You’re mixing your metaphors like a barrel of
monkeys on a highway to hell I have a friend who is a priest in North
Carolina. I receive a free education whenever
I am with him. He has a Bachelor’s degree in
Southern wit, a Master’s in funny figures of
speech, and a PhD in Dixie humor. The title
of this article originated with him, uttered with
deadpan delivery one day when we were
discussing God-stuff.
And that is the problem with God-stuff, isn’t
it? It’s hard to talk about without some good
picture language. When you want the right
words to describe something to do with faith,
your brain seizes up and your mouth stalls.
Turn the key as often as you like, but the
engine is dead and your thoughts go unvoiced.
A good image can help when our words dry
up. This is especially true when the thing you
are trying to talk about is abstract – like faith,
the Christian life, the nature of love, even the
ways of God. Jesus understood this. His
teaching is embroidered with beautiful
metaphors, woven with pregnant imagery,
stitched with powerful pictures.
Sometimes the biblical writers give it to us
straight. St. Paul is like that. When he has
something to say, he usually delivers it in
straightforward language. He gives
encouragement, issues instructions, and
explains Truth with well-chosen words. Take
1 Corinthians 13, for example. It’s a
magnificent, thorough, and beautiful
description of love.
At other times the
writers of the Bible
paint pictures. The
things they are
trying to
communicate are so
profound that all the writers can do is invite
their readers into a world of adventure and
encourage them the go exploring. That is how
it was for St. John, the writer of the Book of
Revelation. Human words cannot do justice to
the message of his book, so he had to use
pictures and symbols.
Recently some psychologists, life coaches,
and spiritual directors have started
encouraging people to find metaphors for their
lives. Church theorists tell us that this can be
a very helpful task for a congregation too. But
be careful. Metaphors are powerful. They can
shape your life in ways that you don’t
immediately realize. Take three of metaphors
that churches often use to describe themselves.
At first glance they seem to say some
excellent things about those congregations.
But the more you think about them, the less
excellent they become. In fact they say some
very unfortunate things.
These examples are ‘The Lighthouse,’ ‘A
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To be an embracing To be an embracing
and thriving and thriving
community that community that
inspires inspires
transformation transformation
through worship through worship
and ministry.and ministry.
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Family,’ and ‘A Center.’ Each of these sounds excellent
as a metaphor for a church. But think about it. What
does a lighthouse do? It warns of danger. It is located
on or near hazardous rocks. The whole point of a
lighthouse is to stay away from it! Get too close and
you can be smashed to pieces. What is a family? It is
an institution that is almost impossible to join. It is
small, exclusive, and self-contained. What is a center?
Well, it is a location that is a million miles from the
margins. In fact, it cannot be any further from the
margins. It is the location of power, fame, and
influence.
Are you happy with these three images of a local
church? I’m not, and so you won’t hear me use these
metaphors of Mt. Calvary. We must be the opposite of
these things – a place of safety; a location of welcome
and inclusion; a people who inhabits the edges of
society, where the marginalized live, and not be settled
in a place of privilege.
This Lent many of us have been wrestling with seven
magnificent and beautiful metaphors of Jesus. The
Seven “I am” statements. Jesus declares himself to be
the Good Shepherd, the Gate to the Sheep Pen, the Light
of the World, the Bread of Life, the Way. The final two
– “I am the Vine” and “I am the Resurrection” – will be
the topics of my sermons on Maundy Thursday and
Easter Day. You’ve got to love Jesus. He could have
given us paragraphs of dense theology explaining his
identity as the Second Person of the Trinity. He could
have dished out volumes complicated thoughts about the
reality of God’s Incarnation in himself. He may have
chosen to theologize about his mission. Instead he gave
us seven words about his identity and job, and left the
rest to the Church to write. Shepherd, Sheepgate, Light,
Bread, Way, Vine, Resurrection. Intimacy, Safety,
Acceptance, Fulfilment, Direction, Health, Life. This is
Jesus.
Good News – THE Good News – deserves to be
heard. Our sound system is now aging and
nearing the end of its natural life. This gives us a
great opportunity to install a new system that
suits the needs of today’s congregation. We
recently invited an audio expert to survey our
worship space and draw up a specification to
meet our needs. Standby by for a system that
will amplify all our readers, including children in
our intergenerational worship, later this year.
