FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
February 5 | 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Freely from Three Organ Pieces
Mark Fax (1911-1974)
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 have known despair.
Leader: For we are all welcome in this House of Love.
All: Thanks be to God!
*Gathering Hymn 757 Today We Are Called to Be Disciples, verse 4 (Kingsfold)
*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
*Hymn
395 Blessed Jesus, at Your Word (Liebster Jesu)
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Word to the Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
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 the 11:00am service is livestreamed and your child’s image may appear on the video.
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
God of grace,
by your Word you give light to the soul.
Pour out upon us
the spirit of wisdom and understanding
that our hearts and minds may be made new.
Amen.
First Lesson
Isaiah 58:1-9a (Pew Bible Page 647)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Anthem
Allemanda from Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin (8:30am)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
O Ye That Love the Lord (11:00am)
Samuel Coleridge Taylor (1875-1912)
Gospel Lesson
Matthew 5:13-20 (New Testament Pew Bible Page 4)
Sermon
A Little Goes A Long Way
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Max Drischner (1891-1971)
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. If you are visiting, we also invite you to fill out the welcome card in the pew rack and put it in the offering box.
*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. A gluten-free option is offered from the server on the pulpit side of the aisle. The Presbyterian tradition does not include a specific rite for first Communion. Our parents decide when their children are ready to participate.
Communion Music
Duet for 2 violins in E minor, Andante
C.P.E. Bach (1714-1788)
*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
339 Lift Every Voice and Sing (Lift Every Voice)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Benediction Response (11:00am)
The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Peter Lutkin (1858-1931)
Postlude
Marche Religieuse
Eugène Gigout (1844-1925)
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Liturgist: Sandy Prouty
Conductor/Organ: Adam Waite
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Violin: Charles Evans (8:30am)
Violin: Erik Peterson (8:30am)
Reader: Dan Wessner (8:30am)
Reader: Ben Meyerhoff (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Dick Anderson; Phil Behrendt; The Bryant family, mourning the death of Phyllis Bryant; Dave, son-in-law of Nancy and John Thompson; Alvin Duley, friend of Dianne Briscoe-McKenzie; The Fiser and Diamond families, mourning the death of Martha Fiser; Ken Fisher, friend of John and Bev Skinner; Cindi Graves; Jenni Hatlem; Eden and Mac
Murphy; Corinne Pellish; The people of South Sudan; Bea Romer; Shelley Simons, sister of Emily Conklin and niece of Marthanne Simons; Donna Smith; Kathryn Walton, daughter of MaryGrace Wake; Steve Warnke
Deaths
January 18, 2023 | Phyllis Bryant (Memorial Service February 18 at 11am)
January 10, 2023 | James J. Nora, M.D.
January 2, 2023 | Martha Fiser (Memorial Service February 11 at 11am)
FLOWER DONATIONS
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Vivian and Scott Showalter in memory of their beloved son, Patrick David, and by Mina Soltz in memory of Donald F. Soltz
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
8:30am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare – Ages Birth-7 (masks optional)
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
8:45am
Youth Bells (Grades 3-8)
Location: Room 206B
9:30am
Back to the Bible: Introduction to the New Testament
Dr. Tim Beal, Professor of Religion, CWRU
8-week series on the development of the Christian scriptures. Location: Miller Center
Combined Cantate and Timbrel Choirs (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 205
Assembly: Choir Alternative Fellowship (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 204
Confirmation
Location: Gallery Room
Sunday School (Preschool)
Location: Room 112
JAM in the AM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
Waffles and Wonderings (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar Back Room
10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Preschool and Second Floors
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare – Ages Birth-7 (masks optional)
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
12:00pm
Jubilate Singers (Grades 6-12)
Location: Sanctuary
4:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
5:30pm
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 the 11:00am worship service will be livestreamed to several social
media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org