On the INSIDE Pg. 2 From Pastor Lynell Pg. 4 Youth Group News Pg. 9 Calendar Pg. 11 Eagle’s Nest 1725 Porter Street, Enumclaw, WA 98022 www.calvarypreschurch.org January, 2017 Prepare your Heart for upcoming Sermons by reading Scripture: Jan. 1 - Communion Luke 2:22-37 “People of the Covenant” Jan. 8 - “Great Prayers of the Old Testament” Genesis 32:2-32 - Jacob Jan. 15 - Numbers 14:13-23 Moses Jan. 22 - I Samuel 2:1-10 Hannah Jan. 29 - 2 Samuel 7:18-29 David JANUARY 1, 2017 - 9:30 AM “I will tell of the kindness of the LORD, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the LORD has done for us.” Isaiah 63:7 Pastor Cindy delivers the weekly message and service music will be presented by trumpeter, Jack Prindle. Mark your calendars and plan to aend our Annual Congregaonal meeng on January 29, 2017. Leaders and groups please send by email your wrien reports to the office no later than January 10. Thank you very much! January 8 - Pastor Lynell begins “Prayer: Daring Dialogue”, a study from the Old Testament. Installaon of the new Elders and Deacons at Worship. Your presence will be a sign of support for our volunteer congregaonal leaders. The Adult Chrisan Educaon class on “Confessions” resumes. January 15 - Agape Ringers present “Hymn of Promise”. PRAYER CHAIN UPDATE DURING JANUARY - Please sign your name & email address on the clipboard located on the Welcome Center or call the office, 825-3820 if would like to be on or remain on the Prayer Chain. Thank you.
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On the INSIDE
Pg. 2 From Pastor Lynell
Pg. 4 Youth Group News
Pg. 9 Calendar
Pg. 11 Eagle’s Nest
1725 Porter Street, Enumclaw, WA 98022 www.calvarypreschurch.org January, 2017
Prepare your Heart for upcoming Sermons by reading Scripture:
Jan. 1 - Communion Luke 2:22-37 “People of the Covenant” Jan. 8 - “Great Prayers of
the Old Testament” Genesis 32:2-32 - Jacob Jan. 15 - Numbers 14:13-23 Moses Jan. 22 - I Samuel 2:1-10 Hannah Jan. 29 - 2 Samuel 7:18-29
David
JANUARY 1, 2017 - 9:30 AM
“I will tell of the kindness of the LORD, the deeds
for which he is to be praised, according to all the
LORD has done for us.” Isaiah 63:7
Pastor Cindy delivers the weekly message and
service music will be presented by trumpeter, Jack
Prindle.
Mark your calendars and plan to attend our Annual
Congregational meeting on January 29, 2017.
Leaders and groups please send by email your
written reports to the office no later than January
10. Thank you very much!
January 8 - Pastor Lynell begins “Prayer: Daring Dialogue”, a study
from the Old Testament. Installation of the new Elders and Deacons at
Worship. Your presence will be a sign of support for our volunteer
congregational leaders. The Adult Christian Education class on
“Confessions” resumes.
January 15 - Agape Ringers present “Hymn of Promise”.
PRAYER CHAIN UPDATE DURING JANUARY - Please sign your name & email address on the clipboard located on the Welcome Center or call the office, 825-3820 if would like to be on or remain on the Prayer Chain. Thank you.
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In September of 2016, London commemorated the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of
London by burning the whole city down all over again—this time in miniature. Spectators
packed the banks of the River Thames to watch as a 394-foot wooden replica of 17th-century
London was set alight on a barge Sunday night, the CBC reports. The 1666 blaze, which
started in a baker's shop, destroyed the homes of 70,000 of the city's population of 80,000 as
it burned out of control for four days. The burning of the model, designed by US artist David Best, was the climax of
the city's "London's Burning" festival.*
Later this year- 2017, we at Calvary Presbyterian Church of Enumclaw, will begin an anniversary celebration of the
CPC’s founding, 125 years ago! A committee is forming and they are brainstorming ideas and already have a few
things on the calendar (so stay tuned!) If you would have any interest in helping with a slate of activities to
commemorate the life of CPC, contact the church office (360-825-2830) or Jan Dursteler.
