Celebration of New Ministry

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Welcome to the Church of the Nativity, Cedarcroft!


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The Celebration of New Ministry is the time when the community as a whole

celebrates the covenant they make with their Rector to live into their various

ministries with the support of one another. It is also the opportunity to install their

new Rector.

In this service not only will the Bishop welcome the new Rector, he will also give a

charge to the parish, remining them of the gifts an responsibilities given them

in Baptism. !ence the service emphasi"es the mutual ministry of clergy an

people as they embark on a new ministry together.

#hile the $piscopal Church, as with all churches roote in the historic Christian

faith, a%rms that the sacrament of Baptism is the ancient an normative entry

point for receiving the sacrament of !oly $ucharist, or communion, we also

believe that anyone who esires to receive the boy an bloo of our &or is

always welcome at 'o(s table. #herever you are on your spiritual )ourney, we

invite you to e*plore with us what being bapti"e means for your life. If you wantto know more, please speak to one of the clergy.

+&& are welcome to receive communion, incluing chilren. To receive brea,

place your hans palmsup. To receive wine, assist the minister by guiing the

chalice to your lips. If you o not wish to receive, place your arms across your

chest to receive a blessing. 'lutenfree wafers are available. Inicate your re-uest

by e*tening your hans palms own.

A note from Stewart+Thank you, friens, for being here for this celebration. I am grateful for the manygifts you have each given me over the years. I am even more grateful to 'o forthis ama"ing Nativity community. Thank you to Bishop utton, cott an tuart forguiing us into this ministry. /ur warens an o%cers Neal, Craig, Margaret anBetsy have one all in their power to welcome me an make this an increible0rst year of ministry together. &ina an Tony !ollis have energy an wisominspires me aily. &ori, I am honore to have you preach I am elighte towelcome the ThreeRing Theater group an their irector 'loria 1rutul. #hat aelight to hear your voices in the church2 &ina Maguire an my great frien3ames 4it"apatrick have combine two ama"ing choirs along with 5aniel#eatherholt who has travelle all the way from #estern Marylan to play tonight.Thank you to the people at t. Margaret(s who taught me so much about how tobe a great priest, especially 6eter, arah, 6at, Ruth, &aura an Tricia. 5oug an Iare ecstatic to be back in Baltimore with so many friens who surroune us withlove at Memorial Church in Bolton !ill. +nne Clewell, the invitation an coveresign is stunning. tephen 1ohler(s creative 7oral esign skills astoun me. Thereception afterwars will elight all of your senses thanks to Margaret an severalanonymous onors. 4inally I thank my best frien, partner in life an ministry, new

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chair of the Nativity 6arish &ife committee an chef e*traorinaire, 5ougCampbell.

The owers on the altar tonight are givento the glory of God

and in memory of my grandparents

and in thanksgiving for my parents Jane and Davidwho taught me what it means to be a priest and pastor.

A SERVICEFORTHECEERATIONOFNEW"INISTR#

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H#"N'(' The Church(s one founationAurelia

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THEINSTIT%TION

The people may be seated. The new e!tor and "#!ers$ standing before the%ishop$ sayBishop utton, on behalf of the people of the Church of the Nativity, Cearcroft,we present ourselves to you an the gathere church to receive 'o(s blessing onour ministry together.

The "#!ers say to the %ishopTonight we welcome tewart &ucas, who has been chosen to serve as our Rector.#e believe that he is well -uali0e, an that he has been prayerfully an lawfullyselecte.

The %ishop states the purpose of the new ministrytewart, the people of the Church of the Nativity have calle you to share in thevarie ministries of this parish an iocese. :ou have been selecte in accorancewith the Canons of the Church to serve as pastor, priest an teacher. :ou also aree*pecte to share in the councils of the Church.

I charge you to remember the trust that has been put in you an shown by yourelection. tewart, your highest calling as a priest is to love the people of thiscongregation an to inspire them to live faithfully in the worl Christ calls us toserve. May you always 0n your greatest )oy in oing so.

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#e pray that the &or our 'o who has calle you to this place an given you thegifts necessary to accomplish your ministry may always guie, comfort, anempower you.

The %ishop invites the &embers of the 'hur!h of the (ativity to stand and thensays

tewart an ear people of the Church of the Nativity, o you commit yourselvesto the lively proclamation of the gospel through the work of this congregation anthe larger church, laboring together in love an harmony an in mutual respectfor the ministries of all the bapti"e

Dea!on The !oly 'ospel of our &or 3esus Christ accoring to Matthew.)eople -lory to you, ord Chrit)

3esus sai, H$nter through the narrow gate= for the gate is wie an the roa iseasy that leas to estruction, an there are many who take it. 4or the gate isnarrow an the roa is har that leas to life, an there are few who 0n it.

