THE PEOPLE OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH GATHER
THE WORSHIP JANUARY 25, 2015
OF
GOD
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
11:00 A.M.
We are an ecumenical, multi-racial, multi-ethnic Christian body that reaches out to the world with the Good News of Jesus Christ. To that end we strive to be welcoming, responsive, trusting and prayerful in everything we do. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THE STORY OF JESUS CALLING HIS FIRST DISCIPLES isn’t really a story about them—or us. Rather, it “is a story about the power of God—to walk right up to a quartet of fishermen and work a miracle: creating faith where there was no faith, creating disciples where there were none just a moment before." — Barbara Brown Taylor Walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus saw the brothers Simon and Andrew casting their net into the water. “Follow me,” Jesus called out, “and you’ll be fishing for people!” And, immediately, they went with Jesus. ...Mark I:I6-I8
“IF WE ANSWER THE CALL TO DISCIPLESHIP, where will it lead us? What decisions and partings will it demand? To answer this we shall have to go to Jesus, for only he knows the answer. Only Jesus, who bids us follow him, knows the journey’s end. But we do know that it will be a road of boundless mercy. Discipleship means joy.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
G ATHERING FOR WORSHIP PRELUDE
O Mensch, bewein‘ dein‘ Sünde gross Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) John Dautzenberg, Organ
During the Prelude, please prepare for worship by centering your heart with this prayer of St. Augustine. After a life of running from God, Augustine opened his heart to love and to grace. His prayer speaks to that conversion. Late have I loved you, O Beauty so ancient, so new. Not knowing the love with which you loved me, I was misshapen and conflicted, ever seeking acceptance and wholeness. But, though I was not with you, always you were with me. You called, you shouted, you shattered my deafness. You sparkled, you blazed, you broke through my blindness. You shed your fragrance—I gasped, and now I long for you. I tasted your goodness, and forever I hunger, I thirst for you. You touched me, and I now burn with desire for your peace. Amen. LIGHTING THE ALTAR CANDLES WELCOME
Rachel Alcazar, Acolyte Reverend Glaze
Congregation standing; la congregación se pone de pie. Congregational responses in bold. Audio enhancement devices available for use during worship. Please ask an usher for assistance. Respuestas congregacionales en negrita. Para Biblias en español o traducción del servicio en español, por favor hablar con un ujier.
PROCESSION, HYMN 464
God of Grace and God of Glory CWM RHONDDA
LITANY OF ADORATION AND PRAISE
Psalm 62:5-12 Dwayne Pinkney, Cantor
Refrain. Sing praise to God our rock, in whom we take our refuge. For you alone, O Lord, we wait. In silence we wait. You alone are our refuge and rest. By light of day or in the shadows of night, you are our fortress firm and sure. You alone are our hope and prayer. People of every nation, trust in Love at all times—open your hearts to the Beloved and pour out your need. For our self-sufficiency is a delusion; our possessions but scant security; the mighty and powerful but mere puffs of wind. But in the Lord is found strength and kindness and unfailing love. And, so, we wait. For you alone, O Lord, we wait. Refrain. MORNING PRAYER
Abbey Ammerman
God, our Beloved, with the psalmist we long to give our hearts to you and your love— a love that does not condemn or walk away, but which casts out all fear, that welcomes and holds, redeems and renews. We now open ourselves to you, believing that with you miracles still happen—miracles of new life, new beginnings, new possibilities. With you we experience the goodness of your truth and the marvels of your grace. We turn over everything to you, so that empty, unburdened and free, we then can be filled with your grace, able and ready to live for Christ in peace and in joy. In Jesus’ name. Amen. PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
Pastor Elijah
La paz del Señor sea contigo. Y contigo también. The peace of the Lord be with you. And also with you. CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE
