Maundy Thursday | April 17
Good Evening Trinity Family and Friends!
This evening our Lenten observance comes to an end, and we gather with Christians around the world to celebrate the Three Days of Jesus’ death and resurrection. The name “Maundy Thursday” comes from the Latin word “mandatum” or “commandment”. Tonight we remember Christ’s last meal with his disciples, but the central focus is his commandment that we live out the promise embodied in this meal. As Jesus washed his disciples’ feet, so we are called to give and receive love in humble service to one another. Formed into a new body in Christ through this holy meal, we are transformed by the mercy we have received and carry it into the world. Departing worship in solemn silence, we anticipate the coming days.
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Hymns:
Gathering Hymn: “Great God, Your Love Has Called Us” ELW #358
Hymn of the Day: “Lord, Who the Night You Were Betrayed” ELW #463
Text: William H. Turton, 1856-1938, alt.
Anthem: “Love One Another” Bell Choir
Offering: “We Are an Offering”. ELW #692
Text and music © 1984 Word Music, LLC. All rights reserved. Used By Permission.
Sending Hymn: “O Lord, Now Let Your Servant” ELW #313
Text: Ernest E. Ryden, 1886-1981, alt., based on the Nunc dimittis
Text © 1925 Board of Publication, Lutheran Church in America, admin. Augsburg Fortress.
Readings:
First Reading: Exodus 12:1-14 - After nine plagues, Pharaoh still refuses to free the enslaved Israelites. God provides Moses and Aaron a way not only to escape the final plague – the death of first-born sons – but also to remember their miraculous liberation for thousands of years.
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 (Leader/Assembly; sung) This psalm expresses the ultimate confidence of Christ, and the Christian. With its mention of thanksgiving and the lifting of the cup, it is particularly appropriate on Maundy Thursday.
The Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 The church at Corinth had split into factions, many of them reflecting the social and economic divisions of the surrounding community (between enslaved people, free workers, and the rich, for instance); they could not even schedule a time for their weekly meal together at which everyone could share the food each brought. Paul reminds them of a story they know well, and emphasizes the unity which the Lord’s Supper establishes, summed up in the single loaf and single cup the disciples shared.
Gospel: John 13:1-17, 31b-35 John does not describe a supper at the Last Supper, but he does describe this act of humble, contagious service. In the first century, washing feet was a particularly humbling act of hospitality, and could only be offered freely; for instance, a teacher could not order his student/disciples to do it.
Liturgy reprinted from “Evangelical Lutheran Worship”, copyright 2006 Augsburg Fortress, used by permission of license #SBT004670 and One License A-709549; Prayers are from “Sundays & Seasons”, copyright 2024 Augsburg Fortress. Introductions to the readings are written by The Rev. Mark Oldenburg, Ph.D., Steck-Miller Professor Emeritus of the Art of Worship, United Lutheran Seminary.
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