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Officers: Bryan Woodward, Senior Warden Dave Carll, Junior Warden Elizabeth Steck, Treasurer Lee Jackson, Property Manager
Vestry: Dave Carll, Linda Farrell, Bryan Woodward Marcia Wharton, Pat Bettger, John Brady, Shannon Sweeney, Chris Fogarty, Elizabeth Steck, Rachel Tereska Committees: Art - Kevin Kelly, Chair Christian Education - Shannon Sweeney, Chair Communications - Dennis Stromberg, Chair Endowment - Todd Richards, Chair Finance - Bryan Woodward, Chair Nominating - Bryan Woodward, Chair Outreach - Pat Stromberg, Chair Parish Life - Meg Carll, Chair Pastoral Care - Fr. Duncan - Chair Property - Dave Carll, Chair Spiritual Life - Fr. Duncan, Chair Stewardship – Canon Fred, Chair Welcome and Evangelism - Sally Ahrens, Chair Keep up-to-date at: http://www.mtcp.org
and on our FACEBOOK page: http://www.facebook.com/mountcalvary
Fr Duncan's sermons are available on iTunes – Go to 'Mt Calvary Sermons'
If you are our guest today we are very glad you came. If you would like to know more about Mt. Calvary please complete a cream-colored card in front of you. Each autumn and spring we run a course for newcomers who are interested in joining the parish, so please watch for ways to register nearer the time, or talk to Fr Duncan today.
MOUNT CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA Sunday, August 14, 2016 The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Rite II Prelude THE WORD OF GOD Processional Opening Acclamation Collect for Purity Gloria First Reading Psalm The Epistle Reading Gradual Hymn Gospel Reading Sermon Moment of silence Prayers of the People Confession & Absolution Peace Announcements
Dear Lord & Father of Mankind
spoken Jeremiah 23:23-29 82 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56
arr. Whitworth Hymn #574 BCP p.355 BCP p.356 BCP p.705 Hymn #546 Fr. Duncan See Insert BCP p.360 BCP p.360
THE HOLY COMMUNION Offertory Bread, wine and other gifts Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer A Sanctus spoken Breaking of the Bread Ministration of Communion
BCP p.361 BCP p.362
Postcommunion Prayer Recessional Sending out
BCP p.365 Hymn #596
The Altar Arrangement is given to the glory of God in thanksgiving for family & friends and is the gift of Bryan & Dee Woodward.
The weekly Healing Services will resume in September.
MCP COMMUNITY NEWS: st MT CALVARY BOOK CLUB: Meets in the parlor the 1 Sunday of each month following the 10am service. (see the website for all upcoming books) Upcoming discussions: Sept 4th - The Summer Before The War by Helen Simonson MT. CALVARY WOMEN’S STUDY & FELLOWSHIP GROUP – Meetings are nd th usually 2 & 4 Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Parlor. th th th Upcoming dates: Aug 24 ; Sept 14 & 28 For the next several months, we will be reading & discussing Falling Upward by Fr. Richard Rohr For more info, please contact Joan Neyhart at 774-2010.
WHAT DO MONARCH BUTTERFLIES & JESUS HAVE IN COMMON? FIND OUT AT BREAKFAST & BUTTERFLIES – Saturdays thru Oct 1st, fellow parishioner Margo Houston will be hosting breakfast at 8am followed by a hike to find Monarch caterpillars. Margo will provide instruction on how to “foster” them through their evolution into butterflies. Please see the flyer on the bulletin board in the narthex for more info. OUTREACH: Join the Shelter Team for one of the following opportunities: HH- Habitat for Humanity – Upcoming dates: Aug 20; Sept 17; Oct 15; Nov 12 GHH- God’s Helping Hands –Upcoming dates: Oct 21-23 FP – Family Promise –Upcoming dates: Nov 20-26 To sign up or for more info, see the bulletin board and/or email Brian Fogarty at [email protected].
