ldquoJOHNrdquo by Adam Hamilton

A Sunday School Lenten Study

The Gospel of John is the most deeply spiritual of the four gospels It includes some of the

loftiest and most loved verses in all the Bible And the Word became flesh For God so

loved the world You who are without sin cast the first stone I am the resurrection

and the life I am the way and the truth and the life The writing is filled with rich images

and profound truths but John notes that his aim in writing the gospel is that his readers will

not only believe in Jesus Christ but that they may have life in his name This study begins

on February 14 and is open to all adults and youth The cost for the book is $13 The study

will be taught by Pastor Bob in the fellowship hall

Do you do Lent It is popular these days

to pay little attention to Lent Particularly in this

time when everyone is cost conscious it is hard

enter into this somber season of reflection and

penitence Lent is costly It is costly to us

because it forces us to look at places in our lives

we would rather not look to confess our

sinfulness openly before God and to repent ndash to

ldquoturn aroundrdquo ndash so that our living might be a

fuller expression of Godrsquos love in our lives

But Lent is also costly because there is a

cross involved It is there staring at us in the

face We cannot avoid it or sidestep it Jesus

died for us for our sin And there is no

forgiveness except through the cross of Christ

At the cross Christ paid what we owed ndash and

paid it in full

For me Lent is a time for deep reflection

The forgiveness of my sin is to be found in Lent

but not because God chose to overlook a few

little slip-ups Irsquove had here and there but

because God took full account of the weight of

my sin and nailed it to the cross

The cross is hard to look at It certainly

was for the disciples of Jesus who ran and

scattered from its sight This was not a place of

joy or celebration to say the least And yet it

was the place where my salvation was earned It

was the place more than anywhere else that

Godrsquos love for me was made manifest It was

there that God said yes to me

Irsquom sure there will again be many this

year who choose to leapfrog the season of Lent

altogether They will be absent when we

remember our Lordrsquos last supper on Maundy

Thursday and when we solemnly gather at the

foot of the cross on Good Friday But they will

gather with the joyful throng on Easter

But Easter is not the victory Easter is but

the exclamation mark to the victory that was

won at the cross This doesnrsquot mean that Easter

is not joyful but it is to say that the real joy is

found only by those who have first embraced the

cross and who have let their old selves die with

Christ so that they might rise with him to a

whole new life at Easter

Those who donrsquot do Lent are like people

with cancer who seek to be healthy by taking

vitamins eating right and getting plenty of

exercise but donrsquot do anything about the cancer

within Thinking themselves fully

healthy they may well be headed

for their demise The cancer is our

sin which Christ took upon himself

at the cross and destroyed it for all

time Those who know this have

every reason to be filled with joy

Yours in Christ

Pastor Bob

THE CALVARY BEACON C ALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

220 W Burke St Martinsburg WV 25401-3322

February 2016

During these 40 days let me put away all my pride Let me change my heart and give up all

that is not good within me Let me love God with all that I am and all that I have

-- Genesis Grain

2016 Mid-week Lenten Worship Services The In-Town United Methodist Churches

All services will be held Wednesdays at 700 pm

Lenten Sermon Theme ldquoCrisis Atonementrdquo

Offerings received at our Lenten worship services will support

CCAP-Loaves amp Fishes local inter-church relief agency

February 10 Ash Wednesday

Otterbein UM Church 549 N Queen St

Rev Ed Hall preacher

Message ldquoThe Antidote for Sinrsquos Illnessrdquo Romans 58

The imposition of ashes anointing with healing oil

and Holy Communion will be offered at this service

February 17

Calvary UM Church 220 W Burke St

Rev Mark Mooney preacher

Message ldquoThe Severance from Sinrsquos Authorityrdquo Romans 610-11

February 24 St Lukersquos UM Church

700 New York Ave Rev Robert Brennan preacher

Message ldquoThe Remover of Sinrsquos Condemnationrdquo Romans 834

Holy Communion will be served at this service

March 2 Trinity UM Church

220 W Martin St Rev John R Yost preacher

Message ldquoThe Motive for Christ-Like Actionrdquo Romans 1415

March 9 St Lukersquos UM Church

700 New York Ave

Rev Ken Walker preacher

Message ldquoThe Separator from Selfrsquos Aggrandizementrdquo

2 Corinthians 514-16

Holy Communion will be served at this service Hosted by Berkeley PlaceFriendship UM Charge

