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Calvary Courier
Dear Friends,
The season of Lent is a time for enhanced spiritual growth, as we give up things
(such as chocolate, coffee, gossip, facebook, or electronic media altogether) and as
we take on new things (such as more focused prayer time, worshiping more regularly,
devotional reading, meditation, fasting, giving to those in need in particular ways, or
participating in the Lenten season’s Feed N Seed). Essentially, what we are doing is
establishing new habits for a season.
The brain is an amazing thing, able to be reformed, transformed by making
changes in our way of living life. Particular areas of the brain that control certain
functions may actually be strengthened by repetition, or actually changed. In other
words, people really can change. When someone says a leopard doesn’t change its spots, that is not gospel truth.
As a matter of fact, our gospel is exactly the opposite. God can transform the human heart (and brain).
If you give up something for Lent or add on something for Lent, you are on the way to creating a new habit.
Researchers have determined that it may take anywhere from 18 to 254 days to establish a new habit. The forty
days of Lent may benefit you in creating that new habit…or it may not. If you are seeking to create a new habit,
you will need to carry on past the season of Lent to firmly establish the habit. Of course, if creating a new habit is
your goal, then you will want to carry on beyond the forty days anyway.
Researchers have also determined that a single mess up here and there does not reduce your chances for the
change becoming permanent. So, don’t beat yourself up over what we in the church business call “backsliding”
from time to time. If you do, forgive yourself as God forgives.
In some ways, Lent is a special time that allows us to grow in God’s grace and to establish holy habits (or hit
the delete button on unholy habits). However, just like baseball players don’t stop training and preparing
themselves when they are finished with spring training, so we never stop seeking to grow in grace, go on to
perfection, or become more of what God has created us to be. Lent just helps us to be especially focused for a
time to do things that we may carry on the rest of the year.
As we participate in our sermon series on “The Seven Deadly Sins-The Cure for Sin,” remember that our
goal as disciples of Jesus is to put away sin and claim that which is right or holy.
May this holy season ingrain in you some new holy habit or delete some unholy habit.
I would be glad to hear your stories of how it’s going!
Peace,
Doug
It’s time to clean out your closets, garages
and attics — donate your
furniture and large items! The
54th Annual United Methodist
Men’s Auction will be
Saturday, May 2nd, starting at
9 am! Donated items will be
accepted starting April 1st.
Please call the church office at 337-2980 if you
are donating large items that need to be picked
up. Volunteers are needed to help with
advertising, pick-ups, and to work the sale.
Please call Jeff Kiser at 540-290-3590 if you are
available or need more information.
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The Mission of STOP Hunger Now is “to end
hunger in our lifetime by providing food and lifesaving aid to the world’s most vulnerable and by
creating a global commitment to mobilize the
necessary resources.” Over the past two years we have
raised over $5,000.00 to end hunger in our world. This
year we hope to raise $3,750 which would pack 12,931
meals. We will pack meals on Sunday, April
19th during both services! You will read more about
how to participate in this event in the April Newsletter.
P.S. we hope you will consider
donating one dollar a day to STOP
HUNGER NOW (that is $40
throughout Lent) to help feed
hungry children in need.
Calvary Courier
In the opening chapter of Mark’s gospel, Jesus is baptized by John in the Jordan. A voice
from heaven proclaimed his identity: “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well
pleased.” And the very next verse states that the Spirit immediately drove him out into the
wilderness forty days, where he was tempted by Satan, was with wild beasts, and waited upon by angels.
Did you see what the Spirit did there? Drove him out. Why, Jesus had just been baptized, blessed by God, and now, BOOM! Wilderness. I didn’t see a verse that said Jesus
wanted to go, or that he asked for 40 days of deprivation and temptation. Wild beasts? Satan? Yet, angels. Angels tended to Jesus throughout the 40 days.
I am fascinated by the many wilderness stories we find in the Bible. Most of us have our
own wilderness experiences as well. Perhaps, just maybe, the Holy Spirit is with us through
our periods of trial, temptation and struggle. We don’t ask for the wilderness experiences,
they just happen. Sometimes they happen because of choices we’ve made, or situations in
life that just happen. And perhaps, just maybe, God is at work in our wilderness, present
with us throughout our trials, and keenly aware of our situation. The same Spirit of God that
descended on Jesus, drove him into the wilderness and back again, is with us as well.
God is really good at taking something that seems to only cause death and bring from it
abundant life. That’s a good thing to remember during our 40 days of Lent. Hear the promise of God in your trials and expect God to work in and through them for your best interest.
Nancy Vaughan
Women’s Ministries
Book Club
Make your plans now to get away with an AMAZING
group of gals when we go to Camp Overlook on March
27-28. We'll be resting and relaxing and remembering
what it's like to laugh. Our theme for the retreat is "Love
and Laughter" and there will certainly be plenty of
food since we're all bringing our favorite snacks
along. Supper is going to be great, and the breakfast
sounds delish, and the whole kit and kaboodle only costs
$45. That's cheaper than a
therapist! Call the church
office at 337-2980 right now
and 3make your reservation!
