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ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH630 South Quentin Road, Palatine, Illinois 60067­6759

Phone: (847) 991­2080Website: http://www.AllSaintsPalatine.orgEmail: Office2@AllSaintsPalatine.org

Worship times: Sunday – 8:30 and 11:00Pastors: Seth and Jennifer Moland­Kovash

Director of Music Ministries: Douglas Williams

MAUNDY THURSDAYMARCH 24, 2016

HOLY COMMUNION ~ ELW SETTING 2PRELUDE “Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love” – arr. Robert J. Powell

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

GATHERINGThe assembly stands.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSFriends in Christ, in this Lenten season we have heard our Lord’s call to struggle against sin, death, and the devil—all that keeps us from loving God and each other. This is the struggle to which we were called at baptism. Within the community of the church, God never wearies of forgiving sin and giving the peace of reconciliation. On this night let us confess our sin against God and our neighbor, and enter the celebration of the great Three Days reconciled with God and one another.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Most merciful God,we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name.Amen.

In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. 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.

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GREETINGThe grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.And also with you.

PRAYER OF THE DAYLet us pray.Holy God, source of all love, on the night of his betrayal, Jesus gave us a new commandment, to love one another as he loves us. Write this commandment in our hearts, and give us the will to serve others as he was the servant of all, your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The assembly is seated.

WORDFIRST READING Exodus 12:1­4, 11­14

SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 11:23­26

HYMN “Stay With Me” HYMN 348

The assembly stands to welcome the gospel.GOSPEL John 13:1­17, 31b­35

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The assembly is seated.SERMON Pastor Jenn Moland­Kovash

FOOTWASHINGWe will wash feet during the singing of the hymns.

Please come forward if you are interested to either of the two stations.

HYMNS AND MUSIC “Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love” HYMN 708“Ubi caritas et amor (Where True Charity and Love Abide)” HYMN 642

Alternate singing Latin and English words

The assembly stands.APOSTLES’ CREED Page 127

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSIONResponse to “Hear us, O God.” is “Your mercy is great.”

PEACEThe peace of Christ be with you always.And also with you.

Share the Blessing: “Peace be with you.”

MEALThe assembly is seated.OFFERING MUSIC “Song of Remembrance” – Tom Fettke Adult Choir

The assembly stands.OFFERING PRAYERLet us pray. God of glory,receive these gifts and the offering of our lives. As Jesus was lifted up from the earth, draw us to your heart in the midst of this world, that all creation may be brought from bondage to freedom, from darkness to light, and from death to life; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

GREAT THANKSGIVING DIALOGUE Page 129 PREFACE HOLY, HOLY, HOLY Page 130 THANKSGIVING AT THE TABLE

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LORD’S PRAYER Page 134Our 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.

INVITATION TO COMMUNIONWhere charity and love abide, there is God. Rejoice as you receive this holy communion.Amen.

The assembly is seated.COMMUNION DISTRIBUTION

LAMB OF GOD Page 135

COMMUNION HYMNS“Now We Join in Celebration” HYMN 462“Thee We Adore, O Savior” HYMN 476“Lamb of God, Pure and Sinless” HYMN 357

The assembly stands.TABLE BLESSING

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNIONLet us pray.Lord Jesus, in a wonderful sacrament you strengthen us with the saving power of your suffering, death, and resurrection. 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.

The assembly is seated.STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR

Psalm 22 is sung during the stripping of the altar.Please leave in silence.

ELW 348 – Text: Taizé Community; Music: Jacques Berthier. Text and music © 1984 Les Presses de Taizé, admin. GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted under OneLicense.Net #A­717950.

Copyright © 2016 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #30885.

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.

Lessons for Thursday, March 24, 2016

Exodus 12:1­4, 11­14

The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. Tell 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. If 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. This 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. For 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. The 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. This 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.

1 Corinthians 11:23­26

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, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In 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.” For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

The New Revised Standard Version, copyright 1989 by the 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.

Annual Flower Sale To Support Little Saints Christian Preschool

Flowers, hanging baskets, vines, grasses, vegetables, herbs

Additional items available this year! More options! Great prices!

Large variety of colors available… Plants for sun and shade… Order flats, pots, or hanging baskets

Order forms available in the Gathering Space. Orders are due by Sunday, April 24th

Pick up is Saturday, May 21th in the All Saints parking lot

Thank you!

The Triduum * The Three Days

Welcome to worship. This service begins Maundy Thursday and concludes with the dismissal from the Easter Vigil.

Maundy Thursday

Maundy comes from the Latin, Mandatum, and you can hear other derivatives in the word, too: mandate, mandatory, command, demand. On this night we hear Jesus give a new commandment: Love one another. We remember, also, how Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. During worship we have the opportunity to feel the water on our own feet as we are sent out to serve. Foot washing is, of course, optional; it is one of the many opportunities of spiritual practice during these three days.

The other focus of Maundy Thursday is the institution of the Eucharist, or Holy Communion. Jesus speaks to those gathered at table with him and shares the bread and wine – “Take and eat. Take and drink. This is my body; this is my blood.” We, too, hear the invitation to eat and drink as we come to the table of grace and forgiveness. At the end of worship, the banners and the elements within the chancel are removed, the candles extinguished – just as we remember how Christ’s life was extinguished. We depart in silence.

Good Friday

Good Friday worship begins with the congregation gathering in silence. During this service we hear and participate in the story of Christ’s death through word and song. We enter times of silence in prayer and meditation, reflecting on God’s gift and sacrifice. The choir’s songs guide our prayer and open our hearts to experience the story.

The wooden cross will be brought into the sanctuary toward the end of worship as we respond to the verse: Behold the life­giving cross on which was hung the Savior of the whole world with Oh come, let us worship him. After the cross is in place, you’re invited to come forward if you wish to make a sign of reverence – bow, pray, kneel, touch the cross.

The Easter Vigil

Weather permitting, we will begin outdoors, lighting the Christ candle with new flame and bringing the light of Christ into the worship space. During the Vigil we hear many of the stories upon which our faith is built — the ancient stories of creation, God’s faithfulness through the ages, and ultimately the greatest gift of resurrection and life.

The season of Lent was used as a time of catechesis or education and preparation for baptism. During the Vigil, those who had been part of the catechumenate would come forward for baptism. In the years when we do not have a baptism at All Saints at the Vigil, all of us affirm our baptism and feel the waters of renewal.

Worship lasts about 90 minutes, and we gather for festive fellowship after we have finally proclaimed the “Alleluia! Christ has Risen!” that we have kept silent for the Lenten season.

Please join us.