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ADDRESS CHANGE SERVICE Feb. 2010 Vol. XLI Issue 2 March Issue Periodical

The Calvary Call (USP 555-660) is published monthly January through November, by Calvary Presbyterian Church, 4495 Magnolia Ave., River-side, CA 92501-4198. Periodicals postage is paid at Riverside, CA. Postmaster: Address changes to the Calvary Call, 4495 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92501-4198.

Working Together Toward a Brighter Future Project Homeless Connect, January 27, 2010

Providing help with housing, jobs, dental and medical care, social security, veterans’ assistance, counseling, education, food stamps, and many other social services— that was the goal of River-side’s fourth, annual Project Homeless Connect. Over 400 homeless individuals and their families were assisted by over 300 volunteers and ser-vice providers from over 50 agencies, organizations and local churches (including Calvary). It was a great day!

Calvary has supported this event for the past four years. This year the mission commission contributed $1,000 to buy dental supplies for the Loma Linda Dental Van. Over 45 pa-tients got free dental care without support!

Calvary volunteers met and registered homeless clients, helped with set-up and food prepa-ration, and served on the organizing team for the event.

Calvary’s Presbyterian Women donated many pairs of men’s socks that were given out in the men’s shower area.

RCC’s School of Cosmetology students gave free haircuts and trimmed beards all day long.

They were a big hit!

-by Sonja Almgren,

-Pictures by Jim Almgren and Pastor Dean Kokjer

-Continued on pages 4-5

Riverside’s Fourth Annual

Project Homeless Connect

† Easter Preparations – Lenten Vespers continue on Wednesdays at 6:50 p.m. on the topic of forgiveness. Come early for the soup supper at 6:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday communion will be observed April 1, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. Invite family, friends and neighbors to come with you to Easter Service April 4, 2010! † Haiti – Your hearts opened to Haiti. Your generosity has sent $3600 to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance plus the $2000 committed by our Mission Commission. Thank you!! For more information on Presbyterian work in Haiti go to www.pcusa.org/pda. † Recycle your bulletins – Thanks to Athens Disposal we now have the means to recycle at Calvary. Blue bins with the circular recycle logo have been placed around our buildings. Please drop your bulletins and other pa-pers in them as you exit worship, unless you take the calendar page home for your refrigerator door as we hope you do. You can put anything that recycles into the blue bins– but no food or garbage please. † Per Capita – What is that? I compare it to the cost of the truck, driver, and fuel which delivers the bread to the hungry world. The bread itself is the mission and per capita is what pays for the truck, driver and fuel to de-liver the mission. For 2010 our Per Capita is set at $33 per person and there is an offering envelope in your boxes designated for the purpose. That $33 gets divided as $24.25 to operate our Presbytery of Riverside, $6.15 to operate our national General Assembly, and $2.60 to operate our Synod of Southern California and Hawaii. † A blessed Easter to all! Peace and Joy, De an Ko kje r The Rev. Bruce Reyes- Chow, Moderator of the General Assembly is coming to Riverside Presbytery March 13, 2010, at First Presbyterian Church in San Bernardino. Bruce will be the keynote speaker and the following seminars will be offered starting at 9:00 a.m. Moderators’s Workshop with Bruce Reyes-Chow Daring to be a Deacon with Jan McMurtry Elders: More than Session Members with Carol

Entler

Clerk of Session with Edie Gause Multicultural Church with Nelson Grande Personal Outreach – Initiating Spiritual Dialog

