1 Newsletter of Calvary Lutheran Church, Laureldale, PA Calvary’s Booster V olume 90 M ay 2013 Issue 5 Yard Sale on Church Parking Lot Reserve a space today! On Saturday, May 18, Calvary will open its parking lot to members for the Laureldale Community Yard Sale. (All permit fees have been waived for that day.) Calvary is making the lot available to its members to sell their wares on Saturday from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Spaces are free-of- charge, but donations are welcome. You are required to register in advance in order to have a space. If you would like to reserve a space or need more information, please contact Kathy Sanders at 610-929-3761. Plant Sale at Calvary! Annuals, Perennials & Hanging Baskets Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Proceeds go toward church expenses May Highlights Strawberry Festival ....... p. 4 Celebrant Singers Return ........... p. 4 Blood Drive .................. p. 5 Confirmation ................. p. 6 Candy Sale Report ........ p. 6 Youth News .................. p. 7 Help Wanted ................. p. 8
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Newsletter of Calvary Lutheran Church, Laureldale, PA
Calvary’s Booster
Volume 90 May 2013 Issue 5
Yard Sale on Church Parking Lot
Reserve a space today!
On Saturday, May 18, Calvary will
open its parking lot to members for the
Laureldale Community Yard Sale. (All
permit fees have been waived for that day.)
Calvary is making the lot available to its
members to sell their wares on Saturday
from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Spaces are free-of-
charge, but donations are welcome. You are
required to register in advance in order to
have a space. If you would like to reserve a space or need more information,
please contact Kathy Sanders at 610-929-3761.
Plant Sale at Calvary!
Annuals, Perennials & Hanging Baskets
Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Proceeds go toward church expenses
May Highlights
Strawberry Festival ....... p. 4
Celebrant Singers
Return ........... p. 4
Blood Drive .................. p. 5
Confirmation ................. p. 6
Candy Sale Report ........ p. 6
Youth News .................. p. 7
Help Wanted ................. p. 8
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Church Directory All phone numbers are 610 area code
or 610-929-9606 by May 20 and give us your name, school you
are graduating from and any future plans.
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Confirmation News
We celebrate with six of our families in the confirmation of their sons and
daughters. On Pentecost Sunday, May 19, at the 10:30 a.m. service Matthew
Zimmerman, Jessica Sweitzer, Dillon Rusak, Mercedes Roth, Lauren Lister, and
Haley Gardner will affirm their baptism and become confirmed members of the
congregation. A reception will be held in the Schaefer Room after the service
and all are invited to attend. Please keep our young people in your prayers as
they start this new part of their Christian journey.
Related Dates: Wed., May 15 7:00 p.m. Confirmation Rehearsal
Sun., May 19 10:30 a.m. Confirmation
Lay Eucharistic Ministry Expands
Calvary welcomes a new Lay Eucharistic Minister (LEM) into its
ministries. Carol Kulp completed the training and has joined the rest of the
LEM team. Carol had been accompanying some of the ministers on their
visits and found that experience very fulfilling. She decided to take the
training in order to fully participate in the ministry.
LEMs take communion to members who are unable to be at Calvary to
participate in the services. Each team is assigned a group of people whom
they visit every three months.
We thank these Calvary members for visiting those unable to attend
church and sharing with them the communion meal.
Muhlenberg
Community
Wed., May 15, from 2:30-7 p.m.
at Good Shepherd United Church of Christ,
170 Tuckerton Road
Be a blessing—be a donor!
Contact Calvary's church office, 610-929-9606, for more
information or to make an appointment.
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Successful Candy Sale!
The Fund Raising Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank
all our candy makers for a job well done. We would also like to thank all the
individuals who purchased our candy which helped us exceed last year’s profit.
This year our profit was $3,076.07, which is a new high. Some interesting facts:
We used: 66 lbs. of milk chocolate 54 8 oz. containers of cream cheese
65 lbs. of dark chocolate 28 42 oz. jars of peanut butter
72 lbs. of confectionary sugar
We made:
589 small boxes and 55 large boxes of candy
Fund Raising Committee
The Fund Raising Committee has established a schedule for fund raising
projects for 2013.
Plant Sale May 11
Mum Sale Sept. 28
Gift Cards Nov. & Dec.
Pot Pie Supper Nov. 16
Bread Sale Nov. 25 & 26
Cook Book Sale
Wreath Sale Dec. 2 (orders in by Nov 24)
Vacation Bible School 2013
God’s Backyard Bible Camp Under
the Stars
July 22-26
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Manor Care Service
All youth are encouraged to help with the Sunday,
May 5, worship service at Manor Care at 2:30 p.m.
We will meet at the church at 2:00 p.m. and return
by 3:30 p.m. Please sign up if you can help.
Discipleship Retreat
Our second-year catechetical students will attend an overnight Discipleship
Retreat on May 3 and 4 at Huff’s Church from 7:00 p.m. Friday to 3:00 p.m.
