TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
August 28, 2022 | 10:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Gothic Symphony, Andante Sostenuto
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Phantasy-Prelude on Amazing Grace
Charles Callahan (b. 1951)
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: Come, you who thirst for grace.
People: Come, you who hunger for justice.
Leader: Come, you who are a stranger in a strange land.
People: Come, you who are like a child at home.
Leader: For we are all welcome in this House of Love.
All: Thanks be to God!
*Opening Hymn
37 Let All Things Now Living (Ash Grove)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Holy Mystery, within and around us,
when the urgencies of the world blind us
to the deeper reality of your grace,
remind us again,
what truly matters,
and to whom we belong.
In Christ we pray, amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response To Thee, Great One in Three
*Passing of the Peace
Anthem
In the Bulb
Natalie Sleeth (1930-1992)
Text – Hymnal #250
Sacrament of Holy Baptism
*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).
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Scripture Lesson
John 3:1-9
(New Testament Pew Bible Page 81)
Sermon
Your Disc Space is Almost Full
Rev. Ian Cummins
Musical Reflection
I Still Believe
Christopher Smith
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 boxes are stationed at the exit for cash and checks. We’re grateful for your support.
*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
30 O God, in a Mysterious Way (Dundee)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
Poco Vivace
Hermann Schroeder (1904-1984)
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT
Homeless Packet Project
The Homeless Packet Project, founded in 2011, has provided a way for members of Montview Church to reach out to those in the Denver metro area who are currently without shelter by providing water, a snack, and a list of food resources. Visit their table on the Outdoor Plaza following today’s worship service.
Contact: Doug Easton at douglaseaston@comcast.net.
Stedman Elementary School Supply Drive
The Social Justice Ministry is collecting school supplies for Stedman Elementary again this year and are asking for your help – either through buying supplies and dropping them off at our table on the Outdoor Plaza on Aug 28 OR by making a cash donation for purchasing supplies. Click here for a list of needed supplies.
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
9:30am
Childcare – Ages Birth-7
Location: (Birth-2) Room 110
(Ages 3-7) Room 112
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
10:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
11:00am
Tuning up Relationships with the Important
People in Your Life
Presenter: Colorado author Susan Spero
Location: McCollum Room
Picnic for Children and Families
Location: Montview Playground
Ministry Highlight: Homeless Packets Table
Location: Outdoor Plaza
School Supply Collection for Stedman Elementary
Location: Outdoor Plaza
5:00pm
Agape Latte with a Twist
Location: Outdoor Plaza
UPCOMING EVENTS
Celebration Sunday – You’re Invited!
Sunday, September 11
8:30am Worship
9:30am Sunday School for All Ages
Co-Pastors’ Forum
11am Worship
12pm Celebration on the Outdoor Plaza
Join us on September 11 to begin the new programming year. We’ll have music, food, festivities and fun!
Visit our newly renovated spaces and come celebrate with us!
What’s Happening at Montview?
Find out about today’s class with Susan Spero, a school supply collection for Stedman Elementary, Agape Latte with a Twist and much more in our This Week @ Montview email. Click here to access the latest edition.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Ian Cummins
Liturgist: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Piano: Adam Waite
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Prelude Organ: Derrick West
Soprano: Jayden Greicius
Reader: Ellen Reath
Sound: Charles Johnson
Video: John Goerner
ABOUT THIS SERVICE
Masks are optional in the sanctuary.
Assistive listening devices are available in the sound booth in the back of the sanctuary.
Restrooms are available in the Commons adjacent to the sanctuary and downstairs in the Reception Room. If you need accessibility assistance, please see an usher.
MONTVIEW CHURCH STAFF
Co-Pastors: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal & 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
Pastoral Care Ministry: Peter Hulac & Debby Sycamore
Sunday Morning Manager: Doug Easton
Sextons: Tony Johnson, Charles Johnson & Stewart Schoenthal
PARISH NEWS
Dennis Cole; Jolene Cranston; Marie Cross, sister-in-law of Richelle Force; Eunice’s family, mourning her death; Frances; Joy Freeman; Karen, Nora, and Lin Yip Gerdes, and their Montview family and friends mourning the death of Ken Gerdes; Steve Hetterich; Janet Karp, sister of Joan Rich; Susan Moreland; Dan Park; Todd Rembe and family, mourning the death of Todd’s father; Bea Romer; Steve Warnke
Deaths
August 14 | Richard Balay
August 5 | Marcia Whitcomb
Memorial Services
September 10 at 2:00pm | Marcia Whitcomb
September 17 at 3:30pm | Beth Strickland
September 21 at 11:00am | Linda Pruett
October 7 at 10:00am | Brad Bawmann
November 5 at 3:00pm | Mary Murphy
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.
VISITORS
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.
WORSHIP SERVICE GREETERS
Greeters are needed for our 10:00am worship service 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.
WEEKLY EMAILS
Are you signed up to receive our weekly emails? If not, contact Christine Hofstad, Communications Coordinator, at christine@montview.org.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org