New Harmony St. Stephen's Episcopal Church

Rev. Mary Bargiel

765-721-3037

mbargiel@me.com

 

Sunday - March 29, 2026 - Palm/Passion Sunday - Holy Eucharist with Rev. Mary Bargiel at 10:00 a.m.

Thursday - April 2, 2026 - Maunday Thursday Feast at 6:00 p.m.

Friday - April 3, 2026 - Good Friday Cross Walk starting at 1:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church

Sunday - April 5, 2026 - Easter Sunrise Service, 6:30 a.m. at the Roofless Church, New Harmony.

Sunday - April 5, 2026 - Easter Worship Service - Holy Eucharist with Rev. Mary Bargiel at 10:00 a.m.

A sign up sheet for EASTER FLOWERS is available at the back of the church.

Please include your name and the name of the person(s) you are giving for them.

A monetary donation may be made in the offering for your Easter flowers.

Come be a part of the JOYFUL NOISE PLAYERS as a musician or singer

for our 10:00 a.m. Easter Service! 

For sheet music and practice times,

please contact Liz Mumford at lizmumford@gmail.com

or 812-568-2874 (call or text).

Thursday, April 16, 2026

The Food Pantry needs grocery bags. 

A basket is in the parish hall to receive your donated bags.

April 19, 2026

 

 

CHAIR YOGA

9:00 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays

Chair Yoga is a gentle form of yoga that is practiced sitting on a chair

or standing using a chair for support.  Good for all ages and levels.

 

Week of March 22 - March 28, 202

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CASTING OUR NET

ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

PO Box 173, 512 Granary St. New Harmony, IN 47631 (812) 682-4604 

Rev. Mary Bargiel   765-721-3037      mbargiel@me.com

          Website: ststephensnewharmony.org

Facebook: New Harmony St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

You may give online by visiting our website  or by texting SSNH to 73256 

A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL TO LOVE, LEARN, AND LIVE THE WORD OF GOD

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  **LITURGICAL CALENDAR** 

 

 

 

 

 **  ANNOUNCEMENTS  **  

• Come be a part of the JOYFUL NOISE PLAYERS as a musician or singer for our 10:00 a.m. Easter Service!  For sheet music and practice times, please contact Liz Mumford at liz.mumford@gmail.com or 812-568-2874 (call or text).
• A SIGN UP SHEET for EASTER FLOWERS is available at the back of the church.  Please include your name and the name of the person(s) you are giving for them.  A monetary donation may be made in the offering for your Easter flowers.
• CHAIR YOGA, Mondays and Thursdays at 9:00 a.m.
• SOUP SUPPER, Wednesday, March 25th at 5:00 p.m.  Contact Ken Meyer for more information.
• PALM/PASSION SUNDAY, March 29th at 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Rev. Mary Bargiel.
• MAUNDY THURSDAY AGAPE FEAST, April 2nd at 6:00 p.m. 
• GOOD FRIDAY CROSS WALK, Friday, April 3rd at 1:00 p.m. starting at the First Christian Church.
• EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE, April 5th at 6:30 a.m. at the Roofless Church.
• EASTER HOLY EUCHARIST, April 5th at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Mary Bargiel, & Gail Angel, organist.
• The Deadline for  submissions for the newsletter and the bulletin is at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday.  

 

 

 

 

 

• PRAYERS for the church, its members, and its mission. 
• Sean Rowe, our Presiding Bishop; Jennifer, our Bishop.
• Mauricio, Bishop of our companion Diocese of Brasilia.
• For The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Haiti, and especially for Saint Andrew’s Parish and the School in Mithon.
• For the Venerable Jean Michelin.
• The nation and all in authority.
• The welfare of the world.
• Richard & Margaret; Audrey; Ann; Scott; Coty; Norman; Ed; Kathy R.; Ryan Seaton; Kim; Ellie B.; Irma; Mary Ellen; Kelsey, Anthony & Baby Geo.; Don; Gretchen.
• All who suffer from hardships - physically, emotionally, or financially. 