But what is an anniversary all about? What do we have to remember, and God forbid, do we need to set a scale
model of the church on fire?! (That is NOT in the plans!)
Anniversaries are milestones. A time to remember…to look back…to reflect…and one hopes, to appreciate and to
learn from the past.
Anniversaries are also a time to look forward—to consider what it means to be the church, the body of Christ on the
corner of Porter and Marshall in Enumclaw, for the next year and 124 more! God has a plan and a purpose for
Calvary, and that is bigger than you and me. It is more longstanding than our present generation, as there are those
who came before us. They sacrificed, served and gave of themselves, as the Body of Christ in this community.
We are here today. Our call is to faithful obedience in the present—sharing the Good News now, so that CPC will
continue to have a vital mission and ministry in the years ahead!
Now about that fire…I’ve been pastor of a church that experienced a real, honest to goodness fire, and it was not fun.
I do not recommend one!
But, I wonder if God does not want to set us “on fire” in another way.
It is my hope and prayer that we—individually and corporately—can “get fired up” by the Holy Spirit in order to
GROW…
Deeper into the Word and Worship,
Wider in our Outreach, and
Expand our impact for Christ farther through our Mission and Ministry—both locally and beyond!
God is calling us to greater, more intimate discipleship in the year ahead!
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting excited just thinking about it!
Many thanks to our "Advent Visitors" who contributed to our wonderful Advent worship services: Leo Blodgett (Gabriel), Daisy Nau (Elizabeth), Al Reiter (Benjamin the Shepherd) and Pastor Lynell (Mary). Thank you all!!
In January 2016 the Deacons began a new parish system with each
Deacon taking a portion of the church membership including newcomers
and frequent visitors in worship. Our vision is to have an on-going
connection with a small group, honoring birthdays, anniversaries, and
just checking in throughout the year. One Deacon sends care cards to
those in the congregation who are ill, need a little cheery note, or sympathy for the loss of a loved one.
Another provides a flower to be placed in memory or celebrating new babies during worship services.
Beginning in September, two Deacons assisted Pastor Cindy with Communion during worship at Highpoint
Village. Calvary has several members who are residents and attend the services there each month. This will
be on-going quarterly throughout the year.
Deacons prepare the elements for monthly Communion services at Calvary and provides breakfast at the
two Faith in Action Sundays during the year.
As part of Deacon ministry is the weekly contact with those in our congregation who are unable to attend
worship by delivering printed bulletins and sermons to their place of residence, either in their home,
Enumclaw Rehabilitation Center, or Cascade Caregivers Adult Family Home.
We have distributed funds to needy people in our church and community using Plateau Outreach Ministries
as our support agency as well as Enumclaw Helping Hand. We gave donations to POM, Rainier Foothills
Wellness Foundation for their drug addiction and mental health programs, the Mom and Me Mobile Medical
Van, and Church World Service Blanket Card project.
A fun activity for Christmas was making evergreen centerpieces together at Cathy Matson’s farm and
delivering them to our Calvary seniors.
This month we will have a guest from Valley Cities Mental Health to explain their program and possible
partnership.
Christmas decorations will be put away on Saturday, January 7th beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Please join the Worship and Church Life Ministry Teams in the Sanctuary. Your help is
greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!
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We are in need of a Calvary liaison to assist with the Full Bellies Community
meal once a month on Thursday afternoon from 3:45 to around 7 PM. Duties
include helping with set up, clean up, and making sure the stove and lights are
off and the doors are locked. If you have an interest please contact the church
office 825-3820, Martha Blodgett 825-5883, or Cherie Murchie 825-1239.
Thanks!