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Women's’ Ministries will
continue our Book Study
with reading An Invisible
Thread by Schroff &
Tresniowski. This book is a
true story of the bond
between a harried executive
and an eleven year old boy
who seemed destined for a
life of poverty. Books are available on
Sundays for $10.
All women are invited to join us! There
is always great fellowship, lively discussion,
and, of course, delicious food! Talk to Gail
Paysour for more information.
Rhonda Manuel
Ricky Moneymaker
Hannah Stude
Melissa Meyerhoeffer
Jo Mullins
Jim Simmons
Larry Flint
LaVonia Poluito
Charlie Beverage Sr.
Laura Doyle
Jon Stepp
Fay Fretwell
Eddie Pugh
Ben Gentry
Mary Moore
Cecilia Martino
Sue Wingfield
David Mahanes
Peggy Simmons
Brad Sears
Ken Stanley
Jeannie Patton
William Humphries
Jacob Arbaugh
Steve Fitzgerald
Ashley Kellogg
Delaney Powers
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Kim Stevens
Colton Clinedinst
Taryn Cornelius
Nick Wilk Jr.
Sharon Gibson
Kirstin Peak
Debbie Eavers
Mozelle Howell
Sharon Morris
Dawn Evans
Jonathan Fitzgerald
Doug Harris
Homer Smith
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David & Terri Campbell
James & Betty Cohron
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Susan Davis
Nick Hayes
Joseph Howell
K.J. Lambert
Calvin Lloyd Jr.
Dawn Legg
Jackson Weller
Leighton Dameron
Nicholas Kight
Rachel Fitzgerald
Patsy Claytor
Robert Lucas III
Ruby Rohr
Vic Vernon
Elinor Willis
Vicki Almarode
James Shuman
Mike Bateman
Will Otto
Angie Cash
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Richard Cohron
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07/21Calvary Youth — Be the Change!
Mary Whitesell
This is one full month!
March 1: Youth 5-7. February Prayer Stations make up date!
March 4: Feed N’ Seed continues with Christina and Anderson! Come on out
for God’s Not Dead.
March 8: Youth 5-7! BRING a friend!!! This is DAYLIGHTS SAVING TIME!!
Praise Jesus!!!!
March 11: Feed n’ Seed.
March 13-14: Planet Wisdom will be in Woodbridge! See the box below for more
details!
March 15: No Youth this evening.
March 18: Feed n’ Seed.
March 21: Team Orlando Fundraising Dinner. See the box below for more details!
March 22: Youth 5-7. March Prayer Stations.
March 25: Feed n’ Seed.
March 29: Calvary’s Easter Egg Hunt from 4-6 pm. Come out and help to hide the thousands of
eggs and play with sweet children! :) I’ll feed you dinner afterward!
Planet Wisdom
Mark your calendar and plan on joining us for our trip to
Woodbridge for PlanetWisdom on March 13-14. There is
still space available! Tickets are $90 per person or $80
with families of more than one youth attending.
Scholarships are available!
Please remember to meet at the Waynesboro Park n’
Ride at 3:45 pm on Friday March 13. Pack bedding as we
are going to be sleeping on the floor of a church! Your price will cover the cost of all
your meals, lodging, transportation and gas. If you would like to bring personal
spending money, its cool– you just have to keep up with your dough!
Talk to Scarlett for more info!
Prayer Stations will
be doubled up this
month as we missed
the opportunity to
have stations in
February.
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are Loved.
Those Meal Train dates are
now available!! Check it out
through the email that was
sent out at the end of
February or through our
church Facebook page and
sign up for a date!
Team Orlando
Fundraising Dinner!
March 21, 2015
Please plan on arriving at church on
March 21, 2015 at 1 pm in order to
prepare to host our church family and
friends for the evening meal beginning
at 6 pm.
We will need to prepare all the food
and get the Fellowship Hall ready to
greet our guests. Please come with
willing hearts and willing hands!
Tickets will be ready for sale on March
1, 2015. Each youth or adult going is
asked to help in ticket sales in order to
assure a large crowd and profit for our
group this year. We will also need
some folks to make announcements
on Sunday mornings in March. Youth
and family members helping with the
meal are asked to donate $5 to cover
the cost of your dinner!
Check out the blurb on the back of the
newsletter this month for even more
information!
Calvary’s Easter Egg Hunt
Calvary UMC’s annual Community-Wide Easter Egg Hunt will be on March
29, 2015 (Palm Sunday) this spring from 4 - 6 pm.
This is a new time slot for this ministry. Please tell your friends, families,
and neighbors so that they can mark their calendars!
We are going to teaching the children the story of Easter this year through
story telling by Miss Scarlett. This will include waving three hundred palm
branches and running about in the sanctuary!
Shh! Don’t tell Pastor Doug! Just kidding– he has agreed to portray Jesus!!
We are even going to serve our guests Holy Communion!
There will be fun crafts, yummy snacks, and of course an amazing hunt for hundreds, no make that
thousands of eggs! You can pick up your bags of Easter Eggs at the entrances of the church for families
to take home and stuff with candy, stickers, tattoos, and other small prizes. Please only used individually
wrapped candy in the eggs. Also, please do not put money in the eggs! Eggs are due back to the Chapel
by Sunday, March 22, 2015, please!
We are also in need of 18 count packages of eggs. Please bring them to the church by Sunday March
22, 2015, UNBOILED!! They can be placed in the Church fridge. Write that they are for the community
egg hunt on the top of the carton, please!
On the day of the Hunt, we are in need of folks to greet and welcome our guests (we are anticipating
nearly 350 people this year), folks to help serve snacks, and folks to assist with
crafts and egg dying.
Please be in prayer for this ministry. Please also be in prayer over how God is
calling you to serve. Talk to Scarlett Danraj, Sarah Whitley, or Lauren
Sandercock with any questions or for more information!
Monday Morning Reflections Starts March 2nd
Join us each Monday at 10 am in the Fellowship Hall. Our
topics are listed below
and everyone is invited to attend.
March 2 - Augusta Medical Clinic - A hospital representative
will speak of the services being offered by the new
AMC Clinic being build in Stuarts Draft, behind
Arby's.
March 9 - Rob and Karen Miller, Physical Therapists and
owners of Body Ease.
March 16 - Amanda Glover, Augusta County's director of economic development. Carolyn Bragg, Board of
Supervisors representing Stuarts Draft.
March 23 - Rodney Martin - Owner Stuarts Draft Retirement Assisted Living.
March 30 - Pam Boles - Owner - Home Instead - Safety in the Home.
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Ushers (11:00)
March 1st: J eff &Nathaniel Kiser
March 8th: Donna Kiser & Dan Power s
March 15th: Frank Lambert & Rhonda Rawson
March 22nd: Larry Flint & J ason Sorrells
March 29th: Maxine McKinney & Ken Stanley
Communion Servers (March 1st)
8:30: Ben Howell, Shirley Smith
11:00: Georgeann Lambert, Pat Sorrells
Debbie Flint, Shannon Sankar
Forrest Shuey, Russ Dean
Lay Readers
March 8th: J amie Taylor (8:30)
Bill Betlej (11:00)
March 22nd: J oyce Batemen (8:30)
Mark Doty (11:00)
Screen Operator - 11:00
Note: Please trade with
someone, and, then let the
office know if you are unable
to serve on your scheduled
date. Thanks!
01– Jaylen Simmons
08– Forrest Shuey
15– Jason Sorrells
22– still needed
29– still needed
9:45 am Sunday School
01– still needed
08– Jean Crummett
15– still needed
22– still needed
29- still needed
8:30 am Worship
01– Sarah McGill
08– Jean Crummett
15– Noah Templeton
22– still needed
29– still needed
Infant Nursery
Birth -2 yrs. Upstairs
Toddler Nursery
2 - 4 yrs. Downstairs
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11:00 am Worship
01– Mindy Reid
08– Noah Templeton
15– Mindy Reid
22– Lauren Sandercock
29– still needed
01– Elizabeth Henkel & BJ Reid
08– Elizabeth Henkel & Laura Doty
15– Elizabeth Henkel & Dan Powers
22– Elizabeth Henkel & Karen Winkler
29– Elizabeth Henkel & still needed
02– Reflections Class Begins 10 am
08– New Members Exploration - 5 pm
10– Outreach - 6:30 pm
12- Church Council - 7 pm
13- CWS Registration - 8 am
13-14 Planet Wisdom -Youth
14–Community Pancake Breakfast 8 - 10 am in the Fellowship Hall
18- Visitation - 1:30 pm
20- Blood Drive - 12:00 - 6:00 pm
21- Youth Fundraiser - 5:30 pm
24- Mission Auction Planning - 6:30 pm
26- Trustees - 7 pm
27-28 Women’s Retreat
29 Egg Hunt - 4 - 6 pm
29 Lay Leadership - 6 pm
31- Lunch Bunch -11am
Calvary Courier
Calvary will host an
American Red Cross Blood
Drive on Friday, March
20th from Noon - 6 pm in
the Fellowship Hall.
Volunteers are needed to
make and serve snacks.
Talk to Gene or Susan
Kane at 540-337-2569 if
you are able to help.
All are invited to join
the Lunch Bunch on
Tuesday, March 31st, at
Red Lobster in Staunton.
