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August 23, 2018 • No. 34
New Worship Series: Pentecost PeopleMary Alice Birdwhistell
Each year, we celebrate Pentecost Sundayseven weeks after Easter. It’s a crazy andexciting day in worship where we talk about theSpirit and sometimes wave banners or pray indifferent languages. Then we tend to putPentecost back in the box and pack it awayuntil next year. We don’t want to get too “carriedaway.”
But what if we opened the box back up this fallat Calvary? What would it look like for us to liveas Pentecost People – people who seek to beled by the Spirit - year around?
Before he ascends to heaven, Jesus says thatwe will receive power when the Holy Spirit hascome over us. Later, the author of Ephesiansprays that we might be “strengthened in ourinner being with power through the Holy Spirit.”The Spirit gives us power to do the things weotherwise couldn’t do on our own.
What do you need the Spirit do empower you todo in the coming year? What does Calvaryneed the Spirit to empower us to do in thecoming year? Join us as we seek to answer thequestion, “What does it look like for us to live asPentecost People?” - not one Sunday a year,but in our everyday lives.
Up Ahead08/2609:30a - SundaySchool 10:45a - Worship 06:00p - MinistryConference
08/2810:00a - Meals onWheels
08/2907:00p - Intergen.Choir Rehearsal
08/3010:00a - Meals onWheels
FinancialsJuly 2018 ActualBudget Receipts:$51,228 July 2018 ActualBudgetExpenses $37,602 July 2018 ReceiptsOver Expenses:$13,626
Birthdays08/23 - DaveMcCarroll 08/23 - Hillary
August 26: Pentecost People: Living by thePower of the Spirit Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 3:14-21 September 2: Pentecost People: Unified in theMystery of the Spirit Scripture Passages: Acts 2:1-21 and Joel 2:28-32 Mandy McMichael Preaching September 9: Pentecost People: Speaking withthe Boldness of the Spirit Acts 4:1-31; 1 Timothy 1:3-14 September 16: Pentecost People: Known by theLove of the Spirit Galatians 5:16-26; 2 Corinthians 3:4-18
Warrington 08/24 - Jim Hitt 08/25 - MarkBondaruk 08/25 - Becky Olson 08/25 - True Head 08/26 - Erica Hinsley-Hernandez 08/26 - Jake Myers 08/27 - Jim Roberts 08/29 - Genny Deeds-Page Worship Pentecost People:Living by the Power ofthe Spirit Acts 1:1-11,Ephesians 3:14-21 Mary AliceBirdwhistell
We had such a great morning at Calvary on Sunday, with 250 in attendance! We voted tocall Lauryn Everic as our new Interim Minister to Children, welcomed newKindergarteners to worship, celebrated 10 new 7th graders joining our youth ministry, metPrincipal John Weeks and his family (and gave them a big SURPRISE from the surplus ofour Journey On campaign), and blessed all of the backpacks and work bags of thosestarting a new school year, including over 50 backpacks overflowing with school suppliesfor our friends at West Avenue Elementary. For all that is and all that is to come this year,thanks be to God!
We had a great morning welcoming our friends at West Avenue Elementary for theirfirst day of school on Tuesday! Thanks so much to everyone to come out to join us.Let’s offer our “backpack blessing” for all those who are starting school this week...
Today is a New Day! You can start fresh, wipe the slate clean, and begin again.Today you can embrace kindness, practice compassion, and stand up for someone.Ask for help. Offer hope, listen with your whole heart, work for the common good,and love well.
Back to School at West Avenue Consider signing up to be a mentor at West Avenue this year. Mentors are partnered withup to three students, and they meet together during a 30-minute lunch period one day aweek for reading and conversation. We had 20 mentors engaged with 60 students at WestAve. last year, and we’d love for even more people to become involved with this ministry inthe coming year. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/WestAve18-SignUp or contact Jennifer Low formore information.
Wednesday Nights Resume September 5
Book Club: Getting Involved with God: Rediscovering the Old Testament This fall, Chad Eggleston will be leading a book club discussion on Wednesdaynights about the book Getting Involved with God. The author, Ellen Davis, writes,"This is a book about getting, and staying, involved with God—what it takes, what itcosts, what it looks and feels like, why anyone would want to do it anyway. It is at thesame time a book about reading the Old Testament as a source of Good News andguidance for our life with God. The key piece of Good News that the Old Testamentcommunicates over and over again is that God is involved with us, deeply andirrevocably so.” We hope you'll consider joining us on Wednesdays at 6 PM startingSeptember 5! We have purchased a limited number of copies of the book if you'd liketo buy one at church for $10. See Mary Alice for more info. Enneagram Group Join us for another semester of diving deeper into the Enneagram in community withone another. This year, Jon Singletary and Meghan Becker will lead us through adiscussion about Suzanne Stabile’s newest book, The Path Between Us: AnEnneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships. Join us on Wednesdays at 6 startingSeptember 5 as we use the Enneagram as a tool for personal growth and spiritualtransformation. Intergenerational Choir Calvary’s Intergenerational Choir has begun meeting on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM.No matter your age or musical background, anyone who loves to sing is welcome tojoin us! For more information, contact Randall Bradley.
