REFORMATION SUNDAY
October 30, 2022 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Variations on A Mighty Fortress
Cor Kee (1900-1997)
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, vs. 5 
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Come to us, O Lord, and trouble us with the smallness of our hearts and the greatness of Your command to love our neighbor. Trouble us with the brevity of our lives and the time, talent, and treasure we invest in things that do not matter.
Come to us, O Lord, and rekindle a renewed desire for the coming of Your kingdom; when all wrongs will be made right, and all that is broken will be made whole. In Christ we pray, Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Gloria (Sung three times)
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
275 A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Ein’ Feste Burgh)
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
Themes for Pipes (8:30am)
Lise Nelson
O Praise the Lord With One Consent (11:00am)
G. F. Handel (1685-1759)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Soften our hearts and open our minds, as we turn again to Your Holy Word. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Genesis 18:22-33 (Pew Bible Page 13)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
In Praise of Protest
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Chorale Prelude – Praise Be The Lord (8:30am)
Gaël Liardon (1973-2018)
One Voice (11:00am)
Ruth Moody
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
320 The Church of Christ in Every Age (Wareham)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Postlude
Highland Cathedral
Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb
arr. John Kuzma
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT
Mission Life Committee
Montview partners with more than a dozen local and global programs to help alleviate hunger and homelessness, as well as to support education, immigration and other initiatives through grant funding and volunteering. Our understanding of “mission” means partnering with others to bring about a more peaceful, just and compassionate world. Visit their table in the Commons after each worship service. Contact: Jennifer Seward, seward@montviw.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS
What’s Happening at Montview?
Find out about next weekend’s Distinguished Lectureship with Dr. Jemar Tisby, our upcoming Annual Congregational Meeting, the Seeds of South Sudan Luncheon and more in our Week @ Montview email. Cick 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
Adult Faith Forum
Minister of Music Adam Waite and special guest Dr. Craig Robertson will discuss the history of the American Negro Spiritual.
Location: Miller Center
Combined Cantate and Timbrel Choirs (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 205
Assembly: Choir Alternative Fellowship (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 204
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
Annual Beans & Rice Event
Location: Fellowship Hall
JAM (Grades 6-8) – Annual Beans & Rice Event
Location: Fellowship Hall
5:00pm
MOB (Grades 9-12)
Location: Off-Site
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.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Clover Rueter Beal Liturgist: Rev. Ian Cummins
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite (11:00am)
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Bagpipes: Lise Nelson & Carson McConnell
Field Drum: Dan Gasser
Reader: Vanessa Owen (8:30am)
Reader: Beth Ellsworth (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Youth Choir: Jubilate Singers (11:00am)
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; Eden Murphy; Dan Park; Bea Romer; Steve Warnke
Deaths
October 18 | Allen Maruyama
October 3 | Rev. Nancy Kepner
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 Bev and John Skinner “in loving memory of Tom Skinner.”
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org