The Second Sunday after the Epiphany January 14, 2018

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany

January 14, 2018 8:00 AM and 10:15 AM -Rite II Eucharistic Prayer B- Year B www.calvaryepiscopalbatavia.church

Growing Faith in Christ Through Worship

Prayer for the Mission of Our Parish

Join us for Worship

Loving God, Through your grace guide us, the people of Calvary Episcopal Church, to joyfully carry out our mission of growing faith in your Son, Jesus Christ. Fill us with your Holy Spirit that we may develop a living faith that deepens our understanding of you and strengthens our awareness of the needs of others. May we be a transforming light within our parish and within the community. All this we ask in the Name of your Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen

Communion Services Sunday: 8 AM and 10:15 AM Tuesday: 7 AM Wednesday: 9:30 AM Thursday: 1PM (Michealsen) 5:45 PM (Calvary) Join us for Study Adult Bible Study Classes Wednesday: 10:15 AM Sunday: 9:10 AM Children’s Christian Ed Sunday: 10 AM VBS: Jul/Aug 4th

Adult Christian Ed Monday of the Month: 7 AM

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Book Study Group Monday of the Month: 3 PM Spiritual Enrichment Seasonal Retreats

Join us in Our Outreach Programs Hesed House/PADS Mission Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry Literacy Programs International Mission Assistance Meal Assistance Join us in Fellowship Whenever we are together

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The Calvary Family is pleased to WELCOME to join us the Epiphany for the baptism of Christ. 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. During the period of time after the Epiphany but before Ash Wednesday, both Sunday services follow the Rite II Liturgy. Nursery care is available during the 10:15 AM Service as well as Sunday School for children and youth. Adults and Children of all ages are welcome to all the services at Calvary. We encourage you to try each of them and see which service fits you best. At Calvary, we believe that each member of our congregation should have an opportunity to celebrate the Eucharist. We pray that these worship experiences will be a wonderful way to connect all parishioners through a community of faith, hope and compassion at 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 south end of the Education Wing.

The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci, Rector 222 South Batavia Avenue, Batavia, IL 60510-2564 (630) 879-3378 * [email protected] www.calvaryepiscopalbatavia.church


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!

Today’s Altar Flowers are generously given by the Arndt Family in Memory and Honor of John Arndt G

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.


Contact Information Position Rector

Name Fr. Michael D. Rasicci

Senior Warden Brandon Crawford Junior Warden Erik Turner Vestry Clerk S&H Dalmasso Treasurer Joe Nemedi Dir Youth Christian Ed Adam McCluskey

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Visitors and Guests- Our Greeters and Ushers remain ready to assist you in any way. If you are unfamiliar with our service, please ask an Usher for the Visitors’ Bulletin. If you want to learn more about the Calvary Family, please fill out a visitor’s card and drop it in the collection plate. Ask an Usher for a Visitor’s Information Package to take with you when you leave. Bulletin Articles- Articles or information for inclusion in the upcoming Sunday Bulletin should be received by the Parish Office by 9:00AM on the preceding Tuesday Room Reservations for Meetings or non-Calvary Events- To ensure room availability, ministries and committees are asked to notify the Parish 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. NonCalvary 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 go to the library and actually find a lost 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. 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 Parish Office if you or someone you know will be confined to home or hospitalized and would like to be anointed by the Rector. Wednesday and Thursday Holy Eucharist include the Healing Rite for those who can attend. Visit the Sick- If you are aware of any parishioner who is homebound and would benefit from a pastoral visit and/or the receiving of Communion, please notify the Parish Office. Meals and Transport Available- If following a hospital stay or serious illness at home you need assistance in the preparation of meals, please notify our Parish Office. If you need transportation to or from services or other church events, please notify the Parish Office. The Calvary Family is committed to serving members of the Parish Family and the community for “the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve.” Genesis 20:28

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+The Word of God+ Opening Hymn “Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies”

Hymn 7

Priest: Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. People: And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

The 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.

The Gloria in Excelsis 8:00 AM-

All: 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, 7|Page Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: 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.


Collect Priest: People: Priest:

The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray.

Young Samuel repeatedly hears a voice in the night, and he supposes it to be that of Eli. Eli realizes the boy is being called by God, and tells Samuel to be open to God’s word.

Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. People: Amen.

