January 2016 A publication of Calvary Baptist Church, Tupelo, Mississippi

Coming Up This Month

1.6 Prayer Experience

1.15 Disciple Now Weekend

1.23 Women’s Ministry Brunch

1.24 All Committees Luncheon

1.24 Soup Supper

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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.

The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

2 Corinthians 5:17Ladies’ Tuesday Morning Bible Study

will be beginning soon!

We all love do-overs, don’t we? You have to believe it’s why erasers were in-vented and why mulligans are coveted in golf! In some ways, it’s getting rid of the mistake we made and getting an opportunity to “redo”!It’s amazing what God has done for us, isn’t it? We can’t just erase the past— consequences will always be part of it; but we CAN begin again! What did John write? “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse is from all unrighteousness.” How great is that? It’s the ultimate new start! Maybe that’s why a new year always hints to us of a “new start”, a “redo” or even a “do-over”. We tend to think of all the possibilities that lay ahead. But if you think about it, we don’t need to wait until January 1 to begin anything...we can start today. So let’s do that, especially in our walk with Christ. Let’s all get stronger and be healthier when it comes to our relationship with Him...let’s all start again...and, let’s make this year one where God is glorified through us and in us! I can’t wait to see what He is going to do!

If you want to get in shape physically, a good physical exercise program is need-ed. But the bible tells us that while physical training is of some value, spiritual training (godliness) is beneficial in EVERY way. So let us strive for that through:1. Prayer - this is our fuel! We must be people of prayer!2. Discipleship - This strengthens the core! 3. Missions - This is the race (service, evangelism, outreach), being the hands and feet of Christ!

Through all three of these, oportunities will be offered! Will you make it your goal to be “trained” and ready to be used by Him this year?!

Minister of Music

Sanctuary OrchestraWednesdays at 6:00 p.m.

Sanctuary ChoirWednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Children’s ChoirsWednesdays at 6:00 p.m.

Singin’ SaintsFirst and Third Wednesdays

at 10:30 a.m.Sanctuary Bells

Mondays at 5:15 p.m.

Happy New Year! I’m always amazed each year how fast the time comes around to say that again! They say the older we get, the faster time seems to go and I do believe that really must be true. I often feel as if I’m watching my own children and my Calvary family’s children change literally before my eyes. Students who were in elementary school when we joined the work here at Calvary are now a part of the youth group or in college. And the kids who were in Junior High are all graduating from college and even getting married! I’m stunned at how fast life passes before our eyes. As for the rest of us, well, the reflection in the mirror is some-times startling. Such is life! But of all the changes constantly around us, this much I know: God continues to work and is calling us to be a part of that work with Him. That is even more stunning…that He would use ordinary people like us to accomplish His extraordinary plan to redeem mankind!

I want to encourage you this New Year to find a ministry or two to really pour yourself into — a place of service for the Lord where you can make an impact for His Kingdom and bring much glory and honor to His name. Sadly, in our western culture, church life is often a bit too much like the secular world where everybody knows what they want and expect it to be given to them or done for them for no other reason than they want it. Calvary, let’s not fall into that trap. This New Year would you commit now to the Lord that when you see a vacancy or need in a ministry you will quickly step in and lend a helping hand, even if only temporarily? When we spot places where ministry is lacking or struggling, often due to too few workers, our natural inclination in the flesh is to be critical. I believe that is contrary to the Spirit’s leading. He will never prompt us toward tearing down but always toward building up. Will you ask yourself, “Are my spiritual gifts and/or talents being used somewhere within the church body for service to my Lord.” If the answer to that question is NO, please know how very important it is that every member of the body serves the Lord (see 1 Cor. 12:12). If we’re going to be a healthy church, every part of the body must function as the Lord intended, so I’ll leave the self-exam-ination to you and the Holy Spirit, but do take a look and make it a matter of prayer.

