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CALVARY COURIER – March 16, 2003

WE THANK these people for sharing their ministries with us today: Karen Bading and, liturgists; Brian and Ashley Stone and Lee and Glenice Hershberger, greeters and ushers; Virginia Hysell, acolyte.

TO OUR VISITORS we extend a warm welcome, especially those visiting with us for the first time.  Please be sure to sign the Friendship Book, giving your address and phone number. You are invited to join us for coffee hour on the patio following worship.

CHANCEL FLOWERS are given by Tony and Sharon Garcia, “Rejoice in hope!”

THE LENTEN ECUMENICAL SERIES sponsored by the South Pasadena Clergy meets this evening, at the United Methodist Church.  Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. with a worship service to follow.

NEXT SUNDAY, March 23rd, the last of our Six Great Ends of the Church series will be presented by Dr. Ronald White, Jr. Dr. White is Professor of American Intellectual and Religious History at San Francisco Theological Seminary. He served as Dean and Vice-President for Academic Affairs at the seminary from 1996-2001.  He is also author of the book, Lincoln’s Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural.

There will be a salad potluck and question and answer period with Dr. White in Fellowship Hall following worship.

Questions about youth events at Calvary? Call Tim Nelson at 626.826.7148

THERE WILL BE A CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Sunday, March 30, in the sanctuary immediately following worship. The purpose of the meeting is  1) to vote on the proposed changes to our Bylaws and 2) to present the 2003 budget for information and comment. Copies of the proposed changes to the Bylaws are available in the church office.

Following the Congregational meeting there will be a reception at coffee hour for Marie Gray who is retiring the end of this month.

LABYRINTH WALKS. As part of the South Pasadena Ecumenical Lenten Worship Series, two Labyrinth walks are available to us. Oneonta will host a Labyrinth Walk today, March 16th and on Sunday, March 23rd, from 1 - 5 p.m.  The Walk is located in Gray Hall and takes approximately one hour to complete.  If you are interested, please call Alicia at 626-441-5108 so she can schedule a time for you. The second Labyrinth Walk will be at Holy Family Catholic Church during Holy Week. Labyrinths are not mazes, they are spiral walking trails painted on canvas or constructed from materials.  Presbyterian minister Lynn Penny once wrote: “Labyrinths have reemerged as a resource for prayer and meditation, a tool for discernment, a symbolic representation of the journey toward unity and wholeness, a doorway to union with the holy.” Like reading the Bible aloud or singing hymns, walking labyrinths is a form of kinetic worship - a sort of “prayer in motion.”

 from an article “Walking Labyrinths” by Sherrod Taylor

TODAY IS YOUR LAST CHANCE to see Calvary kids Devon Douglas, Claire O’Malley and Kayla Riley taking the stage in South Pasadena Unified School District’s 4th and 5th grade production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” There is a performances this afternoon at 3:00 p.m.  in the South Pasadena High School auditorium. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased from any of Calvary’s performers.

SESSION HIGHLIGHTS from the March 9th meeting

  • T Endorsed proposed changes to the By-Laws of Calvary.
  • T Set date and time (March 30, following worship) for a congregational meeting
  • T Approved a redefinition of the ministry of our Board of Deacons
  • T Approved a request from the Youth Committee to oversee the painting of the Youth Room
  • by Calvary Youth
  • T Approved the purchase of a new computer to replace the failing system in the church office
  • T Approved a support relationship with a new “Angel Family”

  • JOB OPENING AVAILABLE in the Preschool Office as Administrative Assistant. For more details, see the job description on the Big Board or speak with Barbara England.  Your résumé must be submitted by Monday, March 31.

    MARK YOUR CALENDAR!  The 2003 Calvary Preschool Carnival is Saturday, May 3. The Carnival Committee is busy collecting donations for the raffle and silent auction. If you or someone you know would like to make a donation, stop by or call the Preschool office at 626.799.0385 by April 18.

    LIBRARY NEWS: Check out our New Book Shelf when you enter the library.

    We have a new book called From Fury to Freedom by Raul Ries. Here is a miraculous true story of God’s changing story in an abusive Viet Nam veteran. He was known to be a violent, dangerous time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.  Then one Sunday evening a miracle led Raul from black rage into inner peace. Raul Ries was never again the same.  He was totally transformed.

    CALVARY CALENDAR ) March 16 - 15, 2003

    SUNDAY

         8:30 a.m.  CHOIR REHEARSAL - Sanctuary

      •     9:00 a.m. CHILD CARE (infants to age 3)  – Room B-6 (L. Hall, lower level)
      •   10:00 a.m.  WORSHIP
      •   10:20 a.m.  J.E.S.U.S. CLUB (thru grade 4) - Room 203 (L. Hall, upper level)
      •   11:00 a.m.  COFFEE HOUR– Patio
      •   11:30 a.m.  ADULT ED. - “GODS & GENERALS” - South Parlor

        •      6:00 p.m. ECUMENICAL LENTEN SERIES - United Methodist Church

    MONDAY

      •     1:30 p.m.  HEALTH MINISTRIES MTG. - South Parlor

    TUESDAY

    •     4:30 p.m. BELL CHOIR - Fellowship Hall

      •      6:00 p.m.   CALVARY VILLAGE - Fellowship Hall

           7:00 p.m. “WEIGHING THE TRUTH” - South Parlor

           7:00 p.m. WILDSIDE – Student Lounge

    WEDNESDAY

         12:00 noon  KIWANIS - Fellowship Hall

           6:30 p.m. ANGLICAN CHORALE - Fellowship Hall

      •     7:00 p.m. YOUTH MINISTRY CMTE. - Student Lounge
      •     7:00 p.m. DEACONS MTG. - South Parlor
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    THURSDAY CLARION DEADLINE

      •   7:00 p.m. TNT - Student Lounge

        •      7:30 p.m.  CHOIR REHEARSAL - Sanctuary

      •   7:45 p.m. AL-ANON - South Parlor

    SATURDAY

      •     9:00 a.m. DURUFLÉ REHEARSAL - Choir Loft 

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