ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY
November 3, 2024 | 8:30 and 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Andantino
Jakob Blied (1844-1884)
Welcome
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Co-Pastor
*Call to Worship (Psalm 146)
Leader: I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God all my life long.
People: Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals,
in whom there is no help.
Leader: The Lord sets the prisoners free; the Lord opens
the eyes of the blind.
People: The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan
and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
Leader: I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God all my life long.
*Gathering Hymn 645 Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above, Verse 1
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word and deed
by what we have done
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart
and mind and strength.
We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
In your mercy forgive what we have been,
help us amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be,
so that we may delight in your will
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your holy name.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Gloria
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
516 For the Bread Which You Have Broken (Kingdom)
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 the 11:00am service is livestreamed and your child’s image may appear on the video.
Anthem
Pie Jesu, from Requiem (8:30am)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Lux Aeterna (11:00am)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
(Sung in Latin)
May eternal light shine on them, Lord,
with your saints for ever, for you are good.
Give them eternal rest, Lord,
and may light perpetual shine upon them,
for you are good.
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Give us humble, teachable, and open hearts,
that we may receive your Word
and respond in love. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
John 11:32-44 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 92)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Sorrow and Love Flow Mingled Down
Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber, Theologian-in-Residence
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Larghetto
Christian Heinrich Rinck (1771-1846)
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Rev. Dr. Jason Hays, Executive Minister
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
Laudate Dominum, from Solemn Vespers (8:30am)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
In Paradisum, from Requiem (11:00am)
Gabriel Fauré
*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.
*Recessional Hymn 326 For All the Saints, Verses 1-3 (Sine Nomine)
1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
Who thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
Thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
3 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle; they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Naming of the Saints (In the Columbarium)
Join us in the Columbarium for the continuation of this service with our Naming of the Saints service.
REV. NADIA BOLZ-WEBER
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.
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: SEEDS OF SOUTH SUDAN
Seeds of South Sudan raises money here to educate South Sudanese refugee orphans in Kenya. On November 17, one of Seeds’ high school graduates will be speaking at Montview in person at their annual luncheon at 12:30pm. You can learn more today at our table in the Commons or by visiting www.seedsofsouthsudan.org.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Conductor/Piano: Adam Waite
Organ: Yinying Luo
Soprano: Rebecca KoenigBerg
Reader: Kate Williams (8:30am)
Reader: Paul Ward (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
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 the 11:00am worship service will be livestreamed to several social media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.
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
Naming of the Saints Service
Location: Columbarium
Is It Possible to Vote Our Faith?
Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber and Dr. Tim Beal
Location: Miller Chapel
Bel Canto Choir (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 205
Assembly: Choir Alternative Fellowship (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 204B
Confirmation
Location: Confirmation Room
Sunday School (Preschool)
Location: Room 112
JAM in the AM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
MOB in the Morning (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar Back Room
10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Second Floor
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
12:00pm
Naming of the Saints Service
Location: Columbarium
Jubilate Singers (Grades 6-12)
Location: Sanctuary
1:00pm
Co-Pastor Nomination Listening Session
Location: McCollum Room
4:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
6:00pm
MOB (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Linda Beardsley and family, mourning the death of Linda’s mother, Gloria Seraydarian Jacobs; Mike Bufton; Janelle Case; Everett Cordy, brother of Sylvia Cordy; Jolene Cranston; Vicki Dunham, mother of Bryn Dunham; Donna Fredrickson; Steve Hatlem, brother of Jenni Hatlem; William Hatlem, father of Jenni Hatlem; Jay Henry, family of Mary Jo Bush; Joe Hickman; Steve House; The Kerr Family, mourning the death of Read Kerr; Eden Murphy; Mac Murphy; Celina Perez and Tim Will, friends of Peggy Gonder; The Robb-Levinsky Family, mourning the death of Nik Levinsky; Julie Spear, sister-in-law of Linda Goerner; Jewel Wegs
Deaths
October 21 | Patricia (Patty) Romeo (Memorial Service December 28 at 11:00am at Montview Church)
October 14 | Virginia “Ginny” Hurst Sugg
Flower Dedications
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Janet Cartwright in honor of her 80th birthday.
REMEMBRANCE OF SAINTS IN THE MONTVIEW GARDEN COLUMBARIUM
*Gathering of the People
Leader: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
People: Who made heaven and earth.
Leader: Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. If anyone believes in me, even though they die, they will live, and whosoever lives and believes in me will never die.
People: Thanks be to God!
*Scripture Lesson Romans 8:31-39
*Naming of the Saints
*A Litany of Thanksgiving
Leader: God of all mercy, creator and maker of all, we come before you this day. We are mortal, formed of earth, and to earth we shall return. Yet, we come in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life. We thank you for your loving care of those who have died. Blessed are those who die in the Lord. They rest from their labors and their works follow them.
People: Thanks be to God!
Leader: For the years of fulfillment, for the joys we have known, and for the memories that crowd our hearts; for the unexpected tribute, and the revealing of new beauty in those we have known before,
People: Thanks be to God!
Leader: For hearts that share our sadness and lives that share our empty spaces; for tears which heal and bring release, and which in your time you wipe away,
People: Thanks be to God!
Leader: For the courage which helps us carry on in a new adventure, confident of the nearness and understanding of those who have died,
People: Thanks be to God!
Leader: Above all, for the hope that you have given us through your Son Jesus Christ, that whether we live or whether we die, we belong to God,
People: Thanks be to God!
All: We, your people, who have passed through the valley of the shadow of death, fear no evil, for we live in you, now and forever. Increase in us the Communion of the Saints and the hope of the Risen life, now and forever. In the name of the One who is with us even to the end of time, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*Closing Hymn For All the Saints
*Blessing
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org