From: Erin Cox-Holmes A Time to Gather L: Jesus said: I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. Return to the Lord, God of all mercies, for a feast of love has been prepared for God's own. P: I will bless the Lord at all times. God's praise sh`all be continually in my mouth. L: O taste and see that the Lord is good. P: Happy are they who take refuge in the Lord. L: O magnify the Lord with me. P: And let us exalt God's name together * Hymn "O The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus" Insert A Time for Examination of Conscience and Confession L: O God, You look for Truth in our inward beings; Therefore teach us Wisdom in our secret hearts . For all the ways we have failed to love you with all our heart, and soul, and mind, and strength: P: Lord, Have Mercy.......(silence) L: For all the ways we have failed to love our neighbors as ourselves: P: Christ, Have Mercy......(silence) After a time for reflection, all pray: Merciful God, whose covenant with us is never broken, we confess that we fail to fulfill your will. Though you have bound yourself to us, we will not bind ourselves to you. In Jesus Christ you serve us freely, but we refuse your love and withhold ourselves from others. We do not love you fully or love one another as you command. We have doubted the power of your grace to transform our lives, and settled for less than your abundant life. Lord, Have Mercy.........(silence) In your mercy, forgive and cleanse us. Lead us once again to your table and unite us to Christ, who is the bread of life and the vine from which we grow in grace. Amen. A Time for Forgiving Grace The Declaration of Mercy The Response to Forgiveness: "Ubi Caritas" Where Charity and Love are Found, God is There The Passing of the Peace A Time to Listen to God's Word The Unison Prayer of the Day Holy God, Source of all love, on the night of his betrayal Jesus gave his disciples a new commandment, to love one another as he loved them. Your Son Jesus came as a servant to wash us and feed us with the bread of life. We praise you for inviting us to serve one another without pride, to forgive one another as we have been forgiven, and to feast as members of one household at Christ's table, who gave his life and died for us, yet is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. The First Reading Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 The Psalm for the Day Psalm 116 I love the Lord, because the Lord has heard my voice and my supplication; and inclined an ear to me whenever I cried out. For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; I walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. How shall I repay you, O Lord, for all your goodness towards me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all the chosen people. Precious in your sight, O Lord, is the death of your 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 the people, in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah! The Anthem "I Will Sing of My Lord" Butler The Gospel Reading John 13:1-17, 31b-35 The Meditation The Rev. Erin S. Cox-Holmes Hymn "What Wondrous Love is This" What Wondrous Love is this, oh my soul, oh my soul, What Wondrous Love is this, oh my soul; What Wondrous Love is this that caused the Lord of Bliss To bear the dreadful curse for my soul, To bear the dreadful curse for my soul. When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down; When I was sinking down, oh my soul; When I was sinking down, beneath God's righteous frown Christ laid aside his crown for my soul, for my soul, Christ laid aside his crown for my soul. To God and to the Lamb I will sing, I will sing; To God and to the Lamb I will sing; To God and to the Lamb, Who is the great I Am, While millions join the theme I will sing, I will sing, While millions join the theme I will sing. And when from death I'm free I'll sing on, I'll sing on, And when from death I'm free I'll sing on, And when from death I'm free I'll sing and joyful be, And thro' eternity I'll sing on, I'll sing on, And thro' eternity I'll sing on. A Time to Gather at the Table The Offering The Invitation to the Lord's Table The Communion Prayer ....Then Charity Prevailed : The Communion of the People Communion Hymns (Seated) "Let us Break Bread Together" No. 447 "Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether" Insert The Prayer After Communion Tenebrae * Hymn "Were You There?" No. 201 The Service of Shadows The Charge and Blessing (Let All Depart in Silence)