For the week ending Sunday, November 25, 2018 Volume 50 Number 47 The Calmeth News (USPS 555560). Published weekly, free of charge by Calvary United Methodist Church, 2315 S. Grant St., Arlington, VA 22202-2599. Periodicals paid at Arlington, VA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 2315 S. Grant St., Arlington, VA 22202. Calvary United Methodist Church www.calmeth.org Office: 703-892-5185 Fax: 703-892-0414 Calvary Children’s School: Preschool: 703-892-4112 Periodical Address Service Requested The Calmeth News 2315 South Grant St., Arlington, VA 22202 Our Mission: Through worship, education, service, and fellowship, we'll share with all people Christ's message of faith, hope, and love. What’s Going on at Calvary There are many groups that meet at Calvary. Please check with the church office before scheduling an event or activity. Monday, November 19 7:30m—NLI Town Hall Meeting in the Sanctuary Thursday, November 22 Thanksgiving Day—Church Office Closed Friday, November 23 Thanksgiving Break—Church Office Closed Sunday, November 25 8:30am—Worship with Holy Communion Advent Workshop following Worship 9:30am—Children’s Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall 9:45am—Learning for All Ages —Music Makers in Skidmore 10:30am—Chancel Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall 11am—Worship Advent Workshop following Worship 12:15pm—Coffee Hour —Youth Handbell Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall Tuesday, November 27 6:30pm—Pre-Church Conference Pizza Dinner 7:30pm—Church Conference in the Sanctuary Stewardship Mailing and Response Thank You! On behalf of the Church Council and the Stewardship and Finance Committees, I want to thank those of you who have submitted your financial pledges for 2019. If you weren’t able to submit your pledge card during worship this week or last week, please feel free to bring it with you to church on Sundays through the end of the year, or mail them to the church office. Your pledges make it possible for us to plan effectively for our ministries in 2019. If you have any questions about the 2018 year-to-date statement that was mailed last week with your pledge card and letter, please reach out to our Financial Secretary at [email protected], or to the Church office at [email protected]. You can also reach me at [email protected]. We will be sending an end-of-year statement in January 2019. God is indeed doing a new thing among us! Natalie Houghtby-Haddon Stewardship Chair Office Volunteers Can You Spare A Couple of Hours? There are several days (Friday, December 7 through Friday, December 14) when Molly will be away from the office and we would like to have coverage to answer the phone and greet visitors between 10am and 2pm each day. Any necessary training will be provided. If you are able to help, please contact Molly at 703-892- 5185 or [email protected]. Thank you. Next Level Innovations (NLI) Time of Discernment Our last Town Hall meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 19, at 7:30 pm. Please bring any questions you may have regarding the NLI process! As a reminder, the NLI Church Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, November 27, at 7:30 pm, and WE NEED YOU! All Calvary members present for the NLI Church Conference will be allowed to vote on the innovations. We encourage ALL congregation members to attend! If the vote is yes, then we will discuss how we- as Calvary- will implement these innovations. We’d love participation from ANYONE who is interested in joining an Innovations Team and making a big impact on Calvary! Come for a FREE PIZZA DINNER at 6:30pm on November 27 and stay for the vote! Childcare will be provided! Any questions? Please feel free to email [email protected] and we will respond! Lastly, we welcome continued prayers as we carry on in this time of discernment. We encourage you to use the Wesley Covenant Prayer as a unified prayer for our congregation during the NLI process. Wesley Covenant Prayer I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low for thee. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me have all things, let me have nothing. I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it. And the covenant which I have made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen. Advent Workshop Sunday, November 25 following Worship Come! Celebrate! Bring your family After 8:30 and 11:00 worship Fellowship and Christmas Cheer! There will be snacks, devotions and crafts, There will be lots to do and plenty to share! Advent Logs, And lots of fun! All are welcome (young and old).
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For the week ending Sunday, November 25, 2018 Volume 50 Number 47
The Calmeth News (USPS 555560). Published weekly, free of charge by Calvary United Methodist Church, 2315 S. Grant St., Arlington, VA
22202-2599. Periodicals paid at Arlington, VA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CALVARY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH, 2315 S. Grant St., Arlington, VA 22202.
