CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Christmas Day December 25, :30 a.m. The Holy Eucharist, Rite II

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1 CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH Christmas Day December 25, :30 a.m. The Holy Eucharist, Rite II A faithful Episcopal Church welcoming all in the name of Christ

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4 The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Christmas Day 25 December 2013 WELCOME TO CALVARY CHURCH NEWCOMERS AND GUESTS are always welcome at Calvary Church. Our service uses the three books located in the pew: The Book of Common Prayer, Lift Every Voice and Sing II, and The Hymnal Directions in the service bulletin indicate where it is customary to stand or kneel. We invite you to participate as you are able. We hope you will take a moment to read and complete the Welcome Card in the pew, and place it in the offertory plate as it passes. Children of all ages are welcome in worship services. Packets of materials for children are available from the ushers. Participants in Today s Service 9:30 a.m. The Holy Eucharist, Rite II Celebrant The Reverend Jonathon Jensen Preacher The Reverend Leslie G. Reimer Acolyte Adrian O Sullivan Lector Anne Jackson Chalice Bearer Douglas Chaffey Altar Guild Melissa Crimmins Team

5 The Next Step Group of the Sam Shoemaker Community welcomes all every Saturday from 10:30 11:30 a.m. in the Conference room. Visit the Calvary website at for details.

6 Our Parish Life The Envelope Please... Offering envelopes for those who have requested them are available in the Parish Hall. Please pick them up to help defray the unnecessary costs of mailing. Electronics Recycling Event On Saturday, December 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. we will hold another Electronics Recycling Event. We will accept any time of electronics, such as computers, printers, telephones, cassette and record players and small appliances. [Tube televisions are NOT accepted, but these can be recycled for free at Construction Junction, located at 214 North Lexington Street, just off Penn Avenue in Point Breeze.] Celebrating Baptism Holy Baptism will be celebrated at Calvary Church on Sunday, January 12, 2014 during the 11 o clock service. If you have a child to be baptized on that day, or are an adult interested in baptism, please call the church office to let us know. Save The Date: Saturday, February 8, 2014 will be the Chili Fest. All parishioners and their children are invited to this event. And especially, we invite new members of the church. Watch for more information and the posted sign-up sheet. Soup Season We will meet again on January 3, 2014 in the Calvary kitchen at 10 a.m. to make more soup. Please join us. If you have a favorite recipe, bring it along. the ingredients to me, and I ll be happy to do the shopping. Adele Eley, , adele.eley@gmail.com Sisterhood Meetings On Sunday, January 5 the Sisterhood is invited (including husbands) to a luncheon at my house, 6337 Jackson Street after the 11 o clock service. Sisters are asked to bring a creche if they would like to share it with the group. I will have my collection of creches on display. Charlotta Ross, Seasonal Displays Please visit the seasonal displays in the elevator lobbies on levels B, E, and F. Next year we hope to display crèches belonging to Calvary families. Altar Flowers Help us keep the church in full bloom by donating flowers in memory of, or in honor of, someone special. If you would like to place a memorial listing, please contact Marsha Morris in the church office at , ext Deadlines for Publications The deadline for submissions for the next issue of Agape is on Friday, January 10, Please your text to calvary@calvarypgh.org or deliver it to the church office. Announcements for the Sunday service bulletin must be received by the end of the day on Wednesday. Visit Calvary s website at

7 The Calendar Wednesday December 25, 2013 The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ 9:30 A.M. Holy Eucharist Thursday December 26, 2013 Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr The church & offices will be closed this day. Friday December 27, 2013 Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist The church & offices will be closed this day. Saturday December 28, 2013 The Holy Innocents 9:00 A.M. E-Waste Re-cycling Event 10:30 A.M. The Next Step Sunday December 29, 2013 The First Sunday after Christmas Day 7:30 A.M. Coffee 8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist 9:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist 9:00 A.M. Bible Study 11:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist 12:15 P.M. Hospitality Hour Monday December 30, 2013 Frances Joseph-Gaudet, Educator and Prison Reformer, 1934 The church & offices will be closed this day. Tuesday December 31, 2013 Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Bishop in the Niger Territories, 1891 The church & offices will be closed this day. Thursday January 2, 2014 Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah, First Indian Anglican Bishop, Dornakal, :30 AM Beginnings Staff Work Day 9:30 AM EfM 7:30 P.M. Adult Choir Rehearsal Friday January 3, 2014 William Passavant, Prophetic Witness, :00 A.M. Soup Group Saturday January 4, 2014 Elizabeth Seton, Founder of the American Sisters of Charity, :00 A.M. Centering Prayer for Peace 10:30 A.M. The Next Step Sunday January 5, 2014 The Second Sunday after Christmas Day 7:30 A.M. Coffee 8:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist 9:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist 9:00 A.M. Choristers Warm-Up 9:00 A.M. Bible Study 10:00 A.M. Adult Forum 10:00 A.M. Christian Education Classes 10:00 A.M. Adult Choir Warm-Up 11:00 A.M. Holy Eucharist 12:15 P.M. Hospitality Hour 1:30 P.M. CYG 3:30 P.M. Informational Meeting for trip to Kenya Wednesday January 1, 2014 The Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ The church offices will be closed this day. 12:00 P.M. Holy Eucharist *To make reservations for starred events, for which a meal is being prepared, please telephone the church office, , extension 140.

