The Despair of Friday - Poem by Raymond A. Foss

From the garden
the master captured
turned into their hands
by the kiss of the betrayer

We all scattered
fearful for our lives
Peter denying the Lord
before the cock crowed

Christ’s trial
being spit upon
going before Pilate
turned over to the guard

Whipped and beated
taken to the cross
dying for our sins
all seemed to be lost

April 6, 2010
Good Friday service
Luke 23:39-46
John 13:34, 35 (Prayer of Confession)
and Service of Tenebrae
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 2, 2010
Tenebrae – The Service of Shadows
1. THE SHADOW OF BETRAYAL
Matthew 26:20-25
2. THE SHADOW OF INNER AGONY
Luke 22:40-44
3. THE SHADOW OF LONELINESS
Matthew 26:40-45
4. THE SHADOW OF DESERTION
Matthew 26:47-50,55,56
5. THE SHADOW OF ACCUSATION
Matthew 26:59-67
6. THE SHADOW OF MOCKERY
Mark 15:12-20
7. THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Luke 23:33-46
Hymn: Were You There…
FINAL READING
John 1:1-4

&
earlier
Good Friday prayer vigil
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 2, 2010

&
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
Matthew 20:26
meditation on John 13:1-17, 31b-35
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
meditation on Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 and the events of Good Friday
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 1, 2010
Maundy Thursday

&
Mark 11:1-11
Psalm 118:21-29
Worship Theme: “What’s up with a man on a donkey?”
and sermon, “What’s The Big Deal?”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the fifth in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 28, 2010
Palm Sunday

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