United Methodist Communications. How can I find local churches near me? All you need is yourselves, your songbooks, and a worship order, plus whatever acoustic musicians you have available. It's not candles, icons, incense and leaders who sport goatees, although at least some of these may also be involved! Instrumental accompaniment continues, decrescendo, as the deacon or pastor moves to the center of the gathered people. Judas arrived leading a company of angry men. "This is my body broken for you. The pastor breaks the bread and then lifts the cup, in silence or with appropriate words. The practice of footwashing in first-century Palestine may have been as common as when today a host helps guests take off their coats, a waiter seats diners, or a driver holds the taxi door open for passengers. Wednesday | by appointment There would be no more earthly food for him. All stand to sing: Refrain. The typical congregation at worship is a public gathering of people following a ritual designed for a public setting. Let us draw near to God and confess our sin in the truth of God's Spirit. Go to your normal handwashing sink and wash as you say this prayer: Pure and holy God, cleanse me through and through. May we leave this place to stand by our savior in the challenges that face him in the next few days, as he has promised to stand by us in whatever lies ahead in our lives. We can not eat together. A People of Love, Maundy Thursday - 2019. . Worship is simply gratitude and reverence toward God; prayer, music, and scripture (of course) are the most common elements of worship. This is the night of love. Maundy Thursday is often the day when Christians memorialize Jesus washing of his disciples feet as a sign of service to and love for the other. The alternative and the emergent worship movements have sought to develop worship for settings where the people are involved in one another's lives in a more direct, personal way than many congregations are prepared to be. Designate several people to extinguish the candles, strip the Lords table of all cloths and vessels, and remove all textile hangings, candles and candelabra, flowers, and so forth, carrying all the items out of the room.
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