with Roger Beukelman Welcoming the Neighborhood to Worship with

Anita Hendrix Contact the pastors for registration forms. The regu-lar March Presbytery meeting will follow at 2:30 p.m. How To Join Calvary – and what’s it all about? On Sunday March 14, 2010, 11:45 – 1:15, Pastor Kokjer will meet with anyone interested in learning about Calvary or about Presbyterians in general. This is an opportunity to ask your questions about Calvary and learn about our faith. Those who then choose to join our congregation will be invited to meet with the session Wednesday March 17, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. to be received as members, and then publicly welcomed in worship on Palm Sunday March 28, 2010. Talk with Pastor Dean or Pastor Erin if you have ques-tions. TAKE NOTE: Census cautions - bonified US Census workers will have a badge, a handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice. You may ask to see their badge and identifica-tion. Do not let strangers inside your home. Be wary of anyone asking personal information -- the only question you need to answer is: how many people live at your address. The Census Bureau will not be con-tacting you by email, so delete any emails that purport to be from the Census Bureau. The Calvary Call deadline has been shifted from “the 15th of the month” to “the 3rd Monday” of each month. Future deadlines will be: 2/15, 3/15, 4/19, and 5/17. This coordinates with the schedule to print on the fourth Monday, then mail the newsletter on Wednesday. It allows Marjie a full week to compile articles and photos. You may, of course, submit arti-cles at any time prior to the deadline, but do not ex-pect materials submitted after the deadline to get into the Call that month. Also, please note, Lisa is not available for other church tasks on the fourth Mon-day, which will be print day for the Call. Pas to r Ko kje r

Lake Tahoe for Presbyterians Zephyr Point Conference Center education opportu-nities for 2010. See the flyer on the bulletin board in the church office or talk to the Pastors for further information. Did you know we own a half-mile of lake frontage in that spectacular location? Ecology, Natural History, and Wilderness of the

Lake June 6-11 Writer’s and Photographer’s Paradise July 18-23 Kaleidoscope – for artists of all disciplines June

13-18 or Aug. 8-13 or 22-27 Grandparents with their school age grandkids

June 25-27 The Zephyr Experience; options to grow in faith

July 4-9 Handbell Conference July 25-29 Summer Sing July 29-Aug. 1 Choir Director’s Seminary August 1-6 Women’s Conference October 15-17 Family Winter Holiday Dec. 26-29

The Blessings of Spiritual Disciplines “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

- The theme of our Winter Youth Retreat last month was Give It Up, and we talked about how confession allows us to give up the very things that separate us from God; the people and things in our lives that seem so very important yet can easily take the place of time with God. We discussed the difference between giving up some-thing external: chocolate, sodas, TV, Facebook, or video games versus giving up something even more significant in order to spend more time with God. Our time spent with God can come in many forms: praying, fasting, long walks, reading the Bible, being in worship, or per-haps helping with a mission project. In our culture we are bombarded with technology that is supposed to make our lives easier and give us more time: cars that will park themselves (ridiculous!); GPS devices that mother us to our destination (you have to program them first); cell phones that surf the Internet; and send messages four different ways (voice, text, email, videos). Easier? I find that learning how to use a new phone or deciding which new cable or DSL or fiber optic delivery system to select for entertainment is incredibly stressful, time-consuming and not always sim-ple. It is all too easy to sit at my computer for half a day just answering email. Is this our new God? How do we use these devices to help us connect and communicate without losing ourselves to them in the process? Confession is a powerful discipline that we can use to “wipe the slate clean” and start anew with God and oth-ers. It allows us to reprioritize our time and our hearts in order to grow in spiritual maturity. And as one of our retreat youth noted, “we need to keep doing confession because it wears off.” It ‘wears off’ and we slip back into our hu-manness when we begin to allow anything to come between us and God. As we move through Lent, we are learning about for-giveness in our Wednesday Vespers services. We are

called as Christians to forgive, but sometimes we are not able or not ready to forgive. True forgiveness is a process and for some of us, it takes time, dedicated prayer, and meaningful

internal work in order to forgive. As we journey to-wards the Cross, we can’t help but be reminded of Jesus’ example showing the depth and power of for-giveness—both in his interaction with Judas (Matt. 26:20-25) and his words on the cross (Luke 23:34). What do you need to confess during this time of Lent? What is that “thing” (or things) keeping you from spending time with God? What is the time/peace/sanity-stealer in your life? How can you Give It Up and renew your relationship with the One who Created You? Begin today. Begin anew. Begin right now to enjoy time with God. Believe me, those cell phone messages can wait. Blessings,

Remember: Lenten Suppers and

Lenten Vespers Wednesday Evenings

Soup Suppers: 6:00 p.m. Vespers: 7:00 p.m.

