OLDER ADULT SUNDAY
January 25, 2026 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life
arr. Alice Jordan (1916-2012)
Welcome
Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Associate Pastor
*Call to Worship
Leader: Faithful God, you steady us when the ground shifts.
People: You have carried us through loss and hope.
Leader: Even now, you make a way in the wilderness.
People: We will not fear the new thing you are doing.
Leader: Let us worship with gratitude and trust.
Gathering Hymn 33 Praise the Lord! God’s Glories Show, Vs 1 (Llanfair)
*Corporate Confession (Unison) Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Co-Pastor
Faithful God, we confess that change unsettles us.
We hold on when you ask us to let go.
We look backward when you call us forward.
Forgive our fear of what we cannot yet see.
Help us trust that you remain with us,
in every ending and every beginning. Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Gloria
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
839 Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine! (Assurance)
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.
Sharing Our Faith Stories
Larry Green and Kathy Hoy-Gipe (8:30am)
Jenny Bock and Jean Sibley (11:00am)
Anthem
Love Bade Me Welcome, from Five Mystical Songs (8:30am)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Jesu, Bright and Morning Star (11:00am)
Leo Sowerby (1895-1968)
Jesu, bright and morning star,
Uncreated Light of ages,
Star of Jacob seen afar,
Guide our footsteps with yon Sages,
Till we also, of the grace,
See thy face.
If the timid mariner
Do but eye thee,
Star of morrow,
Though the winter night be drear,
Courage high he straight will borrow,
Soon will gain the port,
Where he fain would be.
Wonder Star of eastern skies,
Grant that, at thy next appearing,
With our bodies we may rise,
Joyfully thy summons hearing,
And to realms of endless day
Wend our way.
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Holy God, You speak to us across time
calling us to remember and to hope.
Open us to hear your word
and to trust your promises
as you speak to us now. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Sharon Craft (8:30am)
Ellie Roberts (11:00am)
Isaiah 43:16-21 (Pew Bible Old Testament Page 632)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Doing a New Thing
Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist, Associate Pastor
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Amazing Grace (8:30am)
arr. Sarah McDowell
My Eyes for Beauty Pine (11:00am)
Arlen Clarke (b. 1954)
My eyes for beauty pine
My soul for Goddes grace
Not other care nor home is mine
To Heaven I turn my face.
One splendor thence is shed
From all the stars above
‘Tis named when God’s name is said,
‘Tis love, ‘Tis heavenly Love.
And every gentle heart that burns with true desire
Is lit from eyes that mirror part
That mirror part of that celestial fire.
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Rev. Dr. Jason Hays, Executive Minister
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.
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
687 Our God, Our Help in Ages Past (St. Anne)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
*Benediction Response (11:00am)
Amen, from Magnificat
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
Postlude
For the Beauty of the Earth
arr. Craig Phillips (b. 1961)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Annual Congregational Meeting
Today, January 25 | 9:30am-10:30am (Fellowship Hall)
Today at 9:30am, we’ll hold our Annual Congregational Meeting in Fellowship Hall. During this meeting, we’ll provide church updates and answer questions. The 2026 budget will be reviewed and the Terms of Call for the pastors will be presented and voted on. This meeting requires a quorum of the congregation. We hope you can join us!
Inquirers’ Class
February 12 | 6:00-8:00pm (McCollum Rm)
February 15 | 9:30-10:30am (McCollum Rm)
Consider joining our upcoming Inquirers’ Class on February 12 and 15. The Inquirers’ Class offers an opportunity to meet with our pastors and to learn more about membership at Montview. Contact todd@montview.org with questions.
Older Adult Ministry Survey – We Need Your Input
As the Older Adult Ministry committee looks ahead, we want to listen closely to your wisdom and experience. This short survey invites you to reflect on what kinds of programs and offerings would be most meaningful to you in Older Adult Ministry going forward. Surveys can be picked up in the Commons or found online by clicking here. Please respond to this survey by February 10, 2026.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Organ/Piano: Benjamin Corwyn
Baritone: Paul Lingenfelter (8:30am)
Piano: Sarah McDowell (8:30am)
Conductor: Mary Louise Burke (11:00am)
Reader: Sharon Craft (8:30am)
Reader: Ellie Roberts (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Livestream: Christine Hofstad
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Jolene Cranston; Cindi Graves; Mark Haynes; Joe Hickman; Mary Holleman; Jody and Hannah Hunnicutt (mourning the death of William Hunnicutt); Sherwood Lingenfelter (brother of Paul Lingenfelter); Susan Long (relative of Peggy Gonder); Sam Mateo; Eden Murphy; Jim Polsfut; The Schuster Family (mourning the death of Martha Schuster); Jan Tazelaar; Constanza Hege de Tobasia (friend of Lisa Padilla); Kathryn Walton (daughter of MaryGrace Wake); Kate Williams
Deaths
January 22 | Martha Schuster
January 19 | William Marcus Hunnicutt
Pastoral Care Concerns
Please reach out to the church with pastoral care concerns such as illnesses, hospitalizations, deaths, births, or any other change of personal circumstances or condition. Contact: caring@montview.org or (303) 355-1651 (general mailbox voicemail). For pastoral care emergencies, please call (303) 355-1651 and press 4.
Flower Dedications
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Jean Sibley and Jim Zelensky in memory of their granddaughter, Magnolia, with gratitude for her brief but joyful life.
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
Annual Congregational Meeting
Location: Fellowship Hall
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
JAM in the AM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
MOB in the Morning (Grades 9-12)
Location: Confirmation Room
10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Second Floor
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
12:00pm
Jubilate Singers (Grades 6-12)
Location: Sanctuary
6:00pm
MOB (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar
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 the Youth Cellar.
Childcare is available for ages Birth-7 on the Preschool floor.
A room for families with children who are not enjoying the service is below the sanctuary with livestream.
Please note that the 11:00am 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