SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
8:30am and 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Trio in E Flat
Ernst Friedrich Richter (1808-1879)
Welcome
*Call to Worship
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made;
People: Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
Leader: This is the day of resurrection hope;
People: Let us rejoice in Christ’s coming again!
All: Alleluia! Amen.
*Processional Hymn Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Hyfrydol)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Against the orders of hate
You bring us the law of love.
In the face of so many lies
You are the truth out loud.
Amid so much news of death
You have the word of life.
After so many false promises, frustrated hopes,
You have, Lord Jesus, the last word,
And your truth will set us free.
Help us to put our trust in you. Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response
*Passing of the Peace
*Opening Hymn
309 Come, Great God of All the Ages (Abbot’s Leigh)
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Scripture Lesson
Acts 16:6-15
(New Testament Pew Bible Page 119)
Anthem
Every Time I Feel the Spirit (8:30am)
arr. Damien Sneed
Let All The World from Five Mystical Songs (11:00am)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Sermon
Who is Your Story About?
Rev. Ian Cummins
Musical Reflection
All Night, All Day (8:30am)
arr. Damien Sneed
The Road Home (11:00am)
Stephen Paulus (1949-2014)
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.
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
641 When in Our Music God Is Glorified (Engelberg)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Benediction Response
When Rooks Fly Homeward
Arthur Baynon (1889-1954)
Postlude
Ceremonial March
Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995)
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
8:30am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Childcare – Ages Birth-7 (masks optional)
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via Montview Blvd. playground on north side of building.
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via Montview Blvd. playground on north side of building.
12:00pm
Musique & Masque “Reveal” Event
Location: Miller Center
Musique and Masque, Montview’s in-house theater company, invites you to attend a “reveal” of the fall show following today’s 11:00am worship service. This show has a variety of opportunities for all ages – participation can be a great family activity and an even better way to help build community in our new space.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Guest Preacher – Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Sunday, May 29
We are happy to welcome Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber to our pulpit once again.
Rev. Bolz-Weber is serving as Theologian-in-Residence at Montview Church, as well as Pastor of Public Witness with the Rocky Mountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
Summer Worship Service Schedule
Beginning June 5 | 10:00am
Beginning on June 5, we will return to one worship service at 10:00am. Services will be held in the sanctuary and will also be livestreamed.
Childcare for ages birth-7 will continue through the summer from
9:30-11:30am.
Deacons’ Picnic
June 5 | Following the 10:00am Service
Please join the Deacons in welcoming the beginning of summer with a free BBQ at the church on June 5. The Deacons will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs and will have salads, chips, and watermelon. We’re excited to be able to return to this Montview tradition!
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Ian Cummins
Liturgist: Sandy Prouty
Conductor/Piano: Adam Waite
Organ: Barbara Hulac
Baritone: Chin Tan (8:30am)
Reader: Dan Wessner (8:30am)
Reader: Marne Mullins (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Livestream: Christine Hofstad
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
ABOUT THIS SERVICE
Masks are optional in the sanctuary.
Assistive listening devices are available in the sound booth in the back of the sanctuary.
MONTVIEW CHURCH STAFF
Co-Pastors: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and 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
Sunday Morning Manager: Doug Easton
Sextons: Tony Johnson, Charles Johnson and Stewart Schoenthal
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Missi Cage, sister of Cindy Austin; Marie Cross, sister-in-law of Richelle Force; Linda Marrou-Cole; Margery Mullins; Mac Murphy; Linda Pruett; David Russell; Betty Scherer; Franklin Thompson, brother of Dolores Collins; Leroy Thompson, brother of Dolores Collins; Peggy Walker; Steve Warnke; Russ Wehner
Deaths
May 15 | Mary Flowers
Memorial Services
May 22 at 2pm | Dana Wilbanks
May 28 at 11am | Ruth Noblett
June 4 at 2pm | Joe Blake
June 18 at 10am | Dottie Harvey
June 18 at 2pm | Susan Parkhurst
STATEMENT OF MISSION
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.
VISITORS
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.
WORSHIP SERVICE GREETERS
Greeters are needed for our 8:30 and 11am worship services each Sunday. Be a welcoming presence to congregants while handing out bulletins. Please arrive 15 minutes before each service. For more information, contact Cindy Austin at cindy@montview.org.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MONTVIEW?
Find out about all of the events taking place at Montview with our This Week @ Montview email. Click here to access the latest edition.
WEEKLY EMAILS
Are you signed up to receive our weekly emails? If not, contact Christine Hofstad, Communications Coordinator, at christine@montview.org.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org