Make Us One
MAKE US ONE
Make us one, Lord, make us one; Holy Spirit, make us one. Let your love flow so the world will know we are one in you. A TIME WITH CHILDREN AND BLESSING
Amy Sullivan
People of God, what is your prayer for these children? Our prayer is that they grow up to be like Jesus—strong and brave, full of grace and truth! And, that we will help them. MUSICAL MEDITATION
If Ye Love Me Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585) Calvary Chamber Singers
L ISTENING FOR THE W ORD OF G OD HEBREW LESSON
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Abbey Ammerman 1The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, 2‘Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.’ 3So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days’ walk across. 4Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, ‘Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!’ 5And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth. 10When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it. 1Vino
palabra de Jehová por segunda vez a Jonás, diciendo: 2Levántate y ve a Nínive, aquella gran ciudad, y proclama en ella el mensaje que yo te diré. 3Y se levantó Jonás, y fue a Nínive conforme a la palabra de Jehová. Y era Nínive ciudad grande en extremo, de tres días de camino. 4Y comenzó Jonás a entrar por la ciudad, camino de un día, y predicaba diciendo: De aquí a cuarenta días Nínive será destruida. 5Y los hombres de Nínive creyeron a Dios, y proclamaron ayuno, y se vistieron de cilicio desde el mayor hasta el menor de ellos. 10Y vio Dios lo que hicieron, que se convirtieron de su mal camino; y se arrepintió del mal que había dicho que les haría, y no lo hizo. EPISTLE LESSON
1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Reverend Palacios 29Pero esto digo, hermanos: que el tiempo es corto; resta, pues, que los que tienen esposa sean como si no la tuviesen; 30y los que lloran, como si no llorasen; y los que se alegran, como si no se alegrasen; y los que compran, como si no poseyesen; 31y los que disfrutan de este mundo, como si no lo disfrutasen; porque la apariencia de este mundo se pasa. 29I
mean, brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none, 30and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions, 31and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia Melchior Vulpius (c. 1560 – 1616) Dwayne Pinkney, Cantor
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Follow me and I will make you fish for people. Repent, and believe in the good news. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! – Mark 1, Adapted GOSPEL LESSON
Mark 1:14-20 Truman Robinson 14Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, 15and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.’ 16As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. 17And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fish for people.’ 18And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 19As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. 20Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.
14Después
que Juan fue encarcelado, Jesús vino a Galilea predicando el evangelio del reino de Dios, 15diciendo: El tiempo se ha cumplido, y el reino de Dios se ha acercado; arrepentíos, y creed en el evangelio. 16Andando junto al mar de Galilea, vio a Simón y a Andrés su hermano, que echaban la red en el mar; porque eran pescadores. 17Y les dijo Jesús: Venid en pos de mí, y haré que seáis pescadores de hombres. 18Y dejando luego sus redes, le siguieron. 19Pasando de allí un poco más adelante, vio a Jacobo hijo de Zebedeo, y a Juan su hermano, también ellos en la barca, que remendaban las redes. 20Y luego los llamó; y dejando a su padre Zebedeo en la barca con los jornaleros, le siguieron. This is the Gospel of Christ. Thanks be to God. GOSPEL HYMN 342 We sing v. 1 Spanish, v. 2 English, v. 3 Spanish, v. 4 English
Tú Has Venido a la Orilla / Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore PESCADOR DE HOMBRES
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Reverend Glaze