How do you like the new notice board? Looks
very fine, doesn’t it?
One other major building improvement coming
this year is new insulation for the worship area
roof. This will make a
significant saving on
electricity bills, and
reduce our carbon
footprint.
Coming this spring – an important information
campaign by the Lay Pastoral Assistants and the
Legacy Fund Committee on the topic of End of
Life issues. Part of our duty of Christians is to
prepare for our deaths. In May we will have the
opportunity to hear experts and learn about how
to do that, including End of Life Directives,
Living Wills, Last Wills and Testaments, and Do
Not Resuscitate Order. Put May 22 on your
calendars.
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It’s a question that scores of people have asked me in
the last few years and I LOVE to hear it. It is sweet,
sweet music. “How do I join?”
It seems like such a reasonable question to ask,
doesn’t it? Someone has found Mt. Calvary – maybe
they have been brought by a friend, maybe they have
stumbled upon us one Saturday evening or Sunday
morning – and they have discovered something
attractive enough that they come back for another
look. Then another. Then another.
By the sixth visit (according to research) they have
decided that we are the church for them. Hallelujah.
Then comes the question I love. To be honest it gives
me another feeling apart from joy. It makes me gulp
hard and feel flustered because I don’t want to blabber
something meaningless. So, I open my mouth and…
blabber something meaningless. Then I invite them to
the Welcome Course and hope that they will learn the
answer to the question by osmosis.
So, I thought I’d try to put a bit of an answer down in
writing. It isn’t beautiful, it isn’t simple, it isn’t
entertaining, but it’s all I can offer. So please try and
stay awake. There will not be a test on this, but at
least you might take some perverse pleasure in the
knowledge that I am struggling to say something
meaningful.
So it’s like this. Pay close attention. I’ll tell it in
bullets, but don’t worry, they’re blanks:
The Anglican Church (of which the Episcopal
Church is a member) has always had fuzzy
boundaries between who’s in and who’s out. This
comes from the history of the Church of England,
which is the Established Church of that country.
So, anyone born and living in England is ‘Church
of England’ unless they choose to be something
else. They may not actually go to church, but it is
the Church of England they don’t go to! So,
everyone living in England has a right to a
baptism, wedding, or funeral in their local parish
church, even if their relationship with the parish is
non-existent apart from this. Weird, huh?
So, let’s go back to pre-1776 and all that. Lots of
Anglicans come to the 13 colonies, set up home,
build churches and live happily as ‘Church of
England’ (bear in mind that they are still English
and consider themselves such). Usually these
Anglicans settle in the southern Atlantic states
(while the Puritans stay further north). These
Church of England folks use the same prayer
book as their sisters and brother in the Mother
Country, and are indistinguishable in every way.
1776 - and it all has to change. The Anglicans in
the new United States could no longer be
members of the Church of England – a church
which has King George as its head. However,
they still want to pray the same prayers, have the
same understanding of the clergy, and be ‘Church
of England’ in every other way. So, the Episcopal
Church is formed. They keep the same prayer
book (except for the parts that mention the
‘Sovereign’), the same orders of clergy, use the
same buildings they used before, and continue
with many of the traditions of the church they
have now broken from.
One of the traditions they keep was this hazy,
fuzzy definition of membership.
Still awake? Hang in there. Get some coffee, breathe
deeply, and we’ll continue.
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“But, you still haven’t answered the question.
What is joining an Episcopal parish?”
OK. Here goes:
The Canons (big rules, not big
guns) state that, “All persons
who have received the Sacrament
of Holy Baptism with water in
the Name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
whether in this Church or in an-
other Christian Church, and
whose Baptisms have been duly
recorded in this Church, are
members thereof.” Get that?
Yup, that’s right. Anyone who has been baptized and
wants to have that baptism listed in our records is a
member.
“Wait! You mean, I don’t even have to go to
church to be a member of Mt. Calvary?
That’s not exactly a high bar to jump over!”
No, it isn’t. So, there is another level of members
called ‘Active Baptized Members.’ These are people
whose baptisms are recorded in the Parish Register
and contribute to or participate in the worship and
communal life of the congregation, regardless of how
much or how little.
