The Episcopal Church ofSaints Andrew and Matthew

MAUNDY THURSDAYApril 18, 2019

7:00 p.m.

CHORAL EUCHARIST AND SERMON

WITH FOOT WASHING AND THE STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR

The name for this Thursday comes from the Latin mandatum, meaning “commandment,” after thetraditional reading at this service from the Gospel of John: “This is my commandment: that youlove one another even as I have loved you.” On this night, we re-enact Jesus’ washing of thedisciples feet, as he did at his last supper with them; and following his mandate, we wash oneanother’s feet. At that same supper, Jesus shared with his disciples the bread and wine as hisBody and Blood, and commanded them: “Do this in remembrance of me”. We commemorate thisInstitution of the sacrament of the Eucharist with solemn simplicity. (The consecrated bread andwine from this service is reserved in a temporary shrine, before which worshipers may pray andmeditate for a time during the hours following the service.) At the end of the service, all candlesare extinguished, the altar is stripped bare and the church rendered austere, reminding us of Jesus’sudden arrest. The church remains bare and without candlelight all day Friday and Saturday,except for a large, crude wooden cross.

BCP refers to the Book of Common Prayer.Hymns marked # and service music marked S are found in the Hymnal 1982.

Hymns marked (LEVAS II) are found in Lift Every Voice and Sing.

As the procession enters, all who are able please stand.

VOLUNTARY “Schönster Herr Jesu” Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984)

Blessed be the God of our salvation.Who bears our burdens and forgives our sins.

KYRIE ELEISON (* sung in Greek by the Choir) Missa Brevis by Antonio Lotti (1665-1740)

Lord, have mercy upon us.Christ, have mercy upon us.Lord, have mercy upon us.

God be with you.And also with you.Let us pray.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Almighty God, whose dear Son, on the night before he suffered, instituted the Sacramentof his Body and Blood: Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in remembranceof Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; andwho now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.AMEN.

All sit for the readings.

THE WORD OF GOD

At the conclusion of each Reading:Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s People.Thanks be to God.

FIRST READING Exodus 12:1-14

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: This month shall mark for you thebeginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you. Tell the wholecongregation of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for eachfamily, a lamb for each household. If a household is too small for a whole lamb, it shalljoin its closest neighbor in obtaining one; the lamb shall be divided in proportion to thenumber of people who eat of it. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a year-old male; youmay take it from the sheep or from the goats. You shall keep it until the fourteenth day ofthis month; then the whole assembled congregation of Israel shall slaughter it at twilight.They shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the lintel of thehouses in which they eat it. They shall eat the lamb that same night; they shall eat itroasted over the fire with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Do not eat any of it raw orboiled in water, but roasted over fire, with its head, legs, and inner organs. You shall letnone of it remain until the morning; anything that remains until the morning you shallburn. This is how you shall eat it; your loins girded, your sandals on your feet, and yourstaff in your hand; and you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the Passover of the Lord. For I willpass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every first-born in theland of Egypt, both human beings and animals; on all the gods of Egypt will I executejudgements: I am the Lord. The blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where youlive: when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague shall destroy you when Istrike the land of Egypt. This day shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shallcelebrate it as a festival to the Lord; throughout your generations you shall observe it as aperpetual ordinance.

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PSALM 116:1, 10-17 (said by all) Dilexi, quoniam

I love the Lord, because he has heard the voice of my supplication, * because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I called upon him.

How shall I repay the Lord* for all the good things he has done for me?

I will lift up the cup of salvation * and call upon the Name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord* in the presence of all his people.

Precious in the sight of the Lord* is the death of his servants.

O Lord, I am your servant; * I am your servant and the child of your handmaid; you have freed me from my bonds.

I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving * and call upon the Name of the Lord.

