The Stillness of Saturday

An uneasy Sabbath
not rest for the disciples
the stillness of Saturday
mourning, in silence
Christ dead, in the grave

No words,
only darkness
his light snuffed out
silence behind the stone
the Messiah descended to the dead


April 3, 2010
Mark 16:1-6
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Worship Theme: “He Lives!”
and sermon, “Victory in Jesus”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

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Suncook, NH

April 4, 2010
Easter Sunday

&
Good Friday service
Luke 23:39-46
John 13:34, 35 (Prayer of Confession)
and Service of Tenebrae
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
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Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 2, 2010
Tenebrae – The Service of Shadows
1. THE SHADOW OF BETRAYAL
Matthew 26:20-25
2. THE SHADOW OF INNER AGONY
Luke 22:40-44
3. THE SHADOW OF LONELINESS
Matthew 26:40-45
4. THE SHADOW OF DESERTION
Matthew 26:47-50,55,56
5. THE SHADOW OF ACCUSATION
Matthew 26:59-67
6. THE SHADOW OF MOCKERY
Mark 15:12-20
7. THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Luke 23:33-46
Hymn: Were You There…
FINAL READING
John 1:1-4

&
earlier
Good Friday prayer vigil
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Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 2, 2010

&
John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
Matthew 20:26
meditation on John 13:1-17, 31b-35
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
meditation on Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 and the events of Good Friday
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss
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Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 1, 2010
Maundy Thursday

&
Mark 11:1-11
Psalm 118:21-29
Worship Theme: “What’s up with a man on a donkey?”
and sermon, “What’s The Big Deal?”
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
the fifth in a series of sermons, based in part on the book,
“24 Hours That Changed the World”, by Reverend Adam Hamilton
http://thewell.cor.org/resurrection-resources/24-hours-that-changed-the-world.html
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
March 28, 2010
Palm Sunday

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