NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
October 16, 2022 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Variations on “Praise to the Lord”
Joseph Ahrens (1904-1997)
Welcome
*Call to Worship (Psalm 121)
Leader: I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come?
People: My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Leader: The Lord will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.
People: The Lord who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
Leader: The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in
from this time on and forevermore. Amen.
*Gathering Hymn All Creatures of our God and King
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
God of mercy,
we have sinned against you and against others.
We have sinned in what we have done,
and in what we have failed to do.
We are truly sorry.
In your mercy, forgive what we have been,
help us to amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Gloria (Sung three times)
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
14 For the Beauty of the Earth (Dix)
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.
Sacrament of Holy Baptism (11:00am)
*The Baptismal Creed (Unison)
In life and in death we belong to God. Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel, whom alone we worship and serve. We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God. We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father. We trust in the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Glory be to the Creator, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen. (Excerpted from A Brief Statement of Faith).
Anthem
Canciones, con molto rubato (8:30am)
Paul Basler (b.1963)
Non Nobis, Domine (11:00am)
Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962)
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name be the glory. (Sung in Latin)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Soften our hearts and open our minds, as we turn again to Your Holy Word. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Genesis 32:22-31 (Pew Bible Page 28)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
What Keeps You Up at Night?
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Musical Reflection
Canciones, gently (8:30am)
Paul Basler
Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Thy Peace (11:00am)
John Rutter (b. 1945)
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace;
Where there is hatred,
Let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy;
And all for thy mercy’s sake.
O divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as o console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving hat we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
– Attributed to Francis of Assisi
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
19 God of Great and God of Small (God of Great and Small)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Benediction Response (11:00am)
In Unity and Love
Nancy Galbraith (b. 1951)
Postlude
Praise to the Lord
Jan Bender (1909-1994)
UPCOMING EVENTS
What’s Happening at Montview?
Find out about our Friendship Ministry, November’s 4th Grade Bible Presentation, learn about the many ways you can get involved at Montview, and much more in our This Week @ Montview email. Click here to access the latest edition.
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
Adult Faith Forum
Panel discussion with community leaders about challenges they faced coming to Colorado as refugees.
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 (Grades K-5)
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
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 the 11am worship service will be livestreamed to several social media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Liturgist: Rev. Ian Cummins
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Horn: Susan Miller-Curley (8:30am)
Reader: Jennifer Mello (8:30am)
Reader: Debby Cella (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; Madie Gustafson; Steve Hetterich; Dan Park; Bea Romer; Steve Warnke
Deaths
October 3 | Rev. Nancy Kepner
September 22 | Shirley Burkhart
September 19 | Megan Kinsman
Memorial Services
November 5 at 3:00pm | Mary Murphy
Flower Donations
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Mary Jo Starmer in memory of “my father, Roland Marasco on the 20th anniversary of his death.”
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org