1. GATHERING Welcome & Announcements Territorial Acknowledgement
Call to Worship
Hymn: VU 371 “Open My Eyes, That I May See”
Prayer of Approach and Confession
The Peace
WORD 
Solo: “With Verdure Clad”
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:1-12
Sermon: “An Upside-down Gospel”  
Silent Reflection
Hymn: VU 149 “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross”
RESPONSE
Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer
Hymn: VU 606 “In Christ There Is No East Or West”
Blessing & Sending Forth

2. GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements
Territorial Acknowledgement

3. Silent preparation
(a candle is lit)

4. We come from north and south.
Call to Worship:
Come and seek the ways of wisdom
We come from east and west.
We come from north and south.
Come with open eyes, open ears, and open hearts
We come to listen for the voice of wisdom,
and to see all that is good in creation.
Come and praise God together as one community
We come as children of the living God.

5. Hymn: VU 371 “Open My Eyes”

6. Prayer of Approach and Confession
Leader: Kyrie eleison.
ALL: Kyrie eleison.
Christe eleison.
Kyrie eleison.
The Peace of Christ be with you all.
And also with you.

7. Solo: “With Verdure Clad” - Haydn
Sung by Sun Hee Kim

8. WORD The Word of God. Thanks be to God.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2: 1-12
The Word of God.
Thanks be to God.

9. Sermon:
“An Upside-down ”
Gospel

13. . . . silent reflection

14. “When I Survey The Wondrous Cross”
Hymn: VU 149
“When I Survey The Wondrous Cross” .

15. RESPONSE Prayers of the People: VU 400
Lord, listen to your children praying,
Lord, send your spirit in this place;
Send us love, send us power, send us grace.
The Lord’s Prayer (A Paraphrase): VU 916

16. GOING FORTH
Hymn: VU 606 “In Christ There Is No East Or West” Blessing & Sending Forth Postlude

17. Upcoming services: February 15: Interfaith Service February 22: No Service – Reading Week March 1: Ash Wednesday, Betsy DeVries preaching March 8: No Service - Colloquium March 15: Lent 3, Natalie Wigg-Stevenson preaching
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