FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
April 6, 2025 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Chorale Preludes No. 5, Op. 103
Mikael Tariverdiev (1931-1996)
Welcome
Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Executive Minister
*Call to Worship (Psalm 27:1)
Leader: The Lord is my light and my salvation;
People: Whom shall I fear?
Leader: The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
People: Of whom shall I be afraid?
Leader: Come, seek God in this holy space.
All: Let us praise God‘s name together.
Gathering Hymn 165 The Glory of These Forty Days, Verse 1
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Merciful God,
As we journey through Lent,
grant us the courage to speak truth
of our beauty and our brokenness.
Remind us that we bear your image,
and forgive us when we forget,
hungering for what does not satisfy,
clinging to what does not give life,
ignoring those who need our love.
In your mercy,
renew us, repair us, resurrect us.
Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response
What Wondrous Love Is This
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
509 All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly (Holy Manna)
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.
Anthem
Aus Liebe, from St. Matthew Passion (8:30am)
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
O Nata Lux, from Lux Aeterna (11:00am)
Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Lord, may your Holy Word
be for us the seed of new possibilities
that blossoms in ways we cannot yet imagine.
Amen.
Scripture Lesson
John 12:20-26 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 93)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
The Inconvenience of Death
Rev. Peter Marty, Guest Preacher
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist, 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. 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 223 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Verse 4
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
Invitation to the Lord’s Table
Great Thanksgiving
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
Leader: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Gracious God, creator of heaven and earth. You formed us in your image and breathed into us the breath of life. When we turned away, and our love failed, your love remained steadfast. You have been faithful to us through all generations and continue to speak to us today. We praise you for this table of love you spread in the world as a sign of your love for all people. And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven, we praise your name and join in their unending song.
Eucharistic Prayer
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.
Words of Institution
Communion of the People
You are invited to come forward, offering your open palms to the communion server. Once you receive a piece of communion bread and juice, please bring them back to your seat in the pews. Bread at every station is gluten-free. The Presbyterian tradition does not include a specific rite for first Communion. Our parents decide when their children are ready to participate. If you’d like to receive communion in your pew, please signal to a server when they come down the aisle at the conclusion of communion.
Communion Music
Quia Respexit, from Magnificat (8:30am)
J.S. Bach
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (11:00am)
arr. Julie Turner
*Prayer of Thanksgiving (Unison)
Gracious God, you have made us one with all your people in heaven and earth. You have fed us with the bread of life and renewed us for your service. Help us, who have shared Christ’s body and received his cup, to be faithful disciples, so that our daily living may reflect your presence among us, and our love be your love, reaching out into the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
*Closing Hymn
738 O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee (Maryton)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
*Benediction Response (11:00am)
Kyrie
Plainsong
Postlude
Prelude in D minor, BuxWV 140
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
MUSIC NOTE: Our Westminster Choir will perform movements from American composer Morten Lauridsen’s beloved Lux Aeterna in Sunday worship services throughout Lent. The Westminster Choir will present the work in its entirety – with full orchestra accompaniment – for their Spring Concert, Sunday, April 27, 4pm.
GUEST PREACHER: REV. PETER MARTY
Rev. Peter Marty serves as editor/publisher of The Christian Century, a journal devoted to shaping America’s conversation about religion and faith in public life. He is a retired Lutheran pastor (ELCA) who spent 39 years in parish ministry, 28 of which as senior pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Peter and his wife, Susan, became members of Montview in November 2024.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Guest Preacher: Rev. Peter Marty
Liturgists: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays and Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Conductor/Organ: Adam Waite
Organ: Yinying Luo
Soprano: Jayden Greicius (8:30am)
Flute: Ella Logan (8:30am)
Handbells: Montview Ringers (11:00am)
Reader: Paul Ward (8:30am)
Reader: Ellen Reath (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Livestream: Christine Hofstad
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
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
The Prophetic and Poetic Imagination – Biblical Prophets: Social Justice and Hope in and Beyond the Book of Amos
Davis Hankins, Ph.D.
Location: Miller Chapel
Bel Canto Choir (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 205
Assembly: Choir Alternative Fellowship (Grades K-5)
Location: Room 204B
Confirmation
Location: Confirmation Room
Sunday School (Preschool)
Location: Room 112
JAM in the AM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Second Floor
11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
12:00pm
Jubilate Singers
Location: Sanctuary
5:00pm
Agape Latte
Location: Miller Chapel
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY
Montview’s Social Justice Ministry works to address injustice at the local, state and federal level. We sponsor the Palm Sunday breakfast and the Offering of Letters urging Congress to address hunger at home and abroad. They also support Stedman and Ashley Elementary Schools. Sign up for our action alerts in the Commons today.
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING
Each gift to One Great Hour of Sharing supports PC(USA) programs that relieve hunger, promote development and assist in areas of disaster. Help provide people with safety, sustenance, and hope by making a donation. Envelopes will be in the pews today, April 6, and on April 13.
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Jolene Cranston; Bryn Dunham, mourning the death of her mother; The family of Chris Dillon, mourning Chris’ death; Dick Getzinger, brother of Nancy Getzinger; Mark Haynes; Jay Henry, family of Mary Jo Bush; Joe Hickman; Tony Johnson; The loved ones of Carol Mielke, mourning her death; Eden Murphy; Mac Murphy; The Myers Family, friends of Kate Reinemund; Katie Shaw and family, mourning the death of John Shaw; The George Turi Family, relatives of Aimee Sanders; Jewel Wegs; Margaret Wehner; Debi and Len Zeer, parents of Janelle Case
Deaths
March 19 | John Shaw
March 17 | Chris Dillon
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 Youth Cellar.
A room for families with children who are not enjoying the service is below the sanctuary with livestream.
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.
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org