Join us for a short service this Friday from 12:15-12:45 pm.
You may wish to gather 5 candles for the service.
ORDER OF SERVICE
Short prelude
Welcome and prayer
Scripture: John 19:13-22 (extinguish first candle)
Taize songbook #39: “We adore you Jesus Christ”
Scripture: John 19:23-30 (extinguish second candle)
Purple songbook #84: “So much wrong” (refrain only)
Scripture: John 19:31-37 (extinguish third candle)
Taize songbook #25: “When the night becomes dark”
Scripture: John 19:38-42 (extinguish fourth candle)
Taize songbook #8: “Stay with me” (extinguish final candle)
Closing meditation: “Indodana”* (traditional Xhosa song)
*sung by the University of Praetoria Camerata (South Africa)
Words
Women: The Lord has taken his son who lived among us. The son of the Lord God was crucified.
Men: Hololo Father Jehovah. Zjem zja father. (crying and expressive sighs)
Worship Leader – Sheryl Dyck
Scripture reader – Pastor Michael
Song leader – Pastor Deb