Divine Glory

Welcome We are so happy you are with us. Please add your voice and heart to the prayers. Help others find a place near you, and greet the person next to you as we prepare to worship together. Please stand and sit as you are able. Children welcome! Nursery care for infants and toddlers 3 and under in the blue room downstairs. Godly Play for children 4 to 12 is in the raspberry room. For pastoral concerns, please contact Susan McEvoy (754-7079). To make changes or additions to the prayer list or to put an announcement in the bulletin contact Diana Anderson (754-2113). Our Service Today is March 3, the Last Sunday after the Epiphany. Our gospel is the story of Jesus’ transfiguration. It is a story richly woven with themes and symbols drawn from Israel’s past and its hopes for the future. Moses and Elijah represent the law and the prophets; while Jesus is praying, divine glory is reflected in his human person. Today is also our Companion Links Sunday. This year we are taking part in a fresh expressions-influenced liturgy from the Diocese of Leicester, England called “Campfire Communion.” In 2015 the Bishop of each of the five Links Dioceses discerned that one Sunday a year would be dedicated to experiencing a typical worship service from one of our dioceses each year. The Diocese of Wyoming is privileged to be linked with the Diocese of Leicester; the Trichy-Tanjore Diocese, Church of South India; Diocese of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania; and the Diocese of Kiteto, Tanzania. Through these partnerships we offer practical support in mission through Christian education, healthcare, agriculture, church planting and other projects and in meeting urgent needs. Of equal importance is what we can learn from each other. We grow in a truer understanding of what the Holy Spirit is calling us to do through hearing how that same Spirit is guiding sisters and brothers in Christ from very different cultural backgrounds to our own. Above all, through supporting each other in prayer, we seek the coming of the Kingdom and we remind ourselves that in Jesus Christ we are one News To share news or to get the news – if you have information for the benefit of the congregation, please send an email to all three of these people: Sue Woods ([email protected]), Diana Anderson ([email protected]) and Jen Litterer-Trevino ([email protected]). Sue will then send out an “everybody” email; Diana will print it in the Sunday bulletin, and Jen will post on our website on the “News” button. Our new website address is stjohnspowell.diowy.org.

Ministers

Altar Guild Mary and Natalie Dillivan Greeters Charlotte Patrick and Carra Wetzel Worship Leader Susan McEvoy Lectors Alethea Durney and Angela Tillotson Intercessor Laura Greathouse Presider Megan Nickles Eucharistic Bread Diana Anderson Eucharistic Servers Barb and Jim Morales

Sound Scott Larsen

The Flowers in the sanctuary are a gift from Katy Lytle to the glory of God and in honor and memory of Ron Lytle and Annis Doto. Please join us for refreshments following the service. Today’s host is Alethea Durney. Prayer Concerns Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Anglican Church of Chile, The Most Revd. Hector (Tito) Zavala Munoz, Primate & Bishop of Santiago Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: St. Andrew’s, Basin

Bob and Charlotte Deb S., Scott, Allison, Katy, Marilyn, Danielle, Ryan, Jacob, Don and Martha Nancy H., Jasmine, Paul, Mike, John, Patrick, Chip, Nick Bill and Claudia Nancy, Dolores, Sue, Zeke and Zach, and Stephen who are Marc and Sherry Michael, Elyse, Carmen, Ruth, Max, serving in the military. Cherie and Jack Lonney, Aletha, Betty Jean, Calvin and Jodee McKenzie, Douglas

Celebrations Birthday: Hidee Urbach—6th, Sam Haberstroh—9th

Prelude “In the Winter’s Pale,” Tim Story. Collected. Opening Hymn

Opening Sentences In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Lord is here His Spirit is with us Light of God lead us Mercy of God wash us Peace of God ground us Cross of God go before us Word of God speak.

