9th Sunday after Pentecost

9th Sunday after Pentecost

July 22, 2018

Calvary Episcopal Church 8 AM and 10:15 AM Rite II – Eucharistic Prayer C Proper 11 - Year B www.calvaryepiscopalbatavia.church

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Our Calvary Family is pleased to WELCOME you to our Celebration of Pentecost. Thank you for joining us in our joyous celebration of love, life, service and fellowship demonstrated to us by our Master and Savior Jesus Christ and carried by us throughout the year! On Sundays, we normally have two distinct liturgies (services). Both include the Eucharist (Communion). During Lent, our 8 AM Sunday Service celebrates the Eucharist with the words of our traditional Rite I liturgy from the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. The 10:15 AM Service uses the more contemporary language of our Rite II Liturgy. Additionally: * The 8:00 AM liturgy is celebrated, usually without music. * The 10:15 AM liturgy is a sung Eucharist. During the Season of Pentecost, both Sunday services follow the Rite II Liturgy. For your information and convenience, nursery care is available during the 10:15 AM Service as well as Sunday School for children and youth. We encourage you and your family to try each service to see what fits you best. At Calvary, everyone celebrates the Eucharist, and we pray that these worship experiences will be a wonderful way to connect all parishioners regardless of age. We strive to build a community where all feel a sense of hope and compassion from a church that welcomes all of God’s children. Please complete a visitor’s card found in the pew rack and place it in the collection tray. We invite you to join us following the service for coffee and fellowship in the meeting rooms in the south end of the Education Wing.

The Rev. Michael D. Rasicci, Rector 3|Page

222 South Batavia Avenue, Batavia, Illinois 60510-2564 (630) 879-3378 [email protected] www.calvaryepiscopalbatavia.church

INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH Nursery Care: Nursery Care is available for infants and toddlers during the 10:15 AM Sunday Service. Youth Christian Education: Youth Christian Education begins at 10:00 AM on Sunday. Our program provides the foundation for a life guided by Christ, emphasizing “love thy neighbor” and service to others. The program is focused on building new relationships and emphasizing that church is fun and that God loves everyone, without exception. Here, we invite all children and families into our ministry. At Calvary, we are grateful for the opportunity to serve God by teaching and forming the next ambassadors of the church. You are always welcome; please join us! First Holy Communion: Youth participation in preparation for their first Holy Communion is coordinated by the Director of Youth Christian Education. Adults should contact the Rector. Confirmation: Youth Confirmation is coordinated by the Director of Youth Christian Education. Confirmation for adults requires participation in Confirmation Classes scheduled in the Spring.

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS Our Responsibility: What better evidence exists to prove the Grace and Love of our Lord, Jesus Christ than the childhood development of our children? At Calvary, we take that responsibility very cheerfully, yet extremely seriously. Our Director of Youth Christian Ed, Adam McCluskey is a graduate of the General Theological Seminary in New York and completed his studies as a Seminarian at St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church in New York City. Adam is well trained for his role. The entire staff at Calvary as well as those volunteers directly responsible for your son or daughter’s Christian Education are subject to a background investigation and must complete the Keeping God’s Children Safe Program. Your child’s safety is as important to us as is his or her Christian Education. Your active participation is not only welcome but is essential to your child’s Christian development! 4|Page

Become a Member- If you are interested in becoming a member or being a part of Calvary in any way, please call to make an appointment with the Rector, so that he may help you discover the opportunities or activities that will be most helpful to you. Bulletin Articles- Articles or information for inclusion in the upcoming Sunday Bulletin should be received by the Church Office by 9:00AM on the preceding Tuesday Room Reservations for Meetings or nonCalvary Events- In order to ensure room availability, ministries and committees are asked to notify the Church Office at least 24 hours in advance of meeting room requirements. Having the meeting announcement, location, date and time included in the Monthly Schedule is preferred to provide all interested parishioners sufficient time to plan for the meeting/event, however 11th hour requests can be approved assuming availability of space. Non-Calvary Events will require a signed agreement and may include a fee. Lost Articles- May be claimed in the Church Library only if they have been recovered. Non-recovered lost articles may not be claimed until recovered. Our experience is that recovered items are never claimed, and items sought for claiming are never recovered. So if you do | P athe g elibrary and actually find a lost go5 to article for which you were searching, let us know and we'll throw a party.

