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A newsletter of Calvary Presbyterian Church

February 2015

On the

Pg. 2 –From Pastor Ron

Pg. 3-Youth Group News

Pg. 7-Calendar

Pg. 10-Session Highlights

Pg. 11 - Eagle’s Nest

LENTEN SOUP SUPPERS ON WEDNESDAYS

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18, and helps us gain a different perspective when we

traditionally strip away the excesses and simplify, with the purpose of focusing on our creator,

God. Our church family and community is invited to enjoy a simple soup

supper and short devotion on Wednesdays during Lent. We need

volunteers to bring a pot of soup or bread to serve 15 people during this

7-week season. Come enjoy fellowship during our Lenten season.

When: Wednesdays, February 18-March 25

Time: 5:30-6:30 P.M. Where: Fellowship Hall

FROZEN FEST—

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 6:30 P.M.

Outreach is sponsoring FROZEN FEST where all

children and families are invited to the sanctuary to

see the animated movie, Frozen, dressed in costumes

and sing along with the characters. Afterward we

will have snacks downstairs. This is an opportunity to

offer a fun time to our friends and neighbors.

Invitation cards are available in the narthex. Any

questions, call Nancy Baer, 360-825-4484.

Praise the Lord! Calvary Presbyterian Church has called Rev. Lynell Caudillo as the

next Pastor/Head of Staff at the special congregational meeting held on

Sunday, January 25, 2015. As the PNC has shared, Lynell is someone who is

easy to talk to and get to know, and she will easily become a strong and

respected leader who will also be a very good friend to the people of

Calvary. Her gifts, talents and interests are a good fit, not just for Calvary,

but also for our community. Lynell will begin serving the Lord and the

Calvary family on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Welcome receptions are in

the planning stages — please stay tuned for more information coming soon!

www.calvarypreschurch.org

Well friends, this is my last Caller article for you all. But my how time flies! I have

truly enjoyed serving our Lord here at Calvary — that is, my ministry has been

marked by joy in your midst! I want to thank you all for your support and encour-

agement as I sought to live out God’s call for me here as your Interim Pastor/Head

of Staff. Thanks too, for your encouragement in my search for my next call.

Regarding what is next for Nancy and me, my simple answer is that we are taking

some vacation time. I am looking for a next call, but totally trust the Lord to show

it forth in his good timing. So, until that happens, we are going to do a bit of travel-

ing and relaxing.

We have always felt your love and support here, and we so want to thank you for all

you have done to include us in your lives. Please know that even though Nancy and I

will no longer be an official part of the Calvary family of faith, the friendships we

have established can and will still continue, just in a new way — under what is often

called “Separation Ethics.”

So I want you to know that Calvary will always have a special place in our hearts, even though I will

no longer be involved in any pastoral activities — I will not come back to do baptisms, weddings or

memorial services. If the Lord has us still in the Northwest, we may attend worship now and then,

especially for any special event, but I will always say no to any request that would be of a pastoral

nature. Your new pastor/head of staff needs these opportunities to invest themselves into the life

of this family of faith in these special ways.

I am presently preparing for my last sermon on February 7&8. This will be a good weekend to find

final closure for our time together so that you all can then begin to fully anticipate and rejoice in

your new pastor coming to be with you all.

Blessings and grace and mercy be yours in Christ Jesus,

Welcome to our New Elders and Deacons—Thank you for Serving our Congregation!

Elders—Jodine Burke, Marlene Jakel, Jackie McDonnell and Brocc Synder Deacons—Kevin Luchi, Nancy Mead, Cherie Murchie, Keith Nelson, Jim and Pat Speed

February 2015

YOUTH GROUP MEETINGS— High Schoolers—Every Sunday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Middle Schoolers—Every Thursday 6:30-8:30 p.m. Youth Director: Ben Auger Phone: (360)825-3820 E-mail: [email protected]

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DID YOU KNOW…

… that Davenport First Presbyterian

Church's youth group and senior pastor

joined us for the Dare 2 Share Retreat

on January 23-25? The connection

continues even after the summer mis-

sion trip.

