TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY
February 19 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Prelude
Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: Come, you who thirst for grace.
People: Come, you who hunger for justice.
Leader: Come, you who are a stranger in a strange land.
People: Come, you who have known despair.
Leader: For we are all welcome in this House of Love.
All: Thanks be to God!
*Gathering Hymn 435 There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy, Verse 2 (In Babilone)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Holy Mystery, within and around us,
When the urgencies of the world blind us
to the deeper reality of your grace,
remind us again,
what truly matters,
and to whom we belong.
In Christ we pray, amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response To Thee, Great One in Three
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
366 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Hyfrydol)
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Word to the Children . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Prouty
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
Andantino (8:30am)
Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place, from A German Requiem (11:00am)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
God of grace,
by your Word you give light to the soul.
Pour out upon us
the spirit of wisdom and understanding
that our hearts and minds may be made new.
Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Colossians 3:14-17 (New Testament Pew Bible Page 178)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Love, Love, Love…Blah, Blah, Blah
Rev. Ian Cummins
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Echo Fantasia in a minor
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)
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
693 Though I May Speak (Gift of Love)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Benediction Response (11:00am)
A Gaelic Blessing
John Rutter (b. 1945)
Postlude
Allegro Maestoso e vivace from Sonata No. 4
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
UPCOMING EVENTS
What’s Happening at Montview?
Find out about our Ash Wednesday Taizé-style Prayer Service, a Guns to Gardens event, watch a film screening of Seeking Asylum and more in our This Week @ Montview email. Click here to access the latest edition.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Back to the Bible: Introduction to the New Testament
February 19-March 26 | 9:30 a.m. | Miller Chapel
Our eight-week series continues on the development, content and impact of the New Testament on the Christian faith tradition.
February 19: Week Three
Intro to the Parables: Faith as a Mustard Seed
Dr. Tim Beal
February 26: Week Four
Preaching Parables
Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Ian Cummins
Liturgist: Sandy Prouty
Conductor/Keyboards: Adam Waite
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Reader: Randy Savoran (8:30am)
Reader: Janet Wolfer (11:00am)
Sound: Rebecca Goerner
Video: John Goerner
Livestream: Christine Hofstad
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
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 the 11:00am worship service will be livestreamed to several social media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Dick Anderson; Diane Bassett; Phil Behrendt; Alvin Duley, friend of Dianne Briscoe-McKenzie; The Efird Family; Ken Fisher, friend of John and Bev Skinner; Cindi Graves; Mark Haynes; Dawn Kepner; Eden and Mac Murphy; Corinne Pellish; The people of South Sudan; Donna Smith; Kathryn Walton, daughter of MaryGrace Wake; Steve Warnke
Memorial Services
Jean Carey | March 11 at 11:00am
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
Back to the Bible: Introduction to the New Testament
Faith as a Mustard Seed: Intro to Parables
Dr. Tim Beal, Professor of Religion, CWRU, continues our 8-week series on the development of the Christian scriptures.
Location: Miller Chapel
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
MOB Lunch (Grades 9-12)
Location: Off-Site
Flower Donations
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Louella Stoever, Eric, Sarah, Ryan and Rachel Hilty in memory of their husband, father and grandfather, Jim Stoever
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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