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January 29, 2017
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Two Worship Services at 8:30 and 11 am
Rev. Ian Cummins Preaching
Sermon: Walking Humbly


Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 29, 2017

Micah 6:1-8, Psalm 15, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 5, 2017

Isaiah 58:1-9a (9b-12), Psalm 112:1-9 (10), 1 Corinthians 2:1-12 (13-16), Matthew 5:13-20

1/29  The Third Thirty Winter Luncheon
12:15-1:30 pm in  Fellowship Hall. 
Lunch provided. Brief program looking at the year ahead, and lots of fellowship. 
Suggested donation of $5-10 for cost of meal.

1/29 Joyful Noise Offering

The Joyful Noise Offering is a mission project of the Montview Deacons designed for our children. The children collect money in special banks and bring them to church to help those in need in our community. Banks are available in the Commons. Thank you for helping your children participate!

1/29 Sunday Morning Montview Youth: MOB and JAM

Sunday mornings, beginning January 29 from 9:30 - 10:30, all middle and high school students are invited to join in the fun! MOB Squad meets in the Heritage Center Sitting Area, and JAM meets in the Cellar. The classes involve creative projects, conversations, and opportunities to engage with our faith in a new way using the Sparkhouse curriculum. We'll work together to understand how our faith matters to our lives, and how Christ's call shows up in the world today. All are welcome! Questions? Contact Rev. Laurie Lyter Bright at [email protected] or 224-577-8291.

1/29 Gun Safety Laws & the Colorado State Legislature 

On Sunday, January 29, two representatives of Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence (CFCU) will speak about bills concerning gun safety that will be coming before the Colorado Legislature this session. Co-Chair Jerry Arca will introduce the dynamic interfaith organization of CFCU and Eileen McCarron of Colorado Ceasefire will share how we as citizens can learn more about the legislative process, attend legislative committee hearings, and become actively involved. Come to the McCollum Room following the 11:00 am worship service to learn more. Light snacks will be available to carry participants through the lunch hour.

Adult Education Beginning January 29

Classes start at 9:30 a.m.

Foundations for Faith
Fellowship Hall
Back to the Bible, Part II: 
The New Testament Gospels

We know the Bible is important. Or at least we know we're supposed to think so. But it's often hard to find a way into it that feels authentic to our own faith experience. Lots of Bible thumpers claim to speak for it - and even beat others over the head with it. Is there another way? This year, Montview is offering an opportunity to crack the binding and explore the Bible with fresh eyes, not as a book of answers, a how-to manual or a political weapon, but as a library of questions, a place to connect with others and make meaning together. In each session we will explore a biblical passage that at first seems familiar but that turns out to be more, and other, than we expect. This winter, we will focus on the Gospels of the New Testament. No experience necessary. No homework. Just come with an open heart and mind.

Led by Tim Beal, professor at Case Western Reserve University and writes on the Bible, religion, and popular culture (learn more about him at timothybeal.com).

January 29: What, Who, Where, When, How?

Overview of the New Testament and the Jesus Movement

February 5: The Gospels and the Synoptic Problem: Luke 1

February 12: Like a Mustard Seed: The Parables of Jesus: Matthew 13

February 19: So Long, Judas: Shades of Betrayal and Regret in the Last Days

Matthew 26-27 vs. Luke 22 and Acts 1

February 26: Mark's Four Tales/Tails: Post-Resurrection Stories: Mark 16

Contemporary Issues Forum
McCollum Room
February 12: How Does Montview "Do Mission" and How Can We Shape It?

Montview has a long and rich tradition of mission involvement-locally, around the country and around the world. Get a brief history of Montview's mission activities of the last 10 years, and then take advantage of interactive time to give your input regarding what you'd would like to see for the next ten years. We'll take the long view of Montview's mission work.

Speaker: Robert Trout, Chair, Montview Mission Life Committee The purpose of the Mission Life Committee is to promote, educate, facilitate, and finance the mission activities of Montview.

February 19: Race, Income and Academic Achievement in Colorado Schools

Based on the award-winning Rocky Mountain PBS series, "Race in Colorado: Standing in the Gap," we'll get an inside look at disparities in both race and economic status for the 20 largest school districts in Colorado, including fascinating insights about districts that had the smallest gaps and what they have done to close the gaps.

Speaker: Burt Hubbard, long-time Denver journalist working with Rocky Mountain PBS and 9-News; and Producer and Chief Researcher for the Race in Colorado series.

February 26: Guns and Gun Safety in the Home: A Public Health Issue

We know 1.7 million kids live in homes with unsecured guns and the chances of your child being in a home with an unsecured weapon is high so it is important to Be SMART. This is an acronym for: S- safe gun storage, M-model safe behavior, A- ask about guns, R- recognize the signs of teen suicide, T- talk about it. The Ask A Doc program is an initiative to get doctors to ask patients about guns in the home and discuss best practices around storing guns so their kids do not get ahold of them.

