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THIS SUNDAY - APRIL 14, 2024

Worship Services

April 14

8:30 & 11:00am

Preaching: Rev. Dr. Doug Gay

Sermon: Ghostbuster

Scripture: Luke 24:36b-48

Special Music: (8:30 & 11:00am) Lara Wickes, Theremin 

(11:00am) Westminster Choir

Join us for Sunday worship at 8:30am and 11:00am in the Montview sanctuary. Childcare is available for ages birth-7.

*The 11:00am service will be livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube and our website. An email will go out with the livestream link on Sunday morning.

Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Doug Gay

This Sunday, April 14

Rev. Dr. Doug Gay is a Church of Scotland minister who is a Senior Lecturer in Practical Theology at the University of Glasgow, where he is also Principal of Trinity College and oversees candidates for Church of Scotland ministry.

Agape Latte

April 14 | 5:00-7:00pm (Miller Chapel)

This Sunday, come support our Youth at Montview raising money for their summer trips at Agape Latte! Entertainment will be provided by Montview youth. Food provided by youth and their families. For a sneak peak of the fantastic silent auction items that will be included this year, click here! View the evening's schedule of events HERE.

Watch This Video on Agape Latte

Retirement Reception for Bob Cloud, Montview's Director of Facilities

April 14 | 12:00pm (Heritage Center)

Bob Cloud, our remarkable Director of Facilities for the last 13 years, has decided to retire. We are profoundly grateful for his years of faithful and dedicated service to this church. Please join us as we celebrate Bob this Sunday, April 14, in the Heritage Center, after the 11:00am service. You can read his letter to the congregation HERE.  

Join Montview’s Newest Group:

The 20/30s

April 14 | 9:30am (Fellowship Hall)

Montview’s newest group, The 20s/30s, meets the second Sunday of the month. Join them when they meet again this Sunday, April 14, at 9:30am in Fellowship Hall. Continental breakfast will be served. Please RSVP to todd@montview.org or text/call 773.517.0987.

Spring Concert: Cantata Sueños

April 21 | 7:00pm (Sanctuary)

Montview’s Westminster Choir is delighted to present the Colorado Premiere of Mexican Composer Arturo Márquez’s cantata for peace and justice, entitled “Sueños” (Dreams). The work sets texts by Mexican poet Guillermo Velázquez, Chief Seattle, Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Márquez’s highly evocative music. Read more HERE.

LEADERSHIP TRANSITION

Pastor Ian Farewell Events

Coffee with Ian 

April 21 & 28 | 12:00-12:30pm (McCollum Room)

Two informal gatherings to say goodbye and wish Ian well. 

Ian's Campfire Farewell

May 3 | 5:30pm (Montview Parking Lot)

Our parking lot will transform into a campground for a woodsy outdoor party in celebration of Ian. RSVP and learn more HERE.

THE [mont]VIEW

May 5 | 9:30am (Sanctuary)

An Ian & Clover talk-show-style conversation.

Ian’s Final Services

May 5 | 8:30 & 11:00am (Sanctuary)

Two identical worship services on Ian's final Sunday at Montview.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION

Earth Care Series: Building Resilience -

Earth Care in a Time of Climate Change

April 7-28 | 9:30am (Miller Chapel)

As stewards of God’s creation, we are called to care for our Earth. What does this mean during a time of climate change? How can we cultivate resilience in the face of this challenge? Explore these and other questions during our four-week Earth Care series. Learn more HERE.

April 14: Congressional Update from Rep. Diana DeGette

Watch the Livestream Here

April 21: Tech for the Anthropocene: Cultivating Earth Creatureliness

Dr. Tim Beal, Professor of Religious Studies, CWRU 

April 28: Electric cars, Solar panels, Heat Pumps and More: Montview Members are Going Green 

Second Gaze Fellowship

April 15 | 7:00-8:30pm

If you're interested in exploring contemplative spirituality, please join a group of Montview members for the “Second Gaze Fellowship,” a time of teaching, discussion and group meditation. Meetings are the first and third Monday of the month from 7-8:30pm at the church. Read more HERE.

CONGREGATIONAL NEWS & EVENTS

Congregational Meeting

April 28 | 12:00pm (Sanctuary)

Please join us for a Congregational Meeting after the 11:00am service on April 28. The purpose of this short meeting will be to formally dissolve Montview's relationship with Pastor Ian.

Pastoral Care at Montview

We give great thanks for the pastoral care ministries of Pete Hulac and Debby Sycamore. Their care for the congregation has been an important part of the life of our community and we are grateful for their generous spirits and giving hearts. Read more HERE.

Flower Dedications



New beginnings, birthdays, anniversaries, and gratitude are all great reasons for chancel flower dedication. What or whom do you wish to honor, thank, or remember with fresh flowers given to the glory of God for display in the sanctuary on a Sunday? Click here to make your gift of flowers.

Pathfinders

Pathfinders is a lively group of women who come together on the 2^nd Friday of the month at noon in the McCollum Room for socialization and learning experiences. It is bring your own lunch and beverages are provided. This is an invitation to women of all ages. For more information, email Janet Cartwright at janetlcartwright@hotmail.com.

CHILDREN @ MONTVIEW

Sunday School at Montview

On April 7, our Sunday School classes read and discussed the parable of the vineyard workers. Each class also talked about prayer; visited the labyrinth on the South Plaza; and worked on memorizing Bible verses for our Children’s Service on May 12 at 10:00am. Read more HERE.

Please click here for a chart of the Sunday morning schedule.

Faithful Parenting: Moments of the Heart

These short videos offer suggestions for bringing Christian education and faith formation into your home and week. We hope you find these helpful!

Watch Moments of the Heart Here

YOUTH @ MONTVIEW

A Guide to Youth at Montview

Learn more about the 2023 - 2024 programs for Youth at Montview HERE. 

WELCOMING MIGRANTS

Finding Work

Montview's Immigration Task Force has begun helping a couple of migrant families assimilate in Denver. Here's one way you can help: Miker Silva needs a job. He is a construction worker with experience in carpentry, drywall, tiling and flooring. Learn more HERE.

Welcome Baskets

We have already given EIGHT cleaning baskets to Venezuelan families moving into their own homes! Now we need to fill more. We will provide the baskets if you can help to fill them. Pick several cleaning items from our list and drop them into one of the baskets in the Commons. And thank you!

PARTICIPATE IN WORSHIP LEADERSHIP

Be an integral part of our worship services by serving in the following roles:

Communion Servers

We are seeking PC(USA) ordained elders and deacons to this ministry. Click here to sign up for the dates you'd like to serve communion.

Greeter Sign-Ups

Be part of the team that warmly welcomes visitors and members when they arrive at church on Sunday mornings - sign up today!

Sunday Scripture Readers

Click here to sign up.

Sign-Up Your Child to Be an Acolyte

Acolyte: a child who participates in the worship service by carrying a processional cross or lighting the Christ candle

Montview acolytes bring the light of Christ into the sanctuary, leading the processional at the 11:00am service. Students in grades 3 through 12 are welcome to serve. Sign up and learn more HERE.

IN OTHER NEWS

Art Reflection - Klimt

Read Sandy Prouty's art reflection on Flower Garden, 1905, by Gustav Klimt, by clicking here.

MONTVIEW COMMUNITY

If you'd like to participate in our Montview groups and/or committees, here's a helpful resource list.

For opportunities to be of service in our historic building, throughout Denver and around the world, visit the "Serve" page on our website.