March 16 Mt Zion UM Church

532 W Martin Street

Rev John Brooks preacher

Message ldquoThe Promise of Coming Gloryrdquo

1 Thessalonians 414 510

Services are followed by informal fellowship amp light refreshments

Markrsquos Musings We begin the month of February with Transfiguration Sunday where we remember Peter James

and John going up to a mountaintop to pray with Jesus While He is there He becomes transfigured and his

clothes became white like snow ldquoas no fuller on earth can whiten themrdquo Jesus has a conversation with

Elijah and Moses and a voice booms from heaven ldquoThis is my beloved Son listen to Himrdquo Peter half

terrified tries to fill the awkward silence by suggesting they build three houses of worship ldquofor he knew not

what to say for they were very much afraidrdquo Jesus however proceeds down the mountain and tells the

three to keep the story quiet until after the Son of man is raised from the dead At this point they had no

clue what Jesus was telling them They left the mountaintop ldquoamazed and confusedrdquo but Jesus knew the

cross was before Him Our anthem ldquoHigh upon a Mountainrdquo does a good job capturing the mood of this

event While it is ldquojazzyrdquo and you can tap your toe to it it is not necessarily ldquohappyrdquo You can sense a

foreboding darkness up ahead

This brings us into the season of Lent Just as Advent is meant to prepare our hearts for Christmas Lent is a

time of soul searching and spiritual spring cleaning as we prepare for Holy Week Pastor Bob will be

beginning a sermon series on brokenness It begin [Grab your readerrsquos attention with a great quote from the

document or use this space to emphasize a key point To place this text box anywhere on the page just drag it]

s with Jesus being tempted by the devil in the wilderness Our Lord was tested in all points yet did

not sin and glorified His Father We however fail when temptation comes The choir will sing a medley of

two praise hymns Change my heart oh God and Lord Be Glorified

The third Sunday of the month will be a handbell Sunday My thanks for all of your kind words about

our group and I am also very thankful our adult handbell choir consider themselves ldquoyoung at heartrdquo On

the last Sunday of February Pastor Bob will preach on 1 Corinthians 10 In this passage we come to realize

that our sinful hearts are no different than the people of Israel in the Old Testament ndash with the exception

that we have God Himself living inside us We learn that the devil has a very small bag of tricks but they

seem to have ensnared man since the Garden of Eden The good news is that God is faithful to provide a

way out never allowing more than we can bear I guess the bad news is when we fail we canrsquot blame

anyone but ourselves The choir will sing ldquoTis so Sweet to Trust in Jesusrdquo As the song says ldquoTrust and

obey for therersquos no other way to be happy in Jesus than to trust and obeyrdquo

Mark C Albright

ldquoThis is my beloved Son Listen to Himrdquo ndash God (Mark 97)

February 14

ldquoThe War on Brokennessrdquo

Luke 41-13

February 21

ldquoBrokenness and Other Peoplerdquo

Philippians 317-41

February 28

ldquoHopefulness Amid Brokennessrdquo

2 Corinthians 48-12

March 6

ldquoSo Broken and So Far Awayrdquo

Luke 151-3 11b-32

March 13

ldquoSuffering and Gracerdquo

Romans 51-8

March 20

PalmPassion Sunday

ldquoBroken For Usrdquo

Luke 231-49

March 31

Easter Sunday

ldquoWholerdquo

John 201-18

THE BROKEN MADE WHOLE

A Lenten Sermon Series at Calvary

Have you ever experienced brokenness in your life There are few who can claim they have not We