Welcome College Students! College students are invited to join us forCollege Connection each week in theWelcome Center at 10:15 AM. After LaborDay, a weekly home group for collegestudents will also meet on Wednesdays at8:15 PM at the home of Dakota andShannon Farquhar-Caddell. For moreinformation, email Shannon [email protected]
The Cove The Cove (an afterschool program foryouth experiencing homelessness inWaco) is starting a coaching program thisfall to surround its students with a networkof support, encouragement, and care.
Interested in learning more about this neatopportunity to serve in our neighborhood?Visit www.thecovewaco.org/volunteer/
Calvary Adult Softball Calvary is planning to return to the softballfields in the fall adult city leagues atRiverbend Ballpark. The team, called thePew Warmers, will play in either co-edrecreational or co-ed church league forfive to six weeks (two games a night) onMonday, Tuesday or Thursday eveningsbeginning the week of Sept. 17. If you areinterested, please contact Ken Sury [email protected] or 254.424.7365by Aug. 24.
Extended Session VolunteersNeeded Extended session is an hour of care andministry to our youngest children in thenursery and preschool areas during theSunday morning worship service. We arelooking for volunteers to help serve onceor twice a quarter. If you are interested inserving, please contact Lauryn Everic [email protected]
Throughout this worship series, we are practicing paying attention in our everyday lives.This week, consider the ways in which God pays attention to you. Pay attention to yourthoughts, feelings, emotions, and ideas throughout the week. Instead of ignoring them,stuffing them, or pretending as if they don’t matter, create space for them. How do youexperience God’s presence in this space? Share your pictures, thoughts, and ideas with uson social media this week using the hashtag #practicepayingattention We would also like to extend a special thank you to Heather Nessler for the creativeartwork, based upon our Scripture passage each week, that has guided our time togetherin worship throughout this series.
Ministry Conference - August 26 Our annual Ministry Conference will be Sunday, August 26 at 6 PM in the cafeteria atWest Avenue Elementary School! Join us as we kick-off a year of ministry andmission at Calvary and vote on new Coordinating Council leaders anddeacons. Childcare for children K and under will be offered at the church, in theWednesday night classroom downstairs, from 5:45 - 7:45 PM. Children and youth arealso welcome to join us for ice cream at Ministry Conference and chalking thesidewalks of the school. New Calvary t-shirts will also be on sale for $10 each 2018-2019 Coordinating Council Positions CC Chair-Elect: Karen Clark
Adult Ministry Chair-Elect: Ginger Hanchey
Children's Ministry Chair-Elect: Katelyn Hiatt
Finance Chair-Elect: Brian Reinowski Finance At-Large: Emily Corley
Missions Chair-Elect: Jennifer Low
Personnel Chair Elect: Doug Weaver Personnel At-Large: Linda Dulin
Property Chair-Elect: David Tate
Worship & Music Chair-Elect: Jeanette Rudd
Youth Ministry Chair-Elect: Kimberly Bobbitt
Ordination Council: Joel Weaver (1 yr.), Carolyn Cole (3 yrs.) & Steve Sadler (3yrs.)
Church Trustee: Glen Guthrie, Mark Hobbs & Karen Mode
Child & Youth Workers Application Review Committee: Jodi Heston and TiffanyLove
New Deacon Candidates
In addition to voting for Coordinating When Deirdre and I moved to Texas in
Council candidates, you'll be voting onnew deacons who will serve a three-year term. I was born and raised in South Texas,growing up in two small, middle-of-nowhere towns where my dad was apastor. In high school, I began to feelcalled to ministry. In pursuit of this calling,I attended Howard Payne University inBrownwood, where I first worked inministry, and best of all, met my wife,Lorien. In further obedience to God, we made thescary jump to Waco in December 2016 soI could attend Truett. We stumbled uponCalvary and immediately agreed that itwas a place where our faith could flourishand where our calling to serve God andothers could be put to work. We have been so blessed by our timevolunteering with the youth, and workingwith the students has offered continuedblessings and challenges as I explore newterritory. Since we began attendingCalvary, I have continually been extremelygrateful and in wonder at the intentionalityand care that goes into every decision thataffects this community of faith. After much thought and prayer, I feel thatdeacon ministry is a way in which I canboth give and receive from this churchfamily, by God’s grace, as we promise toeach other. I have come to love Calvaryso deeply, and I would cherish theopportunity to humbly serve you all. -- Evan Fleming I have lived in the Sanger-Heightsneighborhood and attended Calvary forthe last nine years. During this time Ipreviously served as a deacon. I ampleased to be offered an encore of thisrole in service to Calvary. I am a professional clinical social workeremployed in the psychiatric arena, havingbeen previously employed and ministeringin New York and China. I enjoy relaxing on the water, traveling,and hanging out with family and friendsaround the world. If you want to knowmore about me, feel free to ask! -- Melissa Gorton
