28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
October 13, 2024 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Wayfairing Stranger (8:30am)
American Folk (1836-1897)
Andante (11:00am)
Luigi Bottazzo (1845-1924)
Welcome
Sandy Prouty
Minister of Children & Families
*Call to Worship
Leader: Gathered as God’s people, we come to worship:
People: To sing of all that is good, beautiful, and true.
Leader: As disciples of Christ, we come to learn:
People: To follow the ways of justice and love.
Leader: Called to proclaim the good news:
All: Let us worship God, serving the world with faith and hope.
*Gathering Hymn 15 All Creatures of our God and King, Verse 3
*Prayer of Lament (Unison)
Compassionate God, You understand our pain.
You sympathize with our weaknesses.
And you look at us with love.
We yearn for the day when all pain, sorrow and tears
will be gone.
Help us to give voice to our grief, and to move
from pain to peace.
Thank you for the love you have shown
through the death and resurrection of your Son,
in whom we put our trust and hope. Amen.
*Assurance of Comfort
*Response Gloria (Sing twice)
*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.
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.)
The Presentation
Pastor: This candle represents the new life in Christ. It is entrusted to you to be kept burning brightly. May all who have received this sacrament walk as children of the light and may God keep the flame of faith alive in them forever.
People: With joy and thanksgiving, we welcome you into Christ’s church, to share with us this ministry, for we are all one in Christ. Amen.
Anthem
On Jordan’s Stormy Banks (8:30am)
Christopher Miner (b. 1973)
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (11:00am)
Hugo Distler (1908-1942)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Give us humble, teachable, and open hearts,
that we may receive your Word
and respond in love. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Mark 10:17-31 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 40)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
What More Do You Want from Me?
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Co-Pastor
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Saint Honesty (8:30am)
Sara Bareilles (b. 1979)
Lord, Grant Thou Me a Quiet Mind (11:00am)
Arlen Clarke (b. 1954)
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Rev. Dr. Jason Hays, Executive Minister
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. You can also text 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.
*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
697 Take My Life (Hendon)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
*Benediction Response
A Gaelic Blessing
John Rutter (b. 1945)
Postlude
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: GUNS TO GARDENS
Today, we will highlight a ministry that transforms firearms into garden tools. Montview and Temple Micah are partnering to bring Guns to Gardens to our south parking lot this coming Saturday, October 19. We invite people to bring their unwanted firearms to be destroyed with chop saws and later transformed into new creations. Visit the Commons today to learn more.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
The Dangers of White Christian Nationalism Forum Series
2024 Montview Distinguished Lectureship: Dr. Jemar Tisby
October 26-27: The Spirit of Justice
October 26 | 9:00am-12:00pm
Session One: Who We Must Be
This session will highlight four virtues that characterize people who engage in justice work.
Session Two: Red and Blue and Black and White
This session explains why people of different races and ethnicities vote the way they do.
October 27
8:30 and 11:00am Worship (Preaching)
9:30am Adult Faith Forum: The Spirit of Justice
Learn some of the Black history they never taught you and be inspired to continue the journey of justice.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Congregational Meeting
October 27 | 12:00pm (Sanctuary)
Please join us for a congregational meeting after the 11:00am service on October 27. The purpose of the meeting is to elect members of the Co-Pastor Nominating Committee (CPNC). The CPNC will search for and nominate a candidate for our next installed Co-Pastor.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Liturgists: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays 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)
Violin: Leena Waite (8:30am)
Bass: Juli Davidson (8:30am)
Reader: Susie Phillips (8:30am)
Reader: Ellen Reath (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Mike Bufton; Janelle Case; Everett Cordy, brother of Sylvia Cordy; Vicki Dunham, mother of Bryn Dunham; Richelle Force, mourning the death of her brother, Richard Cross; Donna Fredrickson; Steve Hatlem, brother of Jenni Hatlem; William Hatlem, father of Jenni Hatlem; Joe Hickman; Steve House; The Kerr Family, mourning the death of Read Kerr; Nik Levinsky; Eden Murphy; Mac Murphy; Celina Perez and Tim Will, friends of Peggy Gonder; The Simons Family, mourning the death of Shelley Simons Lauterbach; Julie Spear, sister-in-law of Linda Goerner; Jewel Wegs
Deaths
October 6 | Read Kerr
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
8:45am
Youth Bells (Grades 3-8)
Location: Room 206B
9:30am
The Bible, White Supremacy & American Settler Colonialism
Rev. Dr. Eric Smith, Iliff School of Theology
Location: Miller Chapel
Bel Canto Choir (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 205
Assembly: Choir Alternative Fellowship (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 204B
Confirmation
Location: Confirmation Room
Sunday School (Preschool)
Location: Room 112
JAM in the AM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
MOB in the Morning (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar Back Room
10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Second Floor
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
12:00pm
Jubilate Singers (Grades 6-12)
Location: Sanctuary
ABOUT THIS SERVICE
Assistive listening devices are available in the sound booth in the back of the sanctuary.
Restrooms are available in the Commons. An all-gender restroom is available on the lower level across from Youth Cellar.
Childcare is available for ages Birth-7 on the Preschool floor.
A room for families with children who are not enjoying the service is below the sanctuary with livestream.
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.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org