experience broken hearts broken bodies broken relationships and broken spirits And at the core of

our brokenness is that brokenness we experience in our relationship with God During the season of

profound introspection we call Lent I will be preaching not only on brokenness but also how in Christ

we can be made whole I hope you will be with us throughout this series as we move past the pain of

brokenness to the joy of Easter

ndash Pastor Bob

Red Cross Bloodmobile at Calvary Tuesday February 17

1200 ndash 530 PM

FEBRUARY MINISTRIES

HEAD USHER David Decker LITURGISTS Jim and Myrtle Holland ACCOLYTES February 7 Jonathan and Natalie Figeroa February 14 Tommy Criswell February 17 (mid-week Lenten service) Tommy Criswell February 21 Jonathan and Natalie Figeroa February 28 Tommy Criswell

ALTAR GUILD Juanita and Charles Burditus ALTAR FLOWER VOLUNTEER February 1 Gary amp Beverly Frye February 8 Betty David amp Cathy Decker February 15 Eileen amp Dave Southerly February 22 Doug Frye COMMUNION STEWARD Heather Villeme

SHARING HANDS February 6 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints February 13 Inwood UMC February 20 Berkeley Place UMC February 27 No Sharing Hands WE CARE CONTACT PERSON Doug Frye (304) 263-4998 NURSERY VOLUNTEER If you are interested in helping in the nursery please contact Heather Hardman or the Church Office (304) 267-4542 NURSERY VOLUNTEER If you are interested in helping in the nursery please contact Heather Hardman or the Church Office

ROCK

Please pray for our youth as they attend ROCK on February 5-7 in Ocean City Maryland Rock is filled with great music inspirational speakers and opportunities to discover Christ in new and powerful ways The youth will be sharing their personal experiences in worship on February 14th

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

1 Susan Paugh 17 Chante Grubb Zachery Johnson 3 Nancy Hillard Linda Grubb Andrew Lightner 5 Dorothy Houser 18 Larry Dunn Karin Dunn Robert Brennan 7 Cathy Decker Dorothy Wilson Jim Clipp 20 Angela Watson Paul Brennan 23 Carroll Criswell Lauren Hoge 8 Miranda Frye 24 Eric Eels 11 Ned Pitzer Jason Paul Letitia Haught 25 Alex Wasson William Wasson 12 Jeff Hollis Caleb Hardy Tammy Goodman 13 Jeanne Stotelmyer 26 Jeffrey Hollis Lauren Cummings 14 Buddy Simpson II Valentin Cordova 27 Kay Clark Tiffany Fowler Amanda Grubb 15 Tom Criswell Ryan Springer 16 Douglas Decker Jennifer Clark 29 Tia Hicks

AUCTION AND SUPPER

2016 Youth Mission Effort 400 PM Saturday February 27 2016

Calvary United Methodist Church 220 W Burke St Martinsburg WV 25401 For Tickets and Information Call the Church office 304-263-4542 or Kim Calo 304-263-2303

Adults $10 Children ten and under $4 At 400 PM Fellowship Hall doors will open for the Silent Auction

From 430 ndash 530 Scrumptious Hamm and Turkey Dinner At 545 pm the Silent Auction concludes

600 PM the Live Auction begins See you there

FEBRUARY 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6

630 PM Staff-Parish Relations Committee 630 pm Girl Scout Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

1200 Youth Leave for ROCK

1200 pm

Sharing Hands

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 400 pm ndash Youth return from ROCK

630 pm Girl Scouts Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

Ash Wednesday

700 Lenten Service at Otterbein UMC

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

1200 pm Sharing Hands

14 Boy Scout Sunday 15 16 17 18 19 20 815 am ndash 915 am ndash UMYF Breakfast 930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 530 pm Youth Handbell 600 PM UMYF MTG

