FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
February 4, 2024 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Elevation in F Major, Op. 39 No. 1
Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: Worship the Lord in holy splendor!
People: In God we live and move and have our being.
Leader: The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty!
People: Let us open our hearts to listen.
Leader: May the Lord give strength to the people!
All: Let us worship God!
*Gathering Hymn 409 God Is Here! Verse 2
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
O Lord our God,
Grant us grace to desire you
with our whole heart,
that so desiring,
may we discover your presence,
and in discovering, grow in love for you;
let our love for you be a force
against the sins
from which you’ve saved us
through Jesus Christ. Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response To Thee, Great One in Three
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
645 Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above (Mit Freuden Zart)
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Word to the Children . . . . . Sandy Prouty
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 the 11:00am service is livestreamed and your child’s image may appear on the video.
Anthem
A Little Welcome Serenade (excerpts) (8:30am)
Peter Schickele (1935-2024)
Woke Up This Morning (11:00am)
American Negro Spiritual
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Lord, open our hearts and our 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
Mark 1:29-39 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 30)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Is It Loneliness or Is It Solitude?
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
“Largo” from Trio Sonata No. 2, BWV 526
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
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.
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, 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.
Communion Music
Salut d’amour (8:30am)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Let Us Break Bread Together (11:00am)
American Negro Spiritual, arr. Lehman
This morning’s performances of “Woke Up This Morning” and “Let Us Break Bread Together” – American Negro Spirituals – are presented in accordance with our reparations royalty pilot program: a practice of valuing the musical contributions of enslaved Africans to American worship and song. Congregants are invited to make a reparation royalty contribution via the pew offering envelope (write “reparations royalty”). Contributions can also be made online at Montview.org/giving (One-time gift: Reparations Royalty Fund) or by clicking here.
*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
796 We Come to You for Healing, Lord (Land of Rest)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Benediction Response (11:00am)
The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Peter Lutkin (1858-1931)
Postlude
“Vivace” from Trio Sonata No. 2, BWV 526
J. S. Bach
SCOUT SUNDAY
Montview’s Cub Scout Pack 34 is grateful to celebrate Scout Sunday today! Our pack welcomes all youth – no matter their gender, religion, family background, or family structure – who’ll “do their best” to follow the Scout Oath and Law. For more information, please reach out to Montview member Elyse Coberly, elyse.coberly@gmail.com.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Liturgists: Rev. Ian Cummins and Sandy Prouty
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Yinying Luo
Flute: Cathy Peterson (8:30am)
Violin: Erik Peterson (8:30am)
Reader: Bill Dobrenen (8:30am)
Reader: Ben Meyerhoff (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Livestream: Christine Hofstad
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
Musicians Cathy and Erik Peterson perform in collaboration with Montview’s resident chamber music series, Front Range Chamber Players, in concert February 10, 2pm.
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Alex Adgate, daughter of John Adgate and Christina Carballal; The Ball Family, mourning the death of Beth’s mother; Jay Conley; The Cummins Family; Madie Gustafson; Roger Headrick; Steve House; Mateo; Eden Murphy; Mac Murphy; Scot Sandoval, son of Juanita Martinez; Lynne Severson; Ken Spear, brother of Linda Goerner; Rev. JeanAnne Swope, mourning the death of her husband, Rev. Jim Mechem; Jewel Wegs; Janet Wolfer
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
8:00am – 12:30pm
Childcare – Ages Birth-7
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
8:30am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
8:45am
Youth Bells (Grades 3-8)
Location: Room 206B
9:30am
The Sacred Art of Black Preaching
Rev. Dr. Eugene Downing, Senior Pastor, New Hope Baptist Church
Location: Miller Chapel
Bel Canto Choir (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 205
Assembly: Choir Alternative Fellowship (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 204B
Sunday School (Preschool)
Location: Room 112
Confirmation
Location: New Confirmation Room
JAM in the AM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Preschool and Second Floors
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
12:00pm
Immigration Task Force Luncheon
Location: Fellowship Hall
Jubilate Singers
Location: Sanctuary
4:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
6:00pm
MOB (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar
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