Palm Sunday

Sunday, April 10, 2022, Faith Episcopal Church, Merrimack, NH; Mini-Service video: Palm Sunday, 40 min. Sana, Sana/All glory, laud, and honor, Hymn 154; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Vicar Pat Henking, celebrant: What do we make of the monumental switch in tone and spirit from “All glory, laud and honor” to the reading of the Passion, the most somber readings of the church ending in crucifixion and burial? Collect for the Passion: Palm Sunday and a prayer said in Palm Sunday Eucharist. Philippians 2:5-11; Pete Linkroum, reader. Palm Branches; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, composer, piano, voice. Gospel of Luke 19:28-40; Pete Linkroum, reader. Vicar Pat Henking on meeting Jesus at the crucifixion on a day filled with terror and darkness, like horrific moments we experience in the world today, Jesus lies beside us in silence and support as we rest in peace and hope; a realization that burial is a proper and dignified end to life that brings forth hope and renewal and reminds us that God is all around us. The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to St. Luke; read by members of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, Audrey Rose, Nancy Rosen, Debra Spencer, Katie Clark. Jesus, Remember Me; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, composer, piano, voice. Vicar Pat Henking: Blessings from the lyrics of Bob Dylan’s Forever Young; announcements; closing prayer; benediction; music from Reach Out in the Darkness, a 60’s song by Friend and Lover; dismissal. To mock your reign, Hymn 170; Nancy Jamrog-Couret, organ. Bob Hughes, videographer.

April 10, 2022, FEC In-Service Bulletin