† Easter Preparations – Lenten Vespers continue on Wednesdays at 6:50 p.m. on the topic of forgiveness. Come early for the soup supper at 6:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday communion will be observed April 1, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. Invite family, friends and neighbors to come with you to Easter Service April 4, 2010! † Haiti – Your hearts opened to Haiti. Your generosity has sent $3600 to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance plus the $2000 committed by our Mission Commission. Thank you!! For more information on Presbyterian work in Haiti go to www.pcusa.org/pda. † Recycle your bulletins – Thanks to Athens Disposal we now have the means to recycle at Calvary. Blue bins with the circular recycle logo have been placed around our buildings. Please drop your bulletins and other pa-pers in them as you exit worship, unless you take the calendar page home for your refrigerator door as we hope you do. You can put anything that recycles into the blue bins– but no food or garbage please. † Per Capita – What is that? I compare it to the cost of the truck, driver, and fuel which delivers the bread to the hungry world. The bread itself is the mission and per capita is what pays for the truck, driver and fuel to de-liver the mission. For 2010 our Per Capita is set at $33 per person and there is an offering envelope in your boxes designated for the purpose. That $33 gets divided as $24.25 to operate our Presbytery of Riverside, $6.15 to operate our national General Assembly, and $2.60 to operate our Synod of Southern California and Hawaii. † A blessed Easter to all! Peace and Joy, De an Ko kje r The Rev. Bruce Reyes- Chow, Moderator of the General Assembly is coming to Riverside Presbytery March 13, 2010, at First Presbyterian Church in San Bernardino. Bruce will be the keynote speaker and the following seminars will be offered starting at 9:00 a.m. Moderators’s Workshop with Bruce Reyes-Chow Daring to be a Deacon with Jan McMurtry Elders: More than Session Members with Carol

Entler

Clerk of Session with Edie Gause Multicultural Church with Nelson Grande Personal Outreach – Initiating Spiritual Dialog

with Roger Beukelman Welcoming the Neighborhood to Worship with

Anita Hendrix Contact the pastors for registration forms. The regu-lar March Presbytery meeting will follow at 2:30 p.m. How To Join Calvary – and what’s it all about? On Sunday March 14, 2010, 11:45 – 1:15, Pastor Kokjer will meet with anyone interested in learning about Calvary or about Presbyterians in general. This is an opportunity to ask your questions about Calvary and learn about our faith. Those who then choose to join our congregation will be invited to meet with the session Wednesday March 17, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. to be received as members, and then publicly welcomed in worship on Palm Sunday March 28, 2010. Talk with Pastor Dean or Pastor Erin if you have ques-tions. TAKE NOTE: Census cautions - bonified US Census workers will have a badge, a handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag, and a confidentiality notice. You may ask to see their badge and identifica-tion. Do not let strangers inside your home. Be wary of anyone asking personal information -- the only question you need to answer is: how many people live at your address. The Census Bureau will not be con-tacting you by email, so delete any emails that purport to be from the Census Bureau. The Calvary Call deadline has been shifted from “the 15th of the month” to “the 3rd Monday” of each month. Future deadlines will be: 2/15, 3/15, 4/19, and 5/17. This coordinates with the schedule to print on the fourth Monday, then mail the newsletter on Wednesday. It allows Marjie a full week to compile articles and photos. You may, of course, submit arti-cles at any time prior to the deadline, but do not ex-pect materials submitted after the deadline to get into the Call that month. Also, please note, Lisa is not available for other church tasks on the fourth Mon-day, which will be print day for the Call. Pas to r Ko kje r

Lake Tahoe for Presbyterians Zephyr Point Conference Center education opportu-nities for 2010. See the flyer on the bulletin board in the church office or talk to the Pastors for further information. Did you know we own a half-mile of lake frontage in that spectacular location? Ecology, Natural History, and Wilderness of the

Lake June 6-11 Writer’s and Photographer’s Paradise July 18-23 Kaleidoscope – for artists of all disciplines June

