THE PEOPLE OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH GATHER
THE WORSHIP FEBRUARY 8, 2015
OF
GOD
FIFTH 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. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BECAUSE OF HIS UNDETERRED OPPOSITION to apartheid, Reverend Beyers Naudé (1915-2004) was expelled from his Dutch Reformed Church, was rejected by his community, and was “banned,” placed under house arrest by the South African government. “THIS BANNING,” he said, “ will not stop me from loving people…from following Jesus Christ...it will not rob me of my inner freedom. Through prayer and by God’s grace I’ll never allow this to break my spirit. It will never rob me of the conviction that the evil of apartheid will crumble and disappear, and that one day our land and her people will be free.” Early, while it was still dark, Jesus went out to a lonely place to pray. Simon and the others were looking for him. When they found him, they said, “Everyone wants you. Come back.” “No,” he said. “I’m moving on to do what I came to do—to preach the good news!” –Mark 1:35-39
“THERE IS NOTHING MORE EXHAUSTING than the constant awareness that one’s life is being lived at cross-purposes. What we long for is the energy that comes from a concentration of one’s forces in a single direction, toward a single end.” — Howard Thurman (1899-1981), African-American Baptist minister and influence on Martin Luther King, Jr., The Inward Journey
G ATHERING FOR WORSHIP PRELUDE During the Prelude, prepare for worship by centering your heart with this prayer by Howard Thurman:
Andante, from Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 5 Basil Harwood (1859-1949) John Dautzenberg, Organ
Lord Jesus, open unto me—light for my darkness, courage for my fear, hope for my despair, peace for my turmoil, joy for my sorrow, strength for my weakness, trust for my doubt, forgiveness for my sin, tenderness for my toughness, love for my hate. Lord Jesus, open unto me—thy self for my self. Lord Jesus, open unto me! LIGHTING THE ALTAR CANDLES
Christian and Mayra Durán, Acolytes
WELCOME
Reverend Glaze
HYMN 669
O Young and Fearless Prophet LLANGLOFFAN
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.
LITANY OF ADORATION AND PRAISE
Psalm 147 Teresa Ferrara, Cantor
Refrain. Praise to God who reigns above: Alleluia! Alleluia! Our whole being longs to be a song to you, O Beloved. With lyrics set to the sound of all those you have gathered up and are leading home: the outcast, the weak, the wounded and broken. To the rhythm of their feet—shout! To the melody of their coming—sing! God speaks, and it is done. God breathes and cold winds sweep across the land! God breathes again, and warm breezes blow! A horse’s speed or mighty armies do not impress our God. Wealth and power and position count for nothing! But, the Lord delights in those who honor God’s name, who walk in God’s love. Sing praise to our God! All peoples, with your whole being make music and sing! Refrain. MORNING PRAYER
Nancy Renfrow
God, our Beloved, in our worship may we be so overwhelmed by the beauty and power of your love that we drop all attachment to that which distracts and binds us, that which makes us fearful and anxious. Before your grace may all burdens fall from our backs until we see ourselves only as you see us—children, loved and forgiven. And then, set free, may we rise with singleness of devotion and purpose to sing your praise and to live for Jesus Christ as his faithful followers, doing good and making peace. Amen. PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
Nancy Renfrow
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
Over My Head Traditional Spiritual Teresa Ferrara, Mezzo-Soprano
L ISTENING FOR THE W ORD OF G OD HEBREW LESSON
Isaiah/Isaías 40:21-31 Pastor Erica 21Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22It is he who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them like a tent to live in; 23who brings princes to naught, and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing. 24Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their
stem taken root in the earth, when he blows upon them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble. 25To whom then will you compare me, or who is my equal? says the Holy One. 26Lift up your eyes on high and see: Who created these? He who brings out their host and numbers them, calling them all by name; because he is great in strength, mighty in power, not one is missing. 27Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God’? 28Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. 30Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; 31but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. 21¿No
sabéis? ¿No habéis oído? ¿Nunca os lo han dicho desde el principio? ¿No habéis sido enseñados desde que la tierra se fundó? 22El está sentado sobre el círculo de la tierra, cuyos moradores son como langostas; él extiende los cielos como una cortina, los despliega como una tienda para morar. 23El convierte en nada a los poderosos, y a los que gobiernan la tierra hace como cosa vana. 24Como si nunca hubieran sido plantados, como si nunca hubieran sido sembrados, como si nunca su tronco hubiera tenido raíz en la tierra; tan pronto como sopla en ellos se secan, y el torbellino los lleva como hojarasca. 25¿A qué, pues, me haréis semejante o me compararéis? dice el Santo. 26Levantad en alto vuestros ojos, y mirad quién creó estas cosas; él saca y cuenta su ejército; a todas llama por sus nombres; ninguna faltará; tal es la grandeza de su fuerza, y el poder de su dominio. 27¿Por qué dices, oh Jacob, y hablas tú, Israel: Mi camino está escondido de Jehová, y de mi Dios pasó mi juicio? 28¿No has sabido, no has oído que el Dios eterno es Jehová, el cual creó los confines de la tierra? No desfallece, ni se fatiga con cansancio, y su entendimiento no hay quien lo alcance. 29El da esfuerzo al cansado, y multiplica las fuerzas al que no tiene ningunas. 30Los muchachos se fatigan y se cansan, los jóvenes flaquean y caen; 31pero los que esperan a Jehová tendrán nuevas fuerzas; levantarán alas como las águilas; correrán, y no se cansarán; caminarán, y no se fatigarán. EPISTLE LESSON
