Ellsworth United Methodist Church

Picture taken from The African American Lectionary website.

Ellsworth United Methodist Church will hold a time of worship on Friday, April 22nd at 7:00PM in observance of Good Friday. Here’s the order of worship for that night:

Worship for Good Friday Service  (All hymns and prayers from Red Hymnal)
Gathering Music
Greeting
— Opening Hymn # 292 “What Wondrous Love is This?” —
Psalm # 22 pages 752-753
Prayer # 284 “Good Friday”
— Hymn of Preparation: # 286 “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” —
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 52:13-53:12 (with breaks for silence)
~Instrumental Music~
New Testament # 1: John 18:1-40
— Hymn # 288 “Were You There” —
New Testament Reading # 2: John 19:1-42
# 70 The Gloria
— Closing Hymn # 298 “When I Survey the Cross” —
Exit in Silence
(In silence: as you are leaving the sanctuary, please pause/reflect/pray in passing as you look at the photographs of recent situations and people that are in need of our prayers.)

We hope you can join us for this time of solemnity and reflection.

Worship for Good Friday Service