ST. COLUMBA
ANGLICAN-UNITED CHURCH
PO Box 1260, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0
Office Phone: 250-949-6247
E-mail: admin@stcolumbaporthardy.ca
Ministers: Rev. Christine Muise
E-mail: cmuise@bc.anglican.ca
The Rev. Sheila Cook
E-mail: scook@bc.anglican.ca
Wardens: Robert Fyles and Priscilla O’Neil
Treasurer: Judy Fyles
Music Ministry: Roldan Yuipco
Video: Ammie Yuipco
Community Partner: Cathie Wilson
www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca

The Sunday of the Passion Palm Sunday Year A
April 2, 2023 Service of the Word

Mission Statement
As followers of Jesus Christ, our church is a community called to love, honour, worship, and serve God. We invite others to share our Christian journey as we grow in faith and engage in ministry in our town and mission in our world.

Palm Sunday procession: people walk with palms remembering Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem in song. In attentiveness to walking gently with our Savior and God’s Creation of Earth, we are using the local option of ferns and cedar as that is our local and ecological option!

~ Leader: regular font
~ All: bold font
~ Sung words: bold italics
~ Asterix* stand as you are able

Palm Sunday Processional

*Hymn:
MV 128 When They Heard That Jesus Was Coming

When they heard that Jesus was coming
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
All the people went out to meet him
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the chosen one.

Spread their cloaks and branches before him
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
Children sand with palm branches waving
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the chosen one.

Blest is he, alike David before him,
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
Blest is he, God's blessing upon him,
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the chosen one.

Guiding cloud and pillar of fire,
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
Satan's foe and friend of the sinner,
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the chosen one.

Word of God, and first-born of people,
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
Promise kept, the crown of the creation,
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the chosen one.

Vision blest, and hope for the future,
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
God's beloved, radiant with glory,
Sing hosanna to the chosen one
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the chosen one.

Words and Music: Rory Cooney

Welcome and Announcements
Land Acknowledgment

Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

Psalm 181: 1-2, 19-29

Refrain: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Let Israel now say:
'God's love endures for ever.'
Let the house of Aaron say:
'God's love endures for ever.'
Let those who fear God say:
'God's love endures for ever.'
R: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Open to me the gates of the temple, that I may enter and give thanks to God.
This is the gate of God; through it the righteous shall enter.
I thank you for you have answered me; you have become my salvation.
The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
This is God's doing, marvellous in our eyes.
This is the day that God has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!
R: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Save us, O God, we pray;
God, we pray, give us success.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of God.
We bless you from the house of God.
God, our God, has given us light;
with palm branches in hand let us march to the altar.
You are my God, and I will thank you;
you are my God, and I will extol you.
R: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

*Hymn:
VU 126 Ride On, Ride On, the Time is Right

Ride on, ride on, the time is right:
the roadside crowds scream with delight;
palm branches mark the pilgrim way
where beggars squat and children play.

Ride on, ride on, your critics wait,
intrigue and rumour circulate;
new lies abound in word and jest,
and truth becomes a suspect guest.

Ride on, ride on, while well aware
that those who shout and wave and stare
are mortals who, with common breath,
can crave for life and lust for death.

Ride on, ride on, though blind with tears,
though voiceless now and deaf to jeers.
Your path is clear, though few can tell
their garments pave the road to hell.

Ride on, ride on, God's love demands.
Justice and peace lie in your hands.
Evil and angel voices rhyme:
You are the man and this the time.

Words and music: John L. Bell.

Dear friends, through Lent we have been preparing for the celebration of Christ’s paschal mystery....
...We are united with him in our common humanity. We pray we share the message of this truth and share in his resurrection and the new life offered in reconciliation.
Hosanna in the highest.

*May God be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of Christ according to the Community of Matthew
*Matthew 21: 1-11

The Collect

We Open Ourselves to Transformation:
Sacred Scriptures
Hutłilala's! Listen deeply!
Hebrew Scripture: Isaiah 50:4–9a

*Gospel Hymn:
Sing a New Creation #86 You are Holy, You are Whole

Part 1
You are holy, you are whole.
You are always ever more
than we ever understand.
You are always at hand.
Blessed are you coming near.
Blessed are you coming here
to your church in wine and bread,
raised from soil, raised from dead.

Part 2
You are holy,
you are wholeness,
you are present.
Let the cosmos praise you, Lord!
Sing hosanna
in the highest!
Sing hosanna!
Sing hosanna to our God!

Text and music: Per Harling

The Lord be with you
And also with you
The Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew
Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ
*The Gospel: Matthew 27: 11-54
The Gospel of Christ
Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Sermon/ Reflection

Words of Confession
Give us the courage, in this holy week, to journey with Jesus all the way to the cross, and there, risk everything – as Jesus did; to proclaim – as Jesus did – God’s love for all. Amen.

Words of affirmation

*Affirmation of Faith
We are not alone, we live in God’s world.
We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God. We are called to be the Church: to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in Creation, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God.
A New Creed is a brief and well-loved affirmation of faith used widely in our worship (1968; rev. 1980, 1995).

Prayers of the People:
MINUTE FOR MISSION/ PWRDF

In our Shared Ministry Church Cycles of prayer we pray for...

