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January 12, 2025 — FIRST SUNDAY OF EPIPHANY

Procession Hymn The Church is One Foundation   AA-337
Opening Prayer From “Black Liturgies” by Cole Arthur Riley
Opening Meditation
Inhale God is born
Exhale I can rest in the beauty
Collect Lectionary Insert
Hebrew Scriptures Genesis (21:14-19)
Canticle Psalm (34:1-14)
New Testament Corinthians (9:6-13)
Gospel Hymn Seek Ye First The Kingdom f God    (H – 771)
Gospel Luke (4:1-15)
Sermon Rev. Peter Jarrett-Schell
Nicene Creed BCP pg. 358
Calvary’s Mission Statement (composed by Yvonne Lee)
We, the members of Calvary Episcopal Church, believe in taking the journey of God’s love and service to those who know Christ, and those who seek Christ.
Prayers of the People Lectionary Insert
Peace
The flowers on the altar are given the glory of God and in loving memory of my mother, Frances Bolden, by Phyllis Bolden.
Special Rendition Edna Martin, Jay Bragg
Offertory  Tell Me The Stories of Jesus AA- 331
If would like to make your offering electronically, you can do so at: www.calvarydc.net/donate Doxology Praise God AA-650
The Eucharist Our eucharist prayer was composed by the Rev. Dr. Gayle Fisher-Stewart
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Lift up your hearts,
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give God our thanks and praise.

Celebrant: Because you sent your beloved Son to redeem us from sin and death, and to make us heirs in him of everlasting life; that when he shall come again in power and great triumph to judge the world, we may without shame or fear rejoice to behold his appearing. Blessed are you, O God, who sets the table of creation and invites us to feast with you in a cosmic celebration of love and desire. As we again await, Immanuel, God with us, we thank you for Jesus, whose life, prayer, and ministry opened our eyes to the glory of life and fueled our hunger for your long anticipated reign of justice, mercy, and peace. You call all people to follow your paths of justice and peace, beating their swords into plow shares and their spears into pruning hooks. In the light of your holy Word we look for the day when nations shall not lift up sword against nations, or learn war any more. Therefore, with the entire company of heaven, and with your people on earth who live in this hope, we praise you and join in the never-ending hymn:
People: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Celebrant: We thank you for Christ’s passionate solidarity with the suffering of all the earth; for as he bore in his own body the wounds of creation, he embraced us in our brokenness and gathered us into his wholeness so that we might know ourselves beloved and serve with him as priests forever in an all-embracing Eucharist. Blessed is our brother Jesus, bone of our bone, and flesh of our flesh; who, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, blessed it and said:
People: “This is my body which is given for you. Do this to remember me.”
Celebrant: In the same way, Jesus took the cup after supper and said:
People: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this whenever you drink it, to remember me.”
Celebrant: So, as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the mystery of our faith:
People: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Celebrant: Here in this place, we celebrate the life that death could not hold, the life that Jesus has shared among his community through the centuries, and shares with us now. Made one with him, and thus, with each other, we lay before you these gifts of bread and wine, tokens of our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, for here we offer and present to you ourselves, our bodies, minds and spirits, to be a holy and continuous sacrifice to you,
People: Come, Holy Spirit, Come. Come, Holy Spirit Come.
Celebrant: Come and brood over these bodily things, this bread and this wine. May they be for us the body and blood of Christ; healing, renewing, and making us whole.
People: Come, Holy Spirit, Come. Come, Holy Spirit Come.
Celebrant: Come and embrace us with your life-giving power that as bread and wine are made one with us, we may become one with you; bone of your bone, flesh of your flesh.
People: Come, Holy Spirit, Come. Come, Holy Spirit Come.
Celebrant: Come and make your gathered people the real presence of Christ for the world, living our prayer and praying our life until heaven and earth are reconciled, and all are free as Christ is free.
People: Glory be to you, O God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; one God and Mother of all creation; as in the beginning, so now, and forever. Amen!
Lord’s Prayer BCP pg. 364
Celebrant: Lamb of God
People: You take away the sins of the world.
Celebrant: Lamb of God
People: You take away the sins of the world
Celebrant: Lamb of God
People: Grant us your peace
Celebrant: These are the gifts of God for you, God’s people. This is the Lord’s table. Come, when you are fearful, to be made new in love. Come when you are doubtful, to be made strong in faith. Come, when you are regretful, and be made whole. Come, everyone; there is room for all!
Communion Hymn Yield Not to Temptation AA-429
Post-Communion Prayer Be at peace. May you access the fulness of a joy that allows for both an interior solemnity and a levity. May you learn to be at rest with yourself, able to access a peace that carries memory but isn’t chained to the past. And may you laugh, allowing the mystery of joy to steady you always and keep you from despair. Amen.
Announcements
Final Hymn Take The Name of Jesus With You AA-297
We are blessed to have DevinLeigh lead our music service today.