13-18 or Aug. 8-13 or 22-27 Grandparents with their school age grandkids

June 25-27 The Zephyr Experience; options to grow in faith

July 4-9 Handbell Conference July 25-29 Summer Sing July 29-Aug. 1 Choir Director’s Seminary August 1-6 Women’s Conference October 15-17 Family Winter Holiday Dec. 26-29

The Blessings of Spiritual Disciplines “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

- The theme of our Winter Youth Retreat last month was Give It Up, and we talked about how confession allows us to give up the very things that separate us from God; the people and things in our lives that seem so very important yet can easily take the place of time with God. We discussed the difference between giving up some-thing external: chocolate, sodas, TV, Facebook, or video games versus giving up something even more significant in order to spend more time with God. Our time spent with God can come in many forms: praying, fasting, long walks, reading the Bible, being in worship, or per-haps helping with a mission project. In our culture we are bombarded with technology that is supposed to make our lives easier and give us more time: cars that will park themselves (ridiculous!); GPS devices that mother us to our destination (you have to program them first); cell phones that surf the Internet; and send messages four different ways (voice, text, email, videos). Easier? I find that learning how to use a new phone or deciding which new cable or DSL or fiber optic delivery system to select for entertainment is incredibly stressful, time-consuming and not always sim-ple. It is all too easy to sit at my computer for half a day just answering email. Is this our new God? How do we use these devices to help us connect and communicate without losing ourselves to them in the process? Confession is a powerful discipline that we can use to “wipe the slate clean” and start anew with God and oth-ers. It allows us to reprioritize our time and our hearts in order to grow in spiritual maturity. And as one of our retreat youth noted, “we need to keep doing confession because it wears off.” It ‘wears off’ and we slip back into our hu-manness when we begin to allow anything to come between us and God. As we move through Lent, we are learning about for-giveness in our Wednesday Vespers services. We are

called as Christians to forgive, but sometimes we are not able or not ready to forgive. True forgiveness is a process and for some of us, it takes time, dedicated prayer, and meaningful

internal work in order to forgive. As we journey to-wards the Cross, we can’t help but be reminded of Jesus’ example showing the depth and power of for-giveness—both in his interaction with Judas (Matt. 26:20-25) and his words on the cross (Luke 23:34). What do you need to confess during this time of Lent? What is that “thing” (or things) keeping you from spending time with God? What is the time/peace/sanity-stealer in your life? How can you Give It Up and renew your relationship with the One who Created You? Begin today. Begin anew. Begin right now to enjoy time with God. Believe me, those cell phone messages can wait. Blessings,

Remember: Lenten Suppers and

Lenten Vespers Wednesday Evenings

Soup Suppers: 6:00 p.m. Vespers: 7:00 p.m.

Working Together Toward a Brighter Future

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Leonard and Pastor Erin

Pat Skotty, Ann Foster, Shelly Ahern-Victoria Presb. Church

Orange Juice Bar Robert Spitzer

Health van

RCC Cosmetology students

Working Together Toward a Brighter Future

-Continued from Page 1

Leonard and Pastor Erin

Pat Skotty, Ann Foster, Shelly Ahern-Victoria Presb. Church

Orange Juice Bar Robert Spitzer

Health van

RCC Cosmetology students

On March 3, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall, the Presbyterian Women of Calvary will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a two-part program. Mr. L. Lino Luna, Executive Director of the Casa Blanca Home of Neighborly Service will be our featured speaker. We will get an update and suggestions on how Presbyterian Women of Calvary may enhance Calvary’s long-standing partnership with this wonderful organiza-tion.

