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Prayer
Mercy
Ministries
Worship
and
the Arts
Adult
Sunday
School
Children
and
Nursery
Men's
Ministry
Women's
Ministry
Small
Groups
Missions
Prayer
We
are a praying church.
If you have any prayer requests or items of praise that you wish to
share with us, you
can email the church
office,
or you can call the
office at (502) 456-5500. Prayer
requests can either be kept confidential or can be shared with the
congregation, at your preference. You can also submit any prayer
concerns on Sunday mornings on the card provided in the bulletin.
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Mercy
Ministries
Our Mercy Ministry Team coordinator is Bert Witzel. lf you are interested
in
serving, whether loccally or abroad, or have ideas, please contact
Bert or the church office.
Haiti: David
Short (coordinator for the OVP) has established work in Haiti to assist
in disaster relief. He has invited individuals to participate in a
short-term trip from July 31st to August 7th; please email David Short
if you are interested in this trip or other possibilities.
Nashville:
We are planning a trip to the Nashville area between August 1 and 7.
There will be opportunity for people to come for most of the week, or
for one or two days. Speak to Pastor Dave or contact the church office
if you are interested.
Food
Pantry: Wayne Elliott is
working to establish a "food pantry" at the church for when people call
or come to us needing meals. If you would like to provide a simple meal
someone could take home and prepare, please contact Wayne.
Other:
We are also exploring more opportunities to serve locally. We would
love to hear any suggestions!
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Worship
and the
Arts
We believe that music is
a powerful means
to worship God. In the attempt to worship God both creatively and
biblically, we do not restrict our music to one style. You will
find our worship style somewhere between contemporary and
traditional. We sing both hymns and praise songs, accompanied by many
different instruments -- organ, piano, guitar, double bass, violin,
trumpet, etc.
We welcome anyone to join our music ministry. If you sing or play an
instrument, don't be shy! Music practice is at Calvary at 6:30pm on
Wednesdays.
Bert Witzel is our music director. Please speak to him with any
suggestions or if you would like to help out with the music on Sunday
mornings.
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Adult
Sunday
School
The Sunday school hour
begins at about
11:00am, following the church service and a time of coffee and
conversation. There are typically two adult Sunday school classes
offered.
Starting
September 12:
Knowing God,
a discussion of the classic work by J.I. Packer, led by Steve King.
and
Church History Part 2,
led by our church historian and assistant pastor Josh Carmichael.
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Children
and Nursery
A nursery is available
for those who wish
to use it for children up to their third birthdays. Children are also
welcome to stay in the worship service.Thank you for working with them
as they grow to
learn how to worship. Please do not leave your children unattended.
The nursery is located through the door in the front of the sanctuary
and up the steps, and it is staffed by volunteers from the
congregation. Childcare begins around 8:50am. Please pick up your
child(ren) as soon as practical after the service. Nursery is also
provided during the Sunday school hour. If you have
any questions or would like to volunteer to help in the nursery, please
see Julie Koci or Jamieson Forristal.
During the service there is a time of prayer for the children. At this
time parents may dismiss their children to Children's Church,
or you
may keep your children with you in worship. You may also
accompany your children if it will be helpful to them or you.
Children's church meets in the nursery (see above) and they may be
picked up after worship or
will be brought to the fellowship hall downstairs. Children's Church
volunteers, please talk to Jennifer Forristal.
Children's Sunday school is also offered for all ages. The Toddlers
class is in the nursery. The Preschool, Primary, and Junior High
classes meet up the stairs from the nursery. The new quarter begins on
January 10th. The class material is based on the Great Commissions and
Publications Sunday school curricula. See Lisa Krystaponis
with
questions or if you would like to teach for a quarter.
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Men's
Ministry
The men's ministry is
coordinated by Josh
Carmichael and Wayne Elliott.
The men meet for a prayer breakfast at the church on the fourth
Saturday of the month, from 7:30am-9:00am.
Check out the blog
of Josh Carmichael, our assistant pastor.
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Women's
Ministry
The Women in the Church
(WIC) is led by a steering
committee of Katie Nau (president), Dana Arnold, Nanci Dively,
Elizabeth Mattson, and Amy
Rutherford. (Note: two
positions will become available in the fall of 2010, as some ladies
will be rotating off the committee.)
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Small
Groups
Barnabas
Groups are
small groups that meet throughout the area twice a month on Sunday
evenings. The average group consists
of 8-15 people. The name is taken from Barnabas in the book of Acts,
whose name means
“Son of Encouragement”, and these
groups are
designed to be
places of
encouragement. The concept of ministry through small groups is seen in
Acts 2:42,
where we read "And they devoted themselves to the Apostles' teaching
and fellowship, to the breaking of bread
and the prayers."
Barnabas groups are primarily
designed for Fellowship [provide a way
for members to get to know one another and establish lasting
and
supportive friendships.], Prayer [teach and encourage group members to
support each other and bear one another's burdens
in prayer, although
no one is required to pray out loud], and some
Teaching - help group members--from young
Christians to long-time
believers--to grow in their knowledge of God by examining
their
lives
in the light of His Word. Most of the groups have a light supper as
part of the fellowship time.
Each group determines how members
divide the responsibilities for bringing food. Most groups include
activities for the children and youth, but there is
at least one group that does not include children. Since one
of
the goals is to develop
friendships with other members of
the congregation in your general geographic area, you should
stay
with
the same group for a period of time. However, you are free to move
whenever you want. We also hope that, as the church
grows, the groups
grow and need to
multiply.
If you need more information about
the groups, ask one of the pastors
or leaders at the church.
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Missions
Haiti
-- see above for opportunities in Haiti
in
2010.
Nashville,
TN -- see above for
opportunities in Nashville
in 2010.
Mexico
-- Trip to
Ciudad Victoria,
Tamaulipas, Mexico, in June 2009.
Mexico --
Pastor Dave travels to the Rio Grande Valley regularly to teach
at Edinburgh
Theological Seminary.
Ukraine
-- Pastor Dave Dively and Arne Keister have travelled to teach
at the Reformed
Seminary
in Kiev.
Zambia
-- Pastor Dave spent several weeks teaching at the Theological
College of Central Africa in August 2009.
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