Trinity Episcopal Church Progressive
INCLUSIVE
CREATIVE
DOWNTOWN
Palm/PASSION Sunday Holy Eucharist
Trinity@316
April 10, 2022, 10:00am
Welcome to Trinity Episcopal Church Good morning and “welcome home” to Trinity! Whether you are new to our community or have found yourself coming back again and again, we want you to know you are both welcome and wanted here among us. For some, church is as comfortable and familiar as a good pair of jeans, or like coming back to your childhood home (if it is one filled with good memories). For others, church might be like visiting a foreign country where you experience unfamiliar language or customs. And then, sadly, for some, church has become equated with feelings of hurt, shame or rejection. We get all of that and believe church can be different. We are a diverse community of seekers, believers, and doubters held together by the hope that together we are better, kinder, and more courageous when we stand side by side and face into the challenges of our lives and in the world together. We challenge the practices of our tradition that have at times kept others out and instead embrace Jesus’ mandate to welcome all, no exceptions, as a core value. And, we get that if people are brave enough to either walk through the doors of a big gothic-looking church in downtown Toledo, or tune in to Trinity@Home on line, we better be serious about being explicitly progressive, inclusive and creative in all we say and do. We love our Episcopal tradition, AND we love people from all walks of life even more! It is our hope and prayer that together we will navigate our way through each gathering, worship service, opportunity to serve, class, meal and social time together with humility, grace and laughter all infused with radical hospitality. So thank you for being here today; for trusting the yearning that brought you through those ancient doors. May we all find our way into the heart of God’s love as we make room for each other in this community and this world- we believe we are better and love more when diversity is celebrated and the bounds of God’s love are stretched wide. This bulletin is a guide to accompany you through the “liturgy”- meaning the “work of the people”- which is how our tradition approaches worship. It does indeed take a village bringing all of its gifts together to create our expression of gratitude and devotion week after week. Here is a quick little guide to help you follow along as we worship together: • • •
Italicized Print = singing Bold Print = everyone is invited to join in reciting a prayer/reading Bold & Italicized Print = everyone is invited to join in singing.
Welcome Home! May you never forget you are loved, Lisa The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray, Rector www.trinitytoledo.org 2
LITURGY OF THE Palms Prelude
Hosanna, Loud Hosanna
Worship and Rejoice #267
(Grace Mauk)
Welcome
The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray
Call to Worship We gather to remember and to worship the Christ of God. You who comes humble among us, we praise your name. You who rides on a donkey like a prince of peace, we greet you with palms. You whom the crowds welcome with loud cheers, we shout “Alleluia!” You who brings with you those we’d rather ignore; we often deny we know you. You who calls us to love regardless of the risk, too frequently we betray you. You who demands that we change our ways, our joyous welcome easily turns to shouts of “Crucify!” You who reveals who we are, we pray your grace to shape what will be. Make us yours that we may love like you and shout your praise: Alleluia! Alleluia!
The GOSPEL Deacon: People:
Luke 19:28-40 The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory to you, Lord Christ.
After telling a parable to the crowd at Jericho, Jesus went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he had come near Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, saying, "Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' just say this, 'The Lord needs it.'" So those who were sent departed and found it as he had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?" They said, "The Lord needs it." Then they brought it to Jesus; and after throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying, "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven!" Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, order your disciples to stop." He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out."
Deacon: People:
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ. 3
Blessing of the Palm Branches (All are invited to lift their palms high as they are blessed.)
Priest: People: Priest: People:
The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give God thanks and praise.
Priest:
It is right and good to praise you, O God, to praise you always. This day we remember that Jesus entered into Jerusalem. He was greeted by those who spread palm branches and cloaks along the way. They honored him as the Chosen One crying, “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” May the palms we raise today be signs that we welcome your Christ. May our lives be shaped by Christ’s way of love. Amen.
