Your Weekly E-Newsletter Thursday March 14, 2024

PRE-CONCERT

ST. PATTY'S DAY DINNER

THIS Friday, March 15 at 6:00 p.m.

Dinner will be served featuring a variety of soups. A Free Will Offering will benefit CareNet Ministries. Volunteers are needed to help with food (soups, bread, desserts), set up and serving.

If you can help, please see the sign up sheet on the kiosk in the Narthex or contact Cindy Rooks at finance@calvaryl.com.

“So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you’; as he says also in another place, ‘You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.’”

- Hebrews 5:5-6

Queen Victoria of England was only nineteen years old when she was crowned; until that day she was always under supervision. Her ascension to the throne was the first time she was free. She rebelled at first, partying late into the night. In retrospect, she considered that time “the least satisfactory time in her whole life.” She eventually learned what it meant to be a good leader, surrounding herself with strong advisors and helpers, including her husband Albert. Together they made the nation strong; they prospered in economics, industry, science, culture, and the military. All the while she managed to keep a loving home, actively involved with her nine children.

What made Victoria a successful leader? How was she able to prosper a nation while maintaining a loving home? At all times she sought the best for her country and people. She did not seek power, but rather humbled herself, serving her nation for sixty-four years in humility. She consulted her advisors who helped her make the right decisions. Her success was an achievement of character; her reign was one of honesty and simplicity. Her humility did not make her weak; she was a strong leader who ruled in the best interest of her people.

It is so easy to fall into the trap of power. Many kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, bishops and pastors, CEOs and governors think that their position gives them the authority to control the lives of those over whom they rule instead of remembering that they have been called to serve. We don’t even have to be in a position of leadership to fall into the temptation of controlling those around us. We think we know it all, and that eventually leads us to become self-appointed rulers.

The writer of Hebrews reminds us that Jesus also knew himself to be a servant. He was identified as the Son of God with God’s own voice. He was obedient to the One who sent Him, sharing the same will as he continues to reign as eternal Priest and King. He did not choose these roles; He is the eternal fulfillment of all God’s promises. 

Source: Sola Worship Resource - Weekly Devotional

Would you like to get familiar with the modern songs used in our worship ahead of the busy weekend?

We have two options to listen to the upcoming weekend's hymns that aren't found in our hymnals. The worship song for March 16-17 is "I Run to Christ".

Simply click YOUTUBE to watch it on YouTube or listen to it on Spotify, click SPOTIFY.

 Fifth Sunday in Lent

March 16-17, 2024

High School Youth recently enjoyed an afternoon of lunch and indoor mini-golf at "Big Putts" in Greenfield.

You can also find out more on their website: NALC Disaster Response

To support this important Mission of the Month, you may include it in your weekly offering envelope or designate the donation as "Mission of the Month" in your online giving.

As you know, Calvary Lutheran Church is a congregation of the North American Lutheran Church. The NALC Disaster Response Fund provides resources for natural disaster victims in the United States.

When a disaster occurs, funds are used to:

• alleviate human suffering;
• provide transitional assistance;
• enable those affected to begin the rebuilding process.

In addition to funds received, the NALC Disaster Response team collects and distributes items that can be given out to disaster victims. 

We are currently collecting items for Health Care Kits. A tote bag for donated items will be provided. Please pick up the "shopping list" and empty tote bags from the table in the Narthex.

Women's Book Group

Monday, April 8 2024

12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Media Room



"The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post"

So begins another average evening for Marjorie Merriweather Post. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all. Growing up in the modest farmlands of Battle Creek, Michigan, Marjorie was inspired by a few simple rules: always think for yourself, never take success for granted, and work hard—even when deemed American royalty, even while covered in imperial diamonds. Marjorie had an insatiable drive to live and love and to give more than she got. From crawling through Moscow warehouses to rescue the Tsar's treasures to outrunning the Nazis in London, from serving the homeless of the Great Depression to entertaining Roosevelts, Kennedys, and Hollywood's biggest stars, Marjorie Merriweather Post lived an epic life few could imagine.

Marjorie's journey began gluing cereal boxes in her father's barn as a young girl. No one could have predicted that C. W. Post's Cereal Company would grow into the General Foods empire and reshape the American way of life, with Marjorie as its heiress and leading lady. Not content to stay in her prescribed roles of high-society wife, mother, and hostess, Marjorie dared to demand more, making history in the process. Before turning thirty she amassed millions, becoming the wealthiest woman in the United States. But it was her life-force, advocacy, passion, and adventurous spirit that led to her stunning legacy.

And yet Marjorie's story, though full of beauty and grandeur, set in the palatial homes she built such as Mar-a-Lago, was equally marked by challenge and tumult. A wife four times over, Marjorie sought her happily-ever-after with the blue-blooded party boy who could not outrun his demons, the charismatic financier whose charm turned to betrayal, the international diplomat with a dark side, and the bon vivant whose shocking secrets would shake Marjorie and all of society. Marjorie did everything on a grand scale, especially when it came to love.



Just a reminder that contributions to the NALC's 20/20 Vision Campaign need to be designated as "NALC" either on your giving envelope or on your check. If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Rooks at finance@calvarylc.com.

For an update on the NALC's 20/20 Vision campaign, click on the link below to watch an update from Bishop Selbo. This video highlights the work we are doing, the ways in which gifts to the initiative are already being used, and the impact future gifts will have in our shared witness and mission.

We invite you to provide

Hospitality Treats on Sunday

We invite you to stay after worship on Sunday mornings and enjoy fellowship time and a treat/cup of coffee in Fellowship Hall.

If you'd like to provide treats (donuts, bagels, etc.) for Sunday hospitality time, there is a sheet on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall. You may bring the treats (six dozen) and drop them off in the kitchen, or simply add a “P” behind your name, pay $30 to the church office and the treats will be purchased for you. 

The sign up sheet for 2024 has been posted on the bulletin board.  Thank you for your support!

If you watch our services via the Live Stream, please take a minute to let us know. There is now a link called "Online Worship Attendance" on the page where you access each week's service.

We appreciate you taking the time to complete this each week. It helps us know that our Live Stream is being viewed and by whom. 

Thank you!

CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH www.calvarylc.com

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Questions or comments? Email Sue Rowe at communications@calvarylc.com