Collect Let us pray. Holy God, present in our midst yet beyond all comprehension, by your light, we see light; by your healing, we are made whole; by your mercy, we know your greatness. Turn your gaze upon our weakness and show us the way of your love that we may live with unveiled faces, through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

First Reading Exodus 34:29-35 After the reading, the reader says The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Psalm 99 1The Eternal is the king ruling over all; let all people shake in fear. He sits on His throne, settled between winged guardians, let the planet tremble. 2 The Eternal is great in the hearts of His people; He has made Zion His sacred mountain, and He reigns majestic over all people. 3 Let them express praise and gratitude to Your amazing and awesome name— because He is holy, perfect and exalted in His power. 4 The King who rules with strength also treasures justice. You created order and established what is right. You have carried out justice and done what is right to the people of Jacob. 5 Lift up the Eternal our God in your heart; bow down to the earth where He rests His feet. He is holy, perfect and exalted in His power. 6 Moses and Aaron were two of His priests; Samuel was among those who called out to Him. They asked the Eternal for help, and He answered them. 7 He answered them from a column of cloud; they heeded His testimonies and lived by the laws He gave them. 8 You answered them, Eternal our God; You were, to them, a God who forgives, yet You did not ignore what they did wrong and punished them fairly as well. 9 Lift up the Eternal our God in your hearts, and celebrate His goodness at His holy mountain, for the Eternal our God is holy, perfect and exalted in His power.

Second Reading Corinthians 3:12-4:2 After the reading, the reader says The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Gospel We stand. Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (9:28-36). Glory to you, O Lord. At the end This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Presentation on the Diocese of Leicester “The Edgelands…” Affirmation of Faith We believe in the Creator who imagined this world And then made it with all its earthy glory Who made us in God’s image with the same gift of imagination Made to create, to look after the earth and develop its resources. We believe in Jesus the Son of God Who most perfectly embodied that God-like image Participating in the overflow of God’s love for the world He calls us to participate in the same love for the world. We believe in the Holy Spirit of Life Who animates us with the breath of God Who assures us that we are God’s children Who calls us to risk and to offer up the gifts we have been given. We believe that one day God will make all things new While we wait we will engage in our communities, our neighborhoods, our workplaces and the edgelands Bringing foretastes of that new creation now and sharing the good news of God’s wonderful Kingdom. Amen.

The Prayers The glory of the Lord has been revealed that we might see and believe. Trusting in the Lord, let us pray. We sit, kneel or stand. For your people Israel, for the church of Jesus Christ, and for all who seek your face. Jesus Christ, Light of the world, in your light we see light. For leaders and elders that they will abide by your commandments. Jesus Christ, Light of the world, in your light we see light. For our links bishops: in the Diocese of Trichy-Tanjore, India, for the Rt. Revd. Dr. D. Chandrasekaran in his first year as Bishop; in Leicester Diocese for Bishop Martyn Snow and for Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani, the Bishop of Loughborough; for Bishop John Smylie in Wyoming; Tanzanian Bishops Stanley Hotay (Mount Kilimanjaro) and Isaiah Chambala (Kiteto). Jesus Christ, Light of the world, in your light we see light. Pray that their encouragement of each other might strengthen the unity of the worldwide church, particularly through their meeting together in April. Jesus Christ, Light of the world, in your light we see light. Pray for the deepening of our discipleship through stories shared from our link dioceses and through the giving and receiving of hospitality. Jesus Christ, Light of the world, in your light we see light. Pray for the various link officers in each diocese, linking up churches, parishes and schools and enabling mutual support in mission. Jesus Christ, Light of the world, in your light we see light. For the earth that you have made, trembling for redemption and re-creation. Jesus Christ, Light of the world, in your light we see light. For those who are tormented by the demons of illness, addiction, and grief. Jesus Christ, Light of the world, in your light we see light. Other intercessions are offered. Jesus Christ, Light of the world, in your light we see light. Let our lives and our world be transfigured by your glory and transformed by your love; in the name of Jesus Christ, your chosen one, our Lord. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer As our Savior taught us, so we pray Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen. Confession Let us confess our sins to God. Sometimes we find it easier to step back into what is known, rather than out into the new. We are too scared to risk, too embarrassed to try and too doubtful to trust. God of the edgelands Have mercy on us. Sometimes in our eagerness, own strength or pressure to achieve we hurry or force growth, count what is not ours to count and fail to see where you are bringing life to others. God of the edgelands Have mercy on us. Sometimes we ignore new and tender shoots and instead let the weeds that bind and constrict grow. We neglect to pray, fail to listen and are blind to the stirring of your spirit. God of the edgelands Have mercy on us. Sometimes we think it’s all down to us and we forget that to grow we need the earth of community, the water of other people’s contribution, the sunshine of your favour and the nutrients that come through conversation and challenge. God of the edgelands, Have mercy on us. Absolution May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us ours sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.

