For the week ending Sunday, October 23, 2016 Volume 49 Number 43

The Calmeth News (USPS 555560). Published weekly, free of charge by Calvary United Methodist Church, 2315 S. Grant St., Arlington, VA

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What’s Going on at Calvary This edition has two weeks of activities listed. If you have questions about an event, please contact the church office.

Tuesday, October 18 7:30pm—Church Council in Harris Hall

Wednesday, October 19 6:30pm—Wed. Night Dinner: Meatloaf ($7 adult and $5

child) Please RSVP before NOON Wed. to 703-892-5185 Thursday, October 20

Last day to bring “treasure” donations for the bazaar 11:30am—Salty Dog Luncheon in Harris Hall 4-5pm—Homework Club in Memorial Hall 7-8pm—Adult Handbell Choir in Memorial Hall 8-9:30pm—Chancel Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall

Saturday, October 22 10am-2pm—Church Bazaar!!!!!

Sunday, October 23 8:30am—Worship with Holy Communion 9:30am—Children’s Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall 9:45am—Learning for All Ages (various locations) 10am—.1kba (Period One Kids Bible Act) upstairs Skidmore 10:30am—Chancel Choir rehearsal in Memorial Hall 11am—Worship 12:15pm—Coffee Hour 12:30pm—Coffee With the Pastor/Confirmation in the Parlor

WV Mission Trip… Calvary’s First (in many years) Adult Mission Trip, has returned from Greenbrier County, WV where they assisted with flood relief efforts. The 14-person team,

combined with folks from Rehoboth UMC, worked on two of hundreds of homes affected in Rainelle from flooding in June. The pictures are of Calvary participants on the ride out and boots at the end of one day of working.

Help Support Kairos With Cookies John Ashley (a member of Calvary who sings with the Occasional Choir) is preparing for the Kairos Prison Ministry 3 day weekend. He will be going into a maximum security prison as part of a 25 man team to spread the gospel to the inmates. Because the team feeds cookies to the entire prison population, they must collect over 3000 dozen cookies. Each team member is responsible to bring 100 to 125 dozen homemade cookies. Please consider making cookies for this ministry. These cookies have a very powerful effect on the inmates as they experience the Love of Christ and the atmosphere of the whole institution changes over this weekend. John needs to collect all the cookies by Sunday October 23. If you need the specifics on how to prepare and store the cookies or have questions about this ministry please contact John or Amy Ashley at (703) 646-4144 or jashley@mitre.org. Further information on the cookies is also available at http://kairos-bkcc.org/ under the heading “documents”.

Family Ministries Youth Group Youth group is getting spooky this month! We will meet October 25 from 7-8:30pm for a bible study, Halloween themed games, and pumpkin painting and carving contests! The bible study will look at popular biblical Halloween costumes and the character stories that they represent. Youth group will follow with games and craziness at 7:30. Youth are welcome to come for both parts or just one. Youth group is open to any kids who are in sixth through twelfth grades. Please bring friends! Youth who are interested in participating in a time beforehand can plan on attending at 7:00. Devotion time will end as youth group begins. Email youth@calmeth.org to RSVP or if you have any questions! If you are an adult that would be interested in volunteering, email Beth Posey at bposey@comcast.net for information!

Church Bazaar—October 22 Donations and Volunteers Welcome! The Bazaar is this week—Saturday, October 22 from 10am to 2pm. ! Are you ready? Bring your family and friends to this year’s fall bazaar where there will be something for everyone! Enjoy lunch, shop and play games! As we prepare for the big event we’re grateful for the ideas, support and help of so many people. If you would like to support this effort by donating items or volunteering it’s not too late! Contact Andrea Baumann (703) 684-7023 for more information or to volunteer. Remember you can: 1. donate your treasures before October 20. (Please leave

books on the stage in Harris Hall.) We are NOT collecting, clothing, shoes, CRT, VHS, cassettes, telephones, child-carriers, high-chairs, or furniture).

2. Contribute to the Bake sale. Please consider baking one of your favorites to be sold at our bake table.

3. offer to volunteer. 4. Come to the bazaar and have a great time!

Coffee With the Pastor Sunday, October 23 at 12:30pm in the parlor (the room just beside the sanctuary). Please contact the church office if you have questions or would like more information. There will also be information about Confirmation. Please contact the church office if you have questions, plan to attend, or need child care.

Calvary Serves Health Kit Assembly on Sunday, November 6 The Calvary Missions Team is sponsoring an event to package Health Kits for shipment to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for world-wide distribution to areas of greatest need. The event is scheduled for 12:30pm on Sunday , November 6 in Harris Hall immediately after the coffee hour. Instructions on how to pack a Health Kit can be found at http://www.umcor.org/UMCOR/Relief-Supplies/Relief-Supply-Kits/Health. All the materials will be provided and instructions will be available for participants on November 6. Please plan to lend a helping hand to this important mission effort.