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Oh, the New Year! As I sit here writing this, I have the New Year on my mind. All the things that are coming
in January, February, March. It seems like we are always looking forward to prepare for what is coming next.
At least I try to. If I don’t, I am bound to miss something and that would not be good. It’s important to look
to the next day, the next month, the next step, the next event. However, it is also important to spend time
in today.
We talk to the youth about working to ensure they spend time with the Lord. Talk to him, pray to him, and
sing with him. Their answer is often, like mine, “I try but…” Living in a moment without rushing through it is
difficult. We acknowledge the Lord in passing, as we go through our days. We remember him when we
survive a difficult situation or scrape through what could have been a bad day. It takes time and effort, to
stop what you are doing, put the phone away, pull yourself out of the chaos that surrounds us, and just be.
Often we find ourselves making an effort, and then having that moment slip away by a phone call, a child
asking for help, a text, or something else.
So what can we do? We can make a New Year’s resolution to pray more. How well do those New Years’
resolutions go? How long do they last? Not long usually. We try, we fail, we give up, we move on. It’s life.
It’s okay.
Many of our youth, don’t have a fully developed faith yet. Many are just beginning their faith journey. It’s
hard enough to talk to God when you already have a relationship with him, let alone when you are just
beginning to get to know him. So this is what we tell our youth. God is our friend. He loves you. At your
best and at your worst, God is so in love with you, he just wants to be close to you. So sit, and watch. Look
at the world around you. Take a moment to notice, the trees, the wind, the rain. The breath you have, how
your fingers move, your eyes blink. Take a deep breath and just be. You will see Him, you will feel Him. He
is around you in everything. If you take that moment, one day at a time, you will come into relationship with
God, because you are spending time, with him.
Time, which keeps ticking away, even in the New Year. So much to do, so many people around. Try. Just try,
to take that one brief moment, and find yourself in tune with God. It will bring you JOY. In the New Year.
by Erin and Kevin Luchi, Co-Directors of Youth Ministry
Third-Fifth Graders - First and Third Monday at 6 PM
Middle Schoolers - Thursday Evenings at 6:30 PM
Senior High School - Sundays at 6 PM
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New Year’s Resolution – Read the Bible Daily
What does an ideal winter’s evening look like to you? To me it would be curling up in front of
the fire with a good book and soft music playing in the background. It’s so easy to get lost in a
story of fiction, mystery, and make-believe. A truly good book invites the reader to become
one of the characters. But how many of those books will you remember? Will you recall the
characters names? The setting? The title? The author’s name?
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten;
even so, they have made me.” If this is true, the book we should be reading every day to sustain us is the Bi-
ble. That is the book that I want to influence who I am. The Bible is the book that guides us to handle each
and every situation in our daily lives. In order to follow God’s will, we must read it. It is required reading to
be a truly good Christian—at least in my opinion.
It’s no secret that some of the passages are difficult to understand. Three hints to help decipher the words
that you read are prayer, meditation, and re-read. Pray—ask God—to help you to understand. Take time to
ponder and meditate about the verses you’ve read. And finally, read it again and again—perhaps try reading
more than one version of the Bible.
Isaiah 34:16 says, “Seek ye out the Book of the Lord, and read.” What better New Year’s Resolution could
there be? Resolve to read your Bible daily in 2017.