Peace May the peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. We greet one another in the name of the Lord. Announcements Offertory We serve the Lord with freedom; we worship God with joy. In freedom and in joy, let us present the offerings of our lives to the Lord. Music “E’en so Lord, Quickly Come,” Cantus. That Eternal Day. Great Thanksgiving The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Almighty God, good Father to us all, whose Spirit comes unseen as the wind, your hands have made earth, sea and sky. Your face is turned towards the world. In love you gave us Jesus your Son to rescue us from sin and death. Your arms reach out to call us home, to the city where angels sing your praise. We join with them in heaven’s song.

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of power and might. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies it remains a single seed, but if it dies it will produce lots of wheat. Wheat is ground to make flour. Flour is mixed with water, salt and yeast to make bread. Bread is Your body which broken for healing. Unless a grape pip falls to the ground and dies it remains a single seed but if it dies it will produce lots of grapes on the vine. Grapes are crushed to make juice. Juice is mixed with water, yeast and sugar to make wine. Wine is Your blood which is poured out for forgiveness Eternal God, let your Holy Spirit move in power over us and over these earthly gifts of bread and wine that we may have communion in the body and blood of Christ, and that in Him we may become one. Amen. Breaking of the Bread The leader breaks the consecrated bread. Silence is kept. This is his story This is our song: Hosanna in the highest. This is our story This is our song: Hosanna in the highest. Invitation May we and all who share this food, offer ourselves to live for you And be welcomed at your feast in heaven where all creation worships you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Blessing and honor and glory and power be yours for ever and ever. Amen Communion The Holy Eucharist is the central act of worship in the Episcopal Church. All persons seeking Christ are invited to receive Communion. We approach the Altar beginning with those sitting in the last rows; they shall be first. To receive kneel or stand in front of the Altar rail, holding out your hands to receive the bread. When the minister offers the wine, guide the chalice by carefully holding its base. Our Eucharistic bread is handmade. If you prefer a wafer, ask the serving minister. Communion Music “I Am Sending You Light,” Ana Hernandez and Fran McKendree. Sending You Light.

Prayer of Thanks We stand. Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Send us out to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen. Blessing May the glory of the Lord shine upon you, the Word of the Lord live within you, and the Spirit of the Lord give you peace. And may the blessing of Almighty God, Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier, Be with you now and evermore. Amen.

Closing Hymn

Un - ac - com -pan - ied by thee

Dismissal We hang our lives upon your mercy measured out in miles. Your boundaries and pathways, coordinates and charts guide our steps along roads you travelled before us. Help us to make our home in the edgelands, seeking your Kingdom and as we do. We will make time for You and Your word and we will practice your ways until they are part of us and part of those whom you call us to serve. Together, we will be your people. Go with us now, this day and always. Amen. Postlude “Asleep the Snow Came Flying,” Tim Story. Collected.

Questions for Reflection Look at Luke 9:35: “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” Where have you heard words like these before in the Gospels? (Hint: see Luke 3:22.) Where have you heard words like these in your own life? When have you had a strong sense of being chosen, claimed, and called by God? How have you responded? Household Prayer: Morning Lord Jesus Christ, as morning dawns, be our light in this new day. Let our lives reflect your glory, our words show forth your goodness, and our actions shine with your grace; in your holy name we pray. Amen. Household Prayer: Evening Lord Jesus Christ, as evening comes, be our light and hope in darkness. Draw near to us in grace, surround us with your presence, and fill us with your peace; in your holy name we pray. Amen.