Holly Calvary UMC 15010 N. Holly Rd., Holly, Michigan 48442 Ph. 248-634-9711 E-mail hollycalvarychurch@gmail.com Website: hollycalvary.org Sunday Morning Worship: 9:30 am for all ages: 11:00 am : 6:30 pm Pastor: Rev. Clifford J. Schroeder III Ph. 248-245-8155 voice or text June & July 2018 Newsletter Coach s Corner: LEAD June 2 Holly Methodist Men Page 4 June 9 Alexandra Schroeder Open House Page 2 June 10 Graduation Sunday Page 2 June 18 Prayer Quilt Page 6 June 19 Community Blood Drive Page 2 June 23 Young Adults Page 6 Perhaps you ve seen this word in all caps with the word team following it. In this context LEAD is not an acronym. Nor is it referring to the metal substance that Flint is battling in its pipes. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines it as; to go before or with or to guide the way. The members of Holly Calvary s LEAD team have responded to the call to be guides for our congregation. The focus of LEAD team meetings is to prayerfully seek God s will for the future directions of Holly Calvary UMC. LEAD team studies our congregation, our community, our context, and God s Word. They immerse in prayerful discernment as they seek God s direction and purpose for Holly Calvary UMC. The members of LEAD are current leaders from most of the ministries in our church. They are committed to personal spiritual growth and to the Holy Spirit-led path of faithfulness to God s call upon Holly Calvary UMC. LEAD typically meets the fourth Saturday of each month from 9:00-11:00 am. These are not closed meetings. We welcome anyone who desires to attend. We also welcome additional team members. If God is leading you to be a part of LEAD, send me an email as soon as you finish reading this article (hollycalvarypastor@gmail.com). In closing, I ask that you be in continual prayer for the LEAD team and for the ministry, mission, and vision of Holly Calvary UMC. July 23 Page 2 To the Glory of Christ Jesus, Pastor Cliff 1
ANNOUNCEMENTS We need your help! There is a sign-up sheet in the hallway to donate decorations, snacks, crafts and game supplies. Our decorations will be around the river, camping and boats. If you have life jackets, boats, oars, lanterns, wood, trees, etc. Please put your name on your items and we will return them to you. There will be a box in the hallway for all donations. If you have any questions, please call Barbra Nickels at 248-904-6899. We will be decorating the church on Sunday, July 22 nd after church. Lunch will be provided. We need men to help bring in from the garage and hang items with the ladder. We will be tearing down the following Sunday, July 29 th. A special thanks to the United Methodist Women, the GIFT Circle and the Holly Methodist Men for their donation to to help pay for the t-shirts! We couldn t have done it without you! Blood Drive June 19 from 1-7 pm Remember the need for blood remains the same while donations drop off during the summer months. Please consider coming in and donating blood. The donation age is 16 years old with parent s permission. All our blood drives are hosted by the Holly Methodist Men s group of Holly Calvary. Come out and give blood and enjoy some dinner on us. Attention! Campers and Parents! It s that time again to think about summer time and camping! The brochures for both Michigan Area United Methodist Camping and Bay Shore Camp Ministries are available in the hallway. Make sure you stop by and pick one up so you can find the camp that is best suited for you and your child. The MI Area UM Camp has nine different sites and events, at each site, that are organized by date and either age or school grade entering in 2018. They offer unique programs / experiences for people of all ages and abilities at their beautiful camps, campgrounds and retreat centers and include both Bible based teaching and exciting, fun activities. G.I.F.T. Circle and both the Holly Methodist Men and Women s groups join together to provide deposits and scholarships so young children can go to camp, so please don t let money be a factor in preventing your child(ren) from experiencing this great camping opportunity. Please look them over and make your decision soon so we can reserve a spot for your camper(s). If you have any question please contact Dawn Rogers at 810.629.8486 or Brenda Trimmer at 248.634.7613. Completed applications can be turned into the office. June 10th Outdoor at 9:30 a.m. Followed by a potluck picnic in honor of our graduates. OPEN HOUSE Alexandra Schroeder 2018 State Summer Games May 31-June 2 Central Michigan University June 15th 2 June 9, 2018 2pm 5pm 3464 Quick Road