1 Corinthians/1 Corintios 9:16-23 Reverend Palacios 16Pues si anuncio el evangelio, no tengo por qué gloriarme; porque me es impuesta necesidad; y ay de mí si no anunciare el evangelio! 17Por lo cual, si lo hago de buena voluntad, recompensa tendré; pero si de mala voluntad, la comisión me ha sido encomendada. 18¿Cuál, pues, es mi galardón? Que predicando el evangelio, presente gratuitamente el evangelio de Cristo, para no abusar de mi derecho en el evangelio. 19Por lo cual, siendo libre de todos, me he hecho siervo de todos para ganar a mayor número. 20Me he hecho a los judíos como judío, para ganar a los judíos; a los que están sujetos a la ley (aunque yo no esté sujeto a la ley) como sujeto a la ley, para ganar a los que están sujetos a la ley; 21a los que están sin ley, como si yo estuviera sin ley (no estando yo sin ley de Dios, sino bajo la ley de Cristo), para ganar a los que están sin ley. 22Me he hecho débil a los débiles, para ganar a los débiles; a todos me he hecho de todo, para que de todos modos salve a algunos. 23Y esto hago por causa del evangelio, para hacerme copartícipe de él. 16If
I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe betide me if I do not proclaim the gospel! 17For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with a commission. 18What then is my reward? Just this: that in my proclamation I may make the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my rights in the gospel. 19For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them. 20To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though I myself
am not under the law) so that I might win those under the law. 21To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law) so that I might win those outside the law. 22To the weak I became weak, so that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I might by any means save some. 23I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia Melchior Vulpius (c. 1560 – 1616) Teresa Ferrara, Cantor
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! He cured many who were sick, and cast out demons. In the morning he went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! – Mark 1, adapted GOSPEL LESSON
Mark/Marcos 1:29-35 Pastor Elijah 29As soon as they left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. 31He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them. 32That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. 33And the whole city was gathered around the door. 34And he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him. 35In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. 29Al
salir de la sinagoga, vinieron a casa de Simón y Andrés, con Jacobo y Juan. 30Y la suegra de Simón estaba acostada con fiebre; y en seguida le hablaron de ella. 31Entonces él se acercó, y la tomó de la mano y la levantó; e inmediatamente le dejó la fiebre, y ella les servía. 32Cuando llegó la noche, luego que el sol se puso, le trajeron todos los que tenían enfermedades, y a los endemoniados; 33y toda la ciudad se agolpó a la puerta. 34Y sanó a muchos que estaban enfermos de diversas enfermedades, y echó fuera muchos demonios; y no dejaba hablar a los demonios, porque le conocían. 35Levantándose muy de mañana, siendo aún muy oscuro, salió y se fue a un lugar desierto, y allí oraba. This is the Gospel of Christ. Thanks be to God. GOSPEL HYMN 575
Come and Find the Quiet Center
BEACH SPRING
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Reverend Glaze
Faithful God, send now your Spirit to help us breathe deeply and to shut out all that would distract us, so that we might sit attentive and still before the presence of your good news. And, in that news may we know grace, and find purpose. Amen. SERMON
MUSICAL REFLECTION
Moving On! The Reverend Dr. Joseph Edgar Glaze John Dautzenberg
G IVING AND S ERVING BLESSING THOSE CALLED TO SERVICE ON THE CALVARY BOARD AND DIACONATE There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they all come from the same Spirit. There are different ways to serve the same Lord, yet the same God works in all of us and helps us in everything we do. The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does. A body isn’t really a body, unless there is more than one part. It takes many parts to make a single body. Together you are the body of Christ. —1 Corinthians 12:4-5, 19-20, 27 Thanksgiving for those who completed their service in 2014. Questions for those called for service in 2015. Do you trust that you have been called to serve God and Calvary Baptist Church? We do. Will you be faithful to this call, doing your tasks with care, diligence and joy? We so promise. Will you challenge us to be the best we can be, to live up to the things we say we believe and to our calling to share Christ’s love with all the world? We will. Question for the congregation. Will you be faithful to these servants by honoring their leadership, offering encouragement, praying for them, and serving beside them? We will. Congregational Prayer. Loving God, we thank you for these sisters and brothers whom you have called to work within this church family. We give you thanks for their following of Jesus and for their willingness, by your grace, to serve us. As we commission them for their ministry, we ask your blessing upon them. Guide and equip them so that your church would grow in peace, love and unity—and that your name be glorified in all the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Pastor. Brothers and sisters, you are commissioned for service. May God bless you as you share in the ministry of Jesus Christ. In all your words and deeds, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God through him. MUSICAL OFFERING
Hush! Somebody’s Callin’ My Name Spiritual/arr. Brazeal Dennard (1929-2010) 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
Nancy Renfrow
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 522 We sing each verse in Spanish then English.
