SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
May 5, 2024 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (8:30am)
arr. Sufjan Stevens (b. 1975)
Calmo (11:00am)
A. F. Hesse
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: We gather this day in joy and fellowship,
People: For we are the church of Jesus Christ!
Leader: We pray for the Holy Spirit to be among us,
People: Opening our hearts and minds to the worship of God!
*Gathering Hymn Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, Verse 1
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Gracious God, our hearts are restless
until they find their rest in you.
Forgive our pursuit of things that separate us
from you and one another.
We turn toward the world and hope we will find peace,
forgetting the world cannot provide it.
Forgive us, we pray, and may our wandering hearts
find their home in you. Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Gloria
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
35 Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty (Lobe Den Herren)
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 that the 11:00am service is livestreamed and your child’s image may appear on the video.
Anthem
The Return (8:30am)
Rose Cousins (b. 1977)
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (11:00am)
arr. Adam Waite (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.
Scripture Lesson
Matthew 5:43-48 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 5)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
The Sound of Grace
Rev. Ian Cummins
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
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.
It is Montview tradition for the congregation to offer a departing pastor a financial gift of gratitude. If you would like to participate in this offering for Pastor Ian, click here.
*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
Coming Home to Me (8:30am)
Patty Griffin (b. 1964)
The Road Home (11:00am)
Stephen Paulus (1949-2014)
*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.
Liturgy of Departure
Pastor Ian: I thank Montview Church, its members and friends, for the love, kindness and support shown me these last 21 years. I am grateful for the ways my leadership has been encouraged and accepted and I ask forgiveness for the
mistakes I have made. As I leave, I carry with me all that I have learned here.
Congregation: We receive your thankfulness, offer forgiveness, and accept that your time with us is ending. We express our gratitude for your ministry among us. We ask your forgiveness for our mistakes. Your influence on our faith and faithfulness will not leave us at your departure.
Pastor Ian: I accept your gratitude and offer forgiveness, trusting that our time together and our parting are pleasing to God.
Pastor Clover: Do, you, the members and friends of Montview Church, release the Rev. Ian Cummins from the duties of Co-Pastor of Montview Church?
Congregation: We do, with the help of God.
Pastor Clover: Do you offer him your encouragement as his life and ministry unfold in new ways?
Congregation: We do, with the help of God.
Pastor Clover: Do you, Ian, release Montview Church from turning to you and depending on you?
Pastor Ian: I do, with the help of God.
Pastor Clover: Do you offer your encouragement for the continuing ministry here and blessing upon the relationship with another who will come to serve?
Pastor Ian: I do, with the help of God.
*Closing Hymn
649 Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound (Amazing Grace)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Benediction Response (11:00am)
When Rooks Fly Homeward
Arthur Baynon (1889-1954)
Postlude
Thank You (8:30am)
John Mellencamp (b. 1951)
Now Thank We All Our God, Op. 65, No. 59 (11:00am)
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Ian Cummins
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Sandy Prouty
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Yinying Luo
Vocals: Phoebe Bawmann (8:30am)
Vocals/Guitar: Shelley Goldberg (8:30am)
Vocals: Mark Musselman (8:30am)
Vocals/Violin: Leena Waite (8:30am)
Soprano: Rebecca Gale (11:00am)
Reader: Dianne Brisco McKenzie (8:30am)
Reader: Rita Hood (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Alex Adgate, daughter of John Adgate and Christina Carballal; The Cummins Family; The Hodgson and Anton families, mourning the death of Jennifer Anton’s mother, Eva Hodgson; Steve House; Soren Kirk, great-nephew of Janet Wolfer, and his parents; Nik Levinsky; Jeri Mathes, mother of Rob Mathes; Eden Murphy; Mac Murphy; Dan Pilcher, mourning the death of his wife, Madie Gustafson; Scot Sandoval, son of Juanita Martinez; The Sibley Family, mourning the death of Cindy Beitmen; Marthanne Simons, mourning the death of her sister, Betty Jean Jarvis Martin; Jewel Wegs; Barbara
Lovelace Williams, mourning the death of her husband, Clarence
Memorial Service
Bea Romer | May 25 at 2pm in the sanctuary
Flower Dedication
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by the Montview congregation in gratitude for Rev. Ian Cummins and his 21 years of faithful ministry.
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
8:00am – 12:30pm
Childcare – Ages Birth-7 Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
8:30am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
9:30am
THE [mont]VIEW
An Ian and Clover talk-show-style conversation
Location: Sanctuary
Bel Canto Choir (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 205
Assembly: Choir Alternative Fellowship (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 204B
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
12:00pm
Jubilate Singers
Location: Sanctuary
4:00pm
JAM Ghost Ranch Pre-Trip Meeting
Location: Cellar
6:00pm
MOB Montreat Pre-Trip Meeting
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.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org