TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
November 13 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Adagio
Leslie Betteridge (1903-1998)
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 A Grateful Heart, verse 2
*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
404 What Is This Place (Komt Nu Met Zang)
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
*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
Meditation (8:30am)
Flor Peeters (1903-1986)
If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments (11:00am)
Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
Fourth Grade Bible Presentation (11:00am)
Call to Gratitude (11:00am)
4th Graders: The Bible holds the stories of our faith.
People: Stories of ancient people and God’s work in their lives.
4th Graders: Stories of Jesus, his actions and lessons.
People: Stories of God’s love, wisdom and truth through the ages and for today.
All: May we read, remember and give thanks for these stories now and in all the years to come. Amen.
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Soften our hearts and open our minds, as we turn again to Your Holy Word. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Matthew 9:9-13
(New Testament Pew Bible Page 8)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Jesus the De-insulator
Rev. Ian Cummins
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Song of Ruth (8:30am)
Petr Eben (1929-2007)
God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending (11:00am)
The Sacred Harp (1844)
arr. Adam Waite
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Stewardship Moment
*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
36 For the Fruit of All Creation (Ar Hyd Y Nos)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Benediction Response
Sevenfold Amen
John Stainer (1840-1901)
Postlude
Toccata in C
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
UPCOMING EVENTS
What’s Happening at Montview?
Find out about this Sunday’s Adult Faith Formation offering with Rev. Amanda Henderson, our Annual Congregational Meeting, the Seeds of South Sudan Luncheon in Fellowship Hall and more in our 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
Adult Faith Forum
A conversation about Christian Nationalism, the history of the movement and current political trends that evoke concern.
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
Congregational Meeting
Location: Sanctuary
Jubilate Singers (Grades 6-12)
Location: Miller Center
12:30pm
Seeds of South Sudan Luncheon
Location: Fellowship Hall
4:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
5:30pm
MOB (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar
ABOUT THIS SERVICE
Assistive listening devices are available in the sound booth in the back of the sanctuary.
Restrooms are available in the Commons.
Childcare is available for ages Birth-7 on the Preschool floor.
Please note that this worship service will be livestreamed to several social media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Ian Cummins
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Sandy Prouty
Conductor: Mary Louise Burke (11:00am)
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Organ: Derrick West (8:30am)
Soloist: Kali Paguirigan (8:30am)
Reader: Julie Evans (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Livestream: Christine Hofstad
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Dennis Cole; Jolene Cranston; Dave, son-in-law of Nancy and John Thompson; Ray Fedde and family, mourning the death of Ray’s sister, Helen House; Joy Freeman; Madie Gustafson; The Meyerhoff family, mourning the death of Ben’s father, Paul Meyerhoff; Eden Murphy; Dan Park; Bea Romer; Marti Sutterlin; Leroy Thompson, brother of Delores Collins; Steve Warnke
Deaths
October 18 | Allen Maruyama
FLOWER DONATIONS
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Robert and Martha Longway in memory of “our friend and dedicated church lady, Shirley Burkhart.”
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org