THE PEOPLE OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH GATHER
THE WORSHIP APRIL 5, 2015
OF
GOD
EASTER DAY: RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
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 EVIDENCE OF EASTER is a reconfigured Easter people—people no longer afraid of the dark, people who dare to live by love and not by fear, people afraid of neither death nor life. In short, people like us, who aspire to be people like that.
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here— he is risen, just as he said!”
We are the Easter people. For us, death, in all of its cynical and greedy ways, no longer has control over us. We have a better idea, we claim a greater truth, we live because we are loved. And, because we are loved, we can truly live! — Peter Gomes, adapted
G ATHERING FOR WORSHIP CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP
In the Cross of Christ I Glory Based on Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring J. S. Bach (1685-1750)/arr. Hal H. Hopson (b. 1933) Calvary Festival Choir Tomás Fajardo, Violin; Nurmira Greenberg, Cello
In the cross of Christ I glory, towering o’er the wrecks of time. All the light of sacred story gathers ‘round its head sublime. Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, by the cross are sanctified. Peace is there that knows no measure, joys that through all time abide. –John Bowring (1792-1872) THE TESTIMONY OF PETER TO JESUS CHRIST
Acts 2:22-24, 32, 36 Reverend Glaze
RESPONSE Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has given us new life and hope by raising Jesus from the dead. Yes, Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! LIGHTING THE ALTAR CANDLES
1 Peter 1:3
Sarah Settels-Palacios & Truman Robinson, Acolytes
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 Ring out, wild bells! We invite you to ring bells, shake keys, whatever you have, to create a joyful cacophony of sound on verses 1 and 4.
Christ the Lord is Risen Today EASTER HYMN
Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia! All creation, join to say, Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, O heavens and earth reply, Alleluia! Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! Where, O death, is now your sting? Alleluia! Jesus died, our souls to save, Alleluia! Where your victory, O grave? Alleluia! Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia! Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia! Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia! Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! Following our exalted Head, Alleluia! Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia! Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia! LITANY OF ADORATION AND PRAISE
Psalm 118:1-3, 13-23 Teresa Ferrara, Cantor
Refrain. Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices. Thanks and praise are yours, O God. Of this we are sure: Your love never quits! Let every nation and all the people of earth sing it out so that everyone hears: “God’s love never quits!” Let everyone who knows God’s mercy and grace join in: “God’s love never quits!” When we were fading fast, our God came. By love’s might, you, O God, rescued us! Though darkness surrounded us, we were never alone. By your hand you led us into the light. We did not perish! You led us out of the grave and walked with us along love’s path until, at last, we arrived at the gates of your home. And, through the door called “Grace” we entered in—there is no other way! This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes! Refrain. MORNING PRAYER
John Appiah-Duffell
Glorious God—whose love never quits, who brings light out of darkness, hope out of anguish, and life out of death, who overcomes the powers of fear, hatred and evil, who promises never to leave us, and who wills that all people honor and worship you—receive our praise! On this day we gather in the name of Jesus, by whose death and resurrection we have been set free. Upon each person here, let your blessings rest and set our minds on the new life to which you have called us. Ready our hearts to sing and place on our lips words of thanksgiving. And, then, move us out from this place, letting love loose on all creation and flinging joy before us as we go. In the name of the risen Christ, we pray. Amen! PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
John Appiah-Duffell
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
Reverend Glaze
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
Gloria (extract), from Mass in C Major Op. 86 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Calvary Festival Choir; Matt Daley, Piano
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to all those of good will. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee. For thou alone art holy. Thou alone art the Lord. Thou alone art the most high, Jesus Christ. With the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father. Amen. – from the Ordinary of the Mass
L ISTENING FOR THE W ORD OF G OD HEBREW LESSON
Isaiah/Isaías 25:6-9 Reverend Palacios 6Y Jehová de los ejércitos hará en este monte a todos los pueblos banquete de manjares suculentos, banquete de vinos refinados, de gruesos tuétanos y de vinos purificados. 7Y destruirá en este monte la cubierta con que están cubiertos todos los pueblos, y el velo que envuelve a todas las naciones. 8Destruirá a la muerte para siempre; y enjugará Jehová el Señor toda lágrima de todos los rostros; y quitará la afrenta de su pueblo de toda la tierra; porque Jehová lo ha dicho. 9Y se dirá en aquel día: He aquí, éste es nuestro Dios, le hemos esperado, y nos salvará; éste es Jehová a quien hemos esperado, nos gozaremos y nos alegraremos en su salvación. 6On
