Nifty Ninety Celebration: Margaret and Russ Wehner Margaret and Russ have very deep roots in Park Hill and at Montview. Russ has lived in Park Hill for 84 years. The couple married 63 years ago and have been members of Montview for 65 years. They raised their family in Park Hill and continue to live here. Russ’s family moved to …
Service of Remembrance
Service of Remembrance Montview’s annual Service of Remembrance was held at twilight this year. The service takes place in our outdoor columbarium and honors those who have died in our community over the past year. There was a brief service of prayer, scripture and the reading of names. – Submitted by Linda Orosz
Election Day Prayer Service
Election Day Prayer Service Words of peace, calm, clarity and challenge were shared from the outdoor pulpit by all of the pastoral leadership at the Election Day Prayer Service. The hot static in my anxious heart cooled as I listened to the old spirituals sung with piano and trumpet accompaniment. Prayers were lifted up for our leaders and fellow-citizens and …
Nifty Ninety Celebration: Amy Hecht
Nifty Ninety Celebration: Amy Hecht Amy Hecht was born in Manhattan, but soon after her parents moved their growing family to Tarrytown, N.Y., where she recalls an idyllic childhood. She spent summers with her maternal grandmother in Maine. Amy remembers big holiday gatherings with extended family and fun-loving cousins. Amy loved school, friends, sledding, riding her bike all over town, …
Vespers Together
Vespers Together Just the name is evocative: cool evenings, swallow flights, quiet prayers. The Montview @ Home services have met our need for messages and music: the sermons have been thoughtful and challenging, and at the same time comforting in this period of stress and anxiety. The music has been inspired and wonderfully varied. What’s missing is community, the weekly …
Nifty Ninety: Don Goe
Nifty Ninety: Don Goe Don Goe may hold the honor of the longest continuous relationship with Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church. He began attending Sunday School at Montview in 1936, and he joined six years later. But that is getting ahead of his life’s journey. Don’s family has deep roots in Colorado; his mother’s grandparents homesteaded in the Fort Collins area in …
Nifty Ninety: Patty Romeo
Nifty Ninety: Patty Romeo Patty Romeo grew up outside of St. Louis, but she fell in love with the West after a summer experience in Colorado. Patty’s family lived in Centralia, Ill., one of those small towns where everyone knew everyone. She rode her bike all over town, visited with friends, studied piano and was active in her local church. …