Friday, April 3, 2015 - Good Friday (Year B) 10:30am

Opening prayer God of strength, gather us in –
in this sacred space, in this sacred moment – for here we recall a story of
faith, a story of manipulative powers, of human frailty, of cruelty and malice,
and an act of unlikely grace. Here we remember who you are. Amen.

Singing 144VU “Were You There”

Scripture Reading Mark 14:^55–65  NT pg 52

False Witness

Prayer
When
we listen to hearsay and don’t bother to search for veracity, forgive us, God
of truth. (Scripture reader extinguishes a candle.)

Choir  “When You
Prayed Beneath the Trees”

Scripture Reading Mark 14:^66–72 NT pg 53

Servant

Prayer
When
we fail to speak honestly for the sake of our own advantage, forgive us, God of
sincerity.

Singing 133VU “Go to Dark Gethsemane”

Scripture Reading Mark 15:^1–15     NT pg 53

Barabbas

Prayer
When
we turn our backs from your tenderness and love, forgive us, God of mercy.

Singing 145VU “O Sacred Head”

Scripture Reading Mark 15:^16–20 NT pg 53

Soldier

Prayer
When
we harden our hearts to the lives and suffering of others, forgive us, God of
compassion.

Choir  “Once
Upon a Tree”

Scripture Reading Mark 15:^21–32  NT pg 54

Passerby

Prayer
When
we are drawn into acts of injustice because of our inability to think
independently, forgive us, God of integrity.

Singing 600VU “When I Needed a
Neighbour”

Scripture Reading Mark 15:^33–37 NT pg 54

Prayer When we cannot see, when we do not listen, when we remain silent,
when we harden our hearts, when we fail to act, you love us still. Forgive us,
God of the cross. Amen.

Singing 162MV “Christ, Within Us Hidden”

Scripture Reading Mark 15:^38–39 NT pg 54

Play recording “Love Melts Fear” by The Kahn Brothers