St.

Stephen’s Episcopal
Church

1 9 0 Ra ughl e y Hi l l Rd.
Ha rri ngton, De l aw are
3 0 2 -39 8 -3 71 0
www.ststephensde.org

O ur Mi s s i on i s to grow a c ongre ga ti on tha t

w el c ome s a l l , to c ome toge the r to c e l e bra te
our be l i e f i n J es us Chri s t through bi bl i c a l
te a c hi ngs a nd pra ye r w hi l e s tri vi n g to a c hi e ve
a s pi r i tual c onnec ti on a nd fe l l ow shi p w i thi n i ts
m e m be r s hi p a nd c ommuni t y w e s er ve .

Holy Eucharist
April 6, 2023
Maundy Thursday
 Holy Eucharist: Rite Two
Pr o ce s s i on al H y mn S t an d H 44 6

Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins.

People His mercy endures for ever.

Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known,
and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our
hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit that we may
perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord, have mercy,

Christ, have mercy,
Lord, have mercy.

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Let us Pray.

The Collect:

Almighty Father, whose dear Son, on the night before

he suffered, instituted the Sacrament of his Body and Blood:
Mercifully grant that we may receive it thankfully in
remembrance of Jesus Christ our Lord, who in these holy
mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life; and who now lives
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever
and ever. Amen.

The Lessons:

A Reading from Exodus 12: 1-4, (5-10), 11-14: Susan Eliason

The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: This
month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be
the first month of the year for you. Tell the whole
congregation of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are
to take a lamb for each family, a lamb for each household. If a
household is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join its
closest neighbor in obtaining one; the lamb shall be divided in
proportion to the number of people who eat of it. [Your lamb
shall be without blemish, a year-old male; you may take it
from the sheep or from the goats. You shall keep it until the
fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembled
congregation of Israel shall slaughter it at twilight. They shall
take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and the
lintel of the houses in which they eat it. They shall eat the
lamb that same night; they shall eat it roasted over the fire
with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Do not eat any of it
raw or boiled in water, but roasted over the fire, with its head,
legs, and inner organs. You shall let none of it remain until
the morning; anything that remains until the morning you
shall burn.] This is how you shall eat it: your loins girded,
your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and
you shall eat it hurriedly. It is the Passover of the LORD. For I
will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike
down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both human beings
and animals; on all the gods of Egypt I will execute
judgments: I am the LORD. The blood shall be a sign for you
on the houses where you live: when I see the blood, I will
pass over you, and no plague shall destroy you when I strike
the land of Egypt. This day shall be a day of remembrance for
you. You shall celebrate it as a festival to the LORD;
throughout your generations you shall observe it as a
perpetual ordinance. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to
God
 Psalm 116:1, 10-17: Janet Voss

1 I love the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my

supplication, *
because he has inclined his ear to me whenever I
called upon him.
10 How shall I repay the LORD *
for all the good things he has done for me?
11 I will lift up the cup of salvation *
and call upon the Name of the LORD.
12 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD *
in the presence of all his people.
13 Precious in the sight of the LORD *
is the death of his servants.
14 O LORD, I am your servant; *
I am your servant and the child of your handmaid;
you have freed me from my bonds.
15 I will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving *
and call upon the Name of the LORD.
16 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD *
in the presence of all his people,
17 In the courts of the LORD’s house, *
in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.
Hallelujah!

The Epistle- 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: Susan Eliason

I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that
the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf
of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said,
"This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of
me." In the same way he took the cup also, after supper,
saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as
often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as
you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's
death until he comes. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to
God

Sequence Hymn Stand H 172

The Gospel- John 13:1-17,31b-35: The Rev. Bruce Lomas

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.

People: Glory to you Lord Christ
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his
hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father.
Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them
to the end. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas
son of Simon Iscariot to betray him. And during supper Jesus,
knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands,
and that he had come from God and was going to God, got up
from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around
himself. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash
the disciples' feet and to wipe them with the towel that was
tied around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him,
"Lord, are you going to wash my feet?" Jesus answered, "You
do not know now what I am doing, but later you will
understand." Peter said to him, "You will never wash my
feet." Jesus answered, "Unless I wash you, you have no share
with me." Simon Peter said to him, "Lord, not my feet only
but also my hands and my head!" Jesus said to him, "One who
has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is
entirely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you." For
he knew who was to betray him; for this reason he said, "Not
all of you are clean." After he had washed their feet, had put
on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them,
"Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher
and Lord--and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I,
your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also
ought to wash one another's feet. For I have set you an
example, that you also should do as I have done to you. Very
truly, I tell you, servants are not greater than their master, nor
are messengers greater than the one who sent them. If you
know these things, you are blessed if you do them. Jesus said,
"Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been
glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will
also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. Little
children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look for
me; and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, `Where I
am going, you cannot come.' I give you a new commandment,
that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also
should love one another. By this everyone will know that you
are my disciples, if you have love for one another." The
Gospel of the Lord! Praise to you Lord Christ

