Prelude
Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn #39
Confession of Sin
Absolution
The Gloria
The Collect for the Day
The Epistle: Ephesians 2:1-9
Hymn #401, 1&2
Dedication Hymn #89, 1-4
Presentation of Confirmation Class Memorial: Beverly Netteland
Presentation of Memorial Altar Statue: Goldy Finstad
Dedication and Prayer
Hymn #81
Offering for Christian Education
Benediction
Hymn #56
Closing Prayer
Postlude
Our Altar Statue
Our beautiful altar statue, a copy of Hoffman's Christ, is dedicated
to the memory of the late Mrs.
Peter Thune, Tobias
Stene, and Mrs.
A. A. Odegaard. Memorial gifts from friends and relatives of these
honored dead, together with a gift from the St. Pauli Luther League, have
made this fine addition to our church possible. May it long endure as
an emblem of the faith of our fathers. And may our beautiful image of
the Lord extending His arms in blessing over us remind us of His abiding
benediction on us, as we will continue to worship and serve Him in His
church.
Confirmation Memorial
We gratefully acknowledge the memorial gift of the Confirmation Class
of 1942, given in appreciation for what they have received. Their beautiful
gift of matching pulpit and altar cloths of beautiful silk rayon will
add much to the beauty of our church. These cloths are green in color,
the color for Trinity season, the longest season in the church calendar
year. Green is also the color of life and victory. It represents growth
in Christian life.
The crosses on both the pulpit and altar cloths serve to remind us of
the one cross on which Our Saviour died. The letters, HIS, at the center
of the altar superfrontal, are the monogram or abbreviation of the Greek
word for Jesus, being the first three letters of the word “Jesus”
in the Greek.
We express our sincere thanks to the Confirmation Class for their fine
gift and hope that classes in the future will follow their fine example.
It is our heartfelt prayer that the lives of these fine young people may
also be in keeping with the symbolic significance of their gift; that
they may make Chris the center of their lives, that in the life and victory
that are ours through Him, they may steadily grow in Christian living.