Good Friday Tenebrae Service
March 29, 2024 | 7:30 pm
Rev. Jeremy Campbell, Temporary Pastor | Larry J. Carey, Director of Music
Thought for Worship: O people, lament your great sin,
for the sake of which Christ
left his Father’s bosom
and came to earth.
Of a pure, gentle virgin
Jesus was born for us;
he gave life to the dead and put aside all sickness
until the time arrived
that he should be sacrificed for us.
He bore the heavy burden of our sins
stretched out on the cross. —
“O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ sunde gross” J. S. Bach
GATHERING
Prelude: O Sacred Head, Now Wounded | Hassler/Kuhrau
Welcome
Call to Worship
Votum
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Amen
Call to Worship
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen
Blessed be the name of the Lord our God,
who redeems us from sin and death.
For us and for our salvation, Christ became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
*Hymn: In Christ Alone
Opening Prayer
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray: A brief silence.
Blessed Jesus,
you teach us to cling to Scripture
as you speak psalms from the cross.
You paint an image of mercy
as you tend to your mother’s grief.
You ask us to recognize the frailties of our enemies,
to give and to seek forgiveness,
for they know not what they do.
You amaze us as you commend your own spirit,
embracing God’s love peacefully.
Holy Christ, show us the blessings
in the cloud of sacrifice,
that we may sing of you when we sing,
our awesome God. Amen.
Solo It is a Thing Most Wonderful | Ireland
Prayer for Illumination
Gracious God, our way in the wilderness, guide us by your Word through these forty days, and minister to us with your Holy Spirit, so that we may be reformed, restored, and renewed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE SERVICE OF THE WORD
Scripture John 18:1-19:42 | Rev. Campbell
Meditation “This was to fulfill what the scriptures say”
THE SERVICE OF SHADOWS
The Shadow of Betrayal
Anthem In Love Christ Came Among Us | Martin
Reading Matthew 26:20-25
Response Ah, Holy Jesus
The Shadow of the Agony of the Spirit & Arrest
Reading Matthew 26:36-50
Response Go to Dark Gethsemane
The Shadow of Denial
Reading Matthew 26:69-75
Response “Judas, Peter” Poem by Luci Shaw
The Shadow of Accusation
Anthem Man of Sorrow | arr Larson
Reading Matthew 27:11-14, 20-29
Response O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
The Shadow of Crucifixion & Humiliation
Reading Matthew 27:31-43
Anthem Such is the Love of God | Nolan
The Shadow of Death
Reading Matthew 27:45-54
Anthem It is Finished | arr. Lopez
Hymn When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (stanzas 1,2,3)
The Christ Candle Is Removed
The strepitus: a loud sound signifying the tumult of the earth and the rending of the curtain at Christ’s death.
The Shadow of Burial
Reading Matthew 27:57-60
Anthem “Were You There?”
Silent Meditation
The Christ Candle Is Restored
Response When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (stanza 4)
Dismissal
May Jesus Christ,
who for our sake became obedient unto death,
even death on a cross,
keep you and strengthen you.
Amen.
The People Leave in Silence
DEAR FRIENDS
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FOOD PANTRY NEWS
Many thanks for all those who have shared their abundance with neighbors in need.
Our church refrigerators have plenty of space to hold even more!
Mark your calendars now to pick up these important items
and bring to church by the dates listed:
Sunday, April 7- gallon(s) whole milk
Sunday, April 14 - eggs
Sunday, April 21- gallon(s) whole milk
UPCOMING EVENTS
Peapack Reformed Church is a congregation called by God, empowered by the Holy Spirit and committed to being the very presence of Jesus Christ in the world.
CALLED • EMPOWERED • COMMITTED