Service of the Word – 5 April 2020 Online Details
Arising from the success of video conferencing as the basis for last Sunday’s service, our Pam Sunday church service (5 April) will again use this platform.
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The service leaflet is available here and also below:Killiskey SoW Lent 6 05-04-20
The details of the church service according to Zoom are:
Topic: Palm Sunday Service
Time: Apr 5, 2020 10:50 AM Dublin
Join the service by going to: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/250978928
Meeting ID: 250 978 928
You may join the congregation from 10.50 am, the service will begin at 11.00 am and when it ends (say 11.45 am) we will chat among ourselves.
Service Leaflet
SERVICE OF THE WORD – 5 April 2020
The SIXTH Sunday in Lent (PALM SUNDAY)
Liturgy of the Palms
GREETING
Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all
and also with you.
STARTING TO WORSHIP
Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest!
INTRODUCTION
Today begins the week of all weeks.
This is the week in which we follow our Saviour Jesus Christ on the way of suffering to the Cross and on the way to victory through the Cross to the Resurrection.
Today we gather with the crowds on the road to Jerusalem, to greet our Lord as he begins his journey, to sing his praise and to welcome him to his city.
We rejoice with all our hearts and voices in the knowledge that, if we do not speak out his praises, the stones themselves will sing.
O Lord, open our lips
and our mouth will proclaim your praise!
Opening Hymn: CH570 “Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising” (vs. 2-4)
Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising, give me joy in my heart, I pray; give me joy in my heart, keep me praising, keep me praising till the break of day.
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, Sing hosanna to the King of kings! Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, Sing hosanna to the King!
Give me peace in my heart, keep me loving, give me peace in my heart, I pray; give me peace in my heart, keep me loving, keep me loving till the break of day.
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving, give me love in my heart, I pray; give me love in my heart, keep me serving, keep me serving till the break of day.
Traditional
- 1 based on Matthew 25: 8
The Psalm Gospel: Matthew 21: 1-11
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
“Say to Daughter Zion,
‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
“Hosanna to the Son of David!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Hymn: CH238 “Ride on, ride on in majesty”
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
hark, all the tribes ‘Hosanna’ cry;
O Saviour meek, pursue thy road
with palms and scattered garments strowed.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
in lowly pomp ride on to die;
O Christ, thy triumphs now begin
o’er captive death and conquered sin.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
the angel armies of the sky
look down with sad and wondering eyes
to see the approaching sacrifice.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
thy last and fiercest strife is nigh;
the Father on his sapphire throne
awaits his own anointed Son.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
in lowly pomp ride on to die;
bow your meek head to mortal pain,
then take, O God, thy power, and reign.
Henry H. Milman (1791-1868) altd.
based on Matthew 21: 8-9;
Zechariah 9:9
The Psalm: Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29
Refrain: I will give thanks to you, for you have become my salvation.
1 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his mercy endures for ever.
2 Let Israel now proclaim,
‘His mercy endures for ever.’
I will give thanks to you, for you have become my salvation.
19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
the righteous shall enter through it.
I will give thanks to you, for you have become my salvation.
21 I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
22 The stone which the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This is the Lord’s doing,
and it is marvellous in our eyes.
I will give thanks to you, for you have become my salvation.
24 This is the day that the Lord has made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Come, O Lord, and save us we pray.
Come, Lord, send us now prosperity.
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord;
we bless you from the house of the Lord.
27 The Lord is God; he has given us light;
link the pilgrims with cords
right to the horns of the altar.
I will give thanks to you, for you have become my salvation.
28 You are my God and I will thank you;
you are my God and I will exalt you.
29 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his mercy endures for ever.
I will give thanks to you, for you have become my salvation.
COLLECT OF THE DAY
Let us pray for a closer union with Christ in his suffering and in his glory.
Silence is kept.
Almighty and everlasting God, who, in your tender love towards the human race, sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross: Grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Liturgy of the Passion
The Second Reading: Philippians 2: 5-11
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Hymn: CH217 “All glory, laud and honour”
All glory, laud, and honour
to thee, Redeemer, King,
to whom the lips of children
made sweet hosannas ring.
You are the King of Israel,
thou David’s royal Son,
who in the Lord’s name comest,
the King and blessed one:
The company of angels
are praising thee on high;
and mortal flesh, and all things
created, make reply:
The people of the Hebrews
with palms to meet thee went;
our praise and prayer and anthems
before you we present:
To thee, before thy Passion
they sang their hymns of praise;
to thee, now high exalted,
our melody we raise:
Thou didst receive their praises,
accept the prayers we bring,
who in all good delightest,
thou good and gracious King:
St. Theodulf of Orleans (d. 821)
- John Mason Neale (1818-66) altd.
based on Matthew 21: 8-9
The Passion Gospel: Matthew 27: 11-54
The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew:
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“You have said so,” Jesus replied.
