THE PEOPLE OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH GATHER

THE WORSHIP FEBRUARY 19, 2017

OF

GOD

SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY BLACK HISTORY MONTH

10:50 A.M. PRELUDE 11:00 A.M. WORSHIP

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. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

G ATHERING FOR W ORSHIP PRELUDE

Scheherazade: The Kalendar Prince Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Westmont College Orchestra

WELCOME

Reverend Zehyoue

HYMN 631

Lift Every Voice and Sing LIFT EVERY VOICE

CALL TO WORSHIP

Jodi Smith, Deacon of the Week

God of Grace, Mother of Hope, we pause now to remember the stories and contributions of Black people, stories that are all around us but so often passed over. God of Grace, forgive us for our neglect of those stories and our refusal to affirm that Black lives matter to you. Great God, help us to realize that in Black history we might see all of our histories. Great God, help us to see the day when Black history will be so widely taught that it cannot be contained in one month or in one service, in one book or in one class. We want to see this day, but we know that we can't until we make different choices. Help us to make different choices. Help us to make different choices, where the prison system becomes redemptive and not punitive. Help us to make different choices, where the legal system is more just and merciful. Help us to make different choices, where our schools are fully funded, our neighborhoods are restored, and our economies are fair. Help us to make different choices, reflecting the dignity you bestow on all your children. Give those who fear, courage. Those who fail, grace. Those who despair, hope. Those who mourn, comfort. And those who experience life on the bottom side of hate, a radical experience of your love. Amen. 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.

MORNING PRAYER

Jodi Smith

PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST

Jodi Smith

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

Lauren Zehyoue

MUSICAL MEDITATION

The Word Was Made Flesh David Huntsinger Westmont College Orchestra

L ISTENING FOR THE W ORD OF G OD HEBREW LESSON

Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Kathie Lansing

1The

Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy for I, the Lord your God, am holy… 9When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very edges of your field, or gather the gleanings of your harvest. 10You shall not strip your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the alien: I am the Lord your God. 11You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; and you shall not lie to one another. 12And you shall not swear falsely by my name, profaning the name of your God: I am the Lord. 13You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning. 14You shall not revile the deaf or put a stumbling-block before the blind; you shall fear your God: I am the Lord. 15You shall not render an unjust judgement; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor. 16You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not profit by the blood of your neighbor: I am the Lord. 17You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin; you shall reprove your neighbor, or you will incur guilt yourself. 18You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. 1Habló

Jehová a Moisés, diciendo: 2Habla a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel, y diles: Santos seréis, porque santo soy yo Jehová vuestro Dios… 9Cuando siegues la mies de tu tierra, no segarás hasta el último rincón de ella, ni espigarás tu tierra segada. 10Y no rebuscarás tu viña, ni recogerás el fruto caído de tu viña; para el pobre y para el extranjero lo dejarás. Yo Jehová vuestro Dios. 11No hurtaréis, y no engañaréis ni mentiréis el uno al otro. 12Y no juraréis falsamente por mi nombre, profanando así el nombre de tu Dios. Yo Jehová. 13No oprimirás a tu prójimo, ni le robarás. No retendrás el salario del jornalero en tu casa hasta la mañana. 14No maldecirás al sordo, y delante del ciego no pondrás tropiezo, sino que tendrás temor de tu Dios. Yo Jehová. 15No harás injusticia en el juicio, ni favoreciendo al pobre ni complaciendo al grande; con justicia juzgarás a tu prójimo. 16No andarás chismeando entre tu pueblo. No atentarás contra la vida de tu prójimo. Yo Jehová. 17No aborrecerás a tu hermano en tu corazón; razonarás con tu prójimo, para que no participes de su pecado. 18No te vengarás, ni guardarás rencor a los hijos de tu pueblo, sino amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo. Yo Jehová.