A CULTURE OF BELONGING – PART 2 In the December Caller, I talked about some of the steps I’ve taken to create a welcoming environment at Cal-

vary Youth Ministries. It has taken years and it’s been difficult. I’ve learned that the group leader has to be de-

liberate and sometimes militant about it, because people naturally gravitate towards their friends and ignore the

people they don’t know. So here are three more things I do to try and overcome that:

Celebrate Birthdays – If a kid comes to youth group on his/her birthday, we MUST celebrate. Personally,

I’m flattered that they want to come hang out with us and learn about Jesus on their special day, so I al-

ways make it count. We buy a cheesecake, cupcakes, crab cakes (kidding!), or any cake we can afford;

put candles on it; dim the lights; and sing happy birthday to the kid. They’re always floored that we re-

membered their birthday and cared enough to take time out of our regular youth group schedule to cele-

brate it. If they’re a shy kid, they might find it awkward, but I’ll err on the side of awkward over unwel-

coming every single time.

Welcome Guests – Whenever we have first-time visitors, we interrupt our regular announcements to intro-

duce them. Again, some people find this awkward, but I find it even more awkward to pretend that

they’re not there and never learn their names. After we learn their name, grade, school, and political af-

filiation (kidding!), we barrage them with random questions: “What’s your favorite girl scout cookie?”;

“How many balloons do you think would fit in this room?”; or “Would you rather have your head con-

stantly orbited by a head of cabbage, or have a rare disease in which you shout out random facts about

Eli Whitney?”. Granted, it’s weird, but they enjoy everyone taking an interest in them.

Give Guests the Spiel – The spiel goes something like this: “Thank you so much for checking out our youth

group tonight. We’re an open group and we would love for you to be a part of it. You don’t have to be

from a certain school, clique, or religious group to fit in here. We’ve got people here who are Presbyteri-

ans, Lutherans, Catholics, Mormons, Atheists, or just not sure what they believe – and I love that! We

always talk about Jesus and God-stuff, but you don’t have to agree with everything I say to belong here.

We’re going to have some discussion groups later, and I encourage you to share your honest opinion and

ask any questions that come to mind, no matter how random they may seem. And of course, you’re wel-

come to come back to youth group next week and every week after that too!” A guest might only hear

this spiel once, but our regular students hear every week… “you fit in here”, “be yourself”, “invite every-

one, no matter what they believe”, “ask honest questions”, “we’re a tight group, but we’re an open

group”, etc. I know that after hearing that week after week, they start to model that in their behavior.

Stay tuned for part 3, where I’ll talk about discussion safety and squashing gossip.

Christian Education News www.calvarypreschurch.org

The C.E. Ministry Team is grateful for the donation of puppets, given to us by Sue Vannatter and

Heidi Russell. They created the puppets years ago, with much help from Holly Haney and Karen

Rustvold. It is hoped that these creative "Muppet" type characters will be useful in our Children's

Church, Sunday School, and Vacation Bible School. What a fun aid in teaching God's Word!

Classes offered at Calvary:

Children's Church for 4 year-olds though 5th graders is offered during both Sunday services, with kids

dismissed partway through each service. A teacher will walk the students over to the C.E. building across

the alley. The children will be brought back to the Fellowship Hall at

the end of the worship services.

Sunday School is taught between the two services from 10:10 until

10:55. This is offered for the same age group, in the same place.

Parents pick their child(ren) up in the lower level of the C.E. building

(across from the Chalet theater).

Also during the Sunday School hour, adult classes are provided:

“Acts of Worship" lessons from David C. Cook

Facilitator: Max Manowski

Location: Sanctuary Library/Lobby Dates: year-round

A study of Psalms, facilitated by Cherie Murchie

Location: Fellowship Hall, near the kitchen area

Dates: through February, 2015

Youth group for grades 9 to 12 is on Sundays 6:30pm - 8:30pm in the youth room upstairs in the CE

building.

Youth group for grades 6 to 8 is on Thursdays 6:30pm-8:30pm in the youth room upstairs in the CE

building.

The usual program is games, Bible lesson, and discussion groups. We keep it real and we keep it fun.

Guests are always welcome.

More from Ben Auger... SPAGHETTI DINNER and DESSERT AUCTION THANKS Thank you Calvary members for coming to the Spaghetti Dinner and Dessert Auction. You

raised a little over $1,500 for Calvary Youth Ministries’ summer missions. Did you enjoy

having live auction desserts? How was the food? Did you like having food brought do you

family style or do you prefer going up and getting your food buffet-style? Please send me

your thoughts: [email protected]

February 2015

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN ON THE MOVE!

The Triennial Gathering of Presbyterian Women will meet

in a new venue June 18-21, 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Follow Minnie the Moose, the 2015 CWG “moose-cot”, to the

lovely Hyatt Regency for days of worship, fun, fellowship,

connection, and spiritual uplift!

Here are a few details:

The theme is “One Body, One Spirit” – based on

I Corinthians 12:12-13.

Registration begins on January 15, 2015.

A free promotional packet is available on line and easy to download.

www.presbyterianwomen.org/gathering

Plenary, workshops, interaction with global partners, evening vespers & more!

Time to nurture your faith, support the mission of the church worldwide, and

work for justice and peace.

Cost is $395 registration which includes most meals; hotel and airfare extra.

Calvary Ladies – Interested in going? Please contact Cherie Murchie, 360-825-1239.

SAVE THE DATE

Calvary Presbyterian’s 2015 Mission Auction

APRIL 26th

In the Calvary Presbyterian Church

Fellowship Hall For more information or to donate

please contact Ben Auger 206-802-8074

or Lauren Hardman – 253-973-9735

http://www.presbyterianwomen.org/gathering


Transferred to the Church Triumphant

Betty Ann Lovell

December 31, 2014

Art Johnson

December 12, 2014 But thanks be to God: He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

I Cor 15:57

Plastic Grocery Bags Needed

Recycle your used grocery bags. They are needed for the school Backpack Program to send food for the weekend home with district elementary students. The program is growing; the need is great. A collection box is in the church narthex or contact Anne McNeely, 825-4240 or Sande Nelson, 825-6771. Thank you for your help.

CARING HANDS SEWING CIRCLE meets monthly usually on the Third

Tuesday at 10 AM until Noon in the Fellowship Hall. Last Fall we fashioned

three “cuddle quilts”: two sofa size and a soft flannel for baby. They were de-

livered to Enumclaw Youth & Family Services for their annual Christmas gift-

giving to families. At our meeting in January we began formulating plans for

our winter and spring projects. Caring Hands is an open circle. Anyone who

likes to work with fabric, patterns and loves to cut, sew and tie is welcome.

For more details please contact Claudia Graham, 360-825-5062.

Teddy Bear Procurement Specialists Wanted—The Prayers & Squares Quilting

Ministry needs a fresh supply of donated Teddy Bears for our Prayer Bear Ministry.

Any clean, spot free, smoke free, new or thrift-store bears are welcome with one

stipulation – the bear needs long enough arms to have their paws sewn together, sit

up, and be able to hold one of the mini quilts. Contact Eva Dietz 360-825-2911 or

[email protected] and we’ll coordinate a mutually convenient pick up time.

Thank you for supporting this ministry of love at Calvary.

Thank you to Nancy Oldenkamp for all of the time, creativity and love she put into creating the decorative reader board outside the Fellowship Hall for the past 21/2 years. Nancy has graciously left decorations and wonderful instructions for the next individual(s) who would like to help keep the bulletin board up to date with what is happening at Calvary. If you would like to be a part of the bulletin board team, please call the church office, 360-825-3820.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

