We Prepare for God’s Word

PRELUDE Prelude in C Major, Op. 9 Ludwig van Beethoven

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

*CALL TO WORSHIP AND OPENING PRAYER

Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. On a high mountain, Jesus was transfigured, and God said: This is My Beloved Son.

Let us pray:

O God of the covenant, the cloud of Your splendor and the fire of Your love revealed Your Son on the mountain heights. Transform our lives in His image, write Your law of love on our hearts, and make us prophets of Your glory, that we may lead others into Your presence. Amen.

*HYMN 75 O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair DEO GRACIAS

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

God of glory, we confess that we have not sought Your face. The prayer continues.

Welcome to West Side

Connect • Grow • Serve

Transfiguration of the Lord • February 23, 2020

West Side is a welcoming church, rooted deeply in Christ, inviting all to connect, grow and serve.

* The congregation may stand.

8:15 AM CHAPEL WORSHIP

Presbyterian Church

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We adore the high and mighty and ignore Your humble servant. We act with prejudice and partiality and fail to share Your love for all. Forgive us, God of grace. Pour out the power of Your Spirit and renew us in our calling: to show the wonder of Your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*PASSING OF THE PEACE

We Listen for God’s Word

SCRIPTURE Matthew 17:1-9

*HYMN 462 Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies RATISBON

SERMON Order, Disorder, Reorder Rev. Marc Oehler

We Respond to God’s Word

*RESPONSE OF FAITH Matthew 5:17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE and THE LORD’S PRAYER

OFFERING

*HYMN 73 Swiftly Pass the Clouds of Glory GENEVA

*COMMUNION

*CHARGE AND BLESSING

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Please join us for Ash Wednesday services on February 26 at 6:30 am, 12:15 pm or 7:30 pm.

We hope to see you there!

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*CALL TO WORSHIP AND OPENING SONGS

God With Us, Be Thou My Vision, All Things Together

Children leave to join their Sunday School small groups after the first song.

BIDDING PRAYER SCRIPTURE Matthew 17:1-9 SERMON Order, Disorder, Reorder Rev. Marc Oehler *COMMUNION AND OFFERING *CLOSING SONG So Will I *ANNOUNCEMENTS *BLESSING AND PASSING OF THE PEACE

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S U N DAY S M A L L G R O U P S

8:00 am - Infants and Toddlers - Room 202

9:00 am & 10:15 am - Sunday School for Grades K to 7 - Rooms 206, 306, 311, 312 and Serenity Room

9:00 am - The Gospel of Luke - Conference Room

9:45 am - Centering Prayer - Serenity Room

11:15 am - Prayer Circle - Pulsifer Chapel

11:30 am - Sermon Talk Back - Pulsifer Chapel

6:00 pm - FOCUS - Barn

6:00 pm - High School Choir - Large Choir Room

7:00 pm - High School BARN - Barn

* The congregation may stand.

9:00 AM CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP

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We Prepare for God’s Word PRELUDE Meditation on MORECAMBE Frederick Atkinson Westminster Bell Choir

WELCOME

*CALL TO WORSHIP AND OPENING PRAYER

Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. On a high mountain, Jesus was transfigured, and God said: This is My Beloved Son.

Let us pray:

O God of the covenant, the cloud of Your splendor and the fire of Your love revealed Your Son on the mountain heights. Transform our lives in His image, write Your law of love on our hearts, and make us prophets of Your glory, that we may lead others into Your presence. Amen.

*HYMN 75 O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair DEO GRACIAS

PRAYER OF CONFESSION

God of glory, we confess that we have not sought Your face. We adore the high and mighty and ignore Your humble servant. We act with prejudice and partiality and fail to share Your love for all.

Forgive us, God of grace. Pour out the power of Your Spirit and renew us in our calling: to show the wonder of Your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. * The congregation may stand.

10:15 AM TRADITIONAL WORSHIP

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KYRIE Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord have mercy.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON

*GLORIA PATRI Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be; world without end. Amen.

*PASSING OF THE PEACE Children leave to join their Sunday School small groups.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We Listen for God’s Word

SCRIPTURE Matthew 17:1-9 Lucy Ianacone

SERMON Order, Disorder, Reorder Rev. Marc Oehler

We Respond to God’s Word

*RESPONSE OF FAITH Matthew 5:17

Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.

*HYMN 462 Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies RATISBON

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE and THE LORD’S PRAYER

OFFERING

OFFERTORY ANTHEM Purest and Highest setting, Charles Villiers Stanford

Purest and Highest, Wisest and most Just, there is no truth save only in Thy trust. Thou dost the mind from earthly dreams recall, and bring through Christ to Him for whom are all.

The anthem continues.

