FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
September 11, 2022 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Chorale Prelude on My Soul, Now Praise
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: Bless us, O God, with a reverent sense of your presence,
People: that we may be at peace and
may worship you with all our mind and spirit;
All: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*Gathering Hymn Come Sing, O Church, in Joy!
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Gracious God, in your presence we confess our failure
to be what you created us to be.
You alone know how often we have wandered from your ways,
in wasting your gifts,
in forgetting your love.
By your gracious mercy,
help us to live in your light
and abide in your ways,
for the sake of Jesus Christ, Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Gloria
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
1 Holy, Holy, Holy! (Nicaea)
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Word to the Children
When the music begins, children are invited to gather on the chancel steps as we sing “This is where children belong, part of our family, part of our song. Be with us, pray with us, help us grow strong: this is where children belong.” Please note the 11:00am service is livestreamed and your child’s image may appear on the video.
Anthem
Fanfare for the Common Man (8:30am)
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Antiphon from Five Mystical Songs (11:00am)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Soften our hearts and open our minds, as we turn again to Your Holy Word. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
1 Peter 2:1-6
(New Testament Pew Bible Page 206)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Living Stones for a Spiritual House
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Musical Reflection
Meditation on ‘Where Mountains Lift the Eye’ (8:30am)
arr. Adam Waite (b. 1978)
Hallelujah from Mount of Olives (11:00am)
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
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.
Prayers of the People and 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.
*Closing Hymn
Where Mountains Lift the Eye
(may be found on the inside of the hymnal back cover)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
*Benediction Response
When Rooks Fly Homeward
Arthur Baynon (1889-1954)
Postlude
Toccata in 7
John Rutter (b. 1945)
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
8:30am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare – Ages Birth-7 (masks optional)
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
8:45am
Youth Bells (Grades 3-8)
Location: Room 206B
9:30am
Co-Pastors’ Forum
Location: Sanctuary & Livestream
Combined Cantate and Timbrel Choirs
Grades K-5
Location: Room 205
Confirmation
Location: Gallery Room
Sunday School
Preschool
Location: Room 112
JAM in the AM (Grades 6 and 7)
Location: Cellar
Waffles and Wonderings (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar Back Room
10:00am
Sunday School
Kindergarten-5th Grade
Location: Preschool and Second Floors
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare – Ages Birth-7 (masks optional)
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
12:00pm
Celebration Sunday
Join us for music, food, festivities and fun!
Location: Outdoor Plaza
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Wizard of Oz
Don’t miss out on Musique & Masque’s fall production of THE WIZARD OF OZ! After a 2-year hiatus due to COVID-19 and an exciting renovation of the Miller Center, we are returning with great enthusiasm. Performance dates are September 15-18. Learn more and purchase tickets for $20 at www.montview.org/music.
Reparations Royalty Pilot Program
September 18 | 9:30am (in the sanctuary)
Minister of Music Adam Waite leads leads this discussion explaining the genesis of the reparations royalty idea (as featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition), and how our congregation will participate in the pilot program for the 2022-23 church year.
What’s Happening at Montview?
Find out about our new childcare hours, sign up to serve as an acolyte at our Sunday worship services, learn about our Loaves & Fishes Collection on September 25 and much more in our This Week @ Montview email. Click here to access the latest edition.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Liturgist: Rev. Ian Cummins
Conductor/Piano: Adam Waite
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Timpani: Dan Gasser
Reader: Jennifer Mello (8:30am)
Reader: John Gonder (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Livestream: Christine Hofstad
Chorus: Westminster Choir
ABOUT THIS SERVICE
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 the 11:00am worship service will be livestreamed to several social media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.
PARISH NEWS
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
Memorial Services
September 17 at 3:30pm | Beth Strickland
September 21 at 11:00am | Linda Pruett
October 7 at 10:00am | Brad Bawmann
November 5 at 3:00pm | Mary Murphy
Flower Donations
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by George Moseley in memory of “my parents: Tom & Barbara Moseley.”
VISITORS
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.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org