January 7, 2025
Calvary Compass – January 7, 2025 - Calvary United Church, www.calvaryuc.ca
Dear Friends of Calvary,
Happy New Year!!! Hopefully all of you had a good Christmas with family and friends and are looking forward to 2025 and all the events and happenings.
Both Kim and Kerry are back working their usual hours and many of the church events will be starting back up.
A reminder that the last date to donate to the Lenten Project Part Two - Donations to Joan's Place - Youth Opportunities Unlimited" is this Sunday, January 12th. If you date your cheque December 31, 2024, you will receive a tax receipt for the 2024 year from Youth Opportunities Unlimited. Don't forget to put Joan"s Place in the memo line.
Worship Services are all live-streamed:
• January 12 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShxnbsCkGfg
• January 19 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsQsQCSwB90
NOTE: The same links will work to view the recorded service, in case you are unable to watch the live-stream.
• Recorded service for January 5 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLwXTLKwqMA
CHAMPION
We will be back meeting this week. The Committee has plans for various monthly speakers and different activities. Anyone who wishes to come to our weekly Wednesday afternoon meetings is welcome. If you want to try out pickleball, some meet at 11:30 am in the lower hall. If you are into playing card games, Scabble, helping make bedrolls or just socializing, you are welcome to join us at 1:00 pm. We are a friendly group.
On Wednesday, January 15th, we have someone coming to talk to us about Fraud Prevention. All are welcome to attend.
ANNUAL REPORTS
Please write up your annual reports and send them to Kim by Tuesday, February 4th so that she can collate them and prepare the booklet containing the various reports before the Annual Meeting. Please note that submissions should use the Arial font and 12 pt. size. Do not format with page numbers, headers or footers.
Correction – Blue Community
In the December 2024 issue of the Catalyst, I submitted an article about Calvary working towards being a Blue Zone/Blue Community. I realized that an error was made because I used the terms Blue Zone & Blue Community interchangeably. Rev. Kerry pointed out at a council meeting that a Blue Zone is a region in the world where individuals live past the age of 100. While this is an admirable goal, I was referring to Calvary working towards being a Blue Community, where we work towards reducing and gradually phasing out using single use plastic water bottles at church functions. I apologize for any confusion this may have caused. Moving forward, any reference to this Outreach initiative will be referred to as BLUE COMMUNITY, not Blue Zone. Thank you. Bonnie McNichol
Meetings this Week:
• CHAMPION - Wednesday - 1:00 - 3:30 pm
• Bible Study - Thursday - 11:00 am - 12 Noon via Zoom
• Property Committee – Monday, Jan 13 – 3pm in Parlour
• Stewardship and Finance – Monday, Jan 13 – 7 pm via Zoom
Bible Study:
Scripture Readings - Isaiah 43: 1 -7; Luke 3: 15 -17; 21 -22;
Psalm for the Week:
Psalm 29: 1 - 4 from the Common English Bible translation
You, divine beings! Give to the Lord -
give to the Lord glory and power!
Give to the Lord the glory due his name!
Bow down to the Lord in holy splendor!
The Lord's voice is over the waters;
the glorious God thunders;
the Lord is over the mighty waters.
The Lord's voice is strong;
the Lord's voice is majestic.
Prayer for the Week:
How majestic is your voice, Holy One!
You have spoken all creation into being.
Speak to us now in the new year; open
our ears, minds, and hearts. Speak, for your
beloved children are listening. Enable us to be
the light for all to see and behold. Amen.
Prayer focus: Those that are undergoing surgery.