“To Know Christ and Share God’s Love”

The First Sunday in

Holy Cross Lutheran Church 4500 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO Ph: 303.423.5654 www.holycrosswheatridge.org

Pastor: Ron Bock Intern Pastor: Aly Kohlmeyer Director of Mission & Ministry: Scott Moore Director of Education: Anne Pipho Organist: Susan Cicirello Choir Director: Beth Letendre Youth Director: Allison Schriver Office Manager: Kamila Hosaja

March 1, 2020 8:15 & 10:45 a.m.

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Gathering

Prelude Susan Cicirello “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me”

(Peterson/Martin)

Welcome Confession and Forgiveness

Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who is present, and gives life, who calls into existence the things that do not exist. Amen. If you were to keep watch over sins, O Lord, who could stand? Yet with you is forgiveness, and so we confess.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Gracious God, have mercy on us. We confess that we have turned away from you, knowingly and unknowingly. We have wandered from your resurrection life. We have strayed from your love for all people. Turn us back to you, O God. Give us new hearts and right spirits, that we may find what is pleasing to you and dwell in your house forever. Amen. Receive the good news: God turns to you in love, and says, “I will put my spirit in you, and you shall live.” All your sin is forgiven in the

name of ☩ Jesus Christ, who is God’s gift of grace for you. Amen.

Today, March 1 +1st Sunday In Lent

8:15 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Coffee Hour & Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Parent & Community Forum (Youth Room) 10:45 a.m. Worship 11:45 a.m. Book Group 12:00 p.m. Hospitality Team

Monday, March 2

9:30 a.m. Sewing Group 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts*

Tuesday, March 3

11:00 a.m. Alanon 2:00 p.m. Bible R&C 7:00 p.m. Alanon

Wednesday, March 4

1:00 p.m. Care Team Meeting 1:00 p.m. Staff Meeting 5:45 p.m. Simple Supper 6:30 p.m. Sonrise Singers 6:30 p.m. Holden Evening Prayer 7:15 p.m. “Going Deeper” Lent Series 7:30 p.m. Alanon

Thursday, March 5

6:00 p.m. District 9 Alanon 7:00 p.m. Doll MInistry

Friday, March 6

9:30 a.m. Troubadours 10:30 a.m. Alanon 12:00 p.m. Alanon

Saturday, March 7

9:00 a.m. Card Ministry

Sunday, March 8 +2nd Sunday In Lent

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS RTLC SUNDAY 8:15 a.m. Worship 9:15 a.m. Blood Pressure Screening 9:30 a.m. Coffee Hour & Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship

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Ministers: The People of Holy Cross Pastor: Ron Bock Intern Pastor: Aly Kohlmeyer Assisting Minister: Janet Iona

Readers: Harold Stitt/Earline Bohling Acolytes: Scott Figurski/Arabella England Communion Stewards: Cheryl Almquist, Candie Berthod & Jake Osbahr/Sharon, John and Matthias England

Usher Captains: Rex Thomsen & Gary Crocker

Sound Tech: Harold Stitt

Tellers: Gordy Ellingson & Carol Kaiser/ Ellen and Steve Robinson Communion Clean Up: Barb Dierdorf & Martha Lydick/Joyce Kamprath & Donna Jeskewitz Bus Driver: Jim Ritter

Greeters: N.A./Bill Fleming & Doris Swanson Bread Baker: Darlene Besser Flower Delivery: Karen DeJean Hospitality Table: Barbara Kaspersen/ Faith Pelkey

Welcome Pads: Darlene Besser + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

THANK YOU to all our volunteers who serve today—and through the

week!

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This Week at Holy Cross

Those Who Serve Today

+ Gathering Song: “O Lord, throughout These Forty Days” #319

+ Greeting and Prayer of the Day The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.

+ Kyrie Service of the Word P. 213

+ Canticle of Praise P. 213

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• ARE YOU A FIRST-TIME GUEST WITH US this morning? Welcome to Holy Cross! Please stop by our Hospitality Table as you leave the worship area to receive a gift of thanks for worshiping with us!

• COFFEE HOUR AND SUNDAY SCHOOL are held at 9:30 a.m. (between services) in the Fireside Lounge. Please join us.

• RESTROOMS are located down both hallways outside the worship area. Look for the signs above the restroom doors.

