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Calvary is a family of believers called to PRAISE God in worship, GROW as disciples of Jesus,
and LOVE one another and our community, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Dear Calvary Friends,
The Bible's prescription for a good life includes a spiritual fruit known as gentleness.
Jesus modeled this fruit in his concern for the poor and downtrodden, his forgiveness of sinners, and his willingness to remain in loving relationship with critics and adversaries.
In a world that often seems harsh and cold, we can make a big, lasting difference by following his example. Instead of rushing to judgment of others, gentleness calls us to seek understanding and offer compassion. Instead of meeting violence with violence, gentleness calls us to turn the other cheek and work to be peacemakers. Instead of losing hope in the face of failure, gentleness calls us to keep believing in the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and life over death.
I'm looking forward to sharing some inspiring real-life examples of gentleness as part of this week's message, and I hope that we will all commit to living a bit more gently as we share this journey of faith together. Please know that there's a place here--at our church and in God's endless love--for you!
Grace and Peace,
Pastor David
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This Week in Worship
Sanctuary Worship - Neither Do I
Family Worship - The Widow's Offering
(Practice living for God.)
- Joyful Praise Worship in the Sanctuary at 8:30am.
- Family Worship in the Fellowship Hall at 9:45am.
- Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary at 11am.
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Online Worship on Facebook and YouTube at 11am.
- Audio CDs of each week's service are available by request.
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Schedule Your Photography Session Now!
There is still time to schedule your appointment for a photography session for the new pictorial church directory. Sessions are available for June 27-29. These sessions are free and just for participating you will receive a complimentary 8x10 portrait and a church directory. You will also have the opportunity to purchase additional photos, with no expectation or pressure to do so. Those who are photographed do not have to be included in the actual church directory, so please feel free to invite others in your family to participate as well.
You can sign up by calling the church office at (540) 337-2980 or click here to sign up online. On the website, select "Photography Appointment Scheduling Login" and enter this information: Church Code: VA252, Church Password: photos
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Calvary's New Entry System
Calvary’s new entry system has gone live. Our old keys have been replaced by proximity key fobs and each external door also has a pin code reader. If you still need to exchange or return a key, would like a key, or have questions, please click here to schedule a time to see Christina Daniel in the church office.
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United Methodist Men's Monthly Breakfast
Saturday, May 25
8:30am at the Hometown Grill
Join us for the United Methodist Men’s Breakfast at 8:30am on Saturday, May 25 at Hometown Grill in Staunton. We gather on the fourth Saturday of each month and would love for you to join us in fellowship!
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Food Pantry Update
The Food Pantry Ministry of Calvary UMC will be packing food boxes on Tuesday, May 28 from 6-8pm. Please join us in the Food Pantry as we work together to bless our neighbors! We will not pack boxes the week of June 2 so please mark your calendar for our next packing party on Sunday, June 9 at 2:30pm. We would love your help!
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Called Charge Conference
Wednesday, May 29
7:00pm by Zoom
We will hold a Called Charge Conference on Wednesday, May 29 at 7pm via Zoom in order to set pastors' salaries for the next year and approve nominations for a restructured lay leadership team, which will launch this summer. Click here to join the online Charge Conference.
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VBS Work Days
VBS starts Sunday, June 2! It’s not too late to sign up to be a part of the awesome week ahead. Share the dates with friends and children in your life so that they can come and be a part of the best week of the year at Calvary UMC! There is much to do to get ready for this ministry event so we are looking for some help. Mark your calendar for our VBS Workdays from 9am-3pm on Wednesday (5.29), Thursday (5.30), and Friday (5.31). All are invited and encouraged to come out and help us get ready. Lunch will be provided each day as a way of saying thank you for coming out to support VBS! Please call the church office if you have any questions.
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Support VBS 2024!
Join us for Calvary's Vacation Bible School 2024 on Sunday, June 2-Thursday, June 6! The theme is Start the Party: Celebrate the Good News! Click here to register your child for VBS today! There is still time to support our Amazon Wish List by clicking here and fill up your shopping cart with supplies needed for VBS 2024!
Support Our VBS Grocery List
Each night at VBS we feed our children and their families dinner as well as crazy creative snacks. Check out one of the donation boards near worship space entrances for ways that you can support VBS through food donations. Please check each tag for the due date of each type of item.
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Ladies of Calvary ~ Strawberry Picking
Saturday, June 1 at 9:30am
All ladies are invited to meet at Troyer's Produce Market in Stuarts Draft on Saturday, June 1 at 9:30am. There will be strawberries in the field to be picked or produce in the market to be browsed. We hope that you can join us for fun and fellowship! Click here to reach out to Scarlett Danraj if you have any questions. No rsvp needed for this event.
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Noisy Can Offering for Bed Ministry
Once again, our Student Ministry will be constructing beds as their mission project during VBS. On Sunday, June 2, we will have a "Noisy Can" offering to raise funds to construct these beds. Each bed frame costs $70 in raw materials to build the frame. We then work with our partners in ministry through Love INC to find homes for these beds. The beds that we construct are gifted to children in our community in need of a bed for themselves. Along with the bed frame that our students construct, we also provide a mattress, sheets, a comforter, a pillow, a pair of pajamas, and an age-appropriate bible for each child blessed with a bed. The total for each child is approximately $250. The “Noisy Can" offering next week will help to support the funding of this ministry. Bring your change (and bills or checks) to clank around in our children's cans as they come through the aisles to collect this special offering!
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Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, June 8
8-10am in the Fellowship Hall
Join us from 8-10am on Saturday, June 8 for a FREE community breakfast in the Fellowship Hall. Enjoy a wonderful pancake breakfast and great fellowship with friends and neighbors. We set up on the Friday evening before each pancake breakfast. The next opportunity to help is Friday, June 7 at 5pm. We need additional help cleaning up after each month’s breakfast. If you’re available to be part of the cleanup crew, join us for breakfast as your schedule allows, and then plan to stay for a few minutes after 10am. Thank you for helping with this vital ministry to our community.