Sacrament of Baptism- Holy Baptism is full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into Christ’s Body the Church. The bond which God establishes in Baptism is indissoluble. All parents of children to be baptized or adults wishing to be baptized should make an appointment with the Rector to learn more about this important first step as a Christian. First Holy Communion- Youth participation in preparation for their first Holy Communion is coordinated by the Director of Youth Christian Education. Adults should contact the Rector. Confirmation- Youth Confirmation is coordinated by the Director of Youth Christian Education. Confirmation for adults requires participation in Confirmation Classes scheduled in the Spring. Marriage- Calvary is available for weddings of most denominations. Couples wishing to be married by our Rector with the Episcopal Liturgy must attend pre-marriage counseling sessions. For more information. please visit the Church Office Anointing of the Sick- Please notify the Church Office if you or someone you know will be confined to home or hospitalized and would like to be anointed by the Rector or would benefit from a pastoral visit and/or the receiving of Communion. Wednesday and Thursday Holy Eucharists include the Healing Rite for those who

are able to attend.

Shaded portions of the Eucharist are celebrated at the 10:15 AM Service. Outlined portions are solely for the 8 AM Svc. 6|Page

+The Word of God+ Opening Hymn “Amazing Grace” Priest: All:

Hymn 671

+Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen.

Collect for Purity Priest: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.

Gloria in Excelsis Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: 7|Page

receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

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Collect for the Day Priest: People:

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Priest:

Let us pray.

David decrees that the ark of the covenant should be given a place of honor. The prophet Nathan assures David that God is with him.

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. People: Amen.

First Lesson LEM:

2 Samuel 7: 1-14a A Reading from the Second Book of Samuel

When David, the king, was settled in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, the king said to the prophet Nathan, "See 9|Page

now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God stays in a tent." Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that you have in mind; for the LORD is with you." But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan: Go and tell my servant David: Thus says the LORD: Are you the one to build me a house to live in? I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent and a tabernacle. Wherever I have moved about among all the people of Israel, did I ever speak a word with any of the tribal leaders of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?" Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant David: Thus says the LORD of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep to be prince over my people Israel; and I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may live in their own place, and be disturbed no more; and evildoers shall afflict them no more, as formerly, from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover the LORD declares to you that the LORD will make you a house. When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come forth from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. LEM: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

Gradual Psalm

Psalm 89: 20-37

Please read the Psalm responsively, dividing at the asterisk 10 | P a g e

Please chant the Psalm to the following tone

20 "I have found David my servant; * with my holy oil have I anointed him. 21 My hand will hold him fast * and my arm will make him strong. 22 No enemy shall deceive him, * nor any wicked man bring him down. 23 I will crush his foes before him * and strike down those who hate him. 24 My faithfulness and love shall be with him, * and he shall be victorious through my Name. 25 I shall make his dominion extend * from the Great Sea to the River. 26 He will say to me, 'You are my Father, * my God, and the rock of my salvation.' 27 I will make him my firstborn * and higher than the kings of the earth.

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28 I will keep my love for him for ever, * and my covenant will stand firm for him. 29 I will establish his line for ever * and his throne as the days of heaven." 30 "If his children forsake my law * and do not walk according to my judgments; 31

If they break my statutes * and do not keep my commandments;

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I will punish their transgressions with a rod * and their iniquities with the lash;

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But I will not take my love from him, * nor let my faithfulness prove false.

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I will not break my covenant, * nor change what has gone out of my lips.

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Once for all I have sworn by my holiness: * 'I will not lie to David.

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His line shall endure for ever * and his throne as the sun before me;

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It shall stand fast for evermore like the moon, * the abiding witness in the sky.' "

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Second Lesson

Ephesians 2:11-22 Reader: A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Ephesians:

Remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called "the uncircumcision" by those who are called "the circumcision"—a physical circumcision made in the flesh by human hands—remember that you were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between us. He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, and might reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross, thus putting to death that hostility through it. So he came and proclaimed peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling place for God. Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. Paul assures the Gentiles at Ephesus that through Jesus’ death and resurrection, they are now included among the chosen people of God. 13 | P a g e

Gospel Acclamation

The Holy Gospel Priest: People:

Mark 6: 30-34, 53-56 +The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Priest: The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, "Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored the boat. When they got out of the boat, people at once recognized him, and rushed about that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed. Priest: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, Lord Christ. 14 | P a g e

Gospel Acclamation

Homily – Fr. Rasicci Profession of Faith Priest:

Let us profess our faith in the words of the Nicene Creed.

