John 13:1-17, 31b-35 | To gather for worship on a Thursday isn’t “normal.” Indeed, it might feel like an interruption to our weekly rhythm. In the same way, the entire week of Holy Week may feel like an interruption in our calendar and in our lives. And yet, it is through interruption that God gets our attention. On the eve of Christ’s betrayal and arrest, Jesus captures the attention of the disciples as he got up from the table and started washing their feet. No one expected it. And it clearly interrupted dinner. But that interruption sent the disciples, and us, on a different trajectory. So, as we begin our trek through the Great Three Days, take an hour out of your day to join us for worship as we receive the interruption of God’s love given to us, and as we are challenged to allow our lives to be interrupted as we share Christ’s love with those around us.
Thursday, March 28, 2024, Maundy Thursday Bulletin
Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Oh Sacred Head Now Wounded. Text and Music: Rudy Davenport. Text and Music: Public Domain.
Gathering Hymn: Just As I Am, without One Plea. Text: Charlotte Elliott, 1789-1871. Music: William B Bradbery, 1816-1868. Text and Music: Public Domain. Confession and Forgiveness: I Have Decided To Follow Jesus. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2013 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Love Consecrates the Humblest Act. Text: Silas B. McManus, 1845-1917. Music: German melody, 18th cent.; adapt. X.L. Hartig, Melodien zum Mainzer Gesangbuche, 1833. Text and Music: © 2012 MorningStar Music Publishers/Birnamwood Publications. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2006 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Lamb of God. ELW Setting. Text and Music © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. & Jesus Remember Me. Text and Music: Jacques Berthier, Taizé Community. Test and Music: © 1981 Taiz , Les Presses de (North America). Covered under One é License subscription.