Calvary KidsNews The Caterpillar That Look at the Pretty Altar Flowers Went to Church Have you noticed that every Sunday there are fresh Cross This monarch caterpillar was flowers on Oct. / Nov. 2019 on Calvary’s altar for an entire ways Calvary’s church service. Can you see altar? Two the puffy green balls among women, Mrs. A Bi-Monthly Publication of Calvary Lutheran Church in Silver Spring the flowers? Mrs. Michels Boehne and didn’t notice the caterpillar Mrs. Michels, resting on a green ball when work hard she put the flowers on the every week - MRS. BARBARA BOEHNE altar. You will find out more end to make sure about the sneaky caterpillar, that there are flowers on the altar before because Mrs. Michels is writing the church service starts. These fresh a book about it. flowers remind us of God’s gift Blessing of Your Backpacks to us of His School time means the start of beautiful world. another year of KidsChurch at Calvary. On September 8, Both women Pastor Mike invited the kids to grow flowers come to the front with their especially for backpacks. But first he said a church in their prayer for all of the teachers MRS. KAREN MICHELS gardens. “In who will be helping with summer, I also like to go to a farmers’ KidsChurch this year. market to look for interesting flowers,” says Mrs. Michels. Mrs. Boehne adds, “We also get flowers from a wholesale florist and sometimes from Calvary’s gardens.” Pastor Mike asked God to watch over But gathering the flowers is just the first all of you at your step. It takes a lot of artistic talent to schools. “Your back- arrange them into beautiful bouquets. If packs will hold work you are in the child-care room to be done and books to be studied,” before church, you might see he said. Then he asked God to help them carefully putting the you learn your lessons well. Pastor flowers into a vase so that they Mike also told you that when you put look as perfect as possible. on your backpacks, you should be reminded of the love of your family When you walk up to the altar, surrounding you . . . and the love of take a look at the flowers. Who knows—there might be a the people in your church family, too. Gabriella, Hugo, Robert, & Leo are ready for school. caterpillar hiding in the leaves!
Calvary Lutheran Church Email: [email protected] Pastor: Reverend Michael Middaugh 9545 Georgia Ave. Phone:301-589-4001 Music Minister: Brian Priebe 8 Committed to Christ and Community Committed to Christ and Community Silver Spring, MD 20910 Fax: 301-589-4012 Church Administrator: Cynthia Carr
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David and Ashley recently moved here from Oahu, I would recommend this class for everyone and Everything that happens at Calvary is done by especially parents of infants and children. I would volunteers. Aside from a small handful of paid staff, Hawaii. They lived there for about seven years, Upcoming Events attending a small church named Our Savior Lutheran. love to offer 1 or 2 more classes for anyone everything having to do with the life of the church interested. and the ministries you see are volunteer led and Both of them are originally from Illinois, but they met Oct. 6 Book Club Meeting, After Worship in Hawaii. Ashley attended Augustana College in volunteer accomplished. That means there is an Each class can have a minimum of 5 and maximum incredible legacy of volunteers in this church’s past Illinois and David went through the University of Oct. 12 Memorial Service for Rev. Dave Pearcy Maryland, Global Campus. of 10 people. We plan to offer childcare if needed. who have given much to carry the church along to Everyone has busy schedules, but if you are Oct. 19 Women of Calvary Meeting, 9:00am what it has become today. interested in attending such a class, please talk to Before she moved to Hawaii, Ashley served for a year Oct. 20 Pay it Forward Sunday me and tell me what the best days and times would If you are a member or regular visitor at Calvary, with the LCMS mission in Viet Nam teaching freshmen who planned to become English teachers. Both of them be for you. you are invited to become a part of this legacy as Oct. 22 Mary Circle Meeting were active in their church. Ashley worked with the --Becky Johnson well. From meeting and greeting on Sunday morning to helping out with mission activities, your help is Oct. 27 Reformation Sunday; Special Guest youth for three years. David helped with the monthly needed and it is one way you can care for your Musicians in worship: The Hot Horns work days. Because the church is small, it does not church and others who are here. Please contact the have an outside cleaning service. The members clean Worship Leaders Meeting Oct. 27 KidsSing, After Worship church office or any of our volunteer coordinators to and take care of the facility. On September 15 more than 12 people met after find out how to get involved. Nov. 3 Daylight Saving Time Ends They