9:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
(In-Person and Livestream)
Let the Nations Be Glad
Core Value #2: Global Outreach
Psalm 67 and Selected Passages
Pastor Bret Laird
6:00 p.m.
(In-Person)
Prayer Service
Pastor Justin McCoy
News
Join us on Wednesday evening for the family dinner for a great time of fellowship before evening activities; sausage and potato alfredo will be served from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. A gluten free option is always available. To ensure we have enough food, we ask everyone to sign up in advance (by 9:00 a.m. Wednesday), by noting on a Calvary Connection card, calling the Church Office, or by clicking here.
Senior Saints of Calvary! If you are unable to do yardwork, we, the young adults of NextSteps, would like to assist you with your fall leaf raking. We will be working outdoors only. This service will be available on Saturday, October 30. If you are interested, please click here or call the church office. We would love to help you!
It is estimated that there are 1.8 billion children in the world that have not heard the gospel. Operation Christmas Child is working to take the Good News of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth one shoebox at a time. You can be part of this ministry by prayerfully packing shoeboxes. They are available in the library for pick-up and will be collected November 15-20. For a suggested list of items to pack, click here. Another option is to Build a Shoebox online anytime of the year. These boxes are sent to hard to reach places. Please contact Pam Wilkinson with questions.
Men’s Basketball will be having open gym’s on Monday evenings starting tomorrow, October 4 at 6:30 p.m. Please join us for a time of fellowship and fun!
We have a new LifeGroup called Family Foundations which meets during the 10:45 a.m. hour in Reception Room B. Family Foundations is for those who are just beyond the Young Marrieds stage. The goal of the class is to assist young families in creating a solid foundation in the areas of marriage, parenting and Christian living. Please join us!
October is Pastor Appreciation month. The Pastors will be honored after the evening service on October 24. Please consider contributing to a love offering for them to express our thanksgiving for their service to the Lord here at Calvary. Please mark a separate envelope with 'Pastor Appreciation" and put it in the offering. Alternatively, you can give online through the church website or the church REALM database. Select 'Other Projects' and insert 'Pastor Appreciation' into the memo box that appears. These donations will be tax deductible as they will be taxable income to the Pastors.
Save the Dates: Men’s Breakfast returns on 11/20, 12/18, 1/15, 2/19, 3/19, 4/16 and 5/21. Share breakfast, a Man Challenge and fellowship. Bring your Dad, son, brother or friend!
Beginning tomorrow, t-shirts with the current sermon series logo will be available for sale in the office. Shirts are $16.
Save the Date! Global Impact Weekend will be November 6 and 7 with Dr. Erwin Lutzer as our guest speaker.
Saturday, November 6
8:30 a.m. Breakfast with Dr. Lutzer in the Fellowship Center. “Finding and Doing God’s Will in Our Confused Culture.” Click here to sign up, there is limited seating.
6:00 p.m. Q&A with Dr. Lutzer regarding his book
6:00 p.m. Children’s Program - Click here to sign up.
Sunday, November 7
9:00 & 10:45 a.m. “Enlarging Your Territory” with Dr. Lutzer, Combined LifeGroups in theBLOCK with Ken Wiest
6:00 p.m. “Suffering for Christ” with Dr. Lutzer
Our LifeGroup for special needs adults, God’s Lambs, meets on Sunday mornings at 10:45 a.m. in Room 304. This small class has an average of 4-8 students from 18 years old and up. Class includes fellowship, prayer and Bible study fitting to the individual’s understanding. Lessons are taught from 'LifeWay Access' for adults with special learning needs, which utilizes a storytelling approach to studying the Bible and applying it to daily life through Bible events, people and Jesus’ life and ministry. If you know of someone who could benefit from this class, please stop by!
Prayer Requests
For the family of Cornelia DeVall, mother of Connie DeVall, who departed from this life on September 28.
For the family of Don Kemp who departed from this life on September 29.
For the family of Doris Kraushaar, mother of Carol Snyder, who departed from this life on September 24.
Next Generation
Children’s Ministry (0 - Grade 5)
Contact Hannah Haney
A huge thank you to those who have been signing up to serve in our Children’s Sunday school classes and Nurseries. We are so blessed by your willingness to serve! We still have needs in our Nurseries, Early Childhood classes and our Sunday night childcare classes. If you are available to serve, please don’t hesitate to reach out! We would love to have you join our team!
AWANA is underway! We still need more adults for our Puggles (2 year olds) and Sparks (K-2nd Grade) groups. It’s never too late to sign up to serve! Come join us as we disciples our kids into a more meaningful relationship with Christ!