Family Promise: The Outreach Coordinating Committee is preparing for our 2nd Family Promise hosting week with Camp Hill United Methodist Church. Our days are Monday, August 29 and Wednesday, August 31. We need volunteers for the following activities: Family Promise evening van driver, Meal preparation and hosting, Children and youth activities hosting, and Overnight hosting. Please contact Cheri Fogarty, if you are interested in being a driver, helping with meals or being an overnight host - 774-1218 or text 557-6678. Contact Melanie if you are interested in helping with the children and youth activities - 743-6017 or [email protected]
SAVE THE DATE & SIGN UP TO COMPETE IN MT. CALVARY’S 1 CHILI th COOK-OFF & HOT DOG SOCIAL – On Sat. Sept. 24 from 6-8p we will be holding this intgenerational event! Do you make an awesome pot of chili? Please sign up to cook on the sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex. ST
UPCOMING: Vestry Meeting – Sun. Aug 14th – immediately following the 10am service Taizé Service – Sat. Aug 27th 5pm Intergenerational Service –Sun. Sept. 11th 10am UPCOMING IN CHRISTIAN ED: th PIZZA CLUB: Aug 16 5:30 – 7:30pm Join us for special summer pizza club! RECTOR’S NEWS: Update on the Community Listening Events: Plans are taking shape for the two listening events with our community partners. The tentative dates for the events are the last two Wednesdays of this month - August 24 and 31. In the first we will welcome four African-American members of St Paul's, Harrisburg, who will share their stories of what it is like to be black in their locations. The following week we plan to host a number of local police chiefs who will talk to us about the experiences of police officers. Please pray for these events as we continue to work on the details. CHRISTIAN ED NEWS: Nursery Attendant Needed - Due to the growth of our parish, we are in need of an additional Nursery attendant. Requirements: Must be 18+, have experience with infants and be willing to work Sunday mornings 9:45 - 11:15(ish). The position also requires obtaining the necessary background clearances and taking the Safeguarding training. If you are interested or can recommend someone for this paid position, please contact Melanie at [email protected]. Operation Backpack: MCP will be collecting supplies Sun, Aug 7 – Sun, th Aug 28 Every child wants to fit in at school, but showing up the first day without the basic supplies required for their grade makes that struggle even more difficult. Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania has launched Operation Backpack to provide back-to-school supplies to disadvantaged children in Pennsylvania,. Please consider donating to this worthy cause - collection boxes are located in the narthex. Supplies needed: Backpacks, #2 Pencils, Pencil Boxes, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Pens, Highlighters, Boxes of Crayons, Box of Colored Pencils, Box of Washable Markers, Large Pink Erasers, Glue Sticks, Rulers, 3-ring Binders, Wide-Rule Loose-Leaf paper, Spiral Notebooks, Book Covers. th
UPCOMING DIOCESAN EVENTS: The Episcopal Church Women’s Retreat – Sept 30 – Oct 2, 2016 Flyers are on the credenza in the narthex. COFFEE HOUR: Yes, it’s almost time for Coffee Hour to start back up! Please sign up for one (or more!) dates to host! The sign up sheet is on the bulletin board in the narthex. If you’ve never hosted before and are interested, please see Angela Clements or email the office for more info.
For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2
BIBLE READINGS FOR AUGUST 14 2016 – THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
FIRST READING – Jeremiah 23:23-29 “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the Lord, “and not a God far away? Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the Lord. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord. “I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds? They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal worship. Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. “Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces? Psalm 82 - See The Book of Common Prayer p705
THE EPISTLE READING – Hebrews 11:29 - 12:2 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days. By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient. And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground. These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
THE GOSPEL READING - Luke 12:49-56 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed! Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?” Prayers of the People Gathered as your people, we offer the concerns of our life and the world... God of mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for the universal church. May discord yield to unity and a common commitment to share the good news of Christ... God of mercy, hear our prayer. We pray for the world. Prompt us to engage in acts of mission and service that further the kingdom and honor the care that God has given us... God of mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for those who hold authority in government. Lead policymakers to enact justice, transforming places of violence into havens of peace... God of mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for all those in our community who are suffering the burden of illness, distress, or any kind of pain... We remember all those who have died and joined the great cloud of witnesses in heaven... God of mercy, hear our prayer.