630 pm Girl Scouts Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

1200-530

Red Cross

Blood Mobile

700 Lenten Service at Calvary UMC

730 pm NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

SPAGHETTI SUPPER

500 pm ndash 700 pm at

CUMC

1200 pm

Sharing Hands

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 530 pm Youth Handbell

6 30 pm Girl Scouts Trop 40113

700 pm

Cub Scouts

700 Lenten Service at St Lukersquos UMC

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel

Choir

No Sharing Hands

400 Youth Auction and Supper

28 29

930 am - Worship

930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship

1045 am- Sunday School

Noon ndash Adult Handbell

530 pm Youth Handbell

630 pm

Girl Scouts Troop 40113

2016 Mid-week Lenten Worship Services The In-Town United Methodist Churches

All services will be held Wednesdays at 700 pm

Lenten Sermon Theme ldquoCrisis Atonementrdquo

Offerings received at our Lenten worship services will support

CCAP-Loaves amp Fishes local inter-church relief agency

February 10 Ash Wednesday

Otterbein UM Church 549 N Queen St

Rev Ed Hall preacher

Message ldquoThe Antidote for Sinrsquos Illnessrdquo Romans 58

The imposition of ashes anointing with healing oil

and Holy Communion will be offered at this service

February 17

Calvary UM Church 220 W Burke St

Rev Mark Mooney preacher

Message ldquoThe Severance from Sinrsquos Authorityrdquo Romans 610-11

February 24 St Lukersquos UM Church

700 New York Ave Rev Robert Brennan preacher

Message ldquoThe Remover of Sinrsquos Condemnationrdquo Romans 834

Holy Communion will be served at this service

March 2 Trinity UM Church

220 W Martin St Rev John R Yost preacher

Message ldquoThe Motive for Christ-Like Actionrdquo Romans 1415

March 9 St Lukersquos UM Church

700 New York Ave

Rev Ken Walker preacher

Message ldquoThe Separator from Selfrsquos Aggrandizementrdquo

2 Corinthians 514-16

Holy Communion will be served at this service Hosted by Berkeley PlaceFriendship UM Charge

March 16 Mt Zion UM Church

532 W Martin Street

Rev John Brooks preacher

Message ldquoThe Promise of Coming Gloryrdquo

1 Thessalonians 414 510

Services are followed by informal fellowship amp light refreshments

Markrsquos Musings We begin the month of February with Transfiguration Sunday where we remember Peter James

and John going up to a mountaintop to pray with Jesus While He is there He becomes transfigured and his

clothes became white like snow ldquoas no fuller on earth can whiten themrdquo Jesus has a conversation with

Elijah and Moses and a voice booms from heaven ldquoThis is my beloved Son listen to Himrdquo Peter half

terrified tries to fill the awkward silence by suggesting they build three houses of worship ldquofor he knew not

what to say for they were very much afraidrdquo Jesus however proceeds down the mountain and tells the

three to keep the story quiet until after the Son of man is raised from the dead At this point they had no

clue what Jesus was telling them They left the mountaintop ldquoamazed and confusedrdquo but Jesus knew the

cross was before Him Our anthem ldquoHigh upon a Mountainrdquo does a good job capturing the mood of this

event While it is ldquojazzyrdquo and you can tap your toe to it it is not necessarily ldquohappyrdquo You can sense a

foreboding darkness up ahead

This brings us into the season of Lent Just as Advent is meant to prepare our hearts for Christmas Lent is a

time of soul searching and spiritual spring cleaning as we prepare for Holy Week Pastor Bob will be

beginning a sermon series on brokenness It begin [Grab your readerrsquos attention with a great quote from the

document or use this space to emphasize a key point To place this text box anywhere on the page just drag it]

s with Jesus being tempted by the devil in the wilderness Our Lord was tested in all points yet did

not sin and glorified His Father We however fail when temptation comes The choir will sing a medley of

two praise hymns Change my heart oh God and Lord Be Glorified

The third Sunday of the month will be a handbell Sunday My thanks for all of your kind words about

our group and I am also very thankful our adult handbell choir consider themselves ldquoyoung at heartrdquo On