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people, In the courts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

SECOND READING I Corinthians 11:23-26

For I have received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on thenight when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he brokeit and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the sameway he took the cup also, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood.Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For as often as you eat this breadand drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

HYMN # 322 “When Jesus died to save us” Tucker

THE HOLY GOSPEL John 13:1-17; 31b-35

Congregation: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart fromthis world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he lovedthem to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon Iscariotto betray him. And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things intohis hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, got up from the table,

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took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basinand began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was tied aroundhim. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?”Jesus answered, “You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you,you have no share with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, not my feet only but also myhands and my head!” Jesus said to him, “One who has bathed does not need to wash,except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you.” For heknew who was to betray him; for this reason he said, “Not all of you are clean.” After hehad washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them,“Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord–and you are right,for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you alsoought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do asI have done to you.” Jesus said, “Very truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than theirmaster, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If you know these things,you are blessed if you do them. “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God hasbeen glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him inhimself and will glorify him at once. Little children, I am with you only a little longer.You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, ‘Where I am going,you cannot come.’ I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as Ihave loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you aremy disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Congregation: Praise to you, Lord Christ.

THE SERMON

The Creed is not recited at this service.

THE WASHING OF FEET

The Celebrant introduces the ceremony with this bidding:

Dear servants of our Lord Jesus Christ: On the night before his death Jesus set an examplefor his disciples by washing their feet, an act of humble service. I invite all present tocome forward, so that I and you may wash one another’s feet. May this be a sign of ourcommitment to follow Christ in service to others.

The Celebrant kneels down with basin and water to wash the feet of another.

Members of the congregation come forward to receive foot washingand each to wash the feet of another.

All should have feet bared before coming to the basin.

During this ceremony, the following chant may be sung

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CHANT “Ubi Caritas” Taize/Jacques Berthier(Where love and charity are, God is there)

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE (The Leader and People pray responsively)

Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church;That we all may be one.

Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly serve you;That your Name may be glorified by all people.

We pray for all bishops, priests, and deacons;That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and Sacraments.

We pray for all who govern and hold authority in the nations of the world;That there may be justice and peace on the earth.

Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake;That our works may find favor in your sight.

Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or trouble;That they may be delivered from their distress.

Give to the departed eternal rest;Let light perpetual shine upon them.

We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy;May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom.

Let us pray for our own needs and those of others.

The People may add their own petitions.

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The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect.

PEACEThe peace of Christ be always with you.And also with you.

Brief ANNOUNCEMENTS will follow the Peace at today’s service.

OFFERTORY

ANTHEM “Thee we adore” T. Frederick Candlyn (1892-1964)

Thee we adore, O hidden Savior, thee,who at this blessed feast art pleased to be;both flesh and spirit in thy presence fail,yet here thy presence we devoutly hail.

O blest memorial of our dying Lord,who living bread to all doth here afford!O may our souls forever feed on thee,and thou, O Christ, forever precious be!

Fountain of goodness, Jesus, Lord and God,cleanse us, unclean, with thy most cleansing blood;increase our faith and love, that we may knowthe hope and peace which from thy presence flow.

O Christ, whom now beneath a veil we see,may what we thirst for soon our portion be,to gaze on thee unveiled, and see thy face,the vision of thy glory and thy grace.

All who are able, stand and sing this hymn as the gifts are brought forward.

HYMN # 152 (LEVAS II) “Let Us Break Bread Together” arr. Carl Haywood (b.1949)

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING (Eucharistic Prayer A) BCP 361

The Lord be with you.And also with you.Lift up your hearts.We lift them to the Lord.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.It is right to give God thanks and praise.

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SANCTUS (* sung in Latin by the Choir) Missa Brevis by Antonio Lotti (1665-1740))

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of 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 people stand or kneel.

THE LORD’S PRAYER BCP 364

Then, acknowledging the Real Presence of Christ in our midst,all who are able KNEEL as stanzas 1 and 2 of the following hymn are sung.

HYMN #324 (stanzas 1 & 2) “Let all mortal flesh keep silence” Picardy

Silence is kept for a space

Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.Only speak the word, O Christ, and my soul shall be healed.