Sacred Rhythms A Lenten Mid-Week Adventure

5:45-6:30 p.m. Simple Supper 6:30 p.m. Holden Evening Prayer

7:15 p.m. “Going Deeper” Our theme this week: “Longing”

Come join us!

Postlude: “Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer” (Manz) Susan Cicirello

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Kyrie and Canticle of Praise from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Service of the Word; Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-720269

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ALL ARE INVITED TO THE FEAST! As we gather at the table of the Lord today to celebrate Holy Communion, we want everyone to know that all are invited to come, eat and drink of the forgiveness God provides. You don’t have to be a member of Holy Cross, nor do you have to be Lutheran to participate with us. It is Jesus who invites all of us to come; and we invite you.

GLUTEN-FREE WAFERS AND WHITE GRAPE JUICE are available with Holy Communion, if you would prefer them. Just let the communion server know.

DO YOU LIKE HAVING AN EASTER BREAKFAST SERVED ON EASTER MORNING? How much? We’re beginning our Lent & Easter planning, and are looking for some folks who would be willing to put an Easter Breakfast into the plans. If you are interested, talk to Pastor Ron or Scott Moore. Let’s get some people together & have some fun!

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Meal

Offering of Our Gifts and Tithes Anthem (8:15): “O Lord Throughout These Forty Days” (Pelz) Sonrise Singers

(10:45): “Andante,” “Them & Variation” (Bach) Orff Ensemble

+ Offering Song: “Create in Me” #186

+ 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 God thanks and praise.

Come, Lord Jesus, be the Host; Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Let these gifts to us be blest; and feed the church, each hungry guest. Amen.

+ Words of Institution + Lord’s Prayer

The Congregation is invited to join hands

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 forever. Amen.

Communion Songs:

“Lamb of God”—#336

“I Want Jesus to Walk with Me”—#325

“Tree of Life and Awesome Mystery”—#334 (Vs 1-3, Lent 1)

+ Communion Blessing + Prayer after Communion

Sending

+ Sending Song: “Bless Now, O God, the Journey” #326

(Please face the Cross as it passes)

+ Benediction and Dismissal Go in peace. Share the good news. Thanks be to God.

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+ Prayer of the Day The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray… Lord God, our strength, the struggle between good and evil rages within and around us, and the devil and all the forces that defy you tempt us with empty promises. Keep us steadfast in your word, and when we fall, raise us again and restore us through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Children’s Sermon

Word

Response to the Readings: The Word of the Lord./ Thanks be to God.

First Lesson: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7

Second Lesson: Romans 5:12-19

+ Lenten Acclamation Repeat

+ Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 The holy gospel according to Matthew, the fourth chapter.

Glory to you, O Lord. after the reading The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.

Sermon Pastor Ron Bock

+ Hymn of the Day: “Our Father, We Have Wandered” #606

+ Apostles’ Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

+ Prayers of the Church + Sharing of Peace

NEXT WEEK—Join us as we welcome Dave & Nellie Jarvis for Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp Sunday! Dave & Nellie have been friends to us for a long time, and their work at Rainbow Trail has been astounding. Come find out more. Come join us for worship at 8:15 & 10:45 a.m.

AN OPPORTUNITY FROM URBAN SERVANT CORPS: At Urban Servant Corps, we believe that people need one another -- that together we are able to live a more simple, faithful life that is in service to one another! We invite YOU to join the USC community by becoming an Urban Servant Corps: Emeritus volunteer. This is a new program that includes retired folks who engage in part-time volunteer service (16 hours per week) for a year long commitment. You will have the opportunity to "match the joy of freedom with the desire for purpose" as you engage in meaningful volunteer service, learn about social justice, engage in faithful conversations, and create community with others who share values of faith, service and simplicity...all the while keeping your mind and body healthy and active. Join us! For more info: http://urbanservantcorps.org/volunteer/emeritus.html

We Pray For Each Other and The World

We pray for The family and friends of Dave Roll, Marcia Wolfe, Elaine Vriesman,

Arnie Ladwig, Shirley Lemons, Lillian McFerran, Theresa Kinning-Pflueger, Lloyd Eargle

(father of Kelly Eargle), Judy Makowski, Suzanne Stanfield and Shaundra Rana.

We pray for all of the homebound members of Holy Cross and their faithful caregivers.

