Calvary United Methodist Church 1 W. Wyomissing Avenue Mohnton, PA 19540

Grain of Salt

Where He Leads Me, I Will Follow I hope by now the news that I have been reappointed to another congregation has made its way through the congregation, and that we are all participating in coming to terms with what that news means for us as individuals and as a faith community. Transitions are difficult. Losing a pastor can be a wrenching experience, and the anxiety around receiving a new pastor can be difficult, too. I have some words to share about my previous transition experiences that may be reassuring. In 1994 I left the denomination that had nurtured me from my birth up to and including my 35th birthday. It was very, very difficult to leave what was familiar and comfortable behind, but circumstances made staying even more painful than the move. My family and I stepped forward in faith, and joined Hopewell United Methodist Church, which nurtured and blessed us during the years we were members. God was with us during that move, and used it to pave the way to a better future for all of us. In 1998 I declared for ministry and was appointed as the part-time pastor of a small country church in Akron, PA. Leaving Hopewell was hard and we left behind many people we loved, but moving to Akron blessed us in a great many ways. While there, I learned some of the skills needed in the pastorate and was able to attend seminary as a full time student. We made friends there who are still a part of our lives. We look back to those years with great fondness and have many wonderful memories. God was certainly with us during our service in that little church! In 2002 my seminary studies were completed, and the Bishop assigned me to a full time charge. Community UMC is a church with around 80 at worship and is located at the juncture of three school districts and three townships. It made for an interesting church calendar! Our children were young at the time and made good friends in the Akron community. Quite frankly, we didn’t want to go! But itinerancy is a part of the UMC ministry covenant, and so we packed up and moved to our new home in West Lampeter Township. The new church welcomed us with great excitement and love, and we had eight wonderful years of ministry in that community. All three of our children were able to attend and graduate from a fantastic school district, and again, God surrounded us with a caring community of wonderful people who are still in connection with us today. God is faithful if we are! Community Church was not our beloved Akron community, but we were embraced and carried there just the same. You all know how the tale unfolds from there. In 2010 my District Superintendent (D.S.) called and informed me that there was a church in Berks County that was ready for a pastoral change. There were certainly some challenges in getting here, as some of you may recall. Our house in Lancaster didn’t sell for three years, In this issue: and I don’t think the parsonage housed a dog before. But one thing was the same – the people of Calvary reached out to our family and soon made us welcome. Some allowed us Birthdays ............ .......... 2 to become a part of their lives and became our friends, and we are honored and grateful that Address Updates. .......... 2 they chose to do so. Summer Golf ....... .......... 2 In looking back on our six years at Calvary, I can see God’s hand in the ministries Education Loans . .......... 2 we supported or began. I am proud to report that between baptisms, new members and From the journals .......... 3 MCFM Needs ...... .......... 3 confirmations, 130 lives have been eternally altered through the Spirt of God and our work Blanket Sunday ... .......... 4 together. Christian Ed......... .......... 5 And now, the D.S. has called again, and once more, I am being called to a new Vacation Bible School .... 6 community. Again, I feel the wrenching pain of leaving a group of co-laborers in God’s From the Lay Leader ...... 7 vineyard, and again, I am called to step forward into the unknown with only faith to guide me. 2016 Gretna Gritty.......... 7 But I have experience in these matters now. I know God is with me, and I know God goes Using Social Media ........ 8 before me. I have confidence in a bright future for myself, my family and for my beloved May Volunteers ... .......... 9 Calvary Church. God is always faithful. We are called to be faithful, too. In the words of the Monthly Calendar…….. .. 10 old hymn, “Where He leads me, I will follow”. And I remind those who are upset that I am being reassigned, please remember, “God will take care of you.” Yours in Christian love,

Pastor Bern

01 – Dan Bentz 01 – Dennis Bowers 01 – Angela Juckem 02 – Mark Gerard 02 – Owen Munsterteiger 03 – Ken Dearstyne, Jr. 04 – Darla Wagner 04 – Jesse Angstadt 06 – Tony Tomczak 06 – Jacob Kope

