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This Week @ Montview
September 4, 2025
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CELEBRATION SUNDAY - SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
RETURN TO TWO SERVICES
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18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 7
8:30 & 11:00am
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Preaching: Rev. Clover Reuter Beal
Sermon: Shaped by the Potter’s Hand
Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-11
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Special Music: (8:30am) Rebecca Koenigberg, soprano
(11:00am) Westminster Choir with Dan Gasser, percussion
| | 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 YouTube and our website. An email will go out with the livestream link on Sunday morning. | | |
Celebration Sunday - Back to Fall!
September 7
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8:30am
Worship
9:30am
Sunday School for All Ages
Pastors' Forum
11:00am
Worship
12:00pm
Celebration on the Outdoor Plaza
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Join us this Sunday, September 7, as we begin the new programming year. We'll have music, food, festivities and fun. Come celebrate this
return to fall with us!
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Pastors' Forum
September 7 | 9:30am (Sanctuary)
Watch the Livestream Here
This Sunday, September 7, we'll hold a Pastors' Forum in the sanctuary at 9:30am. We'll share the latest church news and present our plans for the fall. This Forum will bring you up to date on everything that's taking place at Montview.
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Inquirers' Class
September 10 | 6:00-8:00pm; and
September 14 | 9:30-10:30am
Consider joining our upcoming Inquirers’ Class on September 10 and September 14. The Inquirers’ Class offers an opportunity to meet with our pastors and to learn more about membership at Montview. Contact todd@montview.org with questions. Learn more HERE.
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Supper Clubs 2025-2026
Sign-Ups Are Now Live!
Montview Supper Club registrations are now open! Clubs of 8 to 10 people meet monthly from October to April and each club’s captain helps coordinate meetings around members’ schedules. Rev. Clover Reuter Beal, Co-Pastor, and Rev. Dr. Jason Hays, Executive Minister, provide discussion topics via YouTube videos. Learn more and register by clicking HERE.
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Loaves & Fishes Food Drive
September 14-September 28 (Commons)
Montview, in partnership with Metro Caring and Greater Park Hill Food Pantry, is hosting a Loaves & Fishes food drive from September 14-September 28 to keep their pantries their pantries stocked with nutritious items. You can help by donating some of the food items listed HERE.
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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" with Dr. Albert Hernández
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" with Leah Pearlman
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" with Rev. Peter Marty
Rev. Marty will explore 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.
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Spirituality and Aging - Online Offering
Thursdays, September 25 - October 30 | 1:00-2:30pm
Register: lorraine@montview.org
We will explore the challenges and rewards of aging within a spiritual context. The series is designed to provide a space and a structure for exploring what aging means while building community, encouraging discernment of purpose and empowering older people to view the aging experience in a new way! Registration deadline: September 19.
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Book Study: The Anxious Generation
with Leena Waite and Tommy Anderson
September 14, 21 and 28 | 9:30am (Fellowship Hall)
Join us for a three-week discussion series on Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation, a timely and important book exploring how the rise of smartphones and social media has reshaped childhood, contributed to a surge in mental health struggles, and challenged how young people grow, learn, and connect. Registration is not required.
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Four Story Planet: An examination of the world’s religions from the vantage point of four foundational stories
with Rev. Bill Summerhill
Weds, September 17-October 22 | 10:00am (McCollum Rm)
The class will explore the meaning and relevancy of religion and the idea that religions can be understood as variations on one of four foundational themes. The class will stimulate critical thought and spiritual reflection about the meaning and ends of religious faith in the 21st century. To sign up, contact Bill at wsummerhill@gmail.com.
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Build Our Resilience Together
Dr. Jemar Tisby Anti-Racism Small Group Video Studies - Fall 2025
Register Here
Find solidarity, hope and new relationships that will build our resilience as Montview Church to work against the rise of White Christian Nationalism. Discuss, lament, and grow in a small group as we engage in the video series, The Color of Compromise, or How to Fight Racism, by Jemar Tisby. Classes only on Zoom this fall. Many new times offered! Register and learn more HERE.
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Second Gaze Fellowship
September 17 | 7:00-8:00pm (Barrett Chapel)
We’re beginning a new format more in line with a contemplative prayer service experience. Please join Rev. Dr. Jason Hays for the “Second Gaze Fellowship,” a time of prayer, music, and meditation. Meetings are the first and third Wednesday of the month from 7-8:00pm in the Barrett Chapel.
