The Week ·
We welcome all who worship with us this day. May you experience God’s presence and find inspiration for the journey of faith. This morning the leaders in worship are Rick Jenkins, sound engineer; Janet Schlenker and Julie Christiansen, ushers; Holly Hoxeng, liturgist; Janet Wolfer, soloist; Dr. Jerrald McCollum, pianist; Rev. Dr. Holly Heuer, pastor. All music today is used by permission CCLI –1800777/One License #A-716927.
Thanks to a few volunteers for hosting our fellowship hour this morning. We serve fair trade coffee in reusable mugs.
Prayers this week are for Gary Wolfer; Bruce Derenthal; Fred Huff; Andy Olson; Aune Olson; Sherrie Larson; Cheruby Batzel; Rolf; Rhonda Magee; Chris Robinson; Donna Helgren’s mother; Darnell family on Pat’s death; thanksgiving for federal and local support for the Osman family; Beatrice and Veletta Hopes; Dorothy's granddaughter, Patty.
Per Capita for 2012 is $28.08 (please round to $28 for the counters). Per capita is the amount that Calvary pays to Presbytery, Synod and General Assembly for each active member in our church. It is our way of expressing our connectional relationship as Presbyterians. If there is anyone who wishes to pay his or her own share of per capita, please mark your check or envelope "per capita." Thank you.
Please pick up 2012 Contribution Envelopes in the church office.
Calendar of Events ·
Sunday, January 29: 9:30am: Worship
2:00pm: Enneagram Workshop
Wednesday, February 1: 7:00pm: Choir Practice
Sunday, February 5: 9:30am: Worship
11:00am: Church School
In the Community ·
Presbytery Of Denver News: “All You Will Ever Need to Know about Social Media … For Now” is the theme for a special event, sponsored by Denver Presbytery’s Leadership and Relations and Communications Work Group, for church leaders on April 22 at 1:00 p.m. at Wellshire Church. Speaking will be former General Assembly moderator, Bruce Reyes Chow. It features everything you need to know about Facebook, Twitter, and the “on-line generation.” For more information, call the Presbytery Center at 303-777-2453.
News from Tisa Robert’s new ministry: Spirit & Garden Encounters (SAGE Community), Grow Local Colorado and Plant a Row for the Hungry are sponsoring Food for Justice Summit for Faith Communities on February 1 at 7:00pm at Saint John’s Cathedral, 1350 Washington Street in Denver. Tisa Roberts will be kicking off the conversation with a short talk. It is basically an opportunity to gather people from within faith communities with those beyond the faith community to share wisdom, stories, resources and facilitate a co-operative efforts around growing healthy food for all in community.
Building Community ·
Calvary offers a variety of activities that build community in different ways. We intentionally work to provide a lot of opportunities and venues in which one may "get – and stay – involved" with the congregation, our community and the broader world of the church. We are actively focused on nurturing meaningful worship, on doing mission, on ministering to our community, and on teaching our faith. We welcome all who would like to join in empowering our community to be faithful disciples and obedient servants.
Mission & Outreach ·
Calvary is committed to and supports a number of mission projects in the local community and around the world. Our church is a giving church: Calvary has had the highest per capita giving record in Denver Presbytery for some years now. We are very proud of that. We support a missionary in Nepal and have supported a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho, and have sent a mission team to New Orleans. We build Habitat for Humanity houses and contribute to Neighborly Thrift Store. And on first Sundays we give food to the Covenant Cupboard. Our members are involved in a wide variety of community services, including the Denver Dumb Friends League, Crop Walk, Brookshire House, Toys-for-Tots, the Heifer Project, Engineers without Borders, the League of Women Voters, and other service programs.
Special Events ·
Calvary always enjoys an occasion to celebrate our life together in Christ. We have regular pot-luck dinners, breakfast celebrations, work days, and a fellowship time with delicious treats following worship. We enjoy each other. We welcome you to share your time and talents with us to help make our church a more vibrant congregation.
Education ·
We believe that through education we learn to love God with our minds, and so we offer ongoing educational programs at Calvary, with opportunities for study for both adults and children on Sunday mornings after worship. There are always choices in our adult classes, as we try to respond to different needs and interests. Our pastor regularly teaches a daytime Bible study classes, as well as leading Advent study sessions and a Lenten series. We love our children. We offer them opportunities to learn the faith through the rotation model of education. They cook, do art projects, work on the computer, sing, memorize Scripture, do drama and play as they explore God’s covenant with us.
Music ·
We have an active music ministry that offers praise to God through instrumental and vocal music. We always welcome new voices in our adult choir, which practices on Wednesday evenings at 7:15, and in our small but enthusiastic children’s choir, which performs regularly in special worship services during the year. We are inspiringly led by Dean Stalnaker, our music director. Our beautiful organ and grand piano fill the sanctuary with glorious sound.
Small Groups ·
We believe that the Spirit moves in forming compassionate community. Here at Calvary we have an active small group ministry with a variety of interest groups forming regularly. Currently we have a range of groups, some long established, others just beginning. Here are the groups that are currently meeting and their sponsors:
Book Club -- Nancy Coffern
Cooking/Dinner Club - Julie Christiansen
Daytimers
Gardening Group -- Sydney Summers
Growing with the Enneagram - Holly Heuer
Men's Breakfast - Fred Huff
Prayer Shawl Ministry - Pat Herring
We are always open to ideas for a new group activity.
Do you have one?