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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
July 7, 2024
FESTIVAL OF THE MARTYRDOM OF JAN HUS
HOLY COMMUNION 10:00 A.M.
WATCHWORD FOR THE WEEK: “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” -2 Corinthians 12:9
BAND CHORALES.......................................................................Art Sorensen, leader
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .........................The Rev. Ginny Hege Tobiassen
PRELUDE - Jesus, Still Lead On...........................................Adam Drese (1698)
Arr. Margaret Vardell Sandresky (2003)
CALL TO WORSHIP
LITURGY: General Liturgy 1, pages 1-4; The Shorter Church Litany, pages 10-12
SCRIPTURE LESSONS:
- Ezekiel 2:1-7
- Psalm 123
To you I lift up my eyes,
O you who are enthroned in the heavens!
As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God, until he has mercy upon us.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of contempt.
Our soul has had more than its fill of the scorn of those who are at ease,
at the contempt of the proud.
- 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
During the singing of the next hymn, children age 3 and up are welcome to follow
Godly Play leaders to continue their worship in CE-106.
HYMN 790 - Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer ..........................T. CWM Rhondda
PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS
The offertory provides an opportunity to reflect on the many ways that we can express our gratitude in response to God: with time, treasure, talents, and testimony. For financial giving online: Use the Moravian Ministries Foundation giving portal at https://mmfa.info/giving-portal/. Click the “Give Now” button on any page of the Home Church website. For more information, go to HomeMoravian.org/online giving. You can make one-time or recurring gifts. Text HOME to 73256 on your phone.
OFFERTORY INVITATION AND PRAYER............................The Rev. Dr. Craig Atwood
ANTHEM - My Grace Is Sufficient.....................Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Choir
My grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in weakness, and in weakness, perfect is my strength
GOSPEL LESSON: Mark 8:34-38.......................................................Rev. Dr. Atwood
COMMUNION MEDITATION: Truth Endures
HYMN 391 - By All Your Saints Still Striving (singing verse 2a) .......T. St. Theodulph
SERVICE FOR HOLY COMMUNION - In Celebration of the Resurrection, page 209
POSTLUDE - Festival Toccata ............................................................Percy Fletcher
FESTIVAL OF THE MARTYRDOM OF JAN HUS
This service of Holy Communion marks the occasion of the martyrdom of Jan Hus. On Saturday, July 6, 1415, the town of Constance, situated on both banks of the river Rhine, witnessed the last act of a tragedy. The Czech priest and preacher, marked as a heretic by Rome, passed the cemetery where his books were being burned and, in the next moment, he ascended the stake.
In 1400, Hus was ordained to the priesthood, and the following year was elected Dean of the Faculty of Arts at Prague University. Hus was especially impressed with the views of Oxford theologian John Wyclif, stressing the importance of preaching and the necessity of striving for a moral revival of the Church. In 1402 Hus was appointed a preacher at Bethlehem Chapel. From the pulpit of Bethlehem Chapel as well as at the University, Hus constantly promoted reform within the Church. The number of his friends increased, as did the number of his adversaries. Finally, the Archbishop, Zbynek Zajíc of Hasenburk, forbid Hus to continue preaching. Hus did not obey.
Hus’ message of fidelity to the truth, passed on from generation to generation, forms the most inner core of his legacy to the Church and to his nation. This message still needs to be heard by all who care for the truth: “Seek the truth, listen to the truth, learn the truth, love the truth, speak the truth, abide by the truth, defend the truth unto death.” (Jaroslav Necas and Vaclav Starý, Master John Hus and the Town of Husinec).
In 1457, followers of Hus established in Kunvald (currently in the Czech Republic) an intentional community they called the Unitas Fratrum, Latin for “Unity of Brethren,” which ultimately became known as the Moravian Church.
This year marks the 609th anniversary of Hus’ martyrdom.
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