Afterward, the Calvary Quartet comprised of

Phil Bremenstuhl, John Ernsberger Pat Silvestri and James Williamson

will entertain us with barbershop harmony! We hope you will join us in March for worship, fellow-ship and fun! Friendship Circle, a PW Bible Study on the Book of Joshua – continues with Sandie Kokjer and meets in the Milliken Room, March 17, 2010, at 12:30 p.m. The lesson in March is Number 6, Ou ts id e rs B e c o m e In s id e rs : Rah ab and th e Gib e o n ite s . The key idea for the lesson is: The call to acceptance is revealed even in the book of Joshua—Rahab and the Gibeonites are signs of hope for all who are lost and outcast. Please join us for these amazing studies in Joshua. -by Reba Woller, Moderator Presbyterian Women of Calvary

THE ‘W’ IN ENDOWMENT FUND STANDS FOR WHO, WHY AND WHAT

Last month Phil Bremenstuhl wrote about Endow-ment Funds and their importance to Calvary. Today I’ll write about those who have given to Calvary’s En-dowment Fund that is administered by the endow-ment committee which is made up of ruling elders and members elected from the congregation. The Presbyterian Foundation manages the funds, and the committee is responsible for distributing the divi-dends earned as described in the charter. Many people give directly to the Endowment Fund, either anonymously or recognized, while others list it in their Trust or Will. Often, donations are left to Calvary without requesting where it is to be used, therefore Session makes that decision, and usually it chooses to put a large portion of the gift into the En-dowment Fund. People’s extra giving is as varied as our congregation. They may be very active, or they may be that person who just comes to church and then goes home. They may have a large family or none at all. They may be long-time members or have recently joined. They may give stocks or other property or write a check. They may give a lot or a little. But the one thing they all have in common is that they love Calvary and what it is doing and want it to continue even after they are no longer here. Calvary’s Annual Reports show the way dividends from Endowment Fund monies have been used. They are many and varied and include money for continuing projects such as: plant maintenance refurbishing our bells helping AIDS victims in Malawi through a contri-

bution to the Medical Benevolence Foundation, sending our youth to Triennium Audio-Visual equipment buying new table cloths, etc. thereby fulfilling the contributors’ wishes to help Cal-vary be able to continue serving all people at home and throughout the world. -by Peg Scott. Member Endowment Committee

Calvary walkers join CROP Walk Sunday March 14, 2010

What is a CROP Hunger Walk? Neighbors walking together to take a stand against hunger in our world. Together we raise awareness and funds for international relief and development, as well as local hunger-fighting. Church World Service works with partners to eradi-cate hunger and poverty and to promote peace and justice around the world. Together we reach out to neighbors in need near and far--not with a hand out, but a hand up. So, if you’re looking to help build a better world—a world where there’s enough for all—you’ve come to the right place! Around the world, Church World Service supports sustainable grassroots development, disaster relief, and refugee assistance, and we educate and advocate on hunger-related issues. In the U.S., we help communi-ties respond to disasters, resettle refugees, promote fair national and international policies, and provide educational resources.

We invite you to join our network of local and global caring through par-ticipation in CROP Hunger Walks.

CROP Walk Monies Assist the Following

Ensuring food security via a farming resource center

On the frontlines of climate change, in Geo Rabari, Sindh province, Pakistan, water and food are scarce. Church World Service and its local partner are helping farmers unite to get the water they need to grow food, as well as save seeds for the next season in a community seed bank.

Recovery in Myanmar (Burma) one year after Cyclone Nargis Through longstanding partnerships, Church World Service was able to respond quickly to the 2008 disas-ter, and today many farm families on the Irrawaddy Delta have been able to replant and bring in good rice harvests. Neighborhood: New Orleans rebuilding project Neighborhood: New Orleans -- an ecumenical effort to return a dozen families back to their homes in an forgotten area destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The long process of recovery from Hurricane Katrina continues, and in places like the New Orleans neighborhood of Little Woods, much more help is needed.

Water for all More than a billion people worldwide lack clean wa-ter, and more than 2.1 million people, most of them children, die each year from waterborne disease. Water cannot be taken for granted. Some experts predict that by the middle of this Century, people in over 60 countries could face water shortages. At the heart of the threat to future water supplies is the destruction of ecosystems. For example, over half the countries in Africa are “water-stressed.” Lack of access to water affects the life of vulnerable populations, making the simple task of collecting water a tremendous burden.

