Bulletin: January 21, 2024

*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
733  We All Are One in Mission  (Es Flog Ein Kleins Waldvögelein)

SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE

*Charge and Benediction

Benediction Response (11:00am)
When Rooks Fly Homeward
Arthur Baynon (1889-1954)

Postlude
Te Deum, Op. 11
Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968)

MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE
Montview’s Immigration Task Force organizes, coordinates, and promotes opportunities for the Montview community to respond to Matthew 25:35, “I was a stranger, and you took me in.” This ministry takes many forms in meeting the needs of immigrants in our community such as food, housing, transportation, legal advice, and other forms of support. Visit their table in the Commons after today’s worship services.

UPCOMING EVENTS

What’s Happening at Montview?
See the St. Olaf Choir in concert at Montview; volunteer to drive migrants to Union Station, attend a Parent Education Night on the health effects of drug use and more in our This Week @ Montview email. Click here to access the latest edition.

Torah Stroll
Today, January 21 | 9:30am (South Plaza)
Walk with Rabbi Adam Morris and Temple Micah congregants from Montview Blvd. and Elm St. to Montview as a symbolic acknowledgement of their transition to our building. A ritual blessing for our partnership will follow in the Miller Chapel. Gather in the South Plaza, where we’ll begin our walk, by 9:30am!

Annual Congregational Meeting
January 28 | 9:30am-10:30am (Fellowship Hall)
On January 28, at 9:30am, we’ll be holding our Annual Congregational Meeting in Fellowship Hall. During this meeting, we’ll provide church updates and answer questions. The proposed budget for 2024 will be presented and voted on. Light breakfast will be served. Plan to join us on January 28!

WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Liturgist: Rev. Ian Cummins
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Yinying Luo
Reader: Jennifer Mello (8:30am)
Reader: Ben Meyerhoff (11am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11am)

PARISH NEWS

Prayer Tree
The civilians caught in the war in Israel/Palestine; The Bofenkamp and Damon families, mourning the loss of Christian Bofenkamp; Dennis Cole and family, mourning the death of Linda Marrou-Cole; 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

Deaths
December 30 | Rev. James Mechem

Flower Donations
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Ellen Reath in loving memory of her father, Henry T. Reath. 

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
Torah Stroll
Gather in the South Plaza for a walk with Temple Micah from Montview Blvd. & Elm St. to our building. A ritual blessing for our partnership will follow in the Miller Chapel.      
Location: South Plaza

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    
Jubilate Singers
Location: Sanctuary

5:00pm – 7:00pm   
YAM (Grades 6-12)
Dinner, Youth Group for All Ages, and Parent Education Night with Lynn Reimer
Location: Montview Church

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

SERVICE OF ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION

Pastor: There are different gifts.
People: But it is the same Spirit who gives them.
Pastor: There are different ways of serving God.
People: But it is the same Lord who is served.
Pastor: God works through different people in different ways.
People: But it is the same God who achieves God’s purpose through them all.
Pastor: Each gift is given by the Spirit.
People: To use for the common good.
Pastor: Together we are the body of Christ,
People: And individually members of the body.
Pastor: Though we have different gifts, together we are a ministry of reconciliation led by the risen Christ. Within our common ministry, some members are chosen for particular work as teaching elders, ruling elders or deacons. In ordination, we recognize these special ministries, remembering that our Lord Jesus said, “Whoever among you wants to be great must become the servant of all, and if that one wants to be first among you, that person must be the servant of all.”
People: Just as the Son of God came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life to set others free.

Pastor: The following persons have been elected as elders and deacons by the voice of the congregation. Please come forward and join us as we call your name.

Elders (Class of 2026)
Ordained & Installed: Kate Reinemund, Stephanie Williams, Jeremy Willius, Xander Browning (Youth Elder, Class of 2024)
Previously Ordained: Jim Polsfut

Deacons (Class of 2026)
Ordained & Installed: Susan Mooney, Candy Scott, Chet Seward, Andrew Turner, Elliot Wynne, Fiona Beardsley (Youth Deacon, Class of 2024)
Previously Ordained: Sue Norman, Kay Sather

To Elders & Deacons
Do you trust in Jesus Christ your Savior, acknowledge him Lord of all and head of the Church, and through him believe in one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?

Do you accept the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be, by the Holy Spirit, the unique and authoritative witness to Jesus Christ in the Church universal, and God’s Word to you?

Do you sincerely receive and adopt the essential tenets of the Reformed faith as expressed in the confessions of our Church as authentic and reliable expositions of what Scripture leads us to believe and do, and will you be instructed and led by those confessions as you lead the people of God?

Will you fulfill your office in obedience to Jesus Christ, under the authority of Scripture, and be continually guided by our confessions?

Will you be governed by our Church’s polity, and will you abide by its discipline? Will you be a friend among your colleagues in ministry, working with them, subject to the ordering of God’s Word and Spirit?

Will you in your own life seek to follow the Lord Jesus Christ, love your neighbors, and work for the reconciliation of the world?

Do you promise to further the peace, unity, and purity of the Church?

Will you seek to serve the people with energy, intelligence, imagination and love?

To Elders
Will you be a faithful elder, watching over the people, providing for their worship, nurture, and service?

Will you share in government and discipline, serving in governing bodies of the Church, and in your ministry, will you try to show the love and justice of Jesus Christ?

To Deacons
Will you be a faithful deacon, teaching charity, urging concern, and directing the people’s help to the friendless and those in need? In your ministry, will you try to show the love and justice of Jesus Christ?

To the Congregation (Please rise in body or spirit.)
Elder: Do we the members of the church accept these persons who have been ordained and/or installed as elders and deacons, chosen by God through the voice of this congregation to lead us in the way of Jesus Christ?
People: We do.
Elder: Do we agree to encourage them, to respect their decisions, and to follow as they guide us, serving Jesus Christ who alone is the head of the Church?
People: We do.

Pastor: We invite Ministers of Word & Sacrament and Ordained Elders of the church to come forward and participate in the laying on of hands during the prayer of ordination.

Pastor: Almighty God, in every age you have chosen servants to speak your word and lead your loyal people. We thank you for these women and men whom you have called to serve you. Set them apart, these servants, for the work to which you have called them. Give them wisdom, faith, and courage for the leadership tasks for which you have inspired them. May they lead this congregation to faithful service. May they be filled with the Holy Spirit and be faithful disciples as long as they live through Jesus Christ. Amen.
People: God of Grace, who called us to a common ministry as ambassadors of Christ, trusting us with the message of reconciliation; give us courage and discipline to follow where your servants rightly lead us; that together we may declare your wonderful deeds and show your love to the world, through Jesus Christ the Lord of all. Amen.
Pastor: You are now elders and deacons in the church of Jesus Christ, and for this
congregation. Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God through him. Amen.