THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD

Sunday, January 7, 2018 THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD Leadership Serving Today Preaching Minister Rev. Lori Cornell Presiding Minister Megan Phillips Altar Guild Denise Achman, Marshia Nicholson Hospitality Marlise Ross Building Supervisor Keith Klungness 9:00 A.M. Traditional Service Acolyte Emily Kropp, Morgan Fant Assisting Minister Marj Hause Communion Assistants Kathleen Parks, Gail Pierson Emily Kropp, Morgan Fant Communion to Pews Bill Johnson Greeters Vonne Fowler, Corky Black Reader Ken Corliss Sound Board Glenn Sawyer Ushers Keith Klungness, Phil Sell 11:15 A.M. Deeper Life Service Altar Guild Jackie Russo Communion Assistants Paula Fowler, Megan Phillips Greeter Waverly Hagen Calvary Lutheran Church 2415 S. 320th Street, Federal Way WA 98003 (253) 839-0344 ~ Fax (253) 839-0345 E-mail: office.calvaryelca@comcast.net Web site: calvaryfw.org Calvary Council: Kyle Franklin, President; Dan Achman, Neal Cook, Carolyn Davis, Paula Fowler, Al Hagen, Jill Hill, Craig Hoppler, Mary Ann Odne, Margaret Peterson, and Donna Wendelburg Calvary Staff: Rev. Lori A. Cornell, Pastor Intern Pastor, Megan Phillips Rachel O Reilly, Office Coordinator Donna Hinkley, Media Coordinator Suzanne Higgins, Assistant Treasurer Tony Willing, Church Musician Ryan Batcheller, Director of Choirs From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2016Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #23696. New Revised ard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Music reprinted by permission. CCLI# 2033794, OneLicense #A-706774 Invite Inspire Equip Engage 14 1

Lectionary Texts for Next Sunday, January 14, 2018 Second Sunday after Epiphany Readings: 1Samuel 3:1-10; John 1:43-51 Welcome to worship with Holy Communion. We pray that your faith in Christ is encouraged as you worship with us. Please turn off your cell phone when you are in the sanctuary. About Holy Communion: Our Lord Jesus gives us his body and blood in this sacrament with bread and wine, and assures us that we receive forgiveness of sins and the promise of life and salvation. All who believe that Christ is present in the bread and wine are welcome to this table. Children who wish to receive a blessing may come forward to the rail as well. If desired, a nursery is available during the service for infants through age 5. Listening devices are available. Please contact an usher. If you have questions about worship or any activities at Calvary, please call us at (253) 839-0344. You can also visit our website at www.calvaryfw.org. Sunday, January 7th 9:00 A.M. Traditional Worship (Sanctuary) 10:15 A.M. Adult Forum: Imagine Project and the Renewal Covenant (Social Hall) 10:15 A.M. Kids Learning in Motion (LC#2) 11:15 A.M. Deeper Life Service (Great Room) Monday, January 8th 10:00 A.M. LWR Quilting Group (LC#1) 10:00 A.M. Prayer Shawl Group (Library) 6:30 P.M. CYFM Team Meeting (Library) 6:30 P.M. Deeper Life Band Rehearsal (Great Room) Tuesday, January 9th 10:00 A.M. Tuesday Bible Study (LC#2) 7:00 P.M. Church Council Meeting (LC#1) Wednesday, January 10th 10:00 A.M. Wednesday Bible Study (Pastor Lori s Office) Thursday, January 11th 8:00 A.M. Men s Bible Study (LC#2) 10:00 A.M. Coffee with the Intern (Poverty Bay Café) 1:30 P.M. Men s Book Club (LC#1) 6:00 P.M. Bell Choir Rehearsal (Loft) 7:15 P.M. Calvary Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary) Sunday, January 14th RED WAGON 9:00 A.M. Traditional Worship Service (Sanctuary) 10:15 A.M. Adult Forum: Finance Team 2018 Financial Plan 10:15 A.M. Kids Learning in Motion (LC#2) 11:15 A.M. Deeper Life Service (Great Room) Follow us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/calvaryconnections 2 This Week Prayer requests will be kept in the bulletin for two weeks. For Calvary s Prayer Chain, e-mail Phyllis Dirks at P_Dirks@msn.com or call (253) 952-2897 HEALTH & HEALING: Phyllis Dirks; Carol Hoppler (Craig's step-mother); Gwena (Marj Hause); Clyde Sorensen (father of Bob and Marcly Curtis); Carrie Hinderman (James Nichols Niece) ; Aurora Thayse (2-year old member of Creator Lutheran) 13

