For the week ending Sunday, November 11, 2018 Volume 50 Number 45

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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.

Tuesday, November 6 7:30pm—NLI Town Hall Meeting in the Sanctuary

Thursday, November 8 7pm—Adult Handbell Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall 8pm—Chancel Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall

Saturday, November 10 1pm—Girls’ Small Group

Sunday, November 11 8:30am—Worship with Holy Communion 9:30am—Children’s Choir in Memorial Hall 9:45am—Learning for All Ages 10:30am—Chancel Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall 11am—Worship 12:15pm—Coffee Hour —Youth Handbell Choir in Memorial Hall

Monday, November 12 Veterans Day Observed—Church Office Closed

Family Ministries Needs Pony beads (any leftovers- we use them all the time!) Calendars (last year’s, next year’s, any years!) National Geographic Magazines-we use these for

placemats each day in preschool) We also have a need for more folks to make baby

blankets for those in our family ministries who have babies. Do you knit? Crochet? Sew? We do have some yarn (donated) or can get some!

Questions? E-mail Beth at familyministries@calmeth.org

Children’s Clothing Swap Jeanne Havermans is coordinating our Clothing Exchange on Saturday, November 17 from 9:30-2:00 (concurrent with PAO!). Volunteers are needed on Friday to sort (time TBD) and on Saturday to sort and welcome folks. Please consider donating an hour of your time to help families in our community connect and share resources! Children’s clothes only, please! Contact Jeanne at jmplatz@aol.com or Beth at familyministries@calmeth.org

Infant / Toddler Music Class Come to a Demo Class for Children and Their Parents Amy McCarthy, our 8:30am song leader, and Rhapsody trained music educator will share with parents and walkers through preschoolers resources and activities using music. Please come, and tell your friends! Amy will be leading our littles music program on Sunday mornings in the preschool building from 9:30-10:00am each week. Parents are welcome, but not required. Questions? Ask! familyministries@calmeth.org

Next Level Innovations (NLI) As a reminder, Calvary will host two more Town Hall Meetings prior to the NLI Church Conference on Tuesday, November 27. The next Town Hall Meeting is scheduled for 7:30pm on Tuesday, November 6, so get out and rock your vote prior to coming over to Calvary for conversation and fellowship! We are excited to see you there! The Town Halls allow us to come together to discuss the recent innovations that were generated based on our communication during our NLI Weekend. If you have questions throughout the NLI process that you would like addressed, please email them to NLI@calmeth.org and we will respond. We welcome all questions and comments and want to ensure people feel comfortable with the information presented in the innovations! The information for the NLI Town Hall Meetings and the Church Conference are noted below: Tuesday, November 6 at 7:30 pm Monday, November 19 at 7:30 pm Tuesday, November 27 at 7:30 pm We also ask that you continue to pray for Calvary during this period of discernment prior to the Church Conference on November 27. We encourage you to use the Wesley Covenant Prayer as we continue in the NLI process as a congregation.

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.

Coffee With the Pastor The Next Meeting will be Sunday, November 18 at 12:30pm Come learn about the Christian faith, Calvary, and how to become a member. FYI: voting on the innovations, Tuesday, November 27 at 7:30pm, requires membership in the church. This is last Coffee before church-wide vote in November. Walk-ins welcome.

Sunday, November 18 12:30pm in the Parlor

Children’s Shoe Collection November 4-18 Each year Bonnie Crouch, joins a team of wonderful people from the Good Samaritan Mission Council who travel to La Romana Dominican Republic. There they do a construction project and a medical clinic for the Haitian people who work/live in the sugar cane fields. They provide clothing, medicine, food, shoes, and hygiene products. One of the many needs is gently used or new children’s spring/summer shoes. If the children do not have shoes they are not allowed to attend school. Would you please consider donating those gently used shoes that your children have outgrown or no longer wear? I have placed a collection box in the prayer room off the Narthex. I am also able to take donations when I drop off and pick up my two grandchildren from Calvary preschool Tuesday thru Friday or contact me at bcrouchrn@yahoo.com to make other donation arrangements.

