FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
8:30am and 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Pastorale
Bryan Kelly (b. 1934)
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: O come, let us worship and bow down;
People: let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker.
Leader: The hour is coming and is now here.
People: In spirit and truth, let us worship God.
*Opening Hymn
686 God of Our Life (Sandon)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
God of our Lenten pilgrimage,
Call us from our complacency,
drive us from our dreams of comfort,
and lead us into the wilderness –
where we can remember what is real,
where we can be tested and proven faithful,
where we can find our home once again,
in you.
In Christ we pray, amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response
*Passing of the Peace
Anthem
Ave Verum Corpus (8:30am)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Sung in Latin
Hail, true Body, bornof the Virgin Mary,having truly suffered, sacrificedon the cross for mankind,from whose pierced sidewater and blood flowed:Be for us a foretaste [of the Heavenly banquet]in the trial of death!
Agnus Dei from Requiem (11:00am)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Sung in Latin
O Lamb of God,that takest away the sin of the world,grant them rest,
eternal rest.
May eternal light shine on them, O Lord,with Thy saints forever,because Thou are merciful.
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord,and may perpetual light shine on them.
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Luke 4:9-13; Exodus 17:1-7
(New Testament Pew Bible Page 53; Pew Bible Pages 59-60)
Sermon
Bewildering Trust
Amanda Osenga
Musical Reflection
Nocturne
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering
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 plates are stationed at the exit for cash and checks. We’re grateful for your support.
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.
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, bring them back to your seat in the pews. A gluten-free option is offered from the server on the pulpit side of the aisle.
Communion Music
Prelude on Kingsfold (8:30am)
Stephen Burtonwood (b. 1951)
Ave Verum Corpus (11:00am)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sung in Latin (See 8:30am Anthem above.)
*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
815 Give to the Winds thy Fears (Festal Song)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Benediction Response
Irish Blessing (11:00am)
Chester L. Alwes (b. 1947)
Postlude
Postlude on a Theme of Orlando Gibbons
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
April 17 | 8am, 9:30am, 11am
Join us for our Easter services in the sanctuary on April 17. Services are at 8am, 9:30am and 11am. The 9:30am service will also be livestreamed.
Registration is required. Please register at www.montview.org.
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare – Ages Birth-7 (masks optional)
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via Montview Blvd. playground on north side of building.
8:45am
Youth Bells
Grades 3-8
Location: Room 206B
9:30am
“Cinematic Gospels”: Jesus’ Final Days
Presenter: Tim Beal, Ph. D., Professor of Religion, CWRU
Location: Sanctuary
Confirmation Class (masks optional)
Location: Fellowship Hall
Combined Cantate and Timbrel Choirs
Grades K-5
Location: Room 206B
Preschool-5th Grade
Location: Preschool and Second Floors
Enter via Montview Blvd. playground on north side of building.
Donut Social – YAM (6th-12th)
Location: Labyrinth
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare – Ages Birth-7 (masks optional)
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via Montview Blvd. playground on north side of building.
12:00pm
Churchwide Mission Project
Fill plastic eggs for children of families served by Metro Caring.
Location: Fellowship Hall
Enter via Montview Blvd. playground on north side of building.
4:00pm
JAM (6th-8th)
Location: South Plaza
5:30pm
MOB (9th-12th)
Location: South Plaza
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Amanda Osenga
Liturgists: The Rev. Clover Reuter Beal & The Rev. Ian Cummins
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Soloist/Conductor: Mary Louise Burke
Reader: Kate Williams (8:30am)
Reader: Debby Cella (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
ABOUT THIS SERVICE
Masks are optional in the sanctuary.
Assistive listening devices are available in the sound booth in the back of the sanctuary.
Co-Pastors: The Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and The Rev. Ian Cummins
Minister of Music: Adam Waite
Minister of Children and Families: Sandy Prouty
Minister of Youth and Families: Amanda Osenga
Executive Director of Operations and Finance: Jason Hays
Director of Facilities: Bob Cloud
Director of Finance: Dan Gasser
Associate Minister of Music and Organist: Barbara Hulac
Administrative Coordinator: Beth Ellsworth
Membership Coordinator: Cindy Austin
Communications Coordinator: Christine Hofstad
Mission Life Coordinator: Jennifer Seward
Minister of Visitation: Peter Hulac
Sextons: Tony Johnson, Charles Johnson and Stewart Schoenthal
Sunday Morning Manager: Doug Easton
Prayer Tree
Linda Chain; Cathy Fanning, mourning the death of her sister, Nancy Myers; Stacy Bush Henry, niece of Mary Jo Bush; Linda Marrou-Cole; Margery Mullins; Mac Murphy; Betty Scherer; The Schuck Family and their young son, Cameron; Franklin Thompson, brother of Dolores Collins; Leroy Thompson, brother of Dolores Collins; Peggy Walker; Russ Wehner
Memorial Services
April 23 at 11am | Clif Flowers
May 22 at 2pm | Dana Wilbanks
May 28 at 11am | Ruth Noblett
June 4 at 2pm | Joseph B. Blake
June 18 at 2pm | Susan Parkhurst
STATEMENT OF MISSION
We believe that the love of God surrounds us. Our call is to nurture this love in ourselves and each other. Through prayer, worship, education, outreach and mission, we seek to foster spiritual fulfillment, community, tolerance, peace, non-violence and social justice. We dedicate ourselves and our church to follow the Spirit of Christ by word and deed.
We are happy that you are worshiping with us today and invite you to learn more about Montview. Please fill out one of the Welcome Guest Cards that are distributed in the pews and place it on a plate near the exits when finished. Feel free to contact our office at 303-355-1651 or email cindy@montview.org with questions. Please come again.
Greeters are needed for our 8:30 and 11am worship services each Sunday. Be a welcoming presence to congregants while handing out bulletins. Please arrive 15 minutes before each service. For more information, contact Cindy Austin at cindy@montview.org.
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