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WEEKLY NEWS

March 5, 2026

Calling All Acolytes!! We will hold acolyte training on Sunday, March 15, after the 10am service. In preparation for the Easter Season, we want to work on refining our choreography to help support the worship experience. We need all acolytes - experienced and less so - to participate. Please plan to grab a snack after service and then meet in the Nave at 11:30am. We will be finished by 12:30pm. Direct questions to Deacon Stu: scarboroughstuart7@gmail.com, or 717-585-0576. 

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

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Sunday - Eucharist Service 10:00 am

Announcements 

Lent Devotional

Fr. Aaron is writing a daily devotional throughout Lent. Feel free to check it out at https://lent.joy-project.org if you want to participate.

Get Your Mt. Calvary Swag On! Embroidered or printed with Mt. Calvary’s name and logo. Samples are in the undercroft along with order forms. Return form and payment to the office by March 15. 

From the Churches Affiliated Child Care Centers (CACCC), supported by members of Mt. Calvary on the board of directors.

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

Central PA Food Bank: The next day for volunteering at the Food Bank is Tuesday, March 10, from 5-7pm. You must be 14 years or older. The link to sign up is:

https://volunteer.centralpafoodbank.org/registrations/wF2n6DLsno/claim_spot. 

YOUTH PROGRAMS

·      Pizza Club: Wednesday, March 18, 5-7pm. 



What goes up when March rain comes down?



An umbrella! 

Book Club: Will meet Sunday, April 12, 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.

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 are continuing to discover the broad applications to ourselves as a community, as well as to ourselves, personally, in Accidental Saints by Nadia Bolz Weber. You don’t have to have read the book. We invite you to join us! No commitment is necessary, just drop in and see what you think and how you feel! We meet at 6:45-8:00 on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month downstairs in the Undercroft. Our next gathering is Wednesday, March 11, to discuss Chapters 16 and 17. Questions? Please call Marcia Wharton, 717-728-6322

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