EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
July 19, 2026 | 10:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Preambule in C
Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Welcome
Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist, Associate Pastor
*Call to Worship
Leader: Before we spoke a word, we were already known.
People: Come, let us worship the God who searches us
and finds us worthy.
Leader: There is no place, no hour, where God’s hand
is not upon us.
People: Come, let us worship the God who never looks away.
*Opening Hymn
39 Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Faithfulness)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Holy God, you know us fully and love us still.
We need not prove our worth before you draw near.
You invite us to honesty so that we might know ourselves
as you know us.
We confess that we have succumbed to comparison and judgment.
We have doubted that we are enough as we are.
Strip away what is false without shame,
and leave us finally able to stand in your sight unafraid.
Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response To Thee, Great One in Three
*Passing of the Peace
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 this service is livestreamed and your child’s image may appear on the video.
Anthem
Meditation on ‘How Great Thou Art’
Adam Waite (b. 1978)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Holy God,
open our hearts to your mystery
and our minds to your wisdom.
Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Psalm 139:1-18, 23-24 (Pew Bible Old Testament Page 540)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Fully Known
Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist, Associate Pastor
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Meditation on ‘His Eye is on the Sparrow’
Adam Waite
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Sandy Prouty, Minister of Children & Families
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.
*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
28 You Are Before Me, Lord (Sursum Corda)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Postlude
I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord
arr. Raymond H. Haan (b. 1938)
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: PASTORAL CARE MINISTRY
Pastoral care happens in many forms at Montview — through cards, phone calls, visits, meals, extended communion, and our Friendship Ministry, offered by both clergy and lay members. A dedicated team meets regularly to hold those in need of care in prayer and to discern how best to offer support. If you or someone you know would benefit from pastoral care, reach out to
[email protected] or call (303) 355-1651 (general voicemail). For pastoral emergencies, call (303) 355-1651 ext. 4 to reach our answering service, which notifies the pastor on call.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Ben Sanders III
Sunday, July 26 | 10:00am Worship Service
Rev. Dr. Ben Sanders III currently serves as the Chief Equity Officer for the City and County of Denver. He is also on the ministerial staff of New Hope Baptist Church in Denver. He holds a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Theology and Social Ethics from the University of Denver and the Iliff School of Theology.
AfterWORD: Reflections on the Sermon
With Rev. Dr. Ben Sanders III
July 26 | 11:15am (McCollum Room)
A series of intimate conversations with our guest preachers, where the sermon ends and the dialogue begins. Childcare is available.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Liturgist: Sandy Prouty
Piano: Adam Waite
Organ: Benjamin Corwyn
Reader: Rita Hood
Digital Hosts: Christine Hofstad and Jim Polsfut
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Alex Adgate; Bill and Debbie Dobrenen; The Easton and Howard families (mourning the death of David Howard); Dan Ferriera (husband of Alison King Ferriera); Rev. Emory Gillespie; Lillian Goldberg and her parents, Shelley and Benjamin; Joe Hickman; Nancy Keesee (mother of Kelly Keesee); Sam Mateo; Sarah Muntz (mourning the death of her mother, Carol Muntz); Dael Rich and family (mourning the death of Joan Rich); Lois Siegel (mourning the death of her nephew, Tyler Fauth); Jan Tazelaar; Kathryn Walton (daughter of MaryGrace Wake); Linda West
Deaths
June 26 | Joan Rich (Memorial Service Aug 8 at 10am in the Sanctuary)
Memorial Services
Arthur Roy | July 25 at 2pm in the Sanctuary
Margaret Wehner | August 1 at 2pm in the Sanctuary
Pastoral Care Concerns
Please reach out to the church with pastoral care concerns such as illnesses, hospitalizations, deaths, births, or any other change of personal circumstances or condition. Contact: [email protected] or (303) 355-1651 (general mailbox voicemail). For pastoral care emergencies, please call (303) 355-1651 and press 4.
Flower Dedication
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by the Hutchison family in loving memory of David Hutchison.
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
9:30am-11:30am
Childcare – Ages Birth-7
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
10:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
11:15am
All-Church Summer Read: Theo of Golden
Location: Fellowship Hall
MONTVIEW CHURCH STAFF
Co-Pastor: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Executive Minister: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Associate Pastor of Youth and Families: Rev. Amanda Osenga
Assoc. Pastor for Congregational Care and Older Adults: Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Minister of Music: Adam Waite
Minister of Children and Families: Sandy Prouty
Acting Director of Operations: Michael Ransom
Director of Finance: Dan Gasser
Director of Video Services: John Goerner
Building Manager: Brandon Severinsen
Associate Minister of Music and Organist: Benjamin Corwyn
Assistant Minister of Children’s Music: Becki Cornwall
Music Ministry Administrator: Heidi Shriver
Executive Assistant to the Co-Pastors: Beth Ellsworth
Membership Coordinator: Todd Rembe
Communications Coordinator: Christine Hofstad
Event Scheduler/Coordinator: Susan Mooney
Mission Life Coordinator: Jennifer Seward
Youth Ministry Fellow: Colleen Maki
Pastoral Visitation Minister: Mary Ann Rose
Older Adult Ministry Assistant: Debby Sycamore
Sunday Sound Engineer: Cate Thieme
Sextons: Christina Chavez, Yassar Gomez and Braiden Roper
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.
A room for families with children who are not enjoying the service is below the sanctuary with livestream.
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.
Join Us Online Each Sunday
Participate from wherever you are with our 10am livestream, live chat, Online Friendship Register, and Virtual Fellowship Time.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org