Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church

Art Reflection – Nolde

Christine Hofstad — Tue, 12 May 2026 14:04:48 +0000

Art Reflection - Nolde

The flowers of Emil Nolde are favorites of mine. This German artist lived from 1867 to1956 and painted with oil and watercolor in the Expressionist style. He was influenced by Vincent van Gogh and shared his fascination with flowers. Color was another of his fascinations, as shown in this piece with tints and shades of the primaries, red, yellow and blue. If you have ever tried to paint with watercolors, you can appreciate his control of this fluid medium.

This painting required much time focused on a beautiful arrangement of very few flowers. This artist seems to notice every morsel of these, even down to the blue green and yellow green stems. In this flower season, have you made the time to do the same? Have you breathed in to the artistry of our Creator in for a minute or two or many more?

This pause, this sabbath, seems the call of Red and Yellow Poppies with a Blue Delphinium, as even reading the title takes more time than most. It seems to call us to not only stop and smell the roses but to carefully take them in visually. These artistic moments are open to everyone and help all of us find gravity again in these unpredictable times. Beauty is God’s gift to us. Art in all forms across time and space and types can truly be a salvation found in focus.

God is the inspiration of all creativity and bidden or not bidden is present. May we notice and give thanks. Amen.

In gratitude, faith and hope,

Sandy Prouty
Minister of Children and Families
Montview Church

Red and Yellow Poppies with a Blue Delphinium, 1930/1940 | Emil Nolde
*image from the National Gallery of Art, D.C.

Bulletin: May 10, 2026

Christine Hofstad — Fri, 08 May 2026 14:19:34 +0000

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

May 10, 2026 | 8:30 & 11:00am

GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME

Prelude
Come Down, O Love Divine (8:30 & 11:00am)
arr. David Blackwell

Abide With Me (11:00am)
arr. Judy Endean

Welcome
Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Executive Minister

*Call to Worship
Leader: We gather to celebrate the God of love.
People: Gracious God, help us to worship you in spirit and in truth.
Leader: We gather to celebrate Jesus Christ,
who was dead and buried,
and now risen indeed.
People: In Christ, renew our hope
in your liberating love.
Leader: We gather to celebrate the Holy Spirit,
our promised comforter and guide.
People: Come Holy Spirit! Fill us with your presence and peace.
Leader: We gather as signs of hope in the resurrection of Christ:
All: God is with us and will never let us go.

Gathering Hymn 611 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee, Verse 1

*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Gracious God, you have told us plainly: to love you is to
keep your commandments.
We confess that we hold fast to the feeling of devotion
while letting go of the demands of the Gospel.
We have loved what is comfortable more than what is true,
our own way more than yours.
Forgive us, and do not leave us to ourselves.
In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Silence for personal reflection.

*Assurance of God’s Love

*Response Alleluia

*Passing of the Peace

*Hymn
49 The God of Abraham Praise (Leoni)

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.

Sacrament of Holy Baptism (8:30 & 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
Ode to Joyful (8:30am)
Ludwig van Beethoven / Jon Batiste

I’ve Got Joy (11:00am)
Otto Gross, Jayna Gross, Abigail Flowers

Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
May we roll the stones away
from the hidden places in our lives,
revealing the light, life, and love
you have for us! Amen.

Scripture Lesson
Genesis 12:1-9 (Pew Bible Old Testament Page 9)

Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.

Sermon
And God said, “Go, Get Going.”
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Co-Pastor

Moment for Reflection

Musical Reflection
Seventh Symphony Elegy (8:30am)
Ludwig van Beethoven / Jon Batiste

Better Days (11:00am)
Blessing Offor

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
282 Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)

Senior Recognition (Unison) (11:00am)
May God’s blessing rest on each one of you.
May God’s light shine on you, and make your path clear.
May hope carry you through the challenging times,
and gratitude be your response when life is good.

SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE

*Charge and Benediction

*Benediction Response (11:00am)
L’chi Lach
Debbie Friedman

Postlude
O For a World
arr. Alice Jordan

MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE
Montview’s Immigration Task Force works in accompaniment with individual immigrant families in metro Denver and in activism for the metro Denver immigrant community. This fall, we will lead a group of 14 people to experience the border of Arizona and Mexico. Learn more in the Commons after today’s services and consider signing up.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Children-Led Service: An All-Church Event
Today, May 10 | 10:00am (Miller Chapel)
Our Children-Led Service is today, May 10. At this service our children will once again lead worship as our preachers and liturgists! A reception will follow in the McCollum Room with a homeless packet assembly project we will do together!