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News from Montview’s Library:
Thank You, Cathy Fanning!
With the move into the fall season at Montview, there will be a turnover in the Montview Library. Jean Sibley will be taking over as head librarian from Cathy Fanning. Jean is a long-time member of the church and of the choir. She is perhaps best known for her 30+ years producing the fall musicals for Musique & Masque. Cathy's presence and leadership will be sorely missed! Read more HERE.
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Men's Game Night: Euchre
September 9 | 6:30-8:30pm (Reception Room)
Come join other Montview men for a game of cards and fellowship on Tuesday, September 9 from 6:30 to 8:30pm in the Reception Room. We'll have pizza for dinner. No previous Euchre experience needed! Read more HERE.
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Montview Seniors to Colorado Rockies Game
September 18 | 1:00pm
Hey senior diehard fans, here’s your last chance: We have tickets for the Rockies game on Thursday, September 18, at 1:00pm, against Miami’s Marlins. Tickets are $15.00 each, including transportation to the game in our pristine church vans. For information and to reserve a ticket please contact Doug Easton at 720-862-5629 or douglaseaston@comcast.net.
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Sunday School at Montview
Our teachers are trained! Our families have enjoyed a picnic! We are beginning on September 7! See you then to begin a wonderful year! - The Montview Staff
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Sunday School Coffee
September 7 | 9:30-10:30am (Room 207)
After your children are signed in for the morning and dropped off at Room 112, choir or assembly, please join Sandy in Room 207 for a conversation about our program. She will give an overview of our methodology and theology and have time for your questions. Please come to enjoy conversation, information and time together! - The Children's Committee
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Today in Worship Children's Bulletin Series
We are offering a new Sunday children's bulletin beginning September 7, 2025. It includes questions about the sanctuary and the adult bulletin and requires attention to what is happening in worship. The inside page is for art making and taking notes. It is doable by all ages, though designed with elementary students in mind. We hope your family will enjoy these!
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Youth at Montview (YAM) Family Dinner
September 7 | 5:00-7:00pm (Fellowship Hall)
We’d love for all of you to join us as we kick off another year of JAM (6th-8th) & MOB (9th-12th) with our annual Family Dinner! This is a great chance for youth and families to reconnect after the summer and to look ahead at all that’s coming this year. Please RSVP and sign up here if you'd like to bring a side or dessert to share (main dish is provided). Read more HERE.
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Registration for the Confirmation Class of 2026 Is Now Open!
This year’s class is open to all youth entering 8th grade and above who are ready to explore their faith, ask big questions, and discover what it means to be part of the Montview Church community. Whether you’ve grown up in the church or are new to the Montview family, you are welcome here. Register here. For more information, click here.
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Musique and Masque: The Sound of Music
September 11 - 14
Purchase Tickets Here ($20 per ticket)
Get your tickets to Musique and Masque's production of The Sound of Music before the shows sellout! Performances are at 7:00pm on September 11, 12, and 13 and a matinee at 2:00pm on September 14. Bring your friends and help support this wonderful, intergenerational community theater program. Buy your tickets HERE.
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Declaration in Support of Immigrant Rights
The Interfaith Immigration Network has developed a "Declaration by People of Faith in Support of the Lives and Rights of Immigrants." The Montview Immigration Task Force encourages you to sign (electronically) it and then pass along the Declaration to a friend. We are hoping for 3,000 signatures. Learn more HERE.
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Musana: Taste to Transform
September 5 | 6:00pm (2027 West Colfax Ave)
You're invited to the 8th annual Taste to Transform benefiting Musana! Enjoy an array of delicious cuisine and live entertainment. Hear from best-selling author Bob Goff and Musana's Co-CEOs, Haril and Andrea Kazindra. Learn more and purchase tickets HERE.
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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.
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Communion Servers
We are seeking PC(USA) ordained elders and deacons to serve in this ministry. Click here to sign up for the dates you'd like to serve communion.
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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!
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Leage of Women Votes Fall Kick-off Event
September 16 | 5:00pm (Reception Room)
Join us for this free event on how federal cuts, Colorado’s budget shortfall, and Denver’s tight finances will impact our communities. We’ll explore effects on food insecurity, healthcare, nonprofits, and local/state budgets. Learn more HERE.
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