• Those serving in the military: EB, Caitlyn, Brady, Jackson, Holden, and all who serve.
• Safety in travel: Benton; Reid; Airline personnel; Truck Drivers; Delivery persons.
• Those who have died:  All who have died in disasters and all who mourn them; all who have died from violence.
• For all the blessings of this life: Beautiful spring weather.  Christ’s sacrifice to atone for our sins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liturgy of Palm Sunday

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church | New Harmony, Indiana

March 29, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

 

Welcome to worship. Please join in speaking the bolded words.

 

Prelude                                          Liz and Bish Mumford

Today’s announcements may be found at the back of the bulletin.

 

Liturgy of the Palms

 

The people gather and stand in the back of the church so all may join in the procession.

 

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

Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.

 

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. Amen.

 

The Celebrant then reads the story of the triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

 

The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Matthew                                                Matthew 21:1-11

 

Glory to you Lord Christ

 

When Jesus and his disciples had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, `The Lord needs them.' And he will send them immediately." This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,

 

"Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you,
humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey."

 

The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting,

 

"Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!"

 

When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, "Who is this?" The crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee."

 

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Christ.

 

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give him thanks and praise.

 

 

 

It is right to 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 proclaimed as King of kings by those who spread their garments and branches of palm along his way. Let these branches be for us signs of his victory, and 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 in glory with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

 

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

Hosanna in the highest.

 

Let us go forth in peace.

In the name of Christ. Amen.

 

The people will process around the inside of the church, all holding palm branches in their hands as the hymn is sung.

 

All glory, laud, and honor                                                       

 

Hymnal 154

 

 

 

 

 

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29                Confitemini Domino

 

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his mercy endures for ever.

Let Israel now proclaim,
"His mercy endures for ever."

Open for me the gates of righteousness;
I will enter them;
I will offer thanks to the Lord.

"This is the gate of the Lord;
he who is righteous may enter."

 

          Refrain

I will give thanks to you, for you answered me
and have become my salvation.

The same stone which the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.

This is the Lord's doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.

On this day the Lord has acted;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.

 

          Refrain

Hosannah, Lord, hosannah!
Lord, send us now success.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord;
we bless you from the house of the Lord.

God is the Lord; he has shined upon us;
form a procession with branches up to the horns of the altar.

"You are my God, and I will thank you;
you are my God, and I will exalt you."

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his mercy endures for ever.

          Refrain

 

All halt while the Collect is said.

 

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. Amen.

 

The procession then continues as the people go to their places in the pews.  All halt while the Collect is said.

 

The Collect of the Day

 

God be with you.

And also with you.

Let us pray.

 

Almighty and ever living God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him 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, forever and ever. Amen.

 

The Lessons

The people sit for the readings.

 

The First Reading                                            Isaiah 50:4-9a

A Reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah.

 

The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning he wakens—wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, I did not turn backward. I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from insult and spitting. The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame; he who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who are my adversaries? Let them confront me. It is the Lord God who helps me; who will declare me guilty?

 

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

 

The Response          In te, Domine, speravi       Psalm 31:9-16

      The Psalm is said responsively by half verse

 

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

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

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.

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

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.

But as for me, I have trusted in you, O Lord.
I have said, "You are my God.

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

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

 

The Second Reading                                               Philippians 2:5-11

A Reading from Paul’s letter to the Church in Philippi.

 

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

 

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

 

The people stand as able for the Gospel.

 

The Gospel

The Passion According to Matthew

 

The congregation remaining seated until the phrase “When morning came”, as the Passion Gospel is read in parts, led by a narrator who begins by saying:

 

The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew.

 

NARRATOR:  One of the twelve, who was called Judas

      Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said,

JUDAS:     "What will you give me if I betray Jesus to

      you?"

NARRATOR:  They paid him thirty pieces of silver. And

      from that moment he began to look for an opportunity

      to betray him.  On the first day of Unleavened Bread

      the disciples came to Jesus, saying,

DISCIPLES:  "Where do you want us to make the

      preparations for you to eat the Passover?"

NARRATOR:  He said,

JESUS:       "Go into the city to a certain man, and say to

      him, `The Teacher says, My time is near; I will keep the

      Passover at your house with my disciples.'"

