SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
8:30 & 11:00AM
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Awake, My Heart, With Gladness
Flor Peeters (1903-1986)
*Call to Worship
Leader: We are gathered in the truth of the risen Christ.
People: We are gathered in thanksgiving and praise.
Leader: We open our hearts in this Eastertide.
People: We open our hearts in belief and love.
All: Thanks be to our gracious God. Amen.
*Gathering Hymn Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, Verse 1
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
All knowing God, in reverence we bring our mistakes to you.
We confess that we often forget your way of love.
We value our choices more than your guidance,
our abundance more than the needs of others,
ourselves more than your beloved community.
Please forgive us, O God, and restore us in faith and spirit.
Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
37 Let All Things Now Living (Ash Grove)
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
Blessed Assurance (8:30am)
Phoebe Palmer Knapp (1839-1908)
Resound and Rejoice (11:00am)
Jason W. Krug (b. 1978)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
May we roll the stones away
from the hidden places in our lives,
revealing the light, life, and love
you have for us! Amen.
First Scripture Lesson
Psalm 16:1-11 (Pew Bible Page 458)
Second Scripture Lesson
Luke 24:13- 21a; 28-33 (New Testament Pew Bible Page 78)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Then Their Eyes Were Opened
Sandy Prouty
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
L’chi Lach
Debbie Friedman (1951-2011)
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
450 Be Thou My Vision (Slane)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Postlude
Awake, My Heart, With Gladness (Un poco allegro, Chorale)
Flor Peeters
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT
Montview’s Earth Care Ministry
Each year the Earth Care Team develops earth care goals in four categories: worship, education, facilities and outreach. Through our programs, we work to inspire our congregation and community to become better stewards of Earth. To learn more, visit their table in the Commons following today’s worship services.
Contact: Erika Walker, ewalker8070@gmail.com
UPCOMING EVENTS
Agape Latte
Tonight | 5:00-7:00pm
Tonight, come support our Youth at Montview raising money for their summer trips at Agape Latte! Food and entertainment will be provided by Montview youth. The silent auction features vacation homes, festive dinner parties, theater tickets, baked goods, babysitting, yard work, and more! Childcare will be provided for birth-7 years old.
Spring Concert: Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service
April 23 | 7:00pm (Sanctuary)
Join us for a full symphonic orchestral and choral performance of Ernest Bloch’s masterpiece: Avodath Hakodesh, the Sacred Service. The Cantor will be sung by Cantor Arik Luck of San Francisco’s historic Congregation Emanu-El: the very same congregation that commissioned Bloch to write the piece nearly 100 years ago.
What’s Happening at Montview?
Find out about our upcoming Inquirers’ Class, get an update on one of the Afghan families we supported, read the latest Nifty Ninety Profile, and more in our This Week @ Montview email. Click here access the latest edition.
Earth Care Series:
Called to be Stewards of God’s Creation
April 16-30 | 9:30am (Miller Chapel)
Our three-week Earth Care series explores some of the vital issues facing our Earth and how, as stewards of God’s creation, we are called to respond to them.
April 23: Why We Must Spend Time in Nature
Prof. Louise Chawla, Professor Emerita in the Program in Environmental Design at the University of Colorado Boulder
April 30: Advocating to Protect Sacred Landscapes
Rev. Andrew Black, EarthKeepers 360, National Wildlife Federation
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Sandy Prouty
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Rev. Ian Cummins
Piano: Adam Waite
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Conductor: Becki Taylor
Conductor: Heidi Shriver
Piano: Jim Craft
Soloist: Emma Dahab (8:30am)
Soloist: Ava Owen-Ritter (8:30am)
Soloist: Eloise Lee (8:30am)
Chorus: Combined Choirs (11:00am)
Handbells: Youth Bells (11:00am)
Readers:
Mac and Kera Murphy (8:30am)
Brooklyn and Jonathan Reinemund (8:30am)
Andrew Dahab (11:00am)
Derek Mathes (11:00am)
Ellherie Gillespie (11:00am)
Emma Dahab (11:00am)
Heidi Pshak (11:00am)
Henry Taber (11:00am)
Teddy Wallenkamp (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Livestream: Christine Hofstad
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Dick Anderson; Diane Bassett; The Boothby family, mourning the death of their daughter, Ashley; The Cummins Family; Dave, son-in-law of Nancy and John Thompson; Jim Getzinger; Sandra Good; Cindi Graves; Madie Gustafson; Mark Haynes; Juanita Martinez; Mac Murphy; Margaret Gonder Odell; Corinne Pellish; Thomas (Tom) Pickard; Lynn Snyder, sister of Ellen McDonough; Ginny Suggs and family, mourning the death of Dick Suggs; The Tracey family, mourning the death of Martha’s father, James B. Crawley; Edith Van Burgel; Kathryn Walton; Steve Warnke; Janet Wolfer
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.
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
Earth Care Series: Called to be Stewards of God’s Creation
The Church of the Anthropocene: Creating Space for Grief and Hope
Dr. Tim Beal, Professor of Religious Studies, begins our three-week series exploring some of the vital issues facing our Earth.
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
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
5:00pm
Agape Latte
Location: Miller Chapel
FLOWER DONATIONS
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Bruce, Ellen, and Doug Easton in memory of their mother, Delores Easton.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org