are excited to be in the DC area because both of church at Pastor Mike’s request. They gathered to Nov. 3 All Saints Sunday; Book Club Meeting, them are history buffs and enjoy exploring new places, talk about worship at Calvary. These people are especially historical ones. They have already started to among those who have an active part in worship To best keep up with all the events and activities After Worship explore the Smithsonian and some of the historical each Sunday, and he wanted their opinions about happening at Calvary check out the following Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Eve Service, 7:30pm places close by. Meanwhile they are settling in to their the way Calvary worships. Many subjects were resources: home. Ashley likes to read and crochet. David, who discussed, but these are the items of primary • Sunday morning bulletin and Traffic Report was in the marching band in high school, likes to learn interest. (All services recorded, CDs available in Narthex) about and watch old movies, especially movies with • Our Bi-Monthly Crossways Newsletter specially composed music. Kids’ Church is challenged by time limitations. Volunteers needed for everything! Not just choir • Our Facebook Page: Calvary Silver Spring and the band, but elders, lay readers, greeters, • Our Website: calvarysilverspring.org CPR Class at Calvary sound engineers – all facets of the service. • Pastor’s Midweek Meditations is a weekly Changes to scheduled appearances? If the sound devotional email that also includes event A Friends and Family CPR (Cardiopulmonary team needs to include additional instruments or musicians, early notice is most welcome. Can’t reminders (sign up on our website) Resuscitation) training class was presented at Calvary on September 21, 2019 with 10 people attending. make it to read a lesson or serve communion? Tell • Member mailboxes in the Narthex one of your fellow Calvary Lutherans as soon as The class was presented by Cheryl Lubbers from you can. “Acute CPR” with assistance from her son Ryan. The participants watched videos on Infant /Child and Adult Happy or distracting chatter at the beginning of the CPR, listened to Cheryl explain further, and then service? This is a very sensitive issue. In the practiced on manikins. The class also learned about Narthex and in the Sanctuary, we are delighted to the Heimlich maneuver for choking, use of the AED see fellow church members on Sunday mornings (automatic external defibrillator), and were able to and greet them exuberantly. Does that detract experience hands on use of an Epi-pen. The 2-hour from those who seek some quiet time before the class was informal and the members stated they would service gets underway? recommend the class to others. --Nancy Dydak, chairperson
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KidsChurch Back for the Fall A Note on Our Liturgy A Letter from Pastor Mike A Letter from the President We are so happy to have our KidsChurch program The sharing of the peace right before the Lord’s back and in full swing for the fall. We did something Supper goes back to the early church. It’s an new for our first meeting on September 8. All of the important part of the service where we are saying Scripture speaks of the church, God’s people, as Dear Calvary Members and Friends, kids met together as a group with most of the to each member of the community, all grievances being the Body of Christ. This means that while teachers in attendance. We introduced ourselves to are forgiven, and we have peace with one another Christ is invisibly present and working in our lives Speaking of meetings… the kids and they introduced themselves to us. We as we prepare to gather as one body to partake in every day, we, the people of God, are the visible, talked about what we can expect and look forward to the body and blood of the Lord. tangible workers of Christ in the world. Of course you remember that I in our classes this year and practiced our song for --Mark Weilnau wrote about meetings in the last our family and youth service on September 29. I can think of no time that this is more true than two editions of Crossways. If during hardship, grief, or illness. I am constantly that doesn’t sound familiar, I’m We are continuing with lessons based on the Reminders amazed and blessed by the ways that many at sure you can find copies of those lectionary for the fall season, which are usually based One or two elders stand near the altar after church Calvary go above and beyond to care for others, Crossways to refresh your on the Gospel reading for the day. Each class has a for any member who wants to talk to them or pray sometimes with phone calls or cards, other times memory. lesson focus and readings and activities to support with them. with free childcare help, a warm meal, or a visit in a that focus. All the kids work from the same lesson, hospital room. Speaking of