H$veryone then who hears these wors of mine an acts on them will be like awise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the 7oos came, an thewins blew an beat on that house, but it i not fall, because it ha beenfoune on rock.K


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Dea!on The 'ospel of the &or.)eople $raie to you, ord Chrit)

SER"ON The Reveren &ori M. &owe

THEIN&%CTION

The people remain seated. The ardens and e!tor stand in front of the %ishopwho says$'oo people of Nativity, Cearcroft, through Baptism you have been aopte intothe community of faith, 'o(s holy fellowship, the Boy of Christ, the Church.Together with your Rector, you have been calle to share in the Church(s missionto restore all people to unity with 'o an each other in Christ.

+s your bishop, I remin you that in Baptism, you are fully empowere anauthori"e to e*ercise ministry in Christ(s name, with mutual a@ection anrespect, within this parish, in the 5iocese of Marylan, an in the wiercommunity.

!aving covenante in Baptism to o this work, remember that each of you hasresources an gifts for ministry. 3oin your Rector, in prayer, in iscerning a visionfor this parish, an in calling forth the leaership, resources, an talents to carryout that vision. +s you love an serve 'o(s people, remember to love, support,an nourish your Rector, his family, an the members of the sta@ who serve youhere. May the /ne who has given you the will to o these things, give you the

grace an power to perform them.

6eople of the Church of the Nativity, you have re7ecte on your ministry aniscerne your choice for a new Rector.

ardens#e have chosen an calle tewart &ucas to be our Rector, an hehas accepte.

%ishopI commen your choice an a%rm this call.

The %ishop !ontinues

!oly cripture recors that when 'o an 'o(s people enter into a covenant witheach other, 'o establishes a sign to mark the new relationship. #hen a priestan people enter into a new covenant with one another, the e*change of symbolicgifts is an appropriate way to mark the occasion.

The %ishop presents a vessel of water$ sayingtewart, take this water, an help me bapti"e in obeience to our &or. Ame.)

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epresentatives of the !ongregation present a %ible$ sayingtewart, accept this Bible, an be among us as one who proclaims the #or.Ame.)

"thers present a stole$ sayingtewart receive this stole, an be among us as a pastor an priest. Ame.)

&embers of the altar guild present the bread and wine$ sayingtewart, take this brea an wine, an be among us to break the brea an blessthe cup.Ame.)

epresentative !lergy of the dio!ese present the 'onstitution and 'anons of this'hur!h$ sayingtewart, obey these Canons, an be among us to share in the councils of thisiocese. Ame.)

&embers of the vestry present keys$ sayingtewart, receive these keys, an let the oors of this place be open to all people.Ame.)&embers of the !hildren and youth ministries present books$ sayingtewart, receive these books an encourage us always to rea, mark, learn aninwarly igest the #or of 'o. Ame.)

&embers of the outrea!h ministries present seeds$ sayingtewart, receive these sees as sign that the mission of the church is to plantsees of hope through the worl, caring for 'o(s creation an making Christknown in every corner of the earth. Ame.)

The %ishop !ontinues

tewart, let all these be signs of the ministry which is mine an yours an that ofall bapti"e persons in this place. Ame.)

The people stand and the new e!tor kneels and says/ &or my 'o, I am not worthy to have you come uner my roof= yet you havecalle your servant to stan in your house= an to serve at your altar. To you anto your service I evote myself, boy, soul, an spirit. 4ill my memory with therecor of your mighty works= enlighten my unerstaning with the light of your!oly pirit= an may all the esires of my heart an will center in what you woulhave me o. Make me an instrument of your salvation for the people entruste tomy care, an grant that I may faithfully aminister your holy acraments, an by

my life an teaching set forth your true an living #or. Be always with me incarrying out the uties of my ministry. In prayer, -uicken my evotion= in praises,heighten my love an gratitue= in preaching, give me reainess of thought ane*pression= an grant that, by the clearness an brightness of your holy #or, allthe worl may be rawn into your blesse kingom. +ll this I ask for the sake ofyour on our avior 3esus Christ. +men.

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The members of the !ongregation sayAlmi8hty -od,*e tha./ you that 0y the death a.d reurrectio.of your So. =eu Chrityou have overcome i. a.d 0rou8ht u to yourelf,a.d that 0y the eali.8 of your Holy S+irit

you have 0ou.d u to your ervice)Re.e* i. u the cove.a.t you made *ith u at our a+tim)Se.d u forth i. the +o*er of that S+iritto +erform the ervice you et 0efore u:throu8h =eu Chrit your So. our ord,*ho live a.d rei8. *ith you a.d the Holy S+irit,o.e -od, .o* a.d for ever) Ame.)

