Calvary Episcopal Church
The Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
August 15, 2010
Holy Eucharist ▪ 10:00 a.m.
Welcome to Calvary Church
The Service is from the red Book of Common Prayer (page numbers listed). The Hymns are from the blue Hymnal (hymn numbers listed) and usually relate to the lessons for the day.
All baptized Christians are invited to share in the communion of bread and wine. Those who wish to receive laying-on-of-hands and anointing for healing should kneel at the Healing Station on their way back from Communion.
Prelude
Processional Hymn: 495 Hail, thou once despised Jesus! vs. 1 and 4
The Word of God
Blessing page 355
Collect for Purity page 355
Gloria in excelsis (S280) page 356
Collect of the Day
Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Lesson: Jeremiah 23:23-29
Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off? Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord. I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in my name, saying, “I have dreamed, I have dreamed!” How long? Will the hearts of the prophets ever turn back—those who prophesy lies, and who prophesy the deceit of their own heart? They plan to make my people forget my name by their dreams that they tell one another, just as their ancestors forgot my name for Baal. Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let the one who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? says the Lord. Is not my word like fire, says the Lord, and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?
Psalm 82
1 God takes his stand in the council of heaven; *
he gives judgment in the midst of the gods:
2 “How long will you judge unjustly, *
and show favor to the wicked?
3 Save the weak and the orphan; *
defend the humble and needy;
4 Rescue the weak and the poor; *
deliver them from the power of the wicked.
5 They do not know, neither do they understand;
they go about in darkness; *
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 Now I say to you, ‘You are gods, *
and all of you children of the Most High;
7 Nevertheless, you shall die like mortals, *
and fall like any prince.’”
8 Arise, O God, and rule the earth, *
for you shall take all nations for your own.
Epistle: Hebrews 11:29-12:2
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days. By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace. And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better resurrection. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and Imprisonment. They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented— of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground. Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect. Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
Sequence Hymn: 596 Judge eternal, throned in splendor
Gospel: Luke 12:49-56
Jesus said, “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be baptized, and what stress I am under until it is completed! Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! From now on five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three; they will be divided: father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain’; and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat’; and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?”
Homily
Nicene Creed page 358
Prayers of the People Form IV page 388
Confession of Sin page 360
Exchange of the Peace page 360
Offertory
Doxology:
Praise God from Whom all Blessings flow:
Praise Him all Creatures here Below: Alleluia, Alleluia.
Praise Him Above, Ye Heavenly Host:
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
The Holy Communion
Holy Eucharistic: Prayer A page 361
Sanctus (S125) page 362
Consecration page 362
The Lord’s Prayer page 364
Breaking of the Bread page 364
Agnus Dei (S161)
Prayer for Healing
Communion
Post-Communion Prayer page 365
Blessing
Recessional Hymn: 636 How firm a foundation
Dismissal page 366
Postlude
Participants in Today’s Service
Celebrant The Rev. Canon Joseph S. Tucker
Organist Twyla Evitts
Eucharistic Assistant Sharon Parker
Lector Laura Selwood
Acolytes Melissa Glazar and Alex Kaznowsky
Healing Station Cas Knox
Usher Chuck Moore
Altar Guild Ellen Baum
Counters Frank Webb and Mary Morgan
Altar Flowers:
On behalf of Miss Mary Morgan, today’s altar flowers are offered to the glory of God and in memory of H. James Morgan and Audrey Thompson.
This week please pray for:
Our Armed Forces: We commend to your gracious care all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them with your heavenly grace, strengthen them in their trials, give them comfort, and grant them a sense of your abiding presence, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Pray especially for: Arthur Brumbley, Erik Casarez, Joseph Holmes, John McDermott, Greg Reppas, Timothy Thomas, and Justin Wample.
For Health and Healing:
Andrew Bailey (Barbara Bradley)
Diane Blaesser (Heather Brown)
Bill and Rea Bomberger (Mark Thompson)
Judy Duncan (Patricia Glass)
Patty Glazar (Melissa and David Glazar)
Dusty Grim (Ginney Hunter)
Dwight Herd (Andrew Brennan)
Ed Keresty (Patricia Glass)
Jennifer King (Beverly Kendig)
Brian Maloney (Mary Morgan)
John Navicki (George Glass)
Corey Ortwein (Mark Thompson)
Orlando Otey (Sharon Parker)
William Sparks (Heather Brown)
Leonard Talley (member)
Joyce Towers (Ellen Baum)
Ray and Ilse Townsend (members)
Patrick Warren (Ellen Baum)
Jill Webster (member)
Cheryl Weeks (Ellen Baum)
George Wilson (Michael Kendig)
** Please contact the church office: (302)764-2027 or Calvary304@aol.com to add someone to the prayer list. Names will appear on the prayer list for up to 4 weeks unless otherwise requested.
Announcements:
Notice: If you are celebrating the anniversary of your baptism, you are invited to follow the usher to the altar at the offertory for a blessing and to give a number of pennies equivalent to the years since you were baptized.
In reaction to the difficulties of Christina School District, and the consequent shortfalls of supplies for children, the Vestry decided this year to Adopt-a-Classroom, and help the children of Dorothy Bobo’s First Grade class at Albert Jones Elementary School. A list of things that are needed is posted on the board outside the Guild Room.
Open Sunday remaining for altar flowers in 2010: September 26. Anyone interested in a flower date please contact Lyn Gano at 762-1639 or lyngano@aol.com.
Friday, August 20th: Submission deadline for the September edition of the Calvary Monthly Newsletter. Please submit articles, upcoming events/dates, etc. to Heather Brown.
Sunday, August 29th, 10:30am: Annual Calvary picnic at Fox Point State Park. Sign up sheet located on the bulletin board outside of the Guild Room.
Blood Bank of Delmarva: For a number of years, Calvary has been a group member of the Blood Bank of Delmarva. This is a non-profit organization which provides blood to over 167,000 families in our area each year. If you or anyone covered by your membership needs blood, the Blood Bank will replace it or pay the cost of replacing it.
The Blood Bank’s annual fee for those in a group membership is $5. Those 65 and over only pay $2 after the first year. Members are required to take a turn providing blood about once every two years. You do not have to give blood yourself. You may have someone else give blood for you or pay a set amount equal to the cost of a pint of blood. Ginney Hunter will soon be contacting our Blood Bank members to renew their memberships. If you would like to join the Blood Bank of have any questions about this organization, please call her at: 239-9674.
The Forward Day by Day for August, September, and October is available on the table across from the office.
EfM: A national program developed for lay people to dig deeper into their Christian faith through studying the Bible, learning about Church history, and participating in group discussions that reflect on the meaning of God and God’s role in our lives. An experienced mentor guides the group through it’s process. Grace Episcopal Church on Concord Pike will be starting its next year of Education for Ministry (affectionately known as EfM) on Monday, September 13, 2010 from 7 to 9:30pm. We invite you to join us. For more information please contact either Grace Church: 302-478-2123 or Cindy Larned 610-357-2901.