Beloved, send now your Spirit, wild and free, so that as she blows among us we would be swept from reticence to boldness, from fear to courage, ready to go with Jesus. Then, released from tired, old ways may we try new steps and dare new rhythms, to sing in unbounded joy and, between songs, to rest in your quietness and grace. Amen. SERMON
Who’s Following Who? The Reverend Dr. Joseph Edgar Glaze
MUSICAL REFLECTION
John Dautzenberg
G IVING AND S ERVING OFFERING OUR PRAYERS Pastor Erica After the Pastoral Prayer, we invite everyone to pray the Lord’s Prayer in your native language. 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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Padre nuestro que estás en los cielos, santificado sea tu nombre. Venga tu reino. Hágase tu voluntad, como en el cielo, así también en la tierra. El pan nuestro de cada día, dánoslo hoy. Y perdónanos nuestras deudas, como también nosotros perdonamos a nuestros deudores. Y no nos metas en tentación, mas líbranos del mal; porque tuyo es el reino, y el poder, y la gloria, por todos los siglos. Amén. INVITATION TO GIVE AND TO SERVE MUSICAL OFFERING
Pastor Elijah Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether Harold W. Friedell (1905-1958) Calvary Sanctuary Choir
HYMN 50
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow Praise God, all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Pastor Elijah
B ECOMING D ISCIPLES INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP Reverend Glaze During the singing, we invite you to come forward if you wish to make a public commitment to follow Jesus or to express interest in joining this community of faith. HYMN 595
Be Thou My Vision SLANE
AFFIRMING GOD’S CALL
Pastor Elijah
We give thanks that you have been guided to this moment by the hand of God. As a community of faith we pledge to love each other and to work together to grow into the fullness of Christ. BENEDICTION
Pastor Erica
POSTLUDE
Improvisation on AURELIA John Dautzenberg, Organ
Following worship, join us in Woodward Hall, left as you exit the Sanctuary, for lunch and a time of fellowship. Visitors, we look forward to meeting you! Scripture passages for February 1, Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, are Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28. Make Us One. Words and Music: Carol Cymbala, ©1991 Word Music, Inc. and Carol Joy Music c/o Integrated Copyright Group. Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow. Words: Thomas Ken, 1674; adapt. Gilbert H. Vieira, 1978, ©1989 The United Methodist Publishing House. All rights reserved. Words reprinted under CCLI #430459 and OneLicense.net #A-719662. Unless otherwise noted, all printed prayers and litanies are by Reverend Glaze.
REMEMBER IN PRAYER Carmen Angdisen; Nardita (Edith) Angdisen; Teddi Angelov, Liubov Russell’s friend; Maria Bensussen, Ryan Harvey’s grandmother; Sara Bermúdez, Lorena Pereira’s mother; Grady Branham, Cheryl Branham’s father; Cristina Chacón; Roberta Clyburn, Janice Glover’s sister; Amy Shaw’s family as they mourn the loss of her grandmother, Carolyn Weatherford Crumpler; Violet Flynn, Matt Daley’s grandmother; Radost Fortunova, Liubov Russell’s sister; Gail Ousley Gipson, Ben and Natalie Barrens Rogers’ friend; family of José Gonzalez in El Salvador; Jenny Goon; Janet Grove; Berniece and Bill Harward; Stephanie Gabriela Hernandez; Rena Jirack; Lucy Johnson, Jackie Wright’s grandmother; Sam Kanakry and Helen Lewis, Cheryl Branham’s friends; Will Short, former Calvary member; Lynne Mayfield, Jay Mayfield’s mother; Robin Myers and family; Al Nielsen; Armando Pacheco, Amy Dale’s friend; Amelia Powell, Andrea Powell’s mother; Rochelle Powell, Eva Powell’s grandmother; Paul Rice; Joe Stout, Holly Miller’s brother-in-law; Victoria Sulerzyski, Ellen Sulerzyski’s sister-in-law; family of
Carol Sunde; Luke Thomas-Canfield; Doris Vermilya; Earl and Jenna Wright, Isaac Wright’s parents. Pray also for racial reconciliation and justice everywhere. TODAY ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING AND LUNCH. Join us after worship for lunch at 12:30 p.m. ($10 donation) followed by ABM at 1:00 p.m., both in Woodward Hall. We’ll celebrate the life of Calvary Church in 2014 and look ahead to 2015. OFFERING ENVELOPES FOR 2015. If you would like a set of envelopes, contact Paul Rosstead.