All: We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, 15 | P a g e

and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Prayers of the People Priest: Comfort us, gracious God, in our anxiety and worry, and grant us such rest and renewal that we may be strengthened to share in your reconciling and healing work of bringing peace to the world, as we pray: You are our God, our savior and rock of our salvation. LEM: Your Church has been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus as the cornerstone: Break down the dividing walls within your Body and be our peace, that we may act no longer as strangers 16 | P a g e

and aliens but as citizens with the saints and all the members as the household of God. [pause for silent prayer]

You are our God; People: Our savior and the rock of our salvation. LEM: Give us rest from all our enemies and guide our leaders to be instruments of peace to those who are far off and to those who are near. [pause for silent prayer]

You are our God; People: Our savior and the rock of our salvation. LEM: Bring your reconciling love and infinite peace to all who suffer from any trouble or injustice throughout the world, that they may be touched by your healing presence. [pause for silent prayer]

You are our God; People: Our savior and the rock of our salvation. LEM: Let your faithfulness and love be with us and among all with whom we live, that no one shall be a stranger or alien, but everyone may live together in your new humanity. [pause for silent prayer]

You are our God; People: Our savior and the rock of our salvation. LEM: Touch with your healing grace all who are sick, anxious, or fearful, as we pray especially for those members of the United States Armed Forces and NATO Forces and civilians affected by the fighting in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, the Sudan and other areas of armed conflict; those 17 | P a g e

whose names are inscribed on the Intercessory Prayer List, in the Intention Books, or in this week’s bulletin, and those you may wish to add now. [please add names either aloud or in silence]

You keep your love for us forever, and so we offer our prayers of thanksgiving, especially for the Episcopal Church in the Philippines, its Prime Bishop, Bishops Clergy and Faithful; for Congregations in the Rockford Deanery: Grace Place Campus Ministries, Northern Illinois University; Holy Trinity, Belvidere; St. Paul, DeKalb; St. Luke, Dixon; Grace, Freeport; and St. Andrew’s-in-the-Field, Farm Ridge. For the Transfiguration, Oaxaca (Wah-Ha-Ka) in our Companion Diocese of Southeast Mexico and for St. Michael, Paloch in our Companion Diocese of Renk, South Sudan. For those celebrating birthdays this week: Eileen Mueller, Jessica Ricker, Charys Wheeler and Chris LaRocco. Are there any others? [pause] For those celebrating Anniversaries this week: Wayne Mory and Marcia Snyder. Are there any others? [pause] You have promised that you will not take your love from your people, let those who have died rest in your love and be given an eternal name, especially Clayton Totz, Robert Dietzt, Sister Rose Marie Weber, Virginia Possehl and those whose names you would like to mention now: [pause for additional names and silent prayer]

You are our God; People: Our savior and the rock of our salvation. Priest: You are our peace, O God: Give us renewing rest that we may rise daily to share in your healing and reconciling work, through Jesus Christ our Ruler and Shepherd, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. 18 | P a g e

People: Amen.

Prayer for the Mission of Our Parish [The Prayer for Mission may be found inside the front cover of the bulletin]

Confession of Sin Priest:

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

[Pause for silent examination of our consciences and to ask forgiveness]

All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen. Priest: Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. All: Amen.

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The Peace Priest: People:

The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you.

Announcements

+The Holy Communion+ Offertory Versicle All: All things come of thee, O Lord, and of thine own have we given thee. Amen.

Offertory Hymn “My Shepherd Will Supply My Need”

The Great Thanksgiving

Hymn 664

Eucharistic Prayer C

Priest: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Priest: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord. Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give him thanks and praise. Priest: God of all power, Ruler of the Universe, you are worthy of glory and praise. People: Glory to you forever and ever.

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Priest: At your command all things came to be: the vast expanse of interstellar space, galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses, and this fragile earth, our island home. People: By your will they were created and have their being. Priest: From the primal elements you brought forth the human race, and blessed us with memory, reason, and skill. You made us the rulers of creation. But we turned against you, and betrayed your trust; and we turned against one another. People: Have mercy, Lord, for we are sinners in your sight Priest: Again and again, you called us to return. Through prophets and sages you revealed your righteous Law. And in the fullness of time you sent your only Son, born of a woman, to fulfill your Law, to open for us the way of freedom and peace. All: By his blood, he reconciled us. By his wounds, we are healed. And therefore we praise you, joining with the heavenly chorus, with prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and with all those in every generation who have looked to you in hope, to proclaim with them your glory, in their unending hymn: All: 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. Hosanna in the highest.