this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-matured wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-matured wines strained clear. 7And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread over all nations; 8he will swallow up death for ever. Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. 9It will be said on that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, so that he might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation. EPISTLE LESSON
1 Corinthians/1 Corintios 15:1-8, 55, 57 John Appiah-Duffel
1Now
I should remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, 2through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you—unless you have come to believe in vain. 3For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, 4and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, 5and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. 7Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8Last of all, as to someone untimely born, he appeared also to me. 55’Where, 57But
O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?’ thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1Además
os declaro, hermanos, el evangelio que os he predicado, el cual también recibisteis, en el cual también perseveráis; 2por el cual asimismo, si retenéis la palabra que os he predicado, sois salvos, si no creísteis en vano. 3Porque primeramente os he enseñado lo que asimismo recibí: Que Cristo murió por nuestros pecados, conforme a las Escrituras; 4y que fue sepultado, y que resucitó al tercer día, conforme a las Escrituras; 5y que apareció a Cefas, y después a los doce. 6Después apareció a más de quinientos hermanos a la vez, de los cuales muchos viven aún, y otros ya duermen. 7Después apareció a Jacobo; después a todos los apóstoles; 8y al último de todos, como a un abortivo, me apareció a mí. 55¿Dónde 57Mas
está, oh muerte, tu aguijón? ¿Dónde, oh sepulcro, tu victoria? gracias sean dadas a Dios, que nos da la victoria por medio de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia Melchior Vulpius (c. 1560 – 1616) Teresa Ferrara, Cantor
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Go to my brothers and say—I have seen the Lord! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! – John 20, adapted GOSPEL LESSON
John/Juan 20: 1-18 Pastor Erica 1Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.’ 3Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went towards the tomb. 4The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. 6Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, 7and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. 8Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; 9for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10Then the disciples returned to their homes. 11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; 12and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13They said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ She said to them, ‘They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.’ 14When she had said this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?’ Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ 16Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to him in Hebrew, ‘Rabbouni!’ (which means Teacher). 17Jesus said to her, ‘Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” ’ 18Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that he had said these things to her. 1El
primer día de la semana, María Magdalena fue de mañana, siendo aún oscuro, al sepulcro; y vio quitada la piedra del sepulcro. 2Entonces corrió, y fue a Simón Pedro y al otro discípulo, aquel al que amaba Jesús, y les dijo: Se han llevado del sepulcro al Señor, y no sabemos dónde le han puesto. 3Y salieron Pedro y el otro discípulo, y fueron al sepulcro. 4Corrían los dos juntos; pero el otro discípulo corrió más aprisa que Pedro, y llegó primero al sepulcro. 5Y bajándose a mirar, vio los lienzos puestos allí, pero no entró. 6Luego llegó Simón Pedro tras él, y entró en el sepulcro, y vio los lienzos puestos allí, 7y el sudario, que había estado sobre la cabeza de Jesús,
no puesto con los lienzos, sino enrollado en un lugar aparte. 8Entonces entró también el otro discípulo, que había venido primero al sepulcro; y vio, y creyó. 9Porque aún no habían entendido la Escritura, que era necesario que él resucitase de los muertos. 10Y volvieron los discípulos a los suyos. 11Pero María estaba fuera llorando junto al sepulcro; y mientras lloraba, se inclinó para mirar dentro del sepulcro; 12y vio a dos ángeles con vestiduras blancas, que estaban sentados el uno a la cabecera, y el otro a los pies, donde el cuerpo de Jesús había sido puesto. 13Y le dijeron: Mujer, ¿por qué lloras? Les dijo: Porque se han llevado a mi Señor, y no sé dónde le han puesto. 14Cuando había dicho esto, se volvió, y vio a Jesús que estaba allí; mas no sabía que era Jesús. 15Jesús le dijo: Mujer, ¿por qué lloras? ¿A quién buscas? Ella, pensando que era el hortelano, le dijo: Señor, si tú lo has llevado, dime dónde lo has puesto, y yo lo llevaré. 16Jesús le dijo: !!María! Volviéndose ella, le dijo: !!Raboni! (que quiere decir, Maestro). 17Jesús le dijo: No me toques, porque aún no he subido a mi Padre; mas ve a mis hermanos, y diles: Subo a mi Padre y a vuestro Padre, a mi Dios y a vuestro Dios. 18Fue entonces María Magdalena para dar a los discípulos las nuevas de que había visto al Señor, y que él le había dicho estas cosas. This is the Gospel of Christ. Thanks be to God. PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Reverend Glaze