NARRATOR:  So the disciples did as Jesus had directed

      them, and they prepared the Passover meal.  When it

      was evening, he took his place with the twelve; and

      while they were eating, he said,

JESUS:       "Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me."

NARRATOR:  And they became greatly distressed and

      began to say to him one after another,

DISCIPLES:  "Surely not I, Lord?"

NARRATOR:  He answered,

JESUS:       "The one who has dipped his hand into the

      bowl with me will betray me. The Son of Man goes as it

      is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son

      of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that

      one not to have been born."

NARRATOR:  Judas, who betrayed him, said,

JUDAS:      "Surely not I, Rabbi?"

NARRATOR:  He replied,

JESUS:       "You have said so."

NARRATOR:  While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of

      bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to the

      disciples, and said,

JESUS:       "Take, eat; this is my body."

NARRATOR:  Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks

      he gave it to them, saying,

JESUS:       "Drink from it, all of you; for this is my blood

      of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the

      forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will never again drink of

      this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new

      with you in my Father's kingdom."

NARRATOR:  When they had sung the hymn, they went

      out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them,

JESUS:       "You will all become deserters because of me

      this night; for it is written,`I will strike the shepherd,

      
and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'  But

      after I am raised up, I will go ahead of you to Galilee."

NARRATOR:  Peter said to him,

PETER:      "Though all become deserters because of you,

      I will never desert you."

NARRATOR:  Jesus said to him,

JESUS:       "Truly I tell you, this very night, before the

      cock crows, you will deny me three times."

NARRATOR:  Peter said to him,

PETER:     "Even though I must die with you, I will not

      deny you."

NARRATOR:  And so said all the disciples.  Then Jesus

      went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he

      said to his disciples,

JESUS:       "Sit here while I go over there and pray."

NARRATOR:  He took with him Peter and the two sons

      of Zebedee, and began to be grieved and agitated. Then

      he said to them,

JESUS:       "I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain

      here, and stay awake with me."

NARRATOR:  And going a little farther, he threw himself

      on the ground and prayed,

JESUS:       "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass

 

      from me; yet not what I want but what you want."

NARRATOR:  Then he came to the disciples and found

      them sleeping; and he said to Peter,

JESUS:       "So, could you not stay awake with me one

      hour? Stay awake and pray that you may not come into

      the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the

      flesh is weak."

NARRATOR:  Again he went away for the second time

      and prayed,

JESUS:       "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it,

      your will be done."

NARRATOR:  Again he came and found them sleeping,

      for their eyes were heavy. So leaving them again, he

      went away and prayed for the third time, saying the

      same words. Then he came to the disciples and said to

      them,

JESUS:       "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See,

      the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into

      the hands of sinners. Get up, let us be going. See, my

      betrayer is at hand."

NARRATOR:  While he was still speaking, Judas, one of

      the twelve, arrived; with him was a large crowd with

      swords and clubs, from the chief priests and the elders

      of the people. Now the betrayer had given them a sign,

      saying,

JUDAS:     "The one I will kiss is the man; arrest him."

NARRATOR:  At once he came up to Jesus and said,

JUDAS:     "Greetings, Rabbi!"

NARRATOR:  and kissed him. Jesus said to him,

JESUS:       "Friend, do what you are here to do."

NARRATOR:  Then they came and laid hands on Jesus

      and arrested him. Suddenly, one of those with Jesus put

      his hand on his sword, drew it, and struck the slave of

      the high priest, cutting off his ear. Then Jesus said to

      him,

JESUS:       "Put your sword back into its place; for all who

      take the sword will perish by the sword. Do you think

      that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once

      send me more than twelve legions of angels? But how

      then would the scriptures be fulfilled, which say it must

      happen in this way?"

NARRATOR:  At that hour Jesus said to the crowds,

JESUS:       "Have you come out with swords and clubs to

      arrest me as though I were a bandit? Day after day I sat

      in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me. But

      all this has taken place, so that the scriptures of the

      prophets may be fulfilled."

NARRATOR:  Then all the disciples deserted him and fled.