-Information from http://www.churchworldservice.org

On March 3, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall, the Presbyterian Women of Calvary will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a two-part program. Mr. L. Lino Luna, Executive Director of the Casa Blanca Home of Neighborly Service will be our featured speaker. We will get an update and suggestions on how Presbyterian Women of Calvary may enhance Calvary’s long-standing partnership with this wonderful organiza-tion.

Afterward, the Calvary Quartet comprised of

Phil Bremenstuhl, John Ernsberger Pat Silvestri and James Williamson

will entertain us with barbershop harmony! We hope you will join us in March for worship, fellow-ship and fun! Friendship Circle, a PW Bible Study on the Book of Joshua – continues with Sandie Kokjer and meets in the Milliken Room, March 17, 2010, at 12:30 p.m. The lesson in March is Number 6, Ou ts id e rs B e c o m e In s id e rs : Rah ab and th e Gib e o n ite s . The key idea for the lesson is: The call to acceptance is revealed even in the book of Joshua—Rahab and the Gibeonites are signs of hope for all who are lost and outcast. Please join us for these amazing studies in Joshua. -by Reba Woller, Moderator Presbyterian Women of Calvary

THE ‘W’ IN ENDOWMENT FUND STANDS FOR WHO, WHY AND WHAT

Last month Phil Bremenstuhl wrote about Endow-ment Funds and their importance to Calvary. Today I’ll write about those who have given to Calvary’s En-dowment Fund that is administered by the endow-ment committee which is made up of ruling elders and members elected from the congregation. The Presbyterian Foundation manages the funds, and the committee is responsible for distributing the divi-dends earned as described in the charter. Many people give directly to the Endowment Fund, either anonymously or recognized, while others list it in their Trust or Will. Often, donations are left to Calvary without requesting where it is to be used, therefore Session makes that decision, and usually it chooses to put a large portion of the gift into the En-dowment Fund. People’s extra giving is as varied as our congregation. They may be very active, or they may be that person who just comes to church and then goes home. They may have a large family or none at all. They may be long-time members or have recently joined. They may give stocks or other property or write a check. They may give a lot or a little. But the one thing they all have in common is that they love Calvary and what it is doing and want it to continue even after they are no longer here. Calvary’s Annual Reports show the way dividends from Endowment Fund monies have been used. They are many and varied and include money for continuing projects such as: plant maintenance refurbishing our bells helping AIDS victims in Malawi through a contri-

bution to the Medical Benevolence Foundation, sending our youth to Triennium Audio-Visual equipment buying new table cloths, etc. thereby fulfilling the contributors’ wishes to help Cal-vary be able to continue serving all people at home and throughout the world. -by Peg Scott. Member Endowment Committee

Calvary walkers join CROP Walk Sunday March 14, 2010

What is a CROP Hunger Walk? Neighbors walking together to take a stand against hunger in our world. Together we raise awareness and funds for international relief and development, as well as local hunger-fighting. Church World Service works with partners to eradi-cate hunger and poverty and to promote peace and justice around the world. Together we reach out to neighbors in need near and far--not with a hand out, but a hand up. So, if you’re looking to help build a better world—a world where there’s enough for all—you’ve come to the right place! Around the world, Church World Service supports sustainable grassroots development, disaster relief, and refugee assistance, and we educate and advocate on hunger-related issues. In the U.S., we help communi-ties respond to disasters, resettle refugees, promote fair national and international policies, and provide educational resources.

We invite you to join our network of local and global caring through par-ticipation in CROP Hunger Walks.

CROP Walk Monies Assist the Following

Ensuring food security via a farming resource center

On the frontlines of climate change, in Geo Rabari, Sindh province, Pakistan, water and food are scarce. Church World Service and its local partner are helping farmers unite to get the water they need to grow food, as well as save seeds for the next season in a community seed bank.

Recovery in Myanmar (Burma) one year after Cyclone Nargis Through longstanding partnerships, Church World Service was able to respond quickly to the 2008 disas-ter, and today many farm families on the Irrawaddy Delta have been able to replant and bring in good rice harvests. Neighborhood: New Orleans rebuilding project Neighborhood: New Orleans -- an ecumenical effort to return a dozen families back to their homes in an forgotten area destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The long process of recovery from Hurricane Katrina continues, and in places like the New Orleans neighborhood of Little Woods, much more help is needed.

