April 14, 2022
Holy/Maundy Thursday
Enhance your online worship experience
Whether you’re a first-time online visitor or a life-long member, we welcome and celebrate the ways you enrich our collective worship of a scattered yet gathered Children of God. As we begin our service, we invite you to light a candle, just as we do in the prelude during our in-person worship. Our two altar candles symbolize that Christ was both a human being and God. A light being carried into the world shows that Jesus Christ is for all people - everywhere. Just as a the acolyte carries the lighted candlelight into the congregation, the light symbolizes the light of Jesus Christ preceding us into the world where we as the church are to serve.
The Chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
Sacred Head, Now Wounded | arr. James Koerts
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Inspired by John 13, 1 Corinthians 11, Exodus 12
One: A table is set before us. A feast is prepared for us.
Many: A meal of bread and wine, of meat and bitter herbs.
One: The Lord calls us to this supper of remembrance.
Many: The Lord calls us to serve and to be served.
One: As we break the bread and share the cup,
Many: our understanding may fail us.
One: But we will never forget Christ’s example.
Many: We will never forget the full extent of his love.
posted on the Worship Elements
Hymn
What Wondrous Love Is This | UMH# 292
Stanzas 1-3
Pastoral prayer with the Lord’s Prayer
UMH# 895
Musical Meditation
Be Thou My Vision | arr. Sandra Eithun
Bright Hope Laurel Handbell Choir, directed by Alex Ngamhuy, Rich Ashley, Dillon Beck, Marsha Boyd, Carolyn Ponder, Alondra Barrera-hernandez, David Pressley, and Amelia Pressley
The Reading from the Gospels
Luke 22:7-27 | The Plot to Kill Jesus, The Preparation of the Passover, The Institution of the Lord’s Supper, The Dispute about Greatness, The Dispute about Greatness
Sermon
One Who Serves
Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
The love of God is laid bare by the act of Jesus on this night. Christ loves us enough to lay down his life that we might pick up ours. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven and made new.
In the name of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven and made new.
Thanks be to God.
Musical Meditation
What Wondrous Love Is This | arr. Susan Geschke
The Celebration of Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving and Communion | UMH pp 9-10
Breaking the Bread
Giving the Bread and Cup
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
Blessing of the tithes and offerings
Doxology UMH# 94
Closing hymn
Ah, Holy Jesus | UMH# 289
Today’s Worship Participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins