SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT
March 16, 2025 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Andante sostenuo
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
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 time of worship.
All: Let us worship God together.
Gathering Hymn 165 The Glory of These Forty Days, Verse 2
*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
282 Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
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
Partita No 2 in D Minor, II. Sarabanda (8:30am)
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
River (11:00am)
Ennio Morricone (1928-2020)
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
Psalm 27 (Pew Bible Old Testament Page 466)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Un-earnable Light
Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber, Theologian-in-Residence
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
It’s Peaceful Here (8:30am)
Rachmaninoff/Heifetz
Keep Your Lamps! (11:00am)
Spiritual, arr. Andre Thomas
This morning’s performances of “Keep Your Lamps!” – 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. Congregants are invited to make a reparation royalty contribution via the pew offering envelope (write “reparations royalty”). Contributions can also be made online at Montview.org/giving (One-time gift: Reparations Royalty Fund) or by clicking here.
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 223 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Verse 4
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
841 God Is My Strong Salvation (Wedlock)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
*Benediction Response (11:00am)
Kyrie
Plainsong
Postlude
“Allegro maestoso e vivace” from Organ Sonata No. 4, Op. 65
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
GUEST PREACHER: REV. NADIA BOLZ-WEBER
We are happy to welcome Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber to our pulpit once again. Rev. Bolz-Weber is serving as Theologian-in-Residence at Montview Church, as well as Pastor of Public Witness with the Rocky Mountain Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: AGAPE LATTE
APRIL 6 | 5-7:00PM (MILLER CENTER)
Agape Latte is Montview Youth’s coffeehouse-style concert and fundraiser, supporting youth summer trips to Tucson, AZ (Immigrant Welcome & Border Awareness), Ghost Ranch (Youth Week), and our JAM InTown Mission Immersion (Environmental Justice). With over 60 participants, our goal is to raise $12,000. Enjoy performances, chili dinner, festive beverages, and a silent & live auction with amazing items. Childcare will be provided for birth – 7 years old. Donations for the auction are welcome – donate by clicking here! Email amanda@montview.org for more information.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Prophetic and Poetic Imagination
March 16, 23, 30, April 6 | 9:30am (Miller Chapel)
Today, March 16: “Reality, Grief, and Hope: Introduction to Prophetic Tradition” with Tim Beal, Ph.D. Dr. Beal is the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion and Director of h.lab at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. This session will provide an introduction to the biblical prophets, focusing on them as poet-artists who confront empire with alternative possible worlds.
March 23: “Poetry in the Prophets” with Tod Linafelt, Ph.D. Dr. Linafelt is a professor of biblical literature at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. In this session, he will offer a brief introduction to the workings of biblical Hebrew poetry, with a focus on the use of poetry and poetic art in the oracles of the prophets.
What’s Happening at Montview?
Don’t miss our Spring Concert, Rooted in Light, on April 27; find out what the 20/30s Group has planned for 2025; read about Montview’s nomination for the Mayor’s Design Awards and more in our This Week @ Montview email. Click here to access the latest edition.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Guest Preacher: Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Yinying Luo
Violin: Leena Waite (8:30am)
Flute: Ellen Logan (11:00am)
Percussion: Dan Gasser (11:00am)
Reader: Kate Williams (8:30am)
Reader: Douglas Easton (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Jolene Cranston; Vicki Dunham, mother of Bryn Dunham; 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; Michael Prouty, son of Sandy Prouty, for a full recovery; Julie Spear, sister-in-law of Linda Goerner; The George Turi Family, relatives of Aimee Sanders; Mary Grace Wake; Jewel Wegs; Margaret Wehner; Debi and Len Zeer, parents of Janelle Case
Deaths
March 4 | Carol Mielke
Memorial Services
Jim Jones | March 22 at 10am in the Sanctuary
Jud Shaver | March 22 at 1pm in the Miller Chapel
Flower Dedications
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by The Sanders Family in memory of Warren Langston, beloved father and grandfather.
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 –
Reality, Grief, and Hope: Introduction to Prophetic Tradition
Tim Beal, Ph.D.
Location: Miller Chapel
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: Cellar Back 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
4:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar
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 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