First Lesson LEM:

1 Samuel 3: 1-10 A Reading from the First Book of the Samuel:

Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD under Eli. The word of the LORD was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, 9|Page Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was. Then the LORD called, "Samuel! Samuel!" and he said, "Here I am!" and ran to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call; lie down again." So he went and lay down. The LORD called again, "Samuel!" Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." But he said, "I did not call, my son; lie down again." Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, and the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. The LORD called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you called me." Then Eli perceived that the LORD was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, 'Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.'" So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Now the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, "Samuel! Samuel!" And Samuel said, "Speak, for your servant is listening." LEM: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

Gradual Psalm

Psalm 139: 1-5, 12-17

{Please read the Psalm responsively dividing at the asterisk} [Please join the choir in chanting the Psalm to the following tone]

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LORD, you have searched me out and known me; * you know my sitting down and my rising up; you discern my thoughts from afar. 2

You trace my journeys and my resting-places * and are acquainted with all my ways. 3

Indeed, there is not a word on my lips, * but you, O LORD, know it altogether. 4

You press upon me behind and before * and lay your hand upon me. 5

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; * it is so high that I cannot attain to it. 12

For you yourself created my inmost parts; * you knit me together in my mother's womb. 13

I will thank you because I am marvelously made; * your works are wonderful, and I know it well. 14

My body was not hidden from you, * while I was being made in secret and woven in the depths of the earth.


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Your eyes beheld my limbs, yet unfinished in the womb; all of them were written in your book; * they were fashioned day by day, when as yet there was none of them. 16

How deep I find your thoughts, O God! * how great is the sum of them! 17

If I were to count them, they would be more in number than the sand; * to count them all, my life span would need to be like yours.

Second Lesson

1 Corinthians 6: 12-20 Reader: A Reading from First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians:

“All things are lawful for me," but not all things are beneficial. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be dominated by anything. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food," and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, "The two shall be one flesh." But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. Or do you not know 12 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

Baptism frees Jesus’ followers from the constraints of the law, but this does not mean that Christians have no moral obligations. Our actions should give honor and glory to God.

that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body. Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

The Gospel Acclamation "Songs of Thankfulness and Praise"

Hymn 135

[Please sing verse 2]

The Holy Gospel Priest: John: People:

John 1: 43-51 +The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Priest: The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, "Follow me." Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth." Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!" Nathanael asked him, "Where did you get to know me?" Jesus answered, "I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you." Nathanael replied, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus answered, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see 13 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

greater things than these." And he said to him, "Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man." Priest: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Gospel Acclamation "Songs of Thankfulness and Praise"

Hymn 135

[Please sing verse 2]

Homily – Fr. Rasicci 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: 14 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, 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: Gracious God, you see into the deepest needs of our hearts and call us to follow you and to listen to your voice: Receive our prayers as we call upon you in your Temple: Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. 15 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

LEM: You have called the Church your children and given to us the Holy Spirit, O Gracious One: Grant that we may share with our friends the Good News of Jesus of Nazareth and invite them to “come and see” so that others may share the fellowship in his name. [Please pause for silent prayer]

We call upon you in your Temple: People: Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. LEM: You search our hearts and know us, Almighty God: Lay your hand upon our nation and upon all in authority throughout the world, that they may be instruments of your compassion and peace, and that we may be known as a people in whom there is no deceit. [Please pause for silent prayer]

We call upon you in your Temple: People: Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. LEM: You have woven our bodies in the depths of the earth, O God our Creator: Look upon the needs of a suffering world and bless all humanity, that your healthful Spirit and presence may do marvelous works for the relief of the world. [Please pause for silent prayer]

We call upon you in your Temple: People: Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. LEM: You visit us in friendship and invite us to be generous and hospitable neighbors to all among whom we live, O Loving One: Fill us with your grace, that we may be a community of kindness and compassion. [Please pause for silent prayer] 16 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

We call upon you in your Temple: People: Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. LEM: You fashion our lives day by day in your Spirit. Increase in us your vision that we may see great things in our community. Hear our prayers for those for whom we intercede, especially for those whose names and needs are found in the Intention Books, on the Intercessory Prayer list, and those listed in today’s bulletin: Are there others you would wish to add?……And also those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity, especially those in the Armed Forces who are far from family and in harm’s way. For the Anglican Church of Australia: their Bishops, Clergy and Faithful. For Congregations in the Aurora Deanery: Incarnation; St. Luke’s Philippine Independent Church and 1st Asian Church, Bloomingdale; St. Benedict, Bolingbrook; Holy Nativity, Clarendon Hills; and St. Andrew, Downers Grove; also for our Companion Dioceses: San Pedro, Veracruz of SE Mexico and Glory Church in Renk, South Sudan. We thank you for your gifts of freedom and blessing, and especially for those in our parish who are celebrating birthdays this week: Julia Allen, Katy Papanicholas, Bill Call and Tim Jaeger. Are there any others? (pause) and for those celebrating anniversaries: Are there any? (pause) By your power, you raised our bodies into union with you, remember those who have died, especially any name you would like to mention…


May all people see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man. [Please pause for silent prayer]

We call upon you in your Temple: People: Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. Priest: You have freed us from all domination and made us one body in your Spirit, O God: Give us childlike faith to listen to what you are speaking and to follow you in faith, through Jesus Christ our Savior. All:

Amen.

