Montview Cares for the Earth Montview members celebrated Earth Day in many ways, including planting trees, cleaning up gardens, hiking, picking up trash – and they shared photos of their efforts. Church member Carson McConnell produced a video of their photos that captures the spirit of Montview’s caring for the earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szmDAjuNf_M
Montview Showers Stedman Elementary with Holiday Love
Montview Showers Stedman Elementary with Holiday Love In November, Montview set a lofty goal of providing 35 families at Stedman Elementary with the ingredients for a complete Thanksgiving meal, along with a $50 King Soopers card to purchase their turkey and fresh items. With only a week’s notice, Montview members donated enough meals and gift cards to share the love …
Christmas Trees for a Cause
Christmas Trees for a Cause Barbara Gehring, longtime friend of Montview Church (and comedy partner of Linda Klein Orosz) saw the Christmas Trees for a Cause notice in Montview’s weekly email and decided to take part. She wanted to share some highlights of their trip with the Montview community…. “To be able to cut down our Christmas tree in a …
Stewardship Sunday
Stewardship Sunday Montview’s 2020 version of Stewardship Sunday had a festive feel to it. As I approached the steps to the sanctuary I saw Montivew’s 91 year-old stewardship chest sitting on the landing, I wondered if it had ever been outdoors since the day it was brought to the church in 1929. If it was enjoying the bright Colorado sunshine as much as …
Packaging with a Purpose
Packaging with a Purpose This past weekend teams of volunteers from Montview helped sort 2,000 pounds of beans and rice into meal-sized bags that will be distributed through Metro Caring’s food pantry. The first shift was an inter-generational group. The second shift was comprised of families from Pack 34, a scouting group sponsored by Montview. Working in a large warehouse, the volunteers followed all COVID precautions, and managed to have a lot of fun …
Another Successful Pumpkin Carving Night
Another Successful Pumpkin Carving Night The festivities were moved outside for Montview’s 2020 Pumpkin Carving contest. The competition was heated (which helped considering the chilly temps.) Somehow the meticulously kept records of who won the coveted Hula Dog prize in 2019 were lost. Prayers were sent up and miraculously the grass-skirt-sporting-hound reappeared just in time. Winner Kelly McMullen took her …
Rally Day
Rally Day During these challenging times, we miss the joys of church that we’ll never again take for granted: singing hymns together, attending Adult Education, sipping coffee and chatting before service, and passing the peace with hugs and handshakes. An annual event that might not have happened was Celebration Sunday, when the coming of fall brought us together. In years …