TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
REFORMATION SUNDAY
8:30am and 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Cor Kee (1900-1997)
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: We bring heart, mind and body
People: We share hope, struggle and joy
Leader: We bring our faith and our doubt
People: We share our stories and our compassion
All: With all that we are, and all that we have, we worship God together.
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Almighty God, we enter your presence
confessing the things we try to conceal from you and
the things we try to conceal from others.
We confess the heartbreak, worry, and sorrow we have caused,
that make it difficult for others to forgive us,
the times we have made it easy for others to do wrong,
the harm we have done that makes it hard for us to forgive ourselves.
Lord have mercy and forgive us.
In Christ Jesus we pray, amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Gloria
*Passing of the Peace
Anthem
Themes for Pipes
Lise Nelson
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Scripture Lesson
Romans 3:19-28 (New Testament Pew Bible Page 134-135)
John 8:31-36 (New Testament Pew Bible Page 90)
Sermon
Sin Boldly
Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Musical Reflection
Chorale Prelude on “Our God to Whom We Turn” (8:30am)
Gaël Liardon (1973-2018)
Our God, to Whom We Turn (11:00am)
Ahasuerus Fritsch (1629-1701)
Harmonized – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
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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.
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.
275 A Mighty Fortress (Ein’ Feste Burg)
Highland Cathedral
Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb
arr. John Kuzma (1946-2021)
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Location: Outdoor Playground
Location: Room 204A
A Conversation with Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Location: Sanctuary
Sunday School For Children (masks requested)
Preschool-5th Grade
Location: Outdoor Playground
Confirmation
Location: Fellowship Hall
10:30am
Donut Social – YAM (6th-12th)
Location: Labyrinth
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare – Ages 3-10
Location: Outdoor Playground
Childcare – Ages Birth-3
Location: Room 204A
All Saints Sunday – November 7
We will continue our annual tradition of reading the names to honor those who have died in our community over the past year. Immediately following both the 8:30a and 11a services we will gather in Montview’s outdoor Columbarium (on the east side of the church) for a brief service of prayer, scripture and the reading of names.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Guest Preacher: The Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Liturgist: The Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Liturgist: The Rev. Ian Cummins
Conductor: Adam Waite
Organist: Barbara Hulac
Bagpipes: Lise Nelson
Bagpipes: Carson McConnell
Percussion: Dan Gasser
Reader: Kate Williams (8:30am)
Reader: Deborah Cella (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir
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 Welcome Guest Cards that are distributed in the pews and place it on a plate near the exits when finished. Feel free to contact our office at 303-355-1651 or email cindy@montview.org with questions. Please come again.
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