Serviceof Christian

Rem em brance
for

Mr. James Robinson “Rob” Moorhead

April 23, 2011
St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2021 Tara Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA
Michael R. Button, Pastor

GATHERING MUSIC Caledonian Pipes and Drums Let us pray.

(Caledonian Society of Baton Rouge) and Na Cait A brief silence is kept before the prayer.
Dubh Band (Celtic Society of Louisiana) O God of grace and glory, we remember before you
today our brother, Rob. We thank you for giving him to us
to know and to love as a companion in our pilgrimage on
PRELUDE “Ave Maria,” as sung by Molly Capone earth. In your boundless compassion, console us who
and David Belgard mourn. Give us faith to see that death has been
swallowed up in the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ, so
INTRODUCTION that we may live in confidence and hope until, by your
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, call, we are gathered to our heavenly home in the
the source of all mercy and the God of all consolation, company of all your saints; through Jesus Christ, our
who comforts us in all our sorrows so that we can comfort Savior and Lord. Amen.
others in their sorrows with the consolation we ourselves
have received from God. The First Reading: Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8
For everything there is a season, and a time for every
THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM matter under heaven:
When we were baptized in Christ Jesus, we were 2
a time to be born, and a time to die;
baptized into his death.We were buried therefore with him a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is
by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from planted;
the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a 3
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
new life. For if we have been united with him in a death a time to break down, and a time to build up;
like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a 4
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
resurrection like his. a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
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a time to throw away stones, and a time to gather
The presiding minister may lead this acclamation. stones together;
Eternal God, maker of heaven and earth, who formed us a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from
from the dust of the earth, who by your breath gave us embracing;
life, we glorify you. We glorify you. 6
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life, who suffered 7
a time to tear, and a time to sew;
death for all humanity, who rose from the grave to open a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
the way to eternal life, we praise you. We praise you. 8
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.\
Holy Spirit, author and giver of life, the comforter of all
who sorrow, our sure confidence and everlasting hope, The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
we worship you. We worship you.

To you, O blessed Trinity, be glory and honor, forever Responsorial Psalm, The Lord Is My Shepherd
and ever. Amen.
The Second Reading: Revelation 21: 1-7
Hymn, Here I Am, Lord (ELW 574)
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first
heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea
GREETING
was no more. 2And I saw the holy city, the new
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3And I
And also with you. heard a loud voice from the throne saying,
"See, the home of God is among mortals.
PRAYER OF THE DAY He will dwell with them;
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 they will be his peoples, The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
and God himself will be with them;
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he will wipe every tear from their eyes. SERMON
Death will be no more;
mourning and crying and pain will be no more, Hymn, Precious Lord, Take My Hand (ELW 773)
for the first things have passed away."
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And the one who was seated on the throne said, "See, I
PROFESSION OF FAITH
am making all things new." Also he said, "Write this, for
these words are trustworthy and true." 6Then he said to In Christ, you have heard the word of truth, the gospel of
me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the your salvation.
beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a We believe in him and are marked
gift from the spring of the water of life. 7Those who with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit.
conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God ( Eph. 1:13-14)
and they will be my children.

