The Seventh Sunday of Easter Calvary Episcopal Church

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

May 13, 2018

Calvary Episcopal Church The Sunday after Ascension Day 8:00 AM – Rite I – Year B Eucharistic Prayer 1 www.calvaryepiscopalbatavia.church

The Sunday after Ascension Day

Prayer for the Mission of Our Parish

Growing Faith in Christ Through Worship 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 Adult Christian Ed 4th Monday of the Month: 7 AM 4th

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 you to our Journey through the Season of Easter. As we come to the end the end of the Easter Season, Jesus prays for his disciples that they will be reconciled to God On Sundays, we normally have two distinct liturgies (services). Both include the Eucharist (Communion). The Rite II Liturgy uses more contemporary language throughout the service in contrast to Rite I (this service) which uses language reflecting the rich past of the Episcopal Church in America. Additionally, * The 8:00 AM liturgy is celebrated, usually without music. * The 10:15 AM liturgy is a sung Eucharist. 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 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 Parish Kitchen which is in the south end of the Education Wing.

The Rev. Michael D. Rasicci, Rector 222 South Batavia Avenue, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (630) 879-3378 [email protected] www.calvaryepiscopalbatavia.church 3|Page Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

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 4:00PM on the preceding Monday Room Reservations for Meetings or non-Calvary 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 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. Nonrecovered 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. 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. Wednesday and Thursday Holy Eucharists include the Healing Rite for those who are able to 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 Church Office.


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+The Word of God+ Priest: All:

Alleluia. Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.

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

Penitential Sentence Priest:

Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ saith:

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.

Kyrie Eleison Priest: Lord, have mercy upon us. People: Christ, have mercy upon us. Priest: Lord, have mercy upon us.

Gloria in Excelsis All: Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify 6|Page Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Collect of the Day Priest: People: Priest:

The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray.

O God, the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven: We beseech thee, leave us not comfortless, but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Savior Christ is gone before; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. All: Amen. Two disciples are put forward as candidates to take Judas’ place among the apostles. The lot is cast for Matthias. 7|Page Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

The First Lesson LEM:

Acts 1: 15-17, 21-26 A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles:

In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred twenty persons) and said, "Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus, for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry." So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must become a witness with us to his resurrection." So they proposed two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. Then they prayed and said, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place." And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles. LEM: The word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

Gradual Psalm

Psalm 1

[Please read responsively dividing at the half verse] 1

Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel of the

wicked,* nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats of the scornful! 8|Page Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

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Their delight is in the law of the LORD, * and they meditate on his law day and night.

3 They are like trees planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither; * everything they do shall prosper. 4

It is not so with the wicked; * they are like chaff which the wind blows away.

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Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when judgment comes,* nor the sinner in the council of the righteous.

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For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, * but the way of the wicked is doomed.

The Second Lesson

1 John 5: 9-13

Reader: A Reading from the First Letter of John:

If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son. Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. Reader: The word of the Lord All: Thanks be to God. The disciples are told to have confidence that their prayers are being Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service. heard by God. Those who know God's Son inherit eternal life.

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The Gospel

John 17: 6-19 Priest: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John: People: Glory be to thee, O Lord. Priest: Jesus prayed for his disciples, saying, "I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one. While I was with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves. I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you have 10 | P a g e Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth." Priest: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise be to thee, O Christ.

The Homily Fr. Rasicci The Nicene Creed All: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, 11 | P a g e Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

and sitteth on the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost the Lord, and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spake by the Prophets. And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers of the People Priest:

Let us pray for the whole state of Christ’s Church and the world.

