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Concerning the Service Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. The procession with palms, which was already observed in Jerusalem in the fourth century, calls to mind the triumphal entry of Jesus, our Lord and King, into Jerusalem.

The procession is fundamentally an act of worship, witness, and devotion to our Lord.

Palm Sunday is unique in having two Gospel readings. Originally there were two distinct liturgies. The palms were blessed and the Triumphal Entry Gospel was read outside of the church building. The door of the church represented the gate through which Jesus entered the city.

The purpose of Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem was to fulfill his Father’s will; thus it is fitting that this service continues with the reading of the Passion Gospel in which the whole story of the week is anticipated. The emphasis of the liturgy turns to the days that lie ahead in Holy Week. We who hail Jesus as king one moment, may in the next deny him, even joining with the crowd in shouting, “Crucify him!”

THE HOLY EUCHARIST

THE SUNDAY OF THE PASSION: PALM SUNDAY MARCH 25TH, 2017 + 9:00 A. M.

The Liturgy of the Palms All gather outside the church at the Bell Tower.

INVOCATION Celebrant: Hosanna to the Son of David, the King of Israel.

People:

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

Celebrant: Dear brothers and sisters, from the beginning of Lent until

now we have been preparing our hearts by repentance and self-sacrifice. Today, with the whole Church, we herald the beginning of the celebration of the Paschal Mystery. On this day our Lord Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem and was welcomed as King with palms and shouts of praise. Today we greet him as our King, though we know his crown was a crown of thorns, and his throne a cross.

Therefore, I invite you to follow our Lord this Holy Week, from his triumphal entry, through his suffering and death, to the glory of his resurrection.

Let us pray.

Assist us mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

People:

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Amen.

PROCESSIONAL GOSPEL

Mark 11:1-11a

Deacon:

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark.

People:

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Deacon:

Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethpage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street , and they untied it. And some of those standing there aid to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go.

And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” And he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

BLESSING OF PALMS Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

People:

And with thy spirit.

Celebrant: Let us pray.

We praise you, Almighty God, for the acts of love by which you have redeemed us through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. On this day he entered the holy city of Jerusalem in triumph, and was hailed as King by those who spread their garments and branches of palm along his way. Sanctify these branches with your blessing, we humbly pray, that 3

they may be for us signs of his victory. Grant that we who bear them in his name may ever hail him as our King, and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

People:

Amen.

Celebrant: Hosanna to the Son of David, the King of Israel.

All:

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

PROCESSION Celebrant: Let us go forth in peace.

People: In the name of Christ. Amen.

The People process into the Church, where they will remain for the rest of the service.

At the conclusion of the Procession, and when the clergy reach the back of the nave, the following prayer is said: Celebrant: Let us pray. Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not

up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

People:

Amen.

All remain standing.

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The Word of God SALUTATION AND COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

People: And with your spirit.

Celebrant: Let us pray.

People:

Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon himself our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

FIRST LESSON

Philippians

2:5-11

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Reader: The Word of the Lord.

People: Thanks be to God.

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PSALM

Psalm 31:9-16

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Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble;* my eye is consumed with sorrow, and also my throat and my belly.

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For my life is wasted with grief, and my years with sighing;* my strength fails me because of affliction, and my bones are consumed.

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I have become a reproach to all my enemies and even to my neighbors, a dismay to those of my acquaintance;* when they see me in the street they avoid me.

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I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;* I am as useless as a broken pot.

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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.

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But as for me, I have trusted in you, O LORD.* I have said, “You are my God.

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My times are in your hand;* rescue me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.

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Make your face to shine upon your servant, * and in your loving-kindness save me.�

GOSPEL 15:1-39

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Mark

All remain SEATED for the first part of the Gospel.

At the verse which mentions the arrival at Golgotha (after 27:31) all STAND. The customary responses before and after the Gospel are omitted.

Narrator:

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Pilate:

“Are you the King of the Jews?”

Narrator:

And he answered him,

Jesus:

“You have said so.”

Narrator:

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Pilate:

“Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.”

Narrator:

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Pilate:

“Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”

Narrator:

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Pilate:

“Then what shall I do with the man you call the King of the Jews?”

Narrator:

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People:

“Crucify him.”

Narrator:

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And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. 2And Pilate asked him,

And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4And Pilate again asked him,

But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed. 6Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. 7And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. 8And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do as he usually did for them.

9 And he answered them, saying,

For he perceived that it was out of envy that the chief priests had delivered him up. 11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release for them Barabbas instead. 12And Pilate again said to them,

And they cried out again, And Pilate said to them, 7

Pilate:

“Why, what evil has he done?”

Narrator:

But they shouted all the more,

People:

“Crucify him.”

Narrator:

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People:

“Hail, King of the Jews!”

Narrator:

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So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 16And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. 17And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18And they began to salute him, And they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and kneeling down in homage to him. 20And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. And they led him out to crucify him. 21And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. 22And they brought him to the place called Golgotha All STAND. which means Place of a Skull).

23 And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it. 24And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. 25And it was the third hour when they crucified him. 26And the inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” 27And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. 29And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying,

People:

“Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, 30save yourself, and come down from the cross!”

Narrator:

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So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying,

High Priest: “He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32Let the

Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.”

Narrator:

Those who were crucified with him also reviled him. 33And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,

Jesus:

“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”

Narrator:

which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35And some of the bystanders hearing it said,

Servant:

“Behold, he is calling Elijah.”

Narrator:

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People:

“Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”

Narrator:

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Soldier:

“Truly this man was the Son of God!”

And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying,

And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. 38And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said,

The rest of the service continues with the prayers and Eucharist.

Please use the projected text to pray and respond.

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How to Fold a Palm Cross

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