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Maundy Thursday at Home THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2020

CHAPEL FRIENDS,

A lot happens on Maundy Thursday. We keep vigil at the of Repose, recalling Jesus’ hope that his friends in the garden of Gethsemane would, “stay awake with me,” as he prayed. We strip the Chapel of all ornamentation, remembering how Pilate’s soldiers mocked and stripped Jesus.

We wash each other’s feet, a powerful act of humility and love that Jesus did for his friends on this holy night. And we gather at table for an Agape Supper, a love feast, in honor of the Passover meal Jesus shared with his apostles in an upper room, during which Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist.

Not being with our Chapel family on Maundy Thursday is very difficult. The washing of feet brings many folks to tears, often healing animosities between estranged friends. Stripping the altar is dramatic and frightening. But, at the Chapel of the Cross, the Agape Supper is a highlight of the year. Members of the Hospitality Committee prepare a Mediterranean dinner that is savored in silence until the choir sings the Servant Song, signaling the end of the evening.

This year, as we shelter in place to combat the corona virus, we want to share some recipes, prayers, and readings you could use to mark this holy night at home. If you have any questions, please ask. God bless you and your family as we enter the holiest days of the year, the days of our Savior’s passion.

KEEP THE FAITH, BEN+

DEAR CHAPEL,

If you are interested in having a meal similar to the one we prepare for Maundy Thursday Agape Meal, I have collected several recipes we have used, as well as a few recipes that have become favorites. Our traditional menu also includes store-bought , fresh , and an assortment of and . and can also be purchased at your favorite .

Sending Holy Week blessings and prayers for good health to all of you.

BLESSINGS, SLOAN MCKELLAR TABBOULEH Agape Supper at Home from Ina Garten RECIPES 1 cup bulghur (or slightly undercooked quinoa, , farro, or brown rice) ROASTED VEGETABLES 1 1⁄2 cups boiling water from Ina Garten 1⁄4 cup freshly squeezed juice 1⁄4 cup extra virgin 3 pounds (7 to 8 medium) , cut into 1-inch rounds 3 1⁄2 teaspoons coarse salt, divided 2 red or yellow bell peppers, cut into 1-inch squares 1 bunch scallions, minced 1 medium red , cut into 1/2-inch wedges 1 bunch fresh mint leaves, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped 2 teaspoons coarse salt 1 hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, seeded, and medium-diced 1⁄2 teaspoons freshly cracked 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper Preheat oven to 475F. Combine vegetables on a rimmed baking sheet; drizzle with olive oil, and season with . Toss to coat. Roast until vegetables are tender and browned Place the bulghur in a large bowl, pour in the boiling water, and add the lemon juice, olive in spots, 30 to 35 minutes. oil, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. (If using an alternate grain, cook partially first.) Stir, then allow CUCUMBERS IN TZATZIKI SAUCE to stand at room temperature for about 1 hour. Add the scallions, mint, parsley, cucumber, from Tracey Carter tomatoes, 2 teaspoons salt, and the pepper; mix well. Season, to , and serve or cover and refrigerate. The flavor will improve if the tabbouleh sits for a few hours. 2 cups full- Greek 1⁄2 cup MAUNDY THURSDAY ORZO 1 tablespoon white from Sloan McKellar juice of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 16 oz. orzo 1 1⁄2 teaspoon , minced 5 oz. cherry tomatoes 1 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh dill, minced 6 oz. frozen artichoke hearts, or half of a 14 oz. can, drained and rinsed 2 cucumbers, peeled and sliced 4 oz. crumbled coarse salt, to taste 2 oz. jarred capers fresh cracked black pepper, to taste 4 oz. (storebought or homemade, recipe to follow) juice of 1⁄2 lemon Mix all ingredients listed above cucumber until well combined. Place sliced cucumbers on coarse salt paper towels, salt lightly and let excess water drain from the cucumbers for 15 - 20 minutes. fresh cracked black pepper Toss with sauce and season to taste. Serve chilled as a side dish. 1⁄4 bunch parsley, chopped Prepare orzo according to package directions. Drain and run cool water over. Half tomatoes, roughly chop artichokes, crumble feta, and drain capers. Combine all with orzo. Add pesto, lemon juice, and parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill or serve immediately.