The %ishop then presents the new minister to the !ongregation$ saying'reet your new Rector.

The family of the new e!tor is also presented. The 'ongregation e/presses itsapproval. Applause is appropriate.

THE$EACEThe new e!tor then saysThe 6eace of the &or be always with you.)eople

A.d alo *ith you)

THEHO#CO""%NION

The o0ering this evening will support the servi!e pro1e!ts of the 'hur!h of the

(ativity.

OFFERTOR#ANTHE" +lleluia2 Christ has estroye eath 2ildebrand

H#"N1>5 +t the &amb(s high feast we singSal3burg

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The people remain standing as they are able.

THE-REATTHAN?S-IVIN- $ucharistic 6rayer B

'elebrant The &or be with you.)eople A.d alo *ith you)'elebrant &ift up your hearts.)eople #e lift them to the ord)'elebrant &et us give thanks to the &or our 'o.)eople It i ri8ht to 8ive our tha./ a.d +raie)

Then the 'elebrant pro!eedsIt is right, an a goo an )oyful thing, always an everywhere to give thanks to

you, 4ather +lmighty, Creator of heaven an earth. Through 3esus Christ our great!igh 6riest= in whom we are built up as living stones of a holy temple, that wemight o@er before you a sacri0ce of praise an prayer which is holy an pleasingin your sight.

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Therefore we praise you, )oining our voices with +ngels an +rchangels an withall the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory ofyour Name?

Sa.ctu &athias

The 'elebrant !ontinues

#e give thanks to you, / 'o, for the gooness an love which you have maeknown to us in creation= in the calling of Israel to be your people= in your #orspoken through the prophets= an above all in the #or mae 7esh, 3esus, your

on. 4or in these last ays you sent him to be incarnate from the irgin Mary, tobe the avior an Reeemer of the worl. In him, you have elivere us from evil,an mae us worthy to stan before you. In him, you have brought us out of errorinto truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of eath into life. /n the night beforehe ie for us, our &or 3esus Christ took brea= an when he ha given thanks toyou, he broke it, an gave it to his isciples, an sai, HTake, eat? This is my Boy,which is given for you. 5o this for the remembrance of me.K+fter supper he took the cup of wine= an when he ha given thanks, he gave it tothem, an sai, H5rink this, all of you? This is my Bloo of the new Covenant,which is she for you an for many for the forgiveness of sins. #henever yourink it, o this for the remembrance of me.K

Therefore, accoring to his comman, / 4ather,

'elebrant and )eople

We remem0er hi death,We +roclaim hi reurrectio.,We a*ait hi comi.8 i. 8lory:

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The 'elebrant !ontinues+n we o@er our sacri0ce of praise an thanksgiving to you, / &or of all=presenting to you, from your creation, this brea an this wine. #e pray you,gracious 'o, to sen your !oly pirit upon these gifts that they may be theacrament of the Boy of Christ an his Bloo of the new Covenant. nite us to

your on in his sacri0ce, that we may be acceptable through him, being sancti0eby the !oly pirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in sub)ection uner yourChrist, an bring us to that heavenly country where, with the $verblesse irginMary, 3oseph an all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of yoursons an aughters= through 3esus Christ our &or, the 0rstborn of all creation, thehea of the Church, an the author of our salvation. By him, an with him, an inhim, in the unity of the !oly pirit all honor an glory is yours, +lmighty 4ather,now an for ever. A"EN)

+n now, as our avior Christ has taught us, we are bol to say,Our Father *ho art i. heave.,

hallo*ed 0e thy Name,thy /i.8dom come,thy *ill 0e do.e,

o. earth a it i i. heave.)-ive u thi day our daily 0read)A.d for8ive u our tre+ae a *e for8ive thoe

*ho tre+a a8ai.t u)A.d lead u .ot i.to tem+tatio.,

0ut deliver u from evil)For thi.e i the /i.8dom,

a.d the +o*er, a.d the 8lory,for ever a.d ever) Ame.)

THEREA?IN-OFTHEREA&

A period of silen!e is kept.

'elebrant +lleluia. Christ our 6assover is sacri0ce for us=)eople Therefore let u /ee+ the feat) Alleluia)

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THEINVITATIONTOCO""%NION

ANTHE" 3esu, 3oy of Man(s 5esiring J. S. %a!h

H#"NS&%RIN-CO""%NION

I come with )oy to meet my

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'elebrant &et us pray.