EPISTLE LESSON

1 Corintios/ 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 Brayan Gonzalez

10Conforme

a la gracia de Dios que me ha sido dada, yo como perito arquitecto puse el fundamento, y otro edifica encima; pero cada uno mire cómo sobreedifica. 11Porque nadie puede poner otro fundamento que el que está puesto, el cual es Jesucristo… 16¿No sabéis que sois santuario de Dios, y que el Espíritu de Dios mora en vosotros? 17Si alguno destruye el santuario de Dios, Dios le destruirá a él; porque el santuario de Dios, el cual sois vosotros, es sagrado. 18Nadie se engañe a sí mismo; si alguno entre vosotros se cree sabio según este mundo, hágase ignorante para que llegue a ser sabio. 19Porque la sabiduría de este mundo es insensatez para con Dios; pues escrito está: Él atrapa a los sabios en la astucia de ellos. 20Y otra vez: El Señor conoce los razonamientos de los sabios, que son vanos. 21Así que, ninguno se jacte en los hombres; porque todo es vuestro: 22sea Pablo, sea Apolos, sea Cefas, sea el mundo, sea la vida, sea la muerte, sea lo presente, sea lo por venir, todo es vuestro, 23y vosotros de Cristo, y Cristo de Dios. 10According

to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. 11For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ… 16Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. 18Do not deceive yourselves. If you think that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise. 19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: He catches the wise in their craftiness; 20and again: The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile. 21So let no one boast about human leaders. For all things are yours, 22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future— all belong to you, 23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia Jacques Berthier (1923-1994) Miles Herr, Cantor

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Your Father in heaven makes the sun rise on both the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous alike. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! (Matthew 5, adapted) GOSPEL LESSON

Matthew/ Mateo 5: 38-48 Salima Appiah-Duffell

38You

have heard that it was said: An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 39But I say to you: Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; 40and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well; 41and if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile. 42Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you. 43You have heard that it was said: You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. 44But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. 46For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax-collectors do the same? 47And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. 38Oísteis

que fue dicho: Ojo por ojo, y diente por diente. 39Pero yo os digo: No resistáis al malvado; antes, a cualquiera que te hiera en la mejilla derecha, vuélvele también la otra; 40y al que quiera ponerte a pleito y quitarte la túnica, déjale también la capa; 41y a cualquiera que te obligue a llevar

carga por una milla, ve con él dos. 42Al que te pida, dale; y al que quiera tomar de ti prestado, no lo desatiendas. 43Oísteis que fue dicho: Amarás a tu prójimo, y aborrecerás a tu enemigo. 44Pero yo os digo: Amad a vuestros enemigos, bendecid a los que os maldicen, haced bien a los que os aborrecen, y orad por los que os ultrajan y os persiguen; 45para que así lleguéis a ser hijos de vuestro Padre que está en los cielos, que hace salir su sol sobre malos y buenos, y que hace llover sobre justos e injustos. 46Porque si amáis a los que os aman, ¿qué recompensa tendréis? ¿No hacen también lo mismo los publicanos? 47Y si saludáis a vuestros hermanos solamente, ¿qué hacéis de más? ¿No lo hacen también así los gentiles? 48Sed, pues, vosotros perfectos, como vuestro Padre que está en los cielos es perfecto. This is the Gospel of Christ. Thanks be to God. HYMN We sing v.1 English, v.2 Spanish, v. 3 English, v.1 Spanish to conclude.

What Wondrous Love Is This /¡Cuán Admirable Amor! WONDROUS LOVE

PRAYERS FOR CALVARY AND LORD’S PRAYER Reverend Zehyoue 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. The Case for Good Religion: Part Three Joining the Invisible Institution Reverend Elijah Zehyoue

SERMON

MUSICAL REFLECTION

In the Beginning Was the Word David Huntsinger Miles Herr, Tenor Westmont College Orchestra

G IVING AND S ERVING INVITATION TO GIVE AND TO SERVE MUSICAL OFFERING See hymn 619, to reflect upon the text as you listen.

HYMN 50

Cheryl Branham How Can I Keep from Singing Robert Lowry/arr. Dan Goeller Westmont College Orchestra 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

José Gonzalez

B ECOMING D ISCIPLES INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP HYMN 595

Reverend Zehyoue Be Thou My Vision SLANE

AFFIRMING GOD’S CALL We give thanks that you have been guided by God to this moment. As a community of faith, we welcome you into the membership of this church. We pledge to love each other and to work together to grow into the fullness of Christ. BENEDICTION

Reverend Zehyoue

POSTLUDE

Huapango Traditional, Mexico José Pablo Moncayo (1912-1958) Westmont College Orchestra

Following worship, the Orchestra will hold a brief OPEN REHEARSAL in the Sanctuary, in preparation for their performance at Kennedy Center. All are invited to stay for more music! Also, be sure to join us in Woodward Hall, left as you exit the Sanctuary, for refreshments and a time of fellowship during Coffee Hour. Visitors, we look forward to meeting you! Families with babies and young children: for your convenience, you’ll find changing tables in the Parents’ Room, balcony level on the right side, and also downstairs in the nursery. 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, © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House. What Wondrous Love Is This /¡Cuán Admirable Amor!, Chalice 200. Words: Appalachian folk tune, PD; tr Ronald F. Krisman, © 2012 GIA Publications Inc. Words reprinted under CCLI #430459 and OneLicense.net #A-719662. All rights reserved.

