** The Service begins at 9.45am in the church hall

¶ Blessing of the Palm Crosses and the Procession

 

Grace, mercy and peace
from God our Father,
and the Lord Jesus Christ
be with you.

And also with you.

 

Hosanna, hosanna!
Hosanna to the King of Israel!
Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!

 

Hosanna, hosanna!
Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest!

 

Behold your king comes to you,
O Zion,

meek and lowly,
sitting upon a donkey.

Ride on in the cause of truth
and for the sake of justice.
Your throne is the throne of God,
it endures for ever;

You have loved righteousness
and hated evil.

Therefore,
God has anointed you
with the oil of gladness.
 

Hosanna, hosanna!
Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord!

Hosanna in the highest!

 

Dear brothers and sisters,
during Lent, we have been
preparing by works of love and self-sacrifice for the celebration of our Lord’s death and resurrection.

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Today we come together to begin this solemn celebration in union with the Church throughout the world.

 

Christ enters his own city to complete his work as our Saviour, to suffer, to die, and to rise again.

 

Let us go with him in faith and love, so that, united with him in his sufferings, we may share his risen life.

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** The people hold up their palms while this prayer of blessing is said.

God our Saviour,
whose Son Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as Messiah to suffer and to die;

let these palms be for us signs of his victory and grant that we who bear them in his name may ever hail him as our King, and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life;

who lives and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
now and for ever.

Amen.

 

Let us go forth,
praising Jesus our Messiah.

​** All make their way to the church, singing Processional Hymn.

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¶ Processional Hymn No. 11

 

All glory, laud, and honour
to thee, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.

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Thou art the King of Israel,
thou David’s royal Son,
Who in the Lord’s name comest,
The King and blessèd one.

 

All glory, laud, and honour
to thee, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.

 

The company of angels
are praising thee on high,
And mortals, joined with all things
created make reply:

 

All glory, laud, and honour to thee, Redeemer, King,To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring.

 

The people of the Hebrews
with palms before thee went:
Our praise and prayer
and anthems
before thee we present: 

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All glory, laud, and honour
to thee, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.
 

To thee before thy passion
they sang their hymns of praise:
To thee now high exalted,
our melody we raise: 

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All glory, laud, and honour
to thee, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.

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Thou didst accept their praises,
accept the prayers we bring,
Who in all good delightest,
thou good and gracious King: 

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All glory, laud, and honour
to thee, Redeemer, King,
To whom the lips of children
Made sweet hosannas ring.

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¶ Opening Prayer (the Collect)

 

True and humble king,
hailed by the crowd as Messiah:
grant us the faith to know you
and love you,
that we may be found beside you
on the way of the cross,
which is the path of glory.
In Jesus' name we pray.

Amen.

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¶ Bible Reading (John 12:12-16)

 

A reading from the Gospel
according to John.

Glory to you, O Lord.

 

12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival
heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem.

13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting,

‘Hosanna!
Blessed is the one who comes
in the name of the Lord,
the King of Israel!’

14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written:

15 ‘Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. Look, your king is coming,
sitting on a donkey’s colt!’

16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written of him and had been done to him.

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This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.
 

¶ Sermon

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¶ Prayers

 

Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.

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* Scouts, Guides, Rangers and Explorers Prayer

Almighty God,
source of life and giver of all good things, we pray for your blessing and guidance for us Scouts, Guides, Rangers and Explorers. 

Help us to follow your teaching in all our activities and so give praise to you. 

Give us the wisdom and courage to think, speak and act with honour, kindness, and integrity. So may we receive your blessing and be a source of strength and encouragement to one another and all in the Scouting and Guiding movements throughout the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
Amen.

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* Cubs, Brownies, Beavers and Rainbows Prayer

O God our Father,
help us to love YOU most of all
and others as ourselves and keep us from selfishness in all we do.

Help us to make others happy, especially at home, in the Pack, the Colony and Unit.

Bless us and all Cubs, Brownies, Beavers and Rainbows everywhere, for the sake of Jesus Christ. 

Amen.

 

Merciful Father,
accept these prayers
for the sake of your son,
our saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.

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¶ Sharing Peace

 

Since we are justified by faith,
we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has given us access
to his grace.

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Peace of the Lord
be always with you.

And also with you.

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** Today, we say to one another: Peace be with you!

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¶ Offering and Hymn No. 53.

 

Be still
for the presence of the Lord,
the Holy One is here
Come bow before Him now,
with reverence and fear
In Him no sin is found,
we stand on holy ground
Be still
or the presence of the Lord,
the Holy One is here

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Be still
for the glory of the Lord,
is shining all around
He burns with holy fire,
with splendour He is crowned
How awesome is the sight,
our radiant King of light
Be still
for the glory of the Lord,
is shining all around

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Be still
for the power of the Lord,
is moving in this place
He comes to cleanse and heal,
to minister His grace
No work too hard for Him,
in faith receive from Him
Be still
for the power of the Lord,
is moving in this place

 

No work too hard for Him,
in faith receive from Him
Be still
for the power of the Lord,
is moving in this place

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¶ The Lord’s Prayer

 

Our Father,
who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive
those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.

Amen.

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¶ Giving of Communion

 

Jesus is the lamb of God
who takes away the sin of the world.

Blessed are those who are called
to his supper.

 

Lord,
I am not worthy to receive you,
but only say the word,
and I shall be healed.

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* Come up to receive the Blessed Sacrament if you have been confirmed or have received your first communion in the Catholic Church or Orthodox Church. If you wish to receive Blessing, come up to the priest, and bow your head, so that the priest knows what you want.

 

* It is not a ‘break time’ in the middle of service to chat.

Rather, it is a time to offer our prayer to God. Please, show your respect to others who pray to God in silence.

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¶ Prayer after Communion

 

You have opened to us the Scriptures, O Christ, and you have made yourself known in the breaking of the bread.

Abide with us, we pray, that, blessed by your royal presence,

we may walk with you all the days of our life, and at its end behold you in the glory of the eternal Trinity, one God for ever and ever.

Amen.

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¶ General Notices

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¶ Closing song

 

Then sings my soul,
my saviour God to thee,
How great thou art,
how great thou art     (x2)

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Oh Lord, my God,
When I, in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds
thy hands have made
I see the stars,
I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout
the universe displayed.

 

Then sings my soul,
my saviour God to thee,
How great thou art,
how great thou art     (x2)

 

And when I think
that God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die,
I scarce can take it in
That on the cross,
my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died
to take away my sin. 

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Then sings my soul,
my saviour God to thee,
How great thou art,
how great thou art     (x2)

 

When Christ shall come,
with shout of acclamation
And take me home,
what joy shall fill my heart
Then I shall bow,
in humble adoration
And then proclaim,
my God, how great Thou art.

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Then sings my soul,
my saviour God to thee,
How great thou art,
ow great thou art     (x2)

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¶ National Anthem

 

God save our gracious King!
Long live our noble King!
God save the King!
Send him victorious,
happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the King.

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¶ Final Blessing and Dismissal

 

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

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** Fr. Taemin will say the final blessing and all say;

Amen.

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Go in the peace of Christ.
Thanks be to God.

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Please join us in refreshments.

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Q: What should I do with my Palm Cross?

A: You can take it with you today.

Leave it somewhere you can see
as a good reminder of today’s service. And don’t forget to return it to the church next year. 

Fr. Taemin will burn them to make ashes and he will use them for a special service on Ash Wednesday,
which marks the beginning of the Season of Lent.

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For more information on Holy Week, please click HERE. 

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