Lord God, as night gave way to day and dark to light, as death made room for resurrection, and fear made way for joy, so may we give way to you. May we drop our doubts and our defenses so that we might feel you rolling back the stones that weigh upon us, trapping us in tombs of fear, guilt and shame. And, in beholding your Beloved Child, raised by the power of love, may we, too, give way to love and, thereby, to life! Amen. SERMON
Somebody’s Calling My Name! The Reverend Dr. Joseph Edgar Glaze
SHARING COMMUNION COMMUNION HYMN
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus / ¡Aleluya! Gloria a Cristo HYFRYDOL
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus, risen now to reign in love Alleluia! Praise the Savior; with the multitudes above There the songs of saints and martyrs thunder like a mighty flood “Jesus out of every nation has redeemed us by his blood.” ¡Aleluya! Pan del cielo, alimento nuestro aquí ¡Aleluya! Gran refugio del que ansía ser feliz Intercede por nosotros en el cielo de zafir Sé por todos bendecido, Oh divino Redentor. Alleluia! Bread of Heaven, be on earth our food and stay Alleluia! Here the sinful flee to you from day to day Intercessor, friend of sinners, earth’s redeemer, plead for me Where the songs of all the sinless sweep across the crystal sea. ¡Aleluya! Rey eterno y de todos el Señor ¡Aleluya! De María hijo y del Padre Dios Nuestro sumo sacerdote a los cielos ascendió Es la víctima y el preste en la Santa Comunión.
INVITATION TO THE TABLE
Pastor Elijah
GIVING THANKS
Reverend Glaze
SHARING THE MEAL To celebrate communion by intinction, approach the stations using inside aisles. Return to your seat using outside aisles. A gluten-free option is available. To receive communion where you are seated, raise your hand and we will be happy to serve you. COMMUNION MEDITATION
Adoro Te Devote French, 17th century/arr. Kenneth Lowenberg Calvary Festival Choir Ashley Dalton, Flute; Matt Daley, Organ
Humbly I adore you, Deity divine. You are truly present in the bread and wine. Lo, to you I offer my entire heart, for when I behold you, all else does depart. O memorial glorious of our Savior’s death, Bread of Life, you give us every living breath. Grant my soul to ever find its life in you. May your sweetness ever fill my soul anew. Amen. --Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274); trans. Kenneth Lowenberg (b. 1939)
G IVING AND S ERVING OFFERING OUR PRAYERS Pastor Elijah 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. OFFERING OUR WITNESS
Reverend Palacios
With the working of God’s love in a cold, dark tomb, Christ is Risen! When courage faces down evil and death to declare, “Jesus is Lord,” Christ is Risen! Where the hungry celebrate with feasting, Christ is Risen! With the laughter of children loved, cherished and protected, Christ is Risen! When those abused and oppressed find their voices and sing their songs, Christ is Risen! When the least among us are cared for, honored and their rights valued, Christ is Risen! When enemies are reconciled and become friends, Christ is Risen! Where love is allowed to flourish and to grow into community, Christ is Risen! When forgiveness is quick and fellowship restored, Christ is Risen! When persons bound by sin and fear are released and set free, Christ is Risen! When the church welcomes others with generosity, grace and without judgment; and, when those who make Jesus’ name their own live together in love and peace, Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia!
MUSICAL OFFERING
Praise to the Living God YIGDAL / arr. Marion Vree Calvary Festival Choir; Matt Daley, Organ
Praise to the living God, all praised be the name who was, and is, and is to be, and still the same. The one eternal God, ere aught that now appears, the First, the Last, beyond all thought in timeless years. God’s spirit flowing free, high surging where it will: in prophet’s word God spoke of old and speaketh still. Established is God’s law, and changeless it shall stand, deep writ upon the human heart, on sea or land. We have eternal life implanted in the soul. God’s love shall be our strength and store while ages roll. Praise to the living God! All praised be the name, who was, and is, and is to be, and still the same! --Daniel Ben Judah (14th century), adapted
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
Reverend Glaze
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
Crown Him with Many Crowns DIADEMATA
Crown him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his throne Hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own Awake, my soul, and sing of him who died for thee And hail him as thy matchless King through all eternity. Crown him the Lord of life, who triumphed o’er the grave And rose victorious in the strife for those he came to save His glories now we sing who died, and rose on high Who died, eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die. Crown him the Lord of peace, whose power a scepter sways From pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise His reign shall know no end, and round his pierced feet Fair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet. Crown him the Lord of love; behold his hands and side Those wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified All hail, Redeemer, hail! For thou hast died for me Thy praise and glory shall not fail throughout eternity.
