Maundy Thursday — Good Friday
April 9 & 10, 2020
This service is conducted by video. Follow the disciples to the cross of Jesus. As the candles are blown out, we draw nearer to Jesus’ death. The last candle, however, is not extinguished, but merely hidden, to remind us of our hope.
Prelude: “Pie Jesu”
played by Kait Raak
The Shadow of Betrayal
The Passover with the Disciples | Mark 14:17-21
Jesus Foretells Peter’s Denial | Matthew 26:30-35
Reader: Gwynevere Den Herder
Poem: “Judas, Peter,” by Luci Shaw
because we are all
betrayers, taking
silver and eating
body and blood and asking
(guilty) is it i and hearing
him say yes
it would be simple for us all
to rush out
and hang ourselves
but if we find grace
to cry and wait
after the voice of morning
has crowed in our ears
clearly enough
to break our hearts
he will be there
to ask us each again
do you love me?
Reader: Connie Tjeerdsma
The Shadow of Anguish
Jesus Prays in Gethsemane | Mark 14:32-42
Reader: Abigail Den Herder
The Shadow of Arrest
Arrest of Jesus | Mark 14:43-46, John 18:10-11, Mark 14:48-50
Reader: Randy Hixon
The Shadow of Denial
Peter Denies Jesus | Luke 22:54-62
Readers: Amy, Chapin, Cameron, Cale, & Charlie Cooper
The Shadow of Trial
Jesus Delivered To Pilate | Mark 15:1-2a, John 18:34-40
Reader: Amy Vanderlei
The Shadow Of Humiliation
Jesus Is Mocked | Mark 15:16-20 8
Reader: Kelsey Irish
Song of Response: “Jesus Paid It All”
sung and played by Lawrence Namminga, Jr.
The Shadow of Crucifixion
Song of Preparation: “Oh, Come and Mourn”
sung by Kait Raak
The Crucifixion | Luke 23:32-43, Mark 15:21-32
Reader: Joann Tucker Minten
The Shadow of Death
The Death of Jesus | Mark 15:33-34, 37-39
Reader: Raya Nagel
Silent Meditation
Song of Response: “Well Done”
sung by Danielle Wallinga
The Shadow of Burial
Jesus Is Buried | Matthew 27:57-60
Reader: Pastor Cody Raak
Postlude: “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded / Beethoven’s Symphony #7, Second Movement / Jesus, Lover of My Soul”
played by Linda Tjeerdsma
Thank you to everyone from our Emmanuel Reformed Church family who participated in this video. And special thanks to Kait Raak for her work editing and producing this video.
EMMANUEL REFORMED CHURCH 