Vestry: Dave Carll, Linda Farrell, Bryan Woodward Marcia Wharton, Pat Bettger, John Brady, Shannon Sweeney, Chris Fogarty, Elizabeth Steck, Rachel Tereska Committees: Art - Kevin Kelly, Chair Christian Education - Shannon Sweeney, Chair Communications - Dennis Stromberg, Chair Endowment - Todd Richards, Chair Finance - Bryan Woodward, Chair Nominating - Bryan Woodward, Chair Outreach - Pat Stromberg, Chair Parish Life - Meg Carll, Chair Pastoral Care - Fr. Duncan - Chair Property - Dave Carll, Chair Spiritual Life - Fr. Duncan, Chair Stewardship – Canon Fred, Chair Welcome and Evangelism - Sally Ahrens, Chair Keep up-to-date at: http://www.mtcp.org
and on our FACEBOOK page: http://www.facebook.com/mountcalvary
Fr Duncan's sermons are available on iTunes – Go to 'Mt Calvary Sermons'
If you are our guest today we are very glad you came. If you would like to know more about Mt. Calvary please complete a cream-colored card in front of you. Each autumn and spring we run a course for newcomers who are interested in joining the parish, so please watch for ways to register nearer the time, or talk to Fr Duncan today.
MOUNT CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH CAMP HILL, PENNSYLVANIA Sunday, August 14, 2016 The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Rite II Prelude THE WORD OF GOD Processional Opening Acclamation Collect for Purity Gloria First Reading Psalm The Epistle Reading Gradual Hymn Gospel Reading Sermon Moment of silence Prayers of the People Confession & Absolution Peace Announcements
Dear Lord & Father of Mankind
spoken Jeremiah 23:23-29 82 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56
arr. Whitworth Hymn #574 BCP p.355 BCP p.356 BCP p.705 Hymn #546 Fr. Duncan See Insert BCP p.360 BCP p.360
THE HOLY COMMUNION Offertory Bread, wine and other gifts Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer A Sanctus spoken Breaking of the Bread Ministration of Communion
BCP p.361 BCP p.362
Postcommunion Prayer Recessional Sending out
BCP p.365 Hymn #596
The Altar Arrangement is given to the glory of God in thanksgiving for family & friends and is the gift of Bryan & Dee Woodward.
The weekly Healing Services will resume in September.
MCP COMMUNITY NEWS: st MT CALVARY BOOK CLUB: Meets in the parlor the 1 Sunday of each month following the 10am service. (see the website for all upcoming books) Upcoming discussions: Sept 4th - The Summer Before The War by Helen Simonson MT. CALVARY WOMEN’S STUDY & FELLOWSHIP GROUP – Meetings are nd th usually 2 & 4 Wednesday evenings at 7pm in the Parlor. th th th Upcoming dates: Aug 24 ; Sept 14 & 28 For the next several months, we will be reading & discussing Falling Upward by Fr. Richard Rohr For more info, please contact Joan Neyhart at 774-2010.
WHAT DO MONARCH BUTTERFLIES & JESUS HAVE IN COMMON? FIND OUT AT BREAKFAST & BUTTERFLIES – Saturdays thru Oct 1st, fellow parishioner Margo Houston will be hosting breakfast at 8am followed by a hike to find Monarch caterpillars. Margo will provide instruction on how to “foster” them through their evolution into butterflies. Please see the flyer on the bulletin board in the narthex for more info. OUTREACH: Join the Shelter Team for one of the following opportunities: HH- Habitat for Humanity – Upcoming dates: Aug 20; Sept 17; Oct 15; Nov 12 GHH- God’s Helping Hands –Upcoming dates: Oct 21-23 FP – Family Promise –Upcoming dates: Nov 20-26 To sign up or for more info, see the bulletin board and/or email Brian Fogarty at [email protected].
