arch 15, 2015 Fourth Sunday of Lent 11:00 a.m. Liturgical Color Purple ORDER OF WORSHIP ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING PRELUDE Introspection Richard Purvis THE GATHERING *PROCESSIONAL HYMN 384 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Beecher *INVOCATION Carol Jansch, Liturgist O God, whose truth extends beyond the range of our questions, and whose mercy reaches farther than our gravest flaws, hear today the cries of your people. Have compassion on us and meet us here, lest we be led astray by our own schemes and false gods. Reveal to us once more the light you sent in Jesus, that it may illuminate our earthly journey and help us to have the strength of endurance that we might achieve that deep meaning of life you intend for us. Amen. WORDS OF WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS PASSING OF THE PEACE Please greet the person next to you with the words, Peace be with you. The response is, And also with you. MOMENT FOR MISSION Habitat for Humanity PRAYERS OF THE COMMUNITY Rev. Paul J. Kottke Barb Philipp SERMON Practicing Hospitality Rev. Kottke [Lenten Series based on the vision statement of University Park UMC] RESPONSE OF THE FAITHFUL SILENT PRAYER CHORAL INTECESSORY PASTORAL PRAYER WORDS OF TRADITION: THE LORD S PRAYER 895 CHORAL OFFERTORY PREFACE OFFERING - Giving out of gratitude for the blessings of our life OFFERTORY O Savior Sweet J.S. Bach/arr. Clarence Dickinson *PRESENTATION OF OFFERING AND DOXOLOGY HYMN 95 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly hosts; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. OFFERTORY PRAYER Lana Crichton DISCIPLES SENT INTO THE WORLD *RECESSIONAL HYMN 506 Wellspring of Wisdom Wellspring *BENEDICTION Rev. Kottke *CHORAL BENEDICTION POSTLUDE In the Shadow of the Cross Brian Glyncannon CHORAL INTROIT PSALTER PAGE 769 Psalm 34 [Sing response 1.] [During Lent, we chant the Psalter as a way of giving special emphasis to this season of preparation] HEARING THE WORD OF GOD ANTHEM O Saviour of the World John Gass [text: revised by Will MacFarlane] SCRIPTURE John 3:14-21 Carol Jansch Reader: May God bless the hearing and understanding of these words. People: Thanks be to God. CHORAL SCRIPTURE ACCLAMATION CHILDREN S MOMENTS Duane Buys [As the children leave, let us join in singing] Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. All the shades from dark to light, they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world. HYMN 2222 [TFWS] The Servant Song Gillard Please join us for a reception in our following the service. ASSISTING IN THE WORSHIP SERVICE TODAY Greeters: Cal and Mary Neptune, Lola Ozman Acolytes: Will Gonnella, Alyssa Salomonsson Ushers: Robyn Middlebrooks, Nate Eckloff, Kelsey Forsyth, Jeff Flynn, Daren Matthews *Please stand as able. A Staffed Nursery is available. Please alert an usher if you need a large-print hymnal/bulletin, or hearing aids.
Peniel The Place Where We Connect & Wrestle with God Today is our Project Sunday. We are lending our hands and hearts at Senior Support Services. Please join us next week, March 22, at our Peniel Worship Service in 10:30 a.m. Fourth Sunday of Lent March 15, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH The Peniel Worship Crew: Liza Stoltz Hanson, Denton Hanson, Debby Lawrence, Kevin Garman, Brittany Collins, Ben Wilkins, Chris Beeson, and Chelsea Pearson. STAFF Rev. Paul Kottke, Senior Pastor Rev. Debby Lawrence, Assoc. Pastor of Congregational Care Duane Buys, Director of Christian Education Rev. Linda Bibb, Interim Director of The Christina Pacheco, Assist. to Christian Education Rev. Anne Davidson-Mundt, Program Minister Steve Felt, Youth Assistant Marilyn Stranske, Admin. Assistant Liza Stoltz Hanson, Director of Foundation Campus Ministry Diane Felt, UPark UMC Admin. Assistant Liza Stoltz Hanson/Denton Hanson, Peniel Leaders Kevin Garman, Peniel Band Leader/Student Pastor JoAnn Gudvangen-Brown, Director of Music/Organist Renae Gudvangen, Interim Assist. Organist/Pianist Regino Pepe Espinoza, Custodian Josh Rousis, Building Liaison Sandy Schumm, Bookkeeper Angela Hudgens, Wedding Coordinator Larry Grauberger, Jo and Jim Morgan, Lay Leaders Elizabeth Boyer, Newsletter Editor University Park United Methodist Church 2180 S. University Blvd. ~ Denver, CO 80210 303/722-5736 ~ upark@universityparkumc.org ~ www.universityparkumc.org for Spiritual Wholeness and Healing 2122 S. Lafayette St. ~ Denver CO (303) 722-7217 ~ evanstoncenter@gmail.com ~ www.evanstoncenter.org The UPark Vision: To be a community of Disciple leaders who practice stewardship and hospitality as we engage each other and the world around us. Since 1894 The UPark Core Values: Inclusive, Intergenerational, Interfaith, International
Journey with us at the Park UPark Christian Education Classes March 15 9:30- ADULT FORUM We offer presentations from many speakers on diverse and interesting topics. Cal Neptune and Jim Fleet work together to facilitate this class in the lower level. March 15 John Spangler How We Got Here Religiously Part 1 March 22 John Spangler How We Got Here Religiously Part 2 CORNERSTONE II Lounge This class is geared to families with young children but is open to anyone. Family topics are discussed with an emphasis on sharing and fellowship. Led by Melane & Ross Theilen. March 15 Invite Others on the Journey Rob Fuquay March 22 The Scoop Through Pictures Duane Buys JOURNEYS IN FAITH This class is in by the Sanctuary. Join us for interesting and lively discussions. Come watch the mini-series Peter & Paul. Facilitators are Les Law and Tony Winger. March 15 Stoned at Lystra March 22 The Jerusalem Council SPECIAL NEEDS This class meets in the Journeys in Faith Room. This is a Journeys in Faith Room combined Sunday school class and worship time. This sacred Lower Level gathering and experiential learning is especially open to those Christian Ed Wing with cognitive disabilities. We would appreciate volunteer help! YOUTH CLASSES B03 Classroom: 6th-8th Youth Lounge: 9th-12th The youth have two classes: 6th-8th is Middle School and 9th-12th is High School. Middle School meets in B03 with Steve and Diane Felt. The High School meets in the Youth Lounge with Barb Eulenstein. CHILDREN S CLASSES All children from preschool through 5th grade meet in the Top Level Music/Movement room at. They are dismissed to their Christian Ed Wing respective areas following a short introduction to the lesson. March 1-22 Easter Seen Through Symbols March 15, 2015 ~ Fourth Sunday of Lent 8:30 a.m. ~ Informal Worship ~ ORDER OF WORSHIP ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING PRELUDE O Sacred Head Now Wounded arr. Anna Laura Page GATHERING/SHARING PASSING OF THE PEACE Please greet the person next to you with the words, Peace be with you. The response is And also with you. MOMENT FOR MISSION Habitat for Humanity Rev. Paul J. Kottke Barb Philipp *HYMN 384 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Beecher SCRIPTURE John 3:14-21 CHILDREN S MOMENTS Duane Buys [As the children leave, let us join in singing] Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. All the shades from dark to light, they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world. PSALTER PAGE 769 Psalm 34 [Sing response 1.] [During Lent, we chant the Psalter as a way of giving special emphasis to this season of preparation] SILENT PRAYER PASTORAL PRAYER THE LORD S PRAYER 895 OFFERTORY HYMN 2222 [TFWS] The Servant Song OFFERING Giving out of gratitude for the blessings of our lives OFFERTORY PRAYER Gillard SERMON Practicing Hospitality Rev. Kottke *HYMN 506 Wellspring of Wisdom Wellspring CHILDCARE Nursery Main Level Christian Ed Wing CHILDREN S CHURCH Quality care for newborns to three years or potty trained provided by Barbara P-Walker and a volunteer, 8:15am-12:15pm. March 15 Early, Amy Long; Late, Connie Beauchamp March 22 Early, Mary Ernst; Late, TBD Children s Church provided by Christina Pacheco, Mary Worth, and Hannah Westra. Children ages 3.5 through 3rd grade gather following the Children s Message at the 8:30 & 11:00 services. *BENEDICTION Rev. Kottke *SUNG BENEDICTION 143 On Eagle s Wings Joncas POSTLUDE At the Cross Linda M. Waller *Please stand as able Acolyte: Simone Beauchamp
DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION 8:30am Sunday, March 15 Easter Lily Order Sign-up on Kiosk in Foyer Monday, March 16 Tuesday, March 17 Wednesday, March 18 April Messenger Deadline 11:00am 1:30pm 4:30pm 4:15pm 5:00pm 6:30pm 8:00am 4:30pm 5:00pm 6:30pm This Week at UPark UMC Informal Service Sunday School Classes Peniel Project Sunday: Lunch Prep, Devotion, and Senior Support Services Traditional Service UPark UMYF Youth Sunday Night Ticket AA Lent Vespers Gentle Yoga with Kate Chair Yoga Knitting or Knot Rocky Mountain Theater for Kids Covenant Bible Study Pack 5: Bear Den Meditation/Mindfulness Class Ongoing Buddhist Studies: Val Stepien Group 13AA Stepping Stones Al-Anon Prayer Book: #20, page 137, Year B John Blinn Spiritual Direction Kindermusik I Men s Fellowship Strategic Interfaith Leadership A Child s Song: Piano Kindermusik II Endowment Committee Pack 5: Wolf Den BMCM Meditation Troop 5 Administrative Council Gentle Yoga with Máire & Ruth Staff Meeting John Blinn Spiritual Direction UMW Bible Study DU Retired Personnel Peniel Practice Wesleyan Women Pack 5 Lenten Series: 5 Habits of the Heart Forgiveness Al-Anon Continued on Next Page Christian Ed Rooms East Fellowship Kitchen,, Off-site Sanctuary B03 DU s Evans Chapel Journeys in Faith Upper Room Bryans, East Fellowship, B03 Upper Room Noakes, B03, Journeys in Faith Sanctuary flowers are available for purchase. Please sign-up on the Flower Chart on the kiosk in the foyer. Price is $50 with checks made payable to UPark UMC or visit our website: www.universityparkumc.org and click on the Giving Tab to place your order and pay for Sanctuary flowers. Providing flowers is a lovely way to remember a loved one or celebrate a special occasion. The April Messenger newsletter deadline is this Wednesday, March 18. Please submit your article to Diane Felt: dfelt@universityparkumc.org for our editor, Elizabeth Boyer. Easter Lilies are available to purchase for $10. Sign up on the kiosk in the foyer. They will adorn the Sanctuary on Easter. You may take yours home following the service that you attend on Easter. This is a wonderful way to honor or remember someone. VBS.SAVE THE DATE! June 22 25, 9am noon is our Vacation Bible School. Jane Rogers has stepped forward to be our VBS Director. We need volunteers to lead in many ways. Please contact Duane to become a volunteer: dbuys@universityparkumc.org. Pretzel Sunday, March 29! The Sixth Sunday in Lent is designated as Pretzel Sunday. No Sunday School Classes! Everyone is welcome to join together in to make pretzels. This is an intergenerational fun, learning experience. Gluten free dough will be available. All Women are invited to attend our UMW events! UMW Bible Study, Wed., 3/18, in. Wesleyan Women, Wed., 3/18, in Crosspoints UMW, Thurs, 3/19, in ATTENTION BOWLERS! Join us for fun and fellowship. Bowling is for ages 8 to 80. We bowl 3:30pm on Sundays, AMF Broadway Bowl on South Broadway. The league wraps up by early May. Cost is $9.00/ person (includes shoe rental). Contact either Rob Eulenstein (303 220 0192) or Larry Roggensack (303 368 8898). UPark s Faith in Action Committee (FIA), in order to better understand the total scope of the missional outreaches of UPark UMC members, has been asking those who regularly volunteer their time with local or international causes to share information about their work. If this applies to you and you ve not completed a form at a meeting, please send an email to OliveAnn Slotta or Jim Slotta (FIA Chairs): Oslotta@earthlink.net or jslotta@earthlink.net with the following information: 1) Your name; 2) Name of the organization; 3) The number of hours/month you serve; 4) What inspires/calls you to do this work. Thank you. Building an Inclusive Church: A Workshop on the Basics of the Reconciling Process will be held at Iliff School of Theology, Saturday, March 28, 9am 4pm with lunch/snacks provided. Donations are welcome. Topics covered include: LGBTQ 101 (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity); Steps in Building an Inclusive Church; Graceful Engagement (Engaging Conflict Well); The Ministry of a Reconciling Process Coach. Register online: http://www.rmnetwork.org/blog/2014/12/16/bicdenver/
Thursday, March 19 Friday, March 20 Saturday, March 21 Sunday, March 22 75 th Anniversary for Wayne & Dorothea Littrell from 2-4pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 7:15pm 8:00am 8:30am 11:00am 2:00pm Crosspoints UMW Graduate Christian Fellowship World Café Discernment Group Disciples Bible Study Sangha Meditation DU Tango Club Choir Practice Groundwork Coffee House Pastor s Bible Study PB&J Ministry Food Addicts in Recovery Informal Service Sunday School Classes RAFT Peniel Service Traditional Service 75 th Anniversary Celebration for Littrell s Sunday Night Ticket AA Lent Vespers Journeys in Faith Room Room Choir Room Civic Center Park Christian Ed Rooms Sanctuary DU s Evans Chapel Lenten Religion & Life Series based on Parker Palmer s Five Habits of the Heart, will be held on Wednesdays through March 25 from 7 