CALVARY
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
REFORMATION SUNDAY
1807 - 2014
Welcome to Worship at Calvary Church.
October 26, 2014 ♦ 11:00 A.M.
ABOUT TODAY’S SERVICE:
It is fitting on Reformation Sunday that we celebrate our church’s anniversary. Today marks two
hundred and seven years of devout worship and faithful service. Founded in 1807 as the First
Presbyterian Church, the congregation now worships in its third building on this site. Its name
was changed to Calvary in 1958 when a major denominational merger brought Indiana’s two
neighboring congregations—First Presbyterian and First United Presbyterian—into the same
national body and each chose a new, distinctive name to avoid confusion. Many of this morning’s
prayers come from worship services from past years.
ABOUT TODAY’S HYMNS:
457 - I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art
This hymn first appeared in the French Psalter published in Strassburg (1545), published under the
leadership of John Calvin. It has traditionally been ascribed to Calvin but that cannot be proved.
John Calvin (1509-1564) was the leading theologian of the Protestant Reformation. His Institutes of
the Christian Religion is one of the most important theological works ever written. He was also
instrumental in the development of metrical psalmody.
260 - A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
This hymn, text and tune, was written by Martin Luther in 1529. It is based on Psalm 46. Generally
thought to have been composed for the Diet of Speyer, it soon became the rallying cry of the
Protestant Reformation. Luther protested after Pope Leo X authorized the selling of indulgences in
1517. As an Augustinian monk, Luther was excommunicated in 1520 after burning a papal bull
requiring him to recant his beliefs. Luther was a pioneer and formative figure in the Protestant
Reformation.
526 - For All the Saints
The text was written by William Walsham How for All Saints' Day, 1864. It is a commentary on the
phrase "I believe in the communion of saints'' from the Apostles' Creed. The text was first
published in Earl Nelson's Hymns for the Saints' Days (1864), where it was titled "Saints Day
Hymn--Cloud of Witnesses--Hebrew 12:1.''
ABOUT TODAY’S LITURGICAL COLOR:
Red is the color of fire, which symbolizes the presence of God. From God’s presence at Pentecost
(Acts 2:1-31) to the establishment of this church, we celebrate the work of the Holy Spirit.
IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP, A PRAYER:
Almighty God, we give you thanks for this life and all its blessings, for joys great and simple, for
gifts and powers more than we deserve, for love at the heart of your purpose and surpassing
wisdom in all your works. We pray, through Jesus Christ, that we may always have grateful
hearts, and wills to love and serve you to the end of our days. This we pray through the same Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
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THE ORDER OF SERVICE FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD
THE OPENING VOLUNTARY –
Aria from Oboe Concerto
Litany
Prayer from Suite Gothique
Handel
Schubert
Boëllmann
THE STRIKING OF THE BELL
THE WELCOME
(Please sign and pass the blue fellowship register at this time.)
THE CHORAL INTROIT – O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Charles Wesley
(The congregation stands at the beginning of I Greet Thee, My Sure Redeemer Art.)
* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 457 – I Greet Thee, My Sure Redeemer Art
Toulon
* THE PRAYER OF ADORATION
Leader: Almighty God, the heavens tell of your glory,
the earth of your power, the sea of your might,
and humans of your covenant of mercy.
You make us glad again this day with the weekly remembrance
of the gift of life in your Son.
Grant us now such blessing through worship that the days which follow
may be spent in glad and faithful service. Amen.
-from October 14, 1990 bulletin
(All be seated.)
THE CALL TO CONFESSION
Mr. Mark Phoebus
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION, in unison
People: O Lord our God, who callest us by the pleadings
of thy good Spirit to forsake our sins;
cleanse us from every mean desire and save us from every evil way,
that we may follow after that which is pure
and cleave to that which is holy,
and that we may come at the last to the prefect obedience
and fellowship of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
-from October 30, 1960 bulletin
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THE KYRIE ELEISON – Kyrie
Felix Mendelssohn
THE ASSURANCE OF GOD’S FORGIVENESS
Leader: God demonstrates love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Since we have now been justified by God’s love,
we have access to God’s grace, so that,
we receive the gift of forgiveness.
Believe in God’s mercy that through Jesus Christ,
we are forgiven.
—based on Romans 5:8-9
(Stand with the Chancel Choir for the singing of The Gloria Patri followed by The Passing of The Peace.)
* THE GLORIA PATRI
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen, Amen.
* THE PASSING OF THE PEACE OF CHRIST, responsively
Leader: May the Peace of Christ be with you all,
People: And also with you.
(All be seated.)
THE TIME WITH YOUNG DISCIPLES
Dr. Tim Runge
(Following this time together, children through kindergarten age may leave for the Nursery.)
THE COLLECT
Leader: Let us pray: Almighty God, in Your Kingdom the last shall be first,
and the least shall be honored. Help us to live with courtesy and love,
trusting the wisdom of Your rewards,
made known in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
-from October 30, 1980 bulletin
THE SCRIPTURE LESSON (Pew Bible NT, page 188)
Romans 5:1-11
Leader: This is the word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
THE ANTHEM – Built on the Rock the Church Doth Stand
S. Drummond Wolff
THE SERMON – The Second Shortest Sermon
Rev. David J. Hanna
(Stand with the Chancel Choir for the singing The Hymn and The Litany of Celebration.)