ANNOUNCEMENTS CALVARY’S CALENDAR OF EVENTS. Visit www.calvarydc.org/events/ for a current listing, or stop by the church office to pick up a complete listing of Sunday School classes and Small Group programs. CALVARY IS ON MEETUP.COM! Check out our group page and invite your friends to see Calvary events, http://www.meetup.com/Calvary-Baptist-Church-Downtown-DC-Small-Groups/ SUNDAY SCHOOL will continue a study of Brian McLaren’s We Make the Road By Walking this spring. Come to Butler Hall Sunday mornings, 9:45-10:45 a.m., for prayer and conversation centered on the Calvary community and Bible texts related to the liturgical year. Contact Pastor Erica. THEOLOGY ON DRAFT meets Tuesday, January 27 in Butler Hall for a time to reflect on events of the week, in our lives, the church, and the world. Bring your own dinner at 6:30 p.m. and catch up with others before our discussion at 7:00 p.m. Drinks are provided. Contact Pastor Elijah. LECTIONARY LUNCHES meet each Wednesday, 12:15-12:45 p.m. in the Calvary library, for open discussion about the week’s Lectionary texts. Bring a brown bag lunch. Contact Pastor Elijah. WEDNESDAY NIGHT WORDS, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in Butler Hall. Each week we’ll discuss a chapter from Lauren Winner’s book, Mudhouse Sabbath. Throughout the spring, we’ll study Jewish community practices in connection with Christian community practices. Contact Pastor Erica. NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE HOURS. Join Pastor Erica at Starbucks Capitol Hill (237 Pennsylvania Avenue SE) Thursday, January 29, 1:30-3:30 p.m. (come & go). Each Thursday, Pastor Erica is available in locations around the city for conversation, pastoral care, whatever—come by for coffee! FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB. Join us in the Chapel at noon, Friday, January 30, when Calvary’s Resident Partners in FMMC continue their tradition of free recitals each week. ZUMBA now meets on Friday evenings, 6:00-7:00 p.m.; $5 per person and scholarships available. Contact Katie Harvey, katherine.s.harvey@gmail.com, as we consider additional weekly times. SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY, February 1. Missionary Society (WMS) asks you to bring canned soup to church on Super Bowl Sunday! Many people bring canned goods for the food bank during the "giving season" between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but the need does not end on January 1. Please bring canned soup to the church any time by February 1.
Spring 2015: Weekly Small Groups Day/Time Sunday 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Sunday 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Sunday 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Sunday 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Sunday 9:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Sunday 9:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Tuesday 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Wednesday 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Wednesday 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Friday 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Group
Material
Location
Leader(s)
Contact
Latino Community
Theme varies
Chapel
Pastor Edgar
epalacios@calvarydc.org
Sanctuary Choir
Varies
Music Suite
Cheryl Branham
cbranham@calvarydc.org
Youth, Grades 6-12
Lectionary text based
Adult Sunday School
We Make the Road by Walking, by Brian McLaren
Nursery, Birth, Pre-K
Varies
Children, Grades K-5
G311
Daniel AlcazarRoman, Lu Shan, Ashley Becker
daniel.alcazar@gmail.com
Butler Hall
Pastor Erica, Pastor Joe, Rachel Johnson, Allyson Robinson
elea@calvarydc.org
W123
Carol Blythe, Rick Goodman
blythe-goodman@ comcast.net
One Room Sunday School, Abingdon Press
G319
Karla Fahey, Jodi Smith, Roberto Ortiz
karla.j.fahey@gmail.com
Theology on Draft
Varies
Butler Hall
Pastor Elijah
ezehyoue@calvarydc.org
Lectionary Lunch
Weekly Lectionary texts
Calvary Library
Pastor Elijah
ezehyoue@calvarydc.org
Wednesday Night Words
Mudhouse Sabbath, by Lauren Winner
Butler Hall
Pastor Erica
elea@calvarydc.org
Butler Hall
Katie Harvey
katherine.s.harvey@ gmail.com
Zumba
Cheryl Branham Joseph Glaze Saw Ler Htoo Al Jeter Erica Lea Edgar Palacios Paul Rosstead Elijah Zehyoue
C HURCH S TAFF Director of Music (cbranham@calvarydc.org, ext. 136) Pastor during the Interim (jglaze@calvarydc.org, ext. 121) Pastor, Calvary Burmese Church (lerhtoo@hotmail.com) Supervisor of Maintenance (ajeter@calvarydc.org, ext. 128) Pastoral Resident (elea@calvarydc.org, ext. 142) Associate Pastor (epalacios@calvarydc.org, ext. 103) Church Administrator (prosstead@calvarydc.org, ext. 127) Pastoral Resident (ezehyoue@calvarydc.org, ext. 133)
Abbey Ammerman
Deacon of the Week (abbey.ammerman@gmail.com)
C ALVARY B APTIST C HURCH 755 Eighth Street NW Washington DC 20001
202.347.8355 www.calvarydc.org