Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 22, 2012

Calvary Baptist Church

Washington, DC

THE PEOPLE OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH GATHER FOR

THE WORSHIP OF GOD JULY 22, 2012 11:00 A.M.

EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST __________________________________________________________________

GATHERING FOR WORSHIP

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

WORDS OF WELCOME Amy Butler

CONGREGATIONAL CALL TO WORSHIP Weave Listen as the Cantor sings, then sing together. WEAVE

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 Lift High the Cross CRUCIFER

CALL TO WORSHIP 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 Katie Harvey

THE PEACE OF CHRIST Katie Harvey

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 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 César 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 2 Samuel 7:1 - 14a Leah Grundset Davis

PSALTER, NO. 734 Psalm 23 Please sing Response 1. Natalie Barrens-Rogers, cantor

EPISTLE LESSON, P.950 Ephesians 2:17 - 22 Edgar Palacios

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION 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 John 2:1 - 11 Ryan Harvey

This is the Gospel of Christ. Thanks be to God.

GIVING AND SERVING

INVITATION Leah Grundset Davis

MUSICAL OFFERING 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

HYMN OF PROCESSION, NO. 2 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee HYMN TO JOY

QUESTION OF INTENT Amy Butler

CONGREGATIONAL AFFIRMATION

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 Amy Butler

PRAYER OF BLESSING AND LORD’S PRAYER 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 Amy Butler

HYMN, NO. 526 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 Edgar Palacios

CONGREGATIONAL BENEDICTION Weave

Please remain standing and sing together. WEAVE

POSTLUDE 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 Chacón; 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 Russell’s 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 six-week series entitled Look Again. We’ll examine passages we’ve 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 It’s a Calvary summertime tradition! Join us in Shallenberger Hall, Wednesday, July 25, at 6:30 p.m. We’ll 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. We’ll prepare some terrific music for worship that day, the first Sunday of this summer’s 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 LAB’S 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 Lab’s 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 Director of Music (cbranham@calvarydc.org, ext. 136) Amy Butler Senior Pastor (abutler@calvarydc.org, ext. 121) Leah Grundset Davis Associate Pastor (lgrundset@calvarydc.org, ext. 142) Rich Havard Pastoral Intern (rhavard@calvarydc.org, ext. 131) Saw Ler Htoo Missionary, Burmese Community (lerhtoo@hotmail.com) Al Jeter Supervisor of Maintenance (ajeter@calvarydc.org, ext. 128) Edgar Palacios Associate Pastor, Education (epalacios@calvarydc.org, ext. 103) Paul Rosstead Church Administrator (prosstead@calvarydc.org, ext. 127) Jason Smith Ministry Assistant (jsmith@calvarydc.org, ext. 133)

Calvary Baptist Church 202.347.8355 755 Eighth Street NW fax 202.347.6360 Washington, DC 20001 www.calvarydc.org