9:00 Worship

10:00 Sunday

School for all

11:00 Worship

6:30 Sr. High

Youth Group

2

3

9:00 Bible

Study at

Cascade

House

10:00 Caring

Hands Bible

Study in FH

5:30 Deacons

4

8:30 Women Hikers

6:00 Agape Ringers

6:30 WAM

7:30 Choir

5 5:30 Full

Bellies Meal

6:30 Middle

School Youth

Group

6

Office

closed

7 8:00 Men’s BS at

Golf Course

10:00 Rehearsal

for 11AM service

5:30 Praise Team

Rehearsal

7:00 Worship

8 9:00 Worship

10:00 Goodbye

to Ron & Nancy

11:00 Worship

6:30 Sr. High

Youth Group

9 6:30 Session

10 9:00 Bible

Study at

Cascade

House

11 8:30 Women Hikers

12 Noon Circle C

6:00 Agape Ringers

6:30 WAM

7:30 Choir

12 5:30 Full

Bellies Meal

6:30 Middle

School Youth

Group

13

Office

closed

14 Valentine’s Day

8:00 Men’s BS at

Golf Course

10:00 Rehearsal

for 11AM service

5:30 Praise Team

Rehearsal

7:00 Youth-Led

Worship

15 9:00 Youth-Led

Worship

10:00 Sunday

School for all

11:00 Youth-Led

Worship

6:30 Sr. High

Youth Group

16

MARCH

CALLER

DEADLINE

17 9:00 Bible

Study at

Cascade

House

10:00 Caring

Hands

Quilting


5:30 Soup Supper

6:00 Agape Ringers

6:30 WAM

7:30 Choir

19 5:30 Full

Bellies Meal

6:30 Middle

School Youth

Group

20

Office

closed


Golf Course

10:00 Rehearsal

for 11AM service

5:30 Praise Team

Rehearsal

7:00 Worship

22 9:00 Worship

10:00 Sunday

School for all

11:00 Worship

6:30 Sr. High

Youth Group

23

24 9:00 Bible

Study at

Cascade

House

Welcome

Pastor

Lynell

Caudillo


5:30 Soup Supper

6:00 Agape Ringers

6:30 WAM

7:30 Choir

26 6:30 Middle

School Youth

Group

27

Office

closed


Golf Course

10:00 Rehearsal

for 11AM service

5:30 Praise Team

Rehearsal

7:00 Worship

Members and Friends:

Family of Betty Ann Lovell

Family of Art Johnson

Marilyn Hash

Wylma Van Dyk

Helen Stygar

Emily Darby

Lisa Wiscomb

Session

Global Missionaries:

In South Africa:

Karl & Jenny Teichert

John & Heather Witherow

In Zambia:

Rachel Kasanya at Balm of Gilead

School

Pastor John & Thenny Mpanga at

The Healing Place School

In Costa Rica:

Adam & Andrea Carlsen

Mission Aviation Fellowship:

Wil & Nan Grant

Village Steps:

Ken & Suzanne Popp

Serving Our Country Around

the World:

US NAVY: Adam Almich, Bryan

Heiser, Michael Malidore, Matt

Thomas.

US ARMY: James Borst, Bryar

Courneya, Bret Gillispie, Paul

Goodfellow, Andrew Hurst,

Andy Knudson Jr., Erik Nielsen,

Kyle Wagner, Joshua Walters

US MARINES: David Walt

US COAST GUARD: Alan Plaster

US AIR FORCE: Aaron Baer

Please Lift Up in Prayer:

December

2014

Year to Date

Budget Year to Date

Receipts

$ 28,996

$ 314,371

$ 329,525

Expenditures

$ 28,325

$ 314,571

$ 328,832

TREASURER’S REPORT December 31 2014

As of 12/31/14 Checking - WRCU $ 64,751

As of 12/31/14 Savings – WRCU 5,007

Edward Jones Cash Account 175

Youth Ministries Checking & Savings 270

Synod Mission Building Certificates 25,680

Synod Mission Development Cert. 10,000

Total $ 105,883

February 2015

Larry and Jackie McDonnell Feb. 6—55 years

Kirk and Wendy Parce Feb. 9—24 years

Jerry and Shirley Coleman Feb. 14—28 years

Jack and Yvonne Pennington, Jr. Feb. 19—38 years

Jim and Judy Zumwalt Feb. 24—42 years

Feb. 3 Trudy Baker

Robin Deahl

Feb. 7 Charlotte Johnson

Ben Auger

Feb. 8 Trish Jackson

Feb. 9 Sandra Adams

Cameron Couch

Feb. 10 Lorenzo Luchi

Feb. 12 Mary John

Feb. 15 Linne Sutcliffe

Elbert Reed

Feb. 18 Lyle Lovell

Feb. 21 Ezekiel Luchi

Feb. 22 Jeannette Van Wettering

Jared Couch

Feb. 23 Wylma Van Dyk

Marilyn White


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At its stated meeting on January 12, 2015, your Session Elders:

Approved a balanced 2015 General Fund Budget of $316,769.

Approved the 2015 Youth Fund Budget.

Discussed and prepared for the Annual Congregational Meeting.

Heard about the Youth Mission Auction Fundraiser set for

April 26, 2015.

Discussed and evaluated again both the 7:00 PM Saturday evening

worship service and the new 11:00 AM contemporary worship

service. The Calvary congregation is invited to explore and visit our contemporary worship services.