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* THE HYMN 260 – A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Ein’ Feste Burg
* THE LITANY OF CELEBRATION, responsively
Leader: God spoke to create out of nothing.
People: God is still speaking.
Leader: God spoke through the voice of the prophets like Micah
calling us to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with our God.
People: God is still speaking.
Leader: God spoke through the living Word of Jesus proclaiming,
“You shall love the Lord your God…and you shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
People: God is still speaking.
Leader: God spoke through the letters of Paul who wrote,
“There is nothing in death or life, in the world as it is, or in the world as it shall be,
nothing in all creation that is able to separate us from the love of God in Christ
Jesus our Lord.”
People: God is still speaking.
Leader: God spoke through Luther and Calvin and Knox whose hearts blazed
with reformer’s fire.
People: God is still speaking.
Leader: God spoke when this congregation was first organized in 1807
meeting in homes and the outdoors.
People: God is still speaking.
Leader: God spoke when this congregation constructed its third building in 1906
on this site for the worship of God and ministry to all.
People: God is still speaking.
Leader: God spoke when this congregation built the Christian Education wing
in the 1950s for the education of children, youth and adults.
People: God is still speaking.
Leader: God continues to be faithful to us this year and God will be faithful in
years ahead.
People: God is still speaking.
Leader: And still the Holy Spirit of God comes to us,
All:
in new visions and new voices with the foundation of faith
passed on to us from yesterday.
Leader: God spoke in years gone by and God speaks to us today
and we seek to respond faithfully.
All:
Amen.
(Please be seated.)
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THE CALL TO OFFERING
(Our giving is an offering to God. All offerings, whether made in the worship service or outside of it,
are part of our worship of God and are used to support Calvary’s ministry.)
Leader: With thankfulness we give in gratitude and joy.
With prayerfulness we give in sacrifice and love.
With hopefulness we give in commitment to God.
With gladness, let us present the offerings
of our life and labor to the Lord our God.
THE OFFERTORY ANTHEM – Glory to Thy Holy Name
Jean Pasquet
(Stand with the Chancel Choir for the singing of The Doxology followed by The Prayer of Dedication.)
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THE PRESENTATION OF THE OFFERING AND DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him, above ye heavenly host: Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
* THE PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Leader: All good things come from you, O God,
and with gratitude we return to you what is yours.
All that we are, and all that we have, is a trust from you.
And so, in gratitude for all your gifts,
we offer you ourselves, and all that we have,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(All be seated.)
THE COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Dr. Tom Crumm, Clerk of Session
Leader: Let us give thanks for those who have gone before us
and to whom God has granted rest from their labors this past year.
Jane Mills
James Wilson
Betty Jamison
William Noel
Harry McFarland
Richard Berry
James L. Cook, Jr.
Ethel Badiali
Marjory Lynn
(The tolling of the bell followed by silence.)
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THE LORD’S PRAYER, in unison
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 debts, as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
(Stand with the Chancel Choir for the singing of The Hymn followed by The Benediction.)
* THE HYMN 526 – For All the Saints
Sine Nomine
* THE BENEDICTION
* THE CHORAL RESPONSE – The Lord Bless You and Keep You
* THE ORGAN POSTLUDE
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* Congregation standing, as able.
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Peter Lutkin
THE 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN KNOX (C. 1514 - 1572)
John Knox: A Fierce and Fiery Reformer
Charles A. Wiley III
Something happened in the middle of the twentieth century: a revival
of the work and influence of John Calvin. This has been a good thing
for our church. But this great emphasis on Calvin has obscured a bit
the vital role that John Knox played in the forming of our tradition.
While the major source of our Reformed tradition is found in the Swiss Reformation of
Zwingli and Calvin, our American Presbyterian tradition is rooted in the English, and
even more so in the Scottish Presbyterianism in which John Knox was the most important
actor.
Knox’s early Reformation efforts were rewarded with being forced to row as a galley
slave in a French ship. It is unclear how he was released, but he eventually served in exile
as a chaplain in the Church of England and helped influence the text of the Book of
Common Prayer. But when Mary came to the throne and re-instituted the Roman Catholic
faith, Knox fled to Geneva where he became a confidant of John Calvin and became the
pastor of the English-speaking congregation there. Inspired by Calvin’s theological and
ecclesiastical vision, Knox returned to Scotland and helped to lead the revolution that led
to the ousting of Mary of Guise and the reformation of the Church of Scotland.
Knox’s legacy to us has many dimensions:
 a fierce commitment to the reformation of the church;
 a deep commitment to the sovereignty of God that doesn’t allow anyone to take up the
mantle of God, whether king or queen in the state or the bishop in the church;
 our enduring commitment to the parity of ministers and elders continues to mark us; and
 the practice of fervent prayer as a means to intimacy of God, and of strict selfexamination before coming to the Lord’s table.
Although the roots of American Presbyterianism come from a number of directions, and
are growing more complex over time, the single strongest root is the result of the
migration of generations of Scottish and Scotch-Irish Presbyterians that formed the
backbone of American Presbyterianism and continues to shape us.
Knox was a fiery, combative man, a combativism that you can feel when reading the
Scots Confession. Sometimes that combative character makes contemporary
Presbyterians a little nervous. But one cannot deny the profound influence of Knox on
our church.
Rev. Charles A. Wiley III, Ph.D., is coordinator of the Office of Theology and Worship for the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.).
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