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Weekday School Availability
The Calvary Weekday School still has openings in the three-year-olds and four-year-olds classes for full and half days for the 2024-2025 school year. For more information, click here to learn about registration or access forms. Please call Beth Josefson at 540.337.2980 with questions.
Weekday School Summer Camps
Calvary's Weekday School is hosting two exciting summer camps: Art ~ June 10-14 and Nature ~ June 17-21. Each camp is from 9am to Noon and is open to ages four, five, and six. The cost is $100 per session which includes all materials and snacks. Please click here to contact Beth Josefson by Saturday, June 1 to register.
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Last Chance for
Sight and Sound Trip
Tuesday, July 16
Space is still available so sign up by Tuesday, May 28! Have you been thinking about joining us on our day trip to see Daniel at the Sight and Sound Theatre in Lancaster, PA on Tuesday, July 16? The cost is $213 per adult or $153 per child ages 3-12. This fee includes round trip motor coach transportation, lunch, and tickets to the show. Click here to contact the church office to sign up.
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Webinar recording and FAQ's from the VAUMC
The Virginia Conference held a post-General Conference Zoom webinar on Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. Due to the large volume of questions received during the webinar, a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) was created by the Connectional Ministries Office and is now being released. Click here to view the FAQs. You can find the webinar recording on the conference YouTube by clicking here.
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Love INC Drivers Needed
Want to help with Mission Outreach and you aren’t sure how you can? Here is a great way you can help locally, in our community, and it’s a GREAT ministry! Drivers and navigators are needed once a week on Tuesday evenings to pick up and drop off neighbors in the Stuarts Draft area to take to Love INC’s Change Your Life classes at Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church. If you are interested in this outreach or need more information, please click here to email Kristy McClain or call her at (540) 294-2418.
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Help Share the News!
Calvary UMC is partnering with Augusta Health and will be
hosting a monthly Mobile Primary Care Clinic. It will be held on the fourth Thursday of each month from 1pm-5pm (registration closes at 4pm). Clinic services are for adults 18 years and older and will include preventive screenings, specialty care referrals, general lab work, vaccines, case management, financial assistance enrollment, Medicaid enrollment, STI prevention, testing & treatment, addiction screening & referrals, and every woman's life cancer screenings. Want more information or to schedule an appointment? Call 540-245-7914 or click here to see a full list of locations.
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Financial Support
Thank you to everyone who has supported our mission and ministry during this extraordinary time! Your generosity enables us to follow God's call--and share God's love--in new and life-changing ways.
If you would like to support our ministry, there are three ways to do so:
- Offerings can be placed in the box near the doors as you enter or exit an in-person service.
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One-time or recurring gifts can be made online by visiting our church website here.
- Checks mailed to the church (2179 Stuarts Draft Hwy ~ Stuarts Draft, VA 24477) will be processed as usual. If you have offering envelopes, please use them in order to help our volunteer counters.
2024 Budget - $539,479.00
Weekly Need - $10,375.00
Received (5/13-5/19) - $5,178.34
Total Received (2024) - $218,438.49
Received v. Budget (+$10,938.49)
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Concerns and Prayers
Do you have a prayer request? You can click here to submit a prayer request that will be added to the church prayer list. If you choose not to share with the congregation, then your request will be shared with the staff for prayer.
You can view our full church prayer list by clicking here. Thank you for lifting the needs of these beloved sisters and brothers before the throne of grace.
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Calvary is a Safe Sanctuaries church, committed to protecting children and vulnerable adults, so that everyone in God's family can praise, grow, and love together.
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This Week at Calvary
Saturday, May 25
8:30am - United Methodist Men's Breakfast at Hometown Grill
Deadline for Educational Financial Assistance Applications
Sunday, May 26
8:30am - Joyful Praise Worship in the Sanctuary
9:30am - Family Worship in the Fellowship Hall
9:45am - Sunday School
11:00am - Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
11:00am - Online Worship (Facebook)
11:00am - Online Worship (YouTube)
Monday, May 27
Church Office Closed ~ Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 28
10:00am - "The Chosen" Bible Study (Fellowship Hall)
6:00pm-8:00pm - Food Pantry Packing Party
6:30pm - Praise Band Practice (Sanctuary)
Wednesday, May 29
9:00am-3:00pm - VBS Work Day
10:00am - Prayer Shawl Ministry (Seekers Room)
6:00pm - VBS Orientation (Fellowship Hall)
7:00pm - Called Charge Conference (click here to join by Zoom)
Thursday, May 30
9:00am-3:00pm - VBS Work Day
2:00pm-5:00pm - Calvary Food Pantry Open
Friday, May 31
9:00am-3:00pm - VBS Work Day
Saturday, June 1
9:30am - Women's Ministry ~ Strawberry Picking at Troyer's
Sunday, June 2
8:30am - Joyful Praise Worship in the Sanctuary
9:30am - Family Worship in the Fellowship Hall
9:45am - Sunday School
11:00am - Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
11:00am - Online Worship (Facebook)
11:00am - Online Worship (YouTube)
5:15pm - VBS Dinner (Fellowship Hall) 6:00pm-8:00pm - Vacation Bible School 2024
Looking Ahead...
Sunday, June 2-Thursday, June 6 - Vacation Bible School (5:15pm-8:30pm)
Saturday, June 8 - Pancake Breakfast (8-10am)
Thursday, June 13 - Board of Trustees Meeting (7pm)
Sunday, July 7 - One Combined Worship Service Followed by Potluck Lunch (10am)
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