Palm Sunday
20 March 2016
The Gathering of the Community
Gathering Music
Greeting and Litany
The Presider greets the Community from the door to the Nave.
Christ became obedient unto
death for us,
even death upon a cross.
He was pierced for our sins,
bruised for no fault but ours.
His punishment has won our
peace,
and by his wounds we are healed.
Worthy is the Lamb that was
slain
to receive power and riches and wisdom,
strength, honour, glory and praise. Amen.
During the procession to the Sanctuary, the biddings of the
Litany are intoned and the response is sung using Common Worship #707.
When we willfully misuse your
gifts of creation:
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us.
When we see the ill-treatment
of others
and do not go to their aid:
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us.
When we condone evil and
dishonesty
and fail to strive for
justice:
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us.
When we hear the good news of
Christ
but fail to share it with
others:
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us.
When we do not love you with
all our hearts
nor our neighbours as
ourselves:
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy immortal one,
have mercy upon us.
The Presider then says the following,
May the God of love and power
forgive us and free us from
our sins,
heal and strengthen us by the
Spirit,
and raise us to new life in
Christ our Lord. Amen. [i]
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Compassionate God,
your love finds
full expression
in the gift of
Jesus Christ your Son,
who willingly met
betrayal and death
to set us free from
sin.
Give us courage to
live obediently in these days
until we greet the
glory of our risen Saviour. Amen. [ii]
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading
A reading from Isaiah
(50.4-9a).
The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I
may know how to sustain the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens — wakens my ear to listen as those who are
taught. The Lord God has opened my ear,
and I was not rebellious, I did not turn backward. I gave my back to those who struck me, and my
cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from insult
and spitting.
The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been
disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not
be put to shame; he who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me? Let us
stand up together. Who are my adversaries? Let them confront me. It is the Lord God who helps me; who will
declare me guilty?
Here what the Spirit is saying
to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm of the Day
Psalm 31.9-16 with
the Refrain from Songs for the Holy One
alt.
Refrain (twice): Holy One, may the light of your face shine
upon us.
9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, *
for
I am in trouble;
my eye is
consumed with sorrow, *
and also my throat and my belly.
10 For my life is wasted with grief, *
and my years with sighing;
my strength
fails me because of affliction, *
and my bones are consumed.
Refrain: Holy One, may the light of your face shine
upon us.
11 I have become a reproach to all my enemies *
and even to my neighbours,
a dismay to
those of my acquaintance; *
when they see me in the street they
avoid me.
12 I am forgotten like a corpse, out of mind; *
I am as useless as a broken pot.
13 For I have heard the whispering of the crowd; *
fear is all around;
they
put their heads together against me; *
they plot to take my life.
14 But as for me, I have trusted in you, O Lord. *
I have said, “You are my God.”
Refrain: Holy One, may the light of your face shine
upon us.
15 My times are in your hand; *
rescue me from the hand of my
enemies,
and from those who persecute me.
16 Make your face to shine upon your servant, *
and in your loving-kindness save
me.”
Refrain: Holy One, may the light of your face shine
upon us.
The Second Reading
A reading from the Letter to
the Philippians (2.5-11).
Let the same mind be in you
that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard
equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the
form of a slave, being born in human likeness.
And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to
the point of death — even death on a cross.
Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the
name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should
bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Hear what the Spirit is saying
to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Gradual Hymn
‘Prepare the Way, O Zion’ Common Praise #102
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ according to Luke (19.28-40).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
After [Jesus had spoken], he went on ahead, going up to
Jerusalem.
When
[Jesus] had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of
Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village ahead of
you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been
ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’
just say this, ‘The Lord needs it.’” So
those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners
asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They said, “The Lord needs it.” Then they brought it to Jesus; and after
throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As he rode along, people kept spreading their
cloaks on the road. As he was now
approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the
disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of
power that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of
the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in
the highest heaven!”
Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher,
order your disciples to stop.” He
answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
The Apostles’ Creed
Let us confess the faith of
our baptism.
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 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.
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions, Thanksgivings and
Petitions
The Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of our servant
Lord be with you all.
And also with you.
The Holy Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘Before I Take the Body of My
Lord’ Common Praise #610
The Prayer over the Gifts
God our provider,
you have not fed us with bread alone,
but with words of grace and life.
Bless us and these your gifts,
which we receive from your bounty,
The Thanksgiving at the Table
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the
Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give
our thanks and praise.
It is right to give you thanks and praise, O Lord, our God,
sustainer of the universe, you are worthy of glory and praise. Glory
to you for ever and ever.
At your command all things came to be: the vast expanse of interstellar space,
galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses, and this fragile earth, our
island home; by your will they were created and have their being. Glory
to you for ever and ever.