ADDRESS UPDATE: 610-451-2505 Ron & Dawn Fox 2139 Reading Blvd. West Lawn, PA 19609

06 – Quinn Raszkiewicz 07 – Madalyn Kell 07 – Jena Herman 08 – Jason Wenrich 09 – Gentry Radwanski 09 – Brooke Shannon 10 – Tamara DeLoretta 11 – Mike Davies 12 – Sue Stalnecker 13 – Peggy Harshaw 14 – Karen Hinkel 14 – David Bierly 14 – Ellie Leffler 15 – Corrin Bauer 15 – Becca Preston 16 – Steve Kochan 17 – Amy Magerman 17 – Lindsay Angstadt 18 – Lyn O’Hare 19 – Bob Werner

21 – Iva Cairns 21 – Mark Rush 22 – Joel Calata 22 – Richard Burkhard 23 – Margaret Hornberger 24 – Denise Rohrbach 24 – Andrew Mc Bride, Jr. 25 – Anne Marie Kline 27 – Jessica Stahl 27 – Elizabeth Castetter 28 – Rich Weinstein 29 – Katelyn Wagner 29 – Scott Sommers 29 – Dynasty Clark 31 – Zachary Martin

We WILL be starting our summer golf league the week of Memorial Day (probably Tuesday). The schedule will be announced soon, but the format of 9-holes starting about 5:40PM, rotating 4 courses as before, usually walking / pull-carts will remain as before. An email with the dates and courses will follow in the coming weeks. Any questions, call / email Bruce at 610-777-7844 or [email protected]. See you on the greens!

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, COLLEGE STUDENTS AND PARENTS! The Board of Trustees has established the William and Beulah Eshelman Memorial Fund at the Berks County Community Foundation. This fund was established through a bequest to the church. William and Beulah were the parents of the late Judge W. Richard Eshelman and leaders in the early days of Calvary Church. In addition to providing financial support to

the church, the fund may provide educational loans to assist active members of Calvary United Methodist Church in

pursuing some form of post-secondary education. Members may be attending a 2-year or 4-year college or vocational

school either full or part time or pursuing some type of secondary education through a certification program. There is a

lifetime loan of $5,000 per individual. Repayment of the loan must begin no later than one year after completion from the educational program.

The Berks County Community Foundation is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to develop, manage and distribute funding to meet existing and emerging community needs. Through permanent endowment funds created from charitable

gifts, the Community Foundation makes grants, scholarships and loans from the earnings of the endowment fund. By keeping the principal balance of the fund intact, the Community Foundation will ensure a lasting and stable vehicle for the ongoing educational support for members of Calvary United Methodist Church.

Applications for the loan are available from the church office or can be downloaded from the Berks County Community Foundation’s website at www.bccf.org under “Find a Scholarship”. Search for the William and Beulah Eshelman Memorial

Fund. The application period will begin April 1st and the deadline to apply is June 30th. Those selected to receive loans will be notified by July 30th. All church members pursuing any form of post-secondary education are encouraged to apply.

Approval for a loan does not commit you to accepting the loan.

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From the journals of Chaplain Dearstyne (Ret.)