GOD BLESS OUR 2018 GRADUATES ABBIGAIL JOSETTE HAGER Abbigail is the daughter of Harmony Walz and Everett Hager and sister to Nikolas Hager. Her grandparents are Ellen and Mike Walz. She grew up in Fenton and will graduate on June 10, 2018 from Fenton High School. Her favorite subjects were art classes- performance and visual, Forensics, Choir and the Robotics Team in her freshman year. Abbi likes to be creative, draw, paint, make-up for special effects, sing and write. She loves her special friend - her cat, Ming. She has been in Calvary s Youth Group and Sunday school. We rejoiced with her when she was confirmed in 2014. Abbi worked at KFC in Fenton, at the Movie Theater in Grand Blanc and volunteered at Haunted House Exit 13. Abbi plans to gap a year to save enough money to be able to attend the Make-Up Academy for Special Effects in Troy, Michigan, next year. God bless you, Abbigail! We are proud of your achievement! ALEXANDRA B. SCHROEDER Alexandra is the daughter of Pastor Cliff and Rachel Schroeder. She has 3 brothers, Eric, Elijah and Zacchary. KitKat is her cat in the future. Alex began her school years in Birch Run, being home schooled in K-1 st. grade. She attended 2 nd, 3rd and 4 th grades in the Birch Run Schools. Due to her allergies, she was forced to home school again until she came to Holly. She has attended Holly High School from where she will graduate on June 8, 2018. She enjoyed her foreign language classes, the writing classes and band the most. Alex played the clarinet for symphony and the marching band and tenor sax for jazz band. Alex is very artistic and also plays the piano occasionally. She has been working at McDonald s for the past year. She did not mention it, but I heard she is a good cook. She earned a brown belt in Karate. She can keep up with her brothers! Ask her about her spinning wheel! Alexandra received the Trustee Scholraship from Ohio Northern University, where she plans to study foreign languages, beginning this fall. God bless you, Alexandra! Hopefully, we will get to see you when you have college breaks. We hope that all your dreams come true and may the Holy Spirit guide you 3
PRAISES Ahoy Mateys! A Treasure Chest full of thanks to Kevin and Barbra Nickels and Doug and Sharri Hallett for putting together a Yo Ho Ho! jolly good time for all who drove around pillaging the town looking for clues in our community wide treasure hunt. The final X marks the spot took buccaneer to a waiting banquet at Seven Lakes. Thanks again! Jim Diegel Our hot dog and bake sale is coming soon. Our team needs bake goods to sell. If you can bake for us please let me know. I enjoy playing the guitar with Mike. Come and worship on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights. It will be a holiday May 28 th. Off to the state summer games May 31. Thank you to Mega Kids for letting Mike and I play guitars. GROUPS Holly Methodist Men Saturday, June 2 The UMW met on May 7 th with nine women and Pastor in attendance. We are praying for a president to lead our group. Graduation Sunday will be held on June 10 th. This will include an outdoor service and potluck lunch, honoring Abbi Hagar and Alex Schroeder. Thanks to Kevin & Barbra Nickels and Doug & Sharri Hallett for all the hard work in putting together our Treasure Hunt. It was a blast! Upcoming Events: 1. Rummage Sale September 20 th and 21 st 2. Craft Auction November 6 th Get those projects done! 3. Cookie Walk December 8 th We will be calling for cookies The United Methodist Women will be taking a summer break and will meet again on August 27 th. Please plan to join us it will be a potluck meeting. All Holly Calvary men and friends are invited to come to our next monthly meetings on Saturday, June 2, at 8 am at Villagers Restaurant in Holly. We will be discussing: 1. Donations (camper scholarships, Vacation Bible School, Family Promise, etc.) 2. June blood drive. 