6TH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
February, 2026 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright
arr. David Bednall (b. 1979)
Welcome
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Co-Pastor
*Call to Worship
Leader: We gather to give thanks for God’s never-ending mercy.
People: In Christ, we are made whole.
Leader: God’s grace calls us out of despair into hope.
People: In Christ, our hearts are transformed.
Leader: God’s love carries us.
All: Let us worship the One who created us,
and equips us with courage.
Gathering Hymn 766 The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound, Verses 3 & 5 (McKee)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word and deed, by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you
with our whole heart and mind and strength.
We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
In your mercy, forgive what we have been,
help us amend what we are,
and direct what we shall be. Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Gloria
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
193 Jesus, Take Us to the Mountain (Unser Herrscher)
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.
Anthem
A Living Prayer (8:30am)
Ron Block (b. 1964)
Jubilate Deo (11:00am)
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Lord, open our hearts and our minds
by the power of your Holy Spirit,
that as the Scriptures are read
and your Word is proclaimed,
we may hear with joy
what you say to us today. Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Matthew 17:1-9 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 16)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Listening in Low Visibility
Rev. Dr. Jason Hay, Executive Minister
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
One Voice (8:30am)
Ruth Moody (b. 1975)
O Love! O Life! (11:00am)
Stephan Casurella (b. 1973)
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
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
12 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (St. Denio)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
*Benediction Response (11:00am)
In Unity and Love
Nancy Galbraith (b . 1951)
Postlude
O Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness
arr. Christopher Tambling (b. 1964)
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: DIGITAL MINISTRY TEAM
Montview’s Digital Ministry Team helps break down barriers to worship, learning, and connection through thoughtful use of technology. Through this work, we create meaningful opportunities for engagement beyond physical distance or life circumstances. Beginning February 22, we’ll launch Online Chat during worship, a Friendship Register, and Virtual Fellowship Time—new ways to deepen participation, belonging, and spiritual connection within Montview’s community.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Ash Wednesday Taizé-Style Prayer Service
February 18 | 7:00pm (Sanctuary)
Join us for a service of meditative music and prayer in observance of Ash Wednesday. This service will be held in the sanctuary and livestreamed. The sanctuary will open at 6:30pm for silent prayer and meditation.
Guest Preacher: Dr. Raymond Carr
February 22 | Worship and Adult Faith Formation
8:30 & 11am Worship: Dr. Raymond Carr is an internationally recognized public theologian whose work advances ecumenical, historically rigorous, and radically inclusive approaches to theology, centering Black religion, theological aesthetics, and theomusicology. He holds a PhD from the Graduate Theological Union.
9:40am: Light that Will Not Be Hidden – Faith, Soul, and All That Jazz: Interpreting Karl Barth and James Cone through Thelonious Monk
Dr. Raymond Carr explores God’s musicality by using a jazz legend to help us interpret theologians Karl Barth and James Cone.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist and Sandy Prouty
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Benjamin Corwyn
Vocals: Phoebe Bawmann (8:30am)
Vocals: Wendy Bawmann (8:30am)
Vocals & Banjo: Amy Young (8:30am)
Reader: Bob Homiak (8:30am)
Reader: Douglas Easton (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Jolene Cranston; Cindi Graves; Mark Haynes; Joe Hickman; The Hoeft Family; The Holleman Family (mourning the death of 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; Jim Polsfut; Jan Tazelaar; Constanza Hege de Tobasia (friend of Lisa Padilla); Kate Williams; The Young Family (mourning the death of Dick Young)
Deaths
February 9 | Mary Holleman
January 19 | William Marcus Hunnicutt
January 7 | Dick Young (Memorial Service February 27 at 2pm in the Sanctuary)
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.
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
Light That Will Not Be Hidden: Black Faith, History, & Justice
Dr. Shanti Zaid, Blair Caldwell Library
Location: Miller Chapel
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
12:15pm
Safety and Security Listening Session
Location: Miller Chapel
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