CHRIST CANDLE LIGHTING:
We believe Jesus shines with the glory of God.
At the transfiguration, three disciples experienced Jesus shining and radiant. We were not there to experience the mystery of that moment, but we are here now.
We can nurture our relationship with Jesus, so that our living reflects that Christ light, so that we shine in small ways and large.
We light this Christ candle as a symbol of the light that shines through us as we live our discipleship.
     Adapted and used with permission from Gathering: ACE 2025-2026; Bill Perry

All sing: VU 336 “Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies”
1.  Christ whose glory fills the skies,
Christ the true, the only light,
sun of righteousness, arise,
triumph o'er the shades of night.
Dayspring from on high, be near;
daystar, in my heart appear.

2.  Dark and cheerless is the morn
unaccompanied by thee;
joyless is the day's return,
till thy mercy's beams I see,
till they inward light impart,
glad my eyes and warm my heart.

3.  Visit then this soul of mine,
pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
fill me, radiancy divine,
scatter all my unbelief;
more and more thyself display,
shining to the perfect day.

1. CALL TO WORSHIP:
Climb the mountain of God.
We will watch and wait.
Wait for God's glory to shine like the sun.
Wait for Christ to reveal the heart of God.
Wait to gain courage for the terror of the night.
Wait for the Spirit to dispel the darkness.
Climb the mountain of God.
We will watch for things worth waiting for.
     From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
     Copyright @2025 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission

2. OPENING PRAYER:
Source of light and love, reveal to us your glory. As you appeared to your servant Moses in devouring fire on Mount Sinai, appear to us now in power and might during our time of worship. As you revealed Christ's resplendent light to his disciples on the mountaintop, reveal your radiant light to us during our fellowship together. Transform us with your glory, that our souls might shine your light into a world shrouded in darkness.  Amen.
     From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
     Copyright @2025 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission

3.  LEARNING TIME:

4. HYMN VU 232 “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You”
1.  Joyful, joyful we adore you,
God of glory, life and love;
hearts unfold like flowers before you,
opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness,
drive the gloom of doubt away;
giver of immortal gladness,
fill us with the light of day.

2.  All your works with joy surround you,
earth and heaven reflect your rays,
stars and angels sing around you,
centre of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
flowery meadow, flashing sea,
chanting bird and flowing fountain,
sound their praise eternally.

3.  You are giving and forgiving,
ever blessing, ever blest,
wellspring of the joy of living,
ocean depth of happy rest!
Source of grace and fount of blessing,
let your light upon us shine;
teach us how to love each other,
ift us to the joy divine.

4.  Mortals join the mighty chorus
which the morning stars began;
God's own love is reigning o'er us,
joining people hand in hand.
Ever singing, march we onward,
victors in the midst of strife;
joyful music leads us sunward
in the triumph song of life.

5. PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION:
It is good that we are here;
this holy place is a good place to listen for God's voice.
It is good that we are together;
there is joy and strength as we receive God's word together in faith community.
It is good to reflect on our biblical traditions;
through the gift of Jewish and Christian scriptures our way is secured.
It is good to be inspired to work for just and compassionate causes;
the call is to come down from the mountaintop and go out to serve.
Bless us and open us to receive your word this morning, Holy God.  Amen.
     Used with permission from Gathering: ACE 2025-2026; David Sparks

6. SCRIPTURE LESSON
Exodus 24: 12 - 18
Moses on Mount Sinai
12 The LORD said to Moses, “Come up on the mountain and stay here for a while. I will give you the two flat stones on which I have written the laws that my people must obey.” 13 Moses and Joshua his assistant got ready, then Moses started up the mountain to meet with God. 14 Moses had told the leaders, “Wait here until we come back. Aaron and Hur will be with you, and they can settle any arguments while we are away.” 15 When Moses went up on Mount Sinai, a cloud covered it, 16 and the bright glory of the LORD came down and stayed there. The cloud covered the mountain for six days, and on the seventh day the LORD told Moses to come into the cloud. 17-18 Moses did so and stayed there 40 days and nights. To the people, the LORD's glory looked like a blazing fire on top of the mountain.

Responsive Reading Psalm 99: page 819 VU
REFRAIN: You rule with justice in delight, and faithfulness maintain.”

