May 2018 Vol. 23 No. 5 Connections A Publication of Calvary Baptist Church

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1 May 2018 Vol. 23 No. 5 Connections A Publication of Calvary Baptist Church NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER Thursday, May 3, 2018 The 67 th annual observance of the National Day of Prayer will take place on Thursday, May 3. Millions of people will unite in prayer at thousands of events from coast to coast. Serve the City will sponsor a community prayer gathering led by area pastors and other Christian leaders from noon to 1:00 on May s Island (50 2 nd Avenue Bridge, Cedar Rapids). The theme for 2018 is Pray for America Unity. It is based on Ephesians 4:3, which challenges believers to mobilize unified public prayer for America, Making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Scripture tells us that our fervent prayer is effective and that our loving God responds to His children s earnest pleas in mighty ways that avail much. AWANA AWARDS SUPPER The Awana year will conclude with a special awards night on Wednesday, May 2, beginning at 6:30pm in the gym. All Awana children and their families are invited to enjoy a supper provided by the Awana leaders, followed by a program to recognize the efforts of our clubbers and leaders. Showing at Calvary Baptist Church Moody Founders Week Message 6:00 PM J.D. Greear Sunday, May 6 KING OF THE JUNGLE Are you ready to go on a safari? Join the for their presentation of King of the Jungle on Sunday, May 20, at 6:00pm. Through fun and energetic music and drama, we will consider biblical truths that can be seen through some of the animals God has created. You will be challenged to let Christ transform your life by being born again and to affirm that the God of creation is Lord of my heart. Bring your friends and family members for a roaring good time! SONSHINE SINGERS REHEARSAL REMINDER and parents, please make sure your calendars are marked for our remaining rehearsals. In addition to our regular Sunday evenings, there will be two Wednesday evening rehearsals May 9 and May 16 from 6:30 to 8:00. Dress rehearsal is Saturday, May 19, from 9:00am to noon. PARENT-CHILD DEDICATION A parent-child dedication ceremony is planned for the Sunday morning worship service on Mother s Day, May 13. If you would like to participate in this public expression of your commitment to bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord, please notify the church office. CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY Please note that the church office will be closed on Monday, May 28 in celebration of the Memorial Day holiday. J.D. is the pastor of The Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and author of several books. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Time Lab Discovering Jesus from Eternity Past to Eternity Future (June 11 15, 9:00am 11:30am) Start inviting children in Alternative Kindergarten (AK) through 6th grade to come for an exciting week of learning from God s word through Bible lessons, music, crafts, games, snacks, and more. We will need lots of volunteers! If you are willing to help even for just one day, call Roxann Von Lienen at or rvonlienen@imonmail.com.