DESTINY As I write this, I am looking at one of the photos in my World War II album. Many were taken during the months after the war ended, before I returned home from the South Pacific on January 8, 1946. That picture must have been taken in early January. It shows me wearing woolen clothing and earmuffs. It was a bright sunny day in upstate New York and I was skating on Reed’s Pond. I had looked forward to that day for three years. As I look at the photo, I see that, except for my sister who is taking the photo, I am alone. I think most teenagers who went off to war, thought they would return to pick up the loose ends of their lives as though they had never left. I was soon to learn that nothing could ever be the same. A girl I had once dated was now a registered nurse and would soon be married. Another girl was a college student in a distant state. Two other girls were already married. One was the mother of a baby girl. Boys I had grown up with were scattered far and wide across the country. Reality had transformed my familiar, predictable world into one I no longer recognized. The regimented, disciplined life I had been living for three years was poor preparation for the independence of civilian life. I had been, more or less, living in a time capsule while many of my old friends had taken on adult responsibilities in the real world. I soon realized that I needed to build a new life for myself. I had never had a full-time job. I had enlisted in the Army shortly after my eighteenth birthday. But, my father had taught me carpentry and I found a job with Duncan & Cahill contractors in Troy, NY. Ruth and I began dating soon after I returned and, within a few months, we were engaged. At Duncan & Cahill, I met a young engineer who had graduated from Cornell. When he learned that, while in the Army, I had taken two semesters of engineering at St. Bonaventure College near Olean, NY, he urged me to apply to his Alma Mater (Cornell) using benefits of the GI Bill. I was accepted for late entrance in October, 1946. Since I had not been in a classroom for nearly three years, I decided that I did not want to risk starting a difficult curriculum two months late. If I flunked, I would risk the loss of GI Bill benefits. The coming months gave me time to think very seriously about what I wanted to do with my life. It became increasingly clear that I wanted to work with people, not things. Ruth and I were married June 28th, 1947 and, in September, I began the fall semester at Houghton College in western New York, majoring in psychology with a minor in social work. For me, life became a series of surprises and unexpected outcomes. I planned to earn a graduate degree in counseling psychology. Instead, unpredictable events led to theological seminary and ordination as a Methodist minister. Memories of World War II reminded me of chaplains who had

influenced my life and helped renew my faith. After ordination, I was commissioned as an Air Force Chaplain. I loved the work. It was all that I expected, and more. I thought I was on a career path. But, it was not to be. One of our children had been braindamaged at birth. It became increasingly obvious that I could not leave Ruth with such a responsibility when I would be absent for extended periods of time. Reluctantly, I left active duty and returned to pastoral ministry. But, life continued to be unpredictable. The Soviets built the Berlin Wall. My National Guard unit was activated. During that year (61-62), a chaplain position opened in the Veterans Administration. I left active duty to begin a 23 year career as chaplain in a neuropsychiatric hospital, work that I came to love. It was as though I had been given unique preparation for the job. My years of military service, the undergraduate degree in counseling psychology and a special daughter who made me sensitive to the needs of families and individuals coping with mental illness. Daughter, Joanna’s condition was tragic, but it positively influenced my life and work and, I am sure, that of her brothers and sisters. That youngster skating on Reed’s Pond so long ago was not yet twenty-one years old in 1946. He could not have imagined the unexpecteds and unpredictables that lay ahead. Perhaps those are the wrong words, because my faith tells me that God had a hand in the confusing game from the very beginning.

COMMUNITY MISSIONS May 2016 Food Ministry Shopping List 

Canned Fruit 

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Kleenex

Instant Potatoes (20-28 Oz.)   

Rice

Canned Pasta Grocery gift cards

These items are needed by Friday, May 20th at 9AM. NOTE: The collection point for food donations from members and friends of Calvary UMC is located in the lower cabinets at the “Donation Station” in the narthex. Monetary donations ~ Please make your check payable to Mifflin Community Food Ministry Mail to: Zion Evangelical Congregational Church Attn: Mifflin Community Food Ministry 57 N. Church Street, Mohnton, PA 19540

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BLANKET SUNDAY IS ALMOST HERE! Mother’s Day ~ May 8th  The cost of a good quality wool blanket is now $10.  Please complete the form provided, including your envelope number, if you have one.  Place your form and payment in the Church World Service envelope provided, then either mail it to the church office or place it in Janet Dearstyne’s church mailbox in the workroom (A10).  This year you have the opportunity to send a card to the person(s) to whom you have dedicated your gift(s). Church World Service has provided meaningful gift cards for your use. They are located in the narthex on the counter at our Donation Station. We are making these available early so that you may mail the card in time for Mother’s Day.  OUR GOAL IS 200 blankets!