You reign, O God, and the peoples tremble, you sit enthroned upon the cherubim, and the earth is quaking.
You, O God, are great in Zion, you are exalted over all the nations.
Let them praise your great and awesome name: holy are you and mighty, a ruler who delights in justice.
You have determined what is fair, you have done in Jacob what is just and right.  REFRAIN

Moses and Aaron were among your priests, Miriam* among those who called on your name; they called to you, God, and you answered.
In the pillar of cloud you spoke to them, they kept your teachings and the law that you gave them.
O God, our God, you answered them;
to them you were a forgiving God, though you punished their offences.
Proclaim the greatness of God and worship on God's holy hill;
for God, our God, is the Holy One.  REFRAIN
*from Exodus 15

7.  REFLECTION

8.  HYMN: VU 255 “The Living God Be Praised”
1.  The living God be praised,
who reigns enthroned above,
ancient of everlasting days,
and God of love.
Jehovah, great I Am!
By earth and heaven confessed,
we bow before your holy name, forever blest.

2.  Your spirit still flows free,
high surging where it will;
in prophet's words you spoke of old
and you speak still.
Established is your law,
and changeless it shall stand,
inscribed upon the human heart, on sea, or land.

3.  You have eternal life
implanted in the soul;
your love shall be our strength and stay,
while ages roll.
We praise you, living God!
We praise your holy name;
the first, the last,
beyond all thought, and still the same.

9. SCRIPTURE LESSON
2 Peter 1: 16 - 21
The Message about the Glory of Christ
16 When we told you about the power and the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not telling clever stories someone had made up. But with our own eyes we saw his true greatness. 17 God, our great and wonderful Father, truly honored him by saying, "This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him." 18 We were there with Jesus on the holy mountain and heard this voice speak from heaven. 19 All of this makes us even more certain that what the prophets said is true. So you should pay close attention to their message, as you would to a lamp shining in some dark place. You must keep on paying attention until daylight comes and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 But you need to realize that no one alone can understand any of the prophecies in the Scriptures. 21 The prophets did not think these things up on their own, but they were guided by the Spirit of God.

The Gospel of Matthew 17: 1 - 9
The True Glory of Jesus
17 Six days later Jesus took Peter and the brothers James and John with him. They went up on a very high mountain where they could be alone. 2 There in front of the disciples, Jesus was completely changed. His face was shining like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3 All at once Moses and Elijah were there talking with Jesus. 4 So Peter said to him, “Lord, it is good for us to be here! Let us make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. ” 5 While Peter was still speaking, the shadow of a bright cloud passed over them. From the cloud a voice said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him. Listen to what he says!” 6 When the disciples heard the voice, they were so afraid they fell flat on the ground. 7 But Jesus came over and touched them. He said, “Get up and don't be afraid!” 8 When they opened their eyes, they saw only Jesus. 9 On their way down from the mountain, Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had been raised from death.

10.  REFLECTION

11.  HYMN: “Let Your Day Dawn” Tune Beach Spring VU 374
1. Let your day dawn, gracious Savior, On your people gathered here.
We would heed the prophet's message As your morning stars appear.
Your commandments will instruct us, And your word set hearts aflame.
May your glory reign among us As we magnify your name.

2. To your holy mountain lead us That your vision we may see.
Grant that we, as your disciples May perceive your majesty.
Let us hear again the summons: "This is my beloved one:
Listen now with all your senses. Let my will in you be done."

3. Through the clouds and shadows, reach us With your touch that calms our fear,
As your saints from other ages Tell us you are ever near.
May our faces show the radiance That we see, O Christ, in you.
We would share the joy that fills us When our hearts to you are true.

12.  PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
Loving God, you enable us to make changes that matter. With your love,
you transform our sadness into joy, our defeat into hope.
With your love,
you transform our apathy into commitment, our selfishness into thanksgiving.
With your love,
you transform our indifference into praise, our shyness into laughter.
Transforming God,
we are restored by your presence to be the faithful ones we are called to be.
In gratitude, we open our hearts now to you, sharing honestly what needs transformation in our lives.
(a time of silent prayer)
Loving God, you enable us to make changes that matter.
With your love, you transform our lives. Thank you.  Amen.
      Used with permission from Gathering: ACE 2025-2026; David Sparks

13.  WORDS OF ASSURANCE:
With tenderness and grace, Jesus shows us the power and the glory of God. Walk in the assurance of God's mercy and the promise of Christ's strength for the journey.
Thanks be to God!
      From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
     Copyright @2025 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission

14.  SUNG RESPONSE: VU 221 “Sing Praise to God, Who Has Shaped Us” 1.  Sing praise to God, who has shaped and sustains all creation!
Sing praise, my soul, in profound and complete adoration!
Gladsome rejoice - organ and trumpet and voice -
joining God's great congregation.