When he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer. Then Pilate asked him, “Don’t you hear the testimony they are bringing against you?” But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor.
Now it was the governor’s custom at the festival to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. At that time they had a well-known prisoner whose name was Jesus Barabbas. So when the crowd had gathered, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Jesus Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him.
While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him this message: “Don’t have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him.”
But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.
“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.
“Barabbas,” they answered.
“What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked.
They all answered, “Crucify him!”
“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”
All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”
Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross. They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it. When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots. And sitting down, they kept watch over him there. Above his head they placed the written charge against him: this is Jesus, the king of the Jews.
Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!” In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “He’s calling Elijah.”
Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. The rest said, “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”
And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and went into the holy city and appeared to many people.
When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of God!”
This is the Passion of the Lord.
SERMON
COLLECT OF THE READINGS
Merciful God,
your strength and courage pour forth
to sustain the witness of your faithful people;
awaken in us the humility to serve
wherever creation is broken and in need
, that we may follow in the way of our brother, Jesus,
die to all that separates us from you,
and with him be raised to new life. Amen.
Response
THE APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
PENITENCE AND INTERCESSION
We say sorry to God and ask him for his help:
For forgiveness for the many times we have denied Jesus,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For grace to seek out those habits of sin which mean
spiritual death,
and by prayer and self-discipline to overcome them,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For Christian people,
that through the suffering of disunity
there may grow a rich union in Christ,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For those who make laws, interpret them, and administer them,
that our common life may be ordered in justice and mercy,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For those who still make Jerusalem a battleground,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For those who have the courage and honesty to work openly for justice and peace,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For those in the darkness and agony of isolation,
that they may find support and encouragement,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For those who, weighed down with hardship, failure, or sorrow, feel that God is far from them,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For those who are tempted to give up the way of the cross,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
That we, with those who have died in faith,
may find mercy in the day of Christ,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
Holy God,
holy and strong,
holy and immortal,
have mercy upon us.
ARCHBISHOP’S PRAYER IN THE TIME OF THE CORONAVIRUS
Listen to and pray along with Archbishop Jackson as he provides background to his prayer and reads it:
Almighty and All-loving God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
we pray to you through Christ the Healer
for those who suffer from the Coronavirus Covid-19
in Ireland and across the world.
We pray for all who reach out to those who mourn the loss
of each and every person who has died as a result of contracting the disease.
Give wisdom to policymakers,
skill to researchers,
comfort to everyone in distress
and a sense of calm to us all in these days of uncertainty and distress.
This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord
who showed compassion to the outcast,
acceptance to the rejected
and love to those to whom no love is shown. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
Closing Hymn: CH235 “O sacred head, sore wounded
O sacred head, sore wounded,
with grief and scorn weighed down;
O kingly head, surrounded
with mocking crown of thorn;
What sorrow mars thy grandeur?
Can death thy bloom deflow’r?
O countenance whose splendour
The hosts of heav’n adore!
What language shall I borrow
to praise thee, dearest friend,
for this thy dying sorrow,
thy pity without end?
O agony and dying!
O love to sinners free!
Jesus, all grace supplying,
turn thou thy face on me.
In this thy bitter passion
Good Shepherd, think of me
with thy most sweet compassion,
unworthy though I be:
beneath thy cross abiding
for ever would I rest,
in thy dear love confiding,
and with thy presence blessed.
Be thou my consolation,
my shield, when I must die;
remind me of thy passion
when my last hour draws nigh.
Mine eyes shall then behold thee,
upon thy cross shall dwell,
my heart by faith enfold thee;
who dieth thus, dies well.
Paul Gerhardt (1607-76)
From Salve caput cruentatum
attrib. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153)
- Henry Williams Baker (1821-77)
and James Waddell Alexander (1804-59)
Dismissal
BLESSING
May the Father,
who so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
bring us by faith to his eternal life. Amen.
May Christ,
who accepted the cup of sacrifice
in obedience to the Father’s will,
keep us steadfast as we walk with him the way of his cross. Amen.
May the Spirit,
who strengthens us to suffer with Christ
that we may share his glory,
set our minds on life and peace. Amen.
And the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among us and remain with us always. Amen.
DISMISSAL
We walk with Christ this week in the way of his cross and resurrection.
Thanks be to God. Amen.