Welcome to Georgetown Presbyterian Order of Worship Georgetown Presbyterian Church April 1, 2012 Holy Week Begins 10:00 am Service Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Yet even as the people cheered “Hosanna” the stage was quickly being set for the events that would change the world forever. By week’s end, Jesus will be betrayed, arrested, convicted in an illegal trial and crucified at a place that has come to be known as “Calvary” - a Latin translation of the Biblical name “Golgotha.” Our service today remembers that week from the joy of the entry, to the agony of the crucifixion, to the hope of something more to come. The Choral Cantata this morning lifts up our Lenten theme “The Shadow of the Cross. At the end of the service, you are invited to leave the sanctuary in silence but not in despair - for indeed there is more to come - God will not leave us at the cross and the shadows will give way to the coming dawn. Leader: The Peace of Christ be with you! People: And also with you! Offerings of Praise! We come into God’s presence joyfully and humbly, preparing ourselves to receive God’s word. The Shadow of the Cross Prelude The Old Rugged Cross Bernard A service remembering the events of Holy Week from Palm Sunday to Good Friday *Call to Worship Based on Psalm 51:10-12, 17 Leader: Hosanna, the Messiah comes! People: Blessed is the One Who Comes in the Name of the Lord! April 1, 2012 Leader: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. The Coming Dawn People: Restore to me the joy of your salvation and sustain in me a willing spirit. A Lenten Journey taking us from the incarnation of Christmas; Leader: The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; to the Cross of Good Friday; People: Indeed, a broken and contrite heart God will not despise. to the Resurrection Power of Easter Morning Introit & Procession and Waving of the Palms Ride On King Jesus! Hosannas sing the faithful ones (Congregation in Bold Print ~ Canter in Light Print) Who walk beside God’s Only Son. The coming Christ they cheer today, Refrain: Ride on King Jesus, ain’t no man gonna hinder thee! Will doubting hearts bid him to stay? Noooo, ain’t no man gonna hinder thee! Hosannas sing we join and cheer Ride on King Jesus, ain’t no man gonna hinder thee! We lift our voices loud and clear. Noooo, ain’t no man gonna hinder thee! The coming Christ we claim today, Verses: King Jesus rides to Jerusalem; Ain’t no man gonna hinder thee! Will seeking hearts bid him to stay? Hosanna to King David’s Son; Ain’t no man gonna hinder thee! Hosannas ring this Sunday morn, Refrain/Unison And to our Christ we are re-born. The coming One we bless today, If you want to find a way to God; Ain’t no man gonna hinder thee! Exalted in our hearts to stay! The Gospel highway must be trod; Ain’t no man gonna hinder thee! *Reading of Philippians 2:5-11 Refrain/Unison *Call to Confession and Prayer When I get to heaven gonna wear a robe; Ain’t no man gonna hinder thee! We will sing the Call to Prayer, Come Bring Your Burdens to God, five times. Gonna see King Jesus sittin’ on the throne; Ain’t no man gonna hinder thee. Refrain/Unison Gonna walk all over those streets of gold; Ain’t no man gonna hinder thee! Going to a land where I’ll nev’r grow old; Ain’t no man gonna hinder thee! Refrain (Please stand if you are comfortable doing so as we sing the refrain three times.) *Hymn of Praise Hosannas Sing the Joyful Crowd Words: Michael Williams, 2012 Music: Winchester New in Musikalisches Handbuch, 1690 Hosannas sing the joyful crowd The cloaks, the palms, the voices loud. The coming Christ they cheer today, Will longing hearts bid him to stay? Hosannas sing the children young, Their faith is pure not yet undone. The coming Christ they cheer today, Will adult hearts bid him to stay? Continued next page. *Prayers of Confession and Intercession Prayer of Illumination ~ a prayer for insight as we hear God’s word read, proclaimed and affirmed. God of Love; God of Hope; God of Sacrifice; Holy Week is upon us. Today we will remember our betrayals and your love. Gospel Lesson Mark 11:1-11 P e w B i b l e N.T. Pg. #44 Today we remember our sins and your suffering. Today we will remember Reader: The