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Welcome to worship!

H O L Y T R I N I T Y A N G L I C A N C H U R C H U T R E C H T

Palm Sunday

Entry into Jerusalem – Giotto

LET this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God; but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man,

he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Philippians 2:5-7

Reading of the Palm Sunday GospelMatthew 21:1-13

Blessing of the Palms

Processional Hymn: 128 All glory, laud, and honour

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.All Amen.

The Lord be with youAll and also with you.

We kneelAll Almighty God,

to whom all hearts are open,all desires known,and from whom no secrets are hidden:cleanse the thoughts of our heartsby the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,that we may perfectly love you,and worthily magnify your holy name;through Christ our Lord. Amen.

All glory, laud, and honorto thee, Redeemer, King!to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.

2. Thou art the King of Israel,thou David's royal Son,who in the Lord's Name comest,the King and Blessed One.  Refrain

3. The company of angels are praising thee on high;and mortal men and all thingscreated make reply.  Refrain

4. The people of the Hebrewswith palms before thee went;our praise and prayer and anthemsbefore thee we present.  Refrain

5. To thee before thy passionthey sang their hymns of praise;to thee now high exalted,our melody we raise.  Refrain

6. Thou didst accept their praises;accept the prayers we bring,who in all good delightest,thou good and gracious King. Refrain

7. Thy sorrow and thy triumphgrant us, O Christ, to share,that to the holy citytogether we may fare: Refrain

8. For homage we may bring theeour victory o’er the foe,that in the Conqueror’s triumphthis stain may ever flow: Refrain

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The Communion

Baptized persons who are communicant members of other Churches which subscribe to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity and are in good standing in their own Church are welcome to Communion. Come forward with faith, hope, and charity, discerning the Lord’s body.

Those who do not wish to receive communion are welcome to come forward for a blessing – you may indicate by crossing your arms over your chest at the altar rail.

Hymn(s) during Communion (see hymn sheet)

Post Communion Hymn (see hymn sheet)We kneel or sit to sing this hymn.

Prayer after Communion:[a moment of silence]

All Almighty God,we thank you for feeding uswith the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ.Through him we offer you our souls and bodiesto be a living sacrifice.Send us out in the power of your Spiritto live and workto your praise and glory.Amen.

The priest pronounces the Final Blessing

Notices After the notices we stand to sing the final song

Recessional Hymn (see hymn sheet)

Go in peace to love and serve the LordAll: in the Name of Christ. Amen.

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Agnus Dei

Je - sus, Lamb of God: have mer - cy on us.

Je - sus, bear - er of our sins: have mer - cy on us.

Je - sus, re - deem - er, re - deem -er of the world:

give us your peace, give us your peace.

Prayer of Humble AccessAll We do not presume to come to this your table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness,

but in your manifold and great mercies.We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under your table.But you are the same Lordwhose nature is always to have mercy.Grant us therefore, gracious Lord,so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christand to drink his blood,that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his bodyand our souls washed through his most precious blood,and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us.Amen.

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Summary of the LawOur Lord Jesus Christ said: The first commandment is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is the only Lord; You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

All Amen. Lord, have mercy.

Kyrie

Lord, have mer - cy. Lord, have mer - cy

Christ, have mer - cy. Christ, have mer - cy

Lord, have mer - cy. Lord, have mer - cy

Lord, have mer - cy, have mer - cy

The Collect: Almighty and everlasting God, who in your tender love towards mankind, sent your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh, and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should

follow the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant, that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

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New Testament Reading: Philippians 2:5-11Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gradual Psalm 73:22-end

22 Nevertheless I am ’ alway by ’ thee : for thou hast holden me ’ by my ’ right ’ hand.23 Thou shalt guide me ’ with thy ’ counsel : and after ’ that re’ceive me with ’ glory.24 Whom have I in ’ heaven but ’ thee : and there is none upon earth that I de’sire in com’parison of ’ thee.25 My flesh and my ’ heart ’ faileth : but God is the strength of my heart ’ and my ’ portion for ’ ever.26 For lo they that forsake ’ thee shall ’ perish : thou hast destroyed all them that com’mit forni’cation a’gainst thee.

27 But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, to put my trust in the ’ Lord ’ God : and to speak of all thy works in the ’ gates of the ’ daughter of ’ Sion. Glory be to the Father ’ and to • the ’ Son : and ’ to the ’ Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning is ’ now and • ever ’ shall be : world without ’ end. A ’--’ men.

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Accept through him, our great high priest,this our sacrifice of thanks and praise,and as we eat and drink these holy giftsin the presence of your divine majesty,renew us by your Spirit,inspire us with your loveand unite us in the body of your Son,Jesus Christ our Lord.

