Holy Week Evening Prayer 6th April 2020

In quietness and in darkness

In peace and in confusion

Jesus Christ wants to make his home with us

And meet his friends

He is the Light of Life

He is the hope for the world

Song “My song is love unknown”

https://youtu.be/HMart4wXsI0

Affirmation

Tell everyone who is anxious

Be strong and don’t be afraid

Jesus is the source of Life

He brings light to the world

The light shines in darkness

And the darkness can never put it out.

The Lords Prayer in our own language

Reading Exodus 12v14-15

¹⁴ “This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord—a lasting ordinance. ¹⁵ For seven days you are to eat bread made without yeast. On the first day remove the yeast from your houses, for whoever eats anything with yeast in it from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.

Intercessions

We thank God that Lorna, Nikkis mum is a little better, we pray for Hazel and family Stacey and family. Please add anyone else we know who is ill or needing our prayers…..We pray there will be someone they can turn to at this time to help them. We pray for all who are anxious. Give them your peace and calm in their hearts. Have your hand upon us, our homes and our loved ones. Be with us all we pray this night and every night. In Jesus Name Amen. 

Song “Who am I”

https://youtu.be/3rT8Re1EIQc

Blessing

The cross we shall take it

The joy we shall share it

The gospel we shall live it

The love we shall give it

The light we shall cherish it

The darkness God shall perish it. Amen

© Iona Community adapted

Holy Week Morning prayers Monday 6th April 2020

The world belongs to God

The earth and all its peoples

How good and lovely it is

To join hands in unity

Love and faith come together

Justice and Peace join hands

If the Lords disciples keep silent

These very stones would shout aloud

God open our lips

And our mouths shall show forth your praise

Song “Said Judas to Mary”

https://youtu.be/WfEPLEMVXno

Prayer for Gods help

Make me a clean heart 

And renew a right Spirit within me

Give us again our joy

The Lord’s Prayer in your own language

Reading John 12v1-11

Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. ² Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honour. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.³ Then Mary took about a pint^[a] of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

⁴ But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected,⁵ “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.^[b]” ⁶ He did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it.

⁷ “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. ⁸ You will always have the poor among you,^[c] but you will not always have me.”

⁹ Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.¹⁰ So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, ¹¹ for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in him.

Prayers for people and situations you are concerned about.

Ending with…May they not fail you, nor we fail them Amen

A Song “Forty days and forty nights”

https://youtu.be/nWEYJHxkNfc

Prayer

O Christ the master carpenter who through wood and nails purchased our salvation, wield well your tools in the workshop of your world so that we who come rough hewn to your bench may be fashioned to a truer beauty of your hand. In Jesus name we pray. Amen 

Closing Responses

This is the day that God has made

We will rejoice and be glad in it

We will not offer to God offerings that count as nothing 

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord

We will seek peace and pursue it. 

Amen 

© Iona Community adapted