April 6, 2023: Maundy Thursday

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Easter Week 2023

Scripture: Mark 14:1-15:47

Reverend Dr. Desi Larson

A Time for Centering: “God So Loved the World,” by John Stainer; Donna Grubbs and Pauline Olsen

Hymn 292: “What Wondrous Love Is This,” American folk tune; harmony by Paul Christiansen

The Passion According to Mark: Mark 14:1-15:47

A Dramatic Reading

The Plot to Kill Jesus
The Anointing at Bethany
Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

Organ Music: “Meditation for Passsiontide,” By Dennis Eliot, based on old hymn tune by William Tanslur; Pauline Olsen, Organ

The Passover with the Disciples
The Institution of the Lord’s Supper

Hymn 620, “One Bread, One Body,” by John B. Foley

Peter’s Denial Foretold
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

“The Hour Has Come,” by John Parker and Lloyd Larson

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

Organ Music: “Meditation for Passsiontide,” By Dennis Eliot, based on old hymn tune by William Tanslur; Pauline Olsen, Organ

Jesus Before the Council

Organ Music: “And With His Stripes,” from The Messiah, by G. F. HandelPauline Olsen, organ

Peter Denies Jesus

Hymn 3080: “Lord Is It I?” by Dean B. McIntyre

Jesus Before Pilate
Pilate Hands over Jesus to be Crucified
The Soldiers Mock Jesus

Hymn 288: “Were You There,” Afro-American spiritual

The Crucifixion of Jesus

Organ Music: “Meditation for Passsiontide,” By Dennis Eliot, based on old hymn tune by William Tanslur; Pauline Olsen, Organ

The Death of Jesus
The Burial of Jesus

Hymn 288: “Were You There,” Afro-American spiritual

Organ Music: “Meditation for Passsiontide,” By Dennis Eliot, based on old hymn tune by William Tanslur; Pauline Olsen, Organ

Participants in the dramatic reading:

Narrators: Joan Bennett, Lou O’Hara
Jesus: Rick Olsen
Chief Priest: Dick Bennett
Peter: David Owen Hastings
Judas: Tom Tift
Pilate: Steve Downer
Director: Margaret Cox