The Calvary Connection

WEEKDAY CLASSES

• Monday – Friday: 6:00a – Men’s Prayer Group
• Tuesday – 9:30a – Precepts Bible Study-Library –  begins September 14 - Please contact  Jan Bishop at 610.838.6809 for more information.
• Thursday – 9:30a – Women’s Bible Study – “James” – Library -  begins September 9.
• Friday – 6:00a – Men’s Bible Study – Library

WEDNESDAY NIGHT FAMILY FELLOWSHIP

Childcare is available for infants & toddlers in the  Nursery Suite beginning at 6:25p.

Ages 2yrs.-5th grade participate in the AWANA Club.

5:30p – Dinner (served until 6:30p) - $5/person; $15/family

6:00p – Kingdom Kids Choir (ages 4-1st grade)  Room 207

              Praise Kids Choir (grades 2-6) – Chapel

6:30p -  AWANA (ages 2yrs.-5th grade)  Lobby/Sanctuary

               Beth Moore Bible Study-Room 103 – “Believing God” – Led by Susan Thomas

               Redemption Groups – Room 106 – A new ministry at Calvary dealing with  life’s hardest issues -              

               space is limited -  contact Paul or Laura Wilson if  interested.

6:45p -  Adult Bible Study – “To the Jew First:  Evangelism in Scripture and History” -

                a study on  the  Jews  and Gentiles – Led by Rick Williamson – Library

7:00p -  Prayer Meeting – Chapel

               Choir Rehearsal – Sanctuary

               “The Truth Project” – Blue Room – An in-depth Christian Worldview class,  

                 presented (via DVD) by Dr. Del Tackett  of Focus on the Family.  Will cover key worldview

                  issues and questions.  Led by Manny Po.

               Youth Programs

                “DIG” Senior High Bible Studies - Youth Room

                “Grapple” Middle School (6th-8th grade) – Craft Room

Our “Discovering Calvary” Class,  for those interested in more information about Calvary or those interested in membership, will be changing it’s format.  It will now be divided into two separate classes. 

The first class “Calvary Matters”,  will be a one-hour class offered the second Sunday of each month at 12:30p.  Lunch will be provided.  The first “Calvary Matters” class will be offered September 19.  Please sign up on the Bulletin Board if interested. 

The second class, “Membership Matters”, will be offered on Thursdays, October 14, 21 & 28 at 7:00p  and will be the new required class for those desiring to become a member of Calvary. 

For questions or more information please contact Paul Wilson at 610.865.3171.

Young at Heart will have a Mediterranean Dinner on  September 18 at 5:30p in Fellowship Hall. 

 A Hymn Sing will follow in the Sanctuary. 

A free-will offering will be taken to benefit our Building Fund.

Please sign up on the Bulletin Board in the Church Lobby.

Ladies, it’s time to begin planning for our Harvey Cedars WMF Retreat. 

The dates for this year are October 22,23 & 24. More information and registrations are available on the Women of Calvary Bulletin Board in the Lobby. 

 For questions, contact Bunetta Coates at 610.691.6725.

Bethlehem Christian School  would like to extend a special invitation to our Calvary Church Family to enroll your child(ren) for the 2011/11 school year. 

 BCS has openings from Pre-K – 8th grade and is waiving the application fee for members/attendees of Calvary Baptist between now and the beginning of the current school year. 

For more information please call 610.865.9878 or visit www.bethlehemchristianschool.org.

Men of Calvary will be having a breakfast Saturday, August 28th at 8:00am at Calvary. 

CBC member Bernie Wiczkowski will be the speaker.

Please sign up on the Bulletin Board in the Lobby or call the Church Office at 610.865.3171.

Mark you calendars! 

Sunday, September 12 at 4:00pm we will have our annual Corn Roast at our new property. Bring a lawn chair and a permanent marker to write with.

During the event we will have an opportunity to write Scripture on the concrete floor in the new Sanctuary before the permanent floor is put in place.

Stay tuned for more information on this event.

Attention Moms and Grandmothers!  Do you worry about your children?  Replace anxiety and fear with peace and hope by praying with other moms.  Moms In Touch International gathers moms to pray specifically and scripturally for our children, grandchildren and schools. 

Please join us for our Fall Gathering on Friday, September 10, from 9:30am-11:30am at First Baptist Church, 3235 Linden St., Bethlehem. 

Contact Leslie Butz at 610.390.4275 or ladbutz@verizon.net for more information.

Sign up on-line using the “Event Sign-up” tab at the top of this page or on the Bulletin Board in the Church Lobby.

Are you grounded in your faith?  Do you really understand your relationship with Jesus Christ?  Do you want to learn more?  For new Christians and those who have never seriously studied the Bible, a new class, “Fundamentals of the Faith”, will be starting Sunday, August 5 at 8:30a in the Library.

Jack Tanis and John Guido will lead the class.

Please sign up on the Bulletin Board in the Lobby so we are sure to have a book for you.  Bring your Bibles!

There are many opportunities available to get involved and serve at Calvary:

Corn Roast

• Volunteers are needed to help with the Corn Roast at the new property on September 12.  Please call Kris Hemphill at 610.867.5673 if you are able to serve.
• Bakers needed!  If you are coming to the Corn Roast and like to bake, please bring 2 dozen of your favorite cookies (no nuts, please!) to share.  Please drop them off at the dessert table when you arrive.

 Thread Ministry

• The Thread, which meets Sunday evenings at 6:30p, needs additional people to run the sound.  Requirements: ears and a willing heart.  Qualified candidates please contact Kellie Graham at 610.365.8408.

Helping Hands Ministry

• Helping Hands Ministry begins its new season on September 2 and meets the first Thursday of every month at 10:00am in the Craft Room.  This ministry meets for work and fellowship, helping with office and missions projects.  Please bring old sheets we can use for White Cross work and a sandwich for lunch.  For more information please call Millie Kimock at 610.868.6023.