If the Lord has gifted you in the area of music, there are places of ministry for every age group. I would love to talk more with you about where those opportunities could be . . . from singing in a choir, playing an instrument, or being a part of teaching our preschoolers and children how to love God and worship Him through music. Find those places you can serve the Lord.

So, Happy New Year 2016! I’ll be saying it again for 2017 before we can blink!

Doug

Beanie Babies, Matchbox Cars and School Supplies are being

collected for an upcoming mission trip to Honduras.

If you can donate, please bring to the church office

by January 17. Thank you!

Calvary will be hosting the area keyboard festival January 28.

We will be needing volunteers, so please be ready to say “YES!” when asked!!

Children’s Weekly ScheduleSunday:9:15 am........................Sunday School10:30am.....................Worship ServiceMonday-Friday: 8:00 A.M........Preschool/KindergartenWednesday: 5:00 pm................................Bible Drill6:00 pm.....................Children’s ChoirsThursday:9:00 am - 4:00 pm..........Mother’s Day Out

Student Ministry

Children’s Ministry

Weekly Student ScheduleSunday:9:15 am........................Sunday School10:30 am....................Worship Service5:00 pm...............Praise Band Practice6:00 pm..........................Small GroupsWednesday:6:00 pm.........................Student ROCKThursday:6:45 am.....................Prayer Breakfast

Children in Action for Grades 1-6:Welcome to missions discipleship for boys and girls! A place where kids learn about the biblical basis of mis-sions, learn and apply scripture, reach out to our community, and get to know and pray for missionaries in the States and abroad. This should be an exciting time of fun, fellowship, and hands-on mission opportunities!

Mission Friends for Preschoolers:A child is never too young to learn about Christian missions concepts! Missions Friends provides building blocks of faith and a basic awareness of God’s love for all people through fun activities and hands-on missions. Please join us on Sunday nights from 6:00-7:00 p.m.!!

Beginning January 17 at 6:00 p.m.!!

Children’s Choirs will resume Wednesday

January 20 at 6:00 p.m.

A new year is upon us. Christmas holidays have come and gone, although I pray that the celebration of Christmas continues in your life each day! Rock’s sched-ule slows down a bit with the arrival of this new year, although we still have several things happening in youth ministry at Calvary. January brings the annual Disciple Now weekend (15th–17th). There will be a lot of students around that weekend, and we are excited about seeing God work through that weekend. We will be having a Super Bowl party for students on Sunday, February 7th from 5:00pm–8:00pm. In March, a Social Media Fast is planned. During this time, we will encourage students to make a commitment to refrain from social media usage for an entire week (March 20–26)! I will be looking for adults who will participate as well, serving as accountability partners for those students who do participate.

More information about these events will be sent to students and parents as they approach. If you are a parent of a student who is part of youth ministry at Calvary, and you have not been receiving text and/or email updates from Todd, please let him know so he can add you.

Announcements and Opportunities

Watch our services on your computer!

If you are unable to attend, go to calvarytupelo.com and click the

media tab. Catch up on sermon audios, too!

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Sewing Groups

Morning Sewing Group

Wednesday, January 6 at 9:00 a.m.

Covered in Love Prayer Quilting GroupJanuary 18 at 6:00 p.m.

Missing Something?Check the coat rack shelves located in the west side hallway outside the sanctuary. If you don’t see what you are looking for, check in the church

office.

Circle of Friends

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. in the Calvary Library.

The Book Discussion Leader will be Bonnie Gaines. At our January meet-ing, we will review/discuss the book titles that we plan to read in the com-ing year. Please bring any book titles with you that you would like to add to our current titles.

John and Vicky QuakaMason, Benjamin, Anna Fleming

5209 Water Ridge DriveTupelo, MS 38801

Walter Johnson3361 McNeil StreetTupelo, MS 38801

Calvary Preschool and Kindergarten

Registration for 2016-2017 will begin January 7

for church members and current students.

Classes are available for ages 2 through Kindergarten.