Congregational Meeting
May 17 | 12:00pm (Sanctuary)
Take part in a special Congregational meeting on May 17 at 12:00pm in the sanctuary. The purpose of this meeting is to hear and act on the Co-Pastor Nominating Committee’s final report, vote to elect the candidate (who will preach both services) as our next Installed Co-Pastor, and approve the Terms of Call. All people are welcome, but only Montview members may vote.

An open house to meet the candidate will be held at the church on Saturday, May 16 from 2 to 4 p.m.

PARISH NEWS

Prayer Tree
Ruth Armbruster; Jolene Cranston; The Croke family; Bill Dobrenen; Rev. Emory Gillespie; The Graves family (mourning the death of Cindi Graves); Jill Grove (sister of Tom Grove); Mark Haynes; Joe Hickman; Tim Hobbins (relative of Cindy and Terry Oakes); The Hoeft family; Gerry Kleinfeld (friend/mentor to Doug Easton); Sherwood Lingenfelter (brother of Paul Lingenfelter); Charlotte Medley (sister of Mary Medley); Jan Tazelaar; Garrett Weems (son of Pam Weems); Margaret Wehner

Deaths
April 30 | Cindi Graves

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).

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.

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

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

10:00am
The Children-Led Service
Location: Miller Chapel

Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Second Floor

11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary

WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Liturgists: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays and Sandy Prouty
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Benjamin Corwyn
Children’s Music Director: Becki Cornwall
Children’s Music Assistant: Heidi Shriver
Children’s Chorus: Bel Canto Choir (11:00am)
Bell Choir: Youth Handbells (11:00am)
Youth Choir: Jubilate Singers (11:00am)
Reader: Bob Homiak (8:30am)
Reader: Kristin Weber (11:00am)
Digital Host: Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner

MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org

* You’re invited to rise in body or spirit.

Art Reflection – Van Gogh

Christine Hofstad — Tue, 05 May 2026 14:52:51 +0000

Art Reflection - Van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch artist and Post-Impressionist. He made over 2100 pieces in his career, which measured just over a decade, including 860 paintings. He was troubled, misunderstood and rejected in his own time.

His art is bold, colorful, dramatic, driven, impulsive, expressive and recognizable. His use of thick paint called impasto and broad brushstrokes seems to add a sense of exclamation to his every view. Vincent’s father was a minister and it can be easy to see his inherited deep honoring of God’s creation in his work.

Green Wheat Fields is just such an interpretation of spring. His tints and shades of green, blue and also yellow can take your breath in appreciation. His pieces and this one are quizzical, holding both peace and frenetic energy. They are quiet scenes in hymns to creation with paints pushed onto canvas quickly as if time was running out. . . which in retrospect it actually was. Over the years, many have concluded that this artist lived and worked in the very place where madness and creativity converge. Maybe he could have only found his genius there.

As Vincent cut off his ear and took his own life, we must hope he knew something of God’s loving commitment to him beyond the critics of the world. We pray his eventual, posthumous acclaim can steer each of us from our judgements of art or anything else. May Vincent van Gogh help us leave the ugly, unsettling and hateful out of our thoughts and focus on the world he saw, a beautiful celebration of newness and hopeful perspectives. If an ordinary sky and field we all see can look like that to someone, what is there to hold but hope?

May it be so.

Amen.

In gratitude, faith and hope,

Sandy Prouty
Minister of Children and Families
Montview Church

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890 | Vincent van Gogh
*image from the National Gallery of Art, D.C.

Bulletin: May 3, 2026

Christine Hofstad — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:46:38 +0000

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
May 3, 2026 | 8:30 and 11:00am

GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME

Prelude
How Firm a Foundation
arr. Michael Burkhardt (b. 1957)

Welcome
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Co-Pastor

*Call to Worship
Leader: When the road feels uncertain and the way is unclear
People: We come, seeking a path of life.
Leader: When our hearts are restless, pulled by fear and doubt
People: We come, longing for peace.
Leader: When we cannot see where the journey leads
People: We come, seeking the One who is our Way.

Gathering Hymn 235 O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing, Verse 6
*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Gracious God,
we confess how often we cling to control
when you invite us into trust.
Our fears narrow us.
Our anxieties harden us.
We lose our way in self-concern.
Forgive us when we fail to make room for others,
when we resist the deeper path of love.
Steady our hearts.
Widen our compassion.
And lead us again in your way of mercy.
Amen.

*Assurance of God’s Love

*Response Alleluia
*Passing of the Peace

*Hymn
315 In the Midst of New Dimensions (New Dimensions)

LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD

Anthem
Pie Jesu, from Requiem (8:30am)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

Cantique de Jean Racine (11:00am)
Gabriel Fauré

Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
May we roll the stones away
from the hidden places in our lives,
revealing the light, life, and love
you have for us! Amen.