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Please kneel

Priest: And so, Father, we who have been redeemed by him, and made a new people by water and the Spirit, now bring before you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord. On the night he was betrayed he took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his friends, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” [The Acolyte strikes the chime to remind us of Christ’s presence under the form of bread]

After supper, he took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.” [The Acolyte strikes the chime to remind us of Christ’s presence under the form of wine]

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Remembering now his work of redemption, and offering to you this sacrifice of thanksgiving, All: We celebrate his death and resurrection, as we await the day of his coming. Lord God of our Fathers; God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: Open our eyes to see your hand at work in the world about us. Deliver us from the presumption of coming to this Table for solace only, and not for strength; for pardon only, and not for renewal. Let the grace of this Holy Communion make us one body, one spirit in Christ, that we may worthily serve the world in his name. All: Risen Lord, be known to us in the breaking of the Bread. Accept these prayers and praises, Father, through Jesus Christ our great High Priest, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, your Church gives honor, glory, and worship, from generation to generation. All: AMEN.

The Lord’s Prayer Priest: And now, as our Savior Christ hath taught us, we are bold to say: All: 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

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The Breaking of the Bread Priest: People:

Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

The Invitation to Holy Communion Priest: The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving. [All baptized Christians may receive Holy Communion in the Episcopal Church]

The Communion Hymn “Just As I Am”

Hymn 693

The Prayer after Holy Communion Priest: Let us pray. All: Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen. 24 | P a g e

Sending Forth of Holy Communion Announcements The Blessing The Final Hymn “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us”

Hymn 708

The Dismissal Priest: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

THE CALVARY COMMUNITY CONNECTION Calvary connects with our community through its Mission of “Growing Faith in Christ through Worship and Community” every day. To learn more: Please continue reading!

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CALVARY CURRENT CONNECTIONS Services This Week: Monday at 9:30 AM- Holy Eucharist (St. Mary Magdalene) Tuesday at 7:00 AM- Holy Eucharist Wednesday at 9:30 AM- Holy Eucharist (St. James the Apostle) Thursday at 1 PM at MHC and 5:45 PM at Calvary: Holy Eucharist Christian Ed This Week: Monday at 7:00 PM- The Everything Class Wednesday at 10:15 AM- Adult Bible Study Events and Activities This Week: Tuesday – Food Pantry Team Mission at 12:45 PM Thursday – Intercessory Prayer at 4:00 PM Important Dates: Aug 12, Sunday – Mass on the Grass Aug 13, Monday- Vestry Meeting Aug 14 thru 16- Fr. Mike will be on vacation Aug 15, Wednesday- School begins Batavia 101 Aug 18, Saturday – Summer Feast III at 5:30 PM Sept 3, Monday- Labor Day Federal Holiday Sept 9, Sunday- Calvary Annual Picnic Sept 14, Friday- Calvary Spaghetti Dinner (Tentative)

CALVARY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION Calvary Study Group. The Calvary Study Group meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 3:00 PM in Memorial Hall. Led by Gary Leonard, the group reads, studies and discusses books across a wide spectrum of issues 26 | P a g e

considered important today. The Group’s next book is “The Templars History and Myth” by Michael Haas and is available for sale in the Parish Office. Adult Bible Study. Calvary offers two opportunities to read and study the Bible in a small and friendly group setting each week. The Sunday group is led by Jennifer VanDuyn and meets the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Sunday of each month between the two Eucharist Services starting at 9:10 AM. [Sunday Adult Bible Study is now on Summer Vacation until September] The Wednesday Group is led by Fr. Mike and meets on Wednesdays throughout the year. (The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Wednesdays of each month.) E-U Class. The official name of this class is Everything You Wanted to Know About the Church but Never Had the Time to Ask. Led by Fr. Mike, this class helps individuals gain a greater understanding of our church home and its place in the Episcopal Church of America and in the Worldwide Anglican Communion. It is an unscripted attempt to answer whatever questions are important to you. Held on the 4th Monday of the month at 7:00 PM. Calvary Library. Our Library is open for business whenever the church is open. In it, you will find reference materials, various versions of the Bible, historical non-fiction, works of fiction as well as videos and books on tape of spiritually themed topics. The library, when it is unstaffed, is happily selfhelp with instructions detailing check-out procedures. When our Librarian, Amy Cooper or any of her volunteers, are at the Librarian’s desk, they will be happy to assist you however they can.

