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Choir Song Lyrics...
We Remember You
Master, we know you will be leaving us; Your destiny calls you far away. Until that time you come again, we will not forget you; You are in our hearts and minds each day.
Chorus
We remember you in the bread we break. We remember you in the cup we share. You are always with us, as close as the air we breathe. Guiding us, supporting us everywhere. We
remember you in the words you spoke. We remember you in your kindly deeds. You are always near
us whenever we call on you; loving us, helping us in our needs. Master, we know that you will come again;
In this you have made a promise true. In preparation for that time you will come to claim us. We will faithfully remember you.
Chorus
Master, we know you will remember us. With you we will share eternity. And when that time will come at last; when
you will receive us, you will find us waiting patiently, patiently. Chorus
Maundy Thursday March 29, 2018 6:30 PM
Welcome to Worship
Holy Communion is sometimes referred to as "The Sacrament of
the Altar." The Old Testament service of the priest was done at an
altar in the temple at Jerusalem. When Jesus shed his blood and
gave up his body unto death, it was on the altar of the cross.
On this Maundy Thursday evening, we continue to focus on our
Lenten theme, "Jesus Christ Is Our Great High Priest," and as we
do, we meditate on the greatness of the new covenant he mediates
with God and sinners through his body and blood, given and shed on
the cross, and available to us in the sacrament.
The service begins this evening with Hymn #135, "The Death of
Jesus Christ, Our Lord," to remind us of these truths.
BELLS & WELCOME BY PASTOR
OPENING HYMN: #135 "The Death of Jesus Christ, Our Lord"
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord,
We celebrate with one accord;
It is our comfort in distress,
Our heart's sweet joy and happiness.
He blotted out with his own blood
The judgment that against us stood;
He full atonement for us made,
And all our debt he fully paid.
That this forever true shall be
He gives a solemn guarantee;
In this his holy supper here
We taste his love, so sweet, so near.
His Word proclaims and we believe
That in this supper we receive
His very body, as he said,
His very blood for sinners shed.
Choir Song Lyrics...
"Communion Canon"
Your sacrifice has made me whole, healed my heart and touched my soul.
Humbly I take this bread, this wine; Your blood, Your body,
Your love divine. This sacred day,
Your shining face I see! I hear you say,
"Do this in remembrance of Me."
[Repeat]
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
THANK YOU!
A special thanks to Sue Spiegel (Choir Director), Amy
Danke (Accompanist) & all the members of the St. Paul
Choir for all their time and work on their music ministry to
us in this sacred season of the church.
MAUNDY THURSDAY GOOD FRIDAY EASTER
The Church gathers on each of these three sacred days to
worship our crucified and risen Lord Jesus Christ.
MAUNDY THURSDAY March 29 at 6:30 pm
GOOD FRIDAY—Tenebrae Service (Service of Darkness)
March 30 at 7:00 pm
EASTER SUNDAY—Festival of the Resurrection April 1 at 9:00 am
Easter Breakfast served from 7:00-8:25 am
Invocation (Please stand)
P Lord God, you promise that wherever two or three are
gathered together in your name, there you are in the midst of
them.
C You are present. We are present. Through Word and
sacrament, bless us richly this evening, O LORD.
P The Lord be with you.
C And also with you.
P Let us pray.
PRAYER: Lord Jesus Christ, in the sacrament of the Holy
Communion you give us your true body and blood as a
remembrance of your suffering and death on the cross. Grant us so
firmly to believe your words and promise that we may always
partake of this sacrament to our eternal good; for you live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
THE WORD
THE FIRST LESSON: Exodus 12:1-14 ~ The Passover
foreshadows the deliverance the Lamb of God brings to Israel, to the world. The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, “This
month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year.
Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this
month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each
household. If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they
must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into
account the number of people there are. You are to determine the
amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will
eat. The animals you choose must be year-old males without
defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. Take
care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the
people of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.
Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and
tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
That same night they are to eat
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the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread
made without yeast. Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water,
but roast it over the fire—head, legs and inner parts. Do not leave
any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it.
This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt,
your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in
haste; it is the LORD’s Passover. “On that same night I will pass
through Egypt and strike down every firstborn—both men and
animals—and I will bring judgment on all the gods of Egypt. I am
the LORD. The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where
you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No
destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. “This is a
day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall
celebrate it as a festival to the LORD—a lasting ordinance.”