Scripture Lesson
John 14:1-14 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 95)

Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.

Sermon
Location Services: On
Rev. Dr. Jason Hays, Executive Minister

Moment for Reflection

Musical Reflection
The Strife is O’er
arr. Alan Bullard (b. 1947)

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.

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.

*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
65 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (CWM Rhondda)

SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE

*Charge and Benediction

Benediction Response (11:00am)
When Rooks Fly Homeward
Arthur Baynon (1889-1954)

Postlude
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
arr. Charles Callahan (1951-2023)

WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Liturgists: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal and Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Conductor/Piano: Adam Waite
Organ: Benjamin Corwyn
Soprano: Phoebe Bawmann (8:30am)
Reader: Kate Williams (8:30am)
Reader: Ben Meyerhoff (11:00am)
Digital Host: Rev. Amanda Osenga
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)

Thank you to the Communion Preparation Team!

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.

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
Growing in Faith: Reflections and Hopes
Reflections on the past nine months of Adult Faith Formation offerings.
Location: Miller Chapel

10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Second Floor

11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary

12:15pm
Grief Café
Location: McCollum Room

4:00pm
Spring Concert: The Music of Gabriel Fauré
Location: Sanctuary

Ghost Ranch Pre-Trip Meeting
Location: Cellar

PARISH NEWS

Prayer Tree
Ruth Armbruster; Logan Burney; Jolene Cranston; The Croke Family; Rev. Emory Gillespie; Meg Glazner and family; Jill Grove (sister of Tom Grove); Mark Haynes; Joe Hickman; Tim Hobbins (relative of Cindy and Terry Oakes); The Hoeft Family; Gerry Kleinfeld (friend/mentor to Doug Easton); Sherwood Lingenfelter (brother of Paul Lingenfelter); Sam Mateo; John Odell and Margaret Gonder-Odell (siblings of John and Peggy Odell Gonder); Jan Tazelaar; Anne Tennant; Stuart Tessler (friend of Barbara Furutani); Garrett Weems (son of Pam Weems); Margaret Wehner

Deaths
April 30 | Cindi Graves

MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org

* You’re invited to rise in body or spirit.

Bulletin: May 3, 2026 Spring Concert

Christine Hofstad — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:31:25 +0000

Gabriel Fauré
Requiem

May 3, 2026 • 4:00pm

The Westminster Choir and Orchestra of Montview

Adam Waite, Minister of Music and Conductor
Benjamin Corwyn, Associate Minister of Music
Heidi Shriver, Music Ministry Administrator

Welcome
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Co-Pastor

Super Flumina Babylonis (Psalm 137)
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Soprano: Rebecca Koenigberg, Alto: Kali Paguirigan
Tenor: Brian Stone; Bass: Bradley Thompson

Psalm 137: New Revised Standard Version (sung in latin)

Super flumina,
Super flumina Babylonis,
Illic sedimus et flevimus,
Cum recorda remur Sion.
In salicibus in medio ejus
Suspendimus organa nostra.
Quia Illic interrogaverunt nos,
Qui captivos duxerunt nos
Verba cantionum,
Et qui abdu xerunt nos,
Hymnus cantate nobis de canticis Sion.
Quomodo cantabimus canticum Domini
In terra aliena?
Si oblitus fuero tui Jerusalem,
Jerusalem oblivioni detur dextera mea;
Adhaereat linguamea
Facibus meis si non meminero tui,
Si non proposuero Jerusalem
In principio laetitiae meae.
Memor esto, Domine, filiorum Edom
In die Jerusalem;
Qui dicunt: “Exinanite, exinanite
Usque ad fundamentum in ea!”

Filia Babylonis, filia misera!
Beatus qui retribuet tibi retributionem tuam,
Quam retribuisti nobis.
Beatus qui tenebit, et alidet, et alidet,
Parvulos tuos ad petram.

By the rivers of Babylon—
there we sat down, and there we wept
when we remembered Zion.
On the willows there
we hung up our harps.
For there our captors
asked us for songs,
and our tormentors asked for mirth,
saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
How could we sing the Lord’s song
in a foreign land?
If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand wither!
Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not remember you,
if I do not set Jerusalem
above my highest joy.
Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites
the day of Jerusalem’s fall,
how they said, “Tear it down! Tear it down! Down to its foundations!”

O daughter Babylon, you devastator!
Happy shall they be who pay you back
what you have done to us!
Happy shall they be who take your little ones and dash them against the rock!

Pavane
Gabriel Fauré

Requiem
Gabriel Fauré
Baritone: Paul Lingenfelter
Soprano: Phoebe Bawmann, Bass: Chin Tan

Introit et Kyrie

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion,
et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem.
Exaudi orationem meam: ad te
omnis caro veniet.

Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison.

Offertoire

O Domine Jesu Christe, rex gloriae,
libera animas defunctorum
de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu.
O Domine Jesu Christe, rex gloriae,
libera animas defunctorum de ore
leonis,
ne absorbeat Tartarus, ne cadant in
obscurum.

Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus:
tu suscipe pro animabus illis
quarum hodie memoriam facimus.
Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad
Vitam quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini eius. Amen.

Sanctus

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth:
pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua.
Hosanna in excelsis.

Pie Jesu

Pie Jesu, Domine, dona eis requiem.
Pie Jesu, Domine, dona eis
sempiternam requiem.

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona eis requiem.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi,
dona eis sempiternam requiem.
Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine,
cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia
pius es.

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Libera Me

Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna,
in die illa tremenda:
quando caeli movendi sunt et terra;
dum veneris iudicare saeculum per
ignem.
Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo,
dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira.

Dies illa, dies irae, calamitatis et miseriae,
Dies illa, dies magna et amara valde.
Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,
et lux perpetua luceat eis.

In Paradisum

In paradisum deducant angeli:
in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres,
et perducant te in civitatem sanctam
Jerusalem.
Chorus angelorum te suscipiat,
et cum Lazaro quondam paupere,
aeternam habeas requiem.

Introit and Kyrie

Give them eternal rest, Lord,
and may light perpetual shine upon them.
A hymn becomes you, God, in Zion,
and a vow shall be paid to you in
Jerusalem.
Hear my prayer: to you all flesh shall come.

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Offertory

O Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory,
deliver the souls of the departed
from the punishments of hell and from the deep lake.
O Lord Jesus Christ, king of glory,
deliver the souls of the departed from the
mouth of the lion, lest Tartarus swallow them up, lest they fall into darkness.

We offer prayers and sacrifices of praise to you, Lord:
You receive them on behalf of those souls
whose memory we recall today.
Cause them, Lord, to pass from death to
the life which you once promised to
Abraham and his seed. Amen.

Sanctus

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of hosts:
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.

Pie Jesu

Blessed Jesus, Lord, give them rest.
Blessed Jesus, Lord, give them eternal rest.

Agnus Dei

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
give them rest.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, give them eternal rest.
May eternal light shine on them, Lord,
with your saints for ever, for you are good.

Give them eternal rest, Lord,
and may light perpetual shine upon them.

Libera Me

Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death,
on that terrible day:
when the heavens and earth will be
shaken;
when you will come to judge the age with
fire.
I am made to tremble, and I am afraid,
since trial and anger are coming.

That day, a day of anger, disaster and sorrow,
That day, a mighty day, and one exceedingly bitter.
Give them eternal rest, Lord,
and may light perpetual shine upon them.

In Paradisum

May the angels lead you into paradise:
may the martyrs receive you as you arrive,
and bring you into the holy city of Jerusalem.
May the choir of angels receive you,
and with Lazarus, once a beggar,
may you have eternal rest.

Westminster Choir

Sopranos
Phoebe Bawmann
Wendy Bawmann
Carolyn Benoit
Virginia Bray
Janine Haugen
Gail Jacobs*
Karen Joshi*
Sheryl Kamicar*
Laura Kennedy
Kim Kirkwood
Rebecca KoenigBerg*
Molly Kokesh
Rebecca Leavenworth
Laura Moffett
Emily Musser
Bonnie Mustoe*
Lulu Scully*
Char Spade*
Regina Spillari
Nancy Thompson
Mary Treska*
Barbara Wollan

Altos
Lorraine Alcott
Jenny Bock
Paula Boltz
Lisa Boyum
Janet Cartwright

Marilyn Craft
Juli Davidson
Donna Fredrickson
Jann Folsom*
Nancy Getzinger
Meg Glazner
Kathy Hoy-Gipe
Beth Hulac
Catherine Hupp*
Carol Lingenfelter
Peg Logan
Anne Loopesko*
Debra Lovell
Ellen Oakes
Kali Paguirigan*
Vivian Showalter
Heidi Shriver
Jean Sibley
Cathy Sparkman
Marti Sutterlin
Lucinda Waldron
Amy Young

Tenors
Paul Barrett
Bob Bassett*
Martha Borgstede
Dan Bowles
Kae Fink*
Brian Haugen

John Lee
Jay Mead
Ben Meyerhoff
Brian Stone*
John Thompson
Darren Wolterstorff
Basses
Lee Bonsall
Dennis Cole
Richard Cornelius
Jim Craft
Guillaume Durvin
Brad Folsom*
John Gallagher*
Peter Hulac
Steve Hulac
Stanley Kozlowski*
Paul Lingenfelter
Bob Maynard
Brendan Moore
Todd Rembe*
Randolph Roorda
Erik Simpson*
Bill Summerhill
Chin Tan
Bradley Thompson*
John Wollan