Thoughts from Calvary’s Librarian, Marilynn White
In October the Initial Meeting of the 125th Calvary Anniversary Jubilee Committee met at the home of Eva Dietz, Church Life Elder. With input from different members of Calvary we discussed some of the ways in which Calvary will celebrate together beginning in September 2017 and ending with a “Grand Finale” in September 2018. The actual date when 24 settlers met in the local schoolhouse to organize a Presbyterian church was September 12, 1892 led by Rev. George F. Whitworth, Chairman of the Home Mission Committee of the Presbytery
of Puget Sound and Rev. John R. Thompson, from the Presbytery of Olympia. The committee chair is Jane Dursteler, as representative of Church Life Ministry Team, as well as members-at-large who will form and facilitate four sub-committees: Cathy Matson - Memorials; Cherie Murchie - History; Bette Nicholson - Directory and Cookbook; Sue Vannatter - Worship If anyone has an interest specific to the 4 sub-committees or any ideas on activities to be included during Calvary‘s anniversary year contact Jane Dursteler, [email protected] or 360-825-1806. Our Anniversary Celebration is based upon the season of Jubilee in Leviticus 25 starting with verse 8: To consecrate, celebrate and worship together, thanking God for all the goodness He has provided for our ministry throughout 125 years: “A Legacy of Worshiping God and Serving Others” in His Name.
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Session Highlights from the December 12th Meeting. The following items were decided: A Full Bellies Liaison representing Calvary is needed one Thursday night a month to
help support Martha B. and Cherie M. who are already volunteering weekly to be Calvary’s support team for the Full Bellies staff and volunteer community cooks.
Another Elder is still needed for the Class of 2019 (3 year term.) If you feel God nudging you to volunteer please let Pastor Lynell know as soon as possible. The next Session meeting is January 9th.
Communion was approved to be served on January 1, 2017.
Starting January 8th will be the next Adult Education offering on the Confessions.
A 125th Anniversary Fund was established. The congregation is invited to donate $125 to honor Calvary’s legacy here on the Plateau. Just mark in the memo section of your check “Anniversary Fund.”
Approved establishing an online giving feature with the Presbyterian Foundation through Calvary’s website. More information will be forthcoming on how to use this new feature.
Church World Service Blanket Drive
The 2016 Christmas cards benefitting Church World Service raised
$ 1135.00 for this worthy cause. Thank you for your support!
SUMMER PARTNERSHIPS WITH WHITWORTH EKKLESIA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
While summer seems like “long ago, and far away”, we are already making plans for summer! Yes, the
Christian Education Ministry Team in partnership with the Session and Staff has made application to
Whitworth University for two Summer interns, through the Ekklesia Fellowship program, under the auspices
of the Office of Church Engagement! Basically this is an opportunity for churches like Calvary to host a
Whitworth student for ten weeks during the summer and offer them “on the job training” in ministry. We
were blessed last year to have Emily Larsen, who is now a senior Theology major at Whitworth, join us. This
year we are applying for two interns. Why two? Good question!
Two interns equal twice the fun, and twice the learning opportunities-both for the students and for us!
One will be directly involved in assisting Erin Luchi in the Youth programs. The second will be a “pastoral
intern”, shadowing our two pastors, assisting in worship and worship planning, as well as in visitation and
being exposed to other aspects of pastoral ministry.
The cost? Each intern receives a stipend of $3000. For the summer. (One third will be from the Margaret
Martin Memorial, one third from a Seattle Presbytery grant, and one third is covered by Whitworth!)
Housing/Hosting the two interns for the ten weeks is Calvary’s responsibility. Please be praying and
considering this unique opportunity! Gerri and Garrett Van Beek hosted Emily last summer and it was a very
positive experience. If you have any questions, please direct them to Pastor Lynell, via the church office at
(360) 825-3820.
Please be in prayer also for the students as they are presently in the “matching” process, that God will be
guiding us all!