BLANKET SUNDAY Mother’s Day ~ May 8th Calvary Church is sponsoring Blanket Sunday on Mother's Day, May 8th. Blankets are a gift of love, providing comfort, warmth and shelter to people throughout the world suffering from oppression, natural disasters and poverty. Your contribution of only $10.00 will purchase a good quality wool blanket ~ a gift of love that will keep on giving throughout the year. This is a wonderful opportunity to honor your mother, grandmother, daughter (or any loved one) with gift(s) of comfort & love. The name(s) of the person(s) you are honoring or remembering will be printed in the Sunday bulletin on Mother's Day. Please make your check payable to: Calvary U.M.C., memo section: "Blanket Sunday"

(PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY) Name: ____________________________________________ Number of Blankets: _____

ENVELOPE # _________

In honor of: ___________________________________________________________________ In memory of: ___________________________________________________________________ Completed forms and donations may be placed in the Church World Service envelope provided and then placed in Janet Dearstyne’s mailbox [A10] or mailed to the church (Calvary UMC, 1 W. Wyomissing Ave., Mohnton, PA 19540). The deadline is Tuesday, May 3rd. 4

SCHEDULE CHANGES FOR MAY WONDER KIDS – DISCOVER ZONE – YOUTH DATE Ages May 1

WONDER KIDS Preschool & K NO WONDER KIDS OR Two services 9:00/10:30

May 8

Sara Erb & ass’t Wonder kids only!

May 15

M. Tomzcak & ass’t

May 22

DISCOVER ZONE Grades 1 - 5 DISCOVER ZONE Family Worship Mother’s Day/One Family No Discover Zone

S. Erb Confirmation Sunday/ Family No Wonder kids, Discover

May 29 NO WONDER KIDS OR Two services 9:00/10:30

DISCOVER ZONE OR Family Worship

YOUTH Grades 6 - 12 Kefer/Miller/Shannon

YOUTH GROUP Grades 6-12 6:00 – 8:00

only 6- 12 grade will meet

Service 10:00AM Worship

No Youth

or Youth

Kefer/Miller/Shannon One Service 10:00AM Worship

6:00 – 8:00 No Youth

Zone or Youth

YOUTH (Memorial Day Wkd)

BBQ @ ERB’s for youth group families

QUESTIONS? CALL SARA ERB @ 610.777.8441 or email [email protected]

HELP STILL NEEDED: Contact Sara Erb at 610.777.8441 or [email protected] if interested in serving. YOUTH ASSISTANTS are needed for a rotation in Wonder Kids. It would be nice to have 5 youth (age 12 and up) to help the adult leader in Wonder Kids. As an assistant, you participate in the activities with kids as an ‘encourager’ as well as help with clean up and set up. To date we still have 4 Sundays a month open. HOSPITALITY: Do you have a smile to share? Enjoy serving others? The coffee time that is served each Sunday could use some more help. It takes approximately 45 minutes to get everything ready before the 9AM service. Please consider helping set up or clean up once a month. WORSHIP LEADER for Discover Zone. I am looking for someone who is willing to rotate leading worship with the children in the Discover Zone. This role is extremely fulfilling! Job duties include welcoming the children, leading in to the prepped Bible story videos, prayer time, discuss memory verse, life app and bottom line. Everything is scripted and prepped. No memorization needed. 30/45 minutes prep during the week. MALE LEADER for Harvey Cedars Middle School Youth Camp ~ June 20 -24, 2016 To date we have 5 youth (3 boys and 2 girls) attending the Middle School Camp at Harvey Cedars Bible Conference this summer. We are to have a female leader and a male leader. We are looking for someone 17 or older to attend as a back-up with Sara Erb. If this opportunity interests you, please reach out to Sara for more details 484.663.1548.

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Vacation Bible School is in the works…Put it on your calendar now!

