24B – Palm Sunday

23B Lent 5B OR 24B - Passion Sunday — 25B - Monday in Holy Week
 
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CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 118:1,2,19-29)
Give thanks to the LORD, who alone is good;
whose steadfast love is everlasting! 
Let the gates of righteousness be opened
that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. 
This is the gate of the LORD;
the righteous shall enter through it. 
This is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it. 
Gracious and eternal God,
Let the silent mystery of your Spirit
surround, sustain and excite us.
Transform our gathering to your glory,
and perfect our worship for your praise.
We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen

CALL TO WORSHIP (from Psalm 118:1 ,2, 19-29)
Give thanks to the LORD, who alone is good;
whose steadfast love is everlasting! 
Let the gates of righteousness be opened
that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD. 

PSALM 118:1-2,19-29 (a version for today)
Give thanks to the LORD, who alone is good,
and whose lovingkindness is everlasting.
Let all God’s faithful declare:
Indeed, everlasting lovingkindness is the LORD’s
Open for me the gates of justice,
so that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
This is the gate of the LORD,
where those who live justly may enter.
I give thanks because you have answered me
and became my rescuer. 
The stone which the builders scorned
has become the first, the cornerstone.
The LORD has brought this about,
and it is astounding.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
LORD, save us;
 let us enjoy success.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD.
We bless you from the house of the LORD.
The LORD is God, and has given us light;
join in celebratory procession up to the horns of the altar.
You are my God, and I give you thanks;
You are my God, and I praise you with great joy.
Give thanks to the LORD, who alone is good,
and whose lovingkindness is everlasting
 
OFFERING
Source of life,
Word of life,
Breath of life
in our journey towards the promised goal
feed us with word and sacrament;
console us and keep us.
As we live each day following the way of Jesus
may the gifts which we offer
and those which the Spirit gives to each of us,
be joined to serve this broken world.
And so may we await with hope
the new day of the Lord. Amen

For use in worship, with acknowledgement. © Jeff Shrowder 2018.

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A CREATIVE MOMENT 
Click here for some ideas for worship in Lent and Easter gleaned from the pages of “On the Move” (now out of print) which was published by the Joint Board of Christian Education, Melbourne, Australia.

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THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(A prayer to gather the spoken and silent concerns/joys/thanks expressed by the congregation and lead into a more structured Intercession with connection to the lections for the day. Sometimes this prayer will borrow lightly from other sources e.g. Uniting in Worship 2 or publications of the Iona Community.)
 
God of all grace,
in you is hope: hope which has endured throughout every age.
In that hope we remember before you now
those we have named on our lips and in the silence of our hearts…
By your Word and your Spirit
help us bring consolation to those know to us,
return to our memory those whom we have forgotten
and be present to those who have no-one …
      (The Prayers of the People continue)

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Looking for contemporary music and song resources?
Try David MacGregor’s Together to Celebrate
Or metrical psalms? Try Dale A. Schoening’s Sing the Psalms

HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR PALM SUNDAY – YEAR B
As pants the hart for cooling streams	TIS 25
At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow	TIS 231
Hail to the Lord’s annointed	TIS 275
Hail! our once despised Jesus	TIS 373
Let all be one in mind and heart	TIS 247
My song is love unknown	TIS 341
Nature with open volume stands	TIS 343
O changless Christ, for ever new	TIS 254
Ride on, ride on, in majesty	TIS 348
The glory of our King was seen	TIS 353
The King of Glory comes	TIS 279
There is a green hill far away	TIS 350
Trotting, trotting through Jerusalem	TIS 244
Ye gates lift up your heads	TIS 12
Isaiah 50:4-9a
God has spoken to his people, hallelujah	TIS 636
Master, speak, thy servant heareth	TIS 597
O breath of God, breathe on us now	TIS 408
O sacred head, sore wounded	TIS 339
Sing praise and thanksgiving,	TIS 107
Thank you for giving me the morning	TIS 162
Thank you, thank you, Lord	TIS 170
Psalm 118
All glory,praise and honour	TIS 333
Come, let us with our Lord arise	TIS 375
Give thanks for the Lord is good	TIS 74
God is our song, and every singer blest	TIS 646
Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes	TIS 269
Morning has broken	TIS 156
O bride of Christ, rejoice	TIS 336
This day God gives me strength	TIS 642
This is a day of new beginnings	TIS 653
This is the day the Lord has made	TIS 368
Philippians 2:5-11
All hail the power of Jesus’ name	TIS 224
And can it be that I should gain an interest	TIS 209
At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow	TIS 231
Filled with the Spirit’s power, with one acco	TIS 411
God of all power and truth and grace	TIS 567
Hark the herald angels sing	TIS 303
Holy Father, God of might	TIS 622
I will sing the wondrous story	TIS 233
Jesus Christ is risen today	TIS 362
Jesus the name high over all	TIS 218
Join all the glorious names of wisdom,love	TIS 205
Let all be one in mind and heart	TIS 247
Let earth & heaven combine	TIS 305
May the mind of Christ my Saviour	TIS 609
Morning Glory, starlit sky	TIS 174
My heart & voice I raise	TIS 225
My heart is full of Christ, and longs	TIS 214
Now is eternal life	TIS 385
O love how deep, how broad, how high!	TIS 194
O Spirit of the living God	TIS 405
Praise and thanksgiving Father we offer	TIS 627
Praise to the Holiest in the height	TIS 141
Soldiers of Christ arise	TIS 570
The advent of our God	TIS 271
We have a gospel to proclaim	TIS 245
Mark 11:1-11
All glory, praise and honour	TIS 333
My song is love unknown	TIS 341
Ride on, ride on, in majesty	TIS 348
Trotting, trotting through Jerusalem	TIS 244
John 12:12-16 (alternative reading)
All glory,praise and honour	TIS 333
Ride on, ride on, in majesty	TIS 348
There’s a light upon the mountains	TIS 276

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