Please contact Kevin Ann Weatherly at kaweatherly@calvarytupelo.com

or 842-3338 if you are interested in registering

your child.

Television Broadcast Schedule on WEPH:

Comcast Channel 4Dish Channel 49

Cable One Channel 11MaxxSouth Channel 20Over the air Channel 49Thursday @ 5:30 p.m.Sunday @ 10:00 a.m.

Announcements and Opportunities

BUDGET GIVING as of December 292015 Budget Goal...................$ 2,021,585.68Received to Date.......................1,849,967.57Spent to Date............................ 1,705,666.94MISSIONS GIVINGTotal Missions Giving to Date.....$ 367,735.80TOTAL OUTSTANDING DEBTSpain Property Purchase..........$ 398,403.00

Sunday School Average Attendance for December

General Officers..............................8Adults.........................................236Youth............................................49Children........................................34Preschool.....................................44Jail................................................21Fire Station.....................................7 Total...........................................396

Regular Weekly Schedule

Sunday:8:45 am.............Orchestra Rehearsal9:15 am......................Sunday School10:30 am.................Worship Service6:00 pm.....Evening Worship Service

Wednesday:6:00 pm....................Children’s Choir6:00 pm......................Student ROCK 6:00 pm....................Prayer Meeting 6:00 pm............Orchestra Rehearsal7:00 pm...Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Thursday:9:00 – 4:00...........Mother’s Day Out

PASTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE

Bob McCordWilliam Armistead

Chris MaynardGreg Pirkle

Matthew KimbroughBeth Wynn

Charlotte Busby

CHILDREN’S MINISTER SEARCH COMMITTEE

Josh SullivanCandice Reed

Anne WorthenMichael Williams

Chris Weaver

Remember to pray for these committees daily as they seek to fill these positions according

to God's plan.

If you are age 55 and up, you are invited to Calvary Friends! Fellowship and program begins at 10:00 a.m. followed by lunch. Meets the 4th Thursday of each month.

The program for January is Edwin Faughn of the Rainwater Observa-tory at French Camp.

ALL COMMITTEES LUNCHEON

JANUARY 24

Weekly Servants NurseryJanuary 3Babies Gail Chisholm Sara Talton Myara GravleePreschool 1A Will Fisackerly Kayla FisackerlyPreschool 1B Jim Davis Leanne Davis Preschool 2 Kelsey Carruth Stacy Tollison Preschool 3 Kaycee Burrell Ben Burrell January 10Babies Carolyn Gray Margaret Ann Kennedy Sarah GrayPreschool 1A Ashley Gray Hannah Williams Preschool 1B Nyanza Steward Amy WitcherPreschool 2 Kate Gray Caroline Gray Preschool 3 Marla Darnell Jason Darnell January 17Babies Janice Taylor Diane Wiese Gail ChisholmPreschool 1A Loren Duke Justin DukePreschool 1B Barbara Davis Ricky DavisPreschool 2 Kelsey Carruth April BakerPreschool 3 Candice Reed Christian ReedJanuary 24Babies Margaret Anne Kennedy Sarah Gray Gail ChisholmPreschool 1A Kelsey Carruth Camille DallasPreschool 1B Kim Edwards Wendi Gordon Preschool 2 April Baker Ashley GrayPreschool 3 Kate Gray Caroline GrayJanuary 31Babies Sarah Gray Carolyn Gray Gail Chisholm Preschool 1A Stacy Tollison Ashley Gray Preschool 1B Kate Gray April BakerPreschool 2 Lauren Hurt Josh Hurt Preschool 3 Caroline Gray Kelsey Carruth

Media TeamJanuary 3Clay Stewart—cameraJeff Rogers—camera Andrew Hayes—cameraMary Preston Evers—camera alternateTracey Morton—soundEllen White—projectionBob Chisholm—switcher

January 10Mary Preston Evers—cameraJack Newell—cameraWesley Rogers—cameraKerri Wampler—camera alternateBob Chisholm—soundOdis Henry—projectionTracey Morton—switcher

