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OPENING MUSIC The Passion Chorale/ O Sacred Head
I. J. S Bach II. Jean Langlais
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W HYMN Chief of Sinners though I Be Green LBW 306
1 Chief of sinners though I be,
Jesus shed his blood for me,
died that I might live on high,
lives that I might never die.
As the branch is to the vine,
I am his, and he is mine.
2 Oh, the height of Jesus' love!
Higher than the heav'ns above,
deeper than the depths of sea,
lasting as eternity.
Love that found me—wondrous thought—
found me when I sought him not.
3 Only Jesus can impart
balm to heal the wounded heart,
peace that flows from sin forgiv'n,
joy that lifts the soul to heav'n,
faith and hope to walk with God
in the way that Enoch trod.
4 Chief of sinners though I be,
Christ is all in all to me;
all my wants to him are known,
all my sorrows are his own.
He sustains the hidden life
safe with him from earthly strife.
5 O my Savior, help afford
by your Spirit and your word!
When my wayward heart would stray,
keep me in the narrow way;
grace in time of need supply
while I live and when I die.
Text:
William McComb, 1793-1870
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SERMON Pastor Frontz
Stand
CONFESSION
AND FORGIVENESS
Silence
for reflection and self-examination.
Almighty God, merciful Father,
I, a troubled and penitent sinner,
confess to you all my sins and iniquities
with which I have offended you
and for which I justly deserve your punishment.
But I am sorry for them, and repent of them,
and pray for your boundless mercy.
For the sake of the suffering and death
of your Son, Jesus Christ,
be gracious and merciful to me, a poor sinful being;
forgive my sins,
give me your Holy Spirit
for the amendment of my sinful life,
and bring me to life everlasting. Amen
Almighty God, in his mercy, has given his Son to die for us
and, for his sake, forgives us all our sins.
Through his Holy Spirit he cleanses us
and gives us power to proclaim the mighty deeds of God
who called us out of darkness into the splendor of his light.
As a called and ordained minister of the Church of Christ,
and by his authority,
I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins,
in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen
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The
people may come forward and kneel at the prayer desk. The minister, laying both
hands on each person's head, addresses each in turn:
In obedience to the command of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
I forgive you all your sins.
Amen
When all who have desired it have received this
sign of forgiveness, the congregation stands.
Peace
The peace of the Lord be with you
always.
And also with you.
The people exchange a sign of peace
with the simple words, Peace be with you.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Holy Lord, gracious Father:
in the fullness of time
you revealed your love in Jesus
Christ.
On the eve of his death,
as a sign of your covenant,
he washed the feet of his
disciples
and gave them food and drink.
Give us life at
this sacred banquet
and joy in
humble service,
that, bound to
Christ in all things,
we may pass
over from this world to your kingdom,
where he lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen
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FIRST READING Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14
11This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded, your sandals on your
feet, and your staff in your hand; and you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the
passover of the LORD. 12For I will pass through the land of Egypt
that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both
human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I
am the LORD. 13The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where
you live: when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall
destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
14This day shall
be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as a festival to the
LORD; throughout your generations you shall observe it as a perpetual
ordinance.
PSALM 116:1, 10-17
I will take the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the Lord.
1 I love the Lord,
because he has heard the voice of my | supplication,*
because
he has inclined his ear to me
whenever
I | called upon him.
10 How shall I re- | pay the Lord*
for
all the good things he has | done for me?
11 I will lift up the cup | of salvation*
and
call upon the name | of the Lord.
12 I will fulfill my vows | to the Lord*
in
the presence of | all his people.
13 Precious in the sight | of the Lord*
is
the death | of his servants.
14 O Lord, I
| am your servant;*
I
am your servant and the child of your handmaid;
you
have freed me | from my bonds.
15 I will offer you the sacrifice | of thanksgiving*
and
call upon the name | of the Lord.
16 I will fulfill my vows | to the Lord*
in
the presence of | all his people,
17 in the courts of | the Lord's
house,*
in
the midst of you, O Jerusalem. | Hallelujah! R
SECOND READING 1
Corinthians 11:23-26
For I received from the Lord what I also handed on
to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of
bread, 24and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said,
"This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." 25In
the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, "This cup is the
new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of
me." 26For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,
you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
W HYMN
It
Happened on That Fateful Night Green LBW 127
The text of this hymn may not be reproduced here.