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Eternal Glory, all Thee adore, who art and shalt be worshiped evermore. Us whom Thou makest comfort with Thy might, and lead us to enjoy Thy heavenly light. -Robert Bridges

*DOXOLOGY

Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Christ, all people here below; praise Holy Spirit evermore; praise Triune God whom we adore. Amen.

PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING

We Respond to God’s Call

*HYMN 73 Swiftly Pass the Clouds of Glory GENEVA

*CHARGE AND BLESSING

POSTLUDE Rondo Passacaglia Cynthia Dobrinski Westminster Bell Choir

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Kids Club & Choir @ 4:30 pm on Thursdays!

GRADES K - 3 GRADES 4 & 5 4:30 - 5:15 pm Choir 4:30 - 5:15 pm Kids Club

5:15 - 6:15 pm Kids Club 5:15 - 6:15 pm Choir

6:15 - 6:45 PM PIZZA DINNER FOR ALL AGES

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

Ash Wednesday Services Join us for worship on February 26 at 6:30 am, 12:15 pm or 7:30 pm and receive the imposi-tion of ashes as a call to remember our humanity and mortality. Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent and our preparation for the celebration of Easter. The ashes hold great power for us as we both hear the words and feel the ashes being placed on our foreheads: “You are dust and to dust you shall return.”

West Point Band Concert The renowned West Point Band returns to West Side on March 1 at 3:00 pm as part of the West Side Concert Series. The band’s Masterworks Concert Series offers something for everyone—music new and old for sym-phonic winds, virtuosic solos, uplifting and entertaining vocal numbers and, of course, the marches and patriotic songs that you would expect from the Army’s oldest band. Pieces include Felix Mendelssohn’s “Konzertstucke No. 2,” Anne McGinty’s “Syntonos” and Alfred Reed’s “Hounds of Spring.” The performance will be topped off with a medley of swing selections from “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” Reserve FREE tickets at: http://bit.ly/2scdeBA.

Lenten Sermon Series: The Beatitudes What if nine ancient blessings contain the keys to our liberation during these turbulent times? This Lenten season we’ll be journeying with the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12), a series of bless-ings declared by Jesus at the beginning of his Sermon on the Mount—blessings that have the power to revolutionize our lives, our communities and even our world. Each week during Lent, we’ll reflect on one Beatitude in worship on Sunday morning (and Wednesday evening...see below) as well as in small groups. May this journey of Lent help us all return to the way of Jesus, renew our commitment to be more Christ-like and empower us to be transformed in order to help transform the world.

Wednesday Night @ West Side Push pause on the week and deepen your Lenten practice on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. We’ll be worshiping “in the round,” offering a different experience each week:

February 26—Ash Wednesday March 4—Healing and Wholeness Drum Circle March 11—Jazz Vespers March 18—Contemporary Acoustic March 25—Acoustic Songs and Stories with Jason Gray and Dave Pettigrew April 1—Healing and Wholeness Service with Harp

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IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME VISITING?

Welcome! We’re so glad you’re here. We look forward to helping you connect with others, grow more deeply in your faith and enrich your own life by serving others. Wherever you are on life’s journey, there’s a place for you at West Side.

Please stop by the visitor table located just inside the front doors, fill out a Let’s Connect card and pick up a visitor bag. And please stay after worship to enjoy coffee/tea and refreshments in the Narthex and meet our members and ministers:

Rev. Marc Oehler, pastor, moehler@westside.org Rev. Penny Hogan, associate pastor, phogan@westside.org Rev. Liz Junod, pastoral associate, ljunod@westside.org Deborah Holden-Holloway, minister of music, dholden-holloway@westside.org Erik Eickhoff, associate minister of music, eeickhoff@westside.org Eric Hufschmid, contemporary music leader, ehufschmid@westside.org

To learn more about our faith community, and to see a complete staff directory, please visit westside.org.

6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-652-1966 westside.org

A Cappella Sunday In a movement begun by the Center for Congregational Song, churches around the world will be singing a cappella on the first Sunday of Lent—March 1. At the 8:15 am and 10:15 am services, our hymns and responses will be sung a cappella to help focus us on the season and connect us to the times in church history when all worship music was offered without instru-ments. Join us for this new experience at West Side.

New Member Class Are you ready to make West Side your church home? You’re invited to attend a New Member Class on April 19 and May 3, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. (Dinner and child care will be provid-ed.) This dynamic two-part class is designed to help you get to know our clergy and church leaders, learn about West Side and its ministries, connect with other prospective members, ask questions and consider how God is calling you to become part of our ministry and mission. Please reach out to Pastor Penny (phogan@westside.org) if you’re interested in attending.