
Rev. Mark I. Rothermel, Pastor
OrganistsAcolyte
Salem: Kristin Frederick & Diana Klinger Logan Shaffer
Christ: Jeff Masser & Jaci Harner
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
HOLY COMMUNION AT SALEM CHURCH
FEBRUARY 12, 2012
ORGAN PRELUDE
*PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 11, Both Churches, red hymnal
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
*PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
*OPENING HYMN # 12, Both Churches, red hymnal
CHILDREN’S SERMON
DISMISSAL TO GO TO CHILDREN’S CHURCH
*SOLEMN DECLARATION
*CHORAL AMEN
*CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsively)
One: We gather to worship God who alone can heal us and make us whole.
All: Open our hearts that you may transform our lives with your healing touch.
One: We gather to serve God, who through us would heal and make whole a wounded creation.
All: Open our lives that you may use us in your holy and saving purposes.
*CALL TO CONFESSION
*CONFESSION OF SIN (In Unison)
Loving Father, when things go well with us we readily proclaim your faithfulness and our confidence in you. But we confess we easily entertain doubt when we are in pain, when we pray for help and healing and you are seemingly silent. Even in our times of wholeness, we confess we at times overlook the cries and needs of those around us, who suffer when we do not. Bring us such forgiveness and wholeness that keeps us close to you when hard times would pull us away – or when times of ease might tempt us into apathy or false senses of well-being. Give us grace not only to trust your compassion and purposes, but by your Spirit to be their agents as well. In Jesus Christ. Amen.
*KYRIE, page 518
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*PRAISE
P: Praise the Lord
C: THE LORD’S NAME BE PRAISED!
*GLORIA PATRI
SPECIAL MUSIC: Christ & Salem Church Choirs
MOMENTS FOR MISSION
JOYS & CONCERNS
GENERAL AND SILENT PRAYERS
*THE APOSTLES’ CREED, page 6
*SERMON HYMN Insert # 512, Christ Church
# 335, Salem Church, red hymnal
SCRIPTURES: Rev. 3:14-22; Mark 1:40-45; Christ--pages 229 & 34 NT and Salem--pages 237 & 33 NT .
SERMON: EVANGELICAL & REFORMED
OFFERING
*OFFERATORY RESPONSE AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*THE LORD’S PRAYER
*THE DOXOLOGY
HOLY COMMUNION -- Salem Church (Please see bulletin insert.)
*BENEDICTION
*RECESSIONAL HYMN # 35, Both Churches, red hymnal
SILENT MEDITATION
*ORGAN POSTLUDE
*Congregation, please stand, if you are able.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY: WELCOME TO YOU! Salem Church continues to receive a love offering for Arlene Brown. This is the last Sunday for this offering. We are celebrating Holy Communion at Salem. Please fill out a communion card and place it in the offering plate. The altar flowers at Salem Church are in honor of Courtney Maurer’s 14th birthday.
Tonight: THE WAY TO JOY begins at 7:00 p.m. at Salem Church. Please plan to attend this basic discipleship/leadership training class. This is a class for people in both churches.
Wednesday: Newsletter deadline for March LIFELINE. Please have all your information to Rose Novinger by this date.
Friday: Sweet Treats, Christ Church, 7:00 p.m. Please bring valentines to share.
Next Sunday: Transfiguration Sunday at both churches. Sermon: Facing the Future with Hope. Baptisms at Salem Church. THE WAY TO JOY, Christ Church, 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 22: Lent begins. Ash Wednesday Service at Salem Church, 7:30 p.m. Randy Wehry, Sr. and Judy Paul will be bringing us special music.
Feb. 26: Deadline for Candy Orders at Christ Church. The price is $7 per dozen. THE WAY TO JOY at 7:00 p.m. at Salem Church.
Feb. 29: Lenten Service, Christ Church, 7:30 p.m.
March 1: Salem Consistory, 8:00 p.m.
