GREETING

One: The Lord be with you.

Many: And also with you.

Song

Hosanna

PREPARATION

CALL TO WORSHIP

One: Rejoice to the Holy One who rides into our lives!

Many: Rejoice! Hosanna in the highest! Our palms affirm God’s glory with triumph, renewal, and justice! 

One: God rides into our human experience as a Companion in humility, love, and justice.

Many: Rejoice! We raise our voices to affirm God’s generosity! 

One: God rides into our reality to invite us into a parade of love, inclusion and healing. 

Many: Rejoice! We come today to shout Your name, sing You praises and to do all these things together. Amen 

PRAYER OF ADORATION

All: Today, God, we rejoice with Christians everywhere, saying, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.” We rejoice that Jesus’ triumphal entry reveals that hope, love, joy and peace will not remain hidden but will be celebrated with parades, processions and songs in the streets. We stand in hope with those longing for your reign of peace across nations and in our neighborhoods, amid divisions, wars, struggles and stories. We stand with your people throughout all time, raising our palms and laying down what we carry before you, joining the procession that welcomes your reign of your everlasting peace. Amen.

Song Continued:

Hosanna

Song:

Crown Him Many Crowns

WORDS OF WELCOME

PASSING THE PEACE

One: The peace of Christ be with you all. 

Many: And also with you.

Song of Peace

You Are Love and Love Alone

BLESSING OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

One: People of God, what is our prayer for these children and youth?

Many: May the Lord be with you.

Children and Youth: And also with you.

One: Children and Youth, When the children of Jerusalem met Jesus’ passion, they shouted in their worship place, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” The leaders were indignant, but Jesus validated their witness, saying, “From the lips of children and even nursing babies, Lord, you have called forth praise.” The God you bless, hears you, and blesses you in return.

All: Thanks be to God!

Song

The Kingdom Is Yours

Lenten Meditation

Lenten Prayer - based on Psalm 123

Many: O God, in this season of Lent we lift our eyes to You, remembering that we are people who wait and watch, longing for Your mercy and help. This psalm reminds us that even in our weariness, You are our hope and our guide. As we walk this Lenten path, teach us to bring our whole selves before You: our anxieties, our doubts, and our yearning for Your presence. When patience feels hard and the road feels long, help us trust that You are already at work within us and among us. So we continue on the journey toward Easter, waiting with hope for the new life You promise. Amen.

Lenten Listening Practice

Song

Doxology

READING: Luke 19:28-40 & Zechariah 9:9-12a

One: The Word of the Lord
Many: Thanks be to God 

SERMON
Rev. Emily McGinley (she/her/hers)

OFFERING

OFFERING PRAYER

Many: Yahweh, your sacrificial gifts know no bounds and you continue to generously foster every good gift on this Earth. Accept these offerings, gifts, and acts of service. We pray that through what we are able to give may lead us closer towards your Kingdom of justice, love and humility. Amen.

MUSICAL OFFERING

Kingdom of Jesus

CONFESSION INVITATION

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

One: Elohim, we have ignored your call to participate in your parades and celebrations.

Many: We have ignored our communal nature and have participated in the marginalization of our siblings. 

One: We allow the grips of fear to stop us from engaging with others outside of our circles. 

Many: We walk past the hurting, starving, bleeding and loved children of your Kingdom. We put ourselves on a pedestal of pride, ignoring our convictions, ignoring our need for connection and burying the voices of our siblings. 

One: But the celebration goes on and the palms continue to wave around in Your Honor. 

Many: Forgive us for allowing fear and ignorance to become the ruler of our lives. 

One: Break down our barriers. 

Many: We cry from our hearts, Hosanna, Save Us. Amen. Hear us now as we share our honest confessions in silence…

SILENCE IS HELD

WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

One: Hear and embrace the affirmation that we “will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” God is our refuge despite our fears that hold us back from embodying the goodness of God’s Kingdom.  Yahweh’s goodness and love will forever more embrace our lives. This is the good news!

Many: Thanks be to God!

COMMUNION | Invitation to the Lord’s Table

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
A Lenten Creed from the Patmos Abbey—An Order of Saint Columba which is an ecumenical Celtic monastic community focused on prayer, hospitality, and spiritual formation.

All: We believe that our lives are held within the encircling love of God, who knows our names and recognises our deepest needs. We believe that Christ is the divine Child of the living God, and that his grace is like living waters that can never be exhausted. We believe in the birthing, renewing, enabling Spirit of God who yearns over our welfare as a mother yearns for her child. We believe that God is in the arid desert as well as in green pastures, and that hard times and disciplines are also loving gifts. We believe that our journey has a purpose and a destination, and that our path leads to a human glory we cannot yet imagine. We believe that in the church we are fellow pilgrims on the road, and that we are called to love one another as God loves us. This is our faith and we are humbled to profess in Jesus the Christ. Amen.

GREAT THANKSGIVING

One: The Lord be with you.
Many: And also with you.

One: Lift up your hearts!
Many: We lift them up to the Lord!

One: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
Many: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

SANCTUS

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

One: Together we proclaim the mystery of the faith:

Many: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

PRAYER OF CONSECRATION

PASTORAL PRAYER

THE LORD'S PRAYER

All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

One: Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
Many: Therefore, let us keep the feast.

Distribution of the Bread and Cup

Songs

Hosanna

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

All: Oh Gracious King, Hosanna, you continuously reach your hand out to invite us into your parade of renewal. Thank you for your forgiveness despite all the times we turn our backs on you. Thank you for healing our hearts that too often become cold and stony. Thank you. Amen. 

Song

Hosanna

BENEDICTION

DISMISSAL

One: Let us go forth to serve the world as those who love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Many: Thanks be to God!

One: Go, in God’s Peace

Preacher: Rev. Emily McGinley

Worship Leader: Rev. Joshua Jalandoon

Reader: Donna Creasman

Musicians:

Kresta Camillo, vocal

Jason Morrell, guitar & vocal

Ben Lee, acoustic guitar

Richelle Scales, piano

Christie Chew, percussion

Audio/Video:

Jody Constantine, Worship Arts Production Lead

Xavier Berenguer, Worship Arts Audio Intern

Elliott Slaughter, ProPre