So, you’re saying that if I have my name en-
tered into parish records, and come to church
for an unspecified number of times per year,
and give an unspecified amount of my re-
sources (time, money, etc.) then I’m an active
member?
Yes! You’ve got it. Well done. However, because
we are very good hosts at Mt. Calvary, and because so
many of our new members are not from the Episcopal
tradition, we hold a 7-week course every autumn to
introduce the church to new members. It’s called the
Welcome Course, and we produced it ourselves. We
repeat the Welcome Course in a single Saturday each
April for those who can’t commit to seven consecutive
evenings in the autumn. This is timed to be a few
weeks before a Confirmation service.
There you go again, complicating things.
What is Confirmation?
OK. Now things
get more intricate.
Because we in the
Episcopal Church
practice infant
baptism, we think
there needs to be
a moment in the
life of adults
when they take on those baptismal vows for them-
selves. This can happen from about twelve years up-
wards – as long as the person has an adult faith and
has made the commitment in their own heart that they
will follow Jesus. In our tradition, only Bishops can
confirm people. It is a lovely ritual in which the bish-
op lays hands on the candidate and prays for them to
be filled with the Holy Spirit. On May 1 our bishop,
The Right Reverend Audrey Scanlan, will be visiting
Mt. Calvary and will conduct confirmations in the
10am service.
I have only recently started coming to Mt. Cal-
vary, but I consider this as my church now.
Should I be confirmed?
If you have already been confirmed in another Church
of the Anglican Communion (for example, the Church
of England or the Anglican Church of Canada) or in
the Roman Catholic Church, or the Evangelical Lu-
theran Church, or one of the Eastern Orthodox
Churches, you do not need to be confirmed again. The
Episcopal Church believes that you have already been
confirmed. However, if you have had a confirmation
in any other church (for example the United Methodist
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Church or the Presbyterian Church), you will need to
be confirmed here. At the moment, the Episcopal
Church does not recognize the confirmations of those
churches.
OK, well I think confirmation is probably the
right thing for me. I was raised Baptist, and
have never been confirmed. But what about
my spouse? They were raised Roman Catho-
lic, are you’re saying that they can’t be con-
firmed again?
That’s right. However, if they are feeling at home in
Mt. Calvary, and want to make a step of commitment,
then Bishop Audrey will “Receive” them into the
Episcopal Church on May 1. This is a ritual that is
very similar to confirmation, and also features laying
on of hands and prayer for the candidates to be filled
with the Holy Spirit.
OK, but what about my friend who sits in the
same pew as us? She told me that she’s been
an Episcopalian for a gazillion years, but has
only recently started back at church. She got
out of the habit many years ago, but has now
come back, and she wants to show God that
she really wants to have Christ as a huge part
of her life again. What should she do?
Well, good question. At the same time as she con-
firms and receives people, Bishop Audrey will pray
and welcome Episcopalians who have been confirmed
already but want to reaffirm their baptism vows
afresh. This often happens when people come back to
Mt. Calvary after a period of searching and wandering
spiritually, but now would like to recommit them-
selves to a life of discipleship. Again, this is a lovely
ritual involving the laying on of hands and prayer for
the Holy Spirit.
OK, I am ready to take a step of faith, and I
want to experience one of these rituals. What
do I do now?
If you have attended the Welcome Course, you’re
good to go! Just tell Fr. Duncan that you’d like be
confirmed, or received, or reaffirm your baptismal
vows. Then note May 1 in your calendar, and be here
for Bishop Audrey’s visit. Fr. Duncan will hold a re-
hearsal for all the candidates a few days before that
date.
If you have not attended the Welcome Course, then
come to the ‘Welcome Course in a Day’ on April 9
from 10am-3pm. Lunch is provided. Then, you will
be all set for whichever step of faith is right for you at
this moment of your life.
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Look who attended a
Lent housegroup! A
real shepherd and
real lamb came to the
evening on the subject
of Jesus’ statement, “I
am the Good
Shepherd." Thank you
Marcia Wharton for an
inspiring visual aid.
