Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 22, 2012 Calvary Baptist Church Washington, DC

THE PEOPLE OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH GATHER FOR JULY 22, 2012

THE WORSHIP OF GOD

EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

11:00 A.M.

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GATHERING FOR WORSHIP

PRELUDE Praise to the Lord, the Almighty Diane Bish (b. 1941) Matthew Daley, organ Amy Butler Weave
WEAVE

WORDS OF WELCOME CONGREGATIONAL CALL TO WORSHIP Listen as the Cantor sings, then sing together. Weave, weave, weave us together. Weave us together in unity and love. Weave, weave, weave us together. Weave us together, together in love. HYMN, NO. 108 CALL TO WORSHIP

Lift High the Cross

CRUCIFER

Ryan Harvey

We are the church, when we gather together for the worship of God. We are the church, when we offer prayers of petition and peace. We are the church, when we raise our voices in grateful song. We are the church, when we answer the relentless call of God. We are the church, when we bless and honor the commitments we make to one another. When we offer our lives in the service of God together, we are the church! Let us worship God! INVOCATION THE PEACE OF CHRIST Katie Harvey Katie Harvey

La paz del Seor sea contigo. Y contigo tambin. 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 Jason Smith

Congregation standing. Congregational responses in bold. Page numbers refer to Sanctuary Bibles. Audio enhancement devices and Spanish/English Bibles are available for use during worship. Please ask an usher for assistance.

MUSICAL MEDITATION

Panis Angelicus Csar Franck (1822 - 1890) Natalie Barrens-Rogers, soprano

The bread of angels becomes the bread of men. The heavenly bread ends all symbols. Oh, miraculous thing! The body of the Lord will nourish the poor and humble servant. Amen.

LIVING THE WORD OF GOD

HEBREW LESSON, P. 245 PSALTER, NO. 734 Please sing Response 1. EPISTLE LESSON, P.950 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION 2 Samuel 7:1 - 14a Leah Grundset Davis Psalm 23 Natalie Barrens-Rogers, cantor Ephesians 2:17 - 22 Edgar Palacios Alleluia Jacques Berthier (1923 - 1994) Natalie Barrens-Rogers, cantor

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. (repeat) Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. (repeat) They have no wine; do whatever he tells you. Draw some out; you have kept the good wine until now. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. (repeat) adapted from John 2 GOSPEL LESSON, P. 863 This is the Gospel of Christ. Thanks be to God. John 2:1 - 11 Ryan Harvey

GIVING AND SERVING

INVITATION MUSICAL OFFERING Leah Grundset Davis Ave Maria Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893) Natalie Barrens-Rogers, soprano

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. HYMN, NO. 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 Leah Grundset Davis

CELEBRATING MARRIAGE: DJUNA MITCHELL AND JEFF WILSON

SERMON We Are the Church: Blessing Our Commitments Amy Butler Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
HYMN TO JOY

HYMN OF PROCESSION, NO. 2 QUESTION OF INTENT CONGREGATIONAL AFFIRMATION

Amy Butler

As a community of faith, we declare our support of your relationship and rejoice with you in this celebration of love. We pledge to you our friendship, our prayers, our council, our caring, and our continued support of your marriage covenant. VOWS EXCHANGE OF RINGS PRONOUNCEMENT OF MARRIAGE PRAYER OF BLESSING AND LORDS PRAYER Amy Butler Leah Grundset Davis

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.

BECOMING DISCIPLES
INVITATION HYMN, NO. 526 Amy Butler The Gift of Love
GIFT OF LOVE

During the singing, we invite you to come forward if you wish to make a public commitment to Christ or to join our family of faith. WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS We give thanks that you have been guided by the hand of God to this community of faith. We pledge to love each other and to work to grow into the fullness of Christ together. Amen. BENEDICTION CONGREGATIONAL BENEDICTION Please remain standing and sing together. POSTLUDE Edgar Palacios Weave
WEAVE

