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OPENING MUSIC O Man, Bewail Thy Grievous Sin- J.S. Bach
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W HYMN Lord, Who the Night You Were Betrayed Green LBW 206
1 Lord,
who the night you were betrayed did pray
that
all your church might be forever one:
help
us at ev’ry Eucharist to say
with
willing heart and soul, “Your will be done.”
That
we may all one bread, one body be,
through
this, your sacrament of unity.
2 For
all your church on earth, we intercede;
Lord,
make our sad divisions soon to cease;
draw
us all closer, each to each, we plead,
by
drawing all to you, O Prince of Peace;
so
may we all one bread, one body be,
through
this blest sacrament of unity.
3 And
hear our prayer for wand’rers from your fold;
restore
them, too, Good Shepherd of the sheep,
back
to the faith your saints confessed of old,
and
to the church still pledged that faith to keep.
Soon
may we all one bread, one body be,
through
this blest sacrament of unity.
4 So,
Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease,
may
we be one with all your church above--
one
with your saints in one unbroken peace,
one
as your bride in one unbounded love;
more
blessed still, in peace and love to be
one
with the Trinity in unity.
Text: William H. Turton, 1856-1938, alt.
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SERMON Pastor Frontz
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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
The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of
Egypt: 2This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall
be the first month of the year for you. 3Tell the whole congregation
of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for each
family, a lamb for each household. 4If a household is too small for
a whole lamb, it shall join its closest neighbor in obtaining one; the lamb
shall be divided in proportion to the number of people who eat of it.
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
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! Antiphon
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.
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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
Where Charity and Love Prevail Green LBW 126
Due to copyright, the text of this hymn may not be reproduced here.
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, help us to leave behind all
that held us in slavery.
Lord, hear our prayer.
Celebrating
the Lord’s meal anew in his kingdom, help 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 and scarred by want 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 holy 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 victorious 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
We adore Christ, present in bread and
wine.
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DISTRIBUTION
WDISTRIBUTION
HYMN Green
LBW 203
Now We Join in Celebration
Due to copyright, the text of this hymn may not be reproduced here.
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 chancel 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?
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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New
Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education
of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of
America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Prayer
of the Day from Opening Prayers: Collects in Contemporary Language,
copyright
1997 International Commission on English in the Liturgy. All rights reserved.
Proper
Preface from We Give You Thanks and
Praise: The Ambrosian Eucharistic Prefaces,
trans.
by Alan Griffiths; copyright 1999 by the Canterbury Press.
Eucharistic
Canon for Maundy Thursday reprinted by permission from A Little Book of
Canons by Rod L. Ronneberg, STS, c. 1997 and c. 2010.
Anonymous. Christ Washing the Apostles' Feet, from Art in the Christian Tradition,
a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=58689 [retrieved
March 27, 2023]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:German_15th_Century,_Christ_Washing_the_Apostles'_Feet,_c._1490,_NGA_4036.jpg.
