August 11, 2024 | 2:00pm
The Presbytery of Denver Celebrates the Ordination of
Sophie Beal
as a Minister of Word and Sacrament
Prelude
Greeting and Convening by Presbytery
Elder Pat Queen, Moderator, Denver Presbytery
*Call to Worship Rev. Amanda Osenga, Associate Pastor
Leader: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come into God’s presence with singing.
People: It is God, the Creator, who made us.
We are God’s people, and the sheep of God’s pasture.
Leader: Enter God’s gates with thanksgiving,
and enter God’s courts with praise.
Give thanks to the Lord, and bless God’s holy name.
People: Let us lift our hearts in praise.
Opening Prayer
Timothy Beal, Elder
*Opening Hymn
450 Be Thou My Vision (Slane)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Lord, open our hearts and minds
By the power of your Holy Spirit,
That as the Scriptures are read
And your Word is proclaimed,
We may hear with joy
What you say to us today. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Hebrews 12:1-2 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 200)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
We Are Witnesses
Rev. Dr. John C. Lentz, Jr., Pastor Emeritus, Forest Hill Church, Presbyterian
RITE OF ORDINATION
Scriptural Litany of Gifts Elder Pat Queen
Leader: There are varieties of gifts, but it is the same spirit
who gives them.
People: There are different ways of serving God, but it is
the same Lord who is served.
Leader: God works through each person in a unique way,
but it is God’s purpose that is accomplished.
People: To each is given a gift of the Spirit, to be used
for the common good.
Leader: Together we are the body of Christ, and individually
members of it.
Statement on Ordination
Constitutional Questions to Candidate
Prayer of Ordination
Ordained Elders and Ministers of Word and Sacrament are invited to come forward for the laying on of hands.
Declaration of Ordination
Welcome and Presentation of the Symbols of Ministry Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Co-Pastor
Charge to Pastor Rev. Amanda Osenga
Call to Offering Mary Jo Starmer, Elder
This offering is normally received at the January Assemblies, Ordination and Installation services to support the Presbytery’s Special Needs Fund. Through your generosity, we can provide pastoral care for our ministers, candidates, and their families when facing medical or financial concerns. Thank you for your gifts, enabling us to minister to our ministers. Please make checks payable to the Presbytery of Denver or go to https://denpres.org/give to donate electronically. Thank you!
Offertory
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
arr. Sufjan Stevens (b. 1975)
*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.
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
Invitation to the Lord’s Table Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
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 Rev. Sophie Beal
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. If you’d like to receive communion in your pew, please signal to a server when they come down the aisle at the conclusion of communion.
Communion Music
O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
Christopher Miner (b. 1973)
*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
69 Here I Am, Lord (Here I Am)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Postlude
You are invited to a reception in the Commons immediately following the service.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION & ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Co-Pastor, Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Timothy Beal
Elder, Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Rev. Dr. John C Lentz, Jr.
Pastor Emeritus, Forest Hill Church, Presbyterian
Rev. Amanda Osenga
Associate Pastor, Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Elder Pat Queen
Moderator, Denver Presbytery
Mary Jo Starmer
Elder, Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Adam Waite
Piano & Vocals
Shelley Goldberg
Guitar & Vocals
Leena Waite
Violin & Vocals
John Goerner
Sound
Christine Hofstad
Livestream
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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