HOLY WEEK & EASTER 2018
Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th
9.15Morning Prayer
18.30Evening Prayer
19.00Sung Eucharist and Address
Wednesday 28th
11.30 Sung Chrism Mass – Celebrant & Preacher:
The Bishop.
Thursday 29thMAUNDY THURSDAY
9.15Morning Prayer
18.30Evening Prayer
19.30Sung Eucharist of the Lord’s Supper
& Watch
Friday 30th GOOD FRIDAY
9.15Morning Prayer
18.30Evening Prayer
19.30Solemn Liturgy of the Passion
Saturday 31st HOLY SATURDAY
9.15Morning Prayer
21.00Vigil & First Mass of Easterwith Renewal of
Baptism Vowsfollowed by champagne reception
Sunday 1stEASTER DAY
8.30Said Eucharist
10.30Solemn Eucharist
16.00 Messe Malgache
The Holy Week preacher is the Rev’d Canon Martin Draper O.B.E., former chaplain of St George’s.He gives the address after the Eucharist from Monday to Wednesday and preaches today and on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day.
Confessions: Monday 17.30 Fr Matthew
Tuesday 17.30 Fr Stephen
or by appointment
St George’s Anglican Church
7, rue Auguste-Vacquerie, 75116 Paris.
tel: 01 47 20 22 51 e-mail:
ST GEORGE’S, PARIS
Welcome
on Sunday, March 25th
PALM SUNDAY
08.30 Said Eucharist
10.30Procession & Solemn Eucharist
Victoria(1548-1611) – Missa ‘Salve’
Gibbons (1583-1625) – Hosanna to the Son of David
On this day the Church celebrates Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem to accomplish his paschal mystery. So today we gather in the street/hall for our entry into church.
When all is ready the choir sings the antiphon ‘Hosanna to the Son of David’ (NEH 508).The priest introduces the celebration & blesses the palms.
The palm gospel is proclaimed.
The procession begins with:
Let us go forth in peace. In the name of Christ. Amen
PROCESSIONAL HYMN
All glory, laud, and honour to thee, Redeemer, King,
to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring.
Thou art the king of Israel, thou David’s royal son,
who in the Lord’s name comest, the King and blessed one.
All glory...
The company of angels are praising thee on high,
and mortal men and all things created make reply.
All glory...
The people of the Hebrews with palms before thee went:
our praise and prayer and anthems before thee we present.
All glory...
To thee before thy passion they sang their hymns of praise:
to thee now high exalted our melody we raise.
All glory...
Thou didst accept their praises: accept the prayers we bring,
who in all good delightest, thou good and gracious King.
All glory...
The choir sings the prophetic anthem,
‘Jerusalem, look toward the East’ (NEH 510).
Hymn 511
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
Hark, all the tribes hosanna cry,
Thy humble beast pursues his road
With palms and scattered garments strowed.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die:
O Christ, thy triumphs now begin
O’er captive death and conquered sin.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
The winged squadrons of the sky
Look down with sad and wondering eyes
To see the approaching sacrifice.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh;
Thy Father on his sapphire throne
Awaits his own anointed Son.
Ride on, ride on in majesty!
In lowly pomp ride on to die;
Bow thy meek head to mortal pain,
Then take, O God, thy power and reign.
The Eucharist then follows in the normal order, from page4 in the cream booklets, beginning with the COLLECT.
Almighty and everlasting God, who in your tender love towards the human race sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ to take upon him our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross: grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
FIRST READINGPhilippians 2:5-11
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death – even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
GRADUAL HYMN87
THE PASSION according to Mark
The Passion is read in dramatic form. Please join in with the crowd at the appropriate moment:
Pilate:Then what shall I do with the man whom you call the King of the Jews?
Crowd:Crucify him, crucify him!
Pilate:Why? What evil has he done?
Crowd:Crucify him, crucify him!
HOMILY – Father Martin Draper - SILENCE & CREED
INTERCESSIONS
Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.
OFFERTORY HYMN86
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
OUR FATHER
COMMUNION
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ, you humbled yourself in taking the form of a servant, and in obedience died on the cross for our salvation: give us the mind to follow you and to proclaim you as Lord and King, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
FINAL HYMN88
BLESSING