4TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
June 21 | 10:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Jesus, Lover of My Soul
arr. Raymond H. Haan (b. 1938)
Welcome
Sandy Prouty
Minister of Children & Families
*Call to Worship
Leader: O praise the Lord with me,
People: Let us exalt God’s name together.
Leader: O sing to the Lord a new song;
People: Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Leader: Sing, and give praise to God’s name;
People: Tell the glad news of salvation from day to day.
Leader: Let us worship God.
*Opening Hymn
754 Help Us Accept Each Other (Baronita)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Holy and merciful God,
in your presence we confess
our failure to be what you created us to be.
You alone know how often we have sinned
in wandering from your ways,
in wasting your gifts,
in forgetting your love.
By your loving mercy,
help us to live in your light
and abide in your ways,
for the sake of Jesus Christ our Savior.
Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response To Thee, Great One in Three
*Passing of the Peace
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 this service is livestreamed and your child’s image may appear on the video.
Anthem
Rivers of Living Water
Karen Marrolli (b. 1975)
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
Holy God,
open our hearts to your mystery
and our minds to your wisdom.
Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Leviticus 19:9-18 (Pew Bible Old Testament Page 99)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
I, Too, Sing America
Rev. Terrance D. Carroll, Guest Preacher
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
I Want Jesus to Walk With Me
Spiritual, arr. Nansi Carroll (b. 1946)
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Co-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
770 I’m Gonna Eat at the Welcome Table (Spiritual)
This morning’s singing of “I Want Jesus to Walk With Me” and “I’m Gonna Eat at the Welcome Table” – American Negro Spirituals – 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 reparations royalty contribution via the pew offering envelope (write “reparations royalty”), at Montview.org/giving (One-time gift: Reparations Royalty Fund) or by clicking here.
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Postlude
In Christ There is No East or West
arr. Charles Callahan (1951-2023)
GUEST PREACHER: REV. TERRANCE D. CARROLL, J.D.
Rev. Terrance D. Carroll made history as the first African American Speaker of the House in Colorado. Rev. Carroll holds a Master of Divinity degree from the Iliff School of Theology and earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law. He is currently a doctoral student at United Theological Seminary. He is an ordained minister in the American Baptist Churches-USA and the National Baptist Churches-USA.
AfterWORD: Reflections on the Sermon
Today, June 21 & July 26 | 11:15am (McCollum Room)
A series of intimate conversations with our guest preachers, where the sermon ends and the dialogue begins. Livestream will be offered via Zoom in place of Virtual Fellowship Time. Childcare is available.
June 21: Rev. Terrance Carroll, J.D.
July 26: Rev. Dr. Ben Sanders III
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Guest Preacher: Rev. Terrance D. Carroll
Liturgists: Sandy Prouty and Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Conductor/Piano: Adam Waite
Organ: Benjamin Corwyn
Reader: Paul Ward
Digital Host: Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Sound: Dylan Goerner
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Summer Choir
ANNOUNCING OUR 2026 REPARATIONS ROYALTIES RECIPIENT
The Worship, Music and Arts Committee and the Session have recently selected The Spirituals Project as the 2026 recipient for funding from the Spirituals Reparations Royalties Program. The Spirituals Project is housed at the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver and is dedicated to preserving and revitalizing the spirituals through music, education and social justice work in the community. Through The Spirituals Choir, Educational Activities and connections with local organizations, the project seeks to engage people and communities in the music and teachings of these sacred songs and ensure they are passed on for generations to come. This combined purpose of music and education aligns with Montview’s mission, ongoing antiracism work and the intentions of the Spirituals Reparations Royalties Program.
Thanks to the generous contributions of the Montview community through the Spirituals Reparations Royalties Program, $10,000 will be distributed to The Spirituals Project this month to support ongoing programming and further the impact the project is having locally and nationally.
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 this service will be livestreamed to several social media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.
TODAY AT MONTVIEW
9:30am-11:30am
Childcare – Ages Birth-7
Location: Preschool Floor
Enter via the Commons past Heritage Center to the Education wing.
10:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary
11:15am
AfterWORD: Reflections on the Sermon
Location: McCollum Room
MONTVIEW CHURCH STAFF
Co-Pastor: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Executive Minister: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Associate Pastor of Youth and Families: Rev. Amanda Osenga
Assoc. Pastor for Congregational Care and Older Adults: Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Minister of Music: Adam Waite
Minister of Children and Families: Sandy Prouty
Acting Director of Operations: Michael Ransom
Director of Finance: Dan Gasser
Director of Video Services: John Goerner
Building Manager: Brandon Severinsen
Associate Minister of Music and Organist: Benjamin Corwyn
Assistant Minister of Children’s Music: Becki Cornwall
Music Ministry Administrator: Heidi Shriver
Executive Assistant to the Co-Pastors: Beth Ellsworth
Membership Coordinator: Todd Rembe
Communications Coordinator: Christine Hofstad
Event Scheduler/Coordinator: Susan Mooney
Mission Life Coordinator: Jennifer Seward
Youth Ministry Fellow: Colleen Maki
Pastoral Visitation Minister: Mary Ann Rose
Older Adult Ministry Assistant: Debby Sycamore
Sunday Sound Engineer: Cate Thieme
Sextons: Christina Chavez, Yassar Gomez and Braiden Roper
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Alex Adgate; Ruth Armbruster; The Croke family; Bill Dobrenen; Dan Ferriera (husband of Alison King Ferriera); Bill Gilbertson; Rev. Emory Gillespie; The Graves family (mourning the death of Cindi Graves); Joe Henry (friend of the Beals); Lynn Hetterich (mourning the death of her mother, Luanne Hazelrigg); Joe Hickman; The Hoeft family (mourning the death of Dale Hoeft); Nancy Keesee (mother of Kelly Keesee); Sam Mateo; Bob Michael (godfather of Debby Sycamore); The Roy family (mourning the death of Arthur Roy); The Shuster-Haynes family (mourning the death of Mark Haynes); Jan Tazelaar; Kathryn Walton (daughter of MaryGrace Wake); The Wehner family (mourning the death of Margaret Wehner)
Deaths
June 5 | Dale Hoeft
May 30 | Arthur Roy (Memorial Service July 25 at 2pm)
May 23 | Margaret Wehner (Memorial Service Aug 1 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.
Flower Dedication
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Ed and Kathy Paulson in memory of their fathers, Floyd Paulson and Robert Dilg, who taught them the strength of faith.
Join Us Online Each Sunday
Participate from wherever you are with our 10am livestream, live chat, Online Friendship Register, and Virtual Fellowship Time (AfterWORD will replace today’s Virtual Fellowship Time).
MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org