Drama of Holy Week
For Holy Week, the congregation’s worship space represents the places of the Passion:
| Sunday of the Passion
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worship space is Jerusalem |
| Maundy Thursday
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worship space is the upper room and Gethsemane |
| Good Friday
|
worship space is Calvary |
| Vigil of Easter | worship space is the tomb |
The gathered assembly plays the roles of the people of the passion:
| Sunday of the Passion
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pilgrims, the crowds, the disciples |
| Maundy Thursday
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the disciples |
| Good Friday | the crowds, the disciples
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| Vigil of Easter | the people of Israel, those who have died, the catechumens waiting for resurrection life the whole creation waiting for the Lord’s Passover |
There are props for this drama:
| Sunday of the Passion
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palm branches |
| Maundy Thursday
|
a wash basin, bread and wine |
| Good Friday
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the cross |
| Vigil of Easter | candles, stories, water, bread and wine |
There are scripts for this drama:
| Sunday of the Passion | Procession with Palms (ELW pp 256-257) Passion Narrative according to St. Matthew (Item #9780806605678) Procession and Passion Narrative for Year A (Item # 9780806670225)
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| Maundy Thursday | The Maundy Thursday Liturgy (ELW pp 258-261 or Item #9780806680293) |
| Good Friday | The Good Friday Liturgy (ELW pp 262-265) Passion Narrative according to St. John (Item #9780806605708) The Liturgy with the Passion Narrative (Item #9780806680309)
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| Vigil of Easter | Vigil Liturgy (ELW pp 266-270) Vigil Readings (Item #9780806605807) |
[All numbers refer to Augsburg Fortress order numbers. Liturgies may also be downloaded from the EWL Liturgies CD-Rom (Item No: 9780806656229) and www.SundaysandSeasons.com.]