2 Upcoming Activities LADIES NIGHT OUT Ladies Night Out is for all ladies in the church and they are welcome to invite friends as well. We will be meeting on Monday, May 7 at 6:30pm at Emily s Hideaway, 222 Glenbrook Dr SE, Cedar Rapids. If you plan on attending, please call Debbie Gaeta ( ) or djgaeta@q.com so she will know how many will be attending. If you want to come but need a ride, please let Debbie know and she will arrange for someone to pick you up. POSITIVE IMPRESSIONS Positive Impressions is scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 10:00am 3:00pm in Room #23/24. Invite your friends to join you in creating with rubber stamps or working on some other favorite craft project. This is an enjoyable and non-threatening way to spend time developing relationships and building bridges in order to make a positive impression for Christ on your unsaved friends and family members. Even the greeting cards or other crafts that you create for other people can be beneficial in making a positive impression on their lives. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Kim Nelson ( ) and bring a snack or drink to share with the group. BRIDGEHAVEN PREGNANCY SUPPORT CENTER Bridgehaven Pregnancy Support Center invites you to join them on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cedar Rapids Marriott for their Annual Fundraising Dessert Gala. We are excited to share with you what God is doing in the community through Bridgehaven. Register by Friday, May 4 at BridgehavenCR.org. SALT & PEPPER May 22, 2018 We will meet on Tuesday, May 22, at 11:30am in Room 13/14 (Blue Room) at the church. We will enjoy a salad and dessert luncheon prior to a Bible study presentation by Bob Ask. Newcomers are welcomed. For more information contact Nadene Roberts. Christians & Jews in the Roman World In late BC, the 1 st Century A.D. New Testament period, with the next 300 years by Bob Ask Outline I. The World, 1 st Century- Much More Than Just Rome II. Time Concepts Develop III. Background: The 3 Players Coming For Late Intertestament Times IV. Roman Government Over Palestine and the Jews V. The Four Emperors During Acts VI. Map: Palestine 1 st Century A.D. Roman Governing Provinces VII. Roman Rule in Palestine VIII. Christianity & Foreign Mission Surge (with Map) IX. Paul and Nero X. Finally, Two Wars for Either Independence or Extermination XI. Christianity, Up Through the 200s A.D. XII. Just Ahead: Catholicism Leads to Reformation YOUTH EVENTS May Girls Overnighter Time: 6:30pm to 9:00am May 23 - New Jr High Welcome Party May 23 - INREACH - Sr High May 27 - Sr Recognition June 8 - Adventureland Trip Time: 8am to 9pm Cost: $30 plus $$ for 2 meals Due Date: $$ & Permission slip due Wed May 30 June VBS - many opportunities to serve June LEAD the CAUSE June 27 - Voices of Hope Concert July Jr High Camp July Sr High Camp ATTENTION: 6 th GRADERS Starting Wednesday, May 23, the youth who are completing 6 th grade are invited to come on Wednesday evenings to the Junior High youth group, which meets in the youth building from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. WANT TO SING IN VOICES OF HOPE? Would you like the opportunity to sing in a choir but can t make a long-term commitment? Can you do 5 weeks? Voices of Hope is a community choir sponsored by Serve the City, a coalition of evangelical churches and ministries in our area. The choir annually presents a God-honoring patriotic musical as an official event of the Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival. This year Voices of Hope will present With Liberty and Justice for All Tuesday through Thursday, June 26 28, at each evening, at New Covenant Bible Church. s also will be at New Covenant on Wednesday evenings (8:00 9:30) from May 23 through June 20; Saturday, June 16, 8:00am 11:45am; and Monday, June 25, at. We will have more than a dozen singers from Calvary in a choir of probably singers from churches throughout our metropolitan area. If you would like to sing in Voices of Hope or would like more information, please contact Pastor Mike by Wednesday, May 9. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION OPEN HOUSES Sable Sanders Graduation Party on Sunday, May 20, -4:30pm in the Calvary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall/Gym Cassandra Shelley Graduation Party on Monday, May 28, 2:00pm-5:00pm in the Calvary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall/Gym

3 2018 SPRING VALLEY BIBLE CAMP SUMMER CAMPS (July 8 August 3) (Weekly camps for students of all ages) Each week students will be challenged with the following: to know what they believe and why; to be equipped and prepared to resist temptations; to develop deep convictions about their faith; and to be able to share their faith. The cost for the week-long camps is $250. Early registration will save you some money! If registered by May 20 with full payment, the cost is $225. Spring Valley Bible Camp s $25 discount only applies to early registrations. To meet the camp s early registration deadline, you will need to have your registration form and $185 to the church office by Sunday, May 20. If you register through the church office, Calvary will provide a $40 subsidy for each child entering grades 3 12 (or just graduating from grade 12) who is a regular participant in our church programs. If financial assistance is needed, please notify the church office. Brochures with registration forms are available in the church foyer. Please make checks payable to Calvary Baptist Church. Call the church office ( ) for additional information. Option 1: Register through the church office by May 20. $225 Amount due to Spring Valley Bible Camp by registering by May 20 -$40 Calvary Baptist Church Subsidy $185 Registration Form along with total payment Option 2: Register through the church office after May 20. $250 Amount due to Spring Valley Bible Camp if you do not register early with total payment -$40 Calvary Baptist Church Subsidy $210 Total payment if you register after May 20 CAMP DATES FOR 2018 May 5 Camp Work Day June 8-10 Ladies Camp June 27, 28, 29 Kids Camp June Family Camp July /6th Grade Camp July /8th Grade Camp July High School Camp July 29-Aug 3 3/4th Grade Camp October 20 Camp Work Day Nov 2-4 Men's Retreat INCREASE YOUR STRENGTH AND SKILL Fresh resources from the recent Intelligent Faith conference have been added to our church library to help you increase your spiritual strength and skill. Mark Mittelberg, one of the featured speakers at the conference, will help you develop spiritual strength through his book Confident Faith: Building a Firm Foundation for Your Beliefs. After helping you deepen your understanding of the concepts of faith and truth, he offers reasons from science, logic, history, archaeology, experience, and facts about the Bible that will bolster your confidence in the claims of Christianity. He also looks at barriers to belief, issues that can keep us or others from trusting Jesus Christ. Another book from Mittelberg is The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask (with Answers). Through a national poll conducted by the Barna Research, he uncovered the questions Christians most fear being asked. Then with this book he provided solid answers to help us respond to the real questions people are asking, equipping us to meet today s hotbutton issues head on. Read this book to increase your skill in sharing your faith with others. Check out these and many other helpful resources in our church library! May Birthdays 1 Allison Jensen Aliyah Walker 2 Kenneth Achilles 3 Taylor Bredenberg Jenni Chung 6 Neal Armstrong 7 Jerry Frey Tara Clayberg 8 Gary Hensch 9 Lori Abben Goodwin Simeon Johnson 10 Heidi Hauptly Bailee Smothers 11 Donald Winchester III Joey Goodwin 13 Phyllis Linkenback Kannon Smothers 14 Chris Jones 16 Janice Tomash Verne Johnson Troy Patton Cindy Parks 17 Ashlynn Heskje 18 Bob Ask 19 Abigail Hauptly 20 Carl Fields 21 Steve Howard 24 Val Vogeler Jackson Goodwin Jason Goodwin Jeanne Grimm 25 Neil Bredenberg 26 Sadie Hanna 28 Ron Ehrle 30 Linda Pearson Jenn Pearson Anton Sandersfeld 31 Brittany Ryon Bethany Tjelmeland