EGYPT: Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace

Dates: June 13 – 17, 2016 from 6:15 – 8:30PM each night

Calvary UMC is the host church this year! Many hands are needed to keep this fun faith filled event stress free! We are hosting a Market Place in Fellowship Hall. Here are some job descriptions that still need to be filled: • • • • • •

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Joseph and Ramses: storytellers each night Barber Shop: make jeweled headbands and beaded headdresses Basket Weavers Shop: weave paper place mats, crosses and baskets Bread Shop: only open one night. Make bread/rolls with the children Embalmer’s Shop: decorate a sarcophagus Hieroglyphics and Artists shop: Shenu paper necklaces and signs. Children will make name tag necklaces for themselves using hieroglyphics stamps. Toy Shop: make wooden tic-tac-toe games and other wooden ornaments that can be painted. May also make an Egyptian game out of cardboard and paper Jewelry Shop: Design Cairo collars and cuffs with jewels and crayons and markers Animal Courtyard: if you have a contact for small animals (ducks, geese, lamb, sheep, alpaca) we would LOVE to offer this as part of the marketplace this year! Scenery and set design: If you are handy with a paint brush and cardboard we need towers and camels and hippos and lots and lots of Egyptian signs to cover our space! Note: All volunteers must have your clearances. They are EASILY attained through the Christian Education office. Please see Sara Erb.

Vacation Bible Donations Needed:

School

There is a list located outside of Sara Erb’s door. As you bring an item in PLEASE mark it off so that we can keep an updated list. If you aren’t in church but would like to supply something, please just call the church office and we will make the adjustments. Drop off zone is outside the CE office  GENERAL o EZ-up tents - 1 o Baskets (all sizes – wicker and laundry) o 2 Burlap sacks o Terra cotta pottery o Old or new Sheets (all sizes, either solid or bold patterned) o Old or new pillow cases (costumes for kids) o Sharpie markers - color assortment – 2 pkgs o Stones/ pebbles – roughly 100 o 1 can of gold spray paint MARKETPLACE SHOP SUPPLIES o Gold pony beads - qty 1000 o Gold cord /gimp – 2 spools o Green eye shadow - 3 o Assorted ink pads - 3 o Colored pencils – 2 packs o Craft gems – acrylic jewels – assorted – 1 bag/500 pieces o Suede leather lacing - 25 yd spools – any color – quantity 2 o Glue dots – large and small – 3 boxes of 200 or 300 count o Yarn – bright colors – o Quarter bale of straw o 5 rolls of toilet paper o 20 rolls of paper towels o 6 large car wash sponges o 3 black plastic tablecloths o 2 rolls of clothesline

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FINANCIAL SPONSORS NEEDED FOR CAMP:

If you are looking for a positive way to spend your tax refund, Calvary has plenty of children, youth and adults that can put it to good work by attending a camp this summer. We offer each camper a scholarship in the amount of $45.00, 65.00 or 130.00 depending on the length of the camp. For adult leaders, we pay half. These scholarships are a budgeted item, however, gifts to offset the budget are truly appreciated. To date there are 14 youth and 6 adults lined up to attend Harvey Cedars Bible Conference this summer.

4th Annual Gretna Gritty May 7, 2016 at Gretna Glen Camp and Retreat Center The Gretna Gritty is a 5k mud run for runners aged 12 and up, with 19+ obstacles set in the beautiful, rugged terrain of the Mt. Gretna area. Participants can expect to encounter mud, water, fire, rocks, earth, and climbs that excite the mud runner in us all! There are Competitive, and Non-Competitive Options, as well as Team Options for the Gretna Gritty and Walk-A-Thon. All participants can expect lunch, medals, special promotions, a sweet Gretna Gritty t-shirt, and memories to last a lifetime! In its third year is the Nitty Gritty Kids run for children (5-11 years old) to get in on the action with a 1 mile fun run. This event is non-competitive, and not timed. Nitty Runners can show up anytime between 10:00am and 1:00pm, and during the run we will have spotters to supervise your children, but parents are welcome to run along in a non-participatory role. All participants can expect lunch, medals, special promotions, a sweet Gretna Gritty t-shirt, and smiles for the whole ride home! Nitty Gritty Registration Price: $25 Non-competitive/walkathon - $75 Competitive - $85