March 4: Blue & Gold Banquet, Christ Church basement, 5:00 p.m.
March 5: Christ Consistory, 7:30 p.m.
March 7: Lenten Service, Salem Church, 7:30 p.m.
March 10: Candy Making at Christ Church
March 11: Holy Communion, Salem Church. Movie Night, Salem Church, 6:00 p.m. We will be seeing the movie COURAGEOUS.
OFFERING ENVELOPES
Please pick up your offering envelopes for 2012 after church!
SALEM CHURCH COOK BOOKS ARE HERE! CHRIST CHURCH COOK BOOKS ARE HERE! They are $15 each. PA DUTCH NEW TESTAMENTS can also be purchased for $10 each.
The Janitor at Salem Church for February is Shannon Dietrich.
The Janitor at Christ Church for February is Matthew Smeltz.
NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR PASTOR: Starting immediately, the pastor’s email address is
HALF PRICE SALE at Salem Church. The afghans, wooden churches, and church record books are now 50% off. There is no discount on the dish clothes. The dish clothes are back in stock. They are still 4 for $5 and a great Christmas gift!
CHURCH WEBSITES:
Check it out at
The Line Mountain Charge’s email address is
The Christ Church website is
~Facebook groups have been created for the Line Mountain churches. If you have a Facebook account, log in and search under "Salem Church of Rough & Ready" or "Christ E&R Church," and request to join the group.~
SERMON NOTES
PRAYER REQUESTS
Family of Mike Snyder, Family of Nancy Villereal,Family of Jean Herb, Family of Michael King, Laverne Smeltz, Bob Veach, Dana Bern, Emma Kieffer, Merlin Schreffler, Randall Sherry, Ruby Sherry, Marlin Kieffer, Mabel Starr, Jim Gessner, Shirley Harris, Dan Dietrich, Jamie Eisenhart, Kyle Brown, Jen Miller, Delores Reinoehl, Tim Masser, Pat Dietz, Alma "Betz" Shaffer, Lawrence Ramberger, Dennis Fetterolf, Charlie Hepler, Betty Paul, Bob Ditty, Russell Rose, Taylor Rice, Joseph Roshannon, Margarette Morgan, Ron Morgan, Donna Rothermel, Robert "Buster" Herb, Richard Rothermel, Jeff Schaeffer, Wayne Robb, Nathan Klinger, Patty Chappelle, Steve Folsch, Doris Troutman, Verna Reiner, Earl Kahler, Carl Smeltz, Bernice Russell, Ryan Hummel, Brandy Harris, Lorraine Lahr, Logan Williams, Margie Smith, baby Carvell, Helena Snyder, John Scheib, Linda Reed, Leda Wolfgang, Dennis Clark, Galen Snyder, Travis Martin, Brandy Witmer, Mary Lou Reiner, Fawn Wehry, Myra Rose, Darryl Bomgardener, Marlin Wiest, Jamey Wolf, Margarette Haas & husband, Susan Whitesell, Beth Troutman Nessler, Amy Smith, Mike Reed, Peggy Miller, John Wehry, Sr., Daniel Shock, Payton Hertzler, Lena Shadle, Glenn Heim, Stacey Hoover, Teegan Stehr, June Masser, Maynard Geist, Abby Kieffer
Hospital:
Lawrence Maurer – Community General, Rehab, Rm. 287
Nursing Home:
Joan Rothermel – Friendly Nursing Home, Rm. 2
Betty Dietrich – Friendly Nursing Home, Rm. 9
Emma Oxenrider – Tremont Nursing Home
Marie Hepler – School House Square, 11 High Street, Pine Grove, PA 17963, Rm. B-3
Military Personnel:
Jessica MyersBryson DeWaltRebecca Masser Davies Kurt Sims Bryan Wynn Monte Harner
Brian HenningerJason KnorrAnthony Blain
James FredericksonD.J. LucasDustin Klinger
COMMUNION SERVICE
Luke the Evangelist records that on the evening of the first day of the week, the same day on which our Lord rose from the dead, when he was at the table with two of the disciples, he took bread and blessed and broke it, and gave it to them, and their eyes were opened, and they knew him. Beloved, this is the joyful feast of the people of God. Come from the East and the West, and from the North and the South, and gather about the table of the Lord.