2.  Praise God, our guardian, who lovingly offers correction,
who, as on eagle's wings, saves us from sinful dejection.
Have you observed, how we are always preserved
by God's parental affection?

3.  Sing praise to God, with sincere thanks for all your successes.
Merciful God ever loves to encourage and bless us.
Only conceive what godly strength can achieve:
strength that would touch and caress us.

4.  Sing praise, my soul, the great name of your high God commending.
All that have life and breath join you, their notes sweetly blending.
God is your light! Soul, ever keep this in sight:
amen, amen never ending.

15.  PASSING OF THE PEACE:
As we climb the mountain of God to see Jesus transfigured in our midst, bless those on the journey with us with signs of Christ's peace.
     From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2025.
     Copyright @2024 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission

16.  INVITATION TO OFFERING:
We are told that giving freely to help others glorifies God. Let us bring or gifts to God, so that God's love may be made known. Let us present our morning offering.
     From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2025.
     Copyright @2024 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission

17. OFFERTORY VU 540 “Grant Us, God, the Grace”
Grant us, God, the grace of giving,
with a spirit large and free,
that ourselves and all our living
we may offer faithfully.

18.  OFFERING PRAYER:
Mysterious God, we are transformed by the awe and delight of encountering you. We are radiant as we offer our gifts of time, talent, and treasure. May we always be filled with amazement as we commit ourselves to share our resources. We give in the name of the transfigured Christ.  Amen.
     From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2025.
     Copyright @2024 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission

19. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD'S PRAYER:

20. HYMN   104 VU  “We Have Come at Christ's own Bidding”
1.  We have come at Christ's own bidding to this high and holy place,
where we wait with hope and longing for some token of God's grace.
Here we pray for new assurance that our faith is not in vain,
searching like those first disciples for a sign both clear and plain.

2.  Light breaks in upon our darkness; splendour bathes the flesh-joined Word;
Moses and Elijah marvel as the heavenly voice is heard.
Eyes and hearts behold with wonder how the Law and Prophets meet:
Christ, with garments drenched in brightness, stands transfigured and complete.

3.  Strengthened by this glimpse of glory, fearful lest our faith decline,
we like Peter find it tempting to remain and build a shrine.
But true worship gives us courage to proclaim what we profess,
that our daily lives may prove us people of the God we bless.

21.  BLESSING:
Climb the mountain of God.
We will walk in the light and truth of God.
Do not fear the voice that calls from the heavens.
We will heed our call to follow Jesus.
Draw near to God's holy fire.
We will bathe in the warmth of our God.
Shine the light of Christ in the world.
We will be bold, for God goes with us.
     From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2025.
     Copyright @2024 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission

22. THREE FOLD AMEN

Next Sunday:  First Sunday in Lent
        February 22, 2026:
         Genesis 2: 15 - 17; 3: 1 - 7   Psalm 32;
         Romans 5: 12 - 19;  Matthew 4: 1 - 11.

1. SUNDAY, February 15, 2026  Last Sunday after the Epiphany/Tranfiguration Sunday   10:45 AM   Rev. Jo-Ann Hills  “RECOLLECTIONS”  ALL ARE WELCOME!


2. SUNDAY, February 15, 2026  SUNDAY BRUNCH   11:30 AM   Wesley Hall  ALL ARE WELCOME!


3. TUESDAY, February 17, 2026  BIBLE STUDY  10:00 AM  Board Room


4. TUESDAY, February 17, 2026  NO Jubilation Handbell Ringers  If you are interested in ringing some bells, come out and give it a try;   6:30pm in the Choir Room.


5. TUESDAY, February 17, 2026  “YOUTH ACTIVITY CLUB (YAC)”  7:00 - 9:00 PM.  Logie hall GYM  All Youth 12 years and older are welcome


6. TUESDAY, February 17, 2026  SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER  5:00 - 7:00 PM   Wesley Hall  ALL ARE WELCOME!
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7. WEDNESDAY, February 18, 2026  “MEETING OF THE OFFICIAL BOARD”   7:00 PM   Acting Chairperson, Lorenzo Bacchetto  ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND


8. Wednesday, Feb 18th Ash Wednesday - LENTEN LUNCHES BEGIN - 12.00 Noon in Wesley Hall  Join us for food and fellowship


9. SUNDAY, February 22, 2026  First Sunday in Lent   10:45 AM   Rev. Jo-Ann Hills  “RECOLLECTIONS”  ALL ARE WELCOME!