The Tenebrae of Good Friday
7:30pm
Prelude
Pari Intervallo
Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
*Silent Processional
(Please stand when the tolling of the gong begins.)
*Call to Worship
*Prayer of Invocation
*Hymn
218 Ah, Holy Jesus (Herzliebster Jesu)
Scripture Readings and Hymns
The Darkness of Misunderstanding
Mark 14:1-11
Dan Gasser
Libera Me from Requiem
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Sung in Latin
Deliver me, Lord,
from eternal death on that tremendous day,
when the heavens, and the earth are disturbed,
when you will come to judge the world through fire.
I am forced to tremble and I fear, when the destruction comes
and the impending wrath, when the heavens
and the earth are disturbed. That day, the day of wrath,
of calamity, of misery, day immense and most bitter.
Eternal rest, grant them, O Lord, and let eternal light shine upon them.
The Darkness of Betrayal
Matthew 26:17-30
Beth Ellsworth
Meditation on ‘Eventide’
arr. Adam & Leena Waite
The Darkness of Temptation
Matthew 26:30-31, 36-46
Sandy Prouty
My Song is Love Unknown
Arlen Clarke (b. 1954)
My song is love unknown, My Savior’s love to me;
Love to the loveless shown, That they might lovely be.
O who am I, that for my sake, My Lord should take, frail flesh and die?
He came from His blest throne, Salvation to bestow;
But men made strange, and none, The longed for Christ would know:
But O! my Friend, my Friend indeed, Who at my need His life did spend.
Sometimes they strew His way, And His sweet praises sing;
Resounding all the day Hosannas to their King:
Then “Crucify!” is all their breath, And for His death they thirst and cry.
They rise and needs will have, My dear Lord made away;
A murderer they saved, The Prince of life they slay,
Yet cheerful He to suffering goes, That He His foes from thence might free.
Here might I stay and sing, No story so divine;
Never was love, dear King! Never was grief like Thine.
This is my Friend, in Whose sweet praise, I all my days could gladly spend.
Text – Samuel Crossman
The Darkness of Injustice
Mark 14:43-65; 15:1-5
Jason Hays
Chorale Prelude on “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded”
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
The Darkness of Denial
Mark 14:66-72
Cindy Austin
Crucifixus from the Mass in B Minor
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sung in Latin
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
He suffered death and was buried.
The Darkness of Rejection
Luke 23:1-25
Amanda Osenga
Hymn
221 O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (Passion Chorale)
The Darkness of Crucifixion
Luke 23:33-34, 39-43;
John 19:26-30;
Matthew 27:45-46;
Luke 23:46-49
Peter Hulac
Were You There? (Spiritual)
Leena Waite, violinist
Phoebe Bawmann, soloist
The Adoration
Christ, We Do All Adore Thee Theodore Dubois (1837-1924)
Christ, we do all adore Thee
And we do praise Thee forever.
For on the holy cross thou hast the world from sin redeemed.
Christ, we do all adore Thee and we do praise Thee forever.
Christ, we do all adore Thee.
There will be no benediction. Members of the congregation may leave the Sanctuary in silence whenever they wish following the singing of the Adoration, “Christ, We Do All Adore Thee.”
The Service of Tenebrae
The service of Tenebrae (Latin for “shadows”) follows a tradition of the church dating back at least to the 8th century, and perhaps as early as the 5th century after Christ. The liturgy dramatizes the suffering, death and burial of Jesus through the reading of Scripture and singing of psalms, hymns and anthems. The mood of the service moves from day to night, symbolizing the fading devotion of the disciples. At the end of the service, the church is dark. There is no benediction. We are asked to leave silently contemplating the crucifixion.
CONTINUING HOLY WEEK
Easter Sunday, April 17*
8:00 a.m. Traditional Service with string quartet
9:30 & 11:00 a.m. Traditional Service with choir and brass
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Easter Tea & Craft Fair
*Limited childcare will be provided for each service
PARTICIPANTS
Liturgists: The Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, The Rev. Ian Cummins
Readers: Dan Gasser, Beth Ellsworth, Sandy Prouty, Jason Hays, Cindy Austin, Amanda Osenga, Peter Hulac
Piano and Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Violin: Leena Waite
Baritone: Chin Tan
Soprano: Phoebe Bawmann
Guest Conductor: Ally Dellgren
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir
Statement of Mission
We believe that the love of God surrounds us. Our call is to nurture this love in ourselves and each other. Through prayer, worship, education, outreach and mission, we seek to foster spiritual fulfillment, community, tolerance, peace, non-violence and social justice. We dedicate ourselves and our church to follow the Spirit of Christ by word and deed.
Visitors
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MONTVIEW CHURCH STAFF
Co-Pastors: The Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and The Rev. Ian Cummins
Minister of Music: Adam Waite
Minister of Children and Families: Sandy Prouty
Minister of Youth and Families: Amanda Osenga
Executive Director of Operations and Finance: Jason Hays
Director of Facilities: Bob Cloud
Director of Finance: Dan Gasser
Associate Minister of Music and Organist: Barbara Hulac
Administrative Coordinator: Beth Ellsworth
Membership Coordinator: Cindy Austin
Communications Coordinator: Christine Hofstad
Mission Life Coordinator: Jennifer Seward
Minister of Visitation: Peter Hulac
Sextons: Tony Johnson, Charles Johnson and Stewart Schoenthal
Sunday Morning Manager: Doug Easton
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