NUT ALLERGY? Storebought pesto usually contains nuts. See next page for an easy, nut-free recipe to make at home! NUT-FREE PESTO PALESTINIAN CHICKEN from Ben Robertson from Binging with Babish. The Chapel’s Agape Supper is traditionally vegetarian. If you want to add this recommended chicken recipe, start preparing it the night before. 2 cups basil leaves, big stems discarded, rinsed and dried 1⁄2 cup olive oil, divided 1 whole chicken 1⁄2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded 1 c whole milk Greek yogurt 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 2 shallots, finely chopped 2 of garlic zest of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon coarse salt juice of 1⁄2 lemon 1⁄2 cup hemp seeds or raw pumpkin seeds 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 teaspoon sumac (or lemon pepper) Combine the basil, salt, garlic, seeds, juice, and about half the oil in a food processor. Pro- 1 bunch dill, chopped cess, stopping to scrape down the sides of the container occasionally, and adding the rest of coarse salt the oil and the Parmesan gradually. fresh cracked black pepper olive oil HOMEMADE PESTO TIP FROM EMILY *, for serving Pesto is very easy to personalize! If you don’t have enough basil, try parsley. You can even use greens like or collards! Don’t have pine nuts (or the seeds used in the above recipe)? Use walnuts, In medium bowl, combine yogurt, shallots, lemon zest and juice, cardamom, sumac, dill, salt , or pecans. No Parmesan? Any hard cheese like Romano, Asiago, Pecorino, or Gruyere and pepper, and olive oil. Set aside. Place raw chicken on cutting board. Spatchcock the bird, will do the job. i.e. using a sharp pair of kitchen shears, cut along each side of the spine, remove the spine, snip the breast bone, and then crack in half so that the chicken lays flat. Place chicken into a MAUNDY THURSDAY SEASONED FLATBREAD plastic gallon storage bag. Scoop yogurt marinade into bag. Seal bag completely and massage from Sloan McKellar yogurt marinade into chicken to ensure it is completely coated. Place the plastic bag contain- ing the chicken and its yogurt marinade onto a cooking sheet. Refrigerate overnight. Roast in the oven at 450F for 45-55 minutes. Remove chicken from oven and let it rest for at least olive oil 10 minutes. The skin should be crispy. After it is slightly cooled, slice the chicken in half and fresh carve the thigh and drumstick off. Serve with a heaping side of Toum*. chopped fresh chopped fresh parsley chopped Italian *TOUM coarse salt from Binging with Babish fresh cracked black pepper 2 heads garlic Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place bread on sheet pan and brush with olive oil and a gen- 1 cup neutral oil erous topping of herbs, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Bake until lightly browned. Tear 1⁄4 cup lemon juice into rustic pieces and serve. Peel and separate the cloves of 2 heads of garlic. Puree the heads in a food processor. Once they are a , add 1⁄2 cup of the oil very slowly. Add the lemon juice and drizzle the remaining oil in very slowly. The mixture should be a thick, spreadable paste. Set aside until ready to use. I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were Agape Supper at Home yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that PRAYERS everything you have given me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they This meal is different than any other. If you can, eat by candle light and refrain from conversation. have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of Yet, enjoy the company of others (and, if it is your custom, a glass of wine). the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in At the beginning of the meal, these prayers are said, all standing. the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in PRAYER OVER WINE your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. While I was with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them, and not Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe. You create the fruit of the vine; and one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be on this night you have refreshed us with the cup of salvation in the Blood of your Son Jesus fulfilled. But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may Christ. Glory to you for ever and ever. Amen. have my joy made complete in themselves. I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. PRAYER OVER BREAD I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. Sanctify Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe. You bring forth bread from the them in the truth; your word is truth. As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent earth; and on this night you have given us the bread of life in the Body of your Son Jesus them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified Christ. As grain scattered upon the earth is gathered into one loaf, so gather your in truth. in every place into the kingdom of your Son. To you be glory and power for ever and ever. Amen. I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they PRAYER OVER MEAL also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe. You have blessed the earth to bring me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent forth food to satisfy our hunger. Let this food strengthen us in the fast that is before us, that me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Father, I desire that those also, whom following our Savior in the way of the cross, we may come to the joy of his resurrection. For you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, now and for ever. Amen. because you loved me before the foundation of the world. A READING FROM JOHN Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and these know that you During the meal, the seventeenth chapter of the Gospel of John may be read. have sent me. I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them. come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed. THE SERVANT SONG It is for your sake that I have borne reproach, that shame has covered my face. Sing along to this version offered by Austin singer-songwriter Sam Hensley. https://chapelofthecrossms.org/servant/ My soul is very sorrowful, even to the point of death; remain here, and watch with me. Now you shall see the crowd who will surround me; you will flee, and I will go to be Will you let me be your servant I will weep when you are weeping offered up for you. Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the Let me be as Christ to you When you laugh, I’ll laugh with you hands of sinners. Pray that I might have the grace I will share your joy and sorrow To let me be your servant too Till we’ve seen this journey through I have become a stranger to my kindred, an alien to my mother’s children. It is zeal for your house that has consumed me; the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me. We are pilgrims on the journey When we sing to God in heaven We are brothers on the road We shall find such harmony When I humbled my soul with , they insulted me for doing so. When I made sack- We are here to help each other Born to all we’ve known together cloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. I am the subject of gossip for those who Walk the mile and bear the load Of Christ’s love and agony sit in the gate, and the drunkards make songs about me. I will hold the Christ light for you Will you let me be your servant But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the In the night time of your fear Let me be as Christ to you abundance of your steadfast love, answer me. With your faithful help rescue me from I will hold my hand out to you Pray that I might have the grace sinking in the mire; let me be delivered from my enemies and from the deep waters. Speak the the peace you long to hear To let me be your servant too Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to capture me? Day after CLOSING MEDITATION day I sat in the temple teaching, and you did not seize me; but now, behold, you scourge me, Read when the meal is over. and me away to be crucified. On the mount of Olives Jesus prayed to the Father: Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass Do not let the flood sweep over me, or the deep swallow me up, or the Pit close its from me. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Watch and pray, that you may mouth over me. not enter into temptation. Answer me, O LORD, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, Save me, O God, for the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where turn to me. there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress—make haste to answer me. I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God. Draw near to me, redeem me, set me free because of my enemies. More in number than the hairs of my head are those who hate me without cause; many You know the insults I receive, and my shame and dishonor; my foes are all known to are those who would destroy me, my enemies who accuse me falsely. What I did not you. Insults have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was steal must I now restore? none; and for comforters, but I found none. O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you. They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. Do not let those who hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord GOD of Thank you for keeping Maundy Thursday with the Chapel. Please join us tomorrow at hosts; chapelofthecrossms.org/covid-19-resources and on social media for virtual Good worship. do not let those who seek you be dishonored because of me, O God of . God bless.