Starting with a hymn, gospel reading and prayers in the parish church, we process to the Rose & Crown, the Post Office, and Wingrave School singing hymns accompanied by the Rowsham Band.
The service continues in the Methodist Chapel, with two more hymns, prayers and an informal, all-age talk.
Greeting and Welcome
In the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
All Amen.
The Lord be with you
All and also with you.
Hosanna to the Son of David
All Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
All Hosanna in the highest!
Rejoice greatly O Zion!
Shout aloud, Jerusalem!
Behold your king comes to you,
triumphant and victorious,
humble and mounted on a donkey.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
All Hosanna to the son of David
Hosanna in the highest!
Hymn
The Palm Gospel Reading
Matthew 21: 1—11
Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.
Christ humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.
Therefore God has highly exalted him
and given him the name that is above every name.
All Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew.
All Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus comes to Jerusalem as king
21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, ‘Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.’
4 This took place to fulfil what was spoken through the prophet:
5 ‘Say to Daughter Zion,
“See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”’
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
‘Hosanna to the Son of David!’
‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’
‘Hosanna in the highest heaven!’
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, ‘Who is this?’
11 The crowds answered, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.’
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
All Praise to you, O Christ.
Blessing of the Palms
God our saviour, whose Son Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem as Messiah to suffer and die, let these palms be for us signs of his victory, and grant that we who bear them in his name may ever hail him as King, and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever.
All Amen.
Let us go forth, praising Jesus as Messiah, our saviour and king.
Procession
Confession and Absolution
Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against him.
Let us then renounce our wilfulness and ask his mercy by confessing our sins in penitence and faith.
Lord our God,
in our sin we have avoided your call.
Our love for you is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes away early.
Have mercy on us;
deliver us from judgement;
bind up our wounds and revive us;
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
May the God of love and power
forgive and free you from all your sins,
heal and strengthen you by his Spirit,
and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord. Amen
Collect
Let us pray for a closer union with Christ in his suffering and in his glory.
True and humble king, hailed by the crowd as Messiah: grant us the faith to know and love you, that we may be found beside you on the way of the cross, which is the path of glory. Amen
Hymn
Talk
Prayers
The Peace
Once we were far off, but now in union with Christ Jesus we have been brought near through the shedding of Christ's blood, for he is our peace.
Hymn
Dismissal
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