Lectionary Passages for February 26, Transfiguration Sunday, are Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2 or Psalm 99; Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9. REMEMBER IN PRAYER New this week: Alex Lewis, Keevin Lewis’ father; loved ones of Al Nielsen who died Wednesday, February 15 Carmen Angdisen; Demy Angdisen; Maria Bensussen, Ryan Harvey’s grandmother; Sara Bermúdez, Lorena Pereira’s mother; Sue Bollinger, Michelle Harris-Love’s mother; Dylan Canfield, Laura Canfield’s nephew; Cristina Chacón; Roberta Clyburn, Janice Glover’s sister; Mileeyah Crudup, Betty Crudup’s granddaughter; Melo dos Santos, mother-in-law of Raimundo Barreto; Denny Duffell, John AppiahDuffell’s father; Natalia Fernandez, Gretchen White’s friend; Dick Glandt, former member; Paula Harrison, Claudia Moore's cousin; Berniece and Bill Harward; Henry Holcomb, Eva Powell’s stepfather; Sabrina Jawed’s father; Lucy Johnson, Jackie Wright’s grandmother; Jimmie Lea, Pastor Erica’s grandmother; Jessica Long, Beverly Fahey’s daughter-in-law; Carmen Myers, Theresa Beaton’s cousin; Amelia Powell, Andrea Powell’s mother; Paul Rice; Harold Ritchie; Ruby Shepherd; Elijah SimpsonSundell, Cheryl Branham’s student; Sunny Soto’s mother; Bob Tiller; Victor Tupitza; Harold Walker, Jackie Wright’s stepfather; Earl and Jenna Wright, Isaac Wright’s parents. Peace in El Salvador, refugees, asylum seekers, and immigration reform, victims of gun violence, racial reconciliation and justice everywhere. People targeted with hate crimes. Our nation as we respond to the new Presidential administration. Pastor Sally and Pastor Maria as they prepare to move to DC. Peace in our world, especially those impacted by war, violence and government turmoil. TODAY BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN WORSHIP. This February we celebrate Black History Month in worship, and our theme centers on The Case for Good Religion. Pastor Elijah leads us as we make a case for a better faith in our time, through worship, preaching, and singing. Join us! CALVARY WELCOMES WESTMONT COLLEGE ORCHESTRA. The orchestra, with conductor Dr. Michael Shasberger, is participating in a festival at Kennedy Center this weekend. Westmont is a Christian liberal arts college in Santa Barbara CA, where Dr. Shasberger holds the Adams Chair of Music and Worship. Thanks to Westmont Orchestra for sharing your gifts at Calvary, and thanks to Cindy Petty at Music Celebrations International for organizing the tour and arranging their visit today.

