The Congregations of St. Mark’s and St. David’s
United Church of Canada
Port Hawkesbury/Port
Hastings, NS
Office: 625-2229, Fax
625-3597, e-mail: stmarks1@eastlink.ca
Blog:
http://ourcontactonline.blogspot.com/
Ministers: Whole People of
God
Minister: Nan Corrigan
D. M.
Music Director: Al Fougere
March 24th,
2013
Palm/Passion Sunday--All Ages Worship
This
Sunday of Palms and Passion provides the entry point into the week
called Holy. For in spite of the absence of good in the words and
actions that rain down upon Jesus, the Holy One is not done with
Jesus even when eyes close and stones seal. These stories beckon us
to live with trust and for good when all is well, and when all is not
so well.
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© Wood Lake Publishing Inc. 2012 Seasons
of the Spirit™
SeasonsFUSION
Lent • Easter 2013
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Choir members, worship leader and children gather at the backentrance to process.
Introit Psalm 118 With palm branches in hand VU
837 pts.1, 3, 4Choir members, worship leader and children gather at the backentrance to process.
Call to Worship
*Processional Hymn Hosanna, Loud Hosanna VU 123
Opening Prayer
Prayer of Confession (back of bulletin)
God Accepts Us—A Lenten Candle
Liturgy
Sung Response:
Take, O take me
as I am; summon out what I shall be;
Set your seal
upon my heart and live in me.
Oh! Prends-moi tel que je suis;
Fais-moi vi-vre que pour toi.
Viens, mets ton
sceau sur mon coeur; viens vivre en moi.
Minute for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
* Offering
Prayer
On this day
when we are so very conscious of all that you have given to us, O
God, we offer a small token of appreciation to you. Receive these
gifts that we give to your church, and bless them to continue
the work that Jesus began, of proclaiming your unconditional love for
all people. As we offer these gifts, we rededicate ourselves to
ministry in Christ’s name. Amen.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
A Holy Week Journey
A Dramatic Reading of the
Palm and Passion Scriptures
Luke 19:28-47 Luke 22:7-23:56
Entry into Jerusalem (Luke
19:28–40) Symbols-palm branches and cloaks
Sung Response: Guide my feet while I
run this race.
Yes my Lord!
Guide my feet while I run this race.
Yes my Lord!
Guide my feet while I run this race,
for I don’t want to run this race
in vain.
Jesus cleanses the temple (Luke
19:45–47) Symbols-coins
Prepare the Passover (Luke
22:7–14 ) Symbol-red tablecloth
The Last Supper (Luke
22:14–23) Symbol-bread
Hold my hand while I run this race.
Yes my Lord!
Hold my hand while I run this race.
Yes my Lord!
Hold my hand while I run this race,
for I don’t want to run this race
in vain.
Warning of things to come (Luke
22:31–34) Symbol-chalice
Praying in the garden (Luke
22:39–46) Symbol-flowering branch
Arrest (Luke 22:47–53)
Symbol-lantern or candle
Stand by me while I run this race.
Yes my Lord!
Stand by me while I run this race.
Yes my Lord!
Stand by me while I run this race,
for I don’t want to run this race
in vain.
Peter’s denial (Luke
22:54–62 ) Symbol-feather
Trial (Luke 22:63—23:25)
Symbol-crown of thorns
Crucifixion (Luke 23:26–42)
Symbols-nails and hammer
I'm your child while I run this race.
Yes my Lord!
I'm your child while I run this race.
Yes my Lord!
I'm your child while I run this race,
for I don’t want to run this race
in vain.
Jesus’ death (Luke
23:44–49) Symbol-piece of fabric
Burial (Luke 23:50–56)
Symbol-hand-sized rock
Search my heart while I run this race.
Yes my Lord!
Search my heart while I run this race.
Yes my Lord!
Search my heart while I run this race,
for I don’t want to run this race
in vain.
Looking to Resurrection
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
Guide my feet while I run this race.
Yes my Lord!
Guide my feet while I run this race.
Yes my Lord!
Guide my feet while I run this race,
for I don’t want to run this race in vain
* Commissioning and Benediction
There is a
tradition that Palm Sunday is the beginning of
a one-week-long service through Holy
Week so there is no
Amen, just words of encouragement
and invitation to gather
again next time.
One: May we walk among the voices of
“hosanna” and “crucify.”
All: Share the journey with Jesus
and listen for the crushing of love.
Long for the moment it breaks open
again.
One: Come.
