April 12, 2023
Calvary Compass – April 12, 2023 - Calvary United Church, www.calvaryuc.ca
Dear Friends of Calvary,
Hopefully, you are enjoying this beautiful Spring weather and been able to get outside for walks or just to sit and enjoy the warmer weather.
This Wednesday afternoon at C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N. at 1:00 pm, Marlene Wyatt, Karen Butt, Lyse Geldard and Bonnie McNichol are going to give a talk on Calvary’s pollinator gardens. They will also be answering your questions afterwards. All are invited. It will soon be gardening time.
This Sunday is Earth Sunday, which brings to attention Earth Day on April 22nd. Earth day celebrations around the globe honour the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. The first Earth Day was held April 22, 1970. Members of Calvary Green will be participating in the service on Sunday.
Starting the week of April 17th and the week of April 25th, our sanctuary will be busy with Kiwanis Festival vocal performances by children and youth.
Worship Services are all live-streamed:
• April 16 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lft4Sb6RqbA
Recorded service for April 9 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNJyKWAcPnE
Broadview Subscriptions
Broadview Subscriptions are due April 24th. The cost remains $25.
Please make your cheque payable to Calvary United Church and mark "Broadview" on the note line and leave the envelope on the offering plate or in Calvary's mailbox.
We will then mail one cheque to cover all subscriptions to Broadview.
KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL – need Volunteers
Calvary will be hosting the Kiwanis Music Festival from April 17-20 and April 25-28. Each day, there are two or three sessions where children and youth will be performing vocally. The house managers would be pleased to have volunteers assist in either welcoming participants and parents, which includes checking names and collecting admission or acting as a secretary, who records the results of the adjudications. If you are interested in volunteering for a morning or afternoon or evening during the above dates would you please contact Mary Margaret to set up a suitable time.
Thank you!
Financial Support for Pursuing Post-Secondary School Education
Application Deadline April 30, 2023
The Board of Trustees administers two programs designed to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants pursuing post-secondary school education at a Canadian university or college. The application deadline for the school year starting this coming September is April 30.
Full details and application forms for the Scholarship Program and the Bursary Program are on the church’s website: (https://www.calvaryuc.ca/bursary-program)
AFTERNOON MOVIE
The Affirming Committee will be showing the movie " Indian Horse" after the worship service on Sunday, April 23rd. The film centres on Saul Indian Horse, a young Canadian First Nations boy who survives the Canada's Residential school system to become a star hockey player. It is based on the novel by the late Richard Wagamese who was Ojibwa.
Check out the Affirming bulletin board at the back of the sanctuary for news clippings or other information regarding issues.
Meetings this Week:
* CHAMPION - Wednesday - 1:00 - 3:30pm
* Bible Study - Thursday - 11:00 am - 12 Noon via Zoom
Bible Study:
Thursday - 11:00 -12 Noon
Scripture Readings: Psalm 24 and Acts 17: 22-31
Psalm for the Week:
Psalm 16: 7-9 (New Revised Standard Version translation)
I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
I keep the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices;
my body also rests secure.
Prayer for the Week:
O Holy one,
You are the giver of gladness and wisdom.
You bring fullness to where there is despair,
sorrow, and troubled hearts.
You lift us up out of the valley of the shadows and
bring us to new life in your Son Christ Jesus.
Renew and revive us with your Holy Spirit.
Now and always. Amen.