23RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
September 10, 2023 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Andante religioso from Organ Sonata No. 4 Op. 65
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Welcome
Leader: Shout for joy to God, all the earth;
All: Sing the glory of God’s name;
Leader: Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!”
All: All creation worships you and
sings praises to your name.
*Gathering Hymn Come Sing, O Church, in Joy!
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Holy One,
Take our brokenness.
Take our mistakes.
Take our disappointments, our losses,
and our shame.
And through the power of your grace,
make something beautiful.
In Christ we pray.
Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Gloria
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
1 Holy, Holy, Holy! (Nicaea)
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
Nun danket Alle Gott (8:30am)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Antiphon, from Five Mystical Songs (11:00am)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Give us humble, teachable, and open hearts,
that we may receive your Word
and respond in love. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Mark 8:11-21 (New Testament Pew Bible Page 37)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Do You Not Yet Understand?
Rev. Ian Cummins
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Quia respexit, from Magnificat (8:30am)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Jubilate Deo (11:00am)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts
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. You can also text 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.
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
Where Mountains Lift the Eye
(May be found on the inside of the hymnal back cover.)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
*Benediction Response
Glory to God In The Highest
Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
Postlude
Fugue from Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 550
Johann Sebastian Bach
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: MAYOR’S HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVE
This fall, 500 individuals experiencing homelessness will be moving into micro-communities. Montview has purchased 500 new blankets and towels for these micro-communities. If you’d like to underwrite a blanket and towel set for $25, click here. We are also collecting new hygiene items (see needed items here). These items can be dropped off in the Commons during business hours.
UPCOMING EVENTS
What’s Happening at Montview?
Learn about the mid-week Bible study “When God Asks the Questions,” donate to the upcoming Fishes & Loaves Collection, join the Bel Canto Choir (grades K-5) and more in our This Week @ Montview email. Click here to access the latest edition.
Inquirers’ Classes
September 23 | 8:30am-12:30pm
November 11 | 8:30-11:30am; and
November 12 | 9:30-10:30am
Consider joining one of the last two Inquirers’ Classes we’ll be offering in 2023: September 23 or November 11-12. The Inquirers’ Class offers an opportunity to meet with the co-pastors and to learn more about membership at Montview. For more information and to register, please contact Todd Rembe at todd@montview.org.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Queer Theology 2.0
September 17–October 15 | 9:30 AM (Miller Chapel)
September 17: Introduction to the Changing Sexual Identity Landscape and Lexicon of Terms, and What Queerness Has to do with Christianity
Rev. Jason Hays, Ph.D. and Randi Smith, Ph.D.
September 24: As a Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and Patriarchy after I Transitioned
Rev. Paula Stone Williams
October 1: That’s How the Light Gets In: More Light Presbyterians
Rev. Claudia Aguilar Rubalcava, Director of Engagement, MLP
October 8: Uses and Abuses of the Bible around Sexuality: The Clobber Verses
Timothy Beal, Ph.D., CWRU
October 15: From My Experience: Personal Stories from Within Our Church
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Ian Cummins
Liturgist: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Conductor, Piano and Organ: Adam Waite
Organ: Yinying Luo
Soprano: Jayden Greicius (8:30am)
Oboe: Jonathan Musser (8:30am)
Timpani: Dan Gasser (11:00am)
Reader: Paul Ward (8:30am)
Reader: Ben Meyerhoff (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Stephen Ball; Diane Bassett; Lois Bray and family, mourning the death of Bill Bray; Jolene Cranston; The Cummins Family; Dave, Laura, and Frances, family of Nancy and John Thompson; Nikolai Frant; Joy Freeman; Jim Getzinger; Cindi Graves; Madie Gustafson; Jenni Hatlem; Mark Haynes; Paul Heitzenrater; Tom Hetzel; Steve House; Quinn Gillette; Margaret Gonder Odell, sister of John Gonder; Corinne Pellish; Bea Romer; Nancy Sycamore, mother of Debby Sycamore; Jim Thomas; Nancy Van Burgel and family, mourning the death of her mother Edith Van Burgel; Kathryn Walton; Janet Wolfer
Memorial Services
Dick Anderson | September 30 at 11:00am in the Sanctuary
Flower Donations
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Paul Olk and Lynn Merwin in memory of Majorie and Harold Olk on the anniversary of their wedding.
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
Co-Pastor’s Forum
Location: Sanctuary
Bel Canto Choir (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 205
Assembly: Choir Alternative Fellowship (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 204B
Confirmation
Location: Gallery Room
Sunday School (Preschool)
Location: Room 112
JAM in the AM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
Waffles and Wonderings (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar Back Room
10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Preschool and Second Floors
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
12:00pm
Celebration Sunday
Location: South Plaza
5:00pm
YAM Family Reunion (Grades 6-12)
Location: Fellowship Hall
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 the 11:00am 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