3. Funds for lime & mulch for church lawn. 4. Graduation Reception on Sunday, June 10. 5. Other business. Upcoming meetings scheduled for July 7 and Aug 4. Contact Ron Pease at 248-369-8022 for more information. GIFT Circle ended their year at Chili s with a wonderful dinner in May. Accomplishments this year worked with the Trustees to get our new food pantry up and going with Gleaners, donated money to the Young Adult program, the Youth Group, Mega Kids, Blessings in a Backpack, the church s general fund, Children s International, Navigators, Church camp scholarships, Christmas card delivery, organized Thanksgiving & Easter food baskets, organized monthly pantry in gatherings and helped with the UMW auction and Graduation Sunday. Thank you to our congregations who supported all our endeavors. We will resume on Sept. 16 th at 12:15 in the lounge. All women are invited to attend. 4
Library Corner - by Judy Wood May Mother s Day and a Salute to Heroes important to her. Love always your sister in Christ Judy Wood FEATURES Seasons Under Heaven by Beveral LaHaye and Terri Blackstock This is a good Christian fiction read about four friends and their husbands, who are sharing life together while going in different directions with their families. From the Dodd s whose son needs a heart transplant, Sylvia and Harry who are trying to determine if God is calling them to the missin field, to Cathy a divorced, single mom trying to raise her children alone and Tory the struggling writer. Drive down Cedar Circle and meet the neighbors living on this quiet cul-de-sac. See what joys can be hidden in the best and worst that life throws at them. My Husband My Maker - by Sharon Ries This book is about a woman who comes from a missionary family. She meets a man named Raul and becomes unequally yoked to this aggressive Marine who is just returning from war. Sharon shares her journey of meeting her husband and the pain that came from an abusive marriage. She will tell of her faith in God and how her husband came to salvation in Jesus Christ. Find out the story behind the title of the book and why Isaiah 54:5, For your Maker is your husband the Lord Almighty is His name. became so FUNDRAISERS Direct your Dollars Help us earn $1,000.00. If you shop at VG s, please save your receipts! Bring them in, put them into the box in the hallway and VG s will donate money to our Mega Kids program! Contact Barb Nickels with questions. We collect Box Tops for Elementary Schools in Holly. Each one is worth 10 cents and they sure do add up. Please save them and drop them into the blue file pocket on the bulletin board in the hall. See Brenda Trimmer or Ellen Pease if you have any questions. Kroger Rewards Holly Calvary Church is part of the Kroger rewards program. Our account number is 94660. 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. If you have questions or need help contact Barb Nickels or Ellen Pease. 5 Try our SCRIP program for ALL your shopping needs! This ongoing fundraiser earns about $800 a year. It s an easy way to meet your needs while earning funds for our church. If you have questions, or want to place an order, see Ron Pease at the script table in the hallway on Sundays or call 248-369-8022.
MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH We ended our year with an outdoor picnic and fun games. The weather was absolutely terrific! We were blessed with 15 kids and all had a great time. Thank you to everyone for the special end of the year gifts from my volunteers! I would like to thank all of those who volunteered with Mega Kids this year! A special thanks to Ellen Pease, Marianne Nickels, Carolyn Gmelich, Nancy Parsons, Janet Jenks, Mary Jane Winohradksy, Rachel Ray, Heather & Mike Swantek, & Elijah Schroeder. Thanks to several people who donated snacks and helped with our family nights too Sharri Hallett, Linda Pittenger, Brenda Trimmer, Jean Elmer, Lore Felch, Brenda Trimmer, Linda