Children’s School Serves Too The 4 and 5 year old class of Calvary Children's School provided, prepared and delivered over 80 lunches to feed people who are homeless this past week. Families brought in the items necessary (meat, cheese, bread, applesauce, cookies, chips, water, spoons and napkins) and on Thursday, the children worked in two groups to make the bagged lunches or prepare the sandwiches. They read "Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen," talking about those who live among us and are in need of assistance. We prayed for those who would receive the lunches after we made them. Thanks to the Dundon family for delivering our lunches! This same class is collecting canned food for Arlington Food Assistance Shelter, and the Haley family will deliver their contributions (along with the ones that YOU bring on Communion Sunday, the first of the month). Excellent God work, folks.

Family Ministries Growing Things The Family Ministries at Calvary has been able to use an outdoor space to create a classroom. Growing things, natural observations, and outdoor experiences are part of the dream for this space. Do you have heart for this? A meeting of those interested will be Sunday, October 30 at 12:30pm. All ideas are welcome! Contact Beth Posey bposey@comcast.net for more information!

Names for College Boxes Sought It’s that time again- to start collecting addresses for those young adults at college! Our family ministries send a box of goodies to our students as a pick-me-up before finals for the semester, and to remind them THEY ARE LOVED. To include a student, please send addresses to bposey@comcast.net. Boxes should go out by the beginning of November. The cost of mailing a box is $12, which comes out of our family ministries budget.

Have something to post in Calmeth News? Deadline is THURSDAY 12 noon to submit your articles or announcements, please contact us by email: admin@calmeth.org, or simply call the church office: (703) 892-5185. Due to limited space we can only publish a limited number of articles. Articles or announcements that are lengthy may be edited. Thank you for keeping our family and friends up-to-date.

Pastor: Matthew Smith Pastor.matthew@calmeth.org Church Admin.: Molly Sessions admin@calmeth.org Family Ministries: Beth Posey bposey@comcast.net Financial Admin.: Barbara Harslem barbara@calmeth.org Lay Leader: Keith Sessions mksessions@aol.com Music Director: Mickey Fuson mickey@calmeth.org 8:30am Music Dir.: Wayne Kemp wayne@calmeth.org Organist: Joseph Arkfeld organist@calmeth.org Custodian: Thuan Tran

Learning For All Ages Sunday Morning

Children’s Sunday School Children meet in the Preschool building (the building behind the fellowship hall) on Sunday mornings. Contact Beth Posey at bposey@comcast.net for questions.

Classroom 1 (9:45am): Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White by Adam Hamilton. Books are available for $15.

Classroom 2 (9:45am): Changed Imagination, Changed Obedience by Rev. Dr. Natalie K. Houghtby-Haddon.

Online Book Group Are you interested in a study group, but timing is difficult? The on-line book group is beginning two new books! Callings, A StoryCorps Book by David Isay which looks at the purpose and passion of work and Carry On, Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life by Glennon Doyle Melton is a touching look at being who we are, where we are. The format of the group is to receive an e-mail once a week with a starter question or thought. Participants in the group respond as they feel led (or not) to the whole group as we move through the book. For information, or to sign up, please contact Beth Posey at bposey@comcast.net.

Praying Wives Every morning, wives can receive an e-mail guiding

towards loving God and loving our husbands. Passages and notes are from Stormie O’Martin’s Power of a Praying Wife. To get more information e-mail Beth Posey at bposey@comcast.net.

Spiritual Growth Retreat Five-Day Academy Spiritual Formation (in 2017) Registration is now open for the Five-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation to be held July 30 to Aug. 4, 2017, at the Roslyn Retreat Center. Contact the church office if you would like more information or click here.

Prayer Corner This is a space where prayers can be shared and lifted up. It will now provide the names of people or circumstances that are in need of prayer so that we can all pray for sorrows, joys, trials, and celebrations. The reason for prayer may not be included (for privacy considerations). If you would like to add a name to this list (please check to be sure it’s okay to share), please submit it in writing by using a prayer card during worship or sending an e-mail to admin@calmeth.org. Names will be kept on the list for one month unless a written extension or removal is requested. The date following each name is when the request was submitted to the church office. This week we pray for: Chris S. who is in the hospital Carlos—for a full recovery We continue to pray for: The family of Scott M. who passed away (10/9) Stacey, Ryan, and Kyle who face life’s struggles (10/2) The family of Gus B. who passed away October 1 (10/2) Cathy who fell and broke her leg (9/25) Noah H who is suffering from mental illness, prayers for

his family as well (9/25)

Prayer Group Janet Kiel is forming a prayer group here at Calvary. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Janet at janetkkiel@gmail.com or 703) 684-5035.