So, as many of you know, Brooke and I are currently (and temporarily…) running the contemporary worship service, 1040 Connection, at Webster Hills United Methodist Church, where we’ve been attending since moving to St. Louis. As part of this, we got the crazy idea of doing the “U2charist,” which is essentially as the name sounds: a communion service built around the music of the Irish rock band, U2.
We had talked about doing it for awhile now, but after we took control of the song choices last September, we got to thinking about when to make it happen. Somehow, Maundy Thursday (or Holy Thursday) seemed appropriate, as it marks the Last Supper (i.e. the first communion).
Anyway, here’s the song list, for those that know the music of U2:
Prelude/Postlude:
During the service:
During Communion:
We are also including this document in the bulletin as an insert that (briefly) points out some lyrics and what they may mean from a theological standpoint.
Anyway, it should be a fun night, and we’ve put a lot of work into it. We’ll probably do it again at the beginning of July, just as a regular Sunday morning service.
If you do it again this summer, make sure you tell us. Maybe we can come in again for church. Driving to STL for an evening service kinda doesn’t work so well ! I hope it goes well but just remember if you make mistakes, you and the musicians will be the only ones who know about them!
Well, the plan is to do it again the first weekend in July. We’ll see, of course!
Everyone else will know if we/I make a mistake ’cause I’ll make a face. It’s the way of things. 🙂