Parsons and probably more I can t remember! A special thanks to Janet Stack-Miller for organizing a fundraiser for Mega Kids at the Art Show at Karl Richter! Thanks also to Brenda Trimmer, Linda Pittenger, Barb Casey and Ellen Pease who helped serve and collect money! Saturday, June 23 rd 5:00 p.m. Thank you to all of those who participated in the Treasure Hunt. God watched out for our fun and kept the rain at bay for most of the day. 8 teams showed up and 38 hunters descended upon our town of Holly. A special thanks to Barb and Kevin Nickels for all the help to put this event on. We had wonderful puzzles and a great time. Congrats to our first place team Sacajawea, 2nd place or Team White Car and in Third place, Team Rocket. Look for some wonderful pictures of our event, hopefully they will be up on the screen soon. Young Adults...come Saturday June 23rd play some games and bring your thinking caps. Let s figure out what is in store for us. Come to Ortonville around 5:00 p.m. Join us on June 18th at 1:00 pm. Call Mary Jane at 248-634-3839 or Julia at 248-634-9078 with any questions. & Mega Kids will be teaming up with Holly Area Youth Assistance for our August blood drive on the 14 th. Our groups will receive $10 for each donation! Please sign-up and help us reach our goal! OF PRAYER Tuesday mornings 11 am to Noon James 1:2-3 states: Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. I questioned how pure joy can result through trials and eventually produce faith that results in perseverance. I questioned this as I went through a most difficult trial in my life a numbers of years ago. Today I can say unquestionably (and with joy) that this is true! God s Word always proves to be true! Focus for ministry this month is for perseverance. This ministry meets Tuesdays 11 am noon; we pray for all concerns, praises, etc. Call Mary Jane Winodradsky with questions at 248-634-3839. Sharri and Douglas Hallett 6
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Stephen 2 Holly Methodist Men's breakfast meeting 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 3 Holy Communion 10 17 Fathers' Day Newsletter articles due. 24 In-Gathering Sunday 4 11 Faith Pathways 6:30 PM Trustees Worship Committee 7:30 PM 5-12:00 PM 12-12:00 PM 18 19 Prayer Quilt 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM SPRC 25 Stewardship Committee - 12:00 PM Community-wide Blood Drive 1:00 PM - 26-12:00 PM 6 13 20 27 7 A.A. - G.O.D. Big Book Praise Team Rehearsal 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM 14 Flag Day A.A. - G.O.D. Big Book Praise Team Rehearsal 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM 21 First Day of Summer (June Solstice) A.A. - G.O.D. Big Book 28 A.A. - G.O.D. Big Book 8 15 22 29 9 Reserved 16 23 30 2 Lloyd Bigham III 21 Steven Wright 6 Pastor Cliff Schroeder, Wil Brendel 24 Doug & Dora Dingwall 10 Marissa Nickels 25 Noel Reeves, Joe & Joy Homrich 13 David & Rachel Ray 28 Rachel Schroeder, JoAnn Stevenson 14 Christyl Jenks 29 Brenda Trimmer 17 Grayson Grant 30 Ben Bronson, Ed & Ellen Lock 18 Jean Elmer 7
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Holy Communion 2 3 4 Independence Day 5 6 7 Holly Methodist Men's breakfast Stephen meeting A.A. - G.O.D. Big 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Book - 12:00 PM 8 15 Newsletter articles due. 22 In-Gathering Sunday 29 Family Promise Week 9 Faith Pathways 6:30 PM Trustees Worship Committee 7:30 PM 16 Prayer Quilt 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM SPRC 23 Stewardship Committee 30 Family Promise Week 10 11-12:00 PM 17 18-12:00 PM 24 25-12:00 PM 31 Family Promise Week - 12:00 PM 12 13 A.A. - G.O.D. Big Book 19 20 A.A. - G.O.D. Big Book 26 A.A. - G.O.D. Big Book 27 14 21 28 Reserved 2 Julie Johnston 20 Linda Pittenger 3 Josh Pearson 21 Roland Miller, Tom & Pat Falkner 5 Dennis Rogers, Kaylee Reeves 22 Glenn & Christi Carpenter 6 Jim & Julie Johnston 25 Martha Alexander, Chelsea Smith 9 Ellen Pease 26 Sharri Hallett, Marybeth Lage 13 Dora Dingwall 27 Kathy Pittenger 14 Elena Miller 28 Ed Lock 15 Debbie Reed 29 Melissa Maynard 17 Ellen Lock 30 Joy Homrich, Keith Nickels 8