'elebrant and )eopleAlmi8hty -od,*e tha./ you for feedi.8 u *ith the holy foodof the ody a.d lood of your So.,a.d for u.iti.8 u throu8h himi. the fello*hi+ of your Holy S+irit)We tha./ you for raii.8 u+ amo.8 u faithful erva.tfor the mi.itry of your Word a.d Sacrame.t)We +ray that Ste*art a.d the +eo+le of Nativitymay 0e a. e;ective e9am+le i. *ord a.d actio.,i. love a.d +atie.ce, a.d i. holi.e of life)-ra.t that *e, *ith them, may erve you .o*,a.d al*ay re


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&IS"ISSADea!on +lleluia, alleluia. &et us go forth into the worl, re)oicing in thepower of the pirit.)eople Tha./ 0e to -od) Alleluia, alleluia)

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$ARTICI$ATIN-INTHESERVICE

The Right Reveren $ugene T. utton The Reveren T. tewart &ucas%ishop e!tor

The Reveren +llen picer The Reveren Tom CarterThird e!tor of The 'hur!h of the (ativity-ourth e!tor of The 'hur!h of the(ativity

The Reveren &ori M. &owe The Reveren &ina !ollise!tor$ St. )aul5s 'hur!h $ &!2enry$ 6llinois Dea!on

The Reveren Tony !ollis)riest Asso!iate

ECTORS E%CHARISTIC"INISTERS

5avi Ne@ am 5owingBarbara #elon Betty !oatson

ACO#TES %SHERS5anielle 6earce, #alker Campbell 5on !oatson, !arol !aringer,Clarisse O Chelsea &aoyan, &ee mith, Robin Co*,Michael $versley, !ayen !olycross

FOWERS ATAR-%I&tephen 1ohler &ee mith, Robin Co*,

THECO"INE&CHOIRSOF OR-ANIST

The Church of the Nativity= &ina Maguire, dire!tor 5aniel #eatherholt,t. Margret(s Church= 3ames 4it"patrick,dire!tor St. &ark7s 8pis!opal 'hur!h$%oonsboro$ &aryland

The ita.y for the Re.e*al of the Churchfrom The 9ingdom$ The )ower$ The GloryP+mericaneition of the 'rey BookQ. Copyright A99. /*for niversity 6ress. 4oun in The #ieness of

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'o(s Mercy? &itanies to $nlarge /ur 6rayer, compile an aapte by 3e@rey #. Rowthorn.Copyright A>, A>. Morehouse 6ublishing. 6ublishers Note? HCongregations are grantepermission to reprouce portions of this book, provie that no part of such reprouction is sol oristribute beyon services hel in the local church, an provie that proper creit is given to theoriginal sourceK

These hymns are reprinte from hymnals byChurch 6ublishing, Inc. an use by

permission /ne&icense.net S+G899G.The Churchs one foundation #ors?amuel 3ohn tone Music?

Aurelia, amuel ebastian #esleyRise up, ye saints of God #ors? #illiam6ierson Merrill, alt.Music? -estal Song,#illiam !. #alter

At the Lambs high feast we sing#ors? &atin,

A98= tr. Robert Campbell, alt.Music?

Sal3burg, meloy 3akob !int"e harm. 3ohannebastian Bach

Holy, holy, holy Lord: anctus Music? #illiam Mathias AG /*for niversity 6ress.!ascha nostrum #ors? Carl 6. 5aw, 3r. !ope 6ublishing Company

Music? Sine (omine, Ralph aughan #illiams" come with #oy to meet my Lord #ors? Brian +. #ren, alt. AGA by !ope 6ublishingCompany.

Music? 4and of est, +merican folk meloy= aapt. O harm. +nnabelMorris Buchanan$ %ion, haste #ors? Mary +nn Thomson, alt. Music? Tidings, 3ames #alchLeaning on the &'erlasting Arms #ors? $lisha +. !o@man Music? +nthony

3. howalter arr. Carl !aywoo+rr. A8 Carl !aywoo.

Our $arih Story

#ith tonight(s Celebration of Ministry, the Revere.d T) Ste*art ucabecomesthe 0fth rector who, with two vicars, eacons, assistant priests, an interim clergy,has serve the Church of the Nativity, Cearcroft, since its founing.

The story of the parish begins on 4ebruary 8J, AAJ, when services were 0rst helin private homes in the vicinity of the present church as a missionary e@ort of theRevere.d Charle A) He.el, rector of the Church of the Reeemer. &ater thatyear, Bishop 6aret reserve the name, Chapel of the Nativity, for the new mission,an in AAA the iocese purchase the lan. The present church builing wasoriginally a chapel for summer colony inhabitants of private estates in 'arrettCounty, locate in western Marylan. #hen they move away in AA9, #.

