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The Worship of God

GLENDALE BAPTIST CHURCH A Caring Community of Equality and Grace

Sunday, May 10, 2020 10:30 A.M.

The Fifth Sunday of Eastertide

THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY April Baker

We are grateful to be gathered here in the Cumberland-Tennessee River watershed, which we share with a diversity of plants and creatures including: the tulip poplar tree, the dwarf crested iris and the purple passionflower, the northern mockingbird and the bobwhite quail, the channel catfish, the raccoon, the eastern box turtle and the Tennessee cave salamander, and the zebra swallowtail butterfly. We acknowledge that this land is the traditional territory of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee and the Eastern Shawnee and the Muscogee-Creek Peoples. May we nurture our relationship with all our neighbors, and may we nurture our shared responsibility to this watershed where we gather to worship today.

May God be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts! We lift them up to God!

CHIMING THE HOUR

You are most welcome in this hour of worship. As the hour is chimed, all are invited to apply our attention to preparation for worship. As we become aware of the presence of those gathered electronically from across the nation – in their joy and sadness, their need and their plenty – let us enter into the realization that this hour provides for us an opportunity to encounter the Holy in the presence of this community of faith. May God’s blessing be upon our worship.

SILENCE IS KEPT INTROIT “Alleluia” DUKE STREET/arr. Schlosser

CALL TO WORSHIP Kelly Moreland Jones

The children of creation have said, “Once we were not a people, but now we are the people of God; Once we had not received mercy, but in the Easter life of the Christ we have received mercy.” Let us together declare the praises of the One who calls us out of the shadow of unknowing and despair and into this wonderful light. Beloved friends, let us worship together.

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HYMN OF PRAISE 2 “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” HYMN TO JOY

MORNING PRAYER Summer Hyche PRAYER RESPONSE “When I Bend upon My Knees” INWARD LIGHT

SILENCE IS KEPT PRAYING THE PSALMS from Psalm 130 April Baker

Out of the depths I cry to You. In your Mercy, Loving Spirit, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If You should number the times we stray from Love, who could face it? Yet You are ever ready to forgive, that we might be healed. I wait for You, my soul waits, and in Wisdom and Word, I hope; my soul awaits the Beloved as one awaits the birth of a child, or as one awaits the fulfillment of their destiny. O children of Light, welcome the Heart of your heart! Then you will ascend the Sacred Mountain of Truth; you will know mercy and love in abundance. Then will your transgressions be forgiven and redeemed.

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GODLY PLAY A TIME FOR GLENDALE KIDS Amy Mears HYMN 275 “Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation” LAUDA ANIMA

HOMILY Lauren Plummer

1 Peter 2:2-10 DUET “There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy” Brian Koho and Don Schlosser Paul Langford OFFERTORY PRAYER Amy Mears OFFERTORY “Notturno” from Lyric pieces, op. 54, no. 4 Grieg

Jake Schaub, pianist PRESENTING OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS

All are invited to present their tithes and offerings. You may mail your check to 1021 Glendale Lane, Nashville TN 37204. If you would like to give electronically, please use the tithe.ly app, or venmo@GlendaleBaptist or

venmo.com/glendalebaptist. DEDICATION OF GIFTS “Praise God, the Giver and the Gift” Wren

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UNISON RESPONSE

Spirit of Wonder, Spirit of Kindness, you are in every place, and every place where you are is holy ground. Fill our hearts with adventure and joy, with peace and beauty as we journey the ordinary paths of life. In these ordinary paths, may we catch sight of you. Seeing you, may we adore your presence. Adoring your presence, may we serve your purpose—the increase of wonder and kindness. Amen.

HYMN OF RESPONSE 273 “Built on the Rock” KIRKEN DEN ER ET

BENEDICTION BENEDICTION RESPONSE “Now Let the Heavens Be Joyful!” LANCASHIRE

SILENCE IS KEPT

In the quiet, all are invited to consider how Spirit has been revealed in this hour. Please remain in reverent expectation during the Postlude as you discover ways to transition from this hour of worship into your own life of service in the world, seeking where God is at work and how you might continue your worship by joining in.

POSTLUDE “Phantom” from Lyric pieces, op.62, no. 5 Grieg

Jake Schaub, pianist

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Glendale Happy Hour with Summer

Glentern Summer Hyche invites you to stay connected in the zoom room right now for a 15-minute conversation about things that are comforting, sustaining, pleasing, or exciting you during this season. You can participate in the chat thread (click on the little conversation bubble icon at the bottom of the screen) or unmute yourself and speak. Bring your happies and give other Glendalers more reasons to smile as they connect with the faith community.