the last Sunday of February Pastor Bob will preach on 1 Corinthians 10 In this passage we come to realize

that our sinful hearts are no different than the people of Israel in the Old Testament ndash with the exception

that we have God Himself living inside us We learn that the devil has a very small bag of tricks but they

seem to have ensnared man since the Garden of Eden The good news is that God is faithful to provide a

way out never allowing more than we can bear I guess the bad news is when we fail we canrsquot blame

anyone but ourselves The choir will sing ldquoTis so Sweet to Trust in Jesusrdquo As the song says ldquoTrust and

obey for therersquos no other way to be happy in Jesus than to trust and obeyrdquo

Mark C Albright

ldquoThis is my beloved Son Listen to Himrdquo ndash God (Mark 97)

February 14

ldquoThe War on Brokennessrdquo

Luke 41-13

February 21

ldquoBrokenness and Other Peoplerdquo

Philippians 317-41

February 28

ldquoHopefulness Amid Brokennessrdquo

2 Corinthians 48-12

March 6

ldquoSo Broken and So Far Awayrdquo

Luke 151-3 11b-32

March 13

ldquoSuffering and Gracerdquo

Romans 51-8

March 20

PalmPassion Sunday

ldquoBroken For Usrdquo

Luke 231-49

March 31

Easter Sunday

ldquoWholerdquo

John 201-18

THE BROKEN MADE WHOLE

A Lenten Sermon Series at Calvary

Have you ever experienced brokenness in your life There are few who can claim they have not We

experience broken hearts broken bodies broken relationships and broken spirits And at the core of

our brokenness is that brokenness we experience in our relationship with God During the season of

profound introspection we call Lent I will be preaching not only on brokenness but also how in Christ

we can be made whole I hope you will be with us throughout this series as we move past the pain of

brokenness to the joy of Easter

ndash Pastor Bob

Red Cross Bloodmobile at Calvary Tuesday February 17

1200 ndash 530 PM

FEBRUARY MINISTRIES

HEAD USHER David Decker LITURGISTS Jim and Myrtle Holland ACCOLYTES February 7 Jonathan and Natalie Figeroa February 14 Tommy Criswell February 17 (mid-week Lenten service) Tommy Criswell February 21 Jonathan and Natalie Figeroa February 28 Tommy Criswell

ALTAR GUILD Juanita and Charles Burditus ALTAR FLOWER VOLUNTEER February 1 Gary amp Beverly Frye February 8 Betty David amp Cathy Decker February 15 Eileen amp Dave Southerly February 22 Doug Frye COMMUNION STEWARD Heather Villeme

SHARING HANDS February 6 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints February 13 Inwood UMC February 20 Berkeley Place UMC February 27 No Sharing Hands WE CARE CONTACT PERSON Doug Frye (304) 263-4998 NURSERY VOLUNTEER If you are interested in helping in the nursery please contact Heather Hardman or the Church Office (304) 267-4542 NURSERY VOLUNTEER If you are interested in helping in the nursery please contact Heather Hardman or the Church Office

ROCK

Please pray for our youth as they attend ROCK on February 5-7 in Ocean City Maryland Rock is filled with great music inspirational speakers and opportunities to discover Christ in new and powerful ways The youth will be sharing their personal experiences in worship on February 14th

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

1 Susan Paugh 17 Chante Grubb Zachery Johnson 3 Nancy Hillard Linda Grubb Andrew Lightner 5 Dorothy Houser 18 Larry Dunn Karin Dunn Robert Brennan 7 Cathy Decker Dorothy Wilson Jim Clipp 20 Angela Watson Paul Brennan 23 Carroll Criswell Lauren Hoge 8 Miranda Frye 24 Eric Eels 11 Ned Pitzer Jason Paul Letitia Haught 25 Alex Wasson William Wasson 12 Jeff Hollis Caleb Hardy Tammy Goodman 13 Jeanne Stotelmyer 26 Jeffrey Hollis Lauren Cummings 14 Buddy Simpson II Valentin Cordova 27 Kay Clark Tiffany Fowler Amanda Grubb 15 Tom Criswell Ryan Springer 16 Douglas Decker Jennifer Clark 29 Tia Hicks

