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The Sunday of the Passion:
Palm Sunday
Grace Episcopal Church, Martha’s Vineyard

 
March 28, 2021


THE HOLY EUCHARIST RITE 2: SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

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Welcome & Announcements

Throughout the service, the people remain muted, but join in the responses in bold in the
​bulletin, voiced by Roger McGary.


The Liturgy of the Palms
 
Celebrant     Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord.
People           Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
 
Celebrant      Let us pray.
 
Assist us mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Gospel Mark 11:1-11a
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When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.’” They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it, some of the bystanders said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it. Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting,
           “Hosanna!
           Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
           Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David!
           Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

The Celebrant then says the following blessing
 
                        The Lord be with you.
People            And also with you.                                                                             
Celebrant       Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.                                                    
People            It is right to give him thanks and praise.
 
It is right to praise you, Almighty God, for the acts of love by which you have redeemed us through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. On this day he entered the holy city of Jerusalem in triumph, and was proclaimed as King of kings by those who spread their garments and branches of palm along his way. Let these branches 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 in glory with you and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

Celebrant     Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.                                                                    
People           Hosanna in the highest.
 
Celebrant     Let us continue in peace.                                                                         
People           In the name of Christ. Amen.

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Acclamation
           
Celebrant     Blessed be the one and holy living God.
People          Glory to God forever and ever.           
Celebrant     Let us pray.
The Collect of the Day  
 
Celebrant     The Lord be with you.
People           And also with you.
Celebrant     Let us pray.
                       
Almighty and ever living  God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-9a, read by Bernadine Prygrosky 

​The Lord God has given me
        the tongue of a teacher,
that I may know how to sustain
        the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens--
        wakens my ear
        to listen as those who are taught.
The Lord God has opened my ear,
        and I was not rebellious,
        I did not turn backward.
I gave my back to those who struck me,
        and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
        from insult and spitting.
The Lord God helps me;
        therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like flint,
        and I know that I shall not be put to shame;
        he who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
        Let us stand up together.
Who are my adversaries?
        Let them confront me.
It is the Lord God who helps me;
        who will declare me guilty?
    
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Psalm 31:9-16, read by John Hickey 

​Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; *
        my eye is consumed with sorrow,
        and also my throat and my belly.
For my life is wasted with grief,
        and my years with sighing; *
        my strength fails me because of affliction,
        and my bones are consumed.
I have become a reproach to all my enemies and even to my neighbors,
        a dismay to those of my acquaintance; *
        when they see me in the street they avoid me.
I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; *
        I am as useless as a broken pot.
For I have heard the whispering of the crowd;
        fear is all around; *
they put their heads together against me;
        they plot to take my life.
But as for me, I have trusted in you, O Lord. *
        I have said, "You are my God.
My times are in your hand; *
        rescue me from the hand of my enemies,
        and from those who persecute me.
Make your face to shine upon your servant, *
        and in your loving-kindness save me."

The Second Reading: Philippians 2:5-11, read by Roger McGary
 
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
 
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

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The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark (14:1-15:47)

​A period of silence follows.

The Prayers of the People, Form IV

Let us pray for the Church and for the world.

Grant, Almighty God, that all who confess your Name may be united in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world.

Silence

Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.

Guide the people of this land, and of all the nations, in the ways of justice and peace; that we may honor one another and serve the common good.

Silence

Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.

Give us all a reverence for the earth as your own creation, that we may use its resources rightly in the service of others and to your honor and glory.

Silence

Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.

Bless all whose lives are closely linked with ours, and grant that we may serve Christ in them, and love one another as he loves us.

Silence

Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.

Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation.

Silence

Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.

We commend to your mercy all who have died, that your will for them may be fulfilled; and we pray that we may share with all your saints in your eternal kingdom.

Silence

Lord, in your mercy
Hear our prayer.

The Peace

The Celebrant says
 
               The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People    And also with you.

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​The Holy Communion
 
Eucharistic Prayer A
 
Celebrant     The Lord be with you.
People           And also with you.
Celebrant     Lift up your hearts.
People          We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant     Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
 
Celebrant     It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father
                      Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
 
You bid your faithful people cleanse their hearts, and prepare with joy for the Paschal feast; that, fervent in prayer and in works of mercy, and renewed by your Word and Sacraments, they may come to the fullness of grace which you have prepared for those who love you.
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

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Then the Celebrant continues

Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.

