Maundy
Thursday Worship
“A
Service of Darkness”
April 9, 2009 - 7:00 p.m.
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Leader:
Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ
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People:
Amen
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314 (Verses 1 & 2)
“What Wondrous Love I=
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THE CHRIST CANDLE
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Excerpts from John 1
CHORAL ANTHEM=
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“Song
of Remembrance”
THE PASSION
Judas
Betrays Jesus
Jesus
with the Disciples
The
Last Supper
Jesus
Prays in
The
Arrest of Jesus
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“Were You There?̶=
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CONTINUES
Jesus
before Caiaphas
Peter
Denies Jesus
Judas
Returns the Thirty Pieces of Silver
Jesus
before Pontius Pilate
Pilate
Offers Barabbas to the Crowd
Jesus
is Mocked and Flogged
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o. 315
(Verses 2 & 3)
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THE PASSION CONTINUES
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is Crucified
Jesus
on the Cross
The
Tearing of the Curtain of the
SILENT REFLECTION
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TO
THE TOMB
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Isaiah 53:4-6
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(Verses 1 & 3)
“O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”
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Leader:
May Jesus Christ, who for our sake became obedient unto death, even
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and strengthen you this night and for ever.
People: Amen
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SILENCE
Please rem=
ain in
your pew or come to the front of the church for silent prayer and reflection
before departing in silence.
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We
continue our worship during Holy Week with a Tenebrae Service or “ser=
vice
of darkness.” The servi=
ce
grew out of a combination of evening and morning prayer=
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with an additional focus on the commemoration of the passion. The most significant feature of th=
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service is the gradual extinguishing of lights and candles in the room as t=
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passion story moves towards the crucifixion of Jesus. The small white candles represent =
the
followers of Christ who deny Him in the story and the larger, white candle
represents Christ. The sanctu=
ary has
been stripped of color to emphasize the starkness of the events recalled.
After
the crucifixion, the youth will lead a procession from the sanctuary to the
Tarry & Talk to symbolically place Christ’s body in the
“tomb.”
After
the service, please remain in the sanctuary for prayer and reflection before
departing in silence. The
congregation is also invited to join the youth who will be praying silently=
near
the cross in the Tarry & Talk fellowship area beside the sanctuary.
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Worship
Leaders
Readers and Liturgical Team
Adam
Golden &=
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Golden
Lindsey
Foster &=
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Titchen
Alexa
Titchen =
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Barbour
Elena
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Jared
Williams
Sarah
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Cesare
The
Chancel Choir =
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Daugherty
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Nathan Esser