COMMUNION Everyone is invited to Holy Communion

COMMUNION ANTHEM “Ave verum corpus” William Byrd (1538-1633)

Ave verum corpus, natumde Maria Virgine,vere passum, immolatumin cruce pro hominecuius latus perforatumfluxit aqua et sanguine:esto nobis praegustatumin mortis examine.

O Iesu dulcis, O Iesu pie,O Iesu, fili Mariae.Miserere mei. Amen.

Hail, true Body, bornof the Virgin Mary,having truly suffered, sacrificedon the cross for mankind,from whose pierced sidewater and blood flowed:Be for us a foretaste [of the Heavenly banquet]in the trial of death!

O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus,O Jesus, son of Mary,have mercy on me. Amen.

All who are able stand.

POST COMMUNION PRAYER

Gracious and merciful God, in this wonderful sacrament you have given us a memorial ofthe passion of your Son Jesus Christ; grant to us who have received these sacredmysteries, the will to be the servant of others as he was servant of all; who gave up his lifeand died for us, and yet lives and reigns with you and the Holy spirit, one God now andforever. AMEN.

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SOLEMN PRAYER

A Blessing and Dismissal are not pronounced at this service.Instead, the Celebrant offers the following prayer, first saying:

Bow down before the Lord.

Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord JesusChrist was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon thecross; who lives and reigns for ever and ever. AMEN.

Then all kneel.

During the 6th verse of the following hymn, as the Sacrament from this serviceis taken in procession to its place of reservation.

HYMN # 329 (vs. 1-3, 6) “Now my tongue the mystery telling” Pange lingua

THE STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR

As the furnishings are removed, the triptych closed, candles extinguishedand lights dimmed, the following chant is sung:

CHANT “Stay with me” Taize/Jacques Berthier

Kimberly Doucette and David Anderson, soloists

(All singing)

Stay with me, remain here with me,watch and pray. Watch and pray

(Verses sung by the cantors)Stay here and keep watch with me.Watch and pray!Watch and pray not to give way to temptation.

The spirit is eager, but the flesh is weak.My heart is nearly broken with sorrow.Remain here with me, stay awake and pray.

Father, if it is possible let this cup pass me by.Father, if this cannot pass me by without my drinking it,your will be done.

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The reader concludes with the following scripture.

When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said tothem, “You will all become deserters because of me this night; for it is written, ‘I willstrike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ But after I am raised up, Iwill go ahead of you to Galilee.” Peter said to him, “Though all become deserters becauseof you, I will never desert you.” Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, this very night, beforethe cock crows, you will deny me three times.” Peter said to him, “Even though I must diewith you, I will not deny you.” And so said all the disciples. Then Jesus went with hisdisciples to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over thereand pray.” He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be grievedand agitated. Then he said to them, “I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, andstay awake with me.” And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground andprayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want butwhat you want.” Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and he said toPeter, “So, could you not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you maynot come into the time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again hewent away for the second time and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drinkit, your will be done.” Again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.So leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words.Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking yourrest? See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.Get up, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand.” (Matthew 26:30-46)

The celebrant, assisting ministers and choir depart.

Then all others depart in complete silence.

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All are invited to stay and participate in the Vigil

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PARTICIPANTS

The Reverend David T. Andrews, Jr., Celebrant and PreacherThe Reverend Canon Lloyd S. Casson

The Reverend Peter HuinerMusic by the SsAM Adult Choir

David Christopher, Organist, Director of Music and Associate for Liturgy

Acolytes Al Brock, Calec Perez Cruz, Lore Noyes

Altar Guild Tom Angell, Shirley Bynoe, Lisa Caperton, Dot Dorsey, KellyHolt, Pam Peters, Pat Saunders, Wanda Smith, Nana Soto, AnaWashington, Paulyne Webster, Anita Young

Eucharistic Ministers Barbara Henry (LA), Al Brock, D-L Casson , Lore Noyes

Lectors Sherry Goodill, Sandy Holt, Wanda Smith

Prayers Lisa Caperton

Ushers Jenna Christy, Christina Brennan Lee

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