LENTEN SIMPLE SUPPERS Once again this year, ministry teams at Holy Cross will be hosting simple suppers on Wednesday nights during Lent. Suppers will begin on March 4th and will be served/hosted by a different group of ministry teams each week. We will begin serving at 5:45 and will continue food service until 6:30. Worship will take place in Asel Hall starting at 6:30 p.m. followed by our Lenten Study at 7:15 p.m. Please refer to the schedule below for the teams that will be hosting. There is a Simple Supper

Notebook in the sign-up area in the Narthex where you can sign up to bring a crock pot of soup, sandwiches for 15 people and/or help with the set-up and clean up. We need approximately 8 crock pots of soup and 8 plates of sandwiches each week. TIP: It's always good to have at least one crock pot of chicken noodle soup for the kids. March 4th:

• Holy Cross Congregational Council, Ministry Teams (Property, Care, Mission, Finance) Coordinators: Dale Holden and Scott Moore March 11th:

• Amicitia, Book Club and Women's Health Group Coordinators: Joyce Kamprath and Annette Stott March 18th:

• Youth and Education & HCLC Staff Coordinators: Allison Shriver and Anne Pipho March 25th:

• Environmental Stewardship Team, Doll Ministry and Sewing Group Coordinators: Mary Kvamme and Beth Knutson-Gustafson April 1st:

• Worship and Music Coordinators: Beth Letendre and Nancy Bock If you have any questions, please contact:

Dale Holden at (303)349-8602 or cyclonehouse@comcast.net Bill Fleming at (720)327-1727 or bfleming1234@aol.com

FOREVER YOUNG Forever Young Lunch Wednesday, March 11th Noon Join us for a traditional corned beef and cabbage meal and the divine sounds of the Miner Pickers (Susie & Gary Solomon), Violin and Fiddle! Please bring a salad or dessert to share. Deadline to sign up is Sunday, March 8th.

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP TEAM The environmental group named Creation Justice (see www.creationjusice.org) has provided a special calendar for Lent that is available on the table in the narthex. Pick one up for some interesting and worthwhile Lenten practice ideas!

LENTEN DEVOTIONAL MATERIALS The lent season is finally here! Devotional materials are available in the Narthex to help guide you through the Lenten season. Everything from calendars, reading materials, prayer booklets, etc. Please feel free to come see the variety and pick that which you think will benefit you the most!

Sanctuary Lamp for the Month of March is given by Susain Raines, in loving

memory of Tony.

Coffee Hour today is Potluck Sunday! Thank you to all of those who brought delicious

treats for all to share and also to those who helped with the set up and clean up. We truly

appreciate you!

Flowers for today are provided by Mary and Severt Kvamme, in honor of their children

Annette and Eric and their families.

ADULT EDUCATION

March 1st:

- The Environmental Stewardship Team presents

Carrie Martin-Haley of the Institute for Environmental

Solutions (IES). Carrie will inform us of the work of

IES. Their two main focuses are the Tree Project and

the Chemical Project, and they do many workshops and

much hands-on training of folks from school age through

adults. It promises to be an interesting session.

- Parent and All Community Forum - Robbie's

Hope We have all experienced some sort of tragedy in

our lives at one point. It is important to be part of a

community such as Holy Cross to help one another through hardships. Robbie's Hope will

be coming to share their story and how to help kids and one another through the struggles

and hardships that come from experiencing a tragedy. We hope you can join us in the

Youth Room!

March 8th: - DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME! - The first week of our spring adult education series, ProFuture Faith: The Prodigal Species Comes Home. Session one is Un-Trivializing God - Reality as Thou. This eight session course bridges the gap between head and heart, science and faith. Facilitator is Tadd Overstreet.

YOUTH NEWS

March 1st:

- We have all experienced some sort of tragedy in

our lives at one point. It is important to be part of a

community such as Holy Cross to help one

another through hardships. Robbie's Hope will be

coming on March 1st during Sunday School to

share their story and how to help kids (and one

another) through the struggles and hardships that

come from experiencing a tragedy. We hope you can join us in the Youth Room!

March 8th: - Sunday School - Lutheran Worship Part 2, with Intern Pastor Aly. - Youth Group - Student Led bible study (4-6 p.m.). Snacks will be provided.

YOUTH GROUP MISSION FUNDRAISER OPPORTUNITIES!

