April 6, 2023
Maundy Thursday / Holy 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.
Gathering: The chiming of the Trinity
Prelude
Ah, Holy Jesus arr. Polly Bekasova
Welcome
Call to Worship
One: Jesus traveled the dusty roads of this world.
Many: His disciples were dusty followers.
One: Jesus went where others dared not go.
Many: Will we follow where Jesus leads?
One: The cross looms closely.
Many: Such pain is hard to follow.
Pastoral Prayer with the Lord’s Prayer
UMH# 895
Share your own Prayer or Concern
A Reading from the Gospels
A Reading from the Gospels
Sermon
Stumbling | Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Prayer of Confession & Assurance of Pardon
Christ was willing to go to all lengths, willing to go to the cross, that we might know the depths of God's love, the willingingness God has to reach us where we are. Know without doubt, 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.
The Great Thanksgiving and Communion
Hymn
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded UMH# 286
The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
Musical Setting D UMH pp. 23-24
Breaking the Bread
Giving the Bread and Cup
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
Stripping of the Sanctuary
Anthem
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Watts/Archer
Dismissal with blessing
Today’s Worship Participants
Our Pastor: Rev. Lisa Hartzog
Music Director: Dr. Joel Reed
Pianist: Patty Higgins
Music Intern: Nick Skaggs
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