THE PEOPLE OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH GATHER
THE WORSHIP JANUARY 18, 2015
OF
GOD
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
11:00 A.M.
BELOVED COMMUNITY SUNDAY: REMEMBERING THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. 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. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Today, the Sunday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is what many have come to call Beloved Community Sunday—a time to remember Reverend King’s call to a way of living together marked by love, respect, care and goodwill. His vision was a biblical one, articulated by both Jesus and the Hebrew prophets. That is, it is only in seeking another’s good that we will find our own. As Martin wrote: “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied together in a single garment of destiny.” - Letter from a Birmingham Jail
G ATHERING FOR WORSHIP PRELUDE
Come, Let Us Dream GIFT OF LOVE
Sanctuary Choir Come, let us dream God’s dream again. Come, one and all, let us ascend the mountain top where those of old saw God’s new day on earth unfold. The lame shall walk, the blind shall see, the doors swing wide, all pris’ners free, the lowly raised, the proud brought low. This is God’s dream: let justice flow. When hatred ends and wars shall cease, and all earth dwells in deepest peace, then be assured the time is near when perfect love casts out all fear. But know the cost of claiming sight of God’s new day, of wrongs made right, for some have paid the highest price: their lives for us, a sacrifice. Prophets are scorned in their own lands and martyrs slain by fearful hands; though dreamers die, the dream will live, for we have yet our lives to give. – John Middleton, adapted LIGHTING THE ALTAR CANDLES WELCOME
Maya Harvey, Acolyte Reverend Glaze
Congregation standing; la congregación se pone de pie. Congregational responses in bold. Page numbers refer to sanctuary Bibles. Audio enhancement devices available for use during worship. Please ask an usher for assistance. Respuestas congregacionales en negrita. Las páginas se refieren a las Biblias en el santuario. Para Biblias en español o traducción del servicio en español, por favor hablar con un ujier.
BECOMING CENTERED
Reverend Glaze
O God, you have made us one with you. And, you have taught us that if we are open to one another, you dwell in us. Help us to treasure this openness and to fight for it with all our hearts. Beloved, help us realize that there can be no peace where there is mistrust and rejection. Then, fill us with your love and let us be so bound together that we might, by our unity and mutual affection, bring your grace to bear upon this broken world and give witness to your faithful goodness and unending grace. Amen. – Thomas Merton, adapted HYMN
Lift High the Cross / Alcemos hoy la cruz CRUCIFER
Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim ‘til all the world adore his sacred name. Come, Christians, follow where our Savior trod, our King victorious, Christ, the Son of God. Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim ‘til all the world adore his sacred name. Cristianos todos, siervos del Señor la cruz alcemos, muestra de su amor. ¡Alcemos hoy la cruz del Salvador que todo ser le rinda adoración! Let every race and every language tell of him who saves our souls from death and hell. Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim ‘til all the world adore his sacred name. Nuestro Señor a esa cruz subió y así su gracia Dios nos demostró. ¡Alcemos hoy las cruz del Salvador que todo ser le rinda adoración! So shall our song of triumph ever be: praise to the crucified for victory. Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim ‘til all the world adore his sacred name. LITANY OF ADORATION AND PRAISE
Psalm 40 Teresa Ferrara, Cantor
Refrain. God, your mercy is upon us as we place our trust in you. Waiting, we waited—waiting for you, our God, our Beloved. Then, at last, you leaned down and heard our cry. Taking our hand in yours, you drew us up, out of the mud and the mire of our desolation. You set us down on solid ground. You opened our hearts, and there you placed your beautiful song of praise. But more than the praise of our lips and the words of our worship, your desire is that we do your will, that we live your justice, and walk in your love. And, so, we will speak of love’s way to all who’ll listen. To people everywhere, love will be the story we tell, and love the deeds we do. Refrain. MORNING PRAYER
Pastor Elijah
O God, we rejoice that you have called all people your children—whatever our race, nationality, religion, gender, orientation, class or condition. You delight in our diversity —each one of us is a manifestation of your glory. And, you made us to live not apart, but in community, working for the common good, joining together in your work of justice, peace and love. So, come to us now. We wait for your Spirit to lift us out of the fear that holds us down and makes us suspicious and afraid of others. Make us to be what your servant Martin called the “Beloved Community,” so that we might work for that day when all your children know your blessings and rest in your peace. Come, Beloved, we wait for you. Amen.
PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
Reverend Glaze
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
Pastor Elijah
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
Up to the Mountain (MLK Song) Patty Griffin / arr. Mac Huff Calvary Chamber Singers
L ISTENING FOR THE W ORD OF G OD HEBREW LESSON 1For
Isaiah 62:1-5 Jay Mayfield
Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch. 2The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. 3You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. 4You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. 5For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you. 1Por
amor de Sion no callaré, y por amor de Jerusalén no descansaré, hasta que salga como resplandor su justicia, y su salvación se encienda como una antorcha. 2Entonces verán las gentes tu justicia, y todos los reyes tu gloria; y te será puesto un nombre nuevo, que la boca de Jehová nombrará. 3Y serás corona de gloria en la mano de Jehová, y diadema de reino en la mano del Dios tuyo. 4Nunca más te llamarán Desamparada, ni tu tierra se dirá más Desolada; sino que serás llamada Hefzi-bá, y tu tierra, Beula; porque el amor de Jehová estará en ti, y tu tierra será desposada. 5Pues como el joven se desposa con la virgen, se desposarán contigo tus hijos; y como el gozo del esposo con la esposa, así se gozará contigo el Dios tuyo. EPISTLE LESSON
Galatians 3:25-28 Reverend Palacios 25Pero venida la fe, ya no estamos bajo ayo, 26pues todos sois hijos de Dios por la fe en Cristo Jesús; 27porque todos los que habéis sido bautizados en Cristo, de Cristo estáis revestidos. 28Ya no hay judío ni griego; no hay esclavo ni libre; no hay varón ni mujer; porque todos vosotros sois uno en Cristo Jesús. 25But
now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, 26for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. 27As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia Melchior Vulpius (c. 1560 – 1616) Teresa Ferrara, Cantor
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! What sign can you show us? Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! – John 2, Adapted GOSPEL LESSON
John 2:13-22 Pastor Erica 13The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money-changers seated at their tables. 15Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16He told those who were selling the doves, ‘Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a market-place!’ 17His disciples remembered that it was written, ‘Zeal for your house will consume me.’ 18The Jews then said to him, ‘What sign can you show us for doing this?’ 19Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ 20The Jews then said, ‘This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?’ 21But he was speaking of the temple of his body. 22After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken. 13Estaba
cerca la pascua de los judíos; y subió Jesús a Jerusalén, 14y halló en el templo a los que vendían bueyes, ovejas y palomas, y a los cambistas allí sentados. 15Y haciendo un azote de cuerdas, echó fuera del templo a todos, y las ovejas y los bueyes; y esparció las monedas de los cambistas, y volcó las mesas; 16y dijo a los que vendían palomas: Quitad de aquí esto, y no hagáis de la casa de mi Padre casa de mercado. 17Entonces se acordaron sus discípulos que está escrito: El celo de tu casa me consume. 18Y los judíos respondieron y le dijeron: ¿Qué señal nos muestras, ya que haces esto? 19Respondió Jesús y les dijo: Destruid este templo, y en tres días lo levantaré. 20Dijeron luego los judíos: En cuarenta y seis años fue edificado este templo, ¿y tú en tres días lo levantarás? 21Mas él hablaba del templo de su cuerpo. 22Por tanto, cuando resucitó de entre los muertos, sus discípulos se acordaron que había dicho esto; y creyeron la Escritura y la palabra que Jesús había dicho. This is the Gospel of Christ. Thanks be to God. GOSPEL HYMN 628
Precious Lord, Take My Hand PRECIOUS LORD
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Reverend Glaze
Truth-telling, wind-blowing, life-giving Spirit—we present ourselves for your instruction. Breathe over us that we might hear the word we need. And, then, may we take that word and use it for welcome and not for exclusion, for healing and not for condemnation, for good, for justice, for grace, for life, for joy. Amen. SERMON
CONGREGATIONAL REFLECTION, HYMN 631
Rage, Repudiation, and Resolve! The Reverend Dr. Joseph Edgar Glaze Lift Every Voice and Sing
LIFT EVERY VOICE
G IVING AND S ERVING OFFERING OUR WITNESS, BASED ON REVEREND KING’S WRITINGS
Jay Mayfield and Congregation
We refuse to believe that we are unable to influence the events which surround us. We refuse to believe that we are so bound to racism and war, that peace, brotherhood and sisterhood are not possible. We believe there is an urgent need for people to work to overcome oppression and violence, without resorting to oppression and violence. We believe that we need to discover a way to live together in peace, a way which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of this way is love. We believe that truth and unconditional love will have the final word. We believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. We believe that what self-centered people have torn down, other-centered people can build up. By the goodness of God at work within people, we believe that brokenness can be healed—“And the lion and the lamb shall lie down together, and everyone will sit under their own vine and fig tree, and none shall be afraid.” INVITATION TO GIVE AND TO SERVE MUSICAL OFFERING
Pastor Erica Midnight Cry Greg Day & Chuck Day/arr. Tom Fettke 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 Erica
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 630 We sing in call and response style.
