holy thursday basic service layout

  • someone at door to greet
  • participants will sit at round tables with communion elements as centerpieces
  • tables are arranged in a large circle (or oval)

  • in the middle of the tables is a carpet with
    1. large ornate pitcher (need to find one)
    2. basin filled with water
    3. dirty white towel or fabric
  • the sermon and music are delivered from this area

  • start with announcements
  • song: "come to the well" is sung
  • during song, hands are washed at 2 station(s)
  • show "washing of the feet" video
  • liturgy or song
  • song or liturgy
  • scripture
  • message
  • silence
  • communion at tables
  • stations (and music)


    the stations:

  1. washing of hands stations - 2 long tables - toward the beginning of the service, participants will wash the hands of each other.

  2. passover/seder station - 1 long or round table - contains elements of seder meal and explanations. red paint (on paper) above door behind station.

  3. art station - 2 long tables connected at corner of two walls - at one participants are asked to creat last supper images. famous and not so famous last supper images will be hung above the station.

  4. peter's denial

  5. judas station - we will incorporate items from sanctuary's stations of the cross service - station number 2. participants will receive coin at station.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Peters station---a rock, rooster,reeds/reed grass plant (for Simon), keys, maybe the crismon for Peter?
scripture
"But he began to curse, and he swore an oath, "I do not know this man you are talking about." Mark 14:7
--betsy