EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
October 9, 2022 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Pastorale
Darius Milhaud (1892-1974)
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 three times)
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
366 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Hyfrydol)
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
Thanks Be To Thee (8:30am)
G. F. Handel (1685-1759)
Jubilate Deo (11:00am)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Soften our hearts and open our minds, as we turn again to Your Holy Word. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Luke 17:11-19
(New Testament Pew Bible Page 70)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Lepers, Healing, and Thinking We Know What’s in the Hearts of Others
Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Musical Reflection
I heard the voice of Jesus say (8:30am)
Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
Sing My Soul (11:00am)
Ned Rorem (b. 1923)
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.
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
797 We Cannot Measure How You Heal (Ye Banks and Braes)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Benediction Response (11:00am)
Amen
John Stainer (1840-1901)
Postlude
March for a Joyous Occasion
Conrad Susa (1935-2013)
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
What’s Happening at Montview?
Find out about November’s Distinguished Lectureship, take part in our Annual Beans & Rice and Pumpkin Carving Events and much more in our This Week @ Montview email. Click here to access the latest edition.
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
Overcoming the Partisan Divide
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.
12:00pm
Jubilate Singers (Grades 6-12)
Location: Sanctuary
JAM (Grades 6-8) – Corn Maze
Location: Off-Site
5:30pm MOB (Grades 9-12) – Chili and Outdoor Games
Location: Off-Site
Flower Donations
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Deb Efird and Pete Cvietusa in memory of “Deb’s mom Gwen Efird” and by Kathy Hoy-Gipe “in celebration of Clara Smith, my great niece, on her 13th birthday.”
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Liturgists: Rev. Ian Cummins & Amanda Osenga
Conductor: Mary Louise Burke
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Soloist: Donald Tallman (8:30am)
Reader: Julie Evans (8:30am)
Reader: Beth Ellsworth (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Dennis Cole; Jolene Cranston; Dave, son-in-law of Nancy and John Thompson; Joy Freeman; Steve Hetterich; Dan Park; Bea Romer; Steve Warnke
Deaths
October 3 | Rev. Nancy Kepner
September 22 | Shirley Burkhart
September 19 | Megan Kinsman
Memorial Services
October 15 at 1:00pm | Shirley Burkhart
November 5 at 3:00pm | Mary Murphy
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org