ANNUAL MEETING and Potluck will be held on Sunday, January 28th following a 10:00 A.M. Coming Together Service. RED WAGON rolls next Sunday, January 14th. At both services, the Red Wagon will roll to collect the following for Calvary s Sack lunch program, Individually wrapped- flavored tea bags, Capri Sun, pudding or apple sauce cups, hot chocolate or instant oatmeal, and peanut butter crackers. Also: honey, strawberry jam, napkins, and sugar in 5 or 10 lb. bags. SUBSTATUTE CORDINATOR FOR SENIOR LUTHERN OUTINGS needed through May. This involves securing monthly tours (gathering details, arranging transportation, making reservations and collecting payments) plus contacting with participants and being the lead on trips. TRIP IDEAS ALSO NEEDED! Contact the Calvary office if interested. Sunday, January 7, 2017 THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD ELW SETTING 2/HOLY COMMUNION 9:00 A.M. Prelude Air from the D Major Suite J.S. BACH Please silence your cell phone before worship. Please fill out the attendance form and pass it down the row. Welcome Confession and Forgiveness All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins. P Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, who stretches out the heavens, who sends light to the nations, who gives breath to us all. Silence for reflection and self-examination. P Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Loving God, C we confess that we have turned from you to follow our own ways. We have spoken or acted too quickly; or not spoken or acted at all. We have hurt those closest to us; we have hurt those we don t know. We have thought more about ourselves than others; and we have thought less of ourselves than we ought. Turn us around; give us a fresh start, so that we can live again as your children. Amen. P In great mercy, God s love never runs out. God never tires of calling us beloved children. Hear this gospel promise: Your sins are forgiven, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Savior. Opening Hymn Songs of Thankfulness and Praise #310 12 3 P Pastor A Assisting Minister L Lector (Reader) C Congregation

Greeting P The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Kyrie p.120 Canticle of Praise p. 121 Prayer of the Day P The Lord be with you. A Let us pray. Holy God, creator of light and giver of goodness, your voice moves over the waters. Immerse us in your grace, and transform us by your Spirit, that we may follow after your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Special Music Children s Message 4 CALVARY CHOIR INTERN PASTOR MEGAN PHILLIPS Reading: Acts 19:1-7 L A reading from Acts of the Apostles, the nineteenth chapter: 1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where he found some disciples. 2 He said to them, Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers? They replied, No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit. 3 Then he said, Into what then were you baptized? They answered, Into John s baptism. 4 Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus. 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied 7altogether there were about twelve of them. L Word of God, word of life. C Thanks be to God. Gospel Acclamation A voice from heaven said, This is my Son, the Beloved,* with whom I am well pleased. Gospel Reading: Mark 1:4-11 Communion Songs Lamb of God p. 135 As with Gladness Men of Old #302 Bright and Glorious Is the Sky #301 P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. Prayer After Communion A Let us pray. O Morning Star, fair and bright, you have refreshed us again with heavenly food. You are our dearest treasure. Go with us now and every day that we may tell the story of your never-ending love and sing your praise both now and forever. Blessing P May the God of glory, who calls you beloved, shine brightly on your path; almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always. Sending Song Christ When for Us You Were Baptized #304 Dismissal A Go in peace. Be the light of Christ. C Thanks be to God. Postlude Prelude and Fugue in C Major J.S. BACH Announcements LEARNING IN MOTION AND ADULT FORUM resume today at 10:15 A.M. Students PreK to 5th will meet in LC #2. Adults, go to the Social Hall for Imagine Project and the Renewal Covenant. Next week s Forum is the Financial Team: Introduction to the 2018 Financial Plan. 11

