Services for Triduum

SERVICES FOR TRIDUUM compiled by the Diocesan Liturgy Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego

Basic rubrics for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and The Great Vigil of Easter are found in the BCP starting on p. 270 and following.

TENEBRAE

A basic outline of this service is found on p. 75 of the Book of Occasional Services; a searchable version is online here: http://www.richardliantonio.com/anglican/Occasional%20Services%202003.pdf (in the table of contents, hover over “Tenebrae” and it will highlight yellow. Click, and it will jump to that page)

From the Presbyterian Church USA, a dramatic and creative combination of Tenebrae and Maundy Thursday liturgies: http://www.pcusa.org/media/uploads/theologyandworship/pdfs/maundy_thursd ay_tenebrae_service.pdf

This service is a combination of Jewish Seder and Tenebrae: http://biteintheapple.com/maundy-thursday-liturgy-the-night-of-the-beloved- community/

MAUNDY THURSDAY

In addition to what can be found in the prayer book, the rubrics for various activities to take place on Maundy Thursday are found on pp. 93-96 of the Book of Occasional Services; a searchable version is online here: http://www.richardliantonio.com/anglican/Occasional%20Services%202003.pdf (in the table of contents, hover over “Maundy Thursday” and it will highlight yellow. Click, and it will jump to that page)

The National Cathedral’s service of Eucharist and Footwashing, which closes with the Stripping of the Altar: http://www.nationalcathedral.org/pdfs/HE20120405.pdf

The same, from the Anglican Church of Australia: http://www.anglican.org.au/docs/commissions/liturgy/Maundy%20Thursday.pdf

The Church of England’s Common Worship: http://www.churchofengland.org/media/41156/tspashw.pdf (includes Good Friday as well)

1 An Agape Feast from the Anglican Diocese of Perth, Australia, that weaves a multi- course meal through the liturgy: http://www.perth.anglican.org/download/diocese/Liturgy_and_Music_Committee_ (LITMUS)/Agape%20Meal%20for%20Maundy%20Thursday.pdf

From the Presbyterian Church USA, a dramatic and creative combination of Tenebrae and Maundy Thursday liturgies: http://www.pcusa.org/media/uploads/theologyandworship/pdfs/maundy_thursd ay_tenebrae_service.pdf

St. Gregory of Nyssa in San Francisco’s Maundy “Tuesday” Service, which includes very helpful checklists and logistics details. This service also includes a full meal: http://www.saintgregorys.org/Resources_pdfs/Maundy_Tuesday_Script_2010.pdf

This resource from the United Methodist Church explains very clearly how to set up an intimate and interactive service in the “alternative emergent” mode: http://www.gbod.org/lead-your-church/lent-easter-holy-week/resource/maundy- thursday-in-an-alternativeemergent-mode

This service is a combination of Jewish Seder and Tenebrae: http://biteintheapple.com/maundy-thursday-liturgy-the-night-of-the-beloved- community/

A reenactment of the events of Maundy Thursday done as a theatrical piece: http://resources.mennonitechurch.ca/FileDownload/12976/The_Last_Supper_A_M aundy_Thursday_Re-enactment.pdf

GOOD FRIDAY

A traditional service from the National Cathedral, featuring a wealth of musical ideas: http://www.nationalcathedral.org/pdfs/GF20130329.pdf

The Church of England’s Common Worship: http://www.churchofengland.org/media/41156/tspashw.pdf (includes Maundy Thursday as well)

A lengthy service for evening from All Saints Beverly Hills, featuring the crucifixion narrative (as normally read on Palm/Passion Sunday) read in parts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2- K2FLICpWQmRDVXd1VVhXS3ZuckpyVTN1dHpIbFNrVE9Z/edit?usp=sharing

A briefer service suitable for noontime, also from All Saints Beverly Hills: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2- K2FLICpWV0JLQkJkSHRJbTNsdkVQbFlwcXpDTWNlVmpR/edit?usp=sharing

2 A service in the style of Taizé: http://www.kandle.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Taiz%C3%A9-Prayer- around-the-Cross-on-Good-Friday.pdf

Very detailed service from St. Gregory of Nyssa (San Francisco) that takes strong inspiration from the Eastern Orthodox liturgy: http://www.saintgregorys.org/Resources_pdfs/Good_Friday_script_2010_ %28rev_3-16-10%29.pdf

A children’s service, best used with a small gathering: http://www.fossedeanery.distin.co.uk/children/allage/liturgy/goodfriday_2.pdf

A stations-based service using the Seven Last Words of Christ: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2- K2FLICpWVkV0NHNoVG5VMXIxa2xGaGV4WW9KSzc5QmYw/edit?usp=sharing which includes Video art based on the words, “Woman, behold your son”: https://vimeo.com/62936679

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

The nine traditional stations with scripture and prayers for each: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2- K2FLICpWdGRuLVNwVFhFRHZ0NDBzY0VwcGR0dXc5ZHJV/edit?usp=sharing

Rubric according to the Church of England’s Common Worship for fifteen non- traditional stations from Gethsemane to the empty tomb: http://www.churchofengland.org/media/41155/tslent.pdf

The Way of the Cross stations designed for the youth group at St. Peter’s, Del Mar (includes schedule for lock-in Night Watch): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2- K2FLICpWemxLSlhFdVNFTEg4OTRVbWdHMVZvZmtBOFpn/edit?usp=sharing

A service that processes around the neighborhood of the church: http://staidan.org/documents/greenfaith/spiritaudit/Appendix%20A%20Good %20Friday%20Liturgy.pdf

An interactive, emergent-style stations that winds its way through a church campus: http://levelgroundchurch.com/journeytothecross/complete-journey-to-the-cross/

The Crucifixion According to Radiohead: At Ecclesia Houston, artist Scott Erickson creates a multimedia meditation on the Stations of the Cross: https://vimeo.com/23507344

3 Stations of the cross in an age-appropriate version for children: http://www.saintnicks.com/upload/pdffiles/StationsCrossChildren-Leaders %20Guide.pdf

A stations-based service using the Seven Last Words of Christ: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2- K2FLICpWVkV0NHNoVG5VMXIxa2xGaGV4WW9KSzc5QmYw/edit?usp=sharing

THE GREAT VIGIL

Rubric from the Church of England’s Common Worship: http://www.churchofengland.org/media/41157/tseasterlit.pdf (includes Easter Vigil, Easter Sunrise, and Easter Day)

Done to the fullest at the National Cathedral: http://www.nationalcathedral.org/pdfs/HE20130330.pdf

Another big production version from All Saints Beverly Hills, featuring wonderful musical selections: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2- K2FLICpWdWVfd1E1aXNsQjZsaXFoTlJ3X2FxTThibU04/edit?usp=sharing

St. Gregory of Nyssa’s version, which is very long, includes a great deal of music and dancing, and finishes with a feast: http://www.saintgregorys.org/Resources_pdfs/Vigil_Script_2010_ %28rev_3_22_10%29.pdf

A shorter, “Soulful” Vigil featuring blues, gospel, and spirituals alongside storytelling, poetry, and chant, at The Crossing in Boston: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2- K2FLICpWZnd4b1NVdjZfNXBSM3E2MWdwaEd3VXZVVC1V/edit?usp=sharing

A lengthy Lutheran version: http://www.liturgybytlw.com/Lent/VigBapRe.html

A fun, shorter service aimed at families with young children, done on the beach by St. Andrew’s by the Sea in Pacific Beach: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2- K2FLICpWMk8tanU0eGZQNWNNYl9oVlhsVVE4T1BLcXVJ/edit?usp=sharing