2011 Lent Study Guide - University Presbyterian Church

Unwrap the Afikoman, raise it up, and say: “Is not the bread that we break a participation
in the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all
partake of one loaf.” (I Corinthians 10:16-17)
Christ took the bread, blessed it, and broke it and gave it to them saying, “This is my body,
given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” (Luke 22:19) Let us bless the Lord.
All: May the name of the Lord be blessed both now and evermore.
Leader: (Break Afikoman and give a piece to all present.)
All: (Eat a piece of the Afikoman.)
Blessing After the Meal
Leader: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who feeds the entire world with your
goodness, with grace, with loving kindness, and with mercy. God gives bread to all flesh
for his loving kindness endures forever. And in his great goodness God has never failed us.
You are the God who feeds and sustains all, and does good to all, and provides food for all
creatures that you have created. Blessed are you, O Lord our God, who gives food to all.
All: O God, our Father, sustain and protect us and grant us strength to bear our burdens. Let us
not, O God, become dependent upon people, but let us rather depend upon your hand, which
is ever open and gracious so that we may never be put to shame. Amen.
The Cup of Redemption
Leader: (Pour the third cup, the CUP OF REDEMPTION.) “In the same way, after the supper, Jesus
took the cup, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.’”
“‘Whenever you drink it, do this in remembrance of me.’ Every time we drink this cup, we are
proclaiming Jesus’ death until he comes.’” (Luke 22:20 and I Corinthians 11:25-26)
Blessed are you, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.
All: (Drink the third cup, the CUP OF REDEMPTION.)
Leader: Tonight is a night of watching because the Lord kept a watch over the Israelites to bring
them out of the land of Egypt. As it is written: “Because the Lord kept vigil that night to
bring them out of Egypt, on this night all the Israelites are to keep vigil to honor the Lord for
the generations to come.” (Exodus 12:42)
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Special Activity: Seder Meal