Housegroup guest
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“Go in peace to love and serve the
Lord…” These simple words of
benediction send us out of the
sanctuary of Mt. Calvary each
Sunday with renewed conviction
and sense of purpose. For the many members of
your outreach committees, they especially resonate
as the very foundation of our mission -- to improve
and sustain the lives of others in our nearby
community and beyond.
During the first meeting of the calendar year, the
Outreach Coordinating Committee (OCC) began a
discussion about priority projects and how to make
the best possible use of the generous allocation
included in the annual budget. This year’s amount of
a little over $18,000 represents fully 5% of the total
budget and demonstrates the strength with which the
church embraces those simple nine words. It was
unanimously agreed that sustaining financial support
would continue to be provided to four non-profit
organizations, each of which reflects aspects of our
five areas of focus (Shelter, Safety, Health, Hunger,
and Youth). They include:
The Episcopal Relief and Development Fund -
worldwide disaster and refugee relief, economic
empowerment
The Episcopal Home of Shippensburg - health
care and a secure environment for the aged and
disabled
The CACCC Day Care Center - day-time shelter,
safety, education and nutrition for our littlest
youth
Project Homeless Connect - improved access to
healthcare, food security, and other service for
the homeless and near homeless
The total of these donations represents approximately
30% of the available funds your generosity has made
available. But we at Mt. Calvary are not just
“donors.” Most importantly, as has been
demonstrated time and time again, we are “doers!”
The OCC engaged in a thoughtful and serious
discussion regarding hands-on involvement and how
to:
build upon our past efforts and experience
coalesce around a core area of purpose
take sustained and meaningful action that
signifies outreach at Mt. Calvary
As if by magic (divine intervention, perhaps), the
group came to agreement quickly on the concept of
addressing the many challenges faced by homeless/
near homeless families with children. Such families
face a life filled with worry and uncertainty in all
aspects of their lives. The children are especially
vulnerable. How can a child who has no safe,
consistent, and quiet place to sleep, let alone do
evening homework, have even a modest chance at
educational and future life success?
So we have identified our new call to action. But
exactly how the challenge will be met, remains a
work in progress. Personal contacts have already
been made with several schools and organizations in
the area that provide supports for such families - and
we are now sorting through the many opportunities
for practical involvement. In the interim, the good
work that we have been doing all along will
continue, as the new effort takes its special form.
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to Action
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It’s a pleasure to announce a new member of the Senior Choir – Joyce Abraham, a
nursing student at Messiah College. If you missed her in January, she has been on a
medical mission in Thailand. It’s thrilling for us “oldsters” to have Joyce join Ike,
bringing young faces and young voices to the Mt. Calvary choir.
The piano in the children’s chapel has made its way to the Episcopal Home in Shippensburg. This is good news
because it was not being utilized in the children’s chapel. Should a keyboard instrument be needed in that space,
the church has a couple of electronic keyboards that could function in that capacity. The Episcopal Home has
weekly church services, as well as many singing groups coming in to perform for the residents. Music plays a
big role in the lives of the residents, so I know this lovely instrument will be welcomed, utilized, and appreciated.
Lastly, I would like to say a word about a choir member who is not singing with us at the moment because she is
experiencing some difficulties with her voice. Melissa Hoy has the distinction of being the choir member with
the longest tenure. She joined the Junior Choir in 1959 and graduated to the Senior choir, serving from 1965-
2015, a time which spanned six Directors of Music. Thank you, Melissa, for this long and glorious ministry.
I asked her to share some memories of those years; here are some highlights and a couple of “low-lights!”
In the late 70s, a choir dinner was held at a restaurant near Carlisle on a Saturday
night. Sunday morning saw a choir whose numbers were greatly diminished –
FOOD POISONING!
Bill Scholl, whom many of you will remember, singing “A Rusty Old Halo” and
“7 Old Ladies” accompanied by his ukulele. (Writer’s note: Was this in
church????)
Years of duets with Lenore Baker, Lee Jackson’s mother.
Singing at the National Cathedral in Washington and St. Bart’s in NYC under
Dianne Morningstar.
Practical jokes she and Pat Holly played on Robert Lau.
Having the words she penned for a Robert Lau anthem sung at Mt. Calvary on Christmas Eve, and,
ultimately, published.