      Those who had arrested Jesus took him to Caiaphas the

      high priest, in whose house the scribes and the elders

      had gathered. But Peter was following him at a

      distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest; and

      going inside, he sat with the guards in order to see how

      this would end. Now the chief priests and the whole

      council were looking for false testimony against Jesus

      so that they might put him to death, but they found

      none, though many false witnesses came forward. At

      last two came forward and said,

ACCUSERS:  "This fellow said, `I am able to destroy the

      temple of God and to build it in three days.'"

NARRATOR:  The high priest stood up and said,

HIGH PRIEST:  "Have you no answer? What is it that

      they testify against you?"

NARRATOR:  But Jesus was silent. Then the high priest

      said to him,

HIGH PRIEST:  "I put you under oath before the living

      God, tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God."

NARRATOR:  Jesus said to him,

JESUS:       "You have said so. But I tell you, From now on

      you will see the Son of Man
 seated at the right hand

      of Power
 and coming on the clouds of heaven."

NARRATOR:  Then the high priest tore his clothes and

      said,

HIGH PRIEST:  "He has blasphemed! Why do we still

      need witnesses? You have now heard his blasphemy.

      What is your verdict?"

NARRATOR:  They answered,

CHIEF PRIESTS:  "He deserves death."

NARRATOR:  Then they spat in his face and struck him;

      and some slapped him, saying,

CHIEF PRIESTS:  "Prophesy to us, you Messiah! Who is

      it that struck you?"

NARRATOR:  Now Peter was sitting outside in the

      courtyard. A servant-girl came to him and said,

SERVANT GIRL:  "You also were with Jesus the

      Galilean."

NARRATOR:  But he denied it before all of them, saying,

PETER:     "I do not know what you are talking about."

NARRATOR:  When he went out to the porch, another

      servant-girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders,

SERVANT GIRL:  This man was with Jesus of Nazareth."

NARRATOR:  Again he denied it with an oath,

PETER:     "I do not know the man."

NARRATOR:  After a little while the bystanders came up

      and said to Peter,

BYSTANDER: Certainly you are also one of them, for

      your accent betrays you."

NARRATOR:  Then he began to curse, and he swore an

      oath,

PETER:     "I do not know the man!"

NARRATOR:  At that moment the cock crowed. Then

      Peter remembered what Jesus had said:

JESUS:       "Before the cock crows, you will deny me three

      times."

NARRATOR:  And he went out and wept bitterly.

         **** (all stand) ****

      When morning came, all the chief priests and

      the elders of the people conferred together against

      Jesus in order to bring about his death. They bound

      him, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the 

      governor.

      When Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was

      condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty

      pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. He

      said,

JUDAS:     "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood."

NARRATOR:  But they said,

CHIEF PRIESTS:  "What is that to us? See to it yourself."

NARRATOR:  Throwing down the pieces of silver in the

      temple, he departed; and he went and hanged himself.

      But the chief priests, taking the pieces of silver, said,

CHIEF PRIESTS:  "It is not lawful to put them into the

      treasury, since they are blood money."

NARRATOR:  After conferring together, they used them

      to buy the potter's field as a place to bury foreigners.

      For this reason that field has been called the Field of

      Blood to this day. Then was fulfilled what had been

      spoken through the prophet Jeremiah, "And they took

      the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one on whom

      a price had been set, on whom some of the people of

      Israel had set a price, and they gave them for the

      potter's field, as the Lord commanded me."

      Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the

      governor asked him,

PILATE:  "Are you the King of the Jews?"

NARRATOR:   Jesus said,

JESUS:       "You say so."

NARRATOR:  But when he was accused by the chief

      priests and elders, he did not answer. Then Pilate said

      to him,

PILATE:  "Do you not hear how many accusations they

      make against you?"

NARRATOR:  But he gave him no answer, not even to a

      single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.

      Now at the festival the governor was accustomed to

      release a prisoner for the crowd, anyone whom they

      wanted. At that time they had a notorious prisoner,

      called Jesus Barabbas. So after they had gathered, Pilate

      said to them,

PILATE:  "Whom do you want me to release for you,

      Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Messiah?"