Care Packages KIDS AWAY AT COLLEGE? SEND IN THOSE ADDRESSES! Please send in the address for your college student to receive a care package from our family ministries groups! We

put together these packages (often with YOUR leftover Halloween candy, hint-hint) and send them when our kids at college are preparing for exams. It’s a

great way to send an “I love you” from church! Please send addresses to familyministries@calmeth.org

Continuing Ministries at Calvary Vitamins for Honduras Art for Humanity is seeking non-prescription medicines

and vitamins for its medical clinic. Calvary will be collecting prenatal vitamins to contribute to this important work. There is a labeled box in the prayer chapel next to the

narthex where these vitamins can be collected.

Non-Perishable Food for AFAC Calvary takes any non-perishable food collected (using the box in the Prayer Chapel) to AFAC (Arlington Food Assistance Center) following the first Sunday of the month.

The Pastor’s Discretionary Fund There is a fund to assist people who struggle to make ends meet. We do not provide rental assistance or gas money but, as funds allow, do provide for other living needs. To contribute, please use the baskets at the front of the side aisles in the sanctuary. You may also designate “Pastor’s Discretionary Fund” on your check, on the offering envelope in the pew, or through the option at on-line giving. Thank you for your support to those in need.

Calvary Has a Choir for You A Meaningful Way to Participate in Worship It’s almost time to start rehearsals for Advent and Christmas music, and for Choir Sunday in December. If you would like to participate, or have questions, please contact Mickey Fuson at mickey@calmeth.org

Have something to post in Calmeth News? Deadline is THURSDAY 12 noon to submit your articles or announcements, please contact us by email: admin@calmeth.org. 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 pastor.matthew@calmeth.org Assistant Minister: Connor Williams pastor.connor@calmeth.org Church Admin.: Molly Sessions admin@calmeth.org Family Ministries: Beth Posey familyministries@calmeth.org Financial Admin.: Barbara Harslem barbara@calmeth.org Lay Leader: Keith Sessions mksessions@aol.com Music Director: Mickey Fuson mickey@calmeth.org Organist: Dennis Thorp organist@calmeth.org 8:30am Song Leader: Amy McCarthy Custodian: Thuan Tran

Learning For All Ages Sunday Morning—Walk-ins Welcome!

Ministry for Children Begins with 8:30am worship and continues through the 11am worship. Children gather in the preschool building for stories, fun, and a great time with friends learning about Jesus.

Adult Study Group Classroom 1 will continue a study called For All the Saints. Classroom 2 will continue with Simply Christian by N.T. Wright, which is a study on “Why Christianity Makes Sense.” 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 familyministries@calmeth.org. 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 familyministries@calmeth.org

Marriage Enrichment Retreats at Lake Junaluska in North Carolina We are created for a lifetime of love and intimacy, but relationships can be hard, even for the happiest couples. Distance, frustration and disconnection can enter through any number of life's events. This retreat will help you better understand your partner and learn to cultivate a warmer, more joyful and loving relationship. Learn more at www.lakejunaluska.com/marriage or call 800-222-4930. Cost: $669 per couple. Includes two nights lodging, five meals and sessions. Upcoming dates are: Mar. 10-12, 2019, Aug. 18-20, 2019, and Sep. 29-Oct. 1, 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: Tom Weber in the hospital We continue to pray for: Weston Olson and his family Calvary and the NLI meetings and process Jenna Quick Patty Opper Dennis Thorp, his father, and family on the death of his

mother, Peggy Lynn Buckles recovering from pneumonia Jacques and Valentine Umembudi Deb Althoff The Tobin family Don Smith, with cancer of the esophagus. Hashim A. Ahmed Tom Schoeberl and his family, especially grandparents

Nilah and Greer Putnam. Larry George, with Guillain-Barré Syndrome Audrey Chua and her family Ray Remerow (Erin Parson’s father) 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.