Family Promise: The Outreach Coordinating Committee is preparing for our 2nd Family Promise hosting week with Camp Hill United Methodist Church. Our days are Monday, August 29 and Wednesday, August 31. We need volunteers for the following activities: Family Promise evening van driver, Meal preparation and hosting, Children and youth activities hosting, and Overnight hosting. Please contact Cheri Fogarty, if you are interested in being a driver, helping with meals or being an overnight host - 774-1218 or text 557-6678. Contact Melanie if you are interested in helping with the children and youth activities - 743-6017 or [email protected]
SAVE THE DATE & SIGN UP TO COMPETE IN MT. CALVARY’S 1 CHILI th COOK-OFF & HOT DOG SOCIAL – On Sat. Sept. 24 from 6-8p we will be holding this intgenerational event! Do you make an awesome pot of chili? Please sign up to cook on the sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex. ST
UPCOMING: Vestry Meeting – Sun. Aug 14th – immediately following the 10am service Taizé Service – Sat. Aug 27th 5pm Intergenerational Service –Sun. Sept. 11th 10am UPCOMING IN CHRISTIAN ED: th PIZZA CLUB: Aug 16 5:30 – 7:30pm Join us for special summer pizza club! RECTOR’S NEWS: Update on the Community Listening Events: Plans are taking shape for the two listening events with our community partners. The tentative dates for the events are the last two Wednesdays of this month - August 24 and 31. In the first we will welcome four African-American members of St Paul's, Harrisburg, who will share their stories of what it is like to be black in their locations. The following week we plan to host a number of local police chiefs who will talk to us about the experiences of police officers. Please pray for these events as we continue to work on the details. CHRISTIAN ED NEWS: Nursery Attendant Needed - Due to the growth of our parish, we are in need of an additional Nursery attendant. Requirements: Must be 18+, have experience with infants and be willing to work Sunday mornings 9:45 - 11:15(ish). The position also requires obtaining the necessary background clearances and taking the Safeguarding training. If you are interested or can recommend someone for this paid position, please contact Melanie at [email protected]. Operation Backpack: MCP will be collecting supplies Sun, Aug 7 – Sun, th Aug 28 Every child wants to fit in at school, but showing up the first day without the basic supplies required for their grade makes that struggle even more difficult. Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania has launched Operation Backpack to provide back-to-school supplies to disadvantaged children in Pennsylvania,. Please consider donating to this worthy cause - collection boxes are located in the narthex. Supplies needed: Backpacks, #2 Pencils, Pencil Boxes, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Pens, Highlighters, Boxes of Crayons, Box of Colored Pencils, Box of Washable Markers, Large Pink Erasers, Glue Sticks, Rulers, 3-ring Binders, Wide-Rule Loose-Leaf paper, Spiral Notebooks, Book Covers. th
UPCOMING DIOCESAN EVENTS: The Episcopal Church Women’s Retreat – Sept 30 – Oct 2, 2016 Flyers are on the credenza in the narthex. COFFEE HOUR: Yes, it’s almost time for Coffee Hour to start back up! Please sign up for one (or more!) dates to host! The sign up sheet is on the bulletin board in the narthex. If you’ve never hosted before and are interested, please see Angela Clements or email the office for more info.
For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2
BIBLE READINGS FOR AUGUST 14 2016 – THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
FIRST READING – Jeremiah 23:23-29 “Am I only a God nearby,” declares the Lord, “and not a God far away? Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the Lord. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord. “I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds? They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal worship. Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. “Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces? Psalm 82 - See The Book of Common Prayer p705
THE EPISTLE READING – Hebrews 11:29 - 12:2 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days. By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient. And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground. These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
THE GOSPEL READING - Luke 12:49-56 “I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed! Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?” Prayers of the People Gathered as your people, we offer the concerns of our life and the world... God of mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for the universal church. May discord yield to unity and a common commitment to share the good news of Christ... God of mercy, hear our prayer. We pray for the world. Prompt us to engage in acts of mission and service that further the kingdom and honor the care that God has given us... God of mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for those who hold authority in government. Lead policymakers to enact justice, transforming places of violence into havens of peace... God of mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for all those in our community who are suffering the burden of illness, distress, or any kind of pain... We remember all those who have died and joined the great cloud of witnesses in heaven... God of mercy, hear our prayer.