Gathering Song
O Blessed Christ-Sophia
Jann Aldredge-Clanton
(To the tune of “All Glory Laud & Honor”)
O blessed Christ-Sophia, to you we lift our praise; In grateful adoration, our voices now we raise. Too long your name and image we’ve hidden from our eyes; Too long your words of wisdom, rejected and despised. You enter humble settings and grace communities; Receive a royal welcome from everyone who sees. O blessed Christ-Sophia, you come in every age, Unsettling priest and prophet, surprising wisest sage. Now make triumphal entry into our minds and souls; O blessed Christ-Sophia, inspire our dreams and goals. O may we catch your vision of partnership and peace, Transforming all our labor, our talents to release. Most Holy Christ-Sophia, O wise and blessed one, To you we sing hosanas; your victory is won. The palm trees wave their branches to celebrate your reign; We dance in expectation of wholeness to regain.
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LITURGY OF THE Word Collect of the Day Priest: People: Priest:
(Prayers for an Inclusive Church)
The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray.
Lord of the swaying palms, the stones of earth and beasts of burden bear witness to your coming: lead us from the violence of empire and the collusion of crowds to a heart of flesh, a world re-made and new song for all creation; through Jesus Christ, the Crucified God. Amen.
Psalm
Psalm 31: 9-16
From Psalms for Praying
Please join in the singing of the Refrain- verses will be offered by Trinity Singers. REFRAIN
REFRAIN Be a comfort to me, Beloved, for I am in distress; my eyes are dim from weeping, my soul is deep with grief. For my life is worn away with sorrow, and my years with sighing; My body has weakened and my bones waste away with misery. All my fears rise up to mock me, my neighbors turn away, My friends dread to see me and flee from my sickness of soul. My mind, too, has left me like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel. REFRAIN Yes, I hear the voices around me whispering of my plight – fears rise up on every side! Isolation, rejection, fear surround me and conspire to overwhelm me. Still, I trust in You, O Beloved, I repeat, “You are my Life.” My life is in your hands; deliver me from the fears which separate me! Let your face shine on me; hold me in your steadfast love! REFRAIN 5
The Lesson Reader:
PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 A reading from Philippians.
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Reader: People:
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God!
GRADUAL
Yonder Come Day!
Traditional Spiritual
Yonder come day – Day is a’breakin’ Yonder come day, Oh my soul. Yonder come day – Day is a’breakin’ Sun is a’risin’ in my soul!
The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ According to MARK
Mark 15: 1-47
Storytellers: Chelsie Cree, Kim Buehler, Bradley Baker, Michael Barlos, & Melissa Toth
Homily
The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray
Affirmation of Faith
(From Shore to Shore: Liturgies, Litanies & Prayers from Around the World)
We believe in God, the creator of all life and beauty, who blesses our journey. We believe in Jesus Christ, who lived as a friend and savior to all he met as he traveled, and who ate and laughed, wept and celebrated with them in love. We believe in the Holy Spirit, who rides on the gentle breeze, who strengthens our bindings, and who offers hope eternal. We believe in the church, which stands open to all travelers, and bears witness to the everlasting love of God. Amen.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Intercessor: People:
Blessed are you eternal God, eternal love. May our hearts and minds be open today and always to your love.
Intercessor: People:
Inspire and lead those who hold authority in the nations of the world. Guide us and all people in the way of justice and peace. 6
Intercessor: People:
Gracious Creator, hear us as we pray for the unity of the Church. May we all learn to see with eyes of trust, dignity and respect.
Intercessor: People:
Inspire every member of the Church to serve with a humble heart. So that the life of Christ is revealed in us.
Intercessor: People:
Strengthen and comfort the lonely, tired, sad, depressed or hurting. In your presence may they find strength.
Intercessor: People:
Make us alive, aware and responsive to the needs of our community. Stir in us a desire to roll up our sleeves to make a difference in your name.
Intercessor: People:
Look with kindness on our homes, friends and families. Grant that your love may grow in our hearts.
Intercessor: People:
Give rest and life eternal to all those who have died. May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom. AMEN.
The Confession of Sin & Absolution
Enriching Our Worship
Leader:
Let us confess our sins to God.
People:
Creator God, long-suffering, full of grace and truth, you create us from nothing and give us life abundant. You give us new life in the water of baptism. You never turn your face from us, nor cast us aside. We confess we have turned against you and against our neighbor, in thought, word and deed. We have wounded your love and marred your image in us. Restore us for the sake of your Son, and bring us to heavenly joy, in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Priest:
May the God of love bring you back to all that is good in you. May you be forgiven of all wrongdoing and welcome God’s grace anew in your life this day. May God’s assurance strengthen your resolve to begin again in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
THE PEACE Deacon: People:
The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS Offertory Invitation To give online, visit www.trinitytoledo.org/online-giving/ choose GIVE NOW and Sunday, April 10.