AFFIRMING GOD’S CALL We give thanks that you have been guided by God to this moment. 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
CHORAL BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
Alleluia Canon William Boyce (1711-1779) Calvary Festival Choir Toccata, from Symphony No. 5, Op. 42 Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) Matt Daley, Organ
Following worship join us in Woodward Hall, left as you exit the Sanctuary, for Easter potluck lunch. All are invited—visitors, we look forward to meeting you! Alleluia! Sing to Jesus / ¡Aleluya! Gloria a Cristo, Chalice 233. Words: William C. Dix (1837-1898), tr Lorenzo Álvarez, in Oramos Cantando / We Pray in Song, © 2013 GIA Publications Inc. Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Chalice 216. Words: Charles Wesley (1739), alt. Crown Him with Many Crowns, Chalice 234. Words: Matthew Bridges (1851) and Godfrey Thring (1874). 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, Chalice 50. Words: Thomas Ken (1674); adapt. Gilbert H. Vieira (1978), ©1989 The United Methodist Publishing House. Words reprinted under CCLI #430459 and OneLicense.net #A-719662. Unless otherwise noted, all printed prayers and litanies by Reverend Glaze.
+++++++++++++++ Lectionary passages for April 12, Second Sunday of Easter, are Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1 - 2:2; John 20:19-31. Be sure to join us in worship on April 12 when together we explore the findings of our first congregational survey. It’s an important step in our interim journey—don’t miss it! MUSIC NOTES Many thanks to all the amazing singers who helped to create today’s Easter Festival Choir. Your music makes Easter worship especially rich today. Special thanks to Matt Daley, organ and piano; Ashley Dalton, flute; Nurmira Greenberg, cello; and Tomás Fajardo, violin. Bravo, one and all! Sanctuary Choir and Music for Kids will take a break in the coming two weeks; music programming resumes on April 26. 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; Cristina Chacón; Roberta Clyburn, Janice Glover’s sister; Megan DeWitt, Cheryl Branham’s friend; Brenda Fahey; Radost Fortunova, Liubov Russell’s sister; Gail Ousley Gipson, Ben and Natalie Barrens Rogers’ friend; Grace Glaze, Pastor Joe’s mother; family of José Gonzalez in El Salvador; Jenny Goon; Janet Grove; Berniece and Bill Harward; Rena Jirack; Lucy Johnson, Jackie Wright’s grandmother; family of John Klimko, Carly Kinney’s grandfather, who passed away Friday, April 3; 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; Lisa Tette; Doris Vermilya; Earl and Jenna Wright, Isaac Wright’s parents. Pray also for racial reconciliation and justice everywhere.
TODAY EASTER OFFERING will be collected during the month of April! Calvary collects an offering every Easter to support our denominational partners with their ministries in the United States & Puerto Rico. Undesignated gifts to the Easter Offering go 1/2 to American Baptist Churches, USA, 1/4 to the Alliance of Baptists and 1/4 to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. POTLUCK LUNCH following worship in Woodward Hall. Come celebrate Easter together! DIRECTORY PHOTOS AFTER WORSHIP. Calvary is updating our directory to include a picture of you! Karla Fahey is available to take a snap shot of you during Coffee Hour over the next few Sundays. Photos will be made in family groups and individually. We’ll also ask you to confirm your contact info. Contact Paul in the office or Karla for more details. Be sure to participate in this important project!