Growing Faith in Christ- Through Community Special Collections. Each month, on the 4th Sunday, our Outreach Ministry directs a special “Red Bowl” collection be taken to support local, national or global charities or philanthropic initiatives. 27 | P a g e

Our Current Red Bowl Collection Schedule is: January 14 Companion Dioceses February 11 World Missions Food for the Poor March 19 Easter Baskets April 22 Mutual Ground May 27 Tri-City Health Partners June 24 Tri-City Family Services July 22 BFEE – Chip-in August 26 Lazarus House September 23 CASA October 28 V.S. Workshop November 25 Batavia IF Food Pantry December 23 Suicide Prevention Svcs

$561.00 $111.00 $337.00 $234.00 $100.00 $149.00

Rector’s Discretionary Fund. On the 3rd Sunday of each month, any money placed in the collection plate not designated by the giver as a pledge is directed to the Rector’s Discretionary Fund. Fr. Rasicci has provided direct payments to those in need to assist with transportation, medical, housing and food costs. Since 2011, $53,000 has been given to assist those in immediate need within our community. Compassion International. Through the offices of Compassion International, Calvary has supported children in Guatemala for over ten years giving over $4,500. Our support provides food and educational financial resources for the child. We are now supporting our second child in this program. Melany is 11 years old and lives with her brothers, sisters and parents in the State of Huehuetenango in western Guatemala. This program is supported by voluntary giving by parishioners. The collection jar is on a table outside of the Sunday School Room containing a display about Melany. Your giving is appreciated. 28 | P a g e

Anglican Frontier Missions. We are supporting a Christian Mission to Spain and Morocco through 2020. Lydia, a cross-cultural worker of AFM spoke to the Vestry this month, described her work and thanked us for our support. AFM is committed to going where the need is greatest, planting indigenous churches among the largest and least evangelized peoples in the world. Public Action to Deliver Shelter/PADS. HESED House in Aurora provides temporary shelter to those who would otherwise be homeless in the southern Fox Valley Region of Kane and Kendall County. Hesed House relies on a strong partnership between them and faith based and corporate sponsors who provide daily staffing of the shelter each evening. Calvary Hesed House rotation is the third Tuesday of every second month. We also routinely collect items essential to the operation of Hesed House as well as clothing for the guests. Our PADS dates for 2018 are: January 16 March 20 May 15 Cancelled July 17 September 18 and November 20 Cancelled We are most grateful to Terry and Mark Allen who have shouldered this ministry for the past several years and to all of the volunteers who gave up their own time to make lunches and dinners for the homeless and to staff the Emergency Shelter if only to demonstrate that they care and are concerned for the plight of the Shelter’s guests. Sadly, we are ending this ministry to assess the congregation’s expectations of the Outreach Ministry. The Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry. The mission of the Food Pantry is to provide food relief to the economically disadvantaged residents of Batavia and Batavia Township. The Food Pantry is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, volunteer agency that is directed and operated by community and local church volunteers residing throughout the greater Fox Valley. Those who visit and use the Food Pantry are neighbors and friends and people with 29 | P a g e

disabilities, seniors, low income families, and families who have lost their jobs. In operation for over 30 years, it currently it serves over 1200 individuals monthly. This would not be possible without the active support of community volunteers like Calvary who donate people, time and money. We staff the Pantry on the fourth Tuesday of each month, and Donna Womack is our Volunteer Coordinator.

Calvary Support of Other Faith Based OrganizationsFox Valley Hands of Hope. Fox Valley Hands of Hope works to enhance the quality of life and to provide hope to those experiencing grief or lifethreatening illnesses in Kane and Kendall counties, as well as parts of DuPage county, in Illinois. The organization’s staff and trained volunteers continuously provide unsurpassed support to all those needing hope and compassionate care. The Batavia Islamic Center: Calvary has enjoyed a very friendly relationship with the Muslims of the Islamic Center for over 30 years. Both have shared celebrations and opportunities to learn and understand more about each other.