Offertory
When You Believe (Ebone Waweru and Trinity Choir) 7
Stephen Schwartz
The Liturgy of the Table The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant: All: Celebrant: All: Celebrant: All:
A Wee Worship Book, Iona Community
The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give God thanks and praise.
We praise you, O God, whom eternity cannot contain, for coming to earth and entering time in Jesus. We praise you for his life which informs our living, for his compassion which changes our hearts, for his clear speaking which contradicts our harmless generalities, for his disturbing presence, his innocent suffering, his fearless dying, his rising to life breathing forgiveness and restoring us forever to you. For these gifts we praise and worship you. All that is spectacular, all that is plain have their origin in you. All that is lovely, all who are loving, point to you as their fulfillment. Therefore we gladly join our voices to the song of the Church on earth and in heaven:
Sanctus
Grayson Warren Brown
Jesus was always the guest. In the homes of Peter and Jairus, Martha and Mary, Joanna and Susanna, he was always the guest. At the meal tables of the wealthy where he pled the case of the poor, he was always the guest. Upsetting polite company, befriending isolated people, welcoming the stranger, he was always the guest. 8
But here, at this table, he is the host. Those who wish to serve him must first be served by him. Those who want to follow him must first be fed by him. For this is the table where God intends us to be nourished. This is the time when Christ can make us new. So come, you who hunger and thirst for a deeper faith, for a better life, for a fairer world. Jesus Christ, who has sat at our tables, now invites us to be his guests. On their last night together, and as they were sitting at a meal, Jesus gave thanks, took a piece of bread and broke it. He gave it to the disciples saying, “This is my body. It is broken for you. Do this to remember me.” Later, after they had eaten, he took a cup of wine, gave thanks and said, “This cup is the new relationship with God made possible because of my death. Drink this all of you, to remember me.” So now we do as Jesus did. We offer this bread and this wine to each other, and proclaim the mystery of faith: Celebrant and People Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. We ask that these signs of your love be filled with the fullness of Jesus. Let that same love rest on us, converting us from the patterns of this passing world, until we conform to the shape of him whose food we now share. Amen. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,
(New Zealand Prayerbook)
Eternal Spirit, Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver, Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is heaven: The hallowing of your name echo through the universe! The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world! Your heavenly will be done by all created beings! Your commonwealth of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth. With the bread we need for today, feed us. In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us. In times of temptation and test, strengthen us. From trials too great to endure, spare us. From the grip of all that is evil, free us. For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever. Amen.
The Fraction: Breaking of the Bread Celebrant: People: Celebrant:
Enriching Our Worship
We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ. We who are many are one body, for we all share in the one bread. The Gifts of God for the people of God; holy food for holy people. 9
Invitation to Communion Please be seated until you are invited to come forward to receive communion. Please let us know if you would like the bread brought to you.
Communion Hymns
Taste and See
See Insert
(Verses offered by a soloist)
Do Lord, Remember Me
The Post Communion Prayer
See Insert
(Please stand as you are able.)
Celebrant: Let us pray. Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, God, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and forever. Amen.
Blessing May the rain fall off your shoulders when you’re caught in a storm. When the frost comes a callin’ may it find you safe and warm. May your place be set, and may your promises be kept. And may you never forget that you are loved.
Sending Hymn
Ride On, King Jesus
DISMISSAL Dismissal: People:
Walk in the way of the cross, the way of love. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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Sending Hymn
Ride On, King Jesus
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LEVAS #97
Trinity’s Daily Bread- As a community of faith, we are called to love and be loved; to serve and be served, to give and to receive. In short, we don’t want anyone to “fall behind or drop out.” In this season of connecting in new ways, we are introducing Trinity’s Daily Bread. Please let us know if you need prayer, assistance or connection by filling out our Daily Bread form on our website, www.trinitytoledo.org!