EASTER LILIES ARE GIVEN BY: Anonymous, in memory of loved ones Anonymous, in honor of our four pastors for their extraordinary commitment to us all Anonymous, in honor of Paul Rosstead for his dedication to Calvary each and every day Chuck Andreatta, in memory of his mother, Evelyn Rosa Arakelian, in memory of her husband, Dr. Ashot Arakelian and her daughter, Karina Arakelian The Blythe-Goodman Family, in memory of Donna Beth Blythe, Richard Goodman, Sr., Maxwell Goodman, Myda Sallee, Oscar Romero, and victims of state violence Bill and Karla Fahey, in memory of Helen and Ron Fahey Joseph Glaze, in honor of and gratitude for Calvary Baptist Church Barbara Hoffer, in memory of loved ones Ken M. Jue, in memory of loved ones Erica Lea, in honor of her grandmothers, Judy Sampson and Jimmie Lea Jess Lynd, Karen Heidelberger and Dante Barros, in memory of David Heidelberger The Mein Family, in memory of John Gordon Mein Claudia Moore, in memory of loved ones Al Nielsen, in memory of his wife, Vivian Kyin Oo, in memory of Mrs. Khin Thein Han Oo Edgar Palacios, in memory of his wife, Amparo L. Palacios and his grandson, Mateo Palacios Harold L. Ritchie, in memory of loved ones Paul Rosstead, in honor of his mother, Dorothy Rosstead, sisters, Kristine Smith and Barbara Cristy, nieces, great niece, nephews and great nephew, and in memory of his sister Mary 'Marli' Clifford Liubov, Chuck and Judith Russell, in memory of their mothers and grandmothers, Dr. Nadia Sarafova-Fortunova and Judith Stairns Russell Victor Tupitza, in memory of his wife, Sarah H. Tupitza, their parents, Anton and Antonina Tupitza and Floyd and Helen Shira, his cousin, Dr. Peter Linnyk, and in honor of Calvary's Staff Becky Vaughn, in honor of Rev. and Mrs. O.L. DeLozier, Jenny Vaughn, Byron and Laura Holcomb, William Vaughn and Carter Vaughn Gretchen White, in memory of her mother and father, Betty and Dick White Cheryl Branham Joseph Glaze Saw Ler Htoo Al Jeter Erica Lea Edgar Palacios Paul Rosstead Elijah Zehyoue John Appiah-Duffell
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) Deacon of the Week (duffell@gmail.com)
ANNOUNCEMENTS LATEST HAPPENINGS weekly e-mail newsletter is back! Sign up on the Calvary website by clicking “sign up for updates” at the bottom of the home page. 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. 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. VISITOR WELCOME TABLE Volunteer during coffee hour! This opportunity requires little time, but makes a real difference in the life of our church. Give just 15-20 minutes after worship on the Sundays you volunteer. Contact Jay Mayfield, mayfieldjay@gmail.com, or Pastor Erica for more information. THEOLOGY ON DRAFT meets Tuesday evenings in Butler Hall 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. WOMEN’S MISSION SOCIETY (WMS) meets Tuesday, April 7, 10:30 a.m. for fellowship, mission activities and lunch. Come as the group starts a new mission project. Contact Claudia Moore. WEDNESDAY LECTIONARY LUNCHES. Interested in deeper conversation with the Lectionary texts during Lent? Come to Lectionary Lunch each Wednesday in the Calvary Library, 12:15-12:45 p.m. for open conversation about the week's lectionary texts. Contact Pastor Elijah. WEDNESDAY NIGHT WORDS: PASSOVER EDITION, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in Butler Hall, sampling Passover foods & discussing a chapter from Lauren Winner’s book, Mudhouse Sabbath. This week’s topic is hadlakat nerot, candle lighting. Join us as we study Jewish community practices in connection with Christian community practices. Contact Pastor Erica. NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE HOURS. Thursday, April 9, join Pastor Erica on The Mall at Smithsonian Castle Café (1000 Jefferson Dr. SW), 2:00-4:00 p.m. (come & go). Each Thursday, Pastor Erica is available in locations around the city for conversation, pastoral care, or whatever! ZUMBA meets on Friday evenings, 6:00-7:00 p.m.; $5 per person and scholarships available. Contact Katie Harvey, katherine.s.harvey@gmail.com. FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB. Join us in the Chapel, Friday, April 10 at 12 noon, when Calvary’s Resident Partners in FMMC continue their tradition of free recitals each week through May. ALLIANCE OF BAPTISTS ANNUAL GATHERING IN ATLANTA, April 17-19, Northside Drive Baptist Church. Interested in riding in a van? (Depart Thursday, April 16 and return Sunday, April 19) Email Carol Blythe, blythe-goodman@comcast.net. This year’s theme: We've A Story to Hear from the Nations. We’ll hear from ministry partners about racial and social justice for all persons, about drones, homelessness, the death penalty, education, classism, hunger, poverty, abuse of all kinds. We’ve a Story to Hear—a story of God’s love and light. You’re invited to be a part of that story! QUARTERLY BUSINESS MEETING. Sunday, April 26, following worship. SAVE THE DATE: ANNUAL CROP WALK, Saturday, May 16. Contact Carol Blythe.
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