Saturday. Please remember our students and leaders in your prayers as they
prepare for confirmation.
Helpers Needed for Graduation Youth are asked to help assist with the Preschool graduation receptions on the
afternoon of Sunday, June 2. We need help in the kitchen, help setting food out
on tables, and help cleaning up. Please contact Joy Gerhart or Lori Christ if you
can help any time that afternoon.
Roller Skating for All Youth On Sunday, June 9, all youth are invited to go roller skating. Save the date
now! We will have more information on time, place, and cost soon!
Van Drivers Needed
Can you volunteer one day a week? The American
Cancer Society is looking for people to drive their van
to transport cancer patients to treatment. For more
information, call Barb Bieber at 610-921-2329.
Next Sandwich Sale: Saturday, May 11
Benefits the Strawberry Festival
The ladies are selling Italian, Turkey, Ham or Ham & Cheese sandwiches
for $4 each.
Order forms can be found in the rear of the church
and are also included in this newsletter. You may also
order by calling Jean Putt at 610-929-4528.
Proceeds from the sale will be given to help with
expenses for Calvary's Strawberry Festival.
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Financial Secretary Resigns
Calvary Lutheran Church regretfully has received the resignation of our
Financial Secretary Joan Raifsnider. Joan has been employed in this position by
Calvary since 1996. Calvary shall miss her guidance, support and dedication to
our church. Joan will stay on as secretary until a replacement is found for her
position.
Help Wanted
Calvary Lutheran Church is receiving applications
for a new Financial Secretary. The position entails
basic bookkeeping, which includes the maintenance of
the financial records of the contributions received
from the members of Calvary and visitors to Calvary.
The applicant must have the ability to maintain
confidentially regarding contributions that shall be recorded. Training shall be
provided. Applicants shall have a minimum of a high-school diploma, computer
and keyboard skills, ability to perform detail assignments accurately with
minimum supervision, and attend a monthly financial meeting. Applications can
be picked up in the church office or the narthex. Submit your application,
references and a resume to the church office in a sealed envelope, addressed to
the Personnel Committee.
Applications will be received through May 15.
Dutch Apple Dinner Theater Trips Our women's group has organized two trips to Dutch Apple Dinner Theater
in Lancaster. Both dates are Saturday matinees. We will carpool from the
church parking lot at approximately 10:45 a.m.
Sept. 21 - Menopause the Musical (reserve before Aug. 29)
Nov. 23 - A Christmas Carol (reserve before Oct. 30)
Payment is due with registration. Cost is $48 per person and includes meal,
show and gratuity. Please reserve in the church office. Limited number of seats
are available.
Muhlenberg Churches Food Pantry
The Pantry food distribution is always the third Thursday of the month
from 4-6 p.m.. Location is Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, at the corner of
Tuckerton and Stoudt’s Ferry Bridge Roads.
Do you know of someone—friend or neighbor—in the Muhlenberg
Township area who could use our help? No advance registration is
required—the brief enrollment process can be completed that day.
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Gather Magazine for Women
Gather, the magazine of Women of the ELCA, formerly Lutheran Women Today, offers a mix of articles, theological reflections, devotions, and stories of
comfort and challenge that help readers grow in faith and engage in ministry
and action. Gather is published 10 times a year for $15 a year. You may
subscribe today by calling 1 (800) 328-4648 or visit Gather's website at
www.gathermagazine.org
In Good Company:
Stories of Biblical Women Company’s coming! Bible study author Kay Ward, has invited nine women
from the Old Testament, several from the New Testament, and a handful of
women she knows to stop in for a visit. They will be companions with us at
Calvary, starting in the fall, long enough for us to get to know them and to also
get to know ourselves a bit better. Their stories will draw us into Bible study,
worship with the Psalms, and opportunities to tell our own stories.
There is a kick-off event for the study (featured in Gather magazine; see
story above). There are several such events throughout the country and the one
nearest us is at Reformation Lutheran Church, Perkiomen Avenue, Reading, on
Saturday, July 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The $25 fee includes lunch. Deadline
to reserve is June 30. Call Wendy in the church office for a reservation form.
We are planning to offer this Bible study in its entirety at Calvary this fall.
Mistaken Identity
Two cars waited at a stoplight. When the light turned green, the first driver
didn’t notice. The woman behind him pounded her steering wheel and yelled. When the light turned yellow, she honked, made an obscene gesture and cursed.
Hearing the commotion, the man looked up and accelerated through the intersection just as the light turned red. The woman ranted at missing her
chance to get through.
Suddenly, she heard a tap on her window and looked up to see a policeman. He told her to get out and place her hands on her car. The bewildered woman
was hustled into the patrol car, booked at the station and placed in a cell.
Eventually, the original officer returned and apologized for the mistake. “I noticed your behavior,” he said. “Then I saw the ‘Follow Me to Sunday School’
bumper sticker and the Christian fish emblem. Naturally, I assumed the car was stolen.”