1. Sunday, March 20, 2016 Palm Sunday Holy Communion

2. ACCLAMATION P: Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. C: Hosanna in the highest.

3. Processional Song: All Glory, Laud, and Honor (Red Hymnal #344) Refrain All glory, laud, and honor to you, redeemer, king, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.

4. 1 You are the king of Israel and David's royal Son, now in the Lord's name coming, our King and Blessed One. Refrain Refrain All glory, laud, and honor to you, redeemer, king, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.

5. 2 The company of angels are praising you on high; creation and all mortals in chorus make reply. Refrain Refrain All glory, laud, and honor to you, redeemer, king, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.

6. PROCESSIONAL GOSPEL: Mark 11:1–11 The holy gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. you enter it, 1 When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it,

7. you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. 3If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' just say this, 'The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.'“ 4 They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it, 5 some of the bystanders said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?" 6 They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it.

8. 7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. 9 Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!

9. 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!" 11 Then 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. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.

10. Blessing of Palms P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you.

11. P: Let us pray. We praise you, O God, for redeeming the world through our Savior Jesus Christ. Today he entered the holy city in triumph and was proclaimed messiah and king by those who spread garments and branches along his way. Bless these branches and those who carry

12. them. Grant us grace to follow our Lord in the way of the cross, so that, joined to his death and resurrection, we enter into life with you; through the same Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever C: AMEN

13. P: Let us go forth in peace, C: in the name of Christ. Amen.

14. PROCESSIONAL HYMN All Glory, Laud, and Honor Red Hymnal #344 Refrain: All glory, laud, and honor to you, redeemer king, To whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.

15. 3 The multitude of pilgrims with palms before you went; our praise and prayer and anthems before you we present. Refrain Refrain: All glory, laud, and honor to you, redeemer king, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.

16. 4. To you, before your passion, they sang their hymns of praise. To you, now high exalted, our melody we raise. Refrain: All glory, laud, and honor to you redeemer king, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.

17. 5. Their praises you accepted; accept the prayers we bring, great author of all goodness; O good and gracious king. Refrain: All glory, laud, and honor to you redeemer king, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.

18. P: P: God of great and small, C: C: Use every occasion to teach us. In all the places we journey in this Worship of Holy Week, the public square and own dwelling places, grant us sacred encounters with you. We pray these in the name of Jesus, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

19. FIRST READING: Zechariah 9: 9-10 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war-horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

20. PSALM: Psalm118: 26-29 26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the L ORD ; we bless you from the house of the L ORD. 27 The L ORD is God and has given us light. Form a procession with branches up to the corners of the altar.

21. 28 You are my God, and I will thank you; you are my God, and I will exalt you. 29 Give thanks to the L ORD, for the L ORD is good; God's mercy endures forever.

22. Gospel Acclamation “Return to the Lord…..” pg 151 “Return to the Lord…..” pg 151 Return to the Lord, your God, For he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love.

23. GOSPEL: Mark 14: 3-9 The holy gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. 3 While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke open the jar and poured the ointment on his head. 4 But some were there who said to one another in anger, "Why was the

24. ointment wasted in this way? 5 For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor." And they scolded her. 6 But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good service for me. 7 For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me. 8 She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for its burial. 9 Truly I tell

25. you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her." The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.

26. Children’s Sermon

27. Sermon Pastor Michael Peuse

28. HYMN OF THE DAY: Take My Life, That I May Be (PATMOS) (Red Hymnal #685) 1 Take my life, that I may be consecrated, Lord, to thee; take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise.

29. 2 Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of thy love; take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for thee. 3 Take my voice and let me sing always, only, for my King; take my lips and let them be filled with messages from thee.

30. 4 Take my silver and my gold, not a mite would I withhold; take my intellect and use ev'ry pow'r as thou shall choose. 5 Take my will and make it thine, it shall be no longer mine. Take my heart, it is thine own, it shall be thy royal throne.

31. 6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure store; take myself, and I will be ever, only, if all for thee.

32. Creed 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

33. 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

34. ANNOUNCEMENTS

35. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION P: Hearing the call to return to the Lord, let us join the whole people of God in prayer for all who cry out in pain and in hope. (Sing Intercessory Response following each prayer ending in “These are our prayers, hear us O Lord)

36. INTERCESSORY RESPONSE: O Lord, Hear My Prayer (Red Hymnal # 751) O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer: when I call, answer me. O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord, hear my prayer: come and listen to me. P: To you, gracious God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your boundless mercy; through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.

37. OFFERING

38. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free Spirit. OFFERTORY HYMN: Create in Me a Clean Heart (Red Hymnal #188)

39. P: God our provider, you have not fed us with bread alone, but with words of grace and life. C: Bless us and these your gifts, which we receive from your bounty, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Offering Prayer:

40. DIALOGUE 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.

41. PREFACE It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ, whose suffering and death gave salvation to all. You gather your people around the tree of the cross, transforming death into life. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

42. HOLY, HOLY, HOLY Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of pow'r and might: Heav'n and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

43. THANKSGIVING AT THE TABLE P: You are indeed holy, almighty and merciful God. You are most holy, and great is the majesty of your glory. You so loved the world that you gave your only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but have eternal life. We give you thanks for his coming into the world to fulfill for us your holy will and to accomplish all things for our salvation.

44. In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.

45. Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.

46. For as often as we eat of this bread and drink from this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. Remembering, therefore, his salutary command, his life-giving passion and death, his glorious resurrection and ascension, and the promise of his coming again, we give thanks to you, O Lord God Almighty, not as we ought but as we are able; we ask you mercifully to accept our praise

47. and thanksgiving and with your Word and Holy Spirit to bless us, your servants, and these your own gifts of bread and wine, so that we and all who share in the body and blood of Christ may be filled with heavenly blessing and grace, and, receiving the forgiveness of sin, may be formed to live as your holy people and be given our inheritance with all your saints. To you, O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory in your holy church, now and forever.

48. Lord’s Prayer P: Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us. C: 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

49. INVITATION TO COMMUNION All who thirst, all who hunger, come and be filled with the goodness of God. COMMUNION The body of Christ, given for you. The blood of Christ, shed for you. Amen.

50. . PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION P: Let us pray. Compassionate God, C: You have fed us with the bread of heaven. Sustain us in our Worship this Holy Week: may our fasting be hunger for justice; our alms, a making of peace; and our prayer, the song of grateful hearts, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

51. Mark 14:12-16 A reading from Mark. 12On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples said to him, "Where do you want us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?" 13So he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him, 14and

52. wherever he enters, say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher asks, Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' 15 He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there." 16 So the disciples set out and went to the city, and found everything as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal.

53. We shall resume our Worship in this Holy Week on Maundy Thursday at [4:30pm (North New Hope) / 7:30pm (Faith)]. Go, in peace. Copyright 2016 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS005422. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.