Archive for June, 2011

Vacation Bible School at Calvary Church

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Hometown Nazareth

Vacation Bible School, designed for children ages 3-11, runs from Monday, August 22 – Friday, August 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. We offer an extended day option Monday through Thursday until 3:30 p.m. The morning program is offered free of charge (donations to the church gratefully accepted) – the extended day option has a cost of $20 per child for the week, payable on the first day. Extended day has limited enrollment, so please register in advance.

The theme this year is Hometown Nazareth. We will be exploring the village where Jesus spent his childhood and compare it with our own hometowns. It will be a fun and engaging week, with stories, songs, games, crafts and activities, snacks and service projects for the older children (preschooler time for the younger ones). The extended day program will include walking trips to playgrounds or the sprinkler park as weather permits. Children will bring a lunch from home for extended day.

If you would like additional information or to speak with someone more about the program, please e-mail Susan Stewart, VBS coordinator, or call the church office at 781-646-8679.

Women’s Retreat October 21-23

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

Join us for a weekend of relaxing, conversing, knitting, hiking, beading, napping, singing, reading, and being in fellowship with one another!

When: Friday, October 21 through Sunday, October 23; you can stay one or both nights.

Where: Wanakee United Methodist Center in Meredith, NH, about two hours from Arlington. We will stay in the Homestead Retreat, which has three bedrooms (one of which is designated the “snoring room”!), two bathrooms, and capacious dining and living rooms.

Cost: $18 per person for one night, and $36 for both nights. We will prepare and serve our own meals, and each person will be asked to help with/contribute toward one meal during the weekend.

Please sign up on the pink sheet on the bulletin board to the left of the church office. We have space for 20 people, so get your name in early!

Sermon, June 5th

Sunday, June 12th, 2011

The following sermon was delivered on June 5th, 2011 by Rev. Christine Elliott at Calvary Church, United Methodist.

When Pope John XXIII was elected more than 50 years ago, he was asked what he planned to do first as head of the Roman Catholic Church.  He replied:  “We are going to open the windows and let in some fresh air!”

The Scripture lessons from Luke-Acts this morning focus on Christ’s Ascension – not an aspect of our tradition that we normally spend a lot of time on!  We are told that after Easter morning, the risen Jesus appeared to his disciples and followers in many different ways for a period of time (40 days).  Then he took his final leave from them and ascended to Heaven.  But he did not do so without parting instructions – and those instructions were about opening the windows…and letting in the fresh air.

Jesus’ followers were directed to wait – to wait together – to wait together for the Holy Spirit.   The Spirit would empower them to be Christ’s witnesses – in their city, in their region, and out into the wider world.

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The pot luck is this Saturday!

Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

We are hosting a pot-luck dinner and conversation with Methodist guests from Russia this Saturday (June 4) at 6 p.m.  It is a rare and exciting opportunity, and I hope that you will join us!

Please bring one of your favorite pot-luck items – main dish or salad preferred – and enjoy some fellowship with other members of Christ’s global family!

 

Youth Group Yard Sale

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Come find some great bargains on Saturday, June 4th from 8:30-11:30 a.m.! The sale will be held in Calvary’s driveway if it’s fair or in the Fellowship Hall if it rains.

If you would like to donate quality goods to the youth table, please contact Susan Stewart. Proceeds from the youth table go toward the Youth Group’s trip to Youth 2011 in Indiana this summer.

If you would like to “rent” a table for a small donation to the Youth Group, please contact Susan Goetcheus ASAP.