Speakers: Mary Henry from Be SMART and a Representative from Ask a Doc

Wednesday Night Life January 25
Dinners
February 1: Mexican Fiesta
February 8: Potato and Salad Bar 
Wednesday Night LIFE, Montview's new all-church gathering on Wednesday nights. We're putting a fresh spin on an age-old church tradition as we strengthen church friendships and explore our faith together. You can come just for dinner or stay to participate in programs for all ages. Know that Wednesdays are now a great chance to make intentional and intergenerational connections that bring us closer to God and closer to each other. We hope to see you there!
5:45 pm
Dinner in Fellowship Hall

5:45 - 8:00 pm

* Childcare (Birth - 4 years) in 110

6:30-7:15 pm

* Sunday School Murals (K- Gr 2) in 204A

Extended til 8 pm

* Timbrel Choir (Grades 3-5) in 205
* JAM Fellowship (Mid School Youth) in the Cellar

* Jubilate Choir (Senior High Choir) in the Choir Room

* Open Chapel in Barrett Chapel

6:30-8:00 pm

* Classes for Adults in Green Room & McCollum Room

7:15-8:00 pm

* Sunday School Murals (Grade 3- 5) in 204A

* Middle School Music (Mid School Youth) in 205

* MOB Fellowship (Senior High Youth) in the Cellar

7:15-8:15 pm

* Montview Ringers in the Bell Room

7:30-9:00 pm

* Women's Book Study in Barrett Chapel

Animate: Bible Series 
February 8, 15 & 22
We'll follow the Animate Bible series of videos and discussion, which orients the group to the Book as a whole through topics like Canon, History, Testaments, and the Gospels. The videos feature modern writers like Phyllis Tickle, Rachel Held Evans, and Denver's own Nadia Bolz-Weber. ome join us for a deeper dive into the structure and themes of the Bible.

Traces of the Trade film * February 1
What if you discovered that, 200 years ago, your family's business was buying and selling slaves? That's what happened to seminary student Katrina Browne. Disturbed but curious, she convinced 10 members of her extended family to travel back through time - to Africa and Cuba - to learn and to face their past. This is their Courageous Conversation on Race. Holly Fulton, one of the family who lives in Denver, will facilitate reflections after the film.
Older Adults Ministry 

1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1-4 pm 

Tuesday Afternoon Game Day
We're inviting any who have a free Tuesday afternoon to bring your favorite game and spend the afternoon playing with new friends and old. We'll have bridge, cribbage, pinochle and hearts (maybe even poker, too). Meet in the Gallery Room from 1 to 4 pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. No need to RSVP - just come! Call Shirley at 303-756-6521 for questions or information. Bring friends & neighbors - everyone is welcome. If you have a card table that needs a new home, we could use that, too.

Beyond Sunday

1/31 Montview Health Professionals' Dinner
6:00 - 8:45 pm, McCollum Room 

"The Power of Narrative Medicine" Leaders: Drs. Janice Hanson and Larry Hergott. We will have an evening devoted to narrative. Whether you are an accomplished writer or have never written anything in this form before, come join us. Whether you are beginning a career in healthcare or are a seasoned retiree, come join us. If you think you have nothing to write about, join us anyway. If you don't work in healthcare but live with someone who does, or would just like direction in writing about health, please come join us. Dinner cost: $20 per person, Child Care: $8 per child, $13 per family RSVP: [email protected] or (303) 324-1129

2/1 Women's Wednesday Evening Book Group 

The Women's Wednesday Evening Book Group meets on Wednesdays, at 7:30 pm in the Pastor's Study. Our next book will be When the Heart Waits by Sue Monk Kidd. Newcomers are always welcome. Contact Linda Rumbarger at [email protected] or 303.525.2917 with questions.

2/3 MomTime at Montview, 9:15 - 11:15 am

"Kith Colorado and Evidence-Based Care and Support: What It Is and How to Get It" MomTime is excited to support Kith Colorado, a local non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of families through evidence-based parental education and support services. As part of our spring service efforts, we welcome Kathleen Krebs, MPH, Board President of Kith Colorado and Childbirth Educator at Birth Knowledge Childbirth Education. Kathleen will discuss barriers to evidence-based care and why access to evidence-based care and services are so critical for mothers and families during the childbearing years. Invest in yourself at MomTime! Join us for hot coffee and breakfast - you get to enjoy it before it cools. Friendship, support, and speakers will uplift and inspire you. Get creative ideas and have some fun that will help make your parenting journey joyful. All moms are welcome at MomTime - working moms, stay-at-home moms, work-from-home moms, and moms to kids of all ages. Childcare provided. RSVP to Carrie McConnell at MomTime.Montview@gmail. For more information go to montviewmomtime.wordpress.com.