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Living together in trust and hope, we confess our faith.
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our
Lord, who was conceived by the Holy
Spirit, born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the
dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION The Celtic Alleluia and the life everlasting. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Alleluia, alleluia. INTERCESSIONS
Almighty God, in holy baptism you have knit your chosen
Gospel: John 14:1-7 people together into one communion of saints in the body
The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 14th chapter. of Christ. Give to your whole church in heaven and on
Glory to you, O Lord. earth your light and your peace. God of mercy,
hear our prayer.
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God,
believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house there are Grant that all who have been baptized into Christ's death
many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told and resurrection may die to sin and rise to share the new
you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and life in Christ. God of mercy,
prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take hear our prayer.
you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also.
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And you know the way to the place where I am going." Give courage and faith to all who mourn, and a sure and
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Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you certain hope in your loving care, that, casting all their
are going. How can we know the way?" 6 Jesus said to sorrow on you, they may have strength for the days
him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one ahead. God of mercy,
comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you know hear our prayer.
me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do Grant to us who are still in our pilgrimage, and who walk
know him and have seen him." as yet by faith, that, where this world groans in grief and
pain, your Holy Spirit may lead us to bear witness to your
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light and life. God of mercy,
hear our prayer. Music during communion:
Panis Angelicus, as sung by Molly Capone
Help us, in the midst of things we cannot understand, and David Belgard
to believe and trust in the communion of saints, the My Life Flows On in Endless Song (ELW 763)
forgiveness of sins, and the resurrection to life I Am the Bread of Life (ELW 485)
everlasting. God of mercy,
hear our prayer.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
God of all grace, we give you thanks because by his Let us pray… We give you thanks, almighty God,
death our Savior Jesus Christ destroyed the power of that you have refreshed us through the healing power of
death and by his resurrection he opened the kingdom of this gift of life. In your mercy, strengthen us through this
heaven to all believers. Make us certain that because he gift, in faith toward you and in fervent love toward one
lives we shall live also, and that neither death nor life, nor another; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.
things present nor things to come, will be able to Amen.
separate us from your love in Christ Jesus our Lord, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, Words of Remembrance
now and forever.
Amen. COMMENDATION
Let us commend Rob to the mercy of God, our maker and
OFFERING PRAYER redeemer.
Let us pray.
God of mercy and grace, Silence is kept.
the eyes of all wait upon you, and you open your
hand in blessing. Fill us with good things at your Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your
table, that we may come to the help of all in need, servant Rob. Acknowledge, we humbly beseech you,
through Jesus Christ, our redeemer and Lord. Amen. a sheep of your own fold, a lamb of your own flock, a
sinner of your own redeeming. Receive him into the
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING arms of your mercy, into the blessed rest of
The Lord be with you. And also with you. everlasting peace, and into the glorious company of
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord the saints in light. Amen.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. P “Lord, Now You Let Your Servant Go in Peace”
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
BLESSING
Eucharistic Prayer/Words of Institution The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our
Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the
LORD’S PRAYER
blood of the eternal covenant, make you complete in
As our Lord has taught us, so let us pray. everything good so that you may do God's will, working in
Our Father, who art in heaven, you that which is well-pleasing in God's sight; through
Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever.
hallowed be thy name,
Amen.
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done, Hymn, On Eagle's Wings (ELW 787)
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; DISMISSAL
and forgive us our trespasses, Let us go forth in peace.
In the name of Christ. Amen
as we forgive those who trespass against
us; and lead us not into temptation, SENDING MUSIC Caledonian Pipes and Drums
but deliver us from evil. (Caledonian Society of Baton Rouge) and Na Cait
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, Dubh Band (Celtic Society of Louisiana)
and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Tom Theriot, Organist
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Thanks be to God.

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 James Robinson “Rob” Moorhead
James "Rob" Robinson Moorhead, 57, of Watson, was taken into God's
hands on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, due to a bicycling accident. He was an
emergency medical services pilot for Metro Aviation servicing Acadian
Ambulance. He was born in Bethesda, Md., raised in Gaithersburg, Md., and
was a graduate of Principia College, Elsah, Ill. Rob entered the Marine Corps
and started his lifelong career as a helicopter pilot. He served with the Marine
Reserves, being activated for Operation Desert Storm and retired as a
lieutenant colonel. He continued flying for PHI Inc., servicing the oil and gas
industry, then devoted 20 years of federal service as a pilot with the Department
of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection. Rob had a zeal for life
and participated in many organizations. He was a member of the Baton Rouge
Marine Corps League. He was an avid bicyclist and bagpiper. He piped for U.S.
Border Patrol Pipes & Drums, the Baton Rouge Caledonian Pipes & Drums
(Caledonian Society of Baton Rouge); and the NaCait Dubh Band (Celtic
Society of LA). He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Julie Roane Moorhead;
son, David; three daughters, Elizabeth, Victoria, and Amanda; parents Carlton
Charles and Nan Moorhead; brother, Christopher; mother-in-law, Katherine
"Billie" Roane; brothers-in-law, Spencer and Randolph Roane; sisters-in-law,
Katherine "Jan" Heining, Pamela (Mike) Trenchard, Ellen (Sarah)Hopkins; eight
nephews and four nieces. Burial at Port Hudson National Cemetery, Zachary, is
pending for next week, date and time to be posted at
www.ChurchFuneralServices.com. Rob was struck while training for the Fourth
annual Brotherhood Bicycling Ride, dedicated to the emergency responders
who died in the line of duty. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made at Rob's
website, http://www.active.com: 80/donate/brotherhoodride2011/ RobMoorhead
or to Brotherhood Ride, P.O. Box 110862, Naples, FL 34108.

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