SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
July 5, 2026 | 10:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Andante sostenuto
Alexandre Giulmant (1837-1911)
Welcome
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Co-Pastor
*Call to Worship (Psalm 95:1-3, 6)
Leader: O come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
People: Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to God with songs of praise!
Leader: For the Lord is a great God,
and a great King above all Gods.
People: O come, let us worship and bow down,
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
*Opening Hymn
338 O Beautiful for Spacious Skies (Materna)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Gracious and loving God,
forgive us when we turn a deaf ear to your call
and to the cries of those in need.
Help us to know and love you
with all that we are
that we may love our neighbors
as ourselves.
We pray for the strength of your Holy Spirit
to equip us for our calling in Jesus Christ
in whom we have our hope
and put our trust. Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response To Thee, Great One in Three
*Passing of the Peace
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Word to the Children
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 this service is livestreamed and your child’s image may appear on the video.
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Holy God,
open our hearts to your mystery
and our minds to your wisdom.
Amen.
First Lesson
Romans 7:15-25 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 137)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Anthem
Love Love Love
Rob Drabkin
Second Lesson
Matthew 11:25-30 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 10)
Sermon
Our Light, Heavy Burdens
Lindsey Smith, Lay Preacher
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Sandy Prouty, Minister of Children & Families
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. If you’d like to receive communion in your pew, please signal to a server when they come down the aisle at the conclusion of communion.
Communion Music
Land of Hope and Dreams
Bruce Springsteen
*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
442 Just as I Am, without One Plea (Woodworth)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
Charge and Benediction
Postlude
Allegro vivo
Antoine Louis Raffy (1868-1931)
LAY PREACHER: LINDSEY SMITH
Lindsey Smith has been a Montview member for 10 years and is a parent of two Montview kids, Abby (6) and Graham (10). She works in and with urban public school districts to improve literacy. Lindsey also serves as a Sunday School teacher and on the Adult Faith Formation committee. She is an MDiv student at Iliff School of Theology and an inquirer of the Denver Presbytery.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Lay Preacher: Lindsey Smith
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Sandy Prouty
Organ: Adam Waite
Vocals/Guitar: Rob Drabkin
Reader: Graham Westrop
Digital Host: Rev. Amanda Osenga
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Thank you to the Communion Preparation Team!
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
9:30am-11:30am
Childcare – Ages Birth-7
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
10:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
UPCOMING EVENTS
All-Church Summer Read: Theo of Golden — Two Conversations
July 12 & 19 | 11:15am–12:30pm (Fellowship Hall)
What would it mean to be truly seen — and to offer that gift to someone else? Theo of Golden follows an 86-year-old stranger who arrives in a small Southern town with a singular purpose: to return pencil portraits to the people depicted in them, asking for their story in exchange. Portrait by portrait, life by life, something extraordinary begins to unfold. We chose this book for our summer read because it is a gentle book with goodness at its center. Bring your own copy and come ready to be moved. Childcare is available.
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Alex Adgate; Bill and Debbie Dobrenen; The Easton and Howard families (mourning the death of David Howard); Tyler Fauth and family (nephew of Lois Siegel); Dan Ferriera (husband of Alison King Ferriera); Rev. Emory Gillespie; Lillian Goldberg and her parents, Shelley and Benjamin; Lynn Hetterich (mourning the death of her mother, Luanne Hazelrigg); Joe Hickman; The Hoeft family (mourning the death of Dale Hoeft); Nancy Keesee (mother of Kelly Keesee); Sam Mateo; Bob Michael (godfather of Debby Sycamore); Dael Rich and family (mourning the death of Joan Rich); Jan Tazelaar; Kathryn Walton (daughter of MaryGrace Wake)
Deaths
June 26 | Joan Rich (Memorial Service Aug 8 at 10am in the Sanctuary)
Memorial Services
Arthur Roy | July 25 at 2pm
Margaret Wehner | August 1 at 2pm in the Sanctuary
Pastoral Care Concerns
Please reach out to the church with pastoral care concerns such as illnesses, hospitalizations, deaths, births, or any other change of personal circumstances or condition. Contact: [email protected] or (303) 355-1651 (general mailbox voicemail). For pastoral care emergencies, please call (303) 355-1651 and press 4.
Flower Dedication
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Ann Epps in memory and celebration of her husband, John Epps.
ABOUT THIS SERVICE
Assistive listening devices are available in the sound booth in the back of the sanctuary.
Restrooms are available in the Commons. An all-gender restroom is available on the lower level across from Youth Cellar.
A room for families with children who are not enjoying the service is below the sanctuary with livestream.
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.
Join Us Online Each Sunday
Participate from wherever you are with our 10am livestream, live chat, Online Friendship Register, and Virtual Fellowship Time.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org