Readings, Hymns, and Music—March 2026

March 1
Second Sunday in Lent
Lectionary
Genesis 12:1–4a | Psalm 121 | Romans 4:1–5, 13–17 | John 3:1–17 or Matthew 17:1–9 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014)
Prelude
Prelude on Psalm 143, Lord, Hear My Prayer
David M. Cherwien (b. 1957)
Gathering Hymn
Jesus, Still Lead On
elw 624
Psalm
Psalm 121
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Children’s Hymn
Jesus Is a Rock in a Weary Land
elw 333
Hymn of the Day
Eternal Lord of Love, Behold Your Church
elw 321
Offertory Anthem
Sicut Moses serpentem in deserto exaltavit, swv 68
Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672)
Communion Anthem
God So Loved the World
Bob Chilcott (b. 1955)
Communion Organ
Pastorale
William B. Cooper (1920–1993)
Sending Hymn
God Loved the World
elw 323
Postlude
Postlude on aberstwyth
Setting by Ashley Grote (b. 1982)
March 2
Monday after Lent II
7:00 PM
FIRST MONDAYS CONCERT: Musical Journeys
Duo des fleurs, Lakmé
Leo Délibes (1836–1891)
Heidenröslein
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Das Veilchen
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Prenderò quel brunettino, Così fan tutte
Mozart
Duetto di Fiori, Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
Va! Laisse couler mes larmes, Werther
Jules Massenet (1842–1912)
Quando m’en vo, La Boheme
Puccini
Somewhere Over the Rainbow, The Wizard of Oz
Harold Arlen (1905–1986)
Waikīkī
Andy Cummings (1913–1995)
Pur ti miro, L’incoronazione di Poppea
Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643)
We’re Just Having a Cake Party Today, Bon Appetit
Lee Hoiby (1926–2011)
Queen of Mars’ Aria, Riot Grrrl on Mars
Music by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868), updated lyrics by David Scott Marley
Though the Earthling Girl is Clever, Riot Grrrl on Mars
Rossini and Marley
Girl in 14G
Jeanine Tesori (b. 1961)
Jim, Four Cautionary Tales and a Moral
Liza Lehmann (1862–1918)
Fella, TEA
Music by Carla Lucero (b. 1964), words by Velina Hasu Houston (b. 1957)
I Speak English Better than the Queen, TEA
Lucero and Houston
March 8
Third Sunday in Lent
Lectionary
Exodus 17:1–7 | Psalm 95 | Romans 5:1–11 | John 4:5–42 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014)
Prelude
Fanfare and Celebration
Pamela Robison (b. 1947)
Gathering Hymn
Christ Is the Life
coe fen
Psalm
Psalm 95
Andrew Birling (b. 1974)
Children’s Hymn
Jesus Is a Rock in a Weary Land
elw 333
Hymn of the Day
I Want Jesus to Walk with Me
elw 325
Offertory Anthem
Resignation
Florence Price (1887–1943)
Communion Anthem
Tantum ergo
Jessica French (b. 1984)
Communion Organ
“To the thirsty I will give water without price from the fountain of life” (Rev. 21:6), Trinitas
Eleanor Daley (b. 1955)
Sending Hymn
Glorious Things of You Are Spoken
elw 647
Postlude
Deo gracias: “O Love, How Deep”
Setting by Mary Beth Bennett (b. 1954)
March 15
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Lectionary
1 Samuel 16:1–13 | Psalm 23 | Ephesians 5:8–14 | John 9:1–41 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014)
Prelude
Meditation on love unknown
Setting by Francis Jackson (1917–2022)
Gathering Hymn
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
elw 332
Psalm
Psalm 23
David Hurd (b. 1950)
Children’s Hymn
Jesus Is a Rock in a Weary Land
elw 333
Hymn of the Day
Tree of Life and Awesome Mystery (vv. 1–3, Lent 4)
elw 334
Offertory Anthem
There is a balm in Gilead
William L. Dawson (1899–1990)
Communion Anthem
The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
Howard Goodall (b. 1958)
Communion Organ
In the Cross of Christ I Glory
Setting by Wilbur Held (1914–2015)
Sending Hymn
There in God’s Garden (vv. 1–4)
elw 342
Postlude
Deep River
Setting by David Hurd (b. 1952)
7:00 PM
HYBRID COMPLINE
TBA
March 22
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Lectionary
Ezekiel 37:1–14 | Psalm 130 | Romans 8:6–11 | John 11:1–45 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Liturgy for Lent (Year A • 2014)
Prelude
Prelude in E-flat Minor, bwv 853
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Gathering Hymn
Christ, the Life of All the Living
elw 339
Psalm
Psalm 130
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Children’s Hymn
Jesus Is a Rock in a Weary Land
elw 333
Hymn of the Day
Restore in Us, O God
elw 328
Offertory Anthem
I am the Resurrection
Thomas Morley (1558/8–1602)
Communion Anthem
Ave verum
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
Communion Organ
Sinfonia: God’s Time is the Best, bwv 106
Bach
Sending Hymn
The God of Abraham Praise (vv. 1–3)
elw 831
Postlude
March 29
Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday
Lectionary
Matthew 21:1-11 full text | Isaiah 50:4–9a | Psalm 31:9–16 | Philippians 2:5–11 | Matthew 26:14—27:66 full texts
10:00 AM
HYBRID CHORAL EUCHARIST
Service Music
Palm Sunday Liturgy (2025)
Processional Hymn
All Glory, Laud, and Honor
elw 344
Entrance Hymn
Ride On, Ride On in Majesty!
elw 346
Psalm
Psalm 31:9–16
Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)
Gospel Acclamation
In monte Oliveti
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Hymn of the Day
Beneath the Cross of Jesus
elw 338
Offertory Anthem
Communion Anthem
Communion Organ
Ah, Dearest Jesus
Wilbur Held (1915–2015)
Sending Hymn
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
elw 803
Revised: 25 February 2026