meetings… but the activities are geared toward the age of the An adult Bible study meets at 8:45 on Sunday children. We have about 20 children ages 3 and up mornings in the Fellowship Hall. Many of us can think of times that we were the This writing/typing/keyboarding of the Calvary who can attend KidsChurch. What a joy it’s been to ones in a difficult place in our lives, and we can President’s part of Crossways is happening on watch our program grow these past few years. Any deviations from the regular service, or the recount quickly those people who were there for us, September 16. That’s because September 16 is the scheduling of a special event requiring amplified who spoke a comforting word, or offered some deadline for contributions. But when you read this, I’d like to say thank you to our committed teachers, sound need to be explained to the sound guys and extra help when we needed it most. a Voters Assembly will have taken place on some of whom have been working with the children Cyndi at least a week before they occur. September 21. So, of course, anything and at Calvary for many years: Ann Allen, Courtney This type of caring work is some of the most everything which I may have shared will have been Fletcher, Betty Fredericks, Georganne Friedrich, Musicians and singers are always needed and important work we can do as followers of Jesus. All reported and discussed at that meeting. Sherrell Goolsby, Mark Weilnau and Wendy White. enthusiastically welcomed by the choir. Brian at once in these moments of deep compassion we We couldn’t do what we do in the amount of time we cheerfully uses all who volunteer. are meeting earthly needs, just as Jesus leads us to Thus due to the accident of timing, this column is have without the assistance of Miles Fletcher and do, using our spiritual gifts as his followers, and truncated to provide more space for other Hank Schwartz. As the number of children at Calvary Do not bring food into the sanctuary except for very often, we have opportunities in difficult contributions. grows, so do the needs of our KidsChurch program. when caring for little people. moments to share the good news of forgiveness, If you have been wondering how you can serve at eternal hope, and the reassurance of God’s I hope your summer was pleasant, edifying and Calvary, talk to me about working with our kids. We presence. possibly profitable. And I look forward to seeing have materials prepared and ready. And I promise, you at the next meeting. it’s a lot of fun! I hope we never grow tired of this work. It seems --Lori Schwartz, KidsChurch Director there is a constant tug on our attention and our Yours in Christ, [email protected] emotions these days, and too often diseases such as 301-538-6313 cancer affect the lives of numerous people around Daniel L. Michels us, but I hope that none of this keeps us from President pursuing this most important calling to live as the The Church Guys Body of Christ in the world. Bud Vieth, a long time Calvary member who died this year, used to call the men who met on Wednesdays His, “The Church Guys.” The group has adopted that name Pastor Mike Middaugh and invite all men to join them on Wednesday mornings at the new time—7 a.m. Coffee will be ready. Participants practicing during the CPR Training Class
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Aphasia Tunes is Back! Construction Update
After a year-long hiatus, The Aphasia Tunes is have an enjoyable time during our gatherings when the Considering the fact that the congregation of Calvary Thank you for your patience during this process. singing once again! We’ve been meeting here since kitchen is involved is my ultimate goal. voted nearly a year ago to approve a budget and give Calvary approved a budget of 2.1M +5% 2015. For those who have survived a brain injury, the green light for construction, you may be contingency, so this is quite a sizable project and known as a stroke, aphasia is a disorder that If you have any upcoming events or need assistance in wondering “what’s taking so long?” investment. We want to get it right, and pray God commonly affects speech centers, but not a person’s any way, please do not hesitate to reach out to me would bless our decisions as we continue to work intelligence. Several years ago, we started this either via email ([email protected]) or phone Me too. It has been a long road, and many of us were through the steps of getting there. --Pastor Mike Middaugh singing group, thanks to Sandi Lancaster, one of the (302-335-4802). hopeful that we would see construction begin during speech therapists at Adventist Hospital in Rockville. the summer months. As I have shared with those --Susan Fletcher She gave us an article about singing and aphasia, who have asked, there has not been any one thing and the fact that singing was controlled by the right that has caused this process to take so long. Rather, it Do You Know