Palm Sunday Worship

Audio Available off our Worship page

Starting in the Parish House for the Liturgy of the Palms, the congregation then processed to the church. Arriving at the West door of the Church, the Celebrant knocked three times using the foot of the Processional Cross, and said, 'Open in the name of the Lord.' At this point, the organ began playing our opening hymn, 'All glory, laud, and honor' while the procession of acolytes, clergy, congregants, and finally choir, made its way into the church.

This was a challenge to record...starting in the Parish House, out of range of the wireless microphones that feed our sound system, and then needing to switch to the church. We took our digital recorder to the Parish House to record the Liturgy of the Palms. Then, during the processional hymn (Psalm 118:19-29), we turned off the recorder and ran back to the church to set up for recording the service. So the only parts missing in the recording are part of Psalm 118 and the priest's knocking at the door.

Palm Sunday is a day that begins in celebration and ends on a more somber note. Instead of a sermon, the Passion Gospel from Matthew was read.

Music in today's service:

Anthem at the Distribution of Palms:
    Hosanna to the Son of David (de Vitoria)
Processional: 157
Opening Hymn: 154
Psalm 22:1-11
Sequence Anthem: 162
Offertory Anthem: My Lord, my Love, was crucified (Tallis)
Offertory Hymn: 458
Sanctus: S125
Faction Anthem: S172
Communion Hymns: 158, 170
Post-Communion Hymn: 164