* denotes guest singer

ORCHESTRA OF MONTVIEW

Violin I
Takanori Sugishita,
concertmaster
Rinat Erlichman
Brad Watson
Evan De Long
Wenting Yuan
Yon Joo Lee

Violin II
Leena Waite, principal
Michelle Davis
Chris Menter
Jackson Bailey
Owen Lin
Nathanael Leavitt

Viola
Kostadin Dyulgerski, principal
Leah Kovach
Aniel Cabán
Jill Van Gee

Cello
Charles Lee, principal
Sarah Biber
Andrew Kolb
Sophie Stubbs

Bass
Mary Reed, principal
Jason Thompson

Flute
Paul Nagem
Jessica Warren

Oboe
Ian Wisekal
Amy Kolb

Clarinet
Lauren Jacobsen
Michelle Orman

Bassoon
Tristan Rennie
Franklin Delgado

Horn
Carolyn Kunicki
Matthew Eckenhoff

Caroline Kinsey
Chris Wilson

Trumpet
Leslie Scarpino
Noah Lambert

Trombone
Bron Wright
Mark Bennett
Greg Harper

Harp
Janet Harriman

Timpani
Valarie Smalley

Organ
Benjamin Corwyn

Orchestra Contractor
Bron Wright

TODAY’S CONCERT PRESENTED IN PART BY THE MONTVIEW SACRED CONCERT FUND
Founded by Conductor and Composer John Kuzma, the Montview Sacred Concert Fund promotes important sacred major concert work repertoire through free annual
performances.

Past concerts include Paul Hindemith’s When Lillacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d, Dvorak: Mass in D and Duke
Ellington’s Sacred Concert.

The fund has also commissioned important new works such as Let The River Flow, a 16-movement jazz mass by Ike Sturm and Chanda Rule, a full orchestral realization of Nancy Galbraith’s Missa Mysterium, and a multitude of works by young composers through the John Kuzma Young Composers Award.

Montview’s Sacred Concert Fund is vital to the continuation of these deeply moving pieces of music. It is only through and with your support that this will happen. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today.

WAYS TO DONATE
By Check / Cash / Credit Card at our Sacred Concert Info Table

Online at Montview.org/giving (select “Sacred Concerts”)

Check by mail (1980 Dahlia St Denver, CO 80220 “Memo: Sacred Concerts”)

MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org

Art Reflection – Asawa

Christine Hofstad — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:24:40 +0000

Art Reflection - Asawa

Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was born in California and interred at the Rohwer War Relocation Center in Arkansas during World War II. Her story is filled with resiliency and grace. Here is her quote about her family’s internment:

“I hold no hostilities for what happened; I blame no one. Sometimes good comes through adversity. I would not be who I am today had it not been for the internment, and I like who I am.”

Later she was denied a teaching credential because of her heritage. She said:

“I was told that it might be difficult for me, with the memories of the war still fresh, to work in a public school. My life might even be in danger. This was a godsend, because it encouraged me to follow my interest in art, and I subsequently enrolled at Black Mountain College in North Carolina.”

She continued to be in the life she was given through her art. Ruth Asawa is best known for her looped wire sculptures inspired by the basket crocheting she saw on a trip to Mexico. She was also a sculptor and made prints at the Tamarind Institute, a lithography workshop. Ruth Asawa was the driving force behind the creation of the San Francisco School of the Arts, a public alternative high school that now bears her name. Her wire sculptures were featured by the United States Postal Service with a stamp series in 2020.

Her art is displayed in prestigious collections and museums and in public places across the country. And did I mention she had six children!

Ruth Asawa believed in art, was inspired by nature, and moved around each “no” she received to find her way, exploring possibilities, making interesting things.

Her print, Spring, is an interesting take on a season that seems to explode and splatter in many greens. This print might also capture what this season can mean to a busy family trying to navigate all their opportunities and obligations. It could almost be seen as a map, a bird’s eye view, of what can be both exciting and binding.

Ruth Asawa stepped out of the culture in many ways, always believing in art. She pushed through many walls. She went around others.

We give thanks for her spirit and grit, her art making and service, her honesty and blameless perspective. May our days be inspired by Ruth Asawa. Thanks be to God.

In gratitude, faith and hope,

Sandy Prouty
Minister of Children and Families
Montview Church

Spring, 1965 | Ruth Asawa
*image from the National Gallery of Art, D.C.

