Bulletin: May 7, 2023

Fifth Sunday of Easter

May 7 | 8:30 and 11:00am

GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME

Prelude
Nocturne (8:30am)
Kenji Bunch (b.1973)         

Berceuse (11:00am)
Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Welcome

*Call to Worship (from Psalm 66)
Leader:  Shout for joy to God, all the earth!               
People:  Sing the glory of God’s holy name.
Leader:  All the earth worships you,      
All:         And sings praises to your name.      

*Gathering Hymn
 
403  Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty, Verse 1  

*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Holy One, forgive our foolish pride, 
     that traps us in the illusion of self-sufficiency. 
In our quiet moments,
     we know how truly dependent we are – 
          on each other, on our planet, on You.
May we live with a sense of our own need,
     and may it set us free. 
Amen.

*Assurance of God’s Love

*Response  


*Passing of the Peace

*Hymn
409  God Is Here!  (Abbot’s Leigh)                                   

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
Variations on “La ci dares la mano” (8:30am)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

O Clap Your Hands, All Ye People (11:00am)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

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
Acts 7:54-8:1a (New Testament Pew Bible Page 109)

Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.

Sermon
Pick Up Your Rock and Follow Me
Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber

Moment for Reflection

Musical Reflection 
O Taste and See
Ralph Vaughan Williams

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.

THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER

Invitation to the Lord’s Table

Great Thanksgiving
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
Leader: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Gracious God, creator of heaven and earth. You formed us in your image and breathed into us the breath of life. When we turned away, and our love failed, your love remained steadfast. You have been faithful to us through all generations and continue to speak to us today. We praise you for this table of love you spread in the world as a sign of your love for all people. And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join in their unending song.

Eucharistic Prayer

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.

Words of Institution

Communion of the People
You are invited to come forward, offering your open palms to the communion server. Once you receive a piece of communion bread and juice, please bring them back to your seat in the pews. Bread at every station is gluten-free. The Presbyterian tradition does not include a specific rite for first Communion. Our parents decide when their children are ready to participate.

Communion Music
Suite, op. 11, Andante con moto (8:30)
Louis Jungmann (1832-1892)

Prelude on Rhosymedre (11:00)
Ralph Vaughan Williams

*Prayer of Thanksgiving (Unison) 
Gracious God, you have made us one with all your people in heaven and earth. You have fed us with the bread of life and renewed us for your service. Help us, who have shared Christ’s body and received his cup, to be faithful disciples, so that our daily living may reflect your presence among us, and our love be your love, reaching out into the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

*Closing Hymn
756  O God of Every Nation  (Llangloffan)

SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE

*Charge and Benediction

Benediction Response (11:00am)
Amen
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Postlude
Carillon
Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)

WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber 
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Rev. Ian Cummins
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Flute: Cathy Peterson (8:30am)
Violin: Erik Peterson (8:30am)
Viola: Phillip Stevens (8:30am)
Reader: Dianne Briscoe McKenzie (8:30am)
Reader: Paul Ward (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
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.

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!

FLOWER DONATIONS
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Colleen Barrett in memory of her loving parents Bob and Fran O’Brien.

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
Co-Pastors’ Forum
Co-Pastors Clover and Ian will give an update on upcoming transitions at Montview.
Location: Sanctuary

Combined Cantate and Timbrel Choirs (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 205

Assembly: Choir Alternative Fellowship (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 204

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

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; Mac Murphy; Margaret Gonder Odell; Corinne Pellish; Thomas (Tom) Pickard; Lynn Snyder, sister of Ellen McDonough; Ginny Sugg and family, mourning the death of Dick Sugg; The Tracey family, mourning the death of Martha’s father, James B. Crawley; Edith Van Burgel; Kathryn Walton; Steve Warnke; Lee West; The White family, mourning the death of Jake’s mother, Nancy White; Janet Wolfer

MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org

* Those who are able are invited to stand.

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