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GOSPEL John 13:1-17,
31b-35
The Holy Gospel according to St. John.
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew
that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having
loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2The
devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariot to
betray him. And during supper 3Jesus, knowing that the Father had
given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to
God, 4got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a
towel around himself. 5Then he poured water into a basin and began
to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied
around him. 6He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, "Lord,
are you going to wash my feet?" 7Jesus answered, "You do
not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand." 8Peter
said to him, "You will never wash my feet." Jesus answered,
"Unless I wash you, you have no share with me." 9Simon
Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only but also my hands and my
head!" 10Jesus said to him, "One who has bathed does not
need to wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean,
though not all of you." 11For he knew who was to betray him;
for this reason he said, "Not all of you are clean."
12After he had
washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said
to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? 13You call me Teacher
and Lord and you are right, for that is what I am. 14So if I, your
Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's
feet. 15For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I
have done to you. 16Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater
than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. 17If
you know these things, you are blessed if you do them. 31b "Now
the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. 32If
God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will
glorify him at once. 33Little children, I am with you only a little
longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you,
'Where I am going, you cannot come.' 34I give you a new commandment,
that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one
another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if
you have love for one another."
W HYMN
Love Consecrates the Humblest Act Green LBW 122
1 Love
consecrates the humblest act
and
haloes mercy’s deeds;
it
sheds a benediction sweet
and
hallows human needs.
2 When
in the shadow of the cross
Christ
knelt and washed the feet
of
his disciples, he gave us
a
sign of love complete.
3 Love
serves and willing stoops to serve;
what
Christ in love so true
has
freely done for one and all,
let
us now gladly do!
Text: Silas B. McManus, c. 1902, alt.
THE PRAYERS
Let
us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, and for all people
according to their needs.
Silence is
kept.
We
pray for the Church.
As
we pass from death to life,
let
us leave behind all that held us in slavery.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Celebrating
the Lord’s meal anew in his kingdom,
make
us rejoice in his presence;
Lord, hear our prayer.
Knowing
the loving service of our Lord,
help
us live serving each other and all.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We
pray for the world.
Bring
those afflicted by war to know your peace.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Call
all in the darkness of shame, error, and sin
to
the table of your light and love.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Sustain
the poor, the afflicted, the friendless, the sick,
and
all for whom we pray
with
your healing and peace.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We
give thanks for the faith family gathered here,
and
for all our brothers and sisters in Christ
throughout
the world
who
celebrate this solemn festival.
Lord, hear our prayer.
We
give thanks for the faith family in heaven,
and
rejoice in the hope of the coming kingdom.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Into your hands, Father, we commend all for whom we pray,
trusting in your steadfast
love; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
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The Lord’s Table is prepared.
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OFFERTORY
Exodus 34:6-7 Setting by Kevin Norris
The Lord, the Lord, a God
merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and
faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and
transgression and sin.
GREAT THANKSGIVING
It is indeed right and salutary that we should at times and in all
places offer thanks and praise to you, Holy Father, through Christ our Lord; Having
loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end; and on the night
before he suffered, sitting at table with his disciples, he instituted these
holy mysteries, that we, redeemed by his death and restored to life by his
resurrection, might be partakers of his divine nature. And so with the Church
on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending
hymn:
The pastor leads the people
in praying the Eucharistic canon:
We give you thanks, O Lord our God,
for
the wonders of your love and mercy.
We praise you for the goodness you
showed to your people Israel,
leading
them, after your Passover,
from
their bondage in Egypt to the land of promise.
We praise you for your Son, our Lord
Jesus Christ,
who
gave us the New Passover in his holy Supper.
As he took his place at the table with
his disciples
we
remember how, as he washed their feet,
he
gave them the new commandment
to
love one another.
Though betrayed and forsaken,
he
overcame hatred with his forgiving love,
enduring
the suffering and shame of the cross,
reconciling
us to you.
