Maundy Thursday
7:00 PM Service April 14, 2022
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Invitation to Confession
Confession and Forgiveness
P: Most merciful God,
C: 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
P: God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and made us alive together with Christ. By grace you have been saved. In the name of + Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Almighty God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that Christ may live in your hearts through faith.
C: Amen
Hymn # 462 “Now We Join in Celebration”
Greeting
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
P: Let us pray:
All: 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, O God, and give us the will to serve others as he was the servant of all, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
Children’s Sermon
WORD
First Reading Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 Page 104
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
Reading of the Psalm Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 Page 955
PS 116:1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
PS 116:2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
PS 116:12 How can I repay the LORD for all his goodness to me?
PS 116:13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
PS 116:14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
PS 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
PS 116:16 O LORD, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your
maidservant; you have freed me from my chains.
PS 116:17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the
LORD.
PS 116:18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
PS 116:19 in the courts of the house of the LORD--in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD.
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 11: 23-26 Page 1784
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
P: The Holy Gospel according to John, the 13th chapter.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel John 13:1-17, 31b – 35 Pages 1673-1674
P: The Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
Worship at Stations *Individual absolution
* Washing of feet or hands
* Anointing and blessing for service
MEAL
Sharing of the Peace
L: The peace of Christ be with you always.
C: And also with you!
L: Let us share Christ’s peace with one another.
Offering Hymn #592 “Just As I Am”
(Please stand on the last verse as the offering is brought forward.)
Offering Prayer
L: Let us pray.
C: Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: our selves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving
P: The Lord be with you
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
P: Blessed are you, Lord of heaven and earth. In mercy for our fallen world you gave your only Son, that all those who believe in him should not perish, but have eternal life. We give thanks to you for the salvation you have prepared for us through Jesus Christ. Send now your Holy Spirit into our hearts that we may receive our Lord with a living faith as he comes to us in his holy supper.
C: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
The Words of Institution
The Lord’s Prayer
Our 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.
(Please be seated.)
Communion Hymn
Hymn # 483 “Here is Bread”
Hymn # 616 “Jesus, Remember Me”
P: Let us pray.
All: 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.
Stripping of the Altar and the Reading of Psalm 22
Worshippers may remain to pray, seated in the pews or kneeling at the altar rail. Please keep silence in the sanctuary as you depart.
Good Friday services will be held at St. Andrew at 7 p.m.
Easter services at St. Andrew will be held at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. (10 a.m. livestreamed)