Holly Calvary UMC 15010 N. Holly Rd., Holly, Michigan 48442 Ph. 248-634-9711 E-mail hollycalvarychurch@gmail.com Website: hollycalvary.org Sunday Morning : 9:30 am Sunday School for all ages: 11:00 am : 6:30 pm Pastor: Rev. Clifford J. Schroeder III Ph. 248-245-8155 voice or text November 2017 Newsletter Nov 4 Pasty Sale Page 2 Nov. 5 All Saints Sunday Nov 13 Norwex Customer Appreciation Page 3 Nov 19 Thanksgiving Baskets Page 3 Nov 26 Hanging of the Greens Page 2 Nov 26 Dec. 10 Poinsettias Page 3 Dec 9 Cookie Walk Page 3 Dec 26 Blood Drive Page 2 Coach s Corner Discovering the Vision Sunday, October 22 nd and, October 25 th marked the beginning of our move toward discerning God s future vision for us. If you were unable to attend on one of those dates, I urge you to listen online or acquire one of the CDs. Saying that we are moving in the direction of our future vision does not mean that we are not presently living out God s vision for us in the here and now. It does not mean that what we are doing, or what we have done, is wrong. If a child s body stopped growing and developing we would be deeply concerned; and rightly so. Should our concern be any less when the body of Christ stops growing and developing? The church is continually called forward to serve God faithfully in each new season. As people come and go; as faith and learning grows; as the needs of the community change; God s vision for us adapts. Our faithfulness as a church comes through staying tuned into God s leading, so that we may serve with excellence. I have often heard folks say that they do not like change. Allow me to propose the idea that we struggle less with change, and more with poor transitions during the process of the changes. Many of us have embraced new stores, restaurants, online shopping, email, Facebook, smartphones, and so much more. Each of these has offered us something. And, while we may have resisted at first, many of them have become a part of most of our lives in some way. How did they get us? Answer; the companies spoke about the positive possibilities for us, and we embraced the possibility. I believe vision is the positive possibility of the church fully embracing and living out the perfect will of God for the people of God and the community in which they live and serve. Together, we will discern the future vision and begin living into it. My heart s desire is to honor God, and to lead our church, with excellent transitions, through the 1 changes the vision may point us toward.
Perhaps the most vital aspects of excellent transitions are transparency and clear communication. Hear this understanding as my commitment, and the commitment of our leadership team, to hold these to the highest standard as we journey forward together as the body of Christ here at Holly Calvary. Walking in Faith, Pastor Cliff ANNOUNCEMENTS Calvary Hall Coat Room Storage Pasty Sale The GIFT Circle will be having a pasty sale on Saturday, November 4 th! We are looking for people that would like to help for any amount of time in the following areas: Friday, Nov. 3 rd prep 12 pm - 6 pm Saturday, Nov. 4 th pasty-making 7 am - 4 pm Saturday, Nov. 4 th clean-up 3 pm - 5 pm Please contact Barb Casey at 248-634-7472 Pasties are $5 a piece again this year. Pick-up will be Saturday only. There will be no calling reminders on that day. If you do not pick up your pasties by 4 p.m., they will be sold to those on the waiting list. Please remember to bring a tray to pick up your pasties. Since we have converted half of the coat room into a food pantry to support that ministry, we no longer have the luxury of leaving items in the coat room for extended periods of time. Therefore, the Trustees are requesting that you do not leave anything longer than absolutely necessary there. If the room begins to look cluttered, we will move some or all of the offending items to the garage where they will be kept until the next rummage sale. So if you are missing something that you thought was left in the coat room, please check the garage. You can get a key from the office, or ask any of the trustees for help. Note that there are several jackets in the coat room that have been there since last spring, so if you are wondering where your jackets is, now that it is cooler, check the coat room. Thank you. - Guy Winohradsky Community Blood Drive at Holly Calvary- December 26 th Someone in Michigan needs your blood! Give the gift of life. You can schedule your December 26 th appointment at www.miblood.org, call 1-866-MIBLOOD (1-866-642-5663) or contact our Holly Calvary volunteer, Ellen Pease, at 248-369-8022. Come join us! Sunday, November 26, at 12 pm 2