Trinity Episcopal Church Vestry Leadership Donna Steppe, Sr. Warden, Jeffrey Albright, Jr. Warden Leah Reed, Clerk, Gary Franklin, Treasurer Dennis Degnan, Becky Koskinen, Fritz Hany, Karen Keune & Jamie Paul
Parish Staff The Rev. Dr. Lisa Tucker-Gray, Rector Heather Meyer, Director of Operations and Community Development Chelsie Cree, Choir Director Grace Mauk, Trinity@316 Accompanist, Brian Buckner, Trinity@Home Accompanist Lynzi Miller, Communications Coordinator ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & COPYRIGHT INFO: Collect of the Day: Prayers for an Inclusive Church. Steven Shakespeare. Readings and Gospel from: Revised Common Lectionary: lectionarypage.net, 2021. Affirmation of Faith: from Shore to Shore: Liturgies, Litanies & Prayers from Around the World. Psalm: From Psalms for Praying by Nan Merrill. All printed music from The Hymnal 1982, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing, My Heart Sings Out, Wonder, Love, and Praise was used by permission through purchase of riteseries.org. All other printed music permission through purchase of CCLI Copyright license #20577215 Size B Streaming License #20577284 Size B Secular music permission through purchase of CCS WORSHIPcast Copyright license #13190 All printed music from Gather permission through purchase of onelicense.net License # A-700000
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH PROGRESSIVE INCLUSIVE CREATIVE
DOWNTOWN
316 Adams Street, Toledo, OH 43604 (419) 243-1231 www.trinitytoledo.org Facebook.com/TrinityEpiscopalToledo
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Communion Hymn Verses offered by a soloist.
Taste and See
LEVAS #154
Communion Hymn
Do Lord, Remember Me
LEVAS #164
Trinity Episcopal Church Progressive Inclusive Creative Downtown 316 Adams Street, Toledo, OH www.trinitytoledo.org
Trinity Pages
April 10, 2022
Announcements Wednesday, 4/13, Easter Memorial Flower Orders Due - Order Your Easter Flowers Today! Order forms are located on the Welcome Table in the back of the sanctuary. Hyacinths and Daffodils are available – plants are $14.00 each. If you would like us to include a dedication to a loved one in our Easter bulletin, please include their name(s) on the order form as well. Flowers can be taken home following our Trinity@316 Easter service on April 17th. Thursday, 4/21, 9:00am, Toledo Streets Newspaper Vendor Lunch - Trinity will provide the meal for Toledo Streets’ vendor lunch on Thursday, April 21st and we need YOUR help! Trinity will purchase the food but we need 4-6 volunteers to help prepare the meal and deliver it to the Toledo Streets office. Sunday, 4/24, 6:30pm, Trinity Book Club - We are currently reading Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. Join us for our next Book Club gathering on Sunday, April 24th, 6:30-8:00pm. Sign up on the website to join us!! Tuesday, 5/3, 7:00pm, Welcome to Trinity - Join us for a relaxed time of introductions, sharing stories and answering questions of what it means to be a part of the “Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement.” Register on our website for our May 3rd gathering. This evening is open to all and especially for those new to Trinity and interested in finding out more about our ministry and exploring what it might mean to join.
Trinity Prayer List Please remember those who have asked for our prayers: Tishie Bozeman Caroline Kroeger The Johnson family Dennis Kanfield Sean Charlotte Riley
Sheilah Wilson Tim Barr The Bowen family Bradley Baker Andy
Ethel Perdeau The Webb family Carol Romstadt Helen Paolucci Beonka, Josiah & Kamyia Fizer
To add your name or the name of someone you love on the Prayer List, please email lynzi@trinitytoledo.org.
April Birthdays Birthdays
4/3 Beth Oyler 4/6 Jenn Emerich 4/11 Henry Keune 4/21 MaryHelen Darah 4/27 John Abood
4/5 Elizabeth Cousino 4/7 Lynzi Miller 4/18 Wayne North 4/23 Jane Bueche 4/29 Derick Oyler, Jr.
4/5 Warnetta Walters 4/10 Kim Buehler 4/19 Kristian Emerich 4/25 Christina Turner
To add your birthday or anniversary to our list, please email lynzi@trinitytoledo.org.
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