He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, "Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me."

After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, "Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me."

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

Celebrant and People

Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.


The Celebrant continues
​

We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.

Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.

​And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
 
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,
            and the power, and the glory,
            for ever and ever. Amen.


​Breaking of the Bread
 
Celebrant      Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
People           Therefore let us keep the feast. 
 
Celebrant        
 
Behold the Lamb of God.  Behold Him who takes away the sins of the world.
 
Celebrant and People
 
In union, O Lord with the faithful at every altar of Your Church, where the Holy Eucharist is now being celebrated, we desire to offer You praise and thanksgiving.  We present to you our souls and bodies with the earnest wish that we may always be united to you.  And since we can not now receive you sacramentally, we beseech you to come spiritually into our hearts. We unite ourselves to you, and embrace you with all the affections of our souls. Let nothing ever separate you from us. May we live and die in your love. Amen.
 
Celebrant continues
 
Let us spend a few moments reflecting on the fact that God so loved  one of us that God sent God's Only-Begotten Son into the world for all of us.

The Post Communion Prayer

Let us pray.
 
Celebrant and People
 
Almighty and ever-living 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, Father, 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 for ever. Amen.
 
Blessing
 
Dismissal
 
Leader          Let us go forth in the name of Christ.
People          Thanks be to God.

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Sunday Prayers
 
Michael, our Presiding Bishop;  Alan and Gayle, our Bishops
The Very Reverend Amy McCreath & the Cathedral Congregation of St. Paul
The Manna Community
The Cape & Islands Deanery
 
Joe, our President, Kamala, our Vice President
 The Members of Congress; Charlie our Governor, and our elected officials
Pray for Our Country
 
The Campers, Counselors, and Staff of Camp Jabberwocky
The People of Pine Ridge

Christine & Richard
Deborah & Her Family
Don & Joan
Fernando
Gary
​Comfort and Peace for Gary & Jacqueline
Gretchen and the Tucker-Underwood- Wharton Family
The Haynes Family
Jan
Janice
Jeff & Gail
Julie
Kathy & Tom
Kate
Lorraine & Richard
Mary
Mike & Sarah
Deborah, Chris, Gunnar; Bill & Marcia; Valerie and all their family
Ralph
Suzanne Goldstein
Tara
Wes
 
All Staff of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
Our Vineyard EMS, Fire, and Police Departments
All the Members of the New York City Fire Department
 
We pray for all those who are sick with Covid-19; all those who are dying from it; all who have survived it; those who have died from it; their families; and all who are caring for them
Those who by virtue of their work are putting themselves at risk
Those staying home and practicing social distancing
All those involved in the vaccination effort
 
Those working to address racial injustice
 
Those who have died:
Carol Merry deBettencourt, Mary Hill Tucker, Stephen, Tom
All those killed because of oppression, hatred, gun violence, or the color of their skin

ASSISTING IN OUR WORSHIP
 
Rector:  The Rev. Stephen Harding
Associate Priests:  The Rev. Sharon Eckhardt, The Rev. Dr. Storm Swain
Master of Ceremony: The Rev. Dr. Storm Swain
Parish Administrator: Maureen O’Malley
Videographer & Curator: Karen Huff
Music Director:  Wesley Nagy
Cellist: Jan Hyer
Singers:  Elizabeth Bates, Rev. Sharon Eckardt, Rev. Stephen Harding, Ann Palches
Readers:  John Hickey, Roger McGary, Bernadine Prygrosky
Respondent on behalf of Grace Church:  Roger McGary

Passion Narrative
Readers:  Leigh Ann Yuen, Tom Mullen, Gail & Jeff Spear, Paul Dawson, Phyllis Smith, Debra Bessette,
Bryan Garrison, Ralph Knapp, Nevenka Daniels, Kathy Morris, Bill Cini
Videographers:  Abby Bates, Kim & Bryan Garrison, Stephen Harding, Ann Palches
​Editor:  Rev. Stephen Harding