Calvary United Methodist Church
www.calmeth.org Office: 703-892-5185
Fax: 703-892-0414 Calvary Children’s School:
Preschool: 703-892-4112
Periodical Address Service Requested The Calmeth News
2315 South Grant St., Arlington, VA 22202
Our Mission: Through worship, education, service, and
fellowship, we'll share with all people Christ's message of faith, hope, and love.
What’s Going on at Calvary There are many groups that meet at Calvary. Please check with the church office before scheduling an event or activity.
Monday, November 19 7:30m—NLI Town Hall Meeting in the Sanctuary
Thursday, November 22 Thanksgiving Day—Church Office Closed
Friday, November 23 Thanksgiving Break—Church Office Closed
Sunday, November 25 8:30am—Worship with Holy Communion Advent Workshop following Worship 9:30am—Children’s Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall 9:45am—Learning for All Ages —Music Makers in Skidmore 10:30am—Chancel Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall 11am—Worship Advent Workshop following Worship 12:15pm—Coffee Hour —Youth Handbell Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall
Tuesday, November 27 6:30pm—Pre-Church Conference Pizza Dinner 7:30pm—Church Conference in the Sanctuary
Stewardship Mailing and Response Thank You! On behalf of the Church Council and the Stewardship and Finance Committees, I want to thank those of you who have submitted your financial pledges for 2019. If you weren’t able to submit your pledge card during worship this week or last week, please feel free to bring it with you to church on Sundays through the end of the year, or mail them to the church office. Your pledges make it possible for us to plan effectively for our ministries in 2019. If you have any questions about the 2018 year-to-date statement that was mailed last week with your pledge card and letter, please reach out to our Financial Secretary at [email protected], or to the Church office at [email protected]. You can also reach me at [email protected]. We will be sending an end-of-year statement in January 2019. God is indeed doing a new thing among us!
Natalie Houghtby-Haddon Stewardship Chair
Office Volunteers Can You Spare A Couple of Hours? There are several days (Friday, December 7 through Friday, December 14) when Molly will be away from the office and we would like to have coverage to answer the phone and greet visitors between 10am and 2pm each day. Any necessary training will be provided. If you are able to help, please contact Molly at 703-892-5185 or [email protected]. Thank you.
Next Level Innovations (NLI) Time of Discernment Our last Town Hall meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 19, at 7:30 pm. Please bring any questions you may have regarding the NLI process! As a reminder, the NLI Church Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, November 27, at 7:30 pm, and WE NEED YOU! All Calvary members present for the NLI Church Conference will be allowed to vote on the innovations. We encourage ALL congregation members to attend! If the vote is yes, then we will discuss how we- as Calvary- will implement these innovations. We’d love participation from ANYONE who is interested in joining an Innovations Team and making a big impact on Calvary! Come for a FREE PIZZA DINNER at 6:30pm on November 27 and stay for the vote! Childcare will be provided! Any questions? Please feel free to email [email protected] and we will respond! Lastly, we welcome continued prayers as we carry on in this time of discernment. We encourage you to use the Wesley Covenant Prayer as a unified prayer for our congregation during the NLI process.
Wesley Covenant Prayer I am no longer my own, but thine.
Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low for thee.
Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal.
And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, thou art mine, and I am thine.
So be it. And the covenant which I have made on earth,
let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.
Advent Workshop Sunday, November 25 following Worship
Come!
Celebrate! Bring your family
After 8:30 and 11:00 worship Fellowship and Christmas Cheer!
There will be snacks, devotions and crafts, There will be lots to do and plenty to share!
Advent Logs, And lots of fun! All are welcome (young and old).
Serve God at Calvary Following our sermon series on the Three Simple Rules, to do no harm, do good, and stay in love with God, consider how YOU might serve God at Calvary during the Christmas eve weekend. We will have worship at 8:30 and 11:00 on Sunday, December 23, as well as a Live Nativity from 9:30am-12:30pm. On Monday, December 24, there will be three worship services: at 11am for our youngest folks and their families, at 5pm with a pick-up pageant, and at 8pm with the choir, candles, and communion. All of these worship events give us, worshippers at Calvary, an opportunity to share God with our community. If you would like an opportunity to light advent candles during the season, usher, greet, or serve snacks, please contact Beth at [email protected] to sign up. Training and materials are provided!