We Shall Overcome MARTIN
AFFIRMING GOD’S CALL 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 POSTLUDE
Pastor Erica I Thank You, Jesus Kenneth Morris/arr. Joseph Joubert Sanctuary Choir
Following worship, join us in Woodward Hall, left as you exit the Sanctuary, for a time of fellowship and refreshments. Visitors, we look forward to meeting you! Scripture passages for January 25, Third Sunday after the Epiphany, are Jonah 3:1-5; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20. Lift High the Cross / Alcemos hoy la cruz. Words: George W. Kitchin, alt. Michael R. Newbolt; tr. Salomón R. Mussiett, © 1974 and tr © 1997, Hope Publishing Company. 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 & 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; Carol Sunde; Luke Thomas-Canfield; Doris Vermilya; Earl and Jenna Wright, Isaac Wright’s parents. Pray also for racial reconciliation and justice everywhere. A SPECIAL GIFT from Barbara Burness Kyvig is in memory of her parents, Carl G. and Ruth C. Burness. WORSHIP MUSIC NOTES. Patty Griffin’s Up to the Mountain is written in homage of Martin Luther King Jr., and is inspired by the final speech he delivered on April 3, 1968. He was assassinated the following day. The speech, known as I’ve Been to the Mountain Top, concludes with these words: I don't know what will happen now; we've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop. I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life–longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the Promised Land. So I'm happy tonight; I'm not worried about anything; I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord. TODAY OFFERING ENVELOPES FOR 2015. If you requested a set of envelopes for 2015, they are available in the Narthex today. If you would like a set of weekly or monthly envelopes, please contact Paul Rosstead. YOUTH ICE SKATING EVENT. Join us for our monthly youth activity today after Coffee Hour! We’ll go out for lunch then ice skating at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. Contact Pastor Elijah.
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 We Make the Road By Walking by Brian McLaren 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 returns Tuesday, January 20, 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 LUNCH meets 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 meets on Wednesdays, 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 Baked & Wired in Georgetown (1052 Thomas Jefferson NW), Thursday, January 22, 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 23, when our 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. CALVARY PRESENTS…ENSEMBLE 2015 IN CONCERT. Make it a night out with friends and family, Saturday evening, January 24, 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Don’t miss the premiere of a new DC baroque ensemble featuring Tomás Fajardo, conductor and Cheryl Branham, harpsichord. Admission is free; donations appreciated. Contact Cheryl for information. ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING AND LUNCH, JANUARY 25. Join us for this annual event, lunch at 12:30 p.m. ($10 donation) followed by ABM at 1:00 p.m., both in Woodward Hall. We’ll review the life of Calvary Baptist Church in 2014 and look ahead to 2015! 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 in the "giving season" between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but the need does not stop on January 1. Please bring canned soup to the church any time by February 1.
Spring 2015: Weekly Small Groups Day/Time Sundays 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Sundays 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Sundays 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Sundays 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Sundays 9:45 a.m –12:05 p.m.
Sundays 9:45 a.m.–12:05 p.m.
Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Wednesdays 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Wednesdays 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Saturdays 10:00 a.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
Daniel AlcazarRoman, Lu Shan, Ashley Becker
Youth, grades 6-12
Lectionary Text based
G311
Adult Sunday School
We Make the Road by Walking, by Brian McLaren
Butler Hall
Pastor Erica, Pastor Joe, Rachel Johnson, Allyson Robinson
elea@calvarydc.org
Nursery, Birth -Pre-K
Varies
W123
Carol Blythe & Rick Goodman
blythegoodman@comcast.net
Children, K-grade 5
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
Latino Community
Bible Study and Soccer
Palacios’ Home
Pastor Edgar
epalacios@calvarydc.org
daniel.alcazar@gmail.com
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)
Jay Mayfield
Deacon of the Week (mayfieldjay@gmail.com)
C ALVARY 755 Eighth Street NW Washington DC 20001
B APTIST C HURCH 202.347.8355 www.calvarydc.org