25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
September 24, 2023 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
“Andante tranquillo” from Organ Sonata No. 3, Op. 65
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Welcome
*Call to Worship
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! (3rd verse)
*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
403 Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty (Unser Herrscher)
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Word to the Children . . . . . . . . . . Sandy Prouty
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
If I Can Help Somebody (8:30am)
Alma Bazel Androzzo (1912-2001)
My Song Is Love Unknown (11:00am)
Arlen Clarke (b.1954)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Give us humble, teachable, and open hearts,
that we may receive your Word
and respond in love. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Matthew 7:1-5 (New Testament Pew Bible Page 6)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Why Do You Not Notice the Log in Your Own Eye?
Rev. Ian Cummins
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Free at Last (8:30am)
Roger Miller (1936-1992)
Sonata for Solo Violin, Op 27, No. 2 (11:00am)
II. Maliconia
Eugene Ysaye (1858-1931)
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
450 Be Thou My Vision (Slane)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
Commissioning of Confirmands (11:00am)
*Charge and Benediction
*Benediction Response
A Gaelic Blessing
John Rutter (b. 1945)
Postlude
“Fugue” from Prelude and Fugue in a minor, BWV 543
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: MISSION LIFE COMMITTEE
Montview partners with more than a dozen local and global programs to help alleviate hunger and support education and other initiatives through the Mission Life Committee. Learn more about their work at the Mission Life Forum on September 30 at 9:30am in Fellowship Hall. Get involved by taking part in their Annual Beans & Rice Event on October 1.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION: UPCOMING CLASSES
Queer Theology 2.0
September 17–October 15 | 9:30 AM (Miller Chapel)
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: Adam Waite
Organ: Yinying Luo
Baritone: Chin Tan (8:30am)
Piano: Jim Craft (8:30am)
Violin: Leena Waite (11:00am) Reader: Eric Muller-Girard (8:30am)
Reader: Liza Belzley (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Stephen Ball; Jolene Cranston; The Cummins Family; Dave, Laura, and Frances, family of Nancy and John Thompson; Nikolai Frant; Joy Freeman; Jim Getzinger; Quinn Gillette; Cindi Graves; Madie Gustafson; Jenni Hatlem; Mark Haynes; Paul Heitzenrater; Tom Hetzel; Sarah Hite; Steve House; Margaret Gonder Odell, sister of John Gonder; Corinne Pellish; The Romer family, mourning the death of Bea Romer; Nancy Sycamore, mother of Debby Sycamore; Nancy Van Burgel and family, mourning the death of her mother Edith Van Burgel; Kathryn Walton; Janet Wolfer
Deaths
September 17 | Kathie Nelson
September 10 | Bea Romer
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 Leigh Sinclair in memory of Don Elliott and the time they shared.
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!
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
Queer Theology 2.0: As a Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and Patriarchy after I Transitioned
Rev. Paula Stone Williams
Location: Miller Chapel
Bel Canto Choir (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 205
Assembly: Choir Alternative Fellowship (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 204B
Sunday School (Preschool)
Location: Room 112
Confirmation
Location: Gallery Room
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
Jubilate Singers (Grades 6-12)
Location: Sanctuary
4:30pm
JAM Ice Cream Social (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org