Good Friday Bulletin

7:00pm Service April 7, 2023

MORE PEOPLE, MORE LIKE CHRIST

Address: 34605 N. Tom Darlington Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85266 Office phone: (480) 488-3384 / Fax: (480) 488-0850 Facebook: Desert Hills Presbyterian Church (Scottsdale, AZ) YouTube: “Desert Hills Presbyterian Church” Instagram: Follow us @DesertHillsPres Website: www.deserthills.org

ORDER OF WORSHIP We gather in silence as we continue the service from last evening.

RESPONSIVE READING Leader: People: Leader: People:

Blessed be the name of the Lord our God. Who redeems us from sin and death.

For us and for our salvation, Christ became obedient unto death – death on a cross.

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

SILENT PRAYER INTROIT PRAYER OF INVOCATION Gracious Lord, may your spirit be with us, to stir up the memories of all you have done for us. Then may our hearts be filled with gratitude and our mouths with songs of praise. In Your name we pray. Amen. *HYMN

Beneath the Cross of Jesus

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Apostles’ Creed) (in unison) I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost,The holy catholic church, The communion of saints, The forgiveness of sins, The resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen.

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (in unison) Merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed. We have not loved you with our whole heart and mind and strength; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us amend what we are, and direct what we shall be, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen ASSURANCE OF PARDON (in unison) In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. Amen MUSICAL REFLECTION

Old Rugged Cross

George Bennard

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE ANDTHE LORD’S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

SCRIPTURE MEDITATION

Isaiah 53 “Following Christ to the Cross”

HYMN

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

FOR THIS REASON, I CAME The Sorrow of the Heart SCRIPTURE DRAPING OF THE CROSS — Purity Convicted (White) MUSICAL MEDITATION The Lamb Is Silent Now Chancel Choir SILENT REFLECTION

Mark 15: 1-15 Joseph M. Martin

The Pain of the Body SCRIPTURE DRAPING OF THE CROSS — Royalty Mocked (Purple) MUSICAL MEDITATION The Silence Speaks Chancel Choir SILENT REFLECTION

Mark 15:16-20

SCRIPTURE DRAPING OF THE CROSS — King of the Jews (Gold) MUSICAL MEDITATION Were You There Men’s Quartet

Mark 15: 21-32

Martin

arr. Robert Scholz

SILENT REFLECTION The Shadow of Death SCRIPTURE DRAPING OF THE CROSS — Blood Shed (Red) MUSICAL MEDITATION Introduction Organ

Mark 15:33-41 Max Reger

SILENT REFLECTION The Darkness of the Tomb SCRIPTURE SILENT DRAPING OF THE CROSS —The Passover of Death (Black) SILENT REFLECTION

You may remain as long as you wish. Please exit in silence.

Participants: Katelyn Noble Abigail Reiss Hannah Everett Riley Taylor Avery Moody Ryan Balestra Nick Balestra

Mark 15:42-47