NARRATOR:  For he realized that it was out of jealousy

      that they had handed him over. While he was sitting on

      the judgment seat, his wife sent word to him,

PILATE’S WIFE:  "Have nothing to do with that innocent

      man, for today I have suffered a great deal because of a

      dream about him."

NARRATOR:  Now the chief priests and the elders

      persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have

      Jesus killed. The governor again said to them,

PILATE:  "Which of the two do you want me to release

      for you?"

NARRATOR:  And they said,

CONGREGATION:  "Barabbas."

NARRATOR:  Pilate said to them,

PILATE:  "Then what should I do with Jesus who is

      called the Messiah?"

NARRATOR:  All of them said,

CONGREGATION:  "Let him be crucified!"

NARRATOR:  Then he asked,

PILATE:  "Why, what evil has he done?"

NARRATOR:  But they shouted all the more,

CONGREGATION:  "Let him be crucified!"

NARRATOR:  So when Pilate saw that he could do

      nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took

      some water and washed his hands before the crowd,

      saying,

PILATE:  "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it

      yourselves."

NARRATOR:  Then the people as a whole answered,

CONGREGATION:  "His blood be on us and on our

      children!"

NARRATOR:  So he released Barabbas for them; and after

      flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.

      Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the

      governor's headquarters, and they gathered the whole

      cohort around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet

      robe on him, and after twisting some thorns into a

      crown, they put it on his head. They put a reed in his

      right hand and knelt before him and mocked him,

      saying,

SOLDIERS:  "Hail, King of the Jews!"

NARRATOR:  They spat on him, and took the reed and

      struck him on the head. After mocking him, they

      stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on

      him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

NARRATOR:  As they went out, they came upon a man

      from Cyrene named Simon; they compelled this man to

      carry his cross. And when they came to a place called

      Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull), they offered

      him wine to drink, mixed with gall; but when he tasted

      it, he would not drink it. And when they had crucified

      him, they divided his clothes among themselves by

      casting lots; then they sat down there and kept watch

      over him. Over his head they put the charge against

      him, which read, "This is Jesus, the King of the Jews."

      Then two bandits were crucified with him, one on his

      right and one on his left. Those who passed by derided

      him, shaking their heads and saying,

BYSTANDERS:  "You who would destroy the temple and

      build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son

      of God, come down from the cross."

NARRATOR:  In the same way the chief priests also, along

      with the scribes and elders, were mocking him, saying,

CHIEF PRIESTS:  "He saved others; he cannot save

      himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down

      from the cross now, and we will believe in him. He

      trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to;

      for he said, `I am God's Son.'"

NARRATOR:  The bandits who were crucified with him

      also taunted him in the same way.

      From noon on, darkness came over the whole land

      until three in the afternoon. And about three o'clock

      Jesus cried with a loud voice,

JESUS:       "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?"

NARRATOR:  that is,

JESUS:       "My God, my God, why have you forsaken

      me?"

NARRATOR:  When some of the bystanders heard it, they

      said,

BYSTANDERS:  "This man is calling for Elijah."

NARRATOR:  At once one of them ran and got a sponge,

      filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to

      him to drink. But the others said,

BYSTANDERS:  "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come

      to save him."

NARRATOR:  Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice

      and breathed his last. (all kneel) At that moment the

      curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to

      bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split. The

      tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints

      who had fallen asleep were raised. After his

      resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered

      the holy city and appeared to many. Now when the

      centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch

      over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place,

      they were terrified and said,

CENTURION:  "Truly this man was God's Son!

NARRATOR:  Many women were also there, looking on

      from a distance; they had followed Jesus from Galilee

      and had provided for him. Among them were Mary

      Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph,

      and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

      When it was evening, there came a rich man from

      Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of

      Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of

      Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. So

      Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen

      cloth and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had

      hewn in the rock. He then rolled a great stone to the

      door of the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and

      the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.

      The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the

      chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate

      and said,

CHIEF PRIESTS:  "Sir, we remember what that impostor

      said while he was still alive, `After three days I will rise

      again.' Therefore command the tomb to be made

      secure until the third day; otherwise his disciples may

      go and steal him away, and tell the people, `He has

      been raised from the dead,' and the last deception

      would be worse than the first."

