WORLD COMMUNION/MISSION SUNDAY
October 6, 2024 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Moderato
Salomo Heinrich Bodenschatz (1807-1859)
Welcome
Rev. Amanda Osenga
Associate Pastor
*Call to Worship
Leader: We gather from near and far,
People: Celebrating unity in Christ.
Leader: From west to east, we break bread and share the cup.
People: With all that we have, and all that we are,
All: Let us worship the God of creation!
*Gathering Hymn 15 All Creatures of our God and King, Verse 2 (Lasst Uns Erfruen)*
*Prayer of Lament (Unison)
God of justice, we lift our voices in lament,
the cry of truth and healing.
We mourn the harm caused through lands taken,
languages silenced, cultures erased.
We grieve the complicity of the church in systems of injustice,
your love distorted by power and control.
Forgive us for any brokenness we’ve sown.
Guide us towards repentance and reparation,
to listen, to heal, to honor the dignity of all peoples,
and to a future of peace and respect. Amen.
*Assurance of Comfort
*Response Gloria
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
509 All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly (Holy Manna)
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 the 11:00am service is livestreamed and your child’s image may appear on the video.
Anthem
Down by the Riverside (8:30am)
American Negro Spiritual
In Meeting We Are Blessed (11:00am)
Troy Robertson (b. 1978)
This morning’s performances of “Down by the Riverside” – an American Negro Spiritual – is presented in accordance with our reparations royalty pilot program: a practice of valuing the musical contributions of enslaved Africans to American worship and song. Congregants are invited to make a reparation royalty contribution via the pew offering envelope (write “reparations royalty”). Contributions can also be made online at Montview.org/giving (One-time gift: Reparations Royalty Fund) or by clicking here.
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 17:13-19 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 97)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Missio Dei
Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Executive Minister
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist, Associate Pastor
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 bread we share this day is sacred. Grain, gift of the earth, gives life.
People: The friendship we share this day is sacred. All gatherings, when people meet and touch, celebrate life.
Leader: The laughter we share this day is sacred. Joy and sorrow that rise from love are springs of life.
People: The stillness we share this day is sacred. In this peace is a haven for the spirit which nurtures life.
Leader: For bread, for friends, for joy and sorrow, for the comfort of quietness – let us be ever grateful and caring.
People: Behold these breads from the earth’s many grains, from the hands of many peoples:
Leader: Loaves of barley grains, made holy by the toil and the soil of the earth in Egypt, Africa, and the Middle East….Tortillas, likewise unleavened, made holy by the struggles for justice in this hemisphere.
People: With our daily breads: may there be enough for all earth’s peoples;
May there be enough for all earth’s children.
With these breads: may we be made holy by sharing in the labors, toils and struggles of the many around the globe.
May we be made holy by the sharing of our sustenance with our siblings who circle the earth.
May we be one!
Leader: In joining our hearts together, we find Your love is satisfied and our way is clear. Let us join in earth’s great song of praise to our God:
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
Das Wirtshaus (8:30am)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Rivers of Living Water (11:00 am)
Dakota Melody Lacquiparle, arr. Marrolli
*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
733 We All Are One in Mission (Es Flog Ein Kleins Waldvögelein)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
*Benediction Response (11:00am)
Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord
Traditional Cameroon
Postlude
Toccata on Highland Cathedral
Hans-André Stamm (b. 1958)
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: MISSION LIFE COMMITTEE
Montview’s Mission Life Committee offers enriching intergenerational service opportunities within our historic building, throughout Denver and around the world. Today, take part in Montview’s Annual Beans & Rice event from 12:00-2:00pm in Fellowship Hall. Help break down 2,000 lbs of beans and rice into meal-ready packages for our local food pantries.
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
The Art of Lament, Faith & Hope: Poetry and Lament
Pádraig Ó Tuama, Poet
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
Annual Beans & Rice Event
Location: Fellowship Hall
Jubilate Singers (Grades 6-12)
Location: Sanctuary
4:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
6:00pm
MOB (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Liturgists: Rev. Amanda Osenga, Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist and Sandy Prouty
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Yinying Luo
Bass: Chin Tan (8:30am)
Flute: Ella Logan (11:00am)
Percussion: Dan Gasser (11:00am)
Reader: Bob Homiak (8:30am)
Reader: John Gonder (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Mike Bufton; Shan Heyman Burchenal and family, mourning the death of J. Tad Heyman; Janelle Case; Everett Cordy, brother of Sylvia Cordy; Vicki Dunham, mother of Bryn Dunham; Amy Farrell, friend of Aimee Sanders; Richelle Force, mourning the death of her brother, Richard Cross; Donna Fredrickson; Steve Hatlem, brother of Jenni Hatlem; Joe Hickman; Steve House; Rebecca KoenigBerg, mourning the death of her mother, Barb Berg; Nik Levinsky; Eden Murphy; Mac Murphy; Celina Perez and Tim Will, friends of Peggy Gonder; Julie Spear, sister-in-law of Linda Goerner; Jewel Wegs
Flower Donations
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Ellen Reath in celebration Craig Maginness on his birthday.
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.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org