January 17Clay Stewart—cameraJeff Rogers—cameraAndrew Hayes—cameraJack Newell—camera alternateTracey Morton—soundEllen White—projectionBob Chisholm—switcher

January 24Kerri Wampler – cameraAndrew Hayes – cameraWesley Rogers– cameraJeff Rogers – camera alternateBob Chisholm – soundOdis Henry – projection Clay Stewart – switcher

January 31Clay Stewart—cameraJeff Rogers—camera Andrew Hayes—cameraMary Preston Evers—camera alternateTracey Morton—soundEllen White—projectionBob Chisholm—switcher

Offertory Prayer January 3—Greg MileyJanuary 10—John Nail January 17—Disciple Now January 24—Will NewcomerJanuary 31—Sam Newell

Offering CommitteeJanuary 3—Thomas Walker & Ed MitchellJanuary 10—Al Pleasants & Michael WilliamsJanuary 17—William Armistead & Jerry NapierJanuary 24—Fred Pitts & Lee JohnsonJanuary 31—Thomas Walker & Ed Mitchell

Van DriversJanuary 3—Larry WitcherJanuary 10—Phil JonesJanuary 17—Bob ChisholmJanuary 24—Ken KrasonJanuary 31—Tommy McElroy

Hospital VisitationJanuary 3—David Cayson & Judd WilsonJanuary 10—Van Stone & Bob ChisholmJanuary 17—Ricky Davis & Greg Pirkle January 24— James Hayes & Cavett OtisJanuary 31—Jerry Napier & Josh Hurt

Jail MinistryAdult MenJanuary 3— B. Kline/G. Kennedy/M. Williams January 10— G. Kennedy/M. Williams/B. MoreheadJanuary 17— M. Williams/B. Morehead/A. PleasantsJanuary 24—B. Morehead/A. Pleasants/M. MarecleJanuary 31—A. Pleasants/M. Marecle/J. HayesJuvenile BoysJanuary 7—Bob Chisholm/Robert GulleyJanuary 14—Robert Gulley/ Al PleasantsJanuary 21— Al Pleasants /Chris WeaverJanuary 28—Chris Weaver/Gregg KennedyAdult WomenJanuary 3—Nellie Epps/Diane WieseJanuary 10—Missy Lunceford/Marsha FlinnJanuary 17—Rosemary Marecle/Kandy WalkerJanuary 24—Debbie Milton/Nyanza StewardJanuary 31—Kandy Walker/Ashley OrborneJuvenile GirlsJanuary 7—Beverly Pleasants/Melanie MooreJanuary 14—Cindy Pike/Marian MooreJanuary 21—Chris MaynardJanuary 28— Elaine Bowers/Patricia Jones

Church Staff

Contact Us

Morning Worship Interim Evening Worship Interim Associate Pastor Minister of Music Minister to Students Interim Director of Children’s Ministries Business Administrator Secretary Education Secretary Secretary/Receptionist Financial Secretary Operations Coordinator Mother’s Day Out/Nursery Coordinator Weekday Education Director Media Director Music/Media Assistant Pianist Organist

info@calvarytupelo.com(662)842-3338

Mailing Address:P.O. Box 1008Tupelo, MS 38802

Physical Address:501 West Main St.Tupelo, MS 38804

Dr. Bill Hardin Dr. Bobby Douglas Jim Yates 769-1211Doug Spires 610-4773Todd Summerford 315-2442Elizabeth Rhea 322-5298Michael Lunceford 397-8384 Yvonne Merritt 401-1056Debbie Brouillette (615) 848-4737Mickie Gatlin 423-7618Samantha Barron 538-1856Mike Williams 231-9686Gail Chisholm 844-8958Kevin Ann Weatherly 791-1025Tracey Morton 401-7717Ellen White 871-7967Lisa Tally 231-2067Lynn McGrath 842-3437

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