Holy Week
Good Friday
April 3, 2026

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Weekly Worship Planning Series
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This is the Third Service of a Holy Week Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
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Worship Series: "Journey's End/A New Start"
from umcdiscipleship.org
Welcome to the roller coaster we call Holy Week. We begin with a parade and then attend a dinner party that is followed by a trial and condemnation, an execution, and a burial. Then, there is an unimaginable surprise. Whew. Hold on to your hats. Even though we have been here before, we make this journey because he made this journey for us. We watch and we listen, and we follow at a distance because that is the best we can do. We shout and we sing; we weep, and we rejoice, because to make this journey is to embrace being alive with all the passion and the promise life offers. We make this journey because, once again, we need to learn how to begin again. Join us for the end and the beginning.

This Service's Theme: "Reaching Destination"
Tell the story. but leave room for hope. Tell of the destination to which we arrived, but hear the word that says even this was preparation. There is something more. But that is another story.
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Lectionary Scriptures:
Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25; John 18:1-19:42;
Hymns for the scriptures . Music Notes . DM Accompaniments

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Hymns Suggested For this service:
286 - . Verses. "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded"
288 - . Verses. "Were You There"
298 - . Verses. "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross "
291 - . Verses. "He Never Said a Mumbalin’ Word"
488 - . Verses. "Jesus, Remember Me"
301 - . Verses. "Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross"