March 1, 2015 Second Sunday of Lent 11:00 a.m. Liturgical Color – Purple

ORDER OF WORSHIP

PRELUDE Were You There? Spiritual/arr. Robert J. Hughes THE GATHERING *PROCESSIONAL HYMN 152 I Sing the Almighty Power of God Forest Green *INVOCATION Jo Morgan, Liturgist Leader: Surround us, ever-present and loyal Deity, with a growing sense of the constancy of your Word. Confront us. Challenge us when our limited understanding becomes so rigid in our certainty that we are blind to the damage we do in your name. Remind us here that even when all we depend on abandons us, the Word remains and that we ourselves, by its undergirding, may be faithful. In this spirit, we gather this morning for worship. Amen. WORDS OF WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS Rev. Paul J. Kottke RECOGNITION OF QUIET DISCIPLE AWARDEE – Jim Morgan 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.”

PRAYERS OF THE COMMUNITY CHORAL INTROIT PSALTER PAGE 754 Psalm 23 [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 Come, Heavy Souls Robert Elmore [text: Thomas Washbourne] SCRIPTURE Acts 1:1-9 Rev. Anne Davidson-Mundt 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.

HOMILY Disciple Leaders 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 Come to Me and Rest Charles E. Ruzicka [text: Matthew 11:28-30] *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.

HYMN 621 Be Present at Our Table, Lord Old 100th SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER [Hymnal, p. 9]

As United Methodists, we serve an open table. We invite all regardless of age or church affiliation to receive the Sacrament of the Holy Meal. Freely, God’s grace is extended to all. The people will come forward as instructed. Distribution of the elements is by intinction, dipping the bread into the chalice of juice. If you so desire, you may kneel at the railing for prayer. [Wafers free of gluten, wheat, dairy, corn, and soy are available.] Almoners Offering: As you come forward, you are invited to give a free-will offering which is used for the emergency assistance of persons in our community.

RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS [See insert] DISCIPLES SENT INTO THE WORLD *RECESSIONAL HYMN 356 When We Are Living Somos del Señor *BENEDICTION Rev. Kottke *CHORAL BENEDICTION POSTLUDE A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth W. Dachstein/ arr. James Mansfield Please join us for a reception in our East Parlor following the service.

ASSISTING IN THE WORSHIP SERVICE TODAY

Greeters: Steve & Diane Felt, Skip & Marla Kauerz Acolytes: Audrey Cain, Sophie Lemire Ushers: David Rankin, Hugh Alexander, Joann Beieler, Greg Fernandez, Quinn Brown

*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

                      Wasser Chapel ‐ 10:30 a.m.      Sunday – March 1, 2015                  Today’s Message Presented by   Kevin Garman  

  Serving God by Serving Others:    A Charge to Keep I Have Part II in a Lenten Series based on A World Worth    Saving – Lenten Spiritual Practices for Action  “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: To care for orphans and widows in  their distress, and to keep oneself sustained by the   world.” James 1:27 (NRSV) 

     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 Evanston Center Christina Pacheco, Assist. to Christian Education Rev. Anne Davidson-Mundt, Evanston Center Program Minister Steve Felt, Youth Assistant Marilyn Stranske, Evanston Center 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

Evanston Center for Spiritual Wholeness and Healing 2122 S. Lafayette St. ~ Denver CO

(303) 722-7217 ~ evanstoncenter@gmail.com ~ www.evanstoncenter.org

 

Second Sunday of Lent March 1, 2015

UNIVERSITY PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Since 1894

The UPark Core Values: Inclusive, Intergenerational, Interfaith, International

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.

Order of Service Gathering Song 

  Invocation and Announcements 

  Finding 5 

  Worship Song 

  Scripture Reading 

  Worship Song 

  Joys and Concerns 

 Prayers of the People & the Lord’s Prayer 

  Communion 

  Message 

  Closing Song 

  Benediction 

Journey with us at the Park UPark Christian Education Classes

March 1 – 9:30-10:30am

ADULT FORUM We offer presentations from many speakers on diverse and Bryans Room interesting topics. Cal Neptune and Jim Fleet work together to facilitate this class in the lower level Bryans Room. March 1 – Duane Buys – Get the Scoop through Pictures March 8 – Judy Schwartz – Finding the Good in the Bad CORNERSTONE II This class is geared to families with young children but is open Cornerstone II to anyone. Family topics are discussed with an emphasis on Lounge sharing and fellowship. Led by Melane & Ross Theilen. March 1 – Transform Yourself and the World – Felicia Hopkins March 8 – Invite Others on the Journey – Rob Fuquay JOURNEYS IN FAITH This class is in East Parlor by the Sanctuary. Join us for interesting East Parlor and lively discussions. Come watch the mini-series Peter & Paul. Facilitators are Les Law and Tony Winger. March 1 – Stoned at Lystra March 8 – 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 The youth have two classes: 6th-8th is Middle School and 9th-12th B03 Classroom: 6th-8th is High School. Middle School meets in B03 with Steve and Youth Lounge: 9th-12th 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 9:30am. They are dismissed to their Christian Ed Wing respective areas following a short introduction to the lesson. March 1-22 – Easter Seen Through Symbols CHILDCARE Quality care for newborns to three years or potty trained provided by Nursery Barbara P-Walker and a volunteer, 8:15am-12:15pm. Main Level March 1 – Early, Theresa Broderick; Late, Barb Eulenstein Christian Ed Wing March 8 – Early, Chris Wells; Late, Barb Eulenstein CHILDREN’S Children’s Church provided by Christina Pacheco, Mary Worth, and CHURCH Hannah Westra. Children ages 3.5 through 3rd grade gather following Noakes Hall the Children’s Message at the 8:30 & 11:00 services.

March 1, 2015 ~ Second Sunday of Lent 8:30 a.m. ~ Informal Worship ~Wasser Chapel

ORDER OF WORSHIP

PRELUDE Reflection on Wondrous Love Fred B. Binckes GATHERING/SHARING Rev. Paul J. Kottke

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.”

*HYMN 152 I Sing the Almighty Power of God Forest Green

SCRIPTURE Acts 1:1-9 Rev. Linda Bibb

RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS [See insert]

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 754 Psalm 23 [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 621 Be Present at Our Table, Lord Old 100th OFFERING – Giving out of gratitude for the blessings of our lives

HOMILY Disciple Leaders Rev. Kottke

SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION [Hymnal, p. 9] *HYMN 356 When We Are Living Somos del Señor *BENEDICTION Rev. Kottke

*SUNG BENEDICTION 143 On Eagle’s Wings Joncas

POSTLUDE Man of Sorrows P. Bliss/Anna Laura Page *Please stand as able Acolyte: Charlie Seaborn, Cooper Sayers

   

 ATTENTION BOWLERS! Join us for fun and fellowship. Bowling is open to all ages from 8 to 80. We bowl Sundays at 3:30pm at AMF Broadway Bowl on South Broadway. The league wraps up by early May. Cost is $9.00/ person (includes shoe rental). If you are interested, please contact either Rob Eulenstein (303‐220‐0192) or Larry Roggensack (303‐368‐8898).  

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. Daylight Savings Time begins on March 8.

Don’t forget to Spring Ahead!

Church Women United World Day of Prayer ‐ Friday, March 6, 9:30am at Calvary Baptist Church at Monaco and Hampden. The Theme is ‘Our Journey Together.’ Please come and worship with the community of many denominations. This is happening around the world on this day! 

Contemplative Worship Experience added to the Evanston Center Labyrinth    You are invited to walk and pray the Evanston Center Labyrinth on Tuesday March 10, at your convenience from 9am to 7pm. As an additional spiritual refreshment, Rev. Linda Bibb will lead a contemplative worship experience in the Evanston Center sanctuary from 5:30 to 6:30pm. She will use passages from Holy Scripture, poetry, prose, and song to guide participants in personal experiences of encounter with God, self, and community. 

 Chancellor Rebecca Chopp's co‐edited book, Remaking College, was named to Phi Beta Kappa's “Top 14 Books of 2014”! Don't miss the Chancellor's upcoming Enrichment Lecture addressing the future of higher education. Through DU’s University College Enrichment courses, Chancellor Chopp’s lecture entitled, “Higher Education and the Future: Discerning Opportunities; Deciding Directions” will be offered on Tuesday, March 10, 7‐9pm. Course fee is $20. Register via this link: http://universitycollege.du.edu/enrichment/ Course description: Higher education, an institution that has driven personal accomplishment as well as social and economic progress in the U.S., is in the midst of transformation according to both its critics and its fans. DU Chancellor Rebecca Chopp outlines some of the challenges that U.S. higher education faces, as well as three discernible changes in relation to the structure of 

knowledge, democratic engagement and personal accomplishment. Includes discussion time pertaining to the future of DU, higher education in Colorado and the national importance of higher education.  

KIDS CANS FOR KIDS—BRING THOSE ALUMINUM CANS! Our can redemption thus far for 2015 has resulted in 254 pounds, worth $143.10 for aluminum cans and other miscellaneous metals. Contributors please separate the different types of metals prior to donating. This relieves Sharon Sanita, our volunteer who delivers the metals, from separating them. We send these funds to the Children’s Hospital Chaplaincy to supply Bibles, Spanish Bibles, and other reading material for patients. 

DATE TIME EVENT LOCATIONSunday, March 1 Communion Sunday

8:30am 9:30am 10:30am 11:00am 12:15pm 6:00pm 8:00pm

Informal Service w/CommunionSunday School Classes Peniel Service w/Communion Traditional Service w/Communion UPark UMYF Youth Group Sunday Night Ticket AA Lent Vespers

Wasser ChapelChristian Ed Rooms Wasser Chapel Sanctuary B03, Noakes Hall East Fellowship Hall DU’s Evans Chapel

Monday, March 2

10:30am 12:00pm 1:30pm 4:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 8:00pm 8:00pm

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 Gamma Phi Beta Group 13AA Stepping Stones Al-Anon

Prayer Book: #18, page 125, Year B

Bryans RoomEvanston Center Cornerstone II Noakes Hall Cornerstone II Bryans Room Evanston Center Journeys in Faith East Fellowship Hall East Parlor Osborne Parlor

Tuesday, March 3

10:00am 10:00am 4:15pm 5:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm

Kindermusik I Men’s Fellowship A Child’s Song: Piano Kindermusik II Pack 5: Wolf Den BMCM Meditation Troop 5 Loaves & Fishes Trustees

Music RoomOsborne Parlor Music Room Music Room Bryans, East Fellowship East Parlor Noakes Hall, B03 Osborne Parlor Conference Room

Wednesday, March 4

8:00am 9:00am 4:30pm 5:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm

Gentle Yoga with Máire & RuthStaff Meeting Rocky Mtn. Theater for Kids Peniel Practice Lenten Series: 5 Habits of the Heart Spiritual Life Committee Forgiveness Al-Anon

Evanston CenterConference Room Noakes Hall Wasser Chapel East Fellowship Hall Osborne Parlor East Parlor

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This Week at UPark UMC

    

          

  

     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 East Fellowship Hall.       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 

Abrahamic Initiative & Saint John’s Cathedral Host Fourth Annual Hunger, Faith & Food Conference: An Interfaith Call to Action ‐ Faith Institutions and Community Partners Commit to Ending Local Hunger Join us for the fourth annual Hunger, Faith & Food conference at Saint John’s Episcopal Cathedral, on March 19 from 3 to 6 pm, 1350 Washington St. A plenary session on Sacred Writ will help us to hear God’s still, small voice. Two simple workshops will 

inspire us and give us tools to act. Adrian Miller, Executive Director of the Colorado Council of Churches and James Beard Award–winning author, will be our keynote speaker, asking “What Is God Calling Us to Do?”  The conference ends with a potluck meal, all‐faiths‐ and vegan‐friendly, in Dagwell Hall. Locally grown, made, baked, brewed, and vinted. Contact: kris.stoever@gmail.com   

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. We would love to surprise them with a Card Shower and we know it would please them so much to hear from you. We will be making an Anniversary Album with all of the cards and presenting it to them at a reception. Please send your cards and notes by March 15th to:    Pat Flagg, 11069 W. Walker Dr., Littleton, CO 80127 

Also, please join the Littrell’s and their family at a 75th Anniversary Reception Celebration on Sunday, March 22, 2‐4pm in our East Fellowship Hall.  

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 19th, 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

Thursday, March 5

10:00am 12:00pm 1:30pm 5:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:15pm 8:00pm

Graduate Christian FellowshipWorld Café Disciples Bible Study Rocky Mtn. Theater for Kids Sangha Meditation DU Tango Club Choir Practice Groundwork Coffee House

Bryans RoomEast Fellowship Hall Cornerstone II Room Noakes Hall East Parlor Noakes Hall Choir Room Evanston Center

Friday, March 6

12:00pm 12:00pm

Pastor’s Bible Study PB&J Ministry

Osborne ParlorCivic Center Park

Saturday, March 7

8:00am 9:30am 1:00pm

Food Addicts in RecoveryRocky Mtn. Theater for Kids Marie Dambrosky Memorial Service

East Parlor Noakes Hall Evanston Center

Sunday, March 8 Daylight Savings Begins – Spring Ahead!

8:30am 9:30am 10:30am 11:00am 6:00pm 8:00pm

Informal Service Sunday School Classes Peniel Service Traditional Service Sunday Night Ticket AA Lent Vespers

Wasser ChapelChristian Ed Rooms Wasser Chapel Sanctuary East Fellowship Hall DU’s Evans Chapel

This Week at UPark UMC (Continued)

Habits of the Heart