Bulletin: April 26, 2026

Christine Hofstad — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:42:06 +0000

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

8:30 & 11:00AM

CONNECT ONLINE EACH SUNDAY

Complete our Friendship Register. This brief form helps us welcome you, learn who is joining us, and stay connected with our online community.

Following worship, join us for Virtual Fellowship Time—a relaxed opportunity to connect with others in conversation, reflection, and community. Join on Zoom by clicking here.

GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME

Prelude
Oboe Sonata, II. Ad libitum – Allegretto
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Welcome
Sandy Prouty, Minister of Children & Families

*Call to Worship
Leader: Lift up your heads, you mighty gates!
People: Behold! The Savior of the world is risen!
Leader: Fling wide the portals of your hearts:
People: Let us feel the presence of the God’s grace and love!
Leader: O Holy spirit, lead us on in worship;
People: Call us each by name, that we may give God glory!

*Gathering Hymn 235 O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing, Verse 4

*Corporate Confession (Unison)
Gracious God, from before the foundation of the world,
you called us by name and pledged your steadfast love.
But like stubborn sheep, we stray from the fold.
You offer to lead us, but we prefer to lead ourselves.
Forgive us, O God. Call us back to the open gate
of Christ’s redeeming love to find restoration for our souls,
and reconciliation with our enemies. Amen.

*Response

*Passing of the Peace

*Hymn
321 The Church’s One Foundation (Aurelia)

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.

Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
May we roll the stones away
from the hidden places in our lives,
revealing the light, life, and love
you have for us! Amen.

First Lesson
Psalm 23 (Pew Bible Old Testament Page 464)

Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.

Anthem
Sinfonia (from BWV 156) (8:30am)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Emerald Stream (11:00am)
Seth Houston (b. 1974)

Second Lesson
Acts 2:42-47 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 104)

Sermon
Simply Human
Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Co-Pastor

Moment for Reflection

Musical Reflection
Oboe Concerto in d minor, II. Adagio
Alessandro Marcello (1673-1747)

RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE

Offering Ourselves and Our Gifts Rev. Amanda Osenga, 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. We’re grateful for your support.

All are invited to sign and pass the Friendship Pad and greet each other by name.

*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.

*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.

*Closing Hymn
506 Look Who Gathers at Christ’s Table! (Copeland)

SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE

*Charge and Benediction

Benediction Response
A Gaelic Blessing
John Rutter (b. 1945)

Postlude
Hymn to Joy
arr. Gordon Young (b. 1919)

SPRING CONCERT

Montview’s Spring Concert: The Music of Gabriel Fauré
Sunday, May 3 | 4:00pm (Sanctuary)
Join us on Sunday, May 3, at 4pm in the Montview Sanctuary for this exquisite program featuring Fauré’s Requiem, Pavane and his unheard masterpiece, Super Flumina Babylonis (written when the composer was 18). Featuring soloists and the Westminster Choir, accompanied by the Montview Orchestra – comprised of professional musicians from the Colorado Symphony, Colorado Ballet, and Opera Colorado Orchestras. Free admission made possible in part by Montview’s Sacred Concert Fund.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Earth Day Speaker Series
For the Beauty of the Earth: Finding Renewal in Nature
April 26 | 9:40am (Miller Chapel)
In this series, join Montview’s Earth Care Team to learn more about the healing power of nature and to discover nearby places where we can enjoy the beauty of Colorado.

Today, April 26: Conservation in Action: Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance’s Role in Creating a World Where Wildlife Thrives – Dr. Kate Wilkins, Program Director, Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (DZCA). This talk will explore DZCA’s conservation work, the importance of restoring Colorado’s grasslands, and how you can contribute to their mission.

Interested in Exploring Membership?
Attend our Inquirers’ Class on May 6, 6-8pm, and May 10, 9:30-10:30am, where you will connect with the pastors and others interested in membership, and receive answers to your questions. Attending the class is not a commitment to join the church, just a way to discern if membership is right for you at this time. To register for our next class, please email Todd Rembe at todd@montview.org.

WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Liturgists: Rev. Amanda Osenga and Sandy Prouty
Conductor/Piano: Adam Waite
Organ: Benjamin Corwyn
Oboe: Jordan Pyle
Reader: Katherine Williams (8:30am)
Reader: Emmy Bromley (11:00am)
Digital Hosts: Rev. Amanda Osenga and Christine Hofstad
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)

PARISH NEWS

Prayer Tree
Logan Burney; Jolene Cranston; The Croke Family; Rev. Emory Gillespie; Meg Glazner and family; Cindi Graves; Jill Grove (sister of Tom Grove); Mark Haynes; Joe Hickman; Tim Hobbins (relative of Cindy and Terry Oakes); The Hoeft Family; Gerry Kleinfeld (friend/mentor to Doug Easton); Sherwood Lingenfelter (brother of Paul Lingenfelter); Sam Mateo; John Odell and Margaret Gonder-Odell (siblings of John and Peggy Odell Gonder); Jan Tazelaar; Anne Tennant; Stuart Tessler (friend of Barbara Furutani);
Garrett Weems (son of Pam Weems)

Flower Dedications
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Robert Mathes in memory of Jeri Mathes.