Sermon The Rev. Bruce Lomas

Prayers of the People- Form II: Janet Voss
The Leader and People pray responsively

I ask your prayers for God's people throughout the world;

for our Bishop(s) The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry our
Presiding Bishop, and The RT. Rev. Kevin S. Brown our
Diocesan Bishop, Bruce Lomas, Priest ; for this gathering; and
for all ministers and people.
Pray for the Church.
Silence

I ask your prayers for peace; for goodwill among nations;

and for the well-being of all people. We prayer for those in the
Military: Ch ri s top h e r Daw son , J u sti n Garey,
Ru s s el l Kn au b , Ju sti n R. H u d so n , Jaime G ri mes
B ru ce Carr ol l , A mb er Mab rey , Ja red Far me r ,
Darren H ea rn , an d Joh n H earn
Pray for justice and peace.
Silence

I ask your prayers for the poor, the sick and those on our parish
prayer list, the hungry, the oppressed, and those in prison.

Pray for those in any need or trouble.

Silence

I ask your prayers for all who seek God, or a deeper

knowledge of him.
Pray that they may find and be found by him.
Silence

I ask your prayers for the departed [especially

___________________].
Pray for those who have died.
Silence

I ask your prayers for all celebrate anniversary and birthdays

Praise God for those in every generation in whom Christ has been
honored [especially whom we remember today].
Pray that we may have grace to glorify Christ in our own day.
Silence

The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect.

Confession of Sins:

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Silence may be kept.

Minister and People

Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.

The Bishop when present, or the Priest, stands and says:

Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins
through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness,
and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.
Amen.

The Peace

All stand. The Celebrant says to the people

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People- And also with you.

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The Great Thanksgiving

Eucharistic Prayer A
The people remain standing. The Celebrant, whether bishop or priest,
faces them and sings or says

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.
Celebrant Life up your hearts.
People We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Then, facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and every-
where to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of
heaven and earth.

Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on

other occasions as appointed.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and

Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever
sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

Celebrant and People

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might,

heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

The people stand or kneel.

Then the Celebrant continues

Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us

for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become
subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus
Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human
nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the
God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross,
and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice
for the whole world.

At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to

hold it, or to lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the
cup, to hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel
containing wine to be consecrated.

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our

Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks
to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, "Take,
eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the
remembrance of me."

After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given
thanks, he gave it to them, and said, "Drink this, all of you:
This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you
and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink
it, do this for the remembrance of me."

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

Celebrant and People

Christ has died.

Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.

The Celebrant continues

We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in
this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death,
resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.

Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the

Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new
and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully
receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy,
and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints
into the joy of your eternal kingdom.

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and
with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor
and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and forever. AMEN.

And now, as our Savior

Christ has taught us,
we are bold to say,

People and Celebrant

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, and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread

The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread.

A period of silence is kept.

Then may be sung or said

Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;

Therefore let us keep the feast.

In Lent, Alleluia is omitted, and may be omitted at other times

except during Easter Season. In place of, or in addition to, the
preceding, some other suitable anthem may be used. Facing the
people, the Celebrant says the following Invitation

The Gifts of God for the People of God.

And may add- Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you,
and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

The ministers receive the Sacrament in both kinds, and then

immediately deliver it to the people.

The Bread and the Cup are given to the communicants with these
words

The Body (Blood) of our Lord Jesus Christ keep you in

everlasting life. [Amen.]

or with these words

The Body of Christ, the bread of heaven. [Amen.]

After Communion, the Celebrant says

Let us pray.
Celebrant and People

Eternal God, heavenly Father,

you have graciously accepted us as living members
of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,
and you have fed us with spiritual food
in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.
Send us now into the world in peace,
and grant us strength and courage
to love and serve you
with gladness and singleness of heart;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Blessing

Stripping of the Altar

Celebrant, ministers and congregation leave in silence.

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