Prayer for our Companion Dioceses All: Almighty God, Creator of all that is wonderful and good, we thank you for the gift of your Son Jesus Christ, who suffered, died and rose for love of us: Be in the midst of and bless the partnerships between your people of the Renk Diocese, the Diocese of Southeast Mexico, and the Diocese of Chicago, that we might fulfill our commitment to strengthen the Anglican Communion by crossing cultural and geographical boundaries within the Body of Christ, and to strengthen one another for mission, each giving and receiving. Guide and protect our bishop Jeffrey, Bishop Joseph of Renk and Bishop Benito of Southeast Mexico, so that they may faithfully lead their people and follow you. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

The Confession of Sin Priest:

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor: 18 | P a g e

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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.

The Peace Priest: People:

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

8:00 AM-

Announcements Today's Open Plate Collection is for our Companion Dioceses of Renk, South Sudan and Southeast Mexico 19 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

+The Holy Communion+ Offertory Versicle Offertory Hymn “Here I Am, Lord”

The Choir

+The Great Thanksgiving

Eucharistic Prayer B

Priest: People:

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Priest: People

Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.

Priest: People:

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give him thanks and praise.

Priest: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and every- where to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Because in the mystery of the Word made flesh, you have caused a new light to shine in our hearts, to give the knowledge of your glory in the face of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:


The Sanctus 8:00 AM-

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.

Priest: We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life. On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, 21 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

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; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, 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]

The Memorial Acclamation Priest: Therefore, according to his command, O Father. All: We remember his death. We proclaim his resurrection. We await his coming in glory.


Priest: And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine. We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of the new Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with the Blessed Virgin Mary and all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. All: AMEN.

The Lord's Prayer Priest: And now, as our Savior Christ has 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. 23 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

The Breaking of the Bread 8:00 AM-

Priest: People: Priest: People: Priest: People:

Jesus, Lamb of God: Have mercy on us. Jesus, Bearer of our sins: Have mercy on us. Jesus, Redeemer of the world: Give us your peace.

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 are welcome to receive Holy Communion in the Episcopal Church] 24 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

The Communion Hymn "Just As I Am"

Hymn 693

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.

Announcements The Blessing Final Hymn "Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim" Hymn 535

Dismissal Priest: People:

Let us go forth in the Name of Christ. Thanks be to God. 25 | P a g e

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The Calvary Community Learn how Calvary connects with its Parish and the community at large

Calvary Currents PADS MISSION ON TUESDAY. Tuesday is our 1st PADS Mission for 2018. The Sign-up List is posted outside of the Parish Kitchen. We need help making PADS lunches in our own kitchen at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, and we need volunteers to work the PADS Kitchen, the Guest Store and the Serving Line at HESED House between 5:30 PM until 9 PM. PRAYER BOOK HOLY DAY ON THURSDAY. Thursday is a Prayer Book Holy Day for the Confession of St. Peter the Apostle. We will celebrate a Special Eucharist at 5:45 PM that afternoon. SCHEDULE CHANGE THIS WEEK. Because of Fr. Mike’s absence from Wednesday through Saturday (January 17-20), the Adult Bible Study scheduled for Wednesday at 10:15 AM has been cancelled. Clergy from St. Mark’s Geneva will supply for all Eucharist Services on Wednesday and Thursday and will provide emergency pastoral care if required. 26 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

