THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
September 4, 2022 | 10:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Three Trios Opus 49
Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: Come, you who thirst for grace.
People: Come, you who hunger for justice.
Leader: Come, you who are a stranger in a strange land.
People: Come, you who are like a child at home.
Leader: For we are all welcome in this House of Love.
All: Thanks be to God!
*Opening Hymn
305 Come Sing, O Church, in Joy! (Darwall’s 148th)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Holy Mystery, within and around us,
when the urgencies of the world blind us
to the deeper reality of your grace,
remind us again,
what truly matters,
and to whom we belong.
In Christ we pray, amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response To Thee, Great One in Three
*Passing of the Peace
Anthem
Tempo di Menuetto
Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Scripture Lesson
Luke 22:42 and Proverbs 3:5-6
(New Testament Pew Bible Page 75 and Pew Bible Page 549)
Sermon
You Want Me To Do WHAT??!!!
Rev. Dr. Marjorie B. Lewis
Musical Reflection
Miniature
Flor Peeters (1903-1986)
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts
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 boxes are stationed at the exit for cash and checks. We’re grateful for your support.
*Prayer of Dedication (Unison)
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.
*Response
607 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Doxology)
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Christ, all people here below; Praise Holy Spirit evermore; Praise Triune God, whom we adore. Amen.
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
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.
Leader: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Gracious God, creator of heaven and earth. You formed us in your image and breathed into us the breath of life. When we turned away, and our love failed, your love remained steadfast. You have been faithful to us through all generations and continue to speak to us today. We praise you for this table of love you spread in the world as a sign of your love for all people. And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join in their unending song.
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
You are invited to come forward, offering your open palms to the communion server. Once you receive a piece of communion bread and juice, please bring them back to your seat in the pews. A gluten-free option is offered from the server on the pulpit side of the aisle.
Communion Music
Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, Sarabande – DoubleJohann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
*Prayer of Thanksgiving (Unison)
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.
*Closing Hymn
816 If Thou But Trust in God to Guide Thee (Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
Trumpet Tune
Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1750)
Montview member, Rev. Dr. Marjorie B. Lewis, holds various degrees including Public Policy Analysis, Pastoral Care and Counseling and Business and Public Administration. She combines academic and applied orientations informed as an Ordained Minister, a Public Policy Analyst, and a State Licensed Mental and Behavioral Health Professional.
Women’s Homelessness Initiative (WHI)
WHI gives sanctuary and hospitality to women who otherwise would be on our streets. Since overnights were suspended in March 2020 due to COVID, Montview members have directed their efforts to providing sack lunches and collecting supplies. To learn how you can help, visit WHI’s table on the Outdoor Plaza or contact Susie Pappas at susiepappas@hotmail.com.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Celebration Sunday – You’re Invited!
Sunday, September 11
8:30am Worship
9:30am Sunday School for All Ages
Co-Pastors’ Forum
11am Worship
12pm Celebration on the Outdoor Plaza
Join us on September 11 to begin the new programming year. We’ll have music, food, festivities and fun!
Visit our newly renovated spaces and come celebrate with us!
What’s Happening at Montview?
Find out about the start of Montview’s carbon audit, Nature in the Neighborhood with Steve Kennedy, see our children’s program schedule for 2022-2023, and much more in our This Week @ Montview email. Cick here to access the latest edition.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Marjorie B. Lewis
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Rev. Ian Cummins
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Violin: Byron Hitchcock
Reader: Kate Williams
Sound/Video: John Goerner
Livestream: Christine Hofstad
ABOUT THIS SERVICE
Masks are optional in the sanctuary.
Assistive listening devices are available in the sound booth in the back of the sanctuary.
Restrooms are available in the Commons adjacent to the sanctuary and downstairs in the Reception Room. If you need accessibility assistance or help finding the restrooms, please see an usher.
Childcare is available for ages Birth-7 on the Preschool floor. Masks are optional. Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
Please note that this worship service will be livestreamed to several social media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.
Prayer Tree
Dennis Cole; Jolene Cranston; Marie Cross, sister-in-law of Richelle Force; Joy Freeman; Steve Hetterich; Susan Moreland; Dan Park; Todd Rembe and family, mourning the death of Todd’s father; Bea Romer; The Showalter family, mourning the death of Scott’s brother, Russell Showalter; Steve Warnke
Deaths
August 5 | Marcia Whitcomb
Memorial Services
September 10 at 2:00pm | Marcia Whitcomb
September 17 at 3:30pm | Beth Strickland
September 21 at 11:00am | Linda Pruett
October 7 at 10:00am | Brad Bawmann
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org