I will close this tribute with Melissa’s own words: The best thing about being a member of Mt. Calvary Choir is
the people I had the privilege to share the pews with; the support given by everyone during the rough times; and
the fun during the good times. Although not occupying a seat with the choir right now, I know, without a doubt,
where to find a room full of friends on Sunday morning.
On behalf of the congregation and especially the choir, I offer deepest sympathy to Doris Strange, choir member,
who lost Tom, her husband, in January – she, too, knows where to find a room filled with friends and support.
Finally, if you have ever wondered why the importance of music in worship, the answer may be found in the
words of Plato: Music finds its way into the secret places of the soul.
-Lynn Alt
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King’s Day – On Sunday, January 10, the three kings
arrived while we were in Big Church. You might have
noticed that we took communion without our shoes.
We had left them for the kings to fill, and they did not
disappoint us. When we returned for our shoes after
church they were filled with candy, just as we had
hoped!
Souper Bowl Sunday – On January 31, we wore our
sports jerseys and held out soup pots to collect for
those in need. We raised nearly $500, which went to
two local food banks. Thank you for your generosity
Lenten Pizza Club – Since Lent is a time when we are
reminded to be prayerful, our Pizza Club devotions
will focus on just that! Please take note that we will
meet on every Tuesday in March up until Easter. We
will have a meal, sing with Lynn, and have a
meaningful devotion, 5:30-7:00pm.
Tuesday, March 1 – Becoming a Circle Maker
(Pancakes)
Tuesday, March 8 – Cloudy with a Chance of
Quail (Pizza)
Tuesday, March 15 – Praying Hard and Praying
Through (Pasta and meatballs)
Tuesday, March 22 – Praying is Like Planting
(Pizza)
Youth Group – 2nd & 4th Sundays, 5:30-7:00pm. Eat
some pizza and learn about the Bible on the big screen!
Food Bank – First Monday of each month, 6:00-
8:00pm; space is limited, so please sign up to be part of
the team!
Confirmation – Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30 thru
April 27. Our Confirmation family dinner will take
place on Saturday, April 30, following the 5:00 service.
Safeguarding Training – Sunday, April 24, 1:00-
3:00pm. Please attend and get certified to assist with
Sunday School, nursery, VBS, etc. This is informative
and it is important!
Double the Love – On Sunday, February 14, special
Valentine cookies were available and donations were
solicited for the Four Diamonds fund. This event was
in honor of two of our young parishioners, Ayden Gora
and Lily Jordan, who are in need of our prayers as they
battle cancer. All 250 cookies were taken and enjoyed,
and we raised $980 in donations from the three services
that weekend. The Mt. Calvary Outreach Committee
doubled the love and then some, donating an additional
$1,020 for a grand total of $2,000. Thank you for
supporting this special event!
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Lily Jordan and Ayden Gora, Lily Jordan and Ayden Gora,
young saints who inspired the young saints who inspired the
“Double the Love” outreach on “Double the Love” outreach on
Valentine’s Day.Valentine’s Day.
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VBS – June 19-23 (Sunday-Thursday evenings), Mt.
Calvary will be transported to Ancient Egypt to learn
about Joseph’s journey from prison to palace! Watch
for the sign-up sheet, to attend and to volunteer - this
cannot take place without an army of volunteers to
lead and to fill all the roles to bring Egypt alive.
Please also come to our Wednesday work nights,
every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30, when we plan and
assemble the props and sets that will make our Egypt
spectacular! Our outreach project, in association with
VBS, will be Operation Backyard, an effort to help
make sure that needed repairs of homes and properties
in our immediate area are taken care of.
Favorite quotes:
Children’s Chapel – “At this time we are going to say
a prayer for our families, friends, and all those in need
of prayers…Does anyone have someone we should
say a prayer for?”
Child – “Please pray for my Dad. He has gone to the
Dark Side.”
Sunday school – “What are the best jobs? Doctors,
nurses, firemen (to show that God loves all people no
matter their occupation)?”
Child – “Ms. Melanie your job is because you get to
work with God.”
