Central Presbyterian Church

Maundy Thursday Service

March 29, 2018
7:00pm

Prelude

Call to Worship

Prayer (unison)
Ever gracious God, we gather this evening
as friends gathered with Jesus in an upper room long ago.
Together, and in their own way, they were facing the terror
of the unjust death of someone they loved.
Together, and in our own way, we too face death.
We come bearing the marks of a bitter and broken world.
We come from anonymous places,
with dry and thirsty spirits.
Remind us in the breaking of the bread
of our need and of your sufficiency.
Restore us and make us whole with the cup of forgiveness.
Draw us nearer to each other in mutual service
and closer to you in the covenant of faithfulness and thanksgiving.
As the night advances,
deepen in us a sense of your steadfast love for us in Jesus Christ,
our friend and redeemer.
Amen.
* Hymn “Loaves Were Broken, Words Were Spoken” Congregation
BEACH SPRING

TEXT: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr., 2005. MUSIC: The Sacred Harp, 1844. Text © 2006 GIA Publications, Inc. All rights
reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net License #A-702327
Prayer of Confession (unison)
We call on your name, O God,
out of our deep need for healing and forgiveness.
We have broken covenant, forgotten who we are,
and tried to live by our own power.
We act as if we have no need of you when things go well.
When suffering and loss come to us, we complain.
We want our own way,
as if our desires should rule your world.
Forgive us and free us to know the blessing and joy
of following where Jesus leads.

(a time for silent prayer)

Assurance of Forgiveness
One: God offers us the cup of salvation and the bread of life.
We are precious in God’s sight.
In Jesus Christ, we are loved into a new covenant
with God and with one another.
All: We are accepted, we are loved, we are forgiven.
We give thanks to God for such good news.

Prayer for Illumination

Psalm 116:1‒2, 12‒19

Anthem “A New Commandment” Chancel Choir

Thomas Tallis

John 13:12‒17, 31‒35

Meditation Rev. Mark Baridon

*Affirmation of Faith (unison)

In life and in death we belong to God.

Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit,
we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel,
whom alone we worship and serve.
We trust in Jesus Christ,
fully human, fully God.
Jesus proclaimed the reign of God:
preaching good news to the poor
and release to the captives,
teaching by word and deed
and blessing the children,
healing the sick
and binding up the brokenhearted,
eating with outcasts,
forgiving sinners,
and calling all to repent and believe the gospel.
Unjustly condemned for blasphemy and sedition,
Jesus was crucified,
suffering the depths of human pain
and giving his life for the sins of the world.
God raised this Jesus from the dead,
vindicating his sinless life,
breaking the power of sin and evil,
delivering us from death to life eternal.

from A Brief Statement of Faith, PC(USA)

Hymn “Come to the Table” Congregation

TEXT: Paul Junggap Huh, 2007; English trans. Paul Junggap Huh, 2011, alt. MUSIC: Hyun Chul Lee, 2007. Text © 2007 and
English trans. © Paul Junggap Huh and used with permission. Music © 2007 Hyun Chul Lee, used with permission.
Communion
Invitation

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving

Prayer of Jesus / Lord’s Prayer
(We invite you to pray using the words that are most familiar to you, whether they are
printed below or not. Worshipers may use “Our Father,” “Our Mother,” “Our
Creator,” or another form of address for God.*)
Our *Father in heaven, Our *Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be your name, hallowed be thy name,
your kingdom come, thy kingdom come,
your will be done, thy will be done,
on earth as in heaven. on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread. Give us this day our daily bread;
Forgive us our sins/trespasses and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive those who sin/trespass as we forgive our debtors;
against us. and lead us not into temptation,
Save us from the time of trial but deliver us from evil.
and deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
and the glory are yours
now and forever. Amen.
Words of Institution

Communion of the People

Prayer after Communion (unison)

We thank you, God,
for the assurance in this meal that Christ is with us now and always.
Grant that by your Spirit we may stand firm in our faith,
be courageous and strong.
Let all that we do be done in love. Amen.
* Hymn “Stay With Me” Congregation

TEXT: from Matthew 26; Taizé Community. MUSIC: Jacques Berthier. © 1984 Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc. ,
agent. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net License #A-702327

Stripping of the Church

Dismissal
One: I will not leave you orphans;
I will come to you.
—John 14:18

All: Holy God, mighty God, ever-living God,

have mercy on us.

(Worshipers are encouraged to depart in silence when the service is over.)

* * * * * *

“Maundy” comes from the Latin word mandatum which means “to command.” Maundy
Thursday is the day we remember Jesus’ words, “I give you a new commandment, that you
love one another” (John 13:1‒17, 31b‒35).
 Join us for worship each Sunday at 11:00am.
Friday 7pm – Good Friday
Some traditions call this the “tenebrae” service.
Tenebrae is the Latin word for “shadows.”
On Good Friday we stand in the shadow of the cross.

Sunday 11am – Easter

Easter potluck breakfast begins at 9:30am.
Worship is at 11:00am.
We celebrate God’s promise of new life,
forgiveness of sins, and victory over death.
One Great Hour of Sharing Offering will be received.

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Reclaiming Rev. D. Mark Baridon mark@centralchurchky.org
Pastor – Rev. Ann J. Deibert ann@centralchurchky.org
Director of Music – Mr. Phillip Morgan phillip@centralchurchky.org
Administrative Assistant – Ms. Barbara
Intentionally Creasy office@centralchurchky.org
Inclusive
Seminary Intern – Mr. Roger Veliquette

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