word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! our arrogance and your humility. And tomorrow, well tomorrow we will go Faith Sharing with Children back to our work and our schools and our play. Tomorrow it will be life as There will not be any children’s classes today; our nursery is available. usual - unless something happens and we need you. Then, of course, we will call you. Receiving God’s Tithes & Our Gifts / Signing the attendance pads / prayer requests Offertory Am I a Soldier of the Cross? Bock O Lord, we know we are a fickle people. Oh, we don’t reject you as did the ones who cried “crucify him.” No, we just ignore you, push you aside or Holy Week Cantata The Shadow of the Cross Chancel Choir remake you into the god we want you to be. Forgive us Lord. Forgive us for Arranged & Composed by Lloyd Larson waving palms today and going our own way tomorrow. Forgive us for Cantata Gospel Readings in the Order Presented singing “Hosannas” today and our tunes of self interest tomorrow. Forgive Matthew 26:17-19, Luke 22:14-20, Matthew 26:20-25, Matthew 26:33-34, us for silently standing in the crowd, afraid to speak when you are crucified Matthew 26:45-50, Matthew 26:55-56, Luke 22:54-62, Luke 22:66-23:24, again and again. Luke 23:26-27, Luke 23:33-34, Luke 23:39-46, Hebrews 12:2 Forgive us Lord and hear our prayers for the world this day; for those who ~~The Congregation is invited to sing the words in bold print.~~ are hurting; for those who are dying; for those who are lost; for those who are pushed aside and forgotten; for those we have injured; for those who I Come to the Cross / Near the Cross have injured us. Help us to bring your light into the world, that this week of I come to the cross seeking mercy and grace, remembering may be made visible in our living. Amen. I come to the cross where you died in my place. Out of my weakness and into your strength; *Assurance of Pardon Humbly I come to the cross. *Response Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God (Vs.1) Hymnal #378 Psalm 51 Your arms are open, you call me by name, You welcome this child that was lost. Create in me a clean heart, O God; Create in me a clean heart, O God; You paid the price for my guilt and my shame, Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right spirit within me. Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come to the cross. Jesus keep me near the cross, there a precious fountain, Offerings of Worship & Response! Free to all, a healing stream, flows from Calvary’s mountain. Following confession and the acceptance of forgiveness, we are better able to hear God’s Word for us. In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever, Till my raptured soul shall find rest beyond the river. Minute for Mission One Great Hour of Sharing Deacon Melissa Barron Near the cross! O Lamb of God, bring its scenes before me; O Love That Will Not Let Me Go Help me walk from day to day with its shadows o’er me. O Love, that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee; In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever, I give thee back the life I owe, Till my raptured soul shall find rest beyond the river. That in thine ocean depths its flow may richer, fuller be. Jesus, I come, O Light that followest all my way, I yield my flickering torch to thee; Jesus, I come, My heart restores its borrowed ray, Jesus, I come to the cross. That in thy sunshine’s blaze its day may brighter, fairer be. We Remember You Lamb of God We remember you, we remember you; Your only Son, no sin to hide, By your sacrifice of love all glory now is due. But you have sent him from your side to walk upon this guilty sod, At this table here mercy hovers near. And to become the Lamb of God. Thanks is offered up; in this bread and cup we remember you. Your gift of love they crucified, Jesus, King of kings, name above all names, They laughed and scorned him as he died, the humble King they named a fraud, Precious holy Lamb of God, your praises we proclaim! And sacrificed the Lamb of God. Gladly we embrace both these signs of grace, O Lamb of God, sweet Lamb of God, Thanks is offered up; in this bread and cup we remember you. I love the holy Lamb of God. O wash me in his precious blood.