This summer our youth are partnering with Rainbow Trail Bridging Borders program and traveling to Kentucky to serve with the Appalachia Service Project on June 14th-20th. The trip costs $1100 per student and we are fundraising in order to make this possible! The students going are Scott Figurski, Hazel Rex, Charlie Rex, Matthias England, Arabella England, Cooper Watkins, Ella Watkins, and Will Siegel. You also can go on this journey with us through prayer and financial contributions! Upcoming fundraisers:

• King Soopers Cards

• Snow Shoveling

• Parents Night Out

• Car Wash

• Arc Bucks Thank you for supporting our youth on this journey as they are doing God's work with their hands and growing in their faith. If you have any questions please reach out to Allison Schriver at allisons@holycrosswheatridge.org

MILESTONE MINISTRY CLASS Calling all second graders for the Milestone Ministry Class on The Lord's Prayer! We will be meeting on two Sundays, March 1st and 8th at 9:30 a.m. during Sunday School. Bring a parent or grandparent if they would like to learn along with you! Call Kim Guinn if you have any questions (303)423-7726.

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING The next Blood Pressure Screening will take place on

Sunday, March 8th from 9:15-9:45 a.m.

Thank you to Mike Davidson for volunteering your time

SUPPORT OUR YOUTH MISSION TRIP In June, 8 of our youth will be spending a week in Appalachia - living out their faith, growing in their understanding of God's love, and helping others - and they need your help. We may not all be able to go with them physically but they need us all to support them so that they can get there and do God's work; Holy Cross's work, with their hands. Do you shop at King Soopers? Do you use a King Soopers card to get discounts on your groceries? If so, your regular shopping trip can turn into a financial donation for this trip. All it takes is five minutes of your time, on your computer or ours to make a difference. If you supported the youth in the past with a King Soopers gift card, the program has changed and is now a little easier for you. You no longer have to refill a gift card, you just have to connect your King Soopers number to our Holy Cross community rewards account. Then, when you swipe your card or enter your Alternate ID, King Soopers will donate to the Holy Cross Youth group at no cost to you. All you have to do is stop by our youth table during coffee hour or after church and we can help you connect your card to Holy Cross. Or you can take this sheet home with you and follow the instructions below. Thank you so much for your support.

To link your rewards card to the King Soopers or City Market Community Rewards Program:

Simply visit http://www.kingsoopers.com and follow these easy steps • New users will need to create an account which requires some basic

information, a valid email address and a loyalty card.* • Once logged into your King Soopers account you can search for Holy Cross

Lutheran Church of Wheat Ridge either by name or by our account number KC511 and then click Enroll.

*Customers must have a registered King Soopers loyalty card account to link to your organization. *If a member does not yet have a King Soopers or City Market loyalty card, please let them know they are available at the customer service desk at any King Soopers or City Market

SUPPORT OUR YOUTH MISSION TRIP In June, 8 of our youth will be spending a week in Appalachia - living out their faith, growing in their understanding of God's love, and helping others - and they need your help. We may not all be able to go with them physically but they need us all to support them so that they can get there and do God's work; Holy Cross's work, with their hands. Do you shop at King Soopers? Do you use a King Soopers card to get discounts on your groceries? If so, your regular shopping trip can turn into a financial donation for this trip. All it takes is five minutes of your time, on your computer or ours to make a difference. If you supported the youth in the past with a King Soopers gift card, the program has changed and is now a little easier for you. You no longer have to refill a gift card, you just have to connect your King Soopers number to our Holy Cross community rewards account. Then, when you swipe your card or enter your Alternate ID, King Soopers will donate to the Holy Cross Youth group at no cost to you. All you have to do is stop by our youth table during coffee hour or after church and we can help you connect your card to Holy Cross. Or you can take this sheet home with you and follow the instructions below. Thank you so much for your support.

To link your rewards card to the King Soopers or City Market Community Rewards Program:

Simply visit http://www.kingsoopers.com and follow these easy steps • New users will need to create an account which requires some basic

information, a valid email address and a loyalty card.* • Once logged into your King Soopers account you can search for Holy Cross

Lutheran Church of Wheat Ridge either by name or by our account number KC511 and then click Enroll.

*Customers must have a registered King Soopers loyalty card account to link to your organization. *If a member does not yet have a King Soopers or City Market loyalty card, please let them know they are available at the customer service desk at any King Soopers or City Market