SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
8:30am and 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
An Interlude
Harold Darke (1888-1976)
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Liturgist: We entrust to God our tender hearts.
People: By God’s light we find our way home.
Liturgist: We come to worship seeking new life.
People: We come to give thanks and praise. Thanks be to God!
*Opening Hymn
407 Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayers (Nun Danket All’ Und Bringet Ehr’)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Loving God,
Forgive our foolish clamoring
for the false gods of security and control.
Remind us again that our protection comes
not in holding on, but in letting go –
yielding ourselves, our wills and our works –
a continual thank offering to you.
Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Gloria
*Passing of the Peace
Anthem
Sonata for Two Organs (8:30am)
Giovanni Bernardo Zucchinetti (1730-1801)
Roll Down, Justice! (11:00am)
Mark A. Miller (b. 1967)
There’s a voice, strong and clear, ringing out far and near, “Let justice roll down, let justice roll down!”
Like the rush of a stream, comes a powerful dream, let justice roll down, justice rolls down!
Let the earth be restored, every soul be reformed; let the healing renew, creation reborn.
Here in this sacred space with the strength of God’s grace, let justice roll down, justice rolls down!
Roll down! Roll down, justice! Roll like an ever flowing stream.
Let your heart soar, open the doors wide, let your mind be transformed, let it be opened by love.
On this glorious day give us courage, we pray, that justice rolls down, let justice roll down.
Let the vision take flight and God will delight as the waters flow down, justice abounds!
Roll down! Roll down, justice! Roll like an ever flowing stream.
Text – Mark A. Miller
Luke 6:27-35
(New Testament Pew Bible Page 56)
Sermon
I Find This Sermon Absurd
Rev. Ian Cummins
Musical Reflection
Adagio from Sonata in d minor (8:30am)
Bernardo Pasquini (1637-1710)
Give Me Jesus (11:00am)
Spiritual, arr. Nolan Williams, Jr.
In the morning when I rise, Give me Jesus.
Refrain: Give me Jesus, You may have all this world, Give me Jesus.
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.
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
317 In Christ There Is No East or West (Mc Kee)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Benediction Response
Amen!
Postlude
O Bangiji
Fela Sowande (1905-1987)
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare – Ages Birth-7 (masks requested)
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter and exit through Montview Blvd. door on north side of building.
Youth Bells
Grades 3-8
Location: Room 206B
9:30am
Black Theology: A Song for the World to Hear
Session Two: Singing Our Theological Song
Rev. Marjorie B. Lewis, PhD., D. Min.
Location: Sanctuary
Sunday School For Children (masks requested)
Preschool-5th Grade
Location: Preschool and Second Floors
Enter and exit through Montview Blvd. door on north side of building.
Grades K-5
Location: Room 206B
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare – Ages Birth-7 (masks requested)
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter and exit through Montview Blvd. door on north side of building.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Ash Wednesday Taizé-style Prayer Service
March 2 | 7-8:00pm (in the sanctuary)
Join us for a service of meditative music and prayer in observance of Ash Wednesday. This service will be held in the sanctuary and livestreamed. The sanctuary will open at 6:45pm for silent prayer and meditation.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Guest Preacher: The Rev. Ian Cummins
Liturgist: The Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Piano: Adam Waite
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Reader: Randy Savoren (8:30am)
Reader: Ellen Reath (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
ABOUT THIS SERVICE
We are requiring masks in the sanctuary to protect our more vulnerable congregants.
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
Wendy Bawmann and family, mourning the death of her parents, Dorthy Gaile Borchart and Eugene Kent Borchart, The Blake family, mourning the death of Joe Blake, Linda Bofenkamp, Dick Burbank mourning the death of a lifelong friend, Phyllis Bryant, Linda Chain, Mary Flowers and family, mourning the death of Clif Flowers, Dave Force, Jenni Foster, Joy Freeman, Dottie Harvey, Read Kerr, Rick Lemmer, Linda Marrou-Cole, Mac Murphy, Sue Norman, mourning the death of her mother, Gladys Ruth Norman, John Parcels, brother of Vivian Showalter, The Parkhurst family, mourning the death of Susan Parkhurst, The Sensenbrenner-Aldridge family, mourning the death of Shirli’s mother, Lois Sensenbrenner, Sven Sloth, step-father of Ben Meyerhoff, Millie Steiner, David Timmons, Russ Wehner
Births
September 15, 2021 | William (Liam) Albert Duree, child of Braden and Kate Codner Duree, grandchild of Stephen and Gail Duree, nephew of James and Laura Duree
February 15 | Joseph B. Blake
January 28 | Susan S. Parkhurst
January 28 | Judge Clifton A. Flowers
January 24 | Gladys Ruth Norman
December 30 | David Melendes
Memorial Services
March 19 at 11am | Margaret Russell
May 22 at 2pm | Dana Wilbanks
May 28 at 11am | Ruth Noblett
June 4 at 2pm | Joseph B. Blake
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.
Attend a four-hour Inquirers’ Class where you will connect with the pastors and others interested in membership, and receive answers to your questions. The next class is on March 5 from 8:30am-12:30pm. Attending the class is not a commitment to join the church, just a way to discern if membership is right for you at this time. To register for our next class please call our office at 303-355-1651 or email Cindy Austin at cindy@montview.org.
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