We commemorate the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem
All: Hosanna to the Son of David.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Behold your king comes to you, O Zion,
meek and lowly, sitting upon an ass.
Ride on in the cause of truth
and for the sake of justice.
Your throne is the throne of God, it endures for ever;
and the sceptre of your kingdom is a righteous sceptre.
You have loved righteousness and hated evil.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness above your fellows
All: Hosanna to the Son of David.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
The prayer over our palm crosses
All: God our Saviour,
whose Son Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as Messiah to suffer and to die;
let these palms 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 is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen
Prayers of Penitence
Our 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.
Amen. Lord, have mercy.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you
and against our neighbour
in 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 past
and grant that we may serve you in newness of life
to the glory of your name.
Amen.
Lord, have mercy – Lord, have mercy
Christ, have mercy – Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy – Lord, have mercy
The Absolution
The Collect: Palm Sunday
Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever
Amen
The readings from Scripture: Jan Knott
Isaiah 50: 4-9 and Philippians 2: 5-11
This is the word of the Lord: Thanks be to God
The Gospel
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark
Glory to you, O Lord
This is the Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, O Christ
The Sermon
(Traditionally we do not say the Creed on Palm Sunday)
Prayers of Intercession: Colin SwaitLord in your mercy – Lord have mercy
The Peace:
Once we were far off, but now in union with Christ Jesus we have been brought near through the shedding of Christ’s blood, for He is our peace.
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
Eucharistic Prayer B: Responses
The Lord is here: HIS SPIRIT IS WITH US
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
… exalting us there to join with angels and archangels for ever praising you and saying:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY LORD, GOD OR 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.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father…..
Breaking the Bread
Every time we eat this bread and drink this cup
WE PROCLAIM THE LORD’S DEATH UNTIL HE COMES
Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those who are called to his supper
LORD, I AM NOT WORTHY TO RECEIVE YOU, BUT ONLY SAY THE WORD AND I SHALL BE HEALED
Prayer after Communion:
Faithful God,
may we who share this banquet
glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
our salvation, life and hope,
who reigns as Lord now and for ever.
Amen.
Blessing and Dismissal
May the Father,
who so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
bring you by faith to his eternal life.
All: Amen.
May Christ,
who accepted the cup of sacrifice
in obedience to the Father’s will,
keep you steadfast as you walk with him the way of his cross.
All: Amen.
May the Spirit,
who strengthens us to suffer with Christ
that we may share his glory,
set your minds on life and peace.
All: Amen.
And the blessing of God almighty…..
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