THE PSALM OF THE DAY: Ps.116, page 107 (Unison)
THE GOSPEL LESSON: Mark 14:12-26 ~ On the night he is
betrayed, Jesus institutes the Lord's Supper. “On the first day of the
Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice
the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want
us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?” 13 So
he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a
man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. 14 Say to the
owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest
room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 15 He will
show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make
preparations for us there.” 16 The disciples left, went into the city
and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the
Passover. 17 When evening came, Jesus arrived with the
Twelve. 18 While they were reclining at the table eating, he
said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating
with me.” 19 They were saddened, and one by one they said to him,
“Surely you don’t mean me?” 20 “It is one of the Twelve,” he
replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me. 21 The Son of
Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who
betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not
been born.” 22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when
PRAYER P: Hear the prayer of your people, O LORD, that the lips which have
praised you here may glorify you in the world, that the eyes which
have seen the coming of your Son, may long for his coming again,
and that all who have received in his true body and blood the
pledge of your forgiveness may be restored to live a new and holy
life, through Jesus Christ, our LORD, who lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
FINAL HYMN: #126 “LORD Jesus, You Are Going Forth”
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The minister exits the chancel. There is no final blessing, for
our worship does not end, but continues tomorrow evening as
part of the sacred Triduum, Latin referring to the three sacred
days of worship we know as Maundy Thursday, Good Friday &
Easter. The ushers will usher you out. Those wishing to remain
for prayer and meditation may do so before dispersing quietly.
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PREPARATION FOR THE SACRAMENT
Pastor: The LORD Jesus Christ offers you, his gathered followers,
his true body and blood this evening, in with and under the bread
and wine in this holy supper. Let us prepare our hearts now in
prayer:
Pastor & Congregation: “Lord Jesus Christ, bless us as we
come before you to receive this heavenly food. As we come we
remember our deep need for what you give us here. We come
confessing our sins to you, those we know and those we do not
remember. We deserve your punishment for them, so we
repent of them. We are sorry for them. Forgive us, dear
Lord, and renew in us your joy and peace.
(A moment of silent meditation follows)
Pastor: God our heavenly Father has been merciful to us and has
given his only Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Therefore, as a called servant of Christ and by his authority, I
forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son
+ and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
P: The Lord be with you.
C: (Spoken) And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts to the Lord.
C: We lift them up to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
C: It is good and right so to do.
P: It is truly good and right that we should at all times in all places
give you thanks, O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting
God, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who brought the gift of
salvation to all people by his death on the tree of the cross, so
that the devil, who overcame us by a tree would in turn, by a tree
be overcome. Therefore, with all the saints on earth and hosts of
heaven, we praise your holy name and join their most glorious
song:
SING: THE SANCTUS
WORDS OF INSTITUTION, Spoken by the Pastor
Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night he was betrayed, took bread;
and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his
disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body, which is given
for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
Then he took the cup, gave thanks, and give it to them saying,
"Drink from it, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this,
whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
"O CHRIST, LAMB OF GOD" (Agnus Dei - See next page)
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"O CHRIST, LAMB OF GOD" (Agnus Dei)
DISTRIBUTION: #309 “Draw Near and Take the Body of Our Lord”
AFTER THE SACRAMENT: “SONG OF SIMEON”
he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples,
saying, “Take it; this is my body.” 23 Then he took a cup, and when
he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it. 24 “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for
many,” he said to them. 25 “Truly I tell you, I will not drink again
from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the
kingdom of God.” 26 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to
the Mount of Olives.”
THE CHOIR SINGS: “Communion Canon"
LENTEN THEME: "Jesus Is Our Great High Priest"
TONIGHT: "Jesus Our Great High Priest Is Mediator of the
New Covenant"
Text: Hebrews 8:6-13 " But in fact the ministry Jesus has received
is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is
superior to the old one, since the new covenant is established on
better promises. 7 For if there had been nothing wrong with that first
covenant, no place would have been sought for another. 8 But God
found fault with the people and said: “The days are coming, declares
the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel
and with the people of Judah. 9 It will not be like the covenant I
made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead
them out of Egypt, because they did not remain faithful to my
covenant, and I turned away from them, declares the Lord. 10 This is
the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time,
declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them
on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 11 No
longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know
the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to
the greatest. 12 For I will forgive their wickedness and will
remember their sins no more.” 13 By calling this covenant “new,” he
has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and outdated
will soon disappear."
The Offering and The Lord's Prayer.
The Choir sings: "We Remember You"
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