Good Friday Worship - 7 Last Words of Jesus

UC Montbello - Central Presbyterian Church - Trinity UMC

Prelude - Mr. Paul Griggby

Welcome to our Worship time together, this Good Friday night. As we gather tonight we acknowledge our gathering in this ONLINE service only is a testament to the COVID-19 pandemic that began to drastically change things in our faith communities in March of 2020. Over 5 years ago, I approached my colleague the Reverend Louise Westfall, Pastor of Central Presbyterian Church about joining in this effort on Good Friday that embodies the very best of who we are as an Ecumenical Church. This year, I am glad to welcome the Reverend Ken Brown, Pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church. I am also honored to welcome live music by Paul Griggsby Interim Music Director, John Seezholtz Bass Section leader and soloist at Central Presbyterian Church, Mr Joe Mazza, Director of Creative Productions at Trinity UMC......1968, the year of our founding was a hard and difficult year in America.

A year that might have been defined by the deaths of Mlk or Robert Kennedy in June

Call to Worship

Congregational Hymn

Pastoral Prayer

The Offering/Instrumental by Paul Griggby

Financial gifts may be directed to

ucmontbello.org/giving

Thank you for gifts for our 5 Loaves Community Garden at UC Montbello!

Prayer

Rev Louise Westfall

The Seven Last Words of Jesus

The First Word - Rev Ken Brown

“Father Forgive”

Luke 23:33–34 (ESV)

And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

SILENCE

PRAYER OF FORGIVENESS -

Rev Brown

The Second Word - Joe Mazza

“On This Day”

LUKE 23:32-33,39-43

Luke 23:39–43 ESV

One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.” And he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

SILENCE

PRAYER - Mr. Mazza

Special Music - Paul Griggby

“I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked”

The Third Word - Rev Ken Brown

“Woman, Mother”

John 19:25–27 CSB

Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

SILENCE

Reflection on Racial Harmony

Rev Fouther

The Fourth Word - Rev Louise Westfall

“My God, My God”

Mark 15:33–34 CSB

When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lemá sabachtháni?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”

SILENCE

Prayer - Rev Westfall

The Fifth Word - Rev Dr Fouther

“I Thirst”

John 19:28 CSB

After this, when Jesus knew that everything was now finished that the Scripture might be fulfilled, he said, “I’m thirsty.”

SILENCE

Prayer - Rev Fouther

Special Music - Joe Mazza

The Sixth Word - Rev Ken Brown

“It is Finished”

John 19:29–30 ASV 1901

There was set there a vessel full of vinegar: so they put a sponge full of the vinegar upon hyssop, and brought it to his mouth. When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

SILENCE

Prayer - Rev Ken Brown

The Seventh Word - Rev Louise Westfall

“Into Your Hands”

Luke 23:46 ESV

Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last.

SILENCE

Prayer - Rev Westfall

Congregational Hymn - “Were You There?”

Closing - Rev Dr Fouther

JESUS BREAD OF LIFE PIC