McCulloh Brown o@ere the builing to the Bishop, who gave it to Nativity Chapel.The builing was ismantle an shippe 8;J miles on #estern Marylan 7atcarto Baltimore an then reerecte at a cost of UA8,JJJ. /ther parishes onatefurnishings, an the 0rst service was hel in the still uncomplete church onChristmas 5ay AA9. #hen !ensel left in the latter part of A8A because ofgrowing responsibilities as rector of the Church of the Reeemer, the mission haincome of U9,JJJ, ebt of U;,>JJ from construction of the church, an property

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value at U8G,JJJ.

The Revere.d Weley &avid Adamwas appointe vicar on November A,A8A. The +ams( pastorate is the story of the builing of the parish house anthe struggle to pay for it. Built in A89 for UGG,JJJ borrowe on the creit of theiocese, the parish house was to be pai for by Nativity Mission primarily from

income generate from its four bowling alleys. By A8, the ebt still amounte toU>J,JJJ when the total income of the mission was UAJ,JJJ. In A8, an annuallawn fete was hel as a funraiser that has evolve into what is now known as the3une 4air. The 'reat 5epression of the A9Js left the mission with reuce incomean a huge ebt, with little prospect of paying it o@. In 3anuary A9G, +amsisappointely resigne even though the number of communicants ha oubleuring his tenure.

/n May A, A9G, Bishop !elfenstein appointe the Revere.d -eor8e ) Scrive.as icar. +n une*pecte legacy in A;A an a grant from the Reconstruction an+vance 4un of the $piscopal Church in A; enable the iocese to pay o@ the

remainer of the parish house ebt that year. 4reeom from ebt an growth inmembership enable Nativity to incorporate as a parish in A;G with 4r. criven asthe 0rst rector. +lso in A;G a nonparish preschool was begun that still uses theparish house toay. #ith the postwar housing boom an growing number ofworshipers ta*ing seating capacity, the church builing was enlarge an0nance with a loan pai o@ in A. 'rowth in church membership cause theaition of a thir, familyoriente service.The Revere.d Herma. A) dira.diwas calle to be Nativity(s secon rector inAGA. !e le the parish through the transition to the new prayer book anhymnal, incorporate the !oly $ucharist at services, an institute a program ofhome communion. 5uring his pastorate, the church builing was airconitione, a

new organ was installe, an a library was create in the parish house.

The Revere.d C) Alle. S+icercame to Nativity as the thir rector on 4ebruaryA, A;. 5uring his tenure, the Christian eucation program was overhaule an amiweek healing service with Bible stuy was begun. $cumenical an outreachprograms incluing many volunteers in 'ovans $cumenical 5evelopmentCorporation P'$5C/Q services to the poor an elerly were evelope. 4r. picerwas also a member of 5iocesan Council,chairman of the Claggett Boar, memberof the taning Committee an 5eputy to'eneral Convention before retiring.

The Revere.d Thoma ) Cartercameto Nativity as the fourth rector onNovember A9, 8JJJ. /utreach ministriesinclue 6artners in Care through theMarylan National 'uar to care forsoliers in nee after returning from war.

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The Baltimore Interfaith !ospitality Network PBI!NQ was successful in helpinghomeless families get back on their feet. The parish relationship with #/R&5,Inc., was strengthene when 4r. Carter le a 8week mission trip to &iberia. Thepro)ect to e*pan parish o%ces an install an elevator was a tremenous successan was pai for in 0ve years. Nativity celebrate its centennial in 8JAJ withmany special activities throughout the year. 4r. Carter retire on 5ecember 9A,

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THECH%RCHOFTHENATIVIT#, CE&ARCROFT51 Cedarcroft Road

altimore, "aryla.d (1(1(***).ativitycedarcroft)or8

The Rt. Rev. $ugene T. utton, %ishop Neal Barooy, Senior ardenThe Rev. !eather Cook, %ishop Su0ragan:8le!t Craig !art, 3unior ardenThe Rev. T. tewart &ucas, e!tor Margaret 5owing, TreasurerThe Rev. &ina !ollis, Dea!on Betsy Reese, egistrar

The Rev. +nthony !ollis, )riest Asso!iate ;estry< Michael $versley, RobinCo*,&ina Maguire, 6nterim Dire!tor of &usi! +my Norwoo, +manaCunningham,1erry 5e antis,Administrative Assistant Betsy 5unn, Barbara #elon,Melvina Coleman, &ee mith, Betsy Reese

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