Worship Schedule

Ingathering Music

Opening Words

The Last Night

The Last Supper
Ancient Witness: Mark 14:22-25
Modern Witness: “Blessing the Bread, Blessing the Cup” by Jan Richardson

In the Garden of Gethsemane
Ancient Witness: Mark 14:32-38
Modern Witness ”Gethsemane” by Mary Oliver

Betrayal and Trial
Ancient Witness: Mark 14:43-50; 15:1-5; 12-15
Modern Witness: “The Mob in Mississippi” by Howard Thurman

Anthem: “Balm in Gilead” – arr. Mark Hayes

The Last Day: Scenes of Crucifixion

The First Candle

Ancient Witness: Mark 15:16-20
Modern Witness: “Forgive Us Our Blindness” by Howard Thurman
Congregational Response:
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole.
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.

The Second Candle

Ancient Witness: Mark 15:25-32
Modern Witness:  “For a Prisoner” by John O’Donohue
Congregational Response:
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole.
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.

The Third Candle

Ancient Witness: Mark 15:33-34
Modern Witness: “For Broken Trust” by John O’Donohue

Hymn #265 in Singing the Living Tradition: “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”

The Fourth Candle

Ancient Witness: Mark 15:35-36
Modern Witness: “The Well of Grief” by David Whyte
Congregational Response:
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole.
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.

The Fifth Candle

Ancient Witness: Mark 15:37
Modern Witness: “What Abides” by Jan Richardson
Congregational Response:
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole.
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.

Sixth Candle

Ancient Witness: Mark 15:38-39
Modern Witness: “Still” Jan Richardson
Congregational Response:
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole.
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.

 Seventh Candle

Ancient Witness: Mark 15:40-41
Modern Witness: “Song of the Winding Sheet” by Jan Richardson
Congregational Response:
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole.
There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul.

Departure in Silence

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Readers:
​​Elaine Mahoney
Aggie Brennan
Kathy Deschenes
Leslie Yauckoes
Rick Warner
Colleen Leary
Neil Harmon
Joan Coyne