NARRATOR:  Pilate said to them,

PILATE:  "You have a guard of soldiers; go, make it as

      secure as you can."

NARRATOR:  So they went with the guard and made the

      tomb secure by sealing the stone.

 

Sermon                                                  Rev. Mary Bargiel

 

Silence

 

The Prayers of the People

All remain standing.

 

In peace, we pray to you, Lord God.

 

Silence

 

The leader and people pray responsively.

 

For all people in their daily life and work;

For our families, friends, and neighbors, and for those who are alone.

 

For this community, the nation, and the world;

For all who work for justice, freedom, and peace.

 

For the just and proper use of your creation;

For the victims of hunger, fear, injustice, and oppression.

 

For all who are in danger, sorrow, or any kind of trouble;

For those who minister to the sick, the friendless, and the needy.

 

For the peace and unity of the Church of God;

For all who proclaim the Gospel, and all who seek the Truth.

 

For Sean Rowe, our Presiding Bishop, and Jennifer, our Bishop; and all bishops and other ministers;

For all who serve God in his Church.

 

For the special needs and concerns of this congregation.

 

Silence

The People may add their own petitions

 

Hear us, Lord;

For your mercy is great.

 

We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings of this life.

 

Silence

The People may add their own thanksgivings

 

We will exalt you, O God our King;

And praise your Name for ever and ever.

 

We pray for all who have died, that they may have a place in your eternal kingdom.

Silence

 

The People may add their own petitions

 

Lord, let your loving-kindness be upon them;

Who put their trust in you.

 

We pray to you also for the forgiveness of our sins.

Silence may be kept

 

Leader and People

Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father;

in your compassion forgive us our sins,

known and unknown, things done and left undone;

and so uphold us by your Spirit

that we may live and serve you in newness of life,

to the honor and glory of your Name;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

 

Lord Jesus Christ, who didst stretch out thine arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of thy saving embrace: So clothe us in thy Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know thee to the knowledge and love of thee; for the honor of thy Name. Amen.

 

Silence

 

Lord, in your mercy,

Hear our prayers.

 

The Peace

 

All stand.

The peace of Christ be always with you.

And also with you.

 

Then the Ministers and the People may greet one another in the name of the Lord.

 

The Holy Communion

 

The Celebrant says

 

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and make good your vows to the Most High.

 

Offertory Music followed by Doxology

 

Representatives of the congregation bring the people’s offerings of bread and wine, and money or other gifts, to the deacon or celebrant. The people stand while the offerings are presented and placed on the Altar.

 

Doxology                                                        Hymnal 380 v. 3

 

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise God, all creatures here below;

Praise God above, ye heav’nly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Eucharistic Prayer D

 

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 him thanks and praise.

 

It is truly right to glorify you, Father, and to give you thanks; for you alone are God, living and true, dwelling in light inaccessible from before time and for ever.

 

Fountain of life and source of all goodness, you made all things and fill them with your blessing; you created them to rejoice in the splendor of your radiance.

 

Countless throngs of angels stand before you to serve you night and day; and, beholding the glory of your presence, they offer you unceasing praise.  Joining with them, and giving voice to every creature under heaven, we acclaim you, and glorify your Name, as we sing,

 

Sanctus                                

 

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,

Heaven 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.

 

We acclaim you, holy Lord, glorious in power.  Your mighty works reveal your wisdom and love.  You formed us in your own image, giving the whole world into our care, so that, in obedience to you, our Creator, we might rule and serve all your creatures.  When our disobedience took us far from you, you did not abandon us to the power of death.  In your mercy you came to our help, so that in seeking you we might find you.  Again and again you called us into covenant with you, and through the prophets you taught us to hope for salvation.

 

Father, you loved the world so much that in the fullness of time you sent your only Son to be our Savior.  Incarnate by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, he lived as one of us, yet without sin.  To the poor he proclaimed the good news of salvation; to prisoners, freedom; to the sorrowful, joy.  To fulfill your purpose he gave himself up to death; and, rising from the grave, destroyed death, and made the whole creation new.