For more information and registration: http://www.gretnaglen.org/about-us/getinvolved/gretna-gritty-mud-run Last year there were 10 runners/walkers from Calvary Church. We all had a muddy-good time! Please join the Calvary team! Call Carol Adams to be a part of it! 610-777-3764

A MESSAGE LEADER:

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One of the opportunities that the lay leader enjoys is to keep in touch with the ways that the lay members of Calvary serve the church. Let’s offer a hearty, “Well done, good and faithful servants!” to these helpers who have served long and well. Yvonne Davies has cared for the church’s outdoor sign board for over 30 years. Each week she changed the words, adding a phrase of scripture, a line of a hymn, a seasonal greeting, or a message of congratulations, welcome, or thanksgiving. Thank you for your faithfulness, Yvonne! She has passed the boxes of sign board letters to Jim Farmer. Mary Jo Hollis has chaired the altar guild for over 25 years. She has scheduled the volunteers who set each week with appropriate paraments, ensured that altar flowers were sponsored, ordered seasonal flowers and Palms, kept the candles in stock, and more. Thank you for your attention to detail, Mary Jo! She has passed the calendar to Jeanette Magerman. Communion elements have been prepared for over 12 years by the team of Doris Metz, Jackie Meiran, Janet Mohn, Beverly Pawlik, and Mary Jane Keinard. Sometimes, their husbands helped, too. They expertly acquired and prepared the elements for both worship services and at seasonal services. Thank you, team, for your important contribution to our worship! They have passed the bread knife to Jill and Joe Raber. Ken Dearstyne, Jr., has served as lay leader for more than 5 years. The lay leader keeps in touch with the congregation, encouraging people to participate in the ministries of the church, and serving as an active listener. I have recently been appointed to the position and look forward to serving with all of you. We are the church together! Carol Adams 610-777-3764 7

Presents

SHAPE the Sky Have we taught our children how to use social media wisely?

Do we know the apps our children are using?

Saturday, June 4th 9:00 – 11:00 AM Calvary United Methodist Church Mohnton, PA 19540 Seats are limited. Register by calling the church office 610.777.8441 or emailing Sara Erb at christianed.calvmohn @comcast.net

RSVP by Wednesday June 1st Shape the Sky is a candid and informative seminar that helps parents shape their adult wisdom into knowledge that will help them guide their children (and their gadgetry) in today’s technological climate. When parents are able to share what they know with their children through open communication and positive relationship, they can help protect their children as they navigate the internet and use available apps.

This seminar is being sponsored by

We will provide IMPORTANT information about the dangers of social media, as well as tips for helping our children use social media wisely. Note: This is an Adult Only seminar.

*Bethany Christian Services of Central PA is partnering with Shape The Sky, LLC to provide this invaluable training*

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Sound Board

Lay Worship Leaders

May 1st May 8th May 15th May 22nd May 29th -

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Deb Bierly Dave Svetz Jim Farmer Frank Scalise Bruce Morton

Tony Tomczak Jerry Kinsel Jerry Kinsel Tony Tomczak Mark Martin

Nursery (10:30AM)

May 1st May 8th May 15th May 22nd May 29th -

Elizabeth Castetter & Alyssa Meeks No Nursery – Mother’s Day Jen Raszkiewicz & Janet Dearstyne Cathy Benene & Joyce Caltagirone Jeanette Magerman & Joann Werner

Acolytes (9:00AM)

May 1st May 8th May 17thMay 22nd May 29th -

Paige DeLoretta Anthony Maniaci Ryan Hafer Caden Coutz Paige DeLoretta

Altar Guild Leader: Jeanette Magerman

Altar Flowers

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Discover Zone (10:30AM)

May 1st May 8th May 15th May 22nd May 29th -

Sara Erb & Sean Steffey Sara Erb & Sean Steffey Sara Erb & Sean Steffey Sara Erb & Sean Steffey Sara Erb & Sean Steffey

