21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
August 27 | 10:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Solemn Prelude on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
Gerald Near (b. 1942)
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: We are gathered in God’s grace and name.
People: We are together in this holy place.
Leader: We are joined in time set apart and sacred.
People: We open now our minds and hearts.
All: In community, in faith and love,
Let us worship God.
*Opening Hymn
619 Praise, My Soul, the God of Heaven (Lauda Anima)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Eternal God of time and ages,
We confess
we sometimes fear scarcity
more than we believe in your abundant gifts.
We let selfishness and ambition
separate us from each other
and from you.
Please forgive us, God.
Please guide us to trust always,
to share often,
to love first.
Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove
*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
O How Amiable, Are Thy Dwellings
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Soften our hearts and open our minds,
as we turn again to Your Holy Word. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Romans 12:9-21 (New Testament Pew Bible Page 142)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Take Your Time
Sandy Prouty
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Song of Peace
Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
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.
*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
641 When in Our Music God Is Glorified (Engelberg)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Benediction Response
Postlude
Paen
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: MUSIQUE AND MASQUE
Musique and Masque, Montview’s in-house theater company, provides outreach to the greater Montview community, performing musical theatrical productions. Currently on tap are four performances of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF to be performed in September. Tickets can be purchased at montview.org/music. Visit their table on the South Plaza after today’s service.
TODAY: BARBARA HULAC’S FINAL SUNDAY
Today, Barbara Hulac plays her final worship in her official capacity as Associate Minister of Music and Organist to Montview. Join us in honoring the incredible legacy of musicality, kindness and love Barbara has created during her forty-six and a half years of service. On September 17, at 2pm, we will have a special afternoon tea event honoring Barbara’s incredible half-century long career.
UPCOMING EVENTS
What’s Happening at Montview?
Be part of a Supper Club for 2023-2024, sign up your child to serve as an acolyte in worship, take the Denver Vision & Values Survey and more in our This Week @ Montview email. Click here to access the latest edition.
Celebration Sunday – Welcome Back to Fall!
September 10
8:30am Worship
9:30am Sunday School for All Ages
Co-Pastors’ Forum
11am Worship
12pm Celebration on the Outdoor Plaza
Join us on Sunday, September 10, as we begin the new programming year. We’ll have music, food, festivities and fun. Come celebrate this return to fall with us!
Blankets and Towels to Help the Homeless
In two months, 500 individuals experiencing homelessness will be moving into micro-communities. Montview has purchased 500 new blankets and towels for these micro-communities. If you’d like to underwrite a blanket and towel set for $25, click here.
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Stephen Ball; Diane Bassett; Lois Bray and family, mourning the death of Bill Bray; Jolene Cranston; The Cummins Family; Dave, Laura, and Frances, family of Nancy and John Thompson; Cathy Fanning; Nikolai Frant; Joy Freeman; Jim Getzinger; Cindi Graves; Madie Gustafson; Omar and Tammy Hamdy, friends of Heather Bays; Willis Harder, father of David Harder; Jenni Hatlem; Mark Haynes; Paul Heitzenrater; Tom Hetzel; Steve House; Mac Murphy; Margaret Gonder Odell, sister of John Gonder; Corinne Pellish; Bea Romer; Nancy Sycamore, mother of Debby Sycamore; Jim Thomas; Edith Van Burgel, mother of Nancy Van Burgel; Kathryn Walton; Lee West; Janet Wolfer
Births
August 1 | Timothy Edward Turner, child of Meg and Clayton Turner
Deaths
August 17 | Esca Willowen (Bill) Bray
Memorial Services
Esca Willowen (Bill) Bray | August 29 at 9:00am in the Columbarium
Dick Anderson | September 30 at 11:00am in the Sanctuary
Flower Donations
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Dan Bowles and Kelly McMullen in celebration of children returning to school.
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
9:30am
Childcare – Ages Birth-7
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
10:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
11:00am
Fellowship Time
Location: South Plaza
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Sandy Prouty
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Rev. Ian Cummins
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Conductor: Adam Waite
Reader: Kate Williams
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Hulac Family Chorus
Soprano: Mary Louise Burke, Bridget Hulac, Sarah Hulac
Alto: Beth Hulac, Heidi Shriver
Tenor: David Hulac, Ryan Wolfer
Bass: Steve Hulac, Peter Hulac
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.
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
We are so glad your family is worshiping with us today. We also know that sometimes children tire of being in worship. We have a space for those times directly below the sanctuary. You can follow the service on a large screen there while your children enjoy toys, books and space. The ushers can direct you!
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org