Concerning Worship

In our worship, Glendale recognizes the theological importance of ways language is used. We do not attempt to change every historical reading, anthem, and hymn in each service; we do try, over time, to balance cultural and gender references to include all persons in the worship of God. Please feel free to use inclusive language during worship. The Psalm reading is adapted from Nan Merrill’s Psalms for Praying, The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc: New York, 1996. Used by permission. The words of the Dedication of Gifts are adapted

from a text written by Brian Wren 1989 Hope Publishing Company, used by permission. LAST CALL for All Glendale Graduates On an upcoming Sunday in May, we are planning to honor our 2020 graduates from the Glendale community during our morning worship service. If you have any family members or friends that are graduating from high school, college, or graduate school this year, please submit any details to April Baker, Amy Mears, or Alan Green by TOMORROW (Monday, May 11) so that we may acknowledge them. Giving Opportunities Financial Relief checks are beginning to arrive in mailboxes and bank accounts. For many Glendalers, these funds will be a bonus—not necessary for our livelihoods. If you would like to tithe this money or make a contribution to an organization to which you do not normally give, these are two that the pastors are choosing: Many of our neighbors who are undocumented are providing essential services to our community in the midst of a pandemic without the security of health insurance, unemployment benefits, or sick pay. With the support from Nashville Peace and Justice Center, local organizers at The MIX have set up a GoFundMe fundraiser to help these Nashvillians with needs like groceries, childcare, rent, etc. in the coming weeks. Over the past two years, The MIX has created a network that responds to justice issues concerning some of our most marginalized neighbors. Deborah Lynn, Pastor April Baker, and several other Glendalers have been involved in justice work coordinated by The MIX. You can donate to the fund to provide direct assistance to families and individuals here: middle-tn-undocufund Glendale’s Andy Watts and Pastor Amy Mears have strong relationships with inhabitants of the Wind River reservation in northwest Wyoming. Andy takes student groups there to learn with and partner with the Shoshone and Arapaho people who live on the reservation. Amy is there each summer as the Ring Lake Ranch retreat center that she visits borders the reservation. Friends from the Wyoming Interfaith Network, working with tribal leaders, have set up a donation website to assist the reservation residents with the effects of COVID-19 on an already depressed financial system. If you would like to contribute to Wind River Mutual Aid, you can do it through this website: https://donorbox.org/riverton-peace-mission-covid-19-funds COVID-19 & Homelessness in Nashville – How To Help Alleviate Food Insecurity Community partners* are coordinating outreach efforts to support people living in encampments. As a direct result of COVID-19, food insecurity has become a big issue for people experiencing homelessness. We need about 150 more food boxes per week. With that, our partners will be able to serve about 400-500 people who currently have no other options than to stay outdoors (following CDC guidance on COVID-19). We are asking for your help. Here are two options: 1. Make a monetary donation directly to the outreach food operations. You can donate online to Open Table Nashville or to The Bridge Ministry. Make sure you designate the donation to "Food for Encampments."

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2. Donate food items directly. Items can be dropped off at Glencliff United Methodist Church, 2901 Glencliff Road, Monday through Thursday from 9am to noon. Please include trash bags and if possible some hygiene items including disinfectant wipes. *Our Street 2 Home encampment coordination effort includes the Metro Homeless Impact Division, The Village at Glencliff, The Bridge Ministry, Open Table Nashville, Mental Health Cooperative, Park Center, The Salvation Army, Neighborhood Health, Shower Up, People Loving Nashville, Second Harvest, The Food Project, Southern Alliance for People and Animal Welfare, and more (if you are not mentioned here, please email judith.tackett@nashville.gov - we'd like to list all the partners that keep joining this effort). Storytime for Kids and Families Glendaler Klem-Marí Cajigas Chimelis, who works for Nashville Public Library, will hold a weekly zoom story hour for young and formerly young folks. Alan Green will send the link on Wednesday mornings; the story time will begin at 11:00am each Wednesday. Gather around the screen to watch, read, and listen as Klem-Marí brings us stories from around the world. Centering Prayer Fridays at Noon Each Friday at noon during our spatial distancing from one another, Glendaler Johnny Sears, Director of the Upper Room’s Academies of Spiritual Formation, will be leading a zoom session of Centering Prayer. He will offer some helps at the beginning of each session for those who are newer to the practice, then hold 10 minutes of Centering Prayer, and close with a benediction. If you’re a rookie or a novice to Centering Prayer, here is a helpful primer: https://www.lindsayboyer.com/centering-prayer It offers a nice overview of the practice so that we can become familiar with it before the session.

CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER

CONCERNS IN THE CHURCH FAMILY Melissa and Brian Whaley and family in the death of Melissa’s uncle, Durwood Owens Jake Schaub in the death of his Uncle, Allen Dee Pace Jim Hopper Kristina Brown Susan Moore Joe O’Cain Deb Krueger Richard Smith Betty Clifton Elaine Dickson Billie Pate

CONCERNS IN THE EXTENDED FAMILY Steve Hawkes, Cecelia Caldwell’s brother-in-law Terry Edgerton, Cecelia Caldwell’s cousin Sandy Moyich, Mary Wright’s mother Molly Williams’s aunt, Mary Brinkley Hazel Halford, MATrotter’s sister Joan Yarborough and John Laney, former Glendalers Josiah Evans, Joy Smith’s friend Kim Vaday, Brian Koho’s sister Kathleen McCracken, Poli Polidoro’s friend Sammy O’Cain, Joe O’Cain’s son Don Wheless, Lee Wheless’s brother Lee Wheless’ father Mark Gooch, Joy Gooch & David Gooch’s brother Stuart Harris’s mother Joseph Whaley, Brian Whaley’s father Alvin Jeffery’s grandmother Jason Laster, Suzanne Wilson’s son-in-law Tom Hulette, Joy Smith's brother Barbara Brock, Dranda Whaley’s aunt Bob Veach, Myrte Veach's brother Sarah Wilbanks, Lynn & Eileen Campbell-Reed's niece Joy Smith’s sister Becky Joy and Richard Smith’s friends, Jene and Jan Robinson

CARE FOR OUR PARTNERS IN MINISTRY Our friends in Cuba Other Sheep

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CHURCH CALENDAR

Sunday, May 10 10:15 AM Zoom Room open 10:30 AM Worship Service 11:30 AM Happy Hour with Summer Hyche 1:00 PM Youth Zoom

Wednesday, May 13 11:00 AM Zoom Room open Storytime for Kids and Families with Klem-Marí Cajigas Chimelis 6:30 PM Zoom Room open Sharing and prayer concerns

Friday, May 15 12:00 PM Zoom Room open Centering Prayer with Johnny Sears

Sunday, May 17 10:15 AM Zoom Room open 10:30 AM Worship Service 11:30 AM Happy Hour with Summer 1:00 PM Youth Zoom

Wednesday, May 20 11:00 AM Zoom Room open Storytime for Kids and Families with Klem-Marí Cajigas Chimelis 6:30 PM Zoom Room open Sharing and prayer concerns

Friday, May 22 12:00 PM Zoom Room open Centering Prayer with Johnny Sears

BIRTHDAYS

May 10 – Melissa McKinney

May 12 – Vince Panvini

May 16 – David Thacker

GLENDALE BAPTIST CHURCH

A Caring Community of Equality and Grace

We strive

to partner with God and follow Jesus on the Way of Love to create sanctuary for one another with special concern

for those who are marginalized to work intentionally for mercy and justice to sustain a creative and compassionate theological voice to gather resources joyfully and share them generously to love our neighbors and care for all of creation.

As part of the Body of Christ in the world, Glendale Baptist Church values diversity and inclusivity in our relationships. We maintain close relationships with our ecumenical partners locally. Our distinctly Baptist affiliations include the Alliance of Baptists and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Being a Partner Congregation of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America provides us with a network of fellow peacemakers with whom to work for justice and peace in God’s world. Because we value the place of all people in the church without regard to their sexual orientation or gender identity, we are a member congregation of the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists.

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GLENDALE BAPTIST CHURCH STAFF Minister of Music: Rev. Don Schlosser

Office Administrator: Alan Green Pastor: Rev. April Baker

Pastor: Rev. Amy Mears, Ph.D. Pastoral Intern: Summer Hyche

Pastoral Intern: Kelly Moreland Jones Pastoral Intern: Lauren Plummer

Pianist: Jake Schaub

1021 Glendale Lane, Nashville TN 37204 Website: www.glendalebaptist.org E-mail: gbc@glendalebaptist.org

Office Phone: 615-269-0926 April Baker: aprilbaker@glendalebaptist.org Amy Mears: amymears@glendalebaptist.org

May 10, 2020 Vol. 61, No. 19