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A joyful welcome to the following new member of
Mt. Calvary, who has joined the family of Christ,
via baptism:
Madilyn Elizabeth Williard, December 13,
2015.
She joins a vast family of Christians around the
world, and through the ages. Among those dear to
Mt. Calvary who are celebrating the anniversaries
of their baptisms this spring are:
Rocco Valentino Wray, 3/29/15
Ciro Salvatore Wray, 3/29/15
Amelia Elizabeth Staley, 4/19/15
Nicholas Ausec Favorito, 5/19/13
Noah George Mulfinger, 5/8/11
Amelie June Jaarda Cummings, 4/24/11
Ethan Andrew Richie, 5/17/09
Willow Michelle Armstrong, 5/17/09
Abigail Genie Golding, 5/17/09
Nora Gayle Golding, 5/17/09
Elena Marie Hoover, 5/25/08
Eliza Shea Fogarty, 5/25/08
Chloe Caldwell Picchio, 5/14/06
Alice Johnson Benavides, 3/14/05
Rachel Elise Hager, 4/10/05
Liam Christopher Dardick, 4/10/05
Cameron Henry Farrell, 3/24/05
Denise Leslie Young Farrell,
3/24/05
Andrew Thomas Woodward,
3/06/05
Sara Katherine Wheeler, 5/11/03
Michael Ross Wheeler, 5/11/03
Abigail Paige Lenhard, 5/11/03
Grant Richard Anderson, 4/27/03
Cannon Patrick Myers, 5/12/02
Evan James LaMarca, 5/12/02
Ashley Paige Hall, 5/12/02
Jared Scott Buechel, 5/6/01
Erik Roy Anderson, 5/6/01
Simon John Naylor, 4/14/00
Matthew Henry Lee Collins, 4/9/00
Magdalene Faith Baehr, 4/9/00
Lillian Louise Bleicken, 4/25/99
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March 1 Pizza Pancake Club, 5:30-7:00
March 2 Young People’s Confirmation Class,
4:30-5:30
Lent Housegroups, 6:00-8:00
March 3 Lent Housegroup, 11:00-12:00
March 5 Men's Breakfast: 'The Seventh
Commandment’, 7:45 at the
Cornerstone coffeehouse
March 6 Intergenerational Worship: The
Prodigal Son, 10:00
Outreach Coordinating Committee,
11:45
Book club, 11:15, ‘Letters to the
Lost’ by Iona Grey
March 7 Food Bank outreach
March 8 Pastoral Care Committee, 4pm
Pizza Club, 5:30-7:00
Spiritual Life Committee, 7pm
March 9 Young People’s Confirmation Class,
4:30-5:30
Lent Housegroups, 6:00-8:00
Women’s Bible Study and
Fellowship, 7:00
March 10 Lent Housegroup, 11:00-12:00
March 12 Vestry Retreat, 10:00-2:00 in the
Parlor
March 13 Youth Group: AD The Bible
Continues, 5:30-7:00
March 15 Pizza Pasta and Meatball Club, 5:30-
7:00
March 16 Young People’s Confirmation Class,
4:30-5:30
Lent Housegroups, 6:00-8:00
Welcome and Evangelism
Committee, 6:30-7:30
March 17 Lent Housegroup, 11:00-12:00
March 20 Palm Sunday worship
Endowment Committee, 11:30
March 22 Pizza Club, 5:30-7:00
March 23 Women’s Bible Study and
Fellowship, 7:00
March 24 Maundy Thursday
Holy Communion, 10:00
Parish Supper, 6:00-7:00
Holy Communion, with choir and
hymns, 7:00
March 25 Good Friday
Worship (a solemn service without
Communion), 12:00
Worship (a solemn service without
Communion), 7:00
March 26 Holy Saturday
Service of Light - The First Service
of Easter, 5:00
March 27 Easter Day
Holy Communion at 9am
Holy Communion at 11am
Easter Egg hunt between services
March 30 Young People’s Confirmation Class,
4:30-5:30
April 2 Men's Breakfast: 'Commandment 8’,
7:45 at the Cornerstone coffeehouse
April 3 Intergenerational Worship:
‘Doubting’ Thomas, 10:00
Outreach Coordinating Committee,
11:45
Book club, 11:15, ‘Circling the Sun’
by Paula McLain
April 4 Food Bank outreach
April 6 Young People’s Confirmation Class,
4:30-5:30
April 8 Parish Dinner, Nino’s, 6:00
April 9 Welcome Course in a Day, 10:00-
3:00 April 10 Vestry 11:45
Youth Group: AD The Bible
Continues, 5:30-7:00
April 12 Pizza Club, 5:30-7:00
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Some notes from Liz...
