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. 1 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 2 Prelude “In the Winter’s Pale,” Tim Story. Collected. Opening Hymn 3 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. 4 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. 5 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. 6 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.