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Pastor: Clifford Schroeder

Ph. 248-245-8155 voice or text

March 2019

Newsletter

Holly Calvary UMC “A Life-Giving Church”

Connecting people to people and people to Jesus through

the gift of life-giving relationships.

Coach’s Corner:

LENT

It seems a bit early to be talking about Easter. Yet, we are soon to enter a season that begins our preparation for Easter. It is a season called Lent. Lent is a “season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends the day before Easter. Lent comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lencten, which means spring.” The season is the preparation for Easter. Historically, Lent began as a period of fasting and preparation for baptism by converts and then became a time for penance by all Christians. The season of Lent moves from the time of Jesus’ temptation by Satan to his triumphant entry into Jerusalem and subsequent death. While this is definitely a solid definition of Lent, as Christians seeking to celebrate the season, we must understand it in a way that is meaningful to us. This is not to say we should change the definition. Rather, our mission should be to understand and celebrate it. Spring is the time in which the earth prepares itself for new life. The ground is going through the thaw from the winter months. The minerals are moving through the soil in preparation to support the plant life that will soon come. Spring rains are showering the ground, providing the moisture that will be needed to support the plants. Everything is working together to prepare to grow the seeds that will be planted in the soil of the earth. Spring (or lent) is the time that we remember and celebrate our new life as we remember the crucifixion, death and resurrection of Christ Jesus. It is a time to examine our lives in relation to our calling in Christ Jesus; a time of reflection in which we prepare ourselves for the gift of grace brought through the sacrifice by Christ Jesus. I pray the Lenten season will spark new life in us, moving us into a deeper relationship with our Lord and Savior. In Christ, Pastor Cliff

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

of someone in the Holly area

that is in need and could use assistance, please have

them contact the church office to sign-up. Baskets will

be prepared and ready for pick-up on April 14th

. Each

family must have transportation to pick up the baskets

at 12:30 p.m. in Calvary Hall. Needed information is

name, phone number, & number of persons in the

family.

Rummage Sale Alert HAVE TOO MUCH STUFF?

S Save it for our Spring Rummage Sale. May 2 & 3. Donate items on May 1.

Sponsored by our Holly Methodist Men. Thank you!

1 PM & 6:30 PM

Payment is due when you place your order.

Make checks payable to Holly Calvary UMC

and indicate “Tulip” on the memo line.

March 6th

March Greeters

3 Jeff & Michelle Smith 10 Jack & Carolyn Gmelich 17 Dennis & Debbie Reed 24 Glen & Christi Carpenter 31 Janet Shiel & Sharron Reid

GIFT Circle has partnered with Goodwill of Holly! If you purchase anything at the Goodwill and round-up to the nearest dollar, the proceeds will be donated to the food pantry here at Holly Calvary. Please shop and round-up to help fund our food pantry.

GIFT Circle is preparing 10

Easter food baskets for

needy families in our

community. If you know

This year the Tigers are playing The Twins. See more info

online at homeplatedetroit.com. Doug and I will help organize

this outing. If you would like to go, here are some details.

Date of the program is: June 8th 12:30 pm with the game to

follow at 4:10. Tickets are $34.00 each.

Doug and I will have to know if you intend to go and have the

money by April 7th. Tickets are first come first serve and sell

out quickly. Give Sharri a call at 810.730.7138 or stop us and

let us know if you want to go.

Love in Christ

Sharri and Douglas Hallett

Happy March Calvary!

Every year HOME PLATE an annual

outreach program is held at

Comerica Park. Former members of

the Detroit Tigers and other

professional athletes share their

faith in Jesus Christ.

Coming March 17th, 2019 What Makes a Hero? (Sundays @ 11 AM)

in Culture,” the book examines how good vs. evil,

right vs. wrong, and overcoming adversity are

fundamental to how Christians understand

salvation. Heroes help us discern the good, fight for

what’s right, define identity, execute justice, spark

revolution, and save lives.

What Makes a Hero? Offers us an image of what it looks like to be victorious over trials and temptations. Looking at pop culture heroes and others through the lens of faith, Matt Rawle shows how Jesus turned the concept of hero on its head. In keeping with his theme “Pop

Easter tulips $8.00 each

Orders will be due by April 7th

at the end of service.

Forms will be in a basket in the

hall starting March 17th

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PRAISES

Here comes spring. Soon practice starts for Special Olympics. I am playing guitar with Mike on Wednesday nights. I am enjoying Pastor’s message. I am doing good at the DPW and the workshop. I took a class to be a member at church.

Jim Diegel

Our food pantry is doing great! We served 21

families and 52 individuals in January.

Thank you to those who donated non-perishable

food items, paper and hygiene products during

our monthly ingathering. Our pantry ingatherings

are on the 4th Sunday of each month. Our next

one will be March 24th. There are no income

requirements to use the food pantry. If you are in

need and would like to utilize the food pantry,

please come Mon-Thurs from 9:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Save Michigan Lives - Give Blood March 19 Next blood drive-Tuesday, March 19 from 1-7 pm in our Calvary Hall. Bring your friends! Our church along with our men’s group, Holly Methodist Men will be hosting additional blood drives on June 18, August 20, October 22, and December 17. Persons can make their own appointment by going to https://donate.miblood.org/donor/schedules/zip. Put in our zip code 48442 and the date of the blood drive.

