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WEEKLY NEWS

April 9, 2026

Christian Churches United will be hosting the 2026 United in Love Conference on Saturday, May 16, at Camp Hill United Methodist Church. This event seeks to deepen our embrace of our neighbors, educate ourselves in best practices, and dream of how we might embody the way of Jesus in our ever-changing world. Representatives from the Mt. Calvary Outreach Committee will be in attendance and we welcome anyone else to join us! Register at tinyurl.com/bdz2yyzk.

IN PERSON

Saturday - Eucharist 5:00 pm

Sunday - Eucharist 8:00 and 10:00 am

Monday - Contemplative Prayer 11:00 am

Thursday - Healing Service 10:00 am

ON FACEBOOK & YOUTUBE

Sunday - Eucharist Service 9:00 am

Announcements 

Voices of the Valley Concert: On May 1 at 7pm, here at Mt. Calvary, you are invited to join in a powerful musical celebration honoring the 250th birthday of the United States of America with a special choral concert that captures the spirit, history, and heart of the nation. This inspiring program will feature a vibrant blend of rousing patriotic anthems, beloved timeless classics, and soul-stirring spirituals. For more information about Voices of the Valley or this upcoming performance, visit VoicesoftheValley.co or find us on Facebook.

Parish Prayer List and Prayer Chain: The Mt. Calvary Prayer Chain group on the Groups.io website includes a repository of prayer request messages as well as a database of current prayer requests, used as the parish prayer list.

Parishioners willing to commit to praying faithfully for those on the current prayer list are welcome to join the Prayer Chain group. Those who simply wish to submit a prayer request without joining may do so by contacting the Prayer List Administrator (Jack Seefeldt: john.michael.seefeldt@gmail.com; 717.421.2919) or the Parish Administrator (mtcalvary@mtcp.org; 717.737.9834).

Please see the FAQ document, "Mount Calvary Prayer Requests: Using Groups.io Email List and Website," at this link.

Hearing assistance during services is available. Please see ushers for details. 

When e-mailing the church office, please use mtcalvary@mtcp.org. This address will go directly to the parish administrator.

For pastoral care concerns

contact Rev. Aaron Smith by email or phone 717-312-7995

OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES

Your opportunity to be a part of this effort – please sign up for a group cooking event or as a restocker. Signup sheet is in the narthex. 

YOUTH PROGRAMS

·      Pizza Club, Wednesday, April 15, 5-7pm.

·      Youth Group, Sunday, April 26, 5:30-7pm. 

Why shouldn't you tell an Easter egg a good joke?

It might crack up!



Book Club: Will meet Sunday after the 10am service to discuss What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline. Contact Linda Farrell for more information.

Men’s Breakfast Group 2025-2026

Mt Calvary Men’s Breakfast Group meets the second Saturday of every month from October through May. We meet at the church and start at 8:30 and end at 9:30. Coffee and breakfast bites are available. Our meetings are a combination of prayer, sharing about ourselves and a discussion of "Secrets in the Dark”" by Frederick Buechiner. It is a celebrated collection of sermons, essays and talks spanning the author’s career, revealing his deep engagement with themes of faith, doubt and personal experience.

You may choose to buy the book, but it is not necessary as our group leaders will introduce the chapter(s) and then open it up for discussion. It’s a great opportunity to get to know other men at Mt Calvary and to have some God centered dialogue with other men. We welcome new members! For questions, contact Dean Wharton at 717-329-1200.

MCP Women’s Study Group: We are underway in our Women’s Study Group, and we have been having meaningful and rich discussions with both laughter and tears! You might enjoy these wonderful gatherings, too! We meet at 6:45-8:00 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month downstairs in the Undercroft. Our next book will be A Tree Full of Angels by Macrina Wiederkehr, which we will being discussing at our next meeting on April 22. We hope to see you! Questions? Please call Marcia Wharton, 717-728-6322.

News from Saint Luke's

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