2013 with our children, Jada and Dane,we expected to experience a bit of cultureshock as transplanted Yankees. We hadspent our married life in Indiana, Ohio,Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, andhadn’t really considered living in theSouth. The draw of new faculty positions atBaylor was tremendous, and everyonewho helped us get settled in to our newhome and work were so kind. We feltespecially welcomed when we startedvisiting Calvary, and almost instantly knewthat this was the community with whomwe wanted to learn, laugh, and worshipGod. The people of Calvary are welcoming,genuinely caring, and want to be God’shands in helping each other through thechallenges of life. All the people we havemet through Sunday School and life groupmeetings love to learn and are willing toshare themselves and their experiences tohelp us all grow in the Lord. I have never imagined myself serving as adeacon, preferring instead less visibleroles such as on the property team. I seethis as an opportunity to grow in Christ asI learn to serve others and help fill theneeds of the Calvary family. I look forward to helping Calvary continueto welcome strangers and be the familythat we all need to smile and laughthrough good times and help out in timesof struggle. -- Jamey Fulton I am from Houston, but also spent severalyears as a young child in Oklahoma ndNorway. My husband, Rory, and I met atSouthwestern University where we wereboth pursuing degrees in history. We were drawn to Waco two years ago topursue graduate school. I graduated fromthe Garland School of Social Work in Mayand Rory will be graduating from TruettSeminary this coming December. As Itransition from graduate school to acommunity organizer position atGrassroots Community Development, Iam excited to be considered for the role ofdeacon. Before moving to Waco, Rory and I both
worked at Christian camps, which meantworking most Sundays. We loved theintentional community we had at thesecamps, but we deeply missed beinginvolved in the life of a congregation.Finding Calvary two years ago was ananswer to our prayers and we have soenjoyed getting to live life with thiscongregation! I am humbled and honoredto now have the opportunity to serve inthis congregation. -- Elise Jones
Deacon Candidates Cont. I am a first-year Master of Divinity studentat Truett Seminary, have a passion forworking with our youth at Calvary, andenjoy skateboarding, reading and StarWars. Having served as an intern at Calvarythrough CBF this past summer, when Iwas informed of the possibility of servingCalvary as a deacon, I could not help butbe filled with joy as I consideredpotentially new ways I could learn from,and give to others by God's grace. In the future, it is my prayer that I continueto offer my love, care, kinship, and hopesto anybody that may need a hand, or walkthrough our doors for the first time." -- Bobby Martinez My husband, Christopher, and I have beenmembers of Calvary for the last three years. I work as an OBGYN physician'sassistant Baylor Scott & White and as anadjunct lecturer at Baylor University. I have been actively involved in leadingWomen's Retreat, am a member of theYoung Adult Sunday School and hostingour lifegroup. Since having our son Jude St. Francis last
I am a Baylor professor and a longtimemember of the Calvary family. My wife,Julie, and I joined the CBC family in 1991and have never looked back. Ourdaughters, Chloe’ and Camille, grew up inthe church. I love the mix of people that make up theCalvary church body and the fact that as achurch we have stayed where we areneeded. I can think of no higher callingthan to serve the needy. I am humbled to be asked to serve as adeacon at the church that I love, with thepeople that I love. I will do my utmost toserve the Calvary family as Christ leadsme. My hope for Calvary is that, as statedin our vision statement, “… continues tobe a Christ-centered community of faithdevoted to the worship of the Living God.”That it be the heart, hands, and feet of ourLord and Savior, Jesus Christ, here in thisplace. -- Jim Roberts I have been a member of Calvary BaptistChurch for nearly 12 years. My wife, Abby,and I joined when our son Brazos was 11days old. Brazos will turn 12 in August,and daughter Sophie will be 14 inSeptember. They both go to MidwayMiddle School.
year, we have genuinely experiencedCalvary to be the family of God for us inthis place. I look forward to helpingCalvary foster community with everyonethat walks through our doors. -- Tiffany Rose
I am a senior lecturer in Journalism, PublicRelations & New Media at Baylor, andAbby is the curriculum coordinator forYoung Chefs Academy. I previously served as a deacon and as amember of the Coordinating Council atCalvary. -- Kevin Tankersley
Let's be in prayer for one another. Click HERE for the prayer list.
Ministerial Staff Mary Alice Birdwhistell - Senior Pastor [email protected] Randall Bradley - Minister of Worship & Music [email protected] Ali Chappell DeHay - Minister to Youth [email protected]
Administrative Staff Guilherme Almeida - Worship & Music Associate [email protected] Lauryn Everic - Preschool Coordinator [email protected] Phillip Sitton - Stewardship Administrator [email protected] Nathan Spears - O�ce Administrator [email protected]
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