his dying and rising, and his promise to come again, C we await that day when all the universe will rejoice in your holy and life-giving light. By your Spirit bless us and this meal, refresh with this heavenly food, C may we be light for the world, revealing the brilliance of your Son. Through him all glory and honor is yours, Almighty Father, with the Holy Spirit, in your holy Church, both now and forever. C Amen Lord s Prayer A Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us. C Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. Communion We receive Holy Communion kneeling at the rail. The ushers will guide you forward from the front pews to kneel at the rail as space is available. We fill in from the front to the back. Please stay at the rail to pray as long as you desire. If you are unable to come forward, please sit by the aisle and let an usher know; a minister will bring Communion to you in your seat. P The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the first chapter: C Glory to you, O Lord. 4John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 Now John was clothed with camel s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7 He proclaimed, The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. 8 I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit. 9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11 And a voice came from heaven, You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased. P The Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to you, O Christ. Sermon Hymn On Jordan s Stormy Banks I #437 Sermon be-love-d REV. LORI CORNELL SERVICE OF HOLY BAPTISM OF OLOF ALEXANDER ESPEL-LOGAN P God, who is rich in mercy and love, gives us a new birth into a living hope through the sacrament of baptism. By water and the Word God delivers us from sin and death and raises us to new life in Jesus Christ. We are united with all the baptized in the one body of Christ, anointed with the gift of the Holy Spirit, and joined in God's mission for the life of the world. Pastor addresses sponsors: P Who presents Olof Alexander for baptism? Pastor addresses parents: P Sean and Catherine, called by the Holy Spirit, trusting in the grace and love of God, do you desire to have Olof Alexander baptized into Christ? 10 5

Pastor addresses parents and sponsors: P As you bring Olof to receive the gift of baptism, you are entrusted with responsibilities: to live with him among God's faithful people, bring him to the word of God and the holy supper, teach him the Lord's Prayer, the Creed, and the Ten Commandments, place in his hands the holy scriptures, and nurture him in faith and prayer, so that he may learn to trust God, proclaim Christ through word and deed, care for others and the world God made, and work for justice and peace. P Do you promise to help Olof grow in the Christian faith and life? P Mark, Kathy and Eric, on behalf of Sean and Catherine, do you promise to nurture Olof in the Christian faith as you are empowered by God's Spirit, and to help him live in the covenant of baptism and in communion with the church? The presiding minister addresses the assembly: P People of God, do you promise to support Olof Alexander and pray for him in his new life in Christ? C We do. P I ask you to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, reject sin, and confess the faith of the Church. P Do you renounce the devil and all the forces that defy God? C I renounce them. P Do you renounce the powers of this world that rebel against God? C I renounce them. P Do you renounce the ways of sin that draw you from God? C I renounce them. A Do you believe in God the Father? C I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. 6 Offering Prayer A Let us pray. Merciful God, C receive the gifts we bring, our selves, our time, and our possessions. Through this meal unite us as your body, shining with the light of your justice and mercy; for the sake of him who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Great Thanksgiving p. 129 P It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise...we praise your name and join their unending hymn: The Sanctus Holy, Holy, Holy p. 130 Eucharistic Prayer P Blessed are you, O holy God: you are the Life and Light of all. By your powerful word you created all things. Through the prophets you called your people to be a light to the nations. Blessed are you for Jesus, your Son. He is your Light, shining in our darkness and revealing to us your mercy and might. In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me. Remembering, therefore, his preaching and healing, 9

P Olof Alexander, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. P Blessed be God, the source of all life, the word of salvation, the spirit of mercy. P Let us pray. We give you thanks, O God, that through water and the Holy Spirit you give your daughters and sons new birth, cleanse them from sin, and raise them to eternal life. Sustain Olof Alexander with the gift of your Holy Spirit: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord, the spirit of joy in your presence, both now and forever. P Olof Alexander, child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Christ forever. WELCOME P Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. A Let us welcome this newly baptized child of God. C We welcome you into the body of Christ and into the mission we share: join us in giving thanks and praise to God and bearing God's creative and redeeming word to all the world. Prayers of Intercession Passing of the Peace P The peace of the Lord be with you always. Welcome & Announcements (Response: A Let us pray. C Have mercy, O God.) 8 Offering Arioso J.S. BACH Offertory Hymn Christ, Be Our Light #715, v. 5 A Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? C I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. A Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? C I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Congregation is seated. Children are invited to come forward to witness the Baptism. THANKSGIVING AT THE FONT P The Lord be with you. P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C It is right to give our thanks and praise. P We give you thanks, O God, for in the beginning your Spirit moved over the waters and by your Word you created the world, calling forth life in which you took delight. Through the waters of the flood you delivered Noah and his family, and through the sea you led your people Israel from slavery into freedom. At the river your Son was baptized by John and anointed with the Holy Spirit. By the baptism of Jesus' death and resurrection you set us free from the power of sin and death and raise us up to live in you. Pour out your Holy Spirit, the power of your living Word, that Olof Alexander who is washed in the waters of baptism may be given new life. To you be given honor and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever. BAPTISM 7