Calvary Compass May Flowers Everyone is welcome at Calvary No Exceptions Sunday Hours Sunday School Worship Kid s Club 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:20 am CONTENTS The Reverend s Ramblings p. 2 Epic Youth p. 3 Church Life p. 4-5 Birthdays & Anniversaries p. 6 Calendar p. 7 Consistory News p. 8 DID YOU KNOW? Calvary United Church of Christ: has a staffed nursery has devices for the hearing impaired has large print hymnals is handicapped accessible BRING A FRIEND NEXT SUNDAY! 1
The Reverend s Ramblings Early this week, Faith and I attended a seminar on The Spiritual Migration, by author Brian McClaren. He attempted to point out that the historic churches have been in a transitional mode for the past twenty years with church closings and downsizing all over America. McClaren points out that the mainline churches fit into, at least, three categories: 1. The repressive church or nostalgic church. 2. The eggshell church or the anxious church. 3. The progressive church or the missional church. Let s first look at number three the progressive church. According to McClaren, the progressive church experiments with various mission project in and outside the local church. They are not afraid to change what is traditional or what is comfortable for the mainstay of the congregation. It may mean changing the building, the worship or the people in leadership. It is a church that wants to promote the message of Christ so much that they are willing to be uncomfortable at some points. This is not to say that the church tears down all the traditions and conventions that have been around for decades. It only means that the church add some elements to attract new people, youth and young families to the church fellowship. No one is fearful that they will lose control of their previous power within the political structure of the local church. Instead they willfully share leadership with people who have new and fresh ideas. They compromise and revision the methods and ways of the existing community of faith. The repressive churches and eggshell churches speak for themselves. The first one is nostalgia for what was done in the good ol days, when the youth group was filled and the choir stood thirty voices strong. What was done in the 1950s and 60s doesn t work anymore in a 21st century environment. New paradigms must be explored and implemented in order to work today. The eggshell church is anxious and afraid to make waves. They rubberstamp decisions and let a few powerful people make plans for the group. They are afraid to argue and debate for fear some people or group will be offended and leave the church. The final analysis is: nothing goes forward and the church continues to decline. Which one of the three churches do you want Calvary to be? Regressive, eggshell or progressive? The next few months will be telling as things around us get shaken up and redirected. My love and prayers are with you ALL. Fellowship Nursing FELLOWSHIP VITALS EVERY SECOND SUNDAY Nurses: Sandy King Karen Feick Tiffiny Licht 2
Extraordinary Youth Camp Due Dates Love the Pool (June 11-17) Papers & final payment due May 22 nd Circle of Friends (July 2-8) Papers & final payment due June 12th Papers are: Photo/video/audio release form, transportation release form and medical form. Copies can be found on the Camp bulletin board in the church hallway. Eight of our kids are going to camp! Graduation Sunday is May 21st. Help us honor our graduates, teachers, and Christian Education committee. Emma Lybarger graduated from Shelby High School. Lanna Neale graduated from Muskingum University as a Preschool and Kindergarten Teacher. Congratulations Graduates! 3
Sweet Greets A Women s Fellowship Event Saturday, May 6th 1 pm Tickets $5.00 Assorted Desserts, A Craft, Music, and Fellowship Tickets will be available in the church office. Bring Your Neighbors, Mothers, Daughters, and Friends. Everyone is Welcome All Church Picnic May 21st Hamilton Park, Crestline (Corner of Bauer Ave and Washington St, next to Hudson Stadium) Join us for food, fun, and fellowship! Please plan to attend and bring a friend! Bring a dish to share. Drinks, ice cream and hot dogs provided. Bring kids games. 4
CALVARY COMPASS May, 2017 Church Teams Fellowship Meals SHARE PREPARE SERVE Feeding others who are hungry. Thursdays May 4th, 11th, 18th in the UCC Fellowship Hall. All are welcome. Armed Forces Day Breakfast Saturday, May 20th Serving 8 10 am Honoring all past and present service men and women Calvary United Church of Christ Fellowship hall ALL ARE WELCOME! 2017 This is the upcoming Special Offering scheduled to be collected on Pentecost Sunday, June 4. This offering supports church growth, pastoral and lay leadership development, youth and young adult ministries within the conferences of the United Church of Christ. More information will be available during May. Please consider this offering as a way of strengthen the work of Our Churches Wider Mission. May 14th is Mother s Day 5