CALVARY WELCOMES SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL. Sidwell Friends, a Quaker school in DC, is organizing demonstrations and other activities to show solidarity with places of worship that might feel targeted in light of recent political events. “We appreciate your church’s commitment to equality and justice.” Welcome to Calvary, Sidwell Friends—we appreciate your support and partnership! WELCOME, PASTOR MARIA AND PASTOR SALLY. Today during Coffee Hour, be sure to sign up to participate in a good old fashioned pounding, to welcome Calvary’s new Senior Co-Pastors Sally and Maria on February 26! To participate in the pounding, church members bring non-perishable items for new pastors as they begin their service—the word comes from the tradition of bringing a pound of flour or a pound of sugar to share. Also at the welcome table, you’ll find a box to collect pounding items. Please join us in extending this tangible sign of welcome to Pastor Maria and Pastor Sally. On February 26, we’ll also express our deep gratitude to all the members of Calvary’s Ministerial Selection Committee—we appreciate your hard work and the resulting call of these fine pastors! BIENVENIDO, PASTORA MARIA Y PASTORA SALLY. El 26 de febrero, nuestras nuevas pastoras comenzarán su ministerio en nuestra iglesia. Estamos planeando saludarlos con una actividad de bienvenida llamada, pounding. En un pounding los miembros de la iglesia traen artículos no perecibles para los nuevos pastores cuando comienzan su servicio. Pounding viene la palabra libra en inglés porque la gente solía traer una libra de harina o una libra de azúcar. Si desea unirse a esta actividad de bienvenida, añada su nombre en la hoja de inscripción que estará en la mesa de bienvenida. Allí, también encontrará una caja para colocar los artículos que traiga. Únase a nosotros para extender la bienvenida a las pastoras María y Sally. WELCOME BOOK. Be sure to see Karla Fahey today during Coffee Hour if you’d like an updated photo to submit with your letter. Help us to welcome Pastors Sally and Maria as we put together a booklet of welcome letters and photos for their first Sunday on February 26! In order for them to get to know us better, write a letter of any length welcoming them to Calvary and providing some information about yourself, plus a recent photo. Send letters to Tim Shaw by February 22, [email protected]. PASTOR ERICA is away today, returning to the office Tuesday, February 21. EMERGENCY RESPONSE SIGNAGE makes its debut around the building! Be sure to take a look at the signs and review suggestions on how to respond to different concerns at Calvary. Thank you to Jeremy Fretts for designing these signs, Amparo Palacios Lopez for Spanish translation, and the other members of the Emergency Response Planning Team: Amy Shaw, Eva Powell, Josh Russell, and Laura Canfield. COMING UP THEOLOGY ON DRAFT meets each Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. in Butler Hall. We are studying Good Christian Sex, by Bromleigh McCleneghan. Contact Pastor Elijah. ARISE: A QUEER THEOLOGY COLLABORATIVE meets for current event and book discussion the second Wednesday of each month. We are studying Liberating Sexuality by Miguel de la Torre. Arise also meets the fourth Wednesday each month for dinner or happy hour social. Our next social meetup is Wednesday, February 22, 6:30 p.m. at District Taco, 1309 F St NW. Arise is an ecumenical discussion group for any LGBTQ-identified persons. Contact Pastor Erica for more information. DOWNTOWN SOCIAL CLUB. Calvary hosts this program for residents of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, first and third Thursdays each month, 10:00 a.m. to noon. To volunteer, contact Carol Blythe. FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB. Join FMMC each Friday at noon in Palacios Chapel for free chamber music concerts. All are welcome! ASH WEDNESDAY. Mark your calendar for March 1, when our six-week Lenten journey begins on Ash Wednesday. Calvary’s Sanctuary will be open for prayer and reflection, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., and a pastor will be available to impose ashes. Join us at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary for Ash Wednesday worship. FIRST SUNDAY CALVARY COMMUNITY BREAKFAST. Everyone in the Calvary Community is invited to share breakfast together, March 5 at 9:00 a.m. in Palacios Chapel. Be sure to bring your favorite breakfast dish to share! Contact Eugenia Reyes.

WASHINGTON INTERFAITH NETWORK (WIN) is leading DC congregations and nonprofits in grassroots organizing. Join us in build power with residents across race, class, religion, and culture; press DC Government to take action to protect working class citizens, and contributing to a national movement for a more just nation. Tuesday, March 7, 7:00pm – 9:00pm, Holy Redeemer Catholic Church (206 New York Ave NW), RSVP to Josh Russell or [email protected]. Learn more at www.windc-iaf.org. MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID. Calvary will host a Mental Health First Aid class Saturday, March 18, 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour course that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact, and provides an overview of appropriate supports. With the assistance of a certified instructor, the program also teaches common risk factors and warning signs of specific illnesses like anxiety, depression, substance use, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and schizophrenia. Like CPR, Mental Health First Aid prepares participants using role-playing and simulations to interact with a person experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis and connect the person with appropriate professional, peer, social and self-help care. The cost of this full-day program is $70/person. Some scholarships are available. Please contact Laura Canfield with any questions. For more information about Mental Health First Aid, check out the website: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/cs/about/

C HURCH S TAFF Sabra Barrett Cheryl Branham Saw Ler Htoo Al Jeter Erica Lea Paul Rosstead Elijah Zehyoue

Communications/Administrative Assistant ([email protected], ext. 124) Director of Music ([email protected], ext. 136) Pastor, Calvary Burmese Church ([email protected]) Supervisor of Maintenance ([email protected], ext. 128) Pastor in Residence ([email protected], ext. 142) Church Administrator ([email protected], ext. 127) Pastoral Resident ([email protected], ext. 133)

Jodi Smith

Deacon of the Week ([email protected]) C ALVARY B APTIST C HURCH 755 Eighth Street NW Washington DC 20001

202.347.8355 www.calvarydc.org