Full Service - Good Friday - Year B
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Full service Good Friday - Year B
service contents:
Hymn: O Sacred Head, sore wounded or Foretaste of Friday
Prayer – in this prayer the words in bold print are said a single person responding to the leader.
The following hymn begins unannounced after a short silence.
Hymn: There is a redeemer or God hung and died upon the cross
Reading: John18:28-40
Among the many characters surrounding the arrest and the conviction of Jesus, Pilate stands out…
Poem: Pilate reacts
Reading: John 19:1-16
Pilate turns to the crowds and so do we. The crowd can make the decision and although they have
the choice of Jesus or Barrabas, a convicted criminal, the crowd bays for the blood of Jesus…
Poem: Crowds are fickle
Reading: John 19:16b-24
But Pilate is not finished with this story yet. We don’t know whether he did it deliberately to annoy
the Jewish authorities, or because he had been impressed by the behaviour of Jesus…
Poem: The King’s cross
Hymn: Were you there when they crucified my Lord? or Bread of tears and bitter weeping
Prayer: Agony
Hymn: When I survey the wondrous cross or God loves a scandal, look at Christ
Blessing: One Big Question
Andrew Pratt (born 1948)
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