God of Grace Paul Manz (1919 - 2009) Matthew Daley, organ

Following worship, please join us in Woodward Hall, left as you exit the Sanctuary, for a reception honoring Djuna and Jeff. Visitors, we look forward to greeting you as honored guests. Scripture passages for July 29, Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, are John 3: 16 and Isaiah 40: 21-31. REMEMBER IN PRAYER Cristina Chacn; Roberta Clyburn, sister of Janice Glover; Lucille Davis, aunt of John Davis; Bruce Dietrick, father of Meara Dietrick; Riley Green, brother of Ashley Coates; family and friends of Serena Theo Hall who died Friday, July 13; Ann Happoldt, cousin of Claudia Moore; Sandra Harvey, aunt of Ryan Harvey; Bill Harward; Lorand and Ziyad families, friends of Meara Dietrick; Donna Morrow, friend of Katie Harvey; Needham family, friends of Josh Keller; Will NeSmith, friend of John Taylor; Joe Novak, friend of Kim Sisk; Rene Parault, grandmother of Josh Keller. Congratulations to Jeff and Djuna and blessings on their marriage! SPECIAL GIFTS have been made to First Baptist Church of Sofia, Bulgaria, in memory of Dr. Nadejda Pancheva Sarafova Fortunova, Liubov Russells mother, by Victor Tupitza, Thomas and Margaret Pellinger, and the co-workers of Liubov Russell. WORSHIP Today, we conclude our four-week series, We Are the Church: Comforting, Commissioning, Nurturing, Blessing. This series helps us to remember and to celebrate some of the ways we function as the church of Jesus Christ: a memorial service, an ordination, an intern preaching, a wedding all in Sunday morning worship! NEXT SUNDAY, CALVARY UNPLUGGED:: LOOK AGAIN Last year, we took a break from higher liturgy in the Sanctuary and spent part of the summer unplugged, for a more conversational, acoustic approach to worship. Starting next Sunday, July 29, we begin another sixweek series entitled Look Again. Well examine passages weve heard all our lives but never understood, or understood in a way that might be problematic. Join us in the Chapel, 11:00 a.m. each Sunday, July 29 September 2. TODAY CALVARY YARD SALE Donate gently used items in Kendall 5 for the sale, October 17-19, supporting Shalom Scholarship. Sorry, no large appliances or clothing. Boxes and shopping bags are also needed. Contact Gretchen White for details.

CALVARY STITCH ALONG Enjoy an afternoon of crocheting, conversation and crafts, today at 12:30 p.m. in the Library. COMING UP BIG SING, ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND QUARTERLY BUSINESS MEETING Its a Calvary summertime tradition! Join us in Shallenberger Hall, Wednesday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. Well enjoy ice cream sundaes, learn a few songs before the Unplugged worship series begins next Sunday, and reflect on the business of the church for the quarter. ALL-COME CHOIR Another opportunity is coming up fast for anyone who loves to sing. Join us Sunday, July 29, 10:00 a.m. in Music Suite. Well prepare some terrific music for worship that day, the first Sunday of this summers Unplugged series in Woodward Hall. We need your smiling face and your singing voice, so come sing with us! AUTUMN CALLER Please submit articles for the Autumn Caller (September-November) to Jason Smith by Wednesday, August 1. THEATRE LABS MUSICAL THEATRE INSTITUTE FOR TEENS just completed a sold-out production of the musical Parade. Their next musical feature is Urinetown, August 9-11, at 7:30 p.m. in Woodward Hall. Everyone in the Calvary community is invited to attend the matinee performance on Saturday, August 11, at 2 p.m.contact Theatre Lab to reserve your free tickets. On Friday, August 10 at 7:30 p.m., Theatre Labs Summer Acting Institute for Teens presents the play Off a Broken Road at Theater J, 1529 16th Street NW. Visit www.theatrelab.org or call 202.824.0449.

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.

CHURCH STAFF
Cheryl Branham Amy Butler Leah Grundset Davis Rich Havard Saw Ler Htoo Al Jeter Edgar Palacios Paul Rosstead Jason Smith Director of Music (cbranham@calvarydc.org, ext. 136) Senior Pastor (abutler@calvarydc.org, ext. 121) Associate Pastor (lgrundset@calvarydc.org, ext. 142) Pastoral Intern (rhavard@calvarydc.org, ext. 131) Missionary, Burmese Community (lerhtoo@hotmail.com) Supervisor of Maintenance (ajeter@calvarydc.org, ext. 128) Associate Pastor, Education (epalacios@calvarydc.org, ext. 103) Church Administrator (prosstead@calvarydc.org, ext. 127) Ministry Assistant (jsmith@calvarydc.org, ext. 133)

Calvary Baptist Church 755 Eighth Street NW Washington, DC 20001

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