2/5 & 26 Montview Town Halls

You are invited to join the conversation as we begin a Long Range Visioning Process for our building. After the 11 am service on February 5 and 26, we will hold identical presentations by Tryba Architects, whom we have contracted with to create a Master Plan for our campus. This is a significant moment in the life of our church as we seek to preserve what we love about our historic campus while preparing it to be a vehicle for future ministry. Please come and lend your voice to this important process. - Clover and Ian

2/12 Churchwide Forum: Rev. Terrance Carroll

The Role of Race in the Social Construction of Jesus

Former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, the Rev. Terrance Carroll, will preach at the 8:30 and 11 am services followed by a Churchwide Forum on The Role of Race in the Social Construction of Jesus.  Facilitator: Rev. Terrance Carroll is a Denver attorney, minister, former Colorado legislator and former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives, the first African American ever to hold that office in Colorado.

3/5 Nepal Service Trip - Fall

Information Meeting, 12:30 pm

Tentative dates: November 9 - 25

In the eighteenth year of our relationship with colleagues in Nepal, another group from Montview will return in November this year. One team will interact with girls and teachers at the Mary Ward Schools working on English literacy, staying at a guest house in a Kathmandu suburb. In cooperation with IDE (International Development Enterprises) another group will camp in a rural village and help complete a water system. Community building and fundraising will be in full swing between April and October. If you'd like to be on the email distribution prior to the info meeting, please email Lynn Hetterich at [email protected].

6/2-4 Women's Retreat
Planning is underway for a women's retreat at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park on June 2-4. This retreat will again be jointly sponsored by Montview and Lumunos, and Marjory Bankson has agreed to join us as retreat leader. Mark your calendars--more information will be coming soon.

6/5-14 Come with us to Germany! 

Come with us to Germany! Next year is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Members of Montview's Westminster Choir will join singers from Wellshire Presbyterian and Bethany Lutheran to sing in the places that were key sites in Martin Luther's life. We have a limited number of openings for non-singing participants. Come with us and see the church where Luther nailed up his 95 theses. The tour is from June 5 - 14, 2017. For information contact Barb Wollan [email protected] or Heidi Shriver [email protected]. Please join us!                            
9/22-24 Family Retreat
Our next Family Retreat will be at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park on September 22 - 24, 2017. It was a great event last year and with you can we have a repeat! Please mark your calendars and watch for details! The Retreat Team

Montview Children
Sunday School Registration

CLICK HERE to register your children ages 2-10 for Sunday School. We look forward to a new year of exploring our faith tradition with your children and appreciate having the information this registration provides. Sunday School begins on Sunday, September 11! Please contact Sandy Prouty [email protected] if you have questions.

Montview Youth
Stay Connected with the Youth Program!
The youth program stays connected with Montview Youth and Parents via email and text messages. To have the most up to date information please sign up for one (or both) of those communication resources.

Weekly Email Alerts: To sign up for the weekly email alerts contact Larry Strauss at [email protected] or Rev.Laurie Lyter Bright at [email protected].

Text Messages: To receive occasional (not more than 5/month) updates via text message, please text the word "JAM17" followed by a space and your name to 313131 for JAM (grades 6-8) info and "MOB17" followed by a space and your name for MOB (grades 9-12) info. Standard message & data rates may apply. Not more than 5 messages a month.

Mid-High Service Trip Ghost Ranch - Abiquiu, NM
July 23-29, 2017
Open to incoming 6th grade-graduated 8th grade

CLICK HERE to register and CLICK HERE to pay online


We hope you will join us for the mid-high work trip to Ghost Ranch. We will be working with the Youth Service Corp which is part of Ghost Ranch. We have the opportunity to participate in service work both at the ranch and in the greater Abiquiu, Espa�ola community. Off the ranch opportunities include work with the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo's Boys and Girls Club; the Sanchez Farm (a chemical free farm that offers its proceeds to elderly and poor) at the San Ildefonso Pueblo; Adobe in Action ( a non-profit that builds adobe houses for low income families); and Christ in the Desert (a Benedictine Monastery) to name but a few. 



On the ranch activities include creating Xeriscape gardening; painting and beautifying the dorm social rooms; trail maintenance; Ghost Ranch Farm; etc. All work is contextualized by our partners. For example, if the group is spending a day performing service work on a Native American pueblo, the youth will learn about what it means to be living as a Native American Northern New Mexico at the beginning of the 21st century.



In addition to work, there is time for cultural and recreational activities as well as time to get to know others from all over the U.S. We will be able to have free time, swim, hike, horseback ride and relax. Each day begins with intergenerational worship (short) and concludes with debriefing/vespers. 