Who? -brain, not the left-brain, where our difficulties in Book Club News has seemed that every small step has taken a little speaking reside. We have different levels of longer than expected. But, here is the latest Hint: Not weekly miracles. problems when it comes verbal communication, but On October 6 the Book Club will be reviewing The information. we can all sing! Library Book , by Susan Orlean, 2018. A review of the book said, . “Moving . . . A constant pleasure to read . . .. Unlocks the doors on Sunday morning? Calvary, along with its architectural representatives, Turns on the lights? We work with Brian Priebe, our Minister of Music, Orlean, a longtime New Yorker writer, has been currently has a set of building plans on file with captivating us with human stories for decades, and her Puts out the signs in front and back? and Annie Huson, our piano player. Brian is so nice Montgomery County awaiting the necessary building Straightens the cards on the back of the to work with, and he’s so patient with us singing latest book is a wide-ranging, deeply personal, and permits. We expect that the county should give a terrifically engaging investigation of humanity’s pews? folk! We’ve met twice this year, and we’re excited response soon for this first set of plans. There is also Folds the bulletins? that we are going to get more singers! The start- bulwark against oblivion: the library. . . . As a narrator, a second set of plans which will then be filed Orlean moves like fire herself, with a pyrotechnic style Straightens up the Parents’ Room? again meeting was Monday, September 23. covering the “core” elements of construction: the Checks for and replaces burned out that smolders for a time over some ancient elevator, main restrooms, and narthex renovations. bibliographic tragedy, leaps to the latest technique in lights? Thank you again to Pastor Mike and to Calvary for The latest estimate is for construction to begin in Oversees the cookies and juice for the supporting this initiative and allowing us to meet in book restoration, and then illuminates the story of a November. Additionally, we have been told by our wildly eccentric librarian. Along the way, we learn how Fellowship time following the service? the Sanctuary. general contractor that the construction business is Checks to see that the lights are out -Erik Delfino libraries have evolved, responded to depressions and hot right now, meaning that subcontractors of wars, and generally thrived despite a constant struggle after a service? various types are hard to come by. Some, who have Brings in the signs? for funds. You can’t help but finish The Library Book been requested to complete bids, have not even Susan Fletcher and feel grateful that these marvelous places belong to Locks the doors after the service? responded to this request. us all.”—Ron Charles, The Washington Post. The It could be YOU! discussion leader will be Vita Sims. Even if you have not The next steps, as best as we know them are these. My name is Susan Fletcher and I have been a All you have to do is say---- member of Calvary Lutheran Church for almost 17 read the book, you are welcome to be part of the We will receive building permits from the county, for I CAN DO IT! discussion. The group will meet in the parents’ room the first and second phase of construction. We will years. Prior to joining Calvary, both my children after the worship service. Snacks will be served. receive more precise estimates from our general attended and graduated from Calvary’s school. It --Robyn Frank contractor for all construction costs. Once these was during this time I was introduced to MarySue. I Jobs available. For possible areas of numbers are received, we expect to need to re- was humbled when asked to fill the vacancy left service, see the last page in the bulletin. It lists convene the Voters of Calvary in order to review the when MarySue decided to retire. MarySue was a people who volunteer and the jobs they fill. If latest estimates, comparing them to the original large part of Calvary and trying to fill her shoes will something interests you, talk to the person budget for the project. Some adjustments are likely be an honor. volunteering for that area of service. They can needed to the scope of the project, as some costs explain what they do. have already come in at higher levels than expected. As for my background, I am a Federal Government And then, finally, but in the not too distant future retiree from the Department of Transportation and found my love being in the kitchen from my father. (maybe November), we will have the joy of seeing He taught me the basics of cooking and entertaining construction commence on our property. We celebrated the gift of baptism with the Lau family early in my life. Ensuring that members of Calvary (Teddy) and the Middaugh family (Sybil) in September.
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