Presbytery Commissioners for the January 20 Presbytery meeting are Troy Couch, Lauren Hardman and

Steve Henry.

Please keep your Session Elders in your prayers as they faithfully and diligently work to lead this

congregation in being a healthy family of faith.

WELCOME TO CALVARY’S NEW CHURCH LIBRARIAN! I have agreed to take on the responsibility to be Calvary’s next Church Librarian and would like to introduce myself to you. I have been working with Paul Jackson for over a year in the library. He has provided me with a lot of training and I thank him for his many years of service to the church. I joined the Cavalry congregation about a year ago; my husband and I have attended for about 2 1/2 years, ever since we moved to the Enumclaw area. This year I’ve been singing with the choir and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

I am a published author with five books completed, and I’m writing more, so hopefully that number will continue to grow. My books are all in the genre of Christian fiction and are available in the Calvary Library: Son of a Nun, Goldstone Inn, Volume 1; Goldstone Inn, Volume 2; Goldstone Weddings, and Christmas at Goldstone Inn. I am married to Tim White, who was my high school sweetheart. We both grew up in Kansas, where I remained for forty five years. I moved to Washington State when I married Tim, and we’ve recently celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary. We have six grown children between the two of us, two grandsons, and one brand new granddaughter who was born on Christmas day. Another noteworthy member of our family is our black velvet cat named Lizzy. I’m a graduate of Kansas State University with a BS degree in Horticultural Therapy. Tim and I enjoy camping together and gardening…mostly flowers until last year when we started with a small greenhouse to grow vegetables. I hope I can keep the library in better condition than I did my greenhouse (the wind has done its best to dismantle it!) If you ever have any suggestions or comments regarding the library, please don’t hesitate to talk with me. We usually attend the Saturday evening service, but when the choir’s singing, I’m usually in church on Sunday’s too.

February 2015

Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon

the Lord shall renew their strength;

they shall mount up with wings as

eagles...

From Th

e Eagle’s

Nest

Now that the holidays are past, I turn my attention to Valentine’s Day. For me it might as

well be a holiday. I LOVE Valentine’s Day! (Oh, I just made a pun!) I make home-made

paper Valentines and give them to my family and close friends. As I thought about

matters of the heart, I looked up how many times the word “heart” appears in the Bible.

The number varies by the translation you use, but it can appear anywhere from 600 to

800 times and that does not take into consideration words like heartless or heartfelt,

etc.

Of particular interest to me this month is the expression “open your heart.” It seems

appropriate as we prepare ourselves to welcome a new pastor. We will send off Pastor

Ron and Nancy with our love and blessings as they complete their interim time with us.

Then we will make a transition to a new pastor and prepare to welcome this person with

an open heart and open mind. As with any transition, we need to be gracious and make

efforts to help this person step into this role of head of staff at Calvary.

We will face many new challenges and some of them may push us to expand our Calvary

mindset. I think this will be particularly true as we resume our discussion about

denominational issues. It will indeed be necessary to “open the eyes of our hearts” to be

good listeners, and to take the necessary time and effort to explore what is best for

Calvary. Above all, we need to ask God for good discernment. Really, this is the bottom

line regardless of what we will face together. After all it is all in God’s hands.

Calvary Presbyterian Church 1725 Porter St.

Enumclaw, WA 98022 Phone: 360-825-3820

Email: [email protected] www.calvarypreschurch.org

Worship Services:

Contemporary—Saturdays at 7:00 PM Traditional—Sundays at 9:00 AM

Sunday School for All—10:00 A.M. Contemporary—Sundays at 11:00 A.M.

Interim Pastor: Rev. Ron Oldenkamp

[email protected] Associate Pastor: Cindy Ehlke cindy@[email protected] Youth Director: Ben Auger [email protected] The Caller editor-Eva Dietz

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Enumclaw, WA 98022 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Calvary’s Vision (updated 2013)

Calvary Presbyterian Church

is a worshipping family of believers centered in Christ,

led by His Holy Spirit, rooted in God’s Word,

growing in love, branching out in faith

to serve God in our Church, our community

and all around the world.

I am the vine, you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him,

he will bear much fruit. Apart from me you can do nothing.

John 15:5

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