April 13 Young People’s Confirmation Class,
4:30-5:30
Women’s Bible Study and
Fellowship, 7:00
April 15-17 God’s Helping Hands outreach
project
April 20 Young People’s Confirmation Class,
4:30-5:30
April 24 Safeguarding Training (Child
Protection), 1-3pm
Youth Group: AD The Bible
Continues, 5:30-7:00
April 26 Pizza Club, 5:30-7:00
April 27 Young People’s Confirmation Class,
4:30-5:30
Women’s Bible Study and
Fellowship, 7:00
April 30-May 1
Visit of the Rt. Rev. Audrey
Scanlan, Bishop of Central
Pennsylvania, to preach, confirm,
and meet the parish.
April 30 Taize Communion service, 5pm
Young Confirmation candidates
dinner with Bp Audrey, 6pm
May 1 Outreach Coordinating Committee,
11:45
Book club, 11:15, ‘After the Wind’
by Lou Kasischke
May 3 Pastoral Care Committee, 4pm
Spiritual Life Committee, 7pm
May 7 Men's Breakfast: 'Commandment
9’, 7:45 at the Cornerstone
coffeehouse
May 8 Vestry 11:45
Youth Group: AD The Bible
Continues, 5:30-7:00
May 11 Women’s Bible Study and
Fellowship, 7:00
May 14 Habitat for Humanity outreach
project
May 15 Pentecost Intergenerational
Worship, 10:00
May 22 Legacy Fund Day
May 22 Youth Group: AD The Bible
Continues, 5:30-7:00
May 25 Women’s Bible Study and
Fellowship, 7:00
May 28 Taize Communion service, 5pm
Further ahead
June 19-23 Vacation Bible School
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Calendar cont’d
Our Amazing Website: Have you looked at our website
recently? It's amazing. Don't take our word for it, take
that of a lady in one of the southern states who called us
recently, "My family and I are moving to Camp Hill in
the summer and we were looking at your website. My
husband and I listened to a sermon and decided that Mt.
Calvary is the church where we want our family to
belong." Thank you to our webmaster, Gennifer
Richie! www.mtcp.org
Time & Talent Needs: Please consider sharing with Mt.
Calvary your unique talents and valuable time. Currently,
we are especially in need of volunteers to serve as
Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, Acolytes/Crucifers and
Flower Arrangers. Please contact the Parish Office for
more info at [email protected] or 737-9834.
Altar Memorial Dates: If the following date(s) have
special meaning to you in remembrance or thanksgiving
of loved ones, please consider contributing to the Mt.
Calvary Altar fund. Forms are available on the bulletin
board in the Narthex or by contacting Liz in the Parish
Office at [email protected] or 737-9834.
Open dates: February 27/28; March 5/6; May 21/22;
August 27/28.
125 North 25th Street
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011
Address block
Address correction requested
The Rev. Dr. Duncan Johnston, Rector
The Rev. Canon Fred Miller, Associate Priest
The Rev. Patrick Strohl, Parish Deacon
Lynn Alt, Music Director
Melanie Gurgiolo, Christian Education Director
Elizabeth Reusswig, Parish Administrator
717-737-9834
www.mtcp.org | facebook.com/mountcalvary
Office E-mail [email protected]
Christian Ed [email protected]
Rector’s E-mail [email protected]
Worship Schedule:
Saturday at 5 pm
Sunday at 8 am & 10 am
Thursday Healing at 10 am
Jr. High Retreat (grades 6-9)
April 1-3, 2016
Camp Mount Luther
Friday 7:00 – Sunday 1:00
Cost: $125.00 (Scholarship is available)
Register at: www.diocesecpa.org
Narnia Aslan is on the Move
A program based on The
Lion, The Witch, and The
Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.
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