WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY
October 2, 2022 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Pastorale
Imants Zemzaris (b. 1971) Latvia
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
People: I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
Leader: This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
People: Blessed be the Lord; may God’s glory fill the whole earth.
Leader: Let us enter God’s gates with thanksgiving;
People: Let us enter God’s courts with praise!
*Gathering Hymn All Creatures of our God and King
*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 (Sung two times)
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
509 All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly (Holy Manna)
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
Alli Esta Jesus
Pablo Sosa (1933-2020)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Soften our hearts and open our minds, as we turn again to Your Holy Word. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Philippians 2:1-8
(New Testament Pew Bible Page 174)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Over the Hill; Aging as Spiritual Practice
Rev. Ian Cummins
Musical Reflection
Andante Cantabile
Edgar Arro (1911-1978) Estonia
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.
All are invited to sign and pass the Friendship Pad and greet each other by name. If you are visiting, we also invite you to fill out the welcome card in the pew rack and put it in the offering box.
*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 bread we share this day is sacred. Grain, gift of the earth, gives life.
People: The friendship we share this day is sacred. All gatherings,
when people meet and touch, celebrate life.
Leader: The laughter we share this day is sacred. Joy and sorrow that
rise from love are springs of life.
People: The stillness we share this day is sacred. In this peace is a haven for the spirit which nurtures life.
Leader: For bread, for friends, for joy and sorrow, for the comfort of quietness— let us be ever grateful and caring.
People: Behold these breads from the earth’s many grains, from the hands of many peoples:
Leader: Loaves of barley grains, made holy by the toil and the soil of the earth in Egypt, Africa, and the Middle East.
Cakes of rice, made holy by the toil of the people and the soil
and waters of the earth throughout Asia;
Breads of corn made holy by the toil of the people and the soil
of this continent’s indigenous peoples;
Wheat and white bread, made holy by the toil of the people and
the soil of Europe’s continent;
Matzot, the unleavened bread of freedom, made holy by the
memory of the Jewish people;
Tortillas, likewise unleavened, made holy by the struggles for
justice in this hemisphere.
People: With our daily breads: may there be enough for all earth’s peoples; May there be enough for all earth’s children.
With these breads: may we be made holy by sharing in the labors, toils
and struggles of the many around the globe.
May we be made holy by the sharing of our substance and
substances with our sisters and brothers who circle the earth.
May we be one!
Leader: In joining our hearts together, we find Your love is satisfied
and our way is clear. Let us join in earth’s great song of praise to our God:
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.
The Presbyterian tradition does not include a specific rite for first Communion. Our parents decide when their children are ready to participate.
Communion Music
MusicAzur: III. Scent
Tomás Peire Serrate
Rainforest Canticles: I. Morning, VI. Moon Over Ohias
Dusan Bogdanovic (b. 1955)
*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
529 Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether (Union Seminary)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
Commissioning of Confirmands (11:00am)
Vivian Batchelder
Sydney Chivers
Griffin Duffy
Izzie Harrison
Genevieve Hickman
Jacob Kirkwood
Olivia Lippa
Adah Meyerhoff
Theodore Mohraz
Addie Murray
Audrey Price Audrey Shin
Audrey Spohn
Pierce Tindle
Anna Wang
Austin Zeckser
*Charge and Benediction
Obangiji
Fela Sowande (1905-1987) Nigeria
Prayer Tree
Dennis Cole; Jolene Cranston; Dave, son-in-law of Nancy and John Thompson; Joy Freeman; Steve Hetterich; Nancy Kepner; Dan Park; Bea Romer; Steve Warnke
Births
September 1 | Sophia Lemmer, granddaughter of Rick Lemmer
Deaths
September 22 | Shirley Burkhart
September 19 | Megan Kinsman
Memorial Services
October 15 at 1:00pm | Shirley Burkhart
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 Sue Norman “in memory of my father, Robert C Norman.”
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
Become an Informed Voter
Location: Miller Center
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 6-8)
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.
4:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
5:30pm
MOB (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar
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.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org