9pm in. Pastor Paul will lead this series encouraging the critical value of forming community out of our diversity. Those who participated in the series last year are welcome to participate again as a way of strengthening the habits that we wish to form. If you have friends who might be interested in the Habits of the Heart, please encourage them to participate. While we will gather as a whole, we will divide into smaller groups for the essential sharing. Though attendance at all five sessions is not essential, it is encouraged. Contact Pastor Paul with queries: pkottke@universityparkumc.org. The five sessions: Affirming that we are all in this together Deep listening to the Other listening the other into speech Holding tension in community in life giving ways Articulating one s own passions & deeply felt convictions Trusting that God will move us forward into wholeness and abundance I truly believe that this is a process which is ideal for our time. I believe that people are fundamentally tired of the caustic tribalism which currently dominates much of our media, our politics, and our culture. This is a simple process, but one which requires practice. In essence, we will be learning the ways in which we can hold the tension of our day in ways that bless us rather than divides us. Issues are important but deeper than the issues is our common desire to live into the abundance that God desires for all God s children. ~ Pastor Paul Habits of the Heart This Week at UPark UMC (Continued) Celebrating 91 years of ministry An important stream of ministry that joined with University Park UMC two years ago has been the ministry of Evanston a ministry on the corner of Lafayette and Evans Avenue that has existed for 91 years! On March 30, 1924, 100 members plus 200 Sunday School students participated in the dedication of this community of faith. Evanston represents the mergers of three denominations Evangelical, Evangelical United Brethren and Methodist creating Evanston United Methodist in 1968. And then on June 30, 2013, this congregation completed its transformation to the care and ministry of University Park UMC, allowing for an exciting ministry of The for Spiritual Wholeness and Healing. We celebrate the 91 years of powerful and faithful ministry called Evanston. Wayne and Dorothea Littrell to celebrate their 75th Wedding Anniversary! Wayne and Dorothea's daughters, Pat, Marilyn, and Linda, are pleased to announce that their parents will be celebrating their 75th Wedding Anniversary on March 24th, 2015. Please join the Littrell s and their family at a 75 th Anniversary Reception Celebration next Sunday, March 22, from 2 4pm in our. End Gun Violence Event Features Prominent Rabbi as Guest Speaker Is there such a thing as a smart gun? JOE, the Jewish Outreach Effort, and Temple Emanuel will hold a special program featuring Rabbi Joel Mosbacher, a national leader in the effort to make smart gun technology available to the public. Mosbacher is national co chair of the Do Not Stand Idly By (DNSIB) Campaign, which works to reduce gun violence by pressing firearm manufacturers to introduce safer weapons. The DNSIB campaign has been endorsed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and over 70 municipalities. JOE is made up of members of local Jewish congregations allied with Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence. The event is free and open to the public. Tuesday, March 31, at 7:00 pm 8:30, followed by a reception at Temple Emanuel, 51 Grape Street, Denver. The fire arm industry continues to press the belief that the more guns in distribution the safer our streets/homes will be. The United States has the highest firearm ownership rate of any country, and yet has a firearms homicide rate 20 times the average of 22 peer countries. On February 19 th, the Colorado Senate by straight party line voted to allow anyone to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. On February 23 the Colorado Senate will have in committee the ban on high capacity ammunition magazines. Does this truly make us safer? ~ Pastor Paul DenUM (Denver Urban Ministries) will have their Hope 2015 Benefit on Tuesday, March 24, 6 8pm at the studios at Overland Crossing. If you are interested in attending this fundraiser to support DenUM, please RSVP via Carolyn Schultz of DenUm, 303 350 5066, carolyne@denum.org. Or visit DenUm s website and clicking on The Hope Benefit: www.denum.org.