We will meet at the
restaurant at 11 am. Please
call Treva Bradley at 3373000 or the church office to
reserve your spot or if you
need a ride. Next month
we’ll head to Traditions in
Harrisonburg. We’d love to
have newcomers (men &
women) join us...it’s great
fellowship!
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Registration forms for Calvary Weekday School students (3 & 4
year olds) for 2015-16 will be available starting at
8:00 am on Friday, March 13th. The 3 year-old
options are MWF ($90 per month), or TTh from 9
-11:30 am ($60 per month). A five-day program
for 4 year-olds is available M-F 9-11:30 am or
12:30-3 pm (for $150 per month). Each child also
pays $50 for registration. Applications can be
picked up from Celeste Robb or Beth Josefson.
The Outreach Team is sponsoring a Community
breakfast! Please invite your family, friends, and
neighbors to join our new community second Saturday
breakfasts! Our next breakfast will be March 14th from
8-10 am in the Fellowship Hall. Anyone who wishes to
help cook, serve, supply orange juice, make coffee or
set up, please contact Lisa Tyree, Larry Flint, or Pastor Nancy right away.
This is our tastiest outreach mission project yet!
AND IT’S FREE!
One Great Hour of
Sharing on Sunday,
March 15th, is an offering
that makes the love of
Christ real for individuals
and communities around
the world who suffer the
effects of disaster, conflict,
or severe economic
hardship. Give to support
world missions.
Cemetery Flower Removal
Join the cemetery team on Saturday,
March 7th, at 9 am for spring
cleaning. Talk to Gene Kane, or just
come! Please note: If you have a
flower arrangement on a grave that you
do not want thrown away, please
remove it before March 7th.
Calvary Courier
People United is a new mission community on the Staunton District. We are
filled with anticipation and joy about all the possibilities that are before us and the
coming-to-pass of visions bigger than ourselves. There has been such tremendous
support and encouragement from our District Superintendent, and warm wishes and
prayers from fellow believers on the District and Conference level.
Last November, we received a call from a stranger who identified himself as a
member of the UM Men’s Ministry at Calvary UMC in Stuarts Draft. They had heard
our century-old church building was in need of help and offered to do whatever they
could. Within two weeks of that phone conversation, Frank Lambert, Larry Flint,
and Gene Kane from Calvary arrived at our church to assess our needs. We soon
discovered that the men weren’t strangers, but fellow Christians who had come to lend us a hand. We laughed,
talked, and shared stories as we walked around the building, making note of needed repairs.
Gene returned in mid-December with Ron Engleman, a welder, who repaired the railings on our side steps
and handicap ramp. Frank and Larry came the next day to scrape, putty and secure all the Sanctuary windows,
made the necessary adjustment to our Sanctuary entrance door so it would open and close with ease, removed a
rotting window frame and built a new one, and then installed a new replacement window. These men not only
gave of their time, they had all the necessary tools, materials, and skills to perform the task.
As Pastor at People United, I will prayerfully do all that is needful to promote, support, and encourage the
spiritual growth of the Men’s Ministry here at our church so that one day they may reflect the warmth,
compassion, spirit, and willingness to help others as demonstrated by their brothers from Calvary UMC.
—Danta Thompson, Pastor – People United in Christ
for full text, see the district newsletter online on page 8 at
http://www.stauntondistrictumc.org/uploads/2/8/0/5/28058281/2015_february-march.pdf
Team Orlando Dinner!
Mark your calendars for the Youth Fundraising Dinner on
March 21, 2015 at 6:00 pm!
Come on out and help to support our youth with their upcoming trip to Orlando, Florida this summer! We are heading to the National
Youth Convention for the United Methodist Church and we need to raise some funds to get all our amazing kids down there! Its
going to be a tremendous experience for all of them to learn more about their faith
and grow into deeper relationship with Jesus Christ!
Youth 2015 is focused on John Wesley and his beliefs surrounding piety and mercy. In John’s honor, we will dine
on English fare for our yearly Fundraising Dinner this year! Join us for Cottage Pie - its just like Sheppard’s Pie but
with beef instead of lamb. Shepherds watch over sheep, thus Shepherd’s Pie gets its
name! Folks have been enjoying Sally Lunn bread since the 1680s in Bath, England. Come
find out the history of the sandwich - also English - and enjoy some scrumptious Apple
Crumble for dessert - started once again by the British during World War II! And this is only
the start!
It will be a wonderful night of fabulous food and fellowship. Come on out and support our amazing youth - you will be blessed by
their lively spirits and their passion for Christ!
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Tickets will be available on March 1, 2015 (at our Baked Potato Bar that
was snowed out from the end of February)!
Tickets are $12.50 each or 2 for $25. Children birth - 4 are free and children 5 - 9 are $5.
See a youth for tickets. Tickets will also be available in the church office or from Scarlett Danraj.