Among the crowds so busy with the moment can we spot the woman shouting hosanna as she tries to forget the lack of food for her table?
We pray for the hungry.
In the chaos of the people laying coats on the road busy with the moment do we notice the one who remains silent lonely, even in a crowd?
We pray for the lonely.
In the moving hordes crying for salvation busy with the moment can we see the person who isn’t out for the day but whose home is that street?
We pray for the homeless.
In the sway of the masses eager to see busy with the moment will we spot the one looking among the crowd for someone long gone?
We pray for those grieving.
In the movement of the pack caught up in hysteria busy with the moment can we recognize the one with wounds and hurt from a different violence?
We pray for those in conflict.
In the baying of the mob cheering without knowing why busy with the moment will we notice the change from hosanna to crucify and those who must suffer?
We pray for ourselves and why we are here. Amen

The Peace
My siblings in Christ, the peace of God be always with you.
And also with you.

*Hymn:
VU 628 Come, My Way, My Truth

Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life:
such a way as gives us breath,
such a truth as ends all strife,
such a life as killeth death.

Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength:
such a light as shows a feast,
such a feast as mends in length,
such a strength as makes his guest.

Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart:
such a joy as none can move,
such a love as none can part,
such a heart as joys in love.

Words: George Herbert Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams; adapt. E. Harold Geer.

*Response:
VU 581 When We Are Living (v. 2 only)

Through all our living, we our fruits must give.
Good works of service are for offering.
When we are giving, or when receiving,
we belong to God; we belong to God.

Prayer over the Gifts

Epilogue

The Lord’s Prayer
And now, as our Saviour Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
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

The Doxology
Glory to God,
whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen

*Hymn:
VU 151 Lift High the Cross

Lift high the cross; the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world adore his sacred name.

Come, Christians, follow where our Saviour trod,
the Lamb victorious, Christ, the Son of God.
Lift high the cross; the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world adore his sacred name.

Led on their way by this triumphant sign,
the hosts of God in conquering ranks combine.
Lift high the cross; the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world adore his sacred name.

Each newborn servant of the Crucified
bears on the brow the seal of him who died.
Lift high the cross; the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world adore his sacred name.

Saviour, once lifted on the glorious tree,
your death has brought us life eternally.
Lift high the cross; the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world adore his sacred name.

So shall our song of triumph ever be
praise to the Crucified for victory.
Lift high the cross; the love of Christ proclaim
till all the world adore his sacred name.

Words: George William Kitchin, rev. Michael Robert Newbolt, alt. Music: Sidney Hugo Nicholson

Blessing

Three-fold Amen

Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve in Jesus’ name.
Thanks be to God. Amen Gilakas’la Amen

Announcements:

UPCOMING HOLY WEEK SERVICES

• Good Friday Service at St. Columba at 11 AM: April 7, 2023
• Sunrise Service at St. Columba at 7 AM: April 9, 2023
• Easter Service (Communion) at St. Columba at 10:30 AM: April 9, 2023

• Mission Focus is for the Blessing Box
• We are always accepting items for our Blessing Box and our Everyday Sanctuary. Canned goods, dry goods, to-go items, coffee and coffee supplies are all necessary.
• April 28 Setup and preparation for Spring Tea 11 AM
• April 29 Spring Tea from 2 to 4 PM.

Liturgical resources:
Prayers from Seasons of the SpiritTM SeasonFusion Lent Easter 2022 Online, and Celebrating God’s Presence, United Church of Canada
Collects and Prayers for Palm Sunday: Liturgy of the Passion BAS
Prayers of the People, Celebrating God’s Presence UCC

Music copyright:
Words for hymns reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 and CCLI License # 11033010. All rights reserved.

More Voices 128 When They Heard That Jesus Was Coming Words and Music: Rory Cooney, 1999. Words and music copyright © 1999 GIA Publications. All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#00462). All rights reserved.

Voices United 837 Psalm 118 Refrain Albert Ham ca. 1900 Copyright: public domain.

Voices United 126 Ride On, Ride On, the Time is Right Words and music: John L. Bell 1988. Words and music copyright © 1988, WGRG, Iona Community, GIA Publications, Inc., agent. All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission under CCLI License # 11033010 (962006) or ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#37279). All rights reserved.

Sing a New Creation 86 You Are Holy Text and music: Per Harling, 1990. Copyright © 1990 Ton Vis Produktion AB;, administered Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#00877). All rights reserved.

Voices United 628 Come, My Way, My Truth Words: George Herbert ca. 1633 Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams 1911; adapt. E. Harold Geer 1956. Music copyright © 1911 Stainer & Bell Ltd., London, England. All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#80888). All rights reserved.

Voices United 581 When We Are Living Verse 2 only English translation verses 2-4 George Lockwood 1987. Music: Spanish melody; harmony Carlton R. Young 1989. Translation and harmony copyright © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House. Reprinted and streamed with permission under CCLI License # 11033010 (4968810) or ONE LICENSE #A-720359 Harmony (#00901) and translation verses 2-4 (#15060). All rights reserved.

Voices United 151 Lift High the Cross Words: George William Kitchin, 1887 rev. Michael Robert Newbolt 1916, alt. Music: Sidney Hugo Nicholson, 1916; desc. Richard Proulx. Words and music copyright © 1974 Hope Publishing Company. Descant copyright 1985 G.I.A. Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 words and music (#01923) descant (#106223) [decant not usually played or sung]. All rights reserved.