 

And, that we might live no longer for ourselves, but for him who died and rose for us, he sent the Holy Spirit, his own first gift for those who believe, to complete his work in the world, and to bring to fulfillment the sanctification of all.

 

When the hour had come for him to be glorified by you, his heavenly Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end; at supper with them he took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you.  Do this for the remembrance of me.”

 

After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.  Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

 

Father, we now celebrate this memorial of our redemption.  Recalling Christ’s death and his descent among the dead, proclaiming his resurrection and ascension to your right hand, awaiting his coming in glory; and offering to you, from the gifts you have given us, this bread and this cup, we praise you and we bless you.

 

We praise you, we bless you,

We give thanks to you,

And we pray to you, Lord our God.

 

Lord, we pray that in your goodness and mercy your Holy Spirit may descend upon us, and upon these gifts, sanctifying them and showing them to be holy gifts for your holy people, the bread of life and the cup of salvation, the Body and Blood of your Son Jesus Christ.

 

Grant that all who share this bread and cup may become one body and one spirit, a living sacrifice in Christ, to the praise of your Name.

 

Remember, Lord, your holy catholic and apostolic Church, redeemed by the blood of your Christ.  Reveal its unity, guard its faith, and preserve it in peace.

 

And grant that we may find our inheritance with the Blessed Virgin Mary, with patriarchs, prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and all the saints who have found favor with you in ages past.  We praise you in union with them and give you glory through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, all honor and glory are yours, Almighty God and Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.

 

As our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,

 

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.

 

The Breaking of the Bread

 

A period of silence is kept.

 

Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;

Therefore let us keep the feast.

 

The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on Christ in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

 

Please come forward as directed, one side of the church at a time. You may receive bread only, wine only, or both bread and wine. If you receive wine, please help the chalice bearer guide the cup to your lips.

 

Persons who do not wish to receive communion are invited to come forward for a blessing.

 

If you need a gluten free wafer, please ask the priest serving; if you need communion brought to you in your pew, please ask a greeter.

 

Communion Anthem                               

 

Let us pray.

 

Almighty and ever living God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ: and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom.  And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.  To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and forever. Amen.

 

Solemn Prayer Over the People

 

Bow down before the Lord.

Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.

 

When I survey the wondrous cross                                               H474

 

When I survey the wondrous cross

     where the young Prince of Glory died,

my richest gain I count but loss,

     and pour contempt on all my pride.

 

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,

     save in the cross of Christ, my God:

all the vain things that charm me most,

     I sacrifice them to his blood.

 

See, from his head, his hands, his feet

     sorrow and love flow mingled down!

Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,

     or thorns compose so rich a crown?

 

Were the whole realm of nature mine,

     that were an offering far too small;

love so amazing, so divine,

     demands my soul, my life, my all.

 

Let us go forth in the name of Christ.

Thanks be to God.

 

Postlude                                          Liz and Bish Mumford

 

Announcements

 

• THANK YOU, Rev. Bargiel, for joining us today for Holy Eucharist on Palm / Passion Sunday.

 

• MAUNDY THURSDAY AGAPE MEAL, April 2nd at 6:00 p.m.

 

• GOOD FRIDAY CROSS WALK, April 3rd at 1:00 p.m. starting at the First Christian Church.

 

• EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE, April 5th at 6:30 a.m. at the Roofless Church.

 

• EASTER HOLY EUCHARIST, April 5th at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Mary Bargiel, and Gail Angel, organist.

 

• FOOD PANTRY, Thursday, April 16th.

 

• VESTRY, April 19th after Coffee Hour.

 

• DEADLINE for submissions for the newsletter and bulletins is 9:00 a.m. on Wednesdays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to those serving!

Acolyte, Mike Staubitz

Altar Guild, Peggy Meyer

Coffee Hour, Sheila and Greg

Greeter,  Phyllis Westfall

Tech Coordinator, Carol Stratton

Lector, Greg White

Intercessor, Greg White

Chalice Bearer, Charles Huck

Music, Liz and Bish Mumford

Homilist, Rev. Mary Bargiel

Officiant, Sheila White

Presider, Rev. Mary Bargiel

 

 

Lord have Mercy, Doxology, Sanctus, & Communion Anthem

used with permission © Windelm Music.