THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
8:30 & 11:00AM
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Pastorale
Samuel Adler (b. 1928)
*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 2
*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
645 Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above (Mit Freuden Zart)
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
Prayer, from Jewish Life (8:30am)
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
Yimloch Adonoy leolom, from Sacred Service (11:00am)
Ernest Bloch
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.
Scripture Lesson
Genesis 2:4b-7 (Pew Bible Page 2)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
God Is Not Like Dwight Schrute
Rev. Ian Cummins
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Cello Suite No. 3, III. Andante (8:30am)
Ernest Bloch
Silent Devotion and Response, from Sacred Service (11:00am)
Ernest Bloch
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
652 A Grateful Heart (Rockingham)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Benediction Response (11:00am)
May the Lord Bless You and Keep You
Peter Lutkin (1858-1931)
Postlude
This is the Day (Haec Dies)
Paule Piédelièvre (1902-1964)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Spring Concert: Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service
Tonight | 7:00pm (Sanctuary)
Join us tonight 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?
Lean about Montview’s carbon footprint, watch a video on Summer Sacred Art, return your letter to support the Farm Bill 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
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT
Flower Ministry
Montview’s vibrant flower ministry, led for many years by Ruth Hart, is flourishing again. This team arranges beautiful chancel flowers for each Sunday. If you enjoy arranging flowers, you’re invited to consider being a part of this creative ministry. Email Beth Ellsworth, ellsworth@montview.org.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Ian Cummins
Liturgist: Dr. Peter Hulac
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Cello: Sarah Biber (8:30am)
Piano: Robert Biber (8:30am)
Reader: Randy Savoren (8:30am)
Reader: Martha Tracey (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Diane Bassett; The Boothby family, mourning the death of their daughter, Ashley; The Cummins Family; Dave, son-in-law of Nancy and John Thompson; The Delhotal and Hickman families, mourning the death of Nadine Delhotal; 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
Deaths
April 15 | Nadine Delhotal (Memorial Service April 28 at 2pm)
April 2 | Richard Suggs (Memorial Service April 28, 2pm, at Wheat Ridge Presbyterian)
December 21, 2022 | Jason Franek (Memorial Service April 29 at 11am)
November 19, 2022 | Judith Franek (Memorial Service April 29 at 11am)
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.
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
We are so glad your family is worshiping with us today. We also know that sometimes children tire of being in worship. We have a space for those times directly below the sanctuary. You can follow the service on a large screen there while your children enjoy toys, books and space. The ushers can direct you!
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
Why We Must Spend Time in Nature
Dr. Louise Chawla, Professor Emerita in the Program in Environmental Design, CU Boulder, continues 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.
4:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
5:30pm
MOB (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar
7:00pm
Spring Concert:
Avodath Hakodesh: Sacred Service
Location: Sanctuary
INTERESTED IN EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP?
Attend a four-hour Inquirers’ Class where you will connect with the pastors and others interested in membership, and receive answers to your questions. Attending the class is not a commitment to join the church, just a way to discern if membership is right for you at this time. The next class will be held on May 20-21. To register for our next class please call our office at 303-355-1651 or email Todd Rembe at todd@montview.org.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org