Weekly Service Bulletin
The Services of Worship 8:00 a.m.
The Third Sunday of Advent - December 11, 2011
WELCOME TO CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, welcome to Calvary Episcopal Church this Sunday morning. All persons, including children, are welcome at our services. For your convenience, however, child care is available. Please see an usher if you need assistance.
Holy Eucharist – Rite One
Prelude “Savior of the nations, come!” Johann Sebastian Bach
Collect of the Day BCP 160
Stir up thy power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let thy bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. Amen.
Old Testament Lesson Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; 3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion--to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified. 4 They shall build up the ancient ruins, they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations. 8 For I the LORD love justice, I hate robbery and wrong; I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 Their descendants shall be known among the nations, and their offspring in the midst of the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are a people whom the LORD has blessed. 10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. 11 For as the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Psalm 126 BCP 782
- When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, * then were we like those who dream.
- Then was our mouth filled with laughter, * and our tongue with shouts of joy.
- Then they said among the nations, * "The LORD has done great things for them."
- The LORD has done great things for us, * and we are glad indeed.
- Restore our fortunes, O LORD, * like the watercourses of the Negev.
- Those who sowed with tears * will reap with songs of joy.
- Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, * will come again with joy, shouldering their sheaves.
1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. 19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" 20 He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ." 21 And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No." 22 They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" 23 He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said." 24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?" 26 John answered them, "I baptize with water; but among you stands one whom you do not know, 27 even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie." 28 This took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
Sermon Father Erdman
Nicene Creed BCP 326
Prayers of the People BCP 383
The Great Thanksgiving BCP 340
Postcommunion Prayer BCP 339
Postlude “Savior of the nations, come!” J. S. Bach