January 12, 2025

Today’s scriptural translations are by drawn from “A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church” By Dr. Wil Gafney,

Collect
Lord, your power is apparent in maintaining our storehouse of resources. Remind us that we need not be hesitant in helping others for fear of our own reserve; because you are the endless supplier to those who cheerfully give; and in doing so, the blessings are twofold – not only are we helping others with a need, but we allow spiritual enrichment of their lives and ours, increasing thanksgiving to God; though Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

A Reading from the Book of Genesis (21:14-19)

So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave it to Hagar. He placed it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. Then she walked away and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba. When the water in the skin was gone, she thrust the child under one of the bushes. Then she went and sat herself down before him some way off, about the distance of a bowshot; for she said, “Let me not see the death of the child.” So, she sat before him and she lifted up her voice and she wept. And God heard the voice of the boy, and the messenger of God called to Hagar from the heavens, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. Rise, lift the boy and hold him with your hand, for a great nation of him I will make.” Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. She went, and filled the skin with water, and let the boy drink.
The Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God

Psalm 34:1-14

I will bless SHE WHO IS GOD at all times;
her praise shall ever be in my mouth.
I will glory in SHE WHO IS STRENGTH;
let the humble hear and rejoice.
Proclaim with me the greatness of SHE WHO IS EXALTED
and let us exalt her Name together.
I sought SHE WHO SAVES, and she answered me
and delivered me out of all my terror.
Look upon her and be radiant,
and let not your faces be ashamed.
I called in my affliction and SHE WHO HEARS heard me
and saved me from all my troubles.
The messenger of SHE WHO SAVES
encompasses those who revere her,
and she will deliver them.
Taste and see that SHE WHO IS DELIGHT is good;
happy are they who trust in her!
Revere SHE WHO IS GOD, you that are her saints,
for those who revere her lack nothing.
The young lions suffer want for food and starve,
but those who seek SHE WHO PROVIDES lack no good thing.
Come, children, listen to me;
I will teach you the reverence of SHE WHO IS MAJESTY.
Who is the woman or man that desires life,
and would love long days to enjoy good?
Keep your tongue from evil,
and your lips from speaking deceit.
Turn from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen.

A Reading from the Second Letter of Paul to Corinthians (9:6-13)
Now hear this: The one who sows sparingly, sparingly will also reap, and the one who sows in abundance, in abundance will also reap. Each one must give as decided in your heart, not out of reluctance or under pressure, for “God loves a cheerful giver.” And the power of God is able to grant you every gift abundantly, so that always having enough of everything, you all may abound in every good work. As it is written, “God scatters generously, and gives to the poor; God’s righteousness endures forever.” The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and in- crease the harvest of your righteousness. Enriched in every way for every kind of generosity which will yield through us thanksgiving to God, for the offering of this ministry does not only supply the needs of the saints but also overflows with many thanksgivings to God. Through the character of this ministry you all glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ and by the generosity of your companionship with them and with all others.
The Word of the Lord
Thanks be to God

The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Luke (4:1-15)
Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by her, the Spirit into the wilderness. Forty days was he tempted by the devil. And nothing ate he, not one thing in those days, and when they were at an end he was ravenous. And the devil said to him, “If the Son of God you are, command this stone that it become bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, Not by bread alone do the children of earth live.” Then it raised Jesus up and showed him all the dominions of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to him, “To you will I give all their authority and their glory; for to me has it been given, and as I will, I give it to anyone. Thus, if you will worship me, it shall all be yours.” And Jesus answered, saying to it, “It is written: The Holy One your God shall you worship, and God only shall you serve.” Then it took Jesus to Jerusalem and placed him on the highest point of the temple, saying to him, “If the Son of God you are, throw yourself down from here. For it is writ- ten: God’s own angels will God command on your account, to protect you, and that, On their hands shall they bear you up lest you strike your foot against a stone.” Then Jesus answered, saying to it, “It is said, Do not put the Holy One your God to the test.” And when every test was at an end, the devil departed from Jesus for a season. And Jesus returned, in the power of the Spirit, to Galilee and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. And he began to teach in their synagogues and was praised by every woman and man.
The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you Lord Christ

Prayers of the People
Let us pray for our own needs and the needs of others in the name of Jesus of Nazareth, the Holy One of God. For the Church, that we may live and teach the gospel of love. Holy One of God,
Hear us, we pray.
For our parish families, that we who gather to hear the Lord’s teaching may fully respond to all that God asks of us. Holy One of God,
Hear us, we pray.

For this nation, and for the members of Congress and legislatures, that they will hear and understand the needs of the powerless and marginalized, as they develop priorities and solutions. Holy One of God,
Hear us, we pray.
For all who are prophets, that they may understand the mind and heart of God, and awaken new insights for the renewal and growth of both the Church and society. Holy One of God,
Hear us, we pray.
We especially remember those persons on our hearts and minds by name either silently or aloud.

We invite you to offer your prayers, either aloud, or in silence.

For those who live in the shadows of fear, violence, and poverty, that, in Christ, they may find healing, hope, and peace.
Hear us, we pray.
For those who have died, that God will strengthen them in grace and compassion. Holy One of God,
Hear us, we pray.
Lifting our voices with all creation, with Mary, the God-bearer, Paul the Apostle, and all the saints, let us offer ourselves and one another to the living God through Christ.
Glory to you, O Lord Our God.
Holy One of God, you come to teach us with authority and to set our spirits free. Hear our prayers and give us strength and courage as we proclaim your truth by word and deed. Glory to you forever and ever. Amen.

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