CALVARY COMPASS May, 2017 Calvary Fellowship Garden A vegetable garden at Calvary to be used in the church kitchen for community meals, Fellowship Meals and other church meals (any church committee is welcome to use the produce). When/ if there is an abundance be distributed amongst the congregation and donated to CAMP. Goal to get the church congregation involved in caring for the garden, to teach the children how to care for a garden and show them the joy of growing their own food. Provide fresh vegetables free of pesticides to the church and community. And do our part in helping the bees. Sponsors Have members of the church donate plants, time, machinery. We would need donations for plants and/or seeds, tools, and other plant care items (such as tomato cages or stakes) and gas for the rototillers. We would also need volunteers to proved the use of rototillers. Water would be provided by Calvary by use of on the outdoor spigots. Could possibly catch rain water also. Along with vegetables, we plan on planting flowers to attract and feed the bees. This will be a pesticide free garden, to do our part in helping the environment. Please be sure to sign up before May 14th! Without volunteers we will not be able to make this a success. Remember Calvary in Your Will. 6
CALVARY COMPASS May, 2017 OUR MEMEBERS IN RETIREMENT HOMES Signature Health Care Phyllis Morton- Room 217 935 Rosewood Dr. Galion Mill Creek Nursing & Rehab Center Jeanette Frost - Room 312-900 Wedgewood Circle Galion Magnolia Terrace Mabel Wilson- Room 70 110 North Market St. Galion Betty Neale 05/13 Virginia Rader 05/14 Sally Glauer 05/28 Carol Kanable 05/12 Dennis Rismiller 05/18 Gary Blum 05/13 Jim Plasencia 05/29 Christina Miller 05/23 Kari Pfeifer 05/30 Sebastian Berger 05/04 Eric Adkins 05/20 Adam Kindinger 05/16 Danielle Blum 05/19 Tyler Smith 05/16 Brayden Dapper 05/03 Crestline Nursing Home Shirley Oliphant Bud Hipsher Anis Leiss Don Kindinger CARING FOR OUR SHUT-INS Dorothy Frederick 415 East Main St. Crestline 44827 Larry Mitchell 501 W. Main St. Crestline 44827 Sandy Spencer 304 Reindl Dr. Crestline 44827 ANNIVERSARIES Don and Jane Kindinger 28th Cory and Lindsay Mills 15th Silly Holidays of May May 14th Dance like a Chicken Day You guessed it, celebrate by dancing like a chicken. May 16 National Love a Tree Day Trees are a good thing. They give us shade, comfort and warmth. They give off oxygen, too. There are many, many benefits provided by trees. So, you have good reason to love a tree or two. Everyone has a favorite kind of tree. Use today to identify a tree you love, and to pamper it. Give it a trim. Eliminate competitors around it. Feed it a dose of fertilizer. Tree spikes work great. And, give the tree some water, if it is thirsty. Important Note: On Love a Tree Day, your attention must be turned toward trees. A bush or a shrub just won't do May 31st World No Tobacco Day brings awareness of the health issues and dependency issues related to tobacco use. World No Tobacco Day stresses the importance of making people all over the world aware of the health dangers of using tobacco. It also stresses the addictive nature of tobacco use. 7
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 WIC 8 am 2 3 Choir 7 pm 4 Fellowship Meal 12 pm 5 6 Sweet Greets A Women s Event 1 pm 7 Communion Christian Ed 11 am 8 9 Heart to Heart 7 pm 10 Choir 7pm 11 Fellowship Meal 12 pm 12 13 Fellowship Hall Reserved 14 Fellowship Nursing - taking vitals 15 WIC 9 am 16 17 Choir 7pm Tabitha 12 pm 18 Fellowship Meal 12 pm Elders 6pm Consistory 7pm 19 20 21 Graduation Sunday All church picnic At Hamilton Park (by Hudson Stadium) 22 23 CMA 11 am 24 Women s Breakfast 9am Choir 7pm 25 Community Dinner 5:30 pm 26 27 Fellowship Garden Planting (if we get enough volunteers) 28 29 Office Closed 30 31 DEADLINES- All information for the bulletin or newsletter must be received two full days before publication. Bulletin information must be received no later than Wednesday at 10 am. The newsletter is published on or before the last workday of the month. 8
CONSISTORY HIGHLIGHTS MINUTES CAN BE FOUND ON BULLETIN BOARD OUTSIDE THE CHURCH OFFICE. APRIL 20, 2017 Since a quorum was not reached, no business was conducted. A discussion focused on behavior issues in the Sunday School and Worship Bob Leiss and Pastor Gary Proietti will set up policy for handling the children on Sunday morning The COMPASS is a monthly publication of Calvary United Church of Christ 511 Heiser Ct, Crestline, OH 44827 Editor: Olivia Sloan Editor in Chief: Gary Proietti Phone: 419-683-2745 FAX: 419-683-1819 Email: crestlineucc@frontier.com Web: calvaryucccrestline.org CALVARY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 511 Heiser Ct. Crestline, OH 44827 Place Stamp Here 9