Poinsettias are Coming! Every year we have the opportunity to decorate our church as well as honor our loved ones, with the purchase of a poinsettia plant. These plants will be used to adorn our sanctuary during the week of Christmas. They may be taken home after the Christmas Eve service you attend. Protective sleeves will be available in the narthex. We will be taking orders Sunday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Dec. 10 th. The price of each plant is $10.00. Order forms can be found in a basket of envelopes on the table in the narthex. Fill out your form and return it to the envelope with payment and drop it in the offering plate. Please contact Dawn Rogers 810-629-8486 if you have any questions. Customer Appreciation Monday, November 13, 2017 2 6 pm Calvary Hall Fundraiser for Food Pantry The GIFT Circle will be assembling 10 food baskets for those in need in our community on Sunday, November 19 th. There is a sign-up sheet for needed basket items, in the hallway, across from the church office. Please sign-up to help. Items can be put in Calvary Hall on the far wall behind the screen. The GIFT Circle members will provide the turkeys, pies and other fresh items for the Thanksgiving meal. Thank you for your continued support of this outreach ministry! Get ready to bake! Saturday, December 9 th Doors open at 8:30am for craft sales only. Cookie Walk starts at 9am. Cookies will be $10 per box. Crafters still needed! Please prayerfully consider participating in this festive event. We will be calling and asking for donations of homemade cookies towards the end of November. For more information contact Dawn Rogers at 810-629-8486 GROUPS Holly Methodist Men- Sat., Nov. 4th at 8 AM All Holly Calvary men and friends are invited to come to our monthly meeting at Villagers Restaurant in Holly. We will discuss updates, recent activities, purchases, projects, and other business. Ideas? Questions? Call Ron Pease 248-369-8022. Future meeting dates Dec. 2, & Jan. 6, 2018 and Feb. 3, 2018 United Methodist Women The UMW met at the church on Monday, October 2 nd at 6:30pm with nine women in attendance. The next meeting will be held on November 6 th at 6:30pm with Shirley Brendel and Katherine Hill as hostesses. Please come join us. 3
PRAISES Dear Methodist Church Ladies you are precious like jewels. Thank you so much for helping Friends with Needs with their bake sale. You are really a blessing and we thank God for you helping us out. This helped us very much and will allow us to use the bus to get around. Thank you so much for collecting VG receipts for Mega Kids! We have collected $20,000 so far. We are 13% of the way to our goal of $150,000. Please continue to save the ENTIRE receipt and place them in the box in the narthex. Partial receipts are not valid for the program. November 23, 2017 News from - Jim Diegel This is my first Christmas on nights to sing. Wow! I asked to sing at the 300 Bowl. On Night Mike and I play guitars for the kids and the worship too. On October 14 th Jeff and I went to a COF from 10 am to 4pm. November is county games for bowling. More to come soon. October 17th Community Blood Drive was Cracker Jack! -Thirty-nine persons attempted to donate blood. Thank you! -Thirty-three blood products which were successfully harvested, has the potential of saving 99 persons lives. Thank you to the Michigan Blood staff, our Holly Methodist Men, Ron Pease, Noel Reeves, Glenn & Christy Carpenter, Mary Jane Winohradsky, the blood donors from our church, and our community. Thank you all. Ellen Pease, volunteer at Holly Calvary. Be someone s blessing. Give blood if you can. BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES 2 Jeff H. Smith 13 Ron Pease 5 Apple Boothe 17 Marianne Nickels 7 Dorotha Miller, Michelle Smith 20 Evie Gudith 9 Dick & Linda Pittenger 22 Sue Telfer, Roland and Elena Miller 12 Sharron Reid, Robert Wright 25 Samantha Yonts 4
FEATURES Library Corner - by Judy Wood Bedtime Blessings 100 Bedtime Stories for Blessing Your Child - by John Trent This is a children s book about how John Trent helps parents teach their children how to pray and give thanks to God. Families can plant seeds and watching them grow and learn how to grow in the Lord. There are many examples in this book telling / showing children how to trust in God. Normal Is Just a Setting on Your Dryer - by Patsy Clairmont. Patsy uses humor in everyday life and brings light heartedness out of tragedy. In other words, In everything give thanks for this is the will of God through Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Have a Happy Thanksgiving and remember to give thanks always. Your Sister in Christ, Judy Wood FUND RAISERS Operation Christmas Child Get 2, has chosen operation Christmas child for their next mission project. Please join them in their endeavor to put together shoe boxes filled with hygiene and school supplies to bless children in need around the world. Your donations can be put in the Christmas box in the hall. 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. Time to order your gift cards for Christmas, birthday & holiday shopping everywhere. This ongoing fundraiser earns our church about $800 a year with $100 tithed to Holly Area Youth Assistance. Merchants lists can be found at https://shop.shopwithscrip.com. Talk to Ron Pease, our volunteer coordinator at the script table in the hallway on Sundays or call him at 248-369-8022. Box Tops for Education We collect Box Tops for Holly Elementary Schools. Each one is worth 10 cents but they sure do add up. Please save them and drop them into the blue pocket on the bulletin board in the hall. See Brenda Trimmer or Ellen Pease if you have any questions. 5
MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH December into one event. So...we are going to make our Christmas Party, Saturday, December 2 nd at 4:00pm. We are going to whip up a Fundo, bring your White Elephant and let s roll the dice again. Humm, wonder who will bring home the elephant this year? Still working on those letters to our College Students? Bring them anytime and give them to either me or Doug. Remember to keep them in your prayers. Our thoughts and prayers are always with you all. Sharri and Douglas Hallett In October we had 7 new kids start coming to Mega Kids. We keep running out of Bibles, which is a good problem to have. We are having our Family Fun Harvest Party on October 25 th and everyone will be dressed up. We will play games, eat lots of candy, play Bingo, decorate cake pops and tell a Bible story. We are having a Mega Kids team meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 7 th at 6:30pm at the church. We will be planning the Dec 6 th mega Kids night and the Dec 13 th Happy Birthday Jesus Party! Thank you to all the volunteers that help make our Mega Kids a success! Happy coming up Holidays! Doug and I have decided to combine November and The Food Pantry expansion project continues to move forward! The new pantry is almost finished! We have received approval from Gleaners!! We have three Holly Methodist Men who have taken the necessary certification to pick up food each month and load it into the pantry. We will continue with our 4 th Sunday in-gathering and use the baby bottle money to purchase food through Gleaners to keep our pantry stocked. Get 2/Get TO Jr. High Youth Ministry Get 2 is about investing in 2 other people. Are other goals are to Get into the Word, Get into acts of service, and Get into action; events that make for great times to invite first-time friends. Our members are committed to serving and making God's love known. Their next returnable can and bottle drive will go towards Operation Christmas Child. Collection bins will be in the parking lot Sunday, November 26 th and the 29th. Prayer Quilt Ministry The Prayer Quilters meet the 3 rd Monday of each month from 1pm - 3pm. We could use some more women to help us. Don t let quilters scare you. You only need to know how to iron, thread a needle, make stitches, or give advice and you re in! We could also use donations for supplies; such as barring (the middle layer of the quilt), fabric and floss. Join us for quilting and fellowship. For more information call Mary Jane at 248.634.3839 or Julia at 2483.634.9078. An Hour of Prayer Ministry This month we will especially remember our homeless veterans in our prayers. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 God s word gives us power, strength and comfort. Thank you, Lord. Everyone is welcome to Hour of Prayer. Come and pray for all/any concerns and requests as we praise our mighty God for who He is and all that He does. Call M.J. Winohradsky with any questions. 248.634.3839 6
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat December 17 5 Daylight Saving Time Ends Holy Communion Firm Foundation Service 12 Firm Foundation Service 19 Newsletter articles due. Firm Foundation Service G.I.F.T. Circle (Growing In Faith Together) 12:15 PM 26 In-Gathering Sunday Firm Foundation Service Hanging of the Greens 6 A.A. Steps 1-2-3 United Methodist Women (UMW) meeting 6:30 PM 13 A.A. Steps 1-2-3 Norwex Customer Appreciation 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Faith Pathways 6:30 PM Trustees Committee 20 A.A. Steps 1-2-3 Prayer Quilt Ministry 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM SPRC 27 A.A. Steps 1-2-3 Stewardship Committee 7 A.A. - Came to Believe An Hour of Prayer Ministry 11:00 AM - 14 A.A. - Came to Believe An Hour of Prayer Ministry 11:00 AM - 21 A.A. - Came to Believe An Hour of Prayer Ministry 11:00 AM - 28 A.A. - Came to Believe An Hour of Prayer Ministry 11:00 AM - 1 All Saints' Day MEGA Kids - 8 MEGA Kids - 15 MEGA Kids - 22 29 MEGA Kids - 7 2 3 Stephen Ministry G.I.F.T. Circle Pasty Set Up A.A. - G.O.D Big - 4:00 PM - 9 A.A. - G.O.D Big - 16 A.A. - G.O.D Big - 23 Thanksgiving A.A. - G.O.D Big - 30 A.A. - G.O.D Big - 10 11 Veteran's Day 17 18 24 25 4 G.I.F.T. Circle Pasty Sale 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM Holly Methodist Men's breakfast meeting 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM 11:00 PM
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