Chirilagua Christmas / Angel Trees Come Celebrate, and Make a Difference On Saturday, December 15 at 5pm, folks from Arlandria / Chirilagua will come to Calvary (if you help give them rides!) and enjoy food, crafts and worship (if we help organize.) Angel tree names and bags for food given will be available at the Advent workshop on November 25. Sign up for helping on the 15th is on our website (www.calmeth.org). Consider how you can make Christmas special for these families this year. For more information about the event, or volunteering: [email protected]
Music Makers! Thanks to Amy McCarthy for a wonderful music class for parents and children! Our new gathering drum was a hit! (hahaha) Each week, following the 8:30 worship service, Amy offers music class to our Sunday school kids under 2nd grade. No reservations are required, no fees. Mickey Fuson also
offers choir to our 2nd graders and up at 9:30, and after church at 11:00,
Mickey leads older kids in the youth bell choir! Music has an amazing effect on our brains (there is a link about brains and music-on our website). For information contact Mickey at [email protected] or Amy at [email protected]
Calvary Has a Choir for You A Meaningful Way to Participate in Worship The chancel choir has begun to rehearse music for Advent, Christmas, and for Choir Sunday on Sunday, December 16. If you would like to participate, or have questions, please contact Mickey Fuson at [email protected].
Have something to post in Calmeth News? Deadline is THURSDAY 12 noon to submit your articles or announcements, please contact us by email: [email protected]. Due to space restrictions, we can only publish a limited number of articles. Articles or announcements that are lengthy may be edited. Thank you for keeping our family and friends up-to-date.
Pastor: Rev. Matthew Smith [email protected] Assistant Minister: Connor Williams [email protected] Church Admin.: Molly Sessions [email protected] Family Ministries: Beth Posey [email protected] Financial Admin.: Barbara Harslem [email protected] Lay Leader: Keith Sessions [email protected] Music Director: Mickey Fuson [email protected] Organist: Dennis Thorp [email protected] 8:30am Song Leader: Amy McCarthy [email protected] Custodian: Thuan Tran
Learning For All Ages Sunday Morning—Walk-ins Welcome!
For Adults Classroom 1 will continue For All the Saints, and Classroom 2 will continue Simply Christian by N.T. Wright
For Children Ministry begins at 8:30am worship with lessons and community building and continues through the 11am hour. We gather in the preschool building for stories, friends, and learning about Jesus. Music for children includes a Young Music time for those under 2nd grade (in the Preschool area) and Children’s Choir (2nd grade and up) in Memorial Hall, at 9:30am.
On-Line Group The on-line book group has begun Richard Rohr’s book Breathing Under Water, Spirituality and the 12 Steps. The format for this group is to receive an e-mail once a week with a thought or question for the chapter for that week. Folks respond (or read and reply) as they feel led. For information, please contact Beth Posey at [email protected]. Praying Wives Each day a blind e-mail is sent to help us remember to put God in our marriages as we begin the day. If you would like to join this group, contact Beth at [email protected]
Clothing Swap a Success! Thanks to Jeanne’ Havermans and her team for an amazing Clothing Exchange! Folks from all over came and brought items they could no longer use, and took what they needed! Jeanne’ put signs in our neighborhood, as well as nearby Chirilagua. She also contacted the social workers at local school to share information on the exchange! Sadly, she is ready to hand over coordination of this volunteer opportunity. If you are interested, please e-mail [email protected]. Generally, the Clothing Exchange has been held in the fall (potentially Fall, 2019!)
Prayer Corner If you would like to add a name to this list, please submit it in writing. Names will be kept on the list for approximately one month unless requested otherwise. This week we pray for: Calvary and all the upcoming events and activities
associated with Advent and Christmas Joseph Aubee and for Catherine, Cadence, and Isaiah as
they sit with and advocate for his care Quinn Kimberly All those facing difficulties with the current and
upcoming holidays We continue to pray for: Weston Olson and his family Calvary and the NLI meetings and process All affected by respiratory illness Patty Opper Jacques and Valentine Umembudi Deb Althoff Don Smith, with cancer of the esophagus. Tom Schoeberl and his family Audrey Chua and her family Hung Vu (Thuan Tran’s brother-in-law)
Lifted in Prayer Did you lift up someone during prayers in worship on Sunday morning? In the back of the sanctuary you will find free note cards and envelopes. Use them to send a note to that person and let them know that we are praying for them.
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