From the primal elements you brought forth the human race, and
blessed us with memory, reason, and skill; you made us the stewards of
creation. Glory to you for ever and ever.
But we turn against you, and betray your trust; and we turn
against one another. Again and again you
call us to return. Through the prophets
and sages you reveal your righteous law.
In the fullness of time you sent your Son, born of a woman, to be our Saviour. He was wounded for our transgressions, and
bruised for our iniquities. By his death
he opened to us the way of freedom and peace.
Glory to you for ever and ever.
Therefore we praise you, joining with the heavenly chorus, with
prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and with those in every generation who have
looked to you in hope, to proclaim with them your glory, in their unending
hymn.
Holy, holy, holy
Lord,
God of power and
might,
heaven and earth
are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the
highest.
Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord.
Blessed are you, Lord our God, for sending us Jesus, the
Christ, who on the night he was handed over to suffering and death, took bread,
said the blessing, broke the bread, gave it to his friends, and said, “Take
this, and eat it: this is my body which
is given for you. Do this for the
remembrance of me.”
In the same way, after supper, he took the cup of wine; he gave
you thanks, and said, “Drink this, all of you:
this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for all
people for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.” Glory
to you for ever and ever.
Gracious God, we recall the death of your Son Jesus Christ, we
proclaim his resurrection and ascension, and we look with expectation for his
coming as Lord of all the nations. We
who have been redeemed by him, and made a new people by water and the Spirit,
now bring you these gifts. Send your
Holy Spirit upon us and upon this offering of your Church, so that we who eat
and drink at this holy table may share the divine life of Christ our Lord. Glory
to you for ever and ever.
Pour out your Spirit upon the whole earth and make it your new
creation. Gather your Church together
from the ends of the earth into your kingdom, where peace and justice are
revealed, so that we, with all your people, of every language, race, and
nation, may share the banquet you have promised; through Christ, with Christ,
and in Christ, all honour and glory are yours, creator of all. Glory
to you for ever and ever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
As our Saviour taught us, let
us pray,
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.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
The Breaking of the Bread
We break this bread,
communion in Christ’s body once broken.
Let your church be the wheat
which bears its fruit in
dying.
If we have died with him,
we shall live with him;
if we hold firm,
we shall reign with him.
The gifts of God for the people
of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion
The Hymn after Communion
‘Bread of the World, in Mercy
Broken’ Common Praise #54
The Sending Forth of the Community
The Blessing of the Palms
Dear friends in Christ,
during Lent we have been
preparing
for the celebration of our
Lord’s paschal mystery.
On this day our Lord Jesus
Christ
entered the holy city of
Jerusalem in triumph.
The people welcomed him with
palms and shouts of praise,
but the path before him led to
self-giving, suffering and death.
Today we greet him as our
Sovereign,
although we know his crown is
thorns and his throne a cross.
We follow him this week from
the glory of the palms
to the glory of the
resurrection
by way of the dark road of
suffering and death.
United with him in his
suffering on the cross,
may we share his resurrection
and new life.
Let us pray.
Holy and immortal God,
as we enter into
this holy week
turn our hearts to
Jerusalem,
so that, united
with Christ and all the faithful,
we may enter the
city not made with hands,
your promised realm
of justice and peace,
eternal from age to
age. Amen. [vi]
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us give thanks to the Lord
our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is right to praise you,
almighty God,
for the acts of love by which
you have redeemed us
through your Son Jesus Christ
our Lord.
The Hebrews acclaimed Jesus as
Messiah and Sovereign,
with palm branches in their
hands, crying,
Hosanna in the highest.
May we also, carrying these
emblems, go forth to meet Christ
and follow him in the way that
leads to eternal life;
who lives and reigns in glory
with you and the Holy Spirit,
now and for ever. Amen.
The Distribution of the Palms
The Processional Hymn
‘All Glory, Laud and
Honour’ Common Praise #181
The Dismissal
Blessed is the One who comes
in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Let us go forth in peace.
In the name of Christ.
Amen.
[i] The Litany
was crafted from the Confession for ‘City, World and Society’ and the
Absolution from Common Worship
(2000), 127, 135 alt. The Trisagion is Common Praise #707.
[ii]
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Year C with Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after
Communion: Palm/Passion Sunday through
Easter Vigil’ (2016), 1.
[iii] Liturgy Task
Force, ‘Trial Use Propers: Ash Wednesday
to Palm/Passion Sunday’ (2015), 4.
[iv] ‘Sanctus’ by
George Black in The Book of Alternative
Services Altar Book.
[v] The Book of Alternative Services (1985),
918.
[vi] Liturgy Task
Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Year C with
Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion: Palm/Passion Sunday through Easter Vigil’
(2016), 1.
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