Can’t give blood, but you want to help? We welcome any volunteers who would like to sit at the nourishment (cookie & juice) table, provide a salad or dessert, or help the in the kitchen. Call Ellen Pease at 248-369-8022. Thank you!

Holly Calvary United

Methodist Church

April 18

Good Friday April 19th

April 14th

April 21st

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MINISTRIES

In January and February, Mega Kids missed 4

Wednesdays in a row due to inclement weather!

We had a special study on love on Feb. 13th.

We began our 10-week study on the Lord’s

Prayer. We are in need of volunteers to provide

snacks for the children in March. Please contact

Barb Nickels if you are able to help at

248-904-6899.

Tuesday mornings 11 am to Noon

This month Hour of Prayer ministry will emphasize unity in Jesus. Romans 12:5 states, “. . . so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” We all belong to the family of God – awesome! How blessed we are to say and believe this Christian truth. During this time together God is praised, prayers are lifted high and we become one before our heavenly Father! This ministry meets Tuesdays 11am to noon. Call Mary Jane Winodradsky with any questions at 248-634-3839.

OF PRAYER

The prayer quilt group continues to meet at 1PM on the third Monday of each month. We welcome new ‘quilters’ and ideas. Serving/quilting skills are not required, just willingness to layer the top batting and backing together and sew in threads to knot. We have used the noisy offering money for a new iron and batting. Thank You! There is still some money left for other supplies. Donations of money, batting, embroidery thread and cotton or cotton polyester fabric in at least 1 ½ yard lengths are appreciated. If you have questions or suggestions please contact Mary Jane at 248-634-3839 or Julia at 248-634-9078

Jr. High Youth Ministry

Bring Em, Build Em, Send Em!

Thursdays 3:00-4:30pm.

1st Thursday - Invite Night at McDonalds

2nd Thursday - Waves of Serving

3rd & 4th Thursday - Gettin in the Bible

5th Thursdays - Great Fun Events

Open Monday 9am – 2 pm Tuesday 9 am – 2pm

Wednesday 9am – 2pm Thursday 9am – 2pm

Find these on our website at www.hollycalvary.org

Sermon Podcasts

Church Calendar

Monday 10am Steps 1-2-3

Tuesday 10am Living Sober

Wednesday 10am Steps & Traditions

Thursday 10am Big Book

Friday 7pm Addiction & Recovery

Announcements

Newsletters

Ministries & Groups

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GROUPS

MARCH BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

1 Mike Brophy, Mike & Carroll Brophy 14 Brianna Nickels

3 Edalene Moore 15 Dave Forbush

5 Erika Reeves 16 Christi Carpenter

6 Marie Heath 21 Hattie McPhail

9 Jim Johnston, Robert & Sandy Wright 22 Jack Gmelich, Ron & Shirley Brendel

11 Dave Ray, Jesse Woolard 26 Jan Rosencrantz

12 Carolanne Bronson 27 Tom Falkner

All Holly Calvary men and friends are invited to come to our monthly meeting at Villagers Restaurant in Holly usually on the first Saturday. March 2- We will be discussing details for the March 19 blood drive, our rummage sale on May 2 & 3 (set up on May 1) and other ideas. Contact Ron Pease at 248-369-8022.

The United Methodist Women will resume meeting on Monday, March 4th at 1PM at the church. We hope you will prayerfully consider joining us as we go about God’s work. We plan to meet on the first Monday of April and May also at 1pm at the church. Hope to see you there. Mary Jane Winohradsky, President Linda Pittenger, Secretary

donating $2000 the parking lot and roof fund. In March, we will be putting up a sign-up sheet to help with 10 Easter food baskets to help those in need in our community. Please help by signing up and bringing in items to fill our baskets. All items will be collected in Calvary Hall.

On February 9th, we had our winter pasty sale. Thank you so much to all the people who donated supplies, came and helped and those who purchased pasties. GIFT Circle will be

Hope you are all staying safe and warm this winter. Saturday, March 9th we are going bowling. Let’s meet at the church at 5:00 and we will car pool to the lanes. Cost for the day is $5.00. We will pay for the bowling, money is for the Pizza. Also, we are going to send our fellow young adults that are off at college a care package. Bring with you a note or small trinket or meaningful verse to share with them to remind them they are missed. Love in Christ Sharri and Douglas

Holly Methodist Men- Saturday, March 2

at 8 am

Chancel Choir If you enjoyed the Christmas Cantata you will love the Easter Musical the choir is putting together. It’s not too late to join. They plan on presenting it on Palm Sunday. If you are interested please contact Jan Rosencrantz.

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FEATURES

FUNDRAISERS

Help Raise Funds for Holly Calvary Ministries Buy gift/shopping cards called SCRIP

See Ron Pease in the hall every Sunday or call him 248-369-8022

This fundraiser allows us to keep a percentage of each gift card purchased. A retailer lists can be found at www.shopwithscrip.com.

