SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
8:30 & 11:00AM
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GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing
arr. Rebecca Groom te Velde (b. 1956)
Welcome
Rev. Dr. Jason Hays, Executive Minister
*Call to Worship
Leader: We are gathered again in the joy of Easter,
People: In love and hope renewed and strong.
Leader: With our alleluias still resounding,
People: Let us worship God.
*Gathering Hymn 234 Come, You Faithful, Raise the Strain, Verses 3 & 4
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Merciful God, we have not loved you with our whole hearts.
We have turned from you in the busyness of our days.
We have rushed past the beauty of your creation,
missing the precious and remarkable you provide.
We have heard the loud news of the world
and missed your whispered grace.
Forgive us, God of all,
and bring us back to hearing and seeing you,
in every moment, every person, every place.
Amen.
*Response
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
755 Alleluia! Laud and Blessing (Weisse Flaggen)
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 the 11:00am service is livestreamed and your child’s image may appear on the video.
Sacrament of Holy Baptism (11:00am)
*The Baptismal Creed (Unison)
In life and in death we belong to God.
Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit,
we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel,
whom alone we worship and serve.
We trust in Jesus Christ, fully human, fully God.
We trust in God, whom Jesus called Abba, Father.
We trust in the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life.
With believers in every time and place,
we rejoice that nothing in life or in death
can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Glory be to the Creator, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(Excerpted from A Brief Statement of Faith.)
The Presentation
Pastor: This candle represents the new life in Christ. It is entrusted to you to be kept burning brightly. May all who have received this sacrament walk as children of the light and may God keep the flame of faith alive in them forever.
People: With joy and thanksgiving, we welcome you into Christ’s church, to share with us this ministry, for we are all one in Christ. Amen.
Anthem
This Joyful Eastertide (8:30am)
arr. William Harris
Over My Head (11:00am)
Spiritual, arr. Adam & Matt Podd
This morning’s singing of “Over My Head” – an American Negro Spiritual – is presented in accordance with our reparations royalty pilot program: a practice of valuing the musical contributions of enslaved Africans to American worship and song. All are invited to make a reparation royalty contribution via the pew offering envelope (write “reparations royalty”), at Montview.org/giving (One-time gift: Reparations Royalty Fund) or by clicking here.
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
May we roll the stones away
from the hidden places in our lives,
revealing the light, life, and love
you have for us! Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Mark 10:13-16 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 40)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
What Would It Take?
Sandy Prouty, Minister of Children & Families
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Oh, Happy Morning (11:00am)
Cathy Moklebust (b. 1958)
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Rev. Amanda Osenga, Associate Pastor
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. We’re grateful for your support.
All are invited to sign and pass the Friendship Pad and greet each other by name.
*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.
*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.
*Closing Hymn
487 These Treasured Children (Puer Nobis Nascitur)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Postlude
This Joyful Eastertide
arr. Alan Bullard (b. 1947)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Earth Day Speaker Series
For the Beauty of the Earth: Finding Renewal in Nature
April 12, 19 and 26 | 9:40am (Miller Chapel)
In this series, join Montview’s Earth Care Team to learn more about the healing power of nature and to discover nearby places where we can enjoy the beauty of Colorado.
Today, April 12: The Magnificent Dream: Discovering Denver’s Mountain Parks
Kate Greco Fritz, Executive Director, Denver Mountain Parks Foundation
This presentation will showcase the history of the mountain parks, share up-to-date information about the parks and the work of the Denver Mountain Parks Foundation.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher Sandy Prouty
Liturgists: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays and Rev. Amanda Osenga
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Benjamin Corwyn
Soprano: Laura Kennedy (8:30am)
Alto: Heidi Shriver (8:30am)
Tenor: Bryan Haugen (8:30am)
Bass: Chin Tan (8:30am)
Children’s Music Conductor: Becki Cornwall (11:00am)
Piano: James Craft (11:00am)
Reader: Bill Dobrenen (8:30am)
Reader: Nic Taber (11:00am)
Digital Host: Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Bel Canto Choir (11:00am)
Bell Choir: Youth Handbells (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Logan Burney; Clergy of Jamaica as they support those affected by Hurricane Melissa; Jolene Cranston; Rev. Emory Gillespie; Meg Glazner and family; Cindi Graves; Mark Haynes; Joe Hickman; Tim Hobbins (relative of Cindy and Terry Oakes); The Hoeft Family; Sherwood Lingenfelter (brother of Paul Lingenfelter); Sam Mateo; John Odell and Margaret Gonder-Odell (siblings of John and Peggy Odell Gonder); Keren Roewe; Jan Tazelaar; Anne Tennant; Stuart Tessler (friend of Barbara Furutani)
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.
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 worship service will be livestreamed to several social media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.
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
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: Confirmation Room
JAM in the AM
(Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
9:40am
Earth Day Speaker Series – For the Beauty of the Earth: Finding Renewal in Nature
Kate Greco Fritz, Exec. Director, Denver Mountain Parks Foundation
Location: Miller Chapel
10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Second Floor
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
12:00pm
Jubilate Singers
Location: Sanctuary
12:15pm
Grief Café
Location: McCollum Room
4:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
6:00pm
MOB (Grades 9-12)
Location: Cellar
SPRING CONCERT
Montview’s Spring Concert: The Music of Gabriel Fauré
Sunday, May 3 | 4:00pm (Sanctuary)
Join us on Sunday, May 3, at 4pm in the Montview Sanctuary for this exquisite program featuring Fauré’s Requiem, Pavane and his unheard masterpiece, Super Flumina Babylonis (written when the composer was 18). Featuring soloists and the Westminster Choir, accompanied by the Montview Orchestra – comprised of professional musicians from the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Ballet, and Opera Colorado Orchestras. Free admission made possible in part by Montview’s Sacred Concert Fund.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org