In the
night in which He was betrayed
our Lord Jesus took bread
and gave thanks,
broke it, and gave it to
His disciples, saying:
Take and eat; this is my
Body, given for you.
Do this
for the remembrance of me.
Again,
after supper, He took the cup, gave thanks,
and gave it for all to drink,
saying:
This cup is the new
covenant in my Blood,
shed for you and for all
people for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this
for the remembrance of me.
For as often as we eat of this
Bread and drink of this Cup,
We proclaim our
Lord’s death until he comes.
Loving Father, we celebrate this
Eucharist,
recalling
our Lord’s agony in the garden,
His
holy Passion and His life-giving resurrection.
We await his coming as Lord of the new
creation,
when all people shall serve one
another
with love and rejoicing in His
Kingdom.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Send your Holy Spirit among us,
and upon this Bread of Life and
this Cup of Blessing,
that through our Lord’s
life-giving body and blood
we may ever rejoice in the
forgiveness of sins
and be sanctified by the truth of
His cross.
Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.
Gather the Church from every time and every place
into the
everlasting peace and freedom won by Christ,
as we acclaim him as Lord of all:
Christ
our Passover; Christ our Peace;
Christ
who prays with us, in us, and through us:
Our Father,
who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it
is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses,
as
we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us
from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory,
forever and ever.
Amen
Matthew 6:9-15
We adore Christ, present in bread and
wine.
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DISTRIBUTION
They may receive the Lord’s Body and Blood who are baptized
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, who commune in
their home churches, and who believe that Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, is
truly present in, with, and under the forms of bread and wine for the forgiveness
of sins, life, and salvation.
Please come forward, take a communion cup from the tray,
and kneel at the altar rail on your ‘side’ of the worship space. Please make an
effort to leave some distance between your family unit and the next family unit.
When your side has finished communing, please place your empty cup in the tray
provided.
WDISTRIBUTION
HYMN
Choir Go,
Congregation, Go! - Text and Music/ John Antes;
arr., Clarence Dickinson
Nathan Dawe, Tenor
Go, congregation, go! Go and see, see thy Savior.
Go and see thy Savior, thy Savior in Gethsemane.
There is a sense, a sense which with amaze must strike thee;
There, astonished, gaze! Thy Master, prays.
Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows!
He was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement of our peace was upon him.
And with his stripes we are healed.
When all have received, the congregation
stands at the direction of the pastor.
The body and
blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
Amen
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
Lord Jesus, in a wonderful sacrament
you have left us a memorial of
your suffering and death.
May this sacrament of your body
and blood so work in us
that the fruits of your redemption
will show forth in the way we
live,
for you live and reign with the
Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen
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THE STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR
The altar is stripped of its paraments and the
liturgical furnishings are carried out, symbolic of the suffering of our Lord
Jesus in his Passion.
Psalm 22:1-2, 7-8, 14-21 Setting by Peter Hallock
Antiphon
My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?
1 My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me,
and are so far
from the words of my distress?
2 O my God, I cry
in the daytime, but you do not answer;
by night as
well, but I find no rest.
7 All who see me
laugh me to scorn;
they curl their
lips and wag their heads, saying,
8 “He trusted in
the Lord; let him deliver him;
let him rescue
him, if he delights in him.”
14 I am poured out
like water; all my bones are out of joint;
my heart within
my breast is melting was.
15 My mouth is
dried out like a potsherd;
my tongue sticks
to the roof of my mouth;
and you have
laid me in the dust of the grave.
16 Packs of dogs
close me in, and gangs of evildoers circle around me;
they pierce my
hands and my feet; I can count all my bones.
17 They stare and
gloat over me; they divide my garments among them;
they cast lots
for my clothing.
18 Be not far away
O Lord; you are my strength; hasten to help me.
19 Save me from
the sword, my life from the power of the dog.
20 Save me from
the lion’s mouth,
my wretched body
from the horns of wild bulls.
21 I will declare
your Name to my brethren;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you.
Antiphon
My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?
The
services of the Great Three Days continue tomorrow with Good Friday liturgies
at 12:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., and conclude with the Easter Vigil on Saturday
evening at 6:30 p.m.