Through him, and with him, and in him,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,with all who stand before you in earth and heaven,we worship you, Father almighty,in songs of everlasting praise:

All Blessing and honour and glory and powerbe yours for ever and ever.Amen.

[Silence is kept]

The Lord’s PrayerLet us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us

All 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, the power and the glory,for ever and ever. Amen.

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in the name of the Lord. ___ Ho – san - na in the

high - est. Ho – san - na in the high - est.

(sit or kneel)Accept our praises, heavenly Father,through your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,and as we follow his example and obey his command,grant that by the power of your Holy Spiritthese gifts of bread and winemay be to us his body and his blood;who, in the same night that he was betrayed,took bread and gave you thanks;he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:

Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;do this in remembrance of me.

In the same way, after supperhe took the cup and gave you thanks;he gave it to them, saying:

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.Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

Therefore, heavenly Father,we remember his offering of himselfmade once for all upon the cross;we proclaim his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension;we look for the coming of your kingdom,and with this bread and this cupwe make the memorial of Christ your Son our Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus:All Dying you destroyed our death,

rising you restored our life:Lord Jesus, come in glory.

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The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to St Matthew

The Passion is read (you may be seated).

Matthew: 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, ‘I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.’ But they said, ‘What is that to us? See to it yourself.’ 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, ‘It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since they are blood money.’ 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.’ Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him,

Pilate: Are you the King of the Jews?

Matthew: Jesus said,

Jesus: You say so.

Matthew: But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he

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Pilate: Do you not hear how many accusations they make against you?

Matthew: 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?

Matthew: 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.

Matthew: 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?Matthew: And they said,Crowd: Barabbas.Matthew: Pilate said to them,Pilate: Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?Matthew: All of them said,Crowd: Let him be crucified!Matthew: Then he asked,Pilate: Why, what evil has he done?Matthew: But they shouted all the more,Crowd: Let him be crucified!Matthew: 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.

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The Lord be with you. All And also with you.

Lift up your hearts. All We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All It is right to give thanks and praise.

It is indeed right, it is our duty and our joy,at all times and in all places to give you thanks and praise,holy Father, heavenly King, almighty and eternal God,through Jesus Christ our Lord.

And now we give you thanks because, for our salvation, He was obedient even to death on the Cross.The tree of shame was made the tree of glory;And where life was lost, there life has been restored.

Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven,we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and singing:

Sanctus and Benedictus

Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly Lord, God of power and might,

Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly Lord, God of power and might,

hea - ven and earth are full, _____ full of your glo -

ry. Ho – san - na in the high - est. Ho – san - na

in the high - est. Bless-ed is he who comes____

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The Intercessions (we kneel or sit)

The intercessor prays: Lord, in your mercyWe respond: Hear our prayer

And at the end: Merciful FatherWe all say: accept these prayers

for the sake of your Sonour Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Confession and AbsolutionPriest God shows his love for us in that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Let us then show our love for him by confessing our sins in penitence and faith.

Romans 5.8

We pray the following after a moment of silence:

All Almighty God, our heavenly Father,we have sinned against you and against our neighbourin thought and word and deed,through negligence, through weakness,through our own deliberate fault.We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins.For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us,forgive us all that is pastand grant that we may serve you in newness of lifeto the glory of your name. Amen.

The priest proclaims the Absolution – the assurance of God’s forgiveness

The Peace (we stand):

Priest The peace of the Lord be always with you.We respond: and also with you.

We offer one another a sign of peace.

OFFERTORY HYMN (see hymn sheet)Your offerings will be received during this song.

The basket is to support the work of this chaplaincy.

The blue bag is for designated charitable giving donations.

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Matthew: Then the people as a whole answered,Crowd: His blood be on us and on our children!Matthew: 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!Matthew: 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. 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,

Crowd: 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.

Matthew: In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking him, saying,

Crowd: 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.’

Matthew: The bandits who were crucified with him also taunted him in the same way.

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Sermon

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The Nicene Creed (stand)

All We believe in one God,the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is,seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,the only Son of God,eternally begotten of the Father,God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,begotten, not made,of one Being with the Father;through him all things were made.For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Maryand was made man.For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;he suffered death and was buried.On the third day he rose againin accordance with the Scriptures;he ascended into heavenand is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,the Lord, the giver of life,who proceeds from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,who has spoken through the prophets.We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.We look for the resurrection of the dead,and the life of the world to come.Amen.

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Matthew: 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?Matthew: that is,Jesus: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Matthew: When some of the bystanders heard it, they said,Crowd: This man is calling for Elijah.Matthew: 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,

Crowd: Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.

Matthew: Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last.

(we pause for a moment of silence.)

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!