NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
September 14, 2025 | 8:30 & 11:00am
GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME
Prelude
Meditation in a minor
Adam Waite (b. 1978)
Welcome
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Co-Pastor
*Call to Worship
Leader: Come, let us gather in the presence of God;
All: Our hearts awaken to God’s love.
Leader: Come, let us remember God’s faithfulness;
All: Our lives are filled with God’s hope.
*Gathering Hymn 409 God Is Here!, verse 2 (Abbot’s Leigh)
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry,
too real to hide, and too deep to undo.
Forgive what our lips tremble to name,
what our hearts can no longer bear.
Set us free from a past that we cannot change, and
open to us a future in which we can be transformed.
Through Jesus Christ, the light of the world, we pray. Amen.
*Assurance of God’s Love
*Response Gloria (Sung two times)
*Passing of the Peace
*Hymn
815 Give to the Winds Thy Fears (Festal Song)
There is no Word to the Children today.
Our children stay with their parents for the Blessing.
Blessing the Children Sandy Prouty, Minister of Children & Families
Call to Blessing
Leader: We are a family of faith.
People: We are generations, many ages joined in God.
Leader: We walk together in respect and acceptance.
People: We support our children with friendship and encouragement.
Leader: Each child is our prayer.
All: Each child is God’s answer.
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
A Great Campmeetin’ (8:30am)
American Negro Spiritual
Non Nobis Domine (11:00am)
Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962)
This morning’s singing of “A Great Campmeetin’” – 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.
LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD
Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
O God, open our hearts by the power
of your Holy Spirit
so that the words of Scripture may
become your Living Word.
Amen.
Scripture Lesson
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-27 (Pew Bible Old Testament Page 662)
Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.
Sermon
Not a Full End
Rev. Dr. Jason Hays, Executive Minister
Moment for Reflection
Musical Reflection
Birmingham Sunday
Richard Fariña (arr. Will Liverman)
RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE
Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Sandy Prouty, Minister of Children & Families
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
772 Live Into Hope (Truro)
SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE
*Charge and Benediction
Benediction Response (11:00am)
The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Peter Lutkin (1858-1931)
Postlude
Prelude in C
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE
At this moment of great uncertainty, Montview’s Immigration Task Force works on multiple fronts to support recent migrants in our community. We support the work of local non-profits working with migrants and, with Mission Life funds and individual donations, we provide financial assistance to individuals. To learn more about these efforts and how you might get involved, visit our table today in the Commons.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
What Does Happiness Mean for People of Faith?
September 14, 21 and 28 | 9:30am (Miller Chapel)
September 14: “The Quest for Happiness in Contemporary American Life”
Dr. Albert Hernández from the Iliff School of Theology will present on the origins and contemporary relevance of questions about meaning and purpose in human life.
September 21: “Happiness is an Inside Job”
Leah Pearlman will explore how a sense of distance from our wholeness is actually the source of internal suffering. Happiness isn’t a becoming: it’s a remembering. Leah has worked for Facebook, where she most famously helped create the Like button, and is the co-founder of the Welcoming Way.
September 28: “Living a Life That Means Something”
Rev. Peter Marty will explore how we can size up our happiness pursuits in light of the Christian journey and our individual faith lives. Peter is the editor and publisher of The Christian Century magazine.
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Sandy Prouty
Organ/Piano/ Conductor: Adam Waite
Bass: Chin Tan
Reader: Kera Murphy (8:30am)
Reader: Paul Ward (11:00am)
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)
PARISH NEWS
Prayer Tree
Sears Barrett (husband of Colleen Barrett); Brian and Amy Brown (family of Jim and Irene Brown, and Haley Figueroa); Jolene Cranston; Mary Gerwin (mourning the death of her mother, Marie Gerwin); Nancy Getzinger and family (mourning the death of Nancy’s brother, Dick Getzinger); Janine Haugen and family (mourning the death of Janine’s father, Alan Espelien); Mark Haynes; Joe Hickman; Lynn Merwin and family (mourning the death of Lynn’s mother, Ethel Merwin); Eden Murphy; Margaret Pearce (friend of Peggy Gonder); Jim Polsfut; Damara Rice (great niece of The Rev. JeanAnne Swope); Franklin Thompson (brother of Dolores Collins); Kathryn Walton (daughter of MaryGrace Wake); Mary Weinzirl (friend of Sharon Craft)
Memorial Services
David Hutchison | September 26 at 1:00pm 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
What Does Happiness Mean for People of Faith?
“The Quest for Happiness in Contemporary American Life”
Dr. Albert Hernández, Iliff School of Theology
Location: Miller Chapel
Book Study: The Anxious Generation
Location: Fellowship Hall
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
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
Location: Sanctuary
2:00pm
Musique & Masque: The Sound of Music
Location: Miller Center
4:00pm
YAM Ice Cream Social (Grades 6-12)
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