LEM: Almighty and everliving God, who in thy holy Word hast taught us to make prayers, and supplications, and to give thanks for all men: Receive these our prayers which we offer unto thy divine Majesty, beseeching thee to inspire continually the Universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity, and concord; and grant that all those who do confess thy holy Name may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity and godly love. People: We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord. LEM: Give grace, O heavenly Father, to all bishops and other ministers especially Justin of Canterbury, Michael our Presiding Bishop, 12 | P a g e Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

Jeffrey our Bishop, and Mike our Rector, that they may, both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively Word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments. People: We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord. LEM: Remember, O Lord, the Anglican Centre in Rome and the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, its Bishop, Clergy and Faithful, St. Virgin Mary, Xalapa, in our companion diocese of Southeast Mexico and Glory Church in our companion diocese of Renk, South Sudan; the Congregations in the Evanston Deanery including: St. James the Less, Northfield; St. Augustine, Wilmette; and Christ Church, Winnetka. Bless them, strengthen them, and make them and their people and clergy holy and effective witnesses to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. People: We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord. LEM: And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, and especially to this congregation here present; those who are celebrating their birthdays this week: Ginny Deisher, Emma Moran, and Dave Sperry. Are there others? [pause] And for those who are celebrating their anniversaries this week: Are there any? [pause] That, with meek heart and due reverence, they may hear and receive thy holy Word, truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. People: We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord. LEM: We beseech thee also so to rule the hearts of those who bear the authority of government in this and every land especially Donald, President of the United States and all Federal, State and Local Officials, 13 | P a g e Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

that they may be led to wise decisions and right actions for the welfare and peace of the world. People: We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord. LEM: Open, O Lord, the eyes of all people to behold thy gracious hand in all thy works, that, rejoicing in thy whole creation, they may honor thee with their substance, and be faithful stewards of thy bounty. People: We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord. LEM: And we most humbly beseech thee, of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succor all those who, in this transitory life, are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity, especially those affected by the violence in Israel and Gaza, the fighting in Afghanistan, Libya, the Sudan, Yemen, Iraq and Syria, and for those listed in today’s bulletin and for whom prayers are requested, all those on our Intercessory Prayer list or in our intention books and others we may wish to mention at this time….(pause)…And the response: People: We beseech thee to hear us, Good Lord. LEM: And we also bless thy holy Name for all thy servants departed this life in thy faith and fear especially United States and NATO Forces and the civilian victims who died this past week in Afghanistan, and others you would like to mention now…(pause)…beseeching thee to grant them continual growth in thy love and service; and to grant us grace so to follow the good examples of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Blessed Frances Perkins and of all thy saints, that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom. 14 | P a g e Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

Grant these our prayers, O Father, for Jesus Christ’s sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. All: Amen. Silence

The Prayer for the Mission of Our Parish The Mission Prayer may be found on the inside cover of the bulletin,

The Confession of Sin Priest:

Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God.

All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against thee in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved thee with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in thy will, and walk in thy ways, to the glory of thy Name. Amen. Priest: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver 15 | P a g e Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen. Priest: Hear the Word of God to all who truly turn to him. God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

The Peace Priest: People:

The peace of the Lord be always with you. And with thy spirit.

Blessing for Mothers’ Day Announcements

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

+The Great Thanksgiving Priest: People:

The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.

Priest: People:

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Priest: People:

Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. It is meet and right so to do.

Priest: It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should in all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God. But chiefly are we bound to praise thee for the glorious resurrection of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the very Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us, and hath taken away the sin of the world; who by his death hath destroyed death, and by his rising to life again hath won for us everlasting life. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying:

Sanctus All: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts: Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High. [+] Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Priest: All glory be to thee, Almighty God, our heavenly Father, for that thou, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption; who made there, by his one oblation of himself once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again. 17 | P a g e Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

For in the night in which he was betrayed, he took bread; and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my Body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” [The Acolyte strikes the chime to remind us of Christ’s presence under the form of bread]

Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink ye all of this; for this is my Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins. Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.” [The Acolyte strikes the chime to remind us of Christ’s presence under the form of wine]

Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, according to the institution of thy dearly beloved Son our Savior Jesus Christ, we, thy humble servants, do celebrate and make here before thy divine Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; rendering unto thee most hearty thanks for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same. And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us; and, of thy almighty goodness, vouchsafe to bless and sanctify, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, these thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine; that we, receiving them according to thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ’s holy 18 | P a g e Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood. And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness mercifully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; most humbly beseeching thee to grant that, by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we, and all thy whole Church, may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our selves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee; humbly beseeching thee that we, and all others who shall be partakers of this Holy Communion, may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction, and made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him. And although we are unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offenses, through Jesus Christ our Lord; By whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honor and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. All: Amen.