AUCTION AND SUPPER

2016 Youth Mission Effort 400 PM Saturday February 27 2016

Calvary United Methodist Church 220 W Burke St Martinsburg WV 25401 For Tickets and Information Call the Church office 304-263-4542 or Kim Calo 304-263-2303

Adults $10 Children ten and under $4 At 400 PM Fellowship Hall doors will open for the Silent Auction

From 430 ndash 530 Scrumptious Hamm and Turkey Dinner At 545 pm the Silent Auction concludes

600 PM the Live Auction begins See you there

FEBRUARY 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6

630 PM Staff-Parish Relations Committee 630 pm Girl Scout Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

1200 Youth Leave for ROCK

1200 pm

Sharing Hands

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 400 pm ndash Youth return from ROCK

630 pm Girl Scouts Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

Ash Wednesday

700 Lenten Service at Otterbein UMC

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

1200 pm Sharing Hands

14 Boy Scout Sunday 15 16 17 18 19 20 815 am ndash 915 am ndash UMYF Breakfast 930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 530 pm Youth Handbell 600 PM UMYF MTG

630 pm Girl Scouts Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

1200-530

Red Cross

Blood Mobile

700 Lenten Service at Calvary UMC

730 pm NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

SPAGHETTI SUPPER

500 pm ndash 700 pm at

CUMC

1200 pm

Sharing Hands

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 530 pm Youth Handbell

6 30 pm Girl Scouts Trop 40113

700 pm

Cub Scouts

700 Lenten Service at St Lukersquos UMC

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel

Choir

No Sharing Hands

400 Youth Auction and Supper

28 29

930 am - Worship

930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship

1045 am- Sunday School

Noon ndash Adult Handbell

530 pm Youth Handbell

630 pm

Girl Scouts Troop 40113

Markrsquos Musings We begin the month of February with Transfiguration Sunday where we remember Peter James

and John going up to a mountaintop to pray with Jesus While He is there He becomes transfigured and his

clothes became white like snow ldquoas no fuller on earth can whiten themrdquo Jesus has a conversation with

Elijah and Moses and a voice booms from heaven ldquoThis is my beloved Son listen to Himrdquo Peter half

terrified tries to fill the awkward silence by suggesting they build three houses of worship ldquofor he knew not

what to say for they were very much afraidrdquo Jesus however proceeds down the mountain and tells the

three to keep the story quiet until after the Son of man is raised from the dead At this point they had no

clue what Jesus was telling them They left the mountaintop ldquoamazed and confusedrdquo but Jesus knew the

cross was before Him Our anthem ldquoHigh upon a Mountainrdquo does a good job capturing the mood of this

event While it is ldquojazzyrdquo and you can tap your toe to it it is not necessarily ldquohappyrdquo You can sense a

foreboding darkness up ahead

This brings us into the season of Lent Just as Advent is meant to prepare our hearts for Christmas Lent is a

time of soul searching and spiritual spring cleaning as we prepare for Holy Week Pastor Bob will be

beginning a sermon series on brokenness It begin [Grab your readerrsquos attention with a great quote from the

document or use this space to emphasize a key point To place this text box anywhere on the page just drag it]

s with Jesus being tempted by the devil in the wilderness Our Lord was tested in all points yet did

not sin and glorified His Father We however fail when temptation comes The choir will sing a medley of

two praise hymns Change my heart oh God and Lord Be Glorified

The third Sunday of the month will be a handbell Sunday My thanks for all of your kind words about

our group and I am also very thankful our adult handbell choir consider themselves ldquoyoung at heartrdquo On

the last Sunday of February Pastor Bob will preach on 1 Corinthians 10 In this passage we come to realize

that our sinful hearts are no different than the people of Israel in the Old Testament ndash with the exception

that we have God Himself living inside us We learn that the devil has a very small bag of tricks but they

seem to have ensnared man since the Garden of Eden The good news is that God is faithful to provide a

way out never allowing more than we can bear I guess the bad news is when we fail we canrsquot blame

anyone but ourselves The choir will sing ldquoTis so Sweet to Trust in Jesusrdquo As the song says ldquoTrust and

obey for therersquos no other way to be happy in Jesus than to trust and obeyrdquo