(630) 232-0133. Fr. Mike and Linda will be travelling to Ft. Benning, Georgia to see their grandson graduate from Army Basic Training. CHRISTIAN UNITY PRAYER WEEK BEGINS ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, AND CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY, JANUARY 25. ANNUAL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 28TH. There will only be one Eucharist celebrated on Sunday the 28th at 9:30 AM. It will be followed by a light breakfast, AED Training (for those parishioners who are interested), and the Annual Meeting which will begin at 11:00 AM. 2018 VESTRY SLATE ANNOUNCEMENT The proposed Vestry Members for 2018 are: Senior Warden: Brandon Crawford * (2nd consecutive term) Junior Warden: Terry Sutherland ** (Term expires in 2019) Vestry Members: Mary Baffes *** (New Member Thru 2021) Sean Dalmasso *** (New Member Thru 2021) Jessica Hermanny *** (New Member Thru 2021) Minnie Titus-Glover (Term expires in 2019) Laura Jeziorski (Term expires in 2019) Tommy Ricker (Term expires in 2019) Sue VanMeter (Term expires in 2019) Nick Wade (Term expires in 2020) Chelsea Coventry-Molina (Term expires in 2020) Phil Prior (Term expires in 2020) 27 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

CALVARY CREDITS Thank you Bev Sperry and Heather Dalmasso for hosting Coffee Hour last Sunday. Many thanks to Alice Call for providing this year’s Epiphany Cake.

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 considered important today. The Group has just finished reading “They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky, a compelling story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan. Stay tuned for their next book selection. This group will next meet on February 26, 2018. 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. (It is currently on winter vacation until January 7, 2018) The Wednesday Group is led by Fr. Mike and meets on Wednesdays throughout the year. (The 1st, 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, 28 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

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 self-help 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. Batavia Brotherhood Banquet Tickets are available for sale in the Parish Office. The Banquet is scheduled for February 20 at Holy Cross beginning at 6:30 PM. Calvary is the host church; Dan Hoefler is the MC and Matt D. and Bill C. are providing the evening’s music. The listed ticket price is $15/TICKET. The tickets have been pre-purchased. If you would like a ticket, please pay what you can afford, and the proceeds will benefit the Rector’s Discretionary Fund. 29 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

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. Our January Red Bowl Collection is for: January 14

Companion Dioceses

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, $45,000 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 $4,000. Our support provides food and educational financial resources for the child to thrive. 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. 30 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

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 dates for 2018 are: January 16 March 20 July 17 September 18

May 15 November 20

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-forprofit, 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 disabilities, seniors, low income families, and families who have lost their jobs. The Batavia Food Pantry has been in operation for over 30 years. 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 Food Pantry Volunteer Coordinator. 31 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.









Calvary Support of Other Faith Based OrganizationsThe following organizations are co-located in our church and provide the listed services or functions. The Just Food Initiative. JFI maintains their offices here at Calvary and schedules periodic demonstrations within our facility. The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley is a not-for-profit, faith-based organization of individuals committed to building just and sustainable food systems. 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. In 2016, the Islamic Center joined Calvary in supporting the PADS Mission at Hesed House.

Please consider volunteering to serve as a Greeter at our Sunday Communion Services. Be the first of many smiles a visitor is greeted with when coming to Calvary. See Dave Evensen for details. 40 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

This Week’s Commemorations Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Richard M. Benson Religious Charles Gore Bp. of Worcester & Birmingham St. Antony Abbot in Egypt The Confession of St. Peter the Apostle St. Wulfstan Bp. of Worcester St. Fabian Bp. and Martyr of Rome

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This Week’s Lessons Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1st Lesson

Psalm *

1 Sam 15: 16-23 1 Sam 16: 1-13 1 Sam 17: 32-51 Acts 4: 8-13 1 Sam 24: 2-20 2 Sam 1: 1-4, 11-12, 19-27 Jonah 3: 1-5, 10

50: 7-15,24 89: 19-27 144: 1-10 23 57

2nd Lesson

1 Pet 5: 1-4

80: 1-7 62: 6-14

The Gospel Mark 2: 18-22 Mark 2: 23-28 Mark 3: 1-6 Matthew 16: 13-19 Mark 3: 13-19 John 8: 51-59

1 Cor 7: 29-31

Mark 1: 14-20

* The Response (Psalm) is from Psalm unless otherwise indicated.

Note: Sunday’s Lessons are available in advance and may be found at the information table outside of the Parish Library.


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


IMPORTANT REMINDERSThe Annual Meeting is scheduled for Sunday January 29. It won’t be worthwhile unless you’re there. Please submit your 2018 Pledge. Thanks! 43 | P a g e Please turn off or silence all portable electronic devices.

In order to make your financial support of Calvary’s Mission a much easier process for your pledged and special holiday giving, consider using TITHE.LY. TITHE.LY may be obtained from your Apple or Android APP Stores. www.calvaryepiscopalbatavia.church