BEHOLD HOW GOOD AND PLEASANT IT IS WHEN BROTHERS DWELL IN UNITY.
The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. AMEN.
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
Lift up your hearts.
WE LIFT THEM TO THE LORD.
Let us give thanks to the Lord God.
IT IS MEET AND RIGHT SO TO DO.
We give thanks to you, O holy Lord, almighty and everlasting God, for the universe which you have created, for the heavens and the earth, and for every living thing. We thank you that you have formed us in your image and made us for yourself. We bless you that when we rebelled against you, you did not forsake us, but delivered us from bondage and revealed your righteous will and steadfast love by the law and the prophets.
Above all, we thank you for the gift of your Son, the Redeemer of all people, who was born of Mary, lived on earth in obedience to you, died on the cross for our sins, and rose from the dead in victory, who rules over us, Lord above all, prays for us continually and will come again in triumph.
We thank you for your Holy Spirit and for your holy church, for the means of grace and for the promise of eternal life. With patriarchs and prophets, apostles and martyrs, with your church on earth and with all the company of heaven, we magnify and praise you, we worship and adore you, O Lord Most Holy:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD GOD OF SABOATH, HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE FULL, ARE FULL OF THE MAJESTY OF THY GLORY, HOSANNA, HOSANNA, HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST! BLESSED IS HE THAT COMETH IN THE NAME OF THE LORD, HOSANNA, HOSANNA, HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST!
We thank you that the Lord Jesus on the night he was betrayed took bread, and, when he had given thanks, broke it and said, “Take, eat, this is my body which is broken for you;” and that he also took the cup, saying, “Drink of it, all of you; this is the new covenant in my blood. Do this in remembrance of me.”
Obeying the commandment of our Lord Jesus Christ, we, your people, offer you this bread and this cup, recalling his incarnate life, his atoning death, his resurrection and ascension until he comes.
Bless and sanctify by your Holy Spirit both us and these your gifts of bread and wine, that in this holy communion of the body and blood of Christ, we may be made one with him and he with us, and that we may remain faithful members of his body until we feast with him in your heavenly kingdom.
HERE WE OFFER OURSELVES IN OBEDIENCE TO YOU, THROUGH THE PERFECT OFFERING OF YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST, GIVING YOU THANKS THAT YOU CALLED US TO BE A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, YOUR OWN PEOPLE; AND TO YOU, O FATHER, AS TO THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT BE ASCRIBED BLESSING AND HONOR AND GLORY AND POWER FOREVER AND EVER. AMEN.
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
The bread which we break is the communion of the body of Christ.
THE POURING OF THE WINE
The cup of blessing which we bless is the communion of the blood of Christ.
Come, for all things are now ready.
THE COMMUNION
Let us give thanks.
ALMIGHTY AND ETERNAL GOD, YOU HAVE FED US WITH THE HOLY COMMUNION OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF YOUR SON, OUR SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST; WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GIFT BY WHICH YOU ASSURE US THAT WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE MYSTICAL BODY OF YOUR SON AND HEIRS THROUGH HOPE OF YOUR EVERLASTING KINGDOM. SO ASSIST US BY YOUR HOLY SPIRIT THAT WE MAY GROW DAILY IN KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR TRUTH AND IN FAITHFULNESS TO YOUR WILL, ABIDING IN THAT FELLOWSHIP IN WHICH ALL YOUR SAINTS HAVE PART; THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD, TO WHOM WITH YOU AND THE HOLY SPIRIT BE ALL HONOR AND GLORY, WORLD WITHOUT END. AMEN.