Water for all More than a billion people worldwide lack clean wa-ter, and more than 2.1 million people, most of them children, die each year from waterborne disease. Water cannot be taken for granted. Some experts predict that by the middle of this Century, people in over 60 countries could face water shortages. At the heart of the threat to future water supplies is the destruction of ecosystems. For example, over half the countries in Africa are “water-stressed.” Lack of access to water affects the life of vulnerable populations, making the simple task of collecting water a tremendous burden.

-Information from http://www.churchworldservice.org

MEET YOUR DEACON SUNDAY February 14, 2010

It was wonderful to see you all at the Meet your Deacon Sunday on Valentine's Day. Putting faces together with names and chatting— not to mention sharing Valentine's treats, was special for us all. Here are a few of the things your Board of Deacons enjoys doing for our Church: preparing for Communion, shopping for the Home of Neighborly Service, overseeing Calvary's blood bank program, maintaining wheelchairs, walkers and other medical equipment, scheduling coffee servers, taking communion to Air Force Village West, providing lunch bags for the homeless who visit the church office, arranging receptions and ushering for memorial service, hosting fellowship brunches, visiting hospitalized and ill members and sharing in your joys and life transi-tions. Now that you have met your Deacon, please keep in close contact. We love to hear from you and look forward to seeing you each Sunday at worship service. -by Robyne Williams, Moderator of Deacons Pictures by Mary Pauw and Don Bell

Carol Whitney Reba Woller Ted Blake Corkie Mensinger

Win Carey Stan and Nicki Shannon with Helen Walker Pat Silvestri greets Corkie Mensinger

Margie Wayne with Jay Keller Pastor Dean and Bob Brandenburg Sara Hoyer and Ralph Heckman

Margaret Robinson Christine Ward George and Peggy Williams

Jon Ward with Betty Brewster Judy Mares and Emily Lawson, Mary Pauw and Betty Showalter

Peggy Williams, Margie Wayne, Rosemary Harris Linda Shipley, Bob & Linda Craig Mariah Alvarez for their daughter, Morgan

Moderator Robyne Williams greeting visitors Paul Boyer and Jonathan Osbrink

MEET YOUR DEACON SUNDAY February 14, 2010

It was wonderful to see you all at the Meet your Deacon Sunday on Valentine's Day. Putting faces together with names and chatting— not to mention sharing Valentine's treats, was special for us all. Here are a few of the things your Board of Deacons enjoys doing for our Church: preparing for Communion, shopping for the Home of Neighborly Service, overseeing Calvary's blood bank program, maintaining wheelchairs, walkers and other medical equipment, scheduling coffee servers, taking communion to Air Force Village West, providing lunch bags for the homeless who visit the church office, arranging receptions and ushering for memorial service, hosting fellowship brunches, visiting hospitalized and ill members and sharing in your joys and life transi-tions. Now that you have met your Deacon, please keep in close contact. We love to hear from you and look forward to seeing you each Sunday at worship service. -by Robyne Williams, Moderator of Deacons Pictures by Mary Pauw and Don Bell

Carol Whitney Reba Woller Ted Blake Corkie Mensinger

Win Carey Stan and Nicki Shannon with Helen Walker Pat Silvestri greets Corkie Mensinger

Margie Wayne with Jay Keller Pastor Dean and Bob Brandenburg Sara Hoyer and Ralph Heckman

Margaret Robinson Christine Ward George and Peggy Williams

Jon Ward with Betty Brewster Judy Mares and Emily Lawson, Mary Pauw and Betty Showalter

Peggy Williams, Margie Wayne, Rosemary Harris Linda Shipley, Bob & Linda Craig Mariah Alvarez for their daughter, Morgan

Moderator Robyne Williams greeting visitors Paul Boyer and Jonathan Osbrink

SCRAPBOOKERS March 21, 2010 Remember Calvary Faith Scrapbooking on the third Sunday of each month, 12:00 noon in the C.E. building, Room #2. A light lunch is provided. Try your hand at scrapbooking some of your favorite snapshots into creative memory albums. Dig through your photos of your friends and family members cele-brating birthdays, weddings, sport’s events, vacation trips, school events—anything and everything is worth putting into an album to cherish for years to come. COME AND JOIN US!