Mark C Albright

ldquoThis is my beloved Son Listen to Himrdquo ndash God (Mark 97)

February 14

ldquoThe War on Brokennessrdquo

Luke 41-13

February 21

ldquoBrokenness and Other Peoplerdquo

Philippians 317-41

February 28

ldquoHopefulness Amid Brokennessrdquo

2 Corinthians 48-12

March 6

ldquoSo Broken and So Far Awayrdquo

Luke 151-3 11b-32

March 13

ldquoSuffering and Gracerdquo

Romans 51-8

March 20

PalmPassion Sunday

ldquoBroken For Usrdquo

Luke 231-49

March 31

Easter Sunday

ldquoWholerdquo

John 201-18

THE BROKEN MADE WHOLE

A Lenten Sermon Series at Calvary

Have you ever experienced brokenness in your life There are few who can claim they have not We

experience broken hearts broken bodies broken relationships and broken spirits And at the core of

our brokenness is that brokenness we experience in our relationship with God During the season of

profound introspection we call Lent I will be preaching not only on brokenness but also how in Christ

we can be made whole I hope you will be with us throughout this series as we move past the pain of

brokenness to the joy of Easter

ndash Pastor Bob

Red Cross Bloodmobile at Calvary Tuesday February 17

1200 ndash 530 PM

FEBRUARY MINISTRIES

HEAD USHER David Decker LITURGISTS Jim and Myrtle Holland ACCOLYTES February 7 Jonathan and Natalie Figeroa February 14 Tommy Criswell February 17 (mid-week Lenten service) Tommy Criswell February 21 Jonathan and Natalie Figeroa February 28 Tommy Criswell

ALTAR GUILD Juanita and Charles Burditus ALTAR FLOWER VOLUNTEER February 1 Gary amp Beverly Frye February 8 Betty David amp Cathy Decker February 15 Eileen amp Dave Southerly February 22 Doug Frye COMMUNION STEWARD Heather Villeme

SHARING HANDS February 6 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints February 13 Inwood UMC February 20 Berkeley Place UMC February 27 No Sharing Hands WE CARE CONTACT PERSON Doug Frye (304) 263-4998 NURSERY VOLUNTEER If you are interested in helping in the nursery please contact Heather Hardman or the Church Office (304) 267-4542 NURSERY VOLUNTEER If you are interested in helping in the nursery please contact Heather Hardman or the Church Office

ROCK

Please pray for our youth as they attend ROCK on February 5-7 in Ocean City Maryland Rock is filled with great music inspirational speakers and opportunities to discover Christ in new and powerful ways The youth will be sharing their personal experiences in worship on February 14th

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

1 Susan Paugh 17 Chante Grubb Zachery Johnson 3 Nancy Hillard Linda Grubb Andrew Lightner 5 Dorothy Houser 18 Larry Dunn Karin Dunn Robert Brennan 7 Cathy Decker Dorothy Wilson Jim Clipp 20 Angela Watson Paul Brennan 23 Carroll Criswell Lauren Hoge 8 Miranda Frye 24 Eric Eels 11 Ned Pitzer Jason Paul Letitia Haught 25 Alex Wasson William Wasson 12 Jeff Hollis Caleb Hardy Tammy Goodman 13 Jeanne Stotelmyer 26 Jeffrey Hollis Lauren Cummings 14 Buddy Simpson II Valentin Cordova 27 Kay Clark Tiffany Fowler Amanda Grubb 15 Tom Criswell Ryan Springer 16 Douglas Decker Jennifer Clark 29 Tia Hicks