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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.

The Breaking of the Bread Priest: Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; People: Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

The Prayer of Humble Access All: We do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table. But thou art the same Lord whose property is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ and to drink his blood that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.

The Invitation to Holy Communion Priest:

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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 Prayer after Holy Communion Priest: Let us pray. All: Almighty and everliving God, we most heartily thank thee for that thou dost feed us, in these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of thy Son Jesus Christ; and dost assure us thereby of thy favor and goodness towards us; and that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son, the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs, through hope, of thy everlasting kingdom. And we humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.

Sending Forth of Holy Communion to the Sick The Blessing Priest: May Almighty God, who hath redeemed us and made us his children through the resurrection of his Son our Lord, bestow upon you the riches of his blessing. People: Amen. 21 | P a g e Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

Priest: May God, who through the water of baptism hath raised us from sin into newness of life, make you holy and worthy to be united with Christ for ever. People: Amen. Priest: May God, who hath brought us out of bondage to sin into true and lasting freedom in the Redeemer, bring you to your eternal inheritance. People: Amen. Priest: And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son [+], and the Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with you always. People: Amen.

Dismissal Priest: Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. Alleluia, alleluia! People: Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia!

The Calvary Community Connection


Calvary Parishioners are connected to each other, to Calvary itself and to our Community in friendship, worship and service to others. Although today we celebrate those "connections," for all of us at Calvary, every day of every week of every month these connections are renewed and revitalized and are our small part of the one holy catholic and apostolic Church of Christ. This is our continuing story… CALVARY CURRENT CONNECTIONS

Services This Week: Tuesday at 7:00 AM- Holy Eucharist Wednesday at 9:30 AM- Holy Eucharist Thursday at 1 PM at MHC and 5:45 PM at Calvary: Holy Eucharist

Christian Ed This Week: Wednesday at 10:15 AM- Adult Bible Study

Events and Activities This Week: Monday at 7:00 PM- Vestry Meeting Tuesday- PADS MISSION Day Thursday at 10:00 AM- S. TreKell Study Group (Mem Hall)

Important Dates: Monday, May 21- Calvary Study Group at 2:45 PM and The Everything Class at 7:00 PM Tuesday, May 22- Food Pantry Mission Team Monday, May 30- Memorial Day Sunday, June 10 at 10:15 AM- Mass on the Grass Saturday, 16 at 5:30 PM- Summer Feast 23 | P a g e Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

CALVARY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION 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.) 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 is reading “Truth and Fiction in the Da Vinci Code” by Bart Ehrman. 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 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.

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 Current Red Bowl Collection Schedule is: January 14 Companion Dioceses $561.00 February 11 World Missions $111.00 Food for the Poor March 19 Easter Baskets $337.00 April 22 Mutual Ground $234.00 May 27 Tri-City Health Partners 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. 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

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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. 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. 27 | P a g e Please silence all personal electronic devices for the duration of the service.

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!

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.


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






Our Commemorations for the Week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Frances Perkins * Public Servant and Prophetic Witness

1965

Sts Junia and Andronicus * Early Christian Teachers Martyrs of the Sudan William Hobart Hare * Bishop of Niobrara and So. Dakota Thurgood Marshall * Civil Rights Ldr & Sup Crt Justice

1909 1993

St. Dunstan * Archbishop of Canterbury

988

Our Lessons for the Week Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1st Lesson Acts 19: 1-8 Acts 20: 17-27 Acts 20: 28-38 Acts 22: 30 23: 6-11 Acts 25: 13-21 Acts 28: 16-20, 30-31 Acts 2: 1-21

Response * 2nd Lesson 68: 1-8 68: 9-10, 17-20 68: 28-36 16: 5-11

The Gospel John 16: 28-33 John 17: 1-11a John 17: 11b-19 John 17: 20-26

103: 1-2, 19-22 11: 4-8

John 21: 15-19 John 21: 20-25

104: 25-35, 37b Romans 8: 22-27 John 15: 26-27 16: 4b-15 *Note: The Response is from Psalms unless otherwise noted.