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FAITH IN ACTION MINISTRY December 11, 2016 Dear Friends, For over seven years, Calvary Presbyterian Church of Enumclaw, Washington and UCCP Bonbon Church of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines (CDO) have partnered to bring educational opportunities, clothing, food, and medical resources to the impoverished population living in the community of CDO. This international partnership began when the Quilo family, formerly of CDO, moved to Enumclaw in 1988 and became members of Calvary. Over the years, the Quilos shared with the congregation the concerns they had for their former neighbors who were struggling to feed their families, pay for even basic medical care, and pay for the education of their children. The people of Calvary took these needs to heart and helped to collect and send many crates of clothing, bedding, personal care items and school materials to the people at Bonbon Church, who would then distribute those items, along with food, to people in need. Calvary has continued to prioritize funding for this outreach and has sponsored mission trips from the U.S. to the Philippines; and, in turn, the Bonbon Church has worked to build relationships with their community and has helped plan and facilitate projects. Eventually the Faith in Action Ministry (a non-profit 501c3) was formed and includes leadership in both countries. Currently, 43 students are receiving scholarships for school and each month Bonbon serves meals to up to 50 individuals. Clothing, linens, toiletries and food are shared with a home for the aged and developmentally disabled; and bonding, encouraging friendships have been formed with people who have few, if any visitors. The Faith in Action Ministry is making an impact, but there is still great need. In August 2017 a team of 12 people, most who work in healthcare and construction, will travel from Enumclaw to CDO and, together with their counterparts from Bonbon, plan to complete the following projects: Health and Wellness Exams for 150 people, initial prescriptions for conditions such as diabetes and high blood
pressure, and arrangements made for follow up care with local doctors Community Hygiene and Illness Prevention education Distribution of school supplies for 60 children Repairs and improvements to the Bonbon Church facility to expand the outreach programs, including repairs to
the bathrooms and parsonage, and building a children’s center. We would be honored to have you join in this partnership through your financial and prayer support. Please call or email if you have any questions and thank you for your donation. God Bless, Faith in Action Ministry - The Philippines Address: 8504 205th ST CT E, Spanaway, WA 98387 Email: [email protected] Phone: 253-846-7731
Bonbon UCCP Church, Cagayan de Oro,
The Philippines
First Fundraiser at Calvary
Filipino Dinner
Sunday, Feb. 12
More information will be provided during the
month of January. Mark you calendars.
Plan to attend.
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Members and Friends:
Calvary Session Members The family of Raleigh Fouch Merilyn Tyler Haley Humenik Jack Pennington, SR Helen Sargent Dick Johnson Mark Delmarter Dr. Rob Nau, Daisy’s father Paul Lichtenberg Julie Darby, Ryan’s Mother Mary Ann Dacus Brocc Snyder Victims of Recent Fires (CA,TN) Syrian Refugees Residents of Aleppo
Those battling cancer: Candyce Stokes
Global Missionaries:
In South Africa:
Karl & Jenny Teichert
John & Heather Witherow
In Zambia: Pastor John & Then-ny Mpanga at The Healing Place School
Gracia Missions: Adam & Andrea Carlsen, Costa Rica
Village Steps: Ken & Suzanne Popp
Bonbon UCCP, Philippines: The Quilo Family
Corner of Love: Nelson and Tanya Amador
Medical Brigade Teams
Serving Our Country Around the World:
US NAVY: Adam Almich, Michael Malidore, Matt Thomas
US ARMY: Justin Donnelly, Paul Goodfellow, Michael Pedersen
US MARINES: Paul Maandig
US COAST GUARD:
Alan Plaster
US AIR FORCE: Aaron Baer
Please Lift Up in Prayer:
As of 11/30/16 Checking - WRCU $ 14,322
As of 11/30)16 Savings – WRCU 5,012
Edward Jones Cash Account 20,483
Youth Ministries Checking & Savings 597
Synod Mission Building Certificates 25,782
Synod Mission Development Cert. 10,000
Sub Total $ 76,196
Less Liabilities (5,146)
Total Cash $ 71,050
Fund Balances as of November 30, 2016
General Fund $ (11,701)
Building Fund 17,005
Memorial Fund 55,667
Mission Fund 4,026
Prayers & Squares 269
Reception 608
Reserve 5,349
Scholarship 3,780
Youth Fund 1,047
Total $ 71,050
Dear Calvary Family, I am sending my thanks to all for the many prayers, cards, calls and food I've received over the past month. Lynne is thankful for your prayers and support also. I'm looking forward to seeing and worshiping with y’all in church again. God Bless...Brocc Snyder