Holly Calvary Church is part of the Kroger rewards program. By using your Kroger Plus card, a percentage of each purchase goes to our Mega Kids program, if you have selected us as the recipient. Our account number is 94660. If you have questions or need help contact Barb Nickels or Ellen Pease.

Kroger Rewards

Please save them and drop them into the blue

file pocket on the bulletin board in the hall.

Each one is worth 10 cents and they sure do add

up.

See Brenda Trimmer or Ellen Pease if you have

any questions.

We collect Box Tops for

Elementary Schools in

Holly.

Direct your Dollars Help us earn $1,000.00.

Save your VG’s receipts!

Bring in your receipts and put them into the box in the hallway and VG’s will donate money to our Mega Kids program!

God bless you – Your Sister In Christ Jesus – Judy Wood

Library Corner –

Growing Jesus’ Way- by Carolyn Nystrom

In this children’s book, a child is saved through the loving power of Jesus Christ. It tells about how to have a personal relationship with Jesus and learning to believe what Jesus taught and to do the things Jesus did -- that's growing Jesus' way. This book looks at topics like bullying, sharing and forgiveness. The children are measured from one summer to the next to show how much they have grown in the Lord. This is a great book to read to your child during lent or give as a gift.

The Weight of Your Words – Measuring the Impact of What you Say- by Joseph M. Stowell

This book and Bible study challenges us to not allow our mouths to be controlled by our emotions but rather, to be controlled by God. Words have power and many scriptures in the Bible, especially in James talk about taming of the tongue. This book reminded me of a children’s song that says, ”Be careful little children what you say. Be careful little children what you say, for the Father up above is looking down in love, so be careful little children what you say.” This book would be a great book to read during lent.

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March 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Office Closed AA - Addiction & Recovery

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

2 Holly Methodist Men's breakfast meeting

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

3 Holy Communion Firm Foundation Worship Service

9:30 AM

Sunday School

11:00 AM

4 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. Steps 1-2-3

10:00 AM

UMW (United Methodist Women)

1:00 PM

Stewardship Committee

7:00 PM

5 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. - Came to Believe

10:00 AM

An Hour of Prayer Ministry

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bell Choir

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

6 Ash Wednesday (First Day of Lent) Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. - 12 Steps & 12 Traditions

10:00 AM

Ash Wednesday Service

1:00 PM

MEGA Kids

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Wednesday Worship

6:30 PM - 7:15 PM

7 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. - G.O.D. Big Book

10:00 AM

Get 2 Get To

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Praise Team Rehearsal

6:30 PM

Chancel Choir Practice

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

8 Office Closed AA - Addiction & Recovery

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

9 Servsafe Certification Class

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

10 Daylight Saving Time Begins Firm Foundation Worship Service

9:30 AM

Sunday School

11:00 AM

11 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM A.A. Steps 1-2-3

10:00 AM Faith Pathways

6:30 PM

Trustees

7:00 PM

Worship Committee

7:30 PM

12 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM A.A. - Came to Believe

10:00 AM An Hour of Prayer Ministry

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bell Choir

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

13 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM A.A. - 12 Steps & 12 Traditions

10:00 AM MEGA Kids

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday Worship

6:30 PM - 7:15 PM

14 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM A.A. - G.O.D. Big Book

10:00 AM Get 2 Get To

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Praise Team Rehearsal

6:30 PM Chancel Choir Practice

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

15 Office Closed AA - Addiction & Recovery

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

16 Servsafe Certification Class

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

17 St. Patrick's Day Newsletter articles due. Firm Foundation Worship Service

9:30 AM

Sunday School

11:00 AM

G.I.F.T. Circle (Growing In Faith Together)

12:15 PM

18 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. Steps 1-2-3

10:00 AM

Prayer Quilt Ministry

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

SPRC

7:00 PM

19 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. - Came to Believe

10:00 AM

An Hour of Prayer Ministry

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Community-wide Blood Drive

1:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Bell Choir

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

20 First Day of Spring (March Equinox) Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. - 12 Steps & 12 Traditions

10:00 AM

MEGA Kids

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Wednesday Worship

6:30 PM - 7:15 PM

21 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. - G.O.D. Big Book

10:00 AM

Get 2 Get To

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Praise Team Rehearsal

6:30 PM

Chancel Choir Practice

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

22 Office Closed AA - Addiction & Recovery

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

23 LEAD Team

9:00 AM

24 In-Gathering Sunday Firm Foundation Worship Service

9:30 AM

Sunday School

11:00 AM

25 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. Steps 1-2-3

10:00 AM

26 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. - Came to Believe

10:00 AM

An Hour of Prayer Ministry

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bell Choir

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

27 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. - 12 Steps & 12 Traditions

10:00 AM

MEGA Kids

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Wednesday Worship

6:30 PM - 7:15 PM

28 Food Pantry

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A.A. - G.O.D. Big Book

10:00 AM

Get 2 Get To

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Praise Team Rehearsal

6:30 PM

Chancel Choir Practice

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

29 Office Closed AA - Addiction & Recovery

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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31 Firm Foundation Worship Service

9:30 AM Sunday School

11:00 AM

Address

15010 North Holly Road Holly, Michigan 48442

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