WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY
8:30am and 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Offertoire
Alberto Nepomuceno (1864-1920) Brazil
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
People: Serve the Lord with gladness!
Leader: Come into God’s presence with singing;
People: Enter into God’s courts with praise.
All: Let us worship God.
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent,
for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your name. Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Passing of the Peace
Anthem
Welsh Folk Songs: Suo-gan
Stephen Goss (b. 1964)
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Scripture Lesson
Selections from the Book of Exodus (Pew Bible Pages 66-81)
Sermon
Creating Space for God
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Musical Reflection
Pastorale
Imant Zemzaris (b. 1951) Latvia
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Making a financial gift makes Montview’s programs and ministries possible, including this worship service. You are invited to give generously at www.montview.org/giving or by texting a dollar amount to 720-452-6449. Offering plates are stationed at the exit for cash and checks. If you’d like to donate to One Great Hour of Sharing, please use one of the envelopes that are distributed in the pews or go to www.montview.org/oghs.
God, you have so greatly loved us, long sought us, and mercifully redeemed us. Give us grace that in everything, we may yield ourselves, our wills and our works. A continual thank offering to you. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Invitation to the Lord’s Table
Great Thanksgiving
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer (Unison)
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
Words of Institution
Communion of the People
Communion Music
Dusan Bogdanovic (b. 1955)
Gracious God, you have made us one with all your people in heaven and earth. You have fed us with the bread of life and renewed us for your service. Help us, who have shared Christ’s body and received his cup, to be faithful disciples, so that our daily living may reflect your presence among us, and our love be your love, reaching out into the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let Us Break Bread Together (Let Us Break Bread)
Text – Hymnal #525
Fela Sowande (1905-1987) Nigeria
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Location: Outdoor Playground
Location: Room 204A
Adult Education: Reimagining Well-Being
Rev. Dr. Jason Whitehead will facilitate a seven-week education series exploring the realities we face during the ebbs and flows of (the ongoing) pandemic life. We’ll examine the physical, spiritual, mental, and social aspects of well-being and begin to imagine who we might be or become together.
Location: Sanctuary
Sunday School For Children (masks requested)
Preschool-5th Grade
Location: Outdoor Playground
Confirmation
Location: Fellowship Hall
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare – Ages 3-10
Location: Outdoor Playground
Childcare – Ages Birth-3
Location: Room 204A
12:00pm
Mission Sunday Meeting – Lutheran Family Services and Montview Church Partnership
This Sunday is Mission Sunday, and we’ll be sharing with you our newest initiative, which entails sponsoring an Afghan refugee family arriving in Colorado through the humanitarian parole program. Learn how you can help — there will be many roles, from furnishing an apartment to grocery shopping to a sewing project with the mother of the family. We look forward to this meaningful new relationship as we work to be the hands and feet of God in the world.
Location: Sanctuary
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING
One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) is the single, largest way that Presbyterians come together every year to work for a better world. The programs OGHS supports all work to serve individuals and communities in need. From initial disaster response to ongoing community development, their work fits together to provide people with safety, sustenance and hope.
If you’d like to donate to OGHS, please use one of the envelopes that are distributed in the pews. You can also donate online by going to www.montview.org/oghs.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: The Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Liturgist: The Rev. Ian Cummins
Organist: Barbara Hulac
Cello: Katie Burns
Guitar: Russ Callison
Communion Soloist: Ally Dellgren (8:30am)
Communion Soloists: Erika & Nate Neale (11:00am)
Reader: Kate Williams (8:30am)
Reader: George Moseley (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
We are requiring masks in the sanctuary to protect our more vulnerable congregants.
We believe that the love of God surrounds us. Our call is to nurture this love in ourselves and each other. Through prayer, worship, education, outreach and mission, we seek to foster spiritual fulfillment, community, tolerance, peace, non-violence and social justice. We dedicate ourselves and our church to follow the Spirit of Christ by word and deed.
We are happy that you are worshiping with us today and invite you to learn more about Montview. Please fill out one of the Let’s Connect Cards distributed in the pews – a Starbucks gift card will be sent to the email you provide. Feel free to contact our office at 303-355-1651 or email cindy@montview.org with questions. Please come again.
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