4 May 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 9:15am MOPS 2 9:15am BSF 6:30pm Awana Awards Night 6:30pm Youth s (No Adult Prayer Meeting) 3 National Day of Prayer 12:00Noon 1:00pm Serve the City Prayer Gathering on May s Island Ladies Small :00am-Noon Grief Share 10:00am-3:00pm Positive Impressions 6 (Communion) 4:30pm Calvary Choir 6:00pm 6:00pm Moody Founders Week Message from J.D. Greear 7 6:30pm Ladies Night Out 8 Committee and Ministry Team Meetings 9 9:15am BSF 6:30pm 8:00pm 6:30pm Youth s 10 Ladies Small 11 6:00pm Chung/Givens Wedding 12 3:00pm Josh Chung & Rebecca Givens Wedding 13 Mother s Day (Parent-Child Dedication) No Evening Church Activities :15am MOPS Board of Deacons Meeting 16 6:30pm 8:00pm 6:30pm Youth s 17 Ladies Small 18 6:30pm Jr/Sr High Girls Overnighter 19 9:00am Noon Dress 20 Sable Sanders Graduation Party 6:00pm present King of the Jungle :30am Salt & Pepper Club 23 6:30pm Youth s 24 Ladies Small (Senior Recognition) No Evening Church Activities 28 MEMORIAL DAY Church Office Closed 2:00pm-5:00pm Cassandra Shelley Graduation Open House :30pm Youth s 31 Ladies Small

5 Connections (USPS ) Published monthly by CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 5338 Johnson Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, IA (319) (Periodicals Postage Paid at Cedar Rapids, IA) Periodicals Postage Paid at Cedar Rapids, IA POSTMASTER: send address changes to Connections, 5338 Johnson Avenue SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Family Forum NEW MEMBERS Greg Dengler, Marlys Dengler, Jeanne Grimm, Marvin Grimm, and Rick Sandersfeld were voted into the membership of Calvary Baptist Church on March 25. CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY We extend our sympathy to Marlin Dunnick & family on the death of his father, Andrew Dunnick, who went home to be with his Lord & Savior on March 21. We extend our sympathy to Linda (Doug) Benedict and John (Laurie) Fish and family on the death of Linda & John s mother, Venice Fish, who went home to be with her Lord & Savior on March EASTER OFFERING The 2018 Easter Offering was designated for Dare to Share Youth Trip to Chicago. Contributions to the 2018 Easter Offering totaled $1,925. Thank you for your generous gifts. EXPRESSIONS OF APPRECIATION Thank you for the plant, phone calls, cards, prayers, and those that came to my father s visitation. I so appreciated everything. Marlin Dunnick Thank you Missions Team and everyone at Calvary Baptist Church for such a wonderful time at your Missions Conference! You all did such a fantastic job putting all the events together and making us feel as honored guests. We are so grateful for your generous financial support, and now we feel even more blessed in having so many new friendships. The body of Christ is so amazing. Also, thank you for the special gift we received from your love offering. Looking forward to an ongoing relationship and visits from you! In Christ s Love, Isaac & Beth Gilana