Worship
Worshipping Together during Holy Week Three short (10-15 mins) Worship Services for you to use… as you see fit The following worship material, is offered for home use on Maundy Thursday (9th April), Good Friday (10th April) and Easter Day (12th April). There’s also a reflection for Holy Saturday (11th April) included. If you are able to worship at the stated time, you will know that many others in the church are worshipping together with you. Note that if you are with others in your home you may want to decide ‘who does what’ before you start. You will also need to have ready in advance, for each of you, the following; a small branch with leaves, a small cross you have made, and an egg, egg cup and a pan of boiling water, and/or a HOLLOW Chocolate Easter Egg. It is suggested that a candle is lit at the start of each time of worship and for Maundy Thursday you will need one small roll or slice of bread on a plate, If you are able to access the internet, video links to the music are shown in blue. MAUNDY THURSDAY WORSHIP TOGETHER- 7.00pm on Thurs. 9th April (the time when we would have been having a meal together at the end of Lent) An act of worship that could link to your normal evening meal in some way Light a candle, spend a short time in silence and then the following words are said: We worship together, as we say together: (The bread is lifted up, broken in two and placed back on the plate) ‘This is my body,’ you said, The hymn – ‘Break thou the bread of life’ can be sung unaccompanied, or said, or sung to the video as we look at the broken bread and remember the feeding of the 5,000. Break thou the Bread of Life link 1 Break thou the bread of life, dear Lord, to me, 2 Bless thou the truth, dear Lord, to me, to me, 3 Thou art the bread of life O Lord to me. v. 1 Mary Artemisia Lathbury (1841–1913) vv. 2 & 3 Alexander Groves (1842–1909) Reproduced from Singing the Faith Electronic Words Edition, number 153 CC:L 5934/919592 BIBLE READING - John 16: 12-13, 16-17a (GNB) Read the following out loud May this bread be for us the body of Christ, THE SHARING OF BREAD Each person (in turn) takes a piece of bread and says out loud: The hymn – ‘Lord Jesus Christ ’ can be sung unaccompanied, or said, or sung to the video Lord Jesus Christ, you have come to us, Lord Jesus Christ, you have come to us, Lord Jesus Christ, I would come to you, Patrick Appleford (b. 1925) Reproduced from Singing the Faith Electronic Words Edition, number 594 We say a final adapted communion prayer together: GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP TOGETHER - 3pm on Friday 10th April Light a candle, spend a short time in silence and then the following words are said: We worship together, as we say together: The hymn – ‘When I survey the wondrous crosscan be sung unaccompanied, or said, or sung to the video as we place the cross(es) that we have made in front of us. When I survey the wondrous cross link 1 When I survey the wondrous cross, 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast 3 See from his head, his hands, his feet, 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, Isaac Watts (1674–1748 Reproduced from Singing the Faith Electronic Words Edition, number 287 CCL 5934/919592 . BIBLE READING - Luke 23: 44-46 (adapt GNB) read the following out loud The hymn – ‘ There is a green hill far away’ can be sung unaccompanied, or said, or sung to the video as we pick up and hold the cross(es) that we have made There is a green hill far away link SOLOISTS: 1 - There is a green hill far away, without a city wall, 2 ALL: We may not know, we cannot tell, what pains he had to bear, 3 He died that we might be forgiven. He died to make us good, 4 There was no other good enough to pay the price of sin; 5 O dearly, dearly has he loved, and we must love him too, Cecil Frances Alexander (1818–1895) Reproduced from Singing the Faith Electronic Words Edition, number 284 CCL 5934 . We remember those who have died from the Corona Virus We remember those in intensive care We remember those who are putting themselves in danger to care for others The song – ‘ The wonder of the cross’ by Vicky Beeching can be said, or listened to on video The Wonder of the Cross link O precious sight, my Saviour stands dying for me with outstretched hands May I never lose the wonder, the wonder of the cross. Behold the God-man crucified - the perfect sinless sacrifice May I never lose the wonder…. And/ or we then say the words of the Gaelic blessing to each other Deep peace of the running wave to you.
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