8 Memorial Flowers The flowers at the altars are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of: High Altar Lady Chapel All Saints Columbarium Peace Cross Charles Clifton Altman, M.D. and Susan Degnan Altman, by their son, Charles R. Altman, their great granddaughters Anne Powers Bumsted, and Katherine Reed Bumsted. Thomas and Lauren Deis, by their family. Henry Dobson and John Iverson Dixon, by Margaret Dixon. Oliver McClintock, by his wife. Tommy and Florence Nimick, by Locky, Kit and Vikki. Thomas and Elizabeth Harmar Searson, Richard Greville Searson, and Thomas Raymond Searson. Walter N. Wilson, M.D., and L. Jane Wilson, by their family. C. Holmes Wolfe, Jr. and Suzanne O. Wolfe, by friends. Bart and Virginia Shakarian, by his family. John and Ellen Smonski, by their family. Nancy Gay Bateman and Dupuy Bateman, Jr., by Mr. and Mrs. Dupuy Bateman III, and Dupuy Bateman IV. Richard Mather Marshall, Elizabeth Taylor Marshall, Major Richard Mather Marshall, Jr., and Major John Ashby Marshall, by their family. Christian Formation There will be no Adult Forum or classes for children and youth on Sunday, December 29. Classes for all will resume on Sunday, January 5, ADULT FORUM: January 5, 2014 Epiphany: A Season of Light for the World. Beginning with the arrival of the Wise Men at the stable, we see that the birth of Christ is meant for all the peoples of the earth. How do we live that reality as Christians today? The Rev. Leslie Reimer will offer reflections for the season of Epiphany. Calvary Youth Group Looking ahead: following the January 5 CYG meeting from 1 3:30 p.m. we ask CYG parents join us at 3:30 to discuss planning for the trip to the Elewana Education Project in Kenya in There is more information about Kenya available on Calvary website or contact Geoff or Julie Dixon-Ernst. At each of our gatherings there is always time for sharing a meal together, making new friends or enjoying the fellowship among the group. If you haven t come to CYG or it has been awhile make a New Year s resolution to join us in January. A calendar of events for the coming term is on the Calvary website: choose Youth Group from the Programs drop down menu.

9 Christmas Day December 25, 2013 A Reading from the Book of Isaiah [52:7-10] How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, Your God reigns. Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices, together they sing for joy; for in plain sight they see the return of the Lord to Zion. Break forth together into singing, you ruins of Jerusalem; for the Lord has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem. The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. Reader: The Word of the Lord. Congregation: Thanks be to God. A Reading from the Letter to the Hebrews [1:1-12] Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God s glory and the exact imprint of God s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say, You are my Son; today I have begotten you? Or again, I will be his Father, and he will be my Son? And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, Let all God s angels worship him. Of the angels he says, He makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire. But of the Son he says, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions. And, In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands; they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like clothing; like a cloak you will roll them up, and like clothing they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will never end. Reader: The Word of the Lord. Congregation: Thanks be to God.

10 The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to John Response before the Gospel: [1:1-14] Glory to you, Lord Christ. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father s only son, full of grace and truth. Response after the Gospel: Praise to you, Lord Christ. RCL-ChristmasDay

11 The Clergy, Wardens, Vestry, and Staff of Calvary Episcopal Church wish you peace at Christmas and throughout the New Year. CALVARY S CLERGY AND STAFF Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania telephone: facsimile: calvary@calvarypgh.org website: Office Hours: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday The Reverend Leslie G. Reimer, Interim Rector The Reverend Walter Szymanski, D. Min., Assisting Priest The Reverend Carol Henley, Assisting Priest The Reverend Ruth Bosch Becker, Assisting Pastor The Reverend John J. Fetterman, Theologian-in-Residence The Reverend Zachary Drennen, Missionary to Kenya Dr. Alan Lewis, Director of Music Bill Gesin, Assistant Organist Joseph D. C. Wilson III, Senior Warden Tom Schmidt, Junior Warden Robert Eley, Treasurer 2014 John Allison Charles Oke Sharon Riddler Thomas Schmidt 2015 Nancy Bromall Gordon Fisher Jamie McMahon Margaret O Rourke The Vestry Adele Eley, Coordinator for Christian Formation Arleen Walter, Director of Finance and Administration Mary Lou Southwood, Chair, Stewardship Committee Peggy Morycz, Director, Beginnings Louise Wells, Events Coordinator Kenneth Smith, Director of Communications Penny Hunt, Administrative Assistant Jeff Rutkowski, Head Sexton Marsha Morris, Parish Secretary Sherry Bloom, Manager, Bookstore at Calvary Robert Dilts, Rebecca Randall, Archivists The Reverend Harold T. Lewis, Ph.D., Rector Emeritus 2016 Catherine Davidson Anne Kamstra Keeler Tim Randall Nevin Woodside 2017 Karen Clay Matt Muldoon Greg Norton Kenneth Stiles 2014 John Horchner G. Frederic Roth, president Roslyn Stone Jean Adams Florence Atwood Russ Ayres, chair The Parish Council 2015 Stephen Bloomburg Pat Standring 2016 Jennifer De Rosa Ann Gouirand Stephen Shandor The Calling Committee Greg Bradley Michael Braxton Kathleen Farrington Lee Hicks Becky Randall Mark Rust 2017 Pam Hess Bob King Colleen Sari Susan Shafer William Stevens Joseph D. C. Wilson III