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 worship service will be livestreamed to several social media platforms and your image may appear on the livestream video.

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
Earth Day Speaker Series – For the Beauty of the Earth: Finding Renewal in Nature
Kate Wilkins, Program Director, Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
Location: Miller Chapel

10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Second Floor

11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary

12:00pm
Jubilate Singers
Location: Sanctuary

4:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
Location: Cellar

MINISTRY HIGHLIGHT: SACRED CONCERT FUND
Our Spring Concert is made possible by our Sacred Concert Fund, founded by Montview’s beloved former Minister of Music, John Kuzma. Past concerts include works by Hindemith, Dvorak, and Ellington, as well as the commissioning of important new works and supporting emerging new composers. Montview’s Sacred Concert Fund is vital to the continuation of these deeply moving pieces of music. Donate today by clicking here. Thank you for your support!

MONTVIEW BOULEVARD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
1980 Dahlia Street, Denver, CO 80220
303.355.1651 | www.montview.org

* You’re invited to rise in body or spirit.

Art Reflection: Cezanne

Christine Hofstad — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:04:21 +0000

Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) was a French painter of the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements. He is often referred to as the Father of Modern Art. Picasso is quoted as saying Cezanne was his one and only master.

Cezanne’s body of work includes portraits, landscapes and the remarkable still lifes. He arranged objects of everyday life and painted the details and beauty hidden in the ordinary. His detailed arrangements often included fabric, fruit, and glassware. His repetitive brushstrokes and color modulations add a depth and elegance to these works. Whether we look at the whole composition or focus on a small area, we can be moved into Cezanne’s extravagant style and maybe never see a piece of fruit or a glass or a tablecloth in the same way.

These pieces also bring us peace in their busyness. Even with all of his technique’s movement, his patterns, and his color variations, Cezanne captured the stillness of objects that surround us and invites us to sit a while and just look, truly look, at things to which we may now be blind.

The work of this master seems so countercultural. Why would you carefully arrange common things and paint the scene for hours, devoted to all of the surfaces and shapes? Maybe each painting came from the spirit and was actually a spiritual practice. Maybe each of the many similar still life paintings by Cezanne was a statement of gratitude for the beauty of the natural and man-made worlds. He and we also can honor and give thanks for our abundance with the attention art requires. We can notice and we might even draw or paint what we see! Why don’t we try?!?

Thanks be to God and Amen.

In gratitude, faith and hope,

Sandy Prouty
Minister of Children and Families
Montview Church

Still Life with Apples, 1895-98 | Paul Cezanne
*image from moma.org

Bulletin: April 19, 2026

Christine Hofstad — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:41:03 +0000

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

8:30 & 11:00AM

CONNECT ONLINE EACH SUNDAY

Complete our Friendship Register. This brief form helps us welcome you, learn who is joining us, and stay connected with our online community.

Following worship, join us for Virtual Fellowship Time—a relaxed opportunity to connect with others in conversation, reflection, and community. Join on Zoom by clicking here.

GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME

Prelude
Alleluia, Alleluia! Give Thanks
arr. A.D. Miller (b. 1972)

Welcome
Rev. Amanda Osenga, Associate Pastor

*Call to Worship
Leader: We are gathered in the name of the risen Christ.
People: We are gathered in faith and praise.
Leader: We open our minds to a sacred hour.
People: We open our hearts to love overflowing.
All: Let us worship God together. Amen.

*Gathering Hymn 235 O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing, Verse 1

*Corporate Confession (Unison)
All knowing God, in reverence we bring our mistakes to you.
We confess that we often forget your way of love.
We value our choices more than your guidance,
our abundance more than the needs of others,
ourselves more than your beloved community.
Please forgive us, O God, and restore us in faith and spirit.
Amen.

*Response

*Passing of the Peace

*Hymn
702 Christ Be Beside Me (Bunessan)

LISTENING FOR GOD’S WORD

Anthem
The Garden (8:30am)
Ruth Moody (b. 1975)

This Joyful Eastertide (11:00am)
arr. William Harris (1883-1973)

Prayer for Illumination (Unison)
May we roll the stones away
from the hidden places in our lives,
revealing the light, life, and love
you have for us! Amen.