Marsha Taylor scrapbooks pictures from the latest cruise.

Well, we had a first! Our first week of February had no Calvary servers. It worked out well, though, as Temple Beth El has decided to send a group the first Sunday of each month. We had the UCR Rotary group doing drinks and then Arlington High School appeared. What a great group! Wait until you hear our menu this month! The first Sunday Pat and her team had manicotti in carbonara sauce. Second Sunday the team had chicken mar-sala! Did you know we were running a gourmet Italian restaurant out of Copeland? On Valentine's Day they will enjoy Debbie Holcomb's cookies and Valentine treats. We welcome Judy and Gary Mares and Cal and Sharon Boothby as our 5th Sunday-sub cooks. Judy and Gary have already put their time in. We found Gary to be a real pro in cutting up hams. Cal and Sharon--your time is coming!! Our guest numbers have been a little short so far in February, but the Super Bowl pre-empted one Sunday. Keep an eye out for meat sales again. Our freezer is getting low and Second Harvest hasn't had much. Give me a call if your see a real deal advertised. Thanks to all who share your time with us “down-under” in Copeland. -by Pam Shoulders, Hot Meals

“Awake My Soul” Nashville, Tennessee APCE Conference— January 2010

By Marsha Taylor, C.E. Commission Chair

Rev Carla Pratt Keyes, pastor of Ginter Park Presbyterian Church in Richmond VA, graduate of the College of William and Mary and Princeton

Theological Seminary. Bill Lane, former Associate Pastor at Calvary, and I were able to share some old times and make a few new memories as we wor-shiped together during several of our sessions. I would like to share

some of my notes with the congregation about what went on at the Association of Presbyterian Christian Educators (APCE) conference in Nashville in January. I attended nu-merous workshops and get-togethers, but I wanted to com-ment on the daily Worship elements. Each service began with a different type of music.

Wednesday - Scottish and Irish Folksongs

Thursday - Jazz quartet

Friday - Rachmaninoff, cello Saturday - Jazz quartet (Church choir got snowed in) Each day a different topic:

You Are Who You Are - God uses raw material like you and me. Sermon “The Great Gift of Music” singing to the glory of God brings the community together.

You Are What You Do - What you practice matters at least as much as what you think. Sermon “When God’s People Sing” – when a congregation sings, we sing our corporate belief. We “agree” to sing the same tempo, there is no soloist – our voices are heard as one. We accomplish something in “concert” to God.

You Are Loved Anyway - Being loved shapes us into our truest selves. Sermon “Talkin’ Bout a Resolution” – based around the song, “We Shall Overcome” and how music got the slaves, protestors and visionaries heard. You are Your Eschatological Self –Attitude matters more than a little. Sermon “Singing Hallelujah” – in music we Praise the Lord in music and song until He comes again. Communion was served at this final worship ser vice. I have posted a picture with all the different kinds of bread and chalices that we were served from.

Welcome Concert Amy Grant Singer, songwriter – married to Vince Gill, lives in Nashville, teaches Sunday

School and is a youth group leader at First Presbyterian Church of Nashville. Amy sang and spoke, accompanied only by her guitar. She talked about last year (2009) when God stepped in and called her touring and per-forming to a halt. During that year, her children’s grandfather turned terminally ill and passed away on Easter, but not before a long overdue reunion for Amy and her former father-in-law. For several years the -Continued on Page 12

No Cruisers in March. Instead, we encourage all to attend the Lenten suppers. Be ready to meet again in April for another fun-filled night of food and Whist. Just $5.00 for dinner. -by Jane Rousser

Erica Marshall and her little Jessica work away at “cropping”.

Sandie Kokjer is intent, cut-ting pictures to just the right size.