Amarte Sólo a Ti, Señor Loving Only You, O Christ
AMARTE SÓLO
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 POSTLUDE
Pastor Erica Macht hoch die Tür, Op. 135a No. 16 Max Reger (1873-1916) John Dautzenberg, Organ
Following worship join us in Woodward Hall, left as you exit the Sanctuary, for refreshments and a time of fellowship. Visitors, we look forward to meeting you! Scripture passages for February 15, Transfiguration Sunday, are 2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9. 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. Words reprinted under CCLI #430459 and OneLicense.net #A-719662. Cover art by Steve Erspamer, Liturgy Training Publications. All rights reserved. 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; 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; 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; Lisa Tette; Doris Vermilya; Earl and Jenna Wright, Isaac Wright’s parents. People of Burma, especially the families of Tangbau Hkawn Nan Tsin & Maran Lu Ra, also for racial reconciliation and justice everywhere. TODAY 2015 INSTALLATION. Today in worship we bless and dedicate our Calvary Church Board, Moderator and Diaconate for their important work this year. And we offer our heartfelt thanks to the 2014 leaders: Kathy Lansing, Claudia Moore, Barbara Hoffer, Rachel Johnson, Trey Sullivan, Becky Vaughn, Daniel Alcazar-Roman, Courtney Rice, Drew Bongiovanni, Salima Appiah-Duffell, Eva Powell, Tom Vanaskie, Katherine Whatley, Abbey Ammerman, Chuck Andreatta, John Appiah-Duffell, Sabrina Jawed, Corina Lopez, Jay Mayfield, Amparo Palacios-Lopez, Nancy Renfrow, Susan Sevier, John Taylor, Jac Whatley, and especially the out-going leaders. Calvary Leaders, we appreciate you, your dedication, and your hard work on behalf of the Calvary Community!
2015 Officiary, Calvary Baptist Church Board
Diaconate
Moderator
Becky Vaughn
Marili Alvarado
Secretary
Claudia Moore
John Appiah-Duffell
Treasurer
Barbara Hoffer
Yolanda Appiah-Kubi
Christian Formation
Daniel Alcazar
Ashley Becker
Diaconate
Abby Ammerman
JosĂŠ Gonzalez-Alfaro
Facilities
Salima Appiah-Duffell
Amparo Palacios-Lopez
Finance
Corina Lopez
Nancy Renfrow
Latino Fellowship and
Eugenia Reyes
Susan Sevier Lu Shan
Vice Moderator Membership Development
Jay Mayfield
Tim Shaw
Missions
Drew Bongiovanni
John Taylor
Nominations
Rachel Johnson
Jackie Wright
Personnel
Eva Powell
Stewardship
Courtney Rice
LENTEN OPPORTUNITIES MARDI GRAS COFFEE HOUR. Sunday, February 15, after worship. King cake and pancakes on a stick will be served! ASH WEDNESDAY. February 18. Services at noon and 6:30 p.m. MAUNDY THURSDAY. April 2. Soup supper at 6:30 p.m. followed by Maundy Thursday service at 7:15 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY. April 3. Service of darkness and remembrance at 7:30 p.m. EASTER SUNDAY. April 5. Celebrate Easter with a Latino Community breakfast at 9:30 a.m., worship at 11:00 a.m., and potluck lunch following!
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. 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 each Tuesday evening 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. 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, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in Butler Hall. Each week we’ll discuss a chapter from Lauren Winner’s book, Mudhouse Sabbath. This week will be teffilah, prayer. Throughout the spring, we’ll study Jewish community practices in connection with Christian community practices. Contact Pastor Erica. NEIGHBORHOOD OFFICE HOURS. Join Pastor Erica in College Park at Ten Ren’s Tea Time [7418 Baltimore Ave.] Thursday, Feb. 12, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (come & go). Each Thursday, Pastor Erica is available in locations around the city for conversation, pastoral care, or whatever! Come say hi! FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB. Join us in the Chapel this Friday at noon, 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. BLOOD DRIVE. Interested in giving blood during a spring blood drive? Contact Paul Rosstead!
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)
Nancy Renfrow
Deacon of the Week (nrenfrow@verizon.net)
C ALVARY B APTIST C HURCH 755 Eighth Street NW Washington DC 20001
202.347.8355 www.calvarydc.org