Our Commemorations for the Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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St. Mary Magdalene St. Thomas á Kempis * Priest 1471 St. James the Apostle Sts Joachim and Anne * Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Charles R. Barnes * Priest 1939 William Reed Huntington * Priest 1909

Our Lessons for the Week Day 1st Lesson Response * 2nd Lesson Monday Judith 9: 1, 11-14 42: 1-7 2 Cor 5: 14-18 Tuesday Micah 7 14-15 85: 1-7 Wednesday Jer 1: 1, 4-10 7: 1-6, 15-17 Thursday Jer 2: 1-3, 7-13 36: 5-10 Friday Jer 3: 14-18 121 Saturday Jer 7: 1-11 84 Sunday 2 Sam 11: 1-15 14 Eph 3: 14-21

The Gospel John 20: 11-18 Matt 12: 46-50 Matt 13: 1-9 Matt 13: 10-17 Matt 13: 18-23 Matt 13: 24-30 John 6: 1-21

• The response is from Psalms unless otherwise indicated

Sign up for the August Faith Night with the Cougars at Northwestern Medicine Field. The game will be the Cougars versus the Chiefs on Friday, August 10th. This would be a great opportunity to identify Calvary to the public by wearing our Spirit Wear. Discount Tickets are available as well as discounted parking. The Sign-Up List will be available through Sunday, July 29th. The list is posted outside of the Parish Kitchen. The Spirit Wear Order Form is also available on the same board. Spirit Wear may also be ordered online at calvaryepsicopalbatavia.church. Choose the “Resources” option. NOTE: There is a two-week lead time when ordering Spirit Wear. For Spirit Wear for the Cougars Game- Your order must be in by tomorrow, Monday the 23rd of July!

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Please hold these people in your daily prayers. We also ask that you pray for the forgotten, the poor and the oppressed.

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VBS/Sunday Youth Days August 12, 19, 26 12-3pm This summer the Youth and I have been focusing our discussions on the movement of The Holy Spirit through our biblical figures, our saints, and ourselves. This has led us to talk a lot about how we act in our community and in the world. Jesus tells us to love God, and love our neighbors as ourselves so this summer we decided to dedicate our August Sundays to service. On the last three Sunday’s in August our Youth will be centering our attention on serving our community by helping those less fortunate then ourselves--making lunches, packing back to school back packs for students, and care packages for shut its and the homeless. Although service is our theme there will also be time for fun, food, and games. So please join us and connect with your neighbors while we spread the Spirit of God.

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT A week and a half ago, a group of activity-minded individuals from Calvary met to discuss potential activities that we could do together as a church. They brainstormed, discussed and voted within the small group on activities that they had heard about from others as well as those they came up with as a group. In the Rectors’ Hall, there are lists up on the walls that they are requesting input from the rest of us. Please take a look and if you would be interested in participating in, supporting or even helping coordinate any activities, please add a tally mark. We will keep these up for a few weeks in order to allow for people traveling over the summer to get their votes in. One activity that the group decided to move forward with in the short term is a joint coffee hour BETWEEN the two services on August 26. This coffee hour will be at 9:30 and there will be NO coffee hour after the 10:15 service. The coffee hour will be hosted by the Dalmasso’s, Donna Womack and Betty Cress. Also, keep an eye out for information about our second annual Falloween which will be October 13.

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What You Should Know Before You Give: Recognizing there may be a tax advantage to charitable giving, and that giving requires detailed records, we routinely provide Giving Statements to parishioners and guests. In order to properly identify the donor, we ask that you provide a check or place your gift in a Special Giving Envelope found in each pew where you can indicate your name and address and how you would like the gift to be used. Or you may use a numbered envelope available to parishioners at the beginning of the year. If you give cash and want to receive tax credit for it, you should use a special or numbered envelope. Loose cash placed in the collection plate is provided to the general fund. Every 3rd Sunday, the Open Plate Collection (meaning loose cash) placed in the plate is directed automatically to the Rector's Discretionary Fund. During a special Red Bowl Collection (generally occurring on the 4th Sunday of the month), all gifts (checks and cash) are provided to the announced charity which is listed in the bulletin. And, as always, thank you for your generous financial support!

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Today’s Altar Flowers have been generously given by Dave and Bev Sperry in loving memory of Clayton Totz . G

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