Scripture Lesson
Luke 24:13-35 (Pew Bible New Testament Page 78)

Response to Reading
Leader: Listen to the voice of the Spirit speaking to the Church.
People: Thanks be to God.

Sermon
We Had Hoped
Rev. Dr. Jason Hays, Executive Minister

Moment for Reflection

Musical Reflection
Light of a Clear Blue Morning (8:30am)
Dolly Parton (b. 1946)

Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One (11:00am)
Healey Willan (1880-1968)

Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away;
Lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;
The flowers appear upon the earth;
The time of the singing of birds is come;
Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away, come away.
(Song of Solomon)

RESPONDING TO GOD’S GRACE

All are invited to sign and pass the Friendship Pad and greet each other by name.

*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.

*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.

*Closing Hymn
254 That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright (Puer Nobis Nascitur)

SENDING IN GOD’S LOVE

*Charge and Benediction

Benediction Response
The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Peter Lutkin (1858-1931)

Postlude
Christ Triumphant, Ever Reigning
arr. Paul Leddington Wright (b. 1957)

SPRING CONCERT

UPCOMING EVENTS

Earth Day Speaker Series
For the Beauty of the Earth: Finding Renewal in Nature
April 12, 19 and 26 | 9:40am (Miller Chapel)
In this series, join Montview’s Earth Care Team to learn more about the healing power of nature and to discover nearby places where we can enjoy the beauty of Colorado.

Today, April 19: Let us Come Home to Earth – Karen Kudebeh, Montview Member Karen’s presentation will offer a fresh perspective on our place within the body of Earth, which was affirmed by her experiences at the recent Presbyterians for Earth Care Conference.

WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preacher: Rev. Dr. Jason Hays
Liturgists: Rev. Amanda Osenga and Rev. Dr. Lorraine Leist
Piano/Conductor: Adam Waite
Organ: Benjamin Corwyn
Vocals/Guitar: Shelley Goldberg (8:30am)
Reader: Paul Ward (8:30am)
Reader: Kristin Weber (11:00am)
Digital Hosts: Rev. Amanda Osenga and Clayton Turner
Sound: Cate Thieme
Video: John Goerner
Chorus: Westminster Choir (11:00am)

PARISH NEWS

Prayer Tree
Logan Burney; Clergy of Jamaica as they support those affected by Hurricane Melissa; Jolene Cranston; The Croke Family; Rev. Emory Gillespie; Meg Glazner and family; Cindi Graves; Mark Haynes; Joe Hickman; Tim Hobbins (relative of Cindy and Terry Oakes); The Hoeft Family; Sherwood Lingenfelter (brother of Paul Lingenfelter); Sam Mateo; John Odell and Margaret Gonder-Odell (siblings of John and Peggy Odell Gonder); Keren Roewe; Jan Tazelaar; Anne Tennant; Stuart Tessler (friend of Barbara Furutani); Garrett Weems (son of Pam Weems)

Flower Dedications
The flowers in the chancel today are given to the glory of God by Scott and Vivian Showalter in loving memory of their son, Patrick David.

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
Earth Day Speaker Series – For the Beauty of the Earth: Finding Renewal in Nature
Karen Kudebeh, Montview Member
Location: Miller Chapel

10:00am
Sunday School (Grades K-5)
Location: Second Floor

11:00am
Worship Service
Location: Sanctuary

4:00pm
JAM (Grades 6-8)
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 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 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

* You’re invited to rise in body or spirit.

Art Reflection – Picasso

Christine Hofstad — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:15:19 +0000

Art Reflection - Picasso

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is an artist of countless accolades and proclamations, and Guernica could be his best-known work. It seems right to offer this work again.

On April 26, 1937, the Nazis bombed the town of Guernica in the Basque Country of Northern Spain to prop up their side of the Spanish Civil War. Picasso painted this response, a mural-sized oil, 11 feet tall and 25.6 feet wide, in his favored cubist, surrealist abstraction soon after. It hangs in the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid.

With a monochromatic palette of white, black and gray, Picasso gives us a moving and powerful anti-war statement. It is actually thought to be the most moving and powerful anti-war painting in history. For 1937 and now, it communicates the tragedy of war, the brutal suffering of the innocents.

Picasso is quoted as saying:

Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.

May we spend some time with this lie and let it push our prayers and our actions in this April of 2026. The suffering has not changed. It is being done in our name.

What is our prayer? What is our call? May this image help us realize and affirm our truths and turn to God’s wisdom and the Spirit’s guidance now.

Amen.

In gratitude, faith and hope,

Sandy Prouty
Minister of Children and Families
Montview Church

Guernica, 1937 | Pablo Picasso
*image from pablopicasso.org