Wonder Kids Leaders (10:30AM)

May 1st May 8th May 15th May 22nd May 29th -

OPEN Cathy Benene Mark & Jody Martin Rich & Julie Burkard Ken & Janet Dearstyne

Jen Raszkiewicz & Youth Elizabeth Castetter & Youth Michelle Tomczak & Youth Deb Bierly & Youth Janet Dearstyne & Youth

John Gingrich & Janet Wagner Don Wadsworth

Bulletin Sponsors

May 1st May 8th May 17thMay 22nd May 29th On the following Sundays, we will worship together as one church family at 10AM: Mother’s Day, May 8th – guest musicians Confirmation, May 22nd Farewell Sunday, June 19th – Pastor Bern & Vicky’s last Sunday with us; reception to follow in the Social Hall. Hope to see YOU at worship!

Ushers/Greeters

John Gingrich OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN

Our current worship times will continue through the summer months: 9AM – Traditional 10:30AM – Praise & Worship

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6:00 PM GS Troop 198 7:00 PM Church Council

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8:00 AM Prayer 9:30 AM Adult Group Christian Education 5:45 PM Kingdom 6:30 PM Bowling Kids 7:00 PM Confirmation Class 7:30 PM Senior Choir

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8:00 AM Prayer Group 7:30 PM Senior Choir

9:30 AM Adult 9:00 AM WVP Christian Education Closing 6:30 PM Bowling Programs

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9:00 AM Traditional Worship 10:30 AM Praise & Worship and Wonder Kids 1:00 PM Wadsworth Recital 6:00 PM Youth Group

9:00 AM Next 7:00 PM SPPRC month's Grain of Mtg Salt 6:00 PM GS Troop 198

8:00 AM Prayer Group 5:45 PM Kingdom Kids 7:00 PM Confirmation Class 7:30 PM Senior Choir

9:30 AM Adult Christian Education 11:30 AM Not By Choice Lunch 6:30 PM Bowling

Wyomissing Valley Preschool Last Day 9:00 AM Donations due for Mifflin Food Ministry

9:00 AM Mifflin Community Food Ministry @ Zion ECC

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6:00 PM GS Troop 1518 6:15 PM GS Troop 11151 6:30 PM WVP/CC Board Mtg

8:00 AM Prayer Group 7:30 PM Senior Choir

9:30 AM Adult Christian Education 6:30 PM Bowling

No Christian Education Peace with Justice Special Offering 10:00 AM Confirmation Sunday

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Calvary United Methodist Church 1 West Wyomissing Avenue Mohnton, PA 19540 Office: 610-777-8441 Fax: 610-777-3181

www.calvaryumcmohnton.org

Pastor Bern Kefer

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Our Vision Statement: Making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world Our Mission: Sharing God’s Love in Community through Worship, Fellowship, Service, and Outreach

Calvary United Methodist Church 1 West Wyomissing Avenue Mohnton, PA 19540-1915 610-777-8441 (office) 610-777-3181 (fax) www.calvaryumcmohnton.org [email protected]

Safe Sanctuary

WORSHIP SCHEDULE 9:00AM Traditional Worship 10:30AM ~ Praise & Worship and Christian Education for Children & Youth Wyomissing Valley Preschool (for ages 18 month through pre-kindergarten) ......................................610-777-1693 Calvary Care (before and after school care for the Governor Mifflin School District) ............................610-777-8552 Wednesday prayer group meets in the Chapel Library at 8:00AM Community Prayer in the Prayer Room from 5:30-8:30PM every Wednesday Kingdom Kids Choir (ages K-5th grade); 1st and 3rd Weds. of selected months 5:45PM – 6:25PM Senior Choir meets Wednesdays from 7:30 – 9:00PM in the Choir Room Bell Choir meets Wednesdays @ 6:30PM Adult Bible Study/Discussion meets Thursdays from 9:30 – 11:00AM in the Chapel Library Youth Group meets Sundays from 6:30 – 8:30PM in the Youth Room

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