Services for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
led by Ray Anglesea
An evening meal and service in the style of
Tenebrae
Beginning
They gathered
in an upper room to share a meal
As
each name a candle is lit..................
Simon
Called Peter, his bother Andrew, James and his brother John – the sons of
Zebedee, Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James
the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the patriot and Judas Iscariot. Other
disciples of Jesus included Martha and Mary, Joanna and Susanna, and in more recent years Etty (Esther) Hillesum, Gerard Manley
Hopkins, George Eliot, Oscar Romero (from
Crook’s 2014 Lenten Reflections “Against the Odds”).
See
that we are surrounded with such a great cloud of witnesses to faith – those
who ran their races before us and have entered into their rests – we join with
them now to praise your name.
For
the first apostle, and for all those who have kept the light of the gospel burning
down the centuries...... we give thanks
For
those who went before us and passed the light onto us, especially those we
remember now.........we give thanks
Come
Lord Jesus and take your rightful place as host at this, your table, (a large
candle is lit).
The
Supper
Ending
After
the meal Jesus and his disciples sang a hymn and they went out to the Mount of
Olives. Jesus said to them, “All of you will run away and leave me, for the
scripture says, “God will kill the shepherd and the sheep of the flock with be
scattered,” Matthew 26 v31.
The candles of Jesus, Peter, James and
John are carried into the chapel, the remaining candles are slowly
extinguished.
Jesus
went with them to a place called Gethsemene
Music:
Pie Jesus: Aled Jones
A Reflection: Revd Ray Anglesea
Prayers: Jesus remember me when you come into
your kingdom
1st reading: The Betrayal and Arrest of
Jesus: John 18 v 1-12
18 After Jesus had spoken these words, he went out
with his disciples across the Kidron valley to a place where there was a
garden, which he and his disciples entered.2Now Judas, who betrayed him, also
knew the place, because Jesus often met there with his disciples.3So Judas brought a
detachment of soldiers together with police from the chief priests and the
Pharisees, and they came there with lanterns and torches and weapons.4Then Jesus, knowing
all that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, ‘For whom are you
looking?’5They answered, ‘Jesus of Nazareth.’ Jesus replied, ‘I
am he.’ Judas, who betrayed him, was
standing with them.6When Jesus said to them, ‘I
am he’, they stepped back and fell to the
ground.7Again he asked them, ‘For whom are you looking?’ And they said, ‘Jesus
of Nazareth.’8Jesus answered, ‘I told you that I am
he. So if you are looking for me, let
these men go.’9This was to fulfil the word that he had spoken, ‘I did not lose a single
one of those whom you gave me.’10Then Simon Peter,
who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right
ear. The slave’s name was Malchus.11Jesus said to
Peter, ‘Put your sword back into its sheath. Am I not to drink the cup that the
Father has given me?’
John’s candle is extinguished
2nd
reading: Peter Denies Jesus; John 18 v 13-18
13First they took him
to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.14Caiaphas was the
one who had advised the Jews that it was better to have one person die for the
people.15 Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. Since that disciple
was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the courtyard of the high
priest,16but Peter was standing outside at the gate. So the other disciple, who
was known to the high priest, went out, spoke to the woman who guarded the
gate, and brought Peter in.17The woman said to
Peter, ‘You are not also one of this man’s disciples, are you?’ He said, ‘I am
not.’18Now the slaves and the police had made a charcoal fire because it was
cold, and they were standing round it and warming themselves. Peter also was
standing with them and warming himself.
James’s candle is
extinguished
3rd
Reading: John 18 v25-27; Peter Denies Jesus Again
25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself.
They asked him, ‘You are not also one of his disciples, are you?’ He denied it
and said, ‘I am not.’26One of the slaves of the high priest,
a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, ‘Did I not see you in
the garden with him?’27Again Peter denied it, and at that
moment the cock crowed.
Peter’s candle is
extinguished
Sounds from the
Garden
We leave the chapel in silence: the large candle symbolising Jesus is
carried out of the room, still alight.
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Music and Reflections
for Good Friday Music: Pie Jesu: Aled Jones
Introduction:
Hymn: STF 655 We cannot measure how you heal
Sleep
READING: They
came to a place called Gethsemane and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here
while I pray? ”He took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be
distressed and agitated. And he said to them, “I am deeply grieved, even to
death; remain here and keep awake. And going a little farther he threw himself
on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible the hour might pass from
him. He said, “Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup
from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want.” Jesus came and found them
sleeping; and he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not
keep awake one hour? Watch and pray that you may not come into the time of
trial; the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak.” And again he went
away and prayed, saying the same words. And once more he came and found them
sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to say to
him. Jesus came a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and
taking your rest? Enough. The hour has come.....” Mark 14.32- 42.
Music: Sounds from the Garden of Gethsemane
Hymn: We do not ask that heaven research (Tune STF 284 Horsley)
1. We do not ask that heaven research
The causes of our need;
We yearn to know that when we pray
God listens and takes heed
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4. And some, in body or in mind,
Bear scars which mark their past
And long that stigmas be removed
Or truth be told at last
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2. We do not ask to be exempt
From grief or guilt or pain;
We yearn to know that suffering
Is not endured in vain
3. For some face death or fear the dark
Some fret for what might be;
And some, too ill to name their plight
Still plead to be set free
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5. Companion us, Lord Jesus Christ,
To witness our distress
In solidarity and love
Forgive, restore and bless
C: 2006 WGRG Iona Community
Glasgow G2 3DH
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Reflection:
Waiting
READING: Meanwhile, standing near the
cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas,
and Mary Magdalene.26When Jesus
saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to
his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’27Then
he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple
took her into his own home. John 19 v 25-27
Reflection:
Hymn: STF 287 When I survey the wondrous
cross
Death
READING 28 after this, when Jesus
knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfil the scripture), ‘I
am thirsty.’29A jar full of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge
full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth.30When Jesus had
received the wine, he said, ‘It is finished.’ Then he bowed his head and gave
up his spirit. John 19 v 28-30
Music: Going to Sleep: from The four Last
Songs; Richard Strauss
Sung by Jessye Norman
Reflection:
Hymn: STF 280 O sacred head sore wounded
READING: Since it was the day
of Preparation, in order to prevent the bodies from remaining on the cross on
the sabbath (for that sabbath was a high day), the religious authorities asked
Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. So
the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first, and of the other who had
been crucified with him; but when they came to Jesus and saw that he was
already dead, they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers pierced his
side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water. He who saw it
has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the
truth—that you also may believe. For these things took place that the scripture
might be fulfilled, "Not a bone of him shall be broken." And again
another scripture says, "They shall look on him whom they have
pierced." John 19:31-37
Reflection:
Garden
READING: After this Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the religious authorities, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him leave. So he came and took away his body. Nicodemus also, who had at first come to him by night, came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds' weight. They took the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb where no one had ever been laid. So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, as the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there. John 19:38-42
Reflection:
Music: Jesus remember me: Taize The congregation
leaves in silence
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