Worship Information

We welcome those desiring to be on the path of the disciple.  It may be a road less traveled but, nevertheless, a road in which we are not alone.  One of our favorite songs for worship is “Companions on the Journey” by Carey Landry.  We are reminded that it is our belief in the love of God that binds us together on our journey and we are never strangers in God’s house.  

Through our worship we have opportunity to give voice to our desire to walk humbly with our God and we join together as seekers and believers to give praise and honor to our Lord and Savior.  If you are unable to worship with us, it is our hope that this will be a valuable resource for you in your personal journey of faith.

In our worship, we have opportunities to express our faith in many different ways and one of the most significant aspects of our worship occurs on the first Sunday of every month.  At the beginning of every month we celebrate the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. 
We offer the Lord's Supper to any who choose to partake of it in accordance with their own faith and practice.

The tradition of the Community of Christ is to understand the Lord's Supper as a sacrament in which we remember the life and sacrifice of Jesus Christ and renew the covenant we made at the waters of baptism. Others who share with us may have different understandings and practices within their own faith and tradition. We invite all who participate to do so as an expression of the faithful unity and love exemplified in the life of Jesus Christ in whose name we worship.

The order of worship for Sunday, December 6 is presented for your personal preparation and reflection.

“Prepare the Way”

Second Sunday of Advent (Hope)

Presiding                                                                                                            Morris Danielson
Prelude                                                                                                            Teresa Argotsinger
Welcome and Sharing of Joys and Concerns                                                                     Pastor
Call to Worship
Lighting of the Advent Candle of Hope
Reader: Advent is the time of year when we shed old habits and prepare for a new way, a new coming.
People: Give us courage to shed old habits. Purify us, O God.
Reader: It is the time of year when we lay aside our burdens and become intentional about seeking the kingdom of God within. It is a time of hope, healing, and rebirth.
People: Help us to seek the kingdom of God within. Purify us, O God.
Reader: Advent is the time of year when we cleanse our hearts and minds, when we prepare the way for the coming of the Lord.
All: Cleanse our hearts and minds. For you, God, are like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap. Refine us like gold and silver. Purify us, O God.
Reader: Prepare the way!
After the reading the Candle of Hope is lit.
*Opening Hymn:   “O Come, All Ye Faithful”                                                                HS 238
*Invocation                                                                                                   Monica Argotsinger
*Response                                                                                                                                    
Youth Focus                                                                                                             Jackie Smith
Outreach International Offering
Ministry of Music                                                                                 Elvin and Elaine Mauzey
Sermon                                                                                                             Rick Argotsinger
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
 Hymn of Preparation:  “As the Deer”                                                                                  NS 2
        **Blessing and Serving of the Bread                                     
        **Blessing and Serving of the Wine    
Disciples’ Generous Response                                                                                                         
Blessing and Offering of Oblation Mission Tithes
*Hymn:  “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”                                                                 HS 256
*Benediction                                                                                                     Morris Danielson
*Response
*Postlude

Poem: “Christmas Communion”
Kneel, if you’re able, toward the stable; heal, if you’re able, at the table.

See the quiver of the infant’s lip, tiny fingers as they grip, new eyes, so wise. They see past my face, see my need for grace. They reach into my heart with healing art.

My Communion at the table
takes me back to the stable.
Who can separate the two?
                                                       —Lu Mountenay 2009

Prayer for Peace
The Prayer for Peace is another opportunity for personal reflection and meditation.  At the Temple in Independence, Missouri there is a special worship service every day to give prayerful attention to the needs of selected countries throughout the world.  Following this link will provide more information and the complete worship service for each day of the year.

Weekly Themes and Speakers

Map/Directions to Denver Congregation
480 Marion St.
Denver, CO 80218