Cost: $500- This includes lodging, meals, registration, transportation and a Youth Service Corps T-shirt. Horseback riding may incur an extra charge. Financial assistance available.
64th Summer Senior High Service Trip
Oglala Lakota Native American Reservation at Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
JUNE 11-June 17, 2017
GRADUATED 8TH GRADERS THROUGH GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
Cost $700 ($100 deposit with registration by January 15, 2017)
 We will be working with the Youthworks organization on the reservation.  They work with local ministry partners returning to the same communities year after year. It is our desire to walk side-by-side with the people living on the reservation in service, helping support the work God is already doing through them. We realize every community we enter has both struggles and strengths, and we have much to learn from them. We will serve through painting, cleaning, yard work, and planning and leading programming for children in the community. Details of specific projects will be available closer to our arrival.



Sunday Readers
 If you would like to read during the worship services please CLICK HERE.
Announcements
Women's Homeless Initiative Volunteers Needed

Dinner Volunteers Needed

The Women's Homeless Initiative is in need of volunteers to cook dinner on Monday nights in February. This is an easy and fun way to bond while shopping and cooking and a great way to involve children and youth in a service project. We are the largest WHI site and group of volunteers. If you can help, please contact Clair Howell at [email protected].

Overnight Volunteers

We could use a few more overnight volunteers for back up and to replace those who may want a break. We operate on all odd month Monday nights and one Friday night in the even months until another church comes on board. Please contact [email protected] for more information and training opportunities.

Valentine's Day Flowers

Express your love to your loved one for Valentine's Day with flowers from the Montview Flower Ministry Team! We have two options for you to choose from. The first option will include three roses in a small vase for $20 and the other includes a full dozen roses for $60. See us in the Commons on January 22 and 29 to place your order. Payment is requested at the time of order. The flowers will be available for pick up on Sunday, February 12 at the church.

Garage Sale On Sabbatical

The annual Montview Garage Sale is taking a break for 2017. Please do not drop any items on the Fellowship Hall stage or in the church. Thank you for the many years of wonderful treasures and support to the youth program and service trips.

Flower Ministry

There are many openings in the flower donation schedule. Please sign up at BY CLICKING HERE, the flower book in the Narthex. Sunday Flower Delivery (to be done after the services)
CLICK HERE to volunteer to deliver flowers.
Hearing Aids

We recently added more hearing aids to have available at the sound booth at the back of the sanctuary. Also, we would be happy to order a hearing aid for you that you can take home. The cost is $120 and you can order one by contacting Bob Cloud, our Facilities Manager, at [email protected] or 303-355-2095 ext. 108.

Youth Abroad Endowment Fund

Jim and Amy Hecht have a deep love and commitment to current and future mission work of Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church. Jim and Amy have established a Youth Abroad Endowment Fund that is to be used to help young people ages 16-30 to make service/mission trips and experience life-changing travel. They have held the long term belief that travel and service changes us in many ways and that as Christians we have a duty to share some of what we have been given. In addition there hope is to encourage other Montview members to make gifts to the Youth Abroad Endowment Fund to enable many of our young people to share in the experience of service in the world. We have two eighteen year old young woman who are accessing some of this money to help fund their service gap year experience and we hope many others will consider this opportunity. If you would like to apply for the fund and/or support the fund please contact Rev. Ian Cummins at [email protected]

Fellowship Hosts Needed 

If you have been wanting to get more involved and meet people, this is an excellent (and easy) opportunity! Fellowship Hosts are asked to supply bite-size food (donut holes, fruit, cheese and crackers etc.) and greet the congregation in the Commons from 10:30 to 11:00. To volunteer sign up in the Commons or CLICK HERE.

Large Print Bulletins 

A limited number of large print bulletins will be available every Sunday in the Narthex for the 10:30 am service.

Montview's Styrofoam Recycling  

Styrofoam packing material is non-biodegradable and accounts for 30% of our landfills. The Green Team has 5 dedicated volunteers who take the Styrofoam to a recycle center. However, too many non-styrofoam items are turning up in the Styrofoam Closet. Styrofoam requirements:

* ONLY clean, white, packing Styrofoam (no plates or cups, meat or fast food containers, bubble wrap or cardboard boxes).

* Take packing pellets directly to any UPS or shipping store yourself.

The Drop Off Closet is in Montview's basement hallway between the Cellar and Fellowship Hall. To make your own drop off contact Brooke Durland at 303-722-7706 or [email protected]
Colorado Parental Alienation Support Group  

Are you estranged from your own children because of Parental Alienation Syndrome? (PAS) There is a new support group forming at Montview that is open to Montview members and the public that is for targeted parents to come for support and education. Please call Danean in the church office for more information at (303) 355-1651. 
General Office Help

People needed to help with general office work that could include stuffing envelopes, affixing labels, cutting paper, collating,  affixing postage, monthly bulk mail delivery etc. You are not required to do all projects and any time available helps...even an hour. Contact Danean Burke [email protected] or Larry Strauss [email protected].
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