AUCTION AND SUPPER

2016 Youth Mission Effort 400 PM Saturday February 27 2016

Calvary United Methodist Church 220 W Burke St Martinsburg WV 25401 For Tickets and Information Call the Church office 304-263-4542 or Kim Calo 304-263-2303

Adults $10 Children ten and under $4 At 400 PM Fellowship Hall doors will open for the Silent Auction

From 430 ndash 530 Scrumptious Hamm and Turkey Dinner At 545 pm the Silent Auction concludes

600 PM the Live Auction begins See you there

FEBRUARY 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6

630 PM Staff-Parish Relations Committee 630 pm Girl Scout Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

1200 Youth Leave for ROCK

1200 pm

Sharing Hands

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 400 pm ndash Youth return from ROCK

630 pm Girl Scouts Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

Ash Wednesday

700 Lenten Service at Otterbein UMC

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

1200 pm Sharing Hands

14 Boy Scout Sunday 15 16 17 18 19 20 815 am ndash 915 am ndash UMYF Breakfast 930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 530 pm Youth Handbell 600 PM UMYF MTG

630 pm Girl Scouts Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

1200-530

Red Cross

Blood Mobile

700 Lenten Service at Calvary UMC

730 pm NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

SPAGHETTI SUPPER

500 pm ndash 700 pm at

CUMC

1200 pm

Sharing Hands

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 530 pm Youth Handbell

6 30 pm Girl Scouts Trop 40113

700 pm

Cub Scouts

700 Lenten Service at St Lukersquos UMC

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel

Choir

No Sharing Hands

400 Youth Auction and Supper

28 29

930 am - Worship

930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship

1045 am- Sunday School

Noon ndash Adult Handbell

530 pm Youth Handbell

630 pm

Girl Scouts Troop 40113

FEBRUARY MINISTRIES

HEAD USHER David Decker LITURGISTS Jim and Myrtle Holland ACCOLYTES February 7 Jonathan and Natalie Figeroa February 14 Tommy Criswell February 17 (mid-week Lenten service) Tommy Criswell February 21 Jonathan and Natalie Figeroa February 28 Tommy Criswell

ALTAR GUILD Juanita and Charles Burditus ALTAR FLOWER VOLUNTEER February 1 Gary amp Beverly Frye February 8 Betty David amp Cathy Decker February 15 Eileen amp Dave Southerly February 22 Doug Frye COMMUNION STEWARD Heather Villeme

SHARING HANDS February 6 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints February 13 Inwood UMC February 20 Berkeley Place UMC February 27 No Sharing Hands WE CARE CONTACT PERSON Doug Frye (304) 263-4998 NURSERY VOLUNTEER If you are interested in helping in the nursery please contact Heather Hardman or the Church Office (304) 267-4542 NURSERY VOLUNTEER If you are interested in helping in the nursery please contact Heather Hardman or the Church Office

ROCK

Please pray for our youth as they attend ROCK on February 5-7 in Ocean City Maryland Rock is filled with great music inspirational speakers and opportunities to discover Christ in new and powerful ways The youth will be sharing their personal experiences in worship on February 14th

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS

1 Susan Paugh 17 Chante Grubb Zachery Johnson 3 Nancy Hillard Linda Grubb Andrew Lightner 5 Dorothy Houser 18 Larry Dunn Karin Dunn Robert Brennan 7 Cathy Decker Dorothy Wilson Jim Clipp 20 Angela Watson Paul Brennan 23 Carroll Criswell Lauren Hoge 8 Miranda Frye 24 Eric Eels 11 Ned Pitzer Jason Paul Letitia Haught 25 Alex Wasson William Wasson 12 Jeff Hollis Caleb Hardy Tammy Goodman 13 Jeanne Stotelmyer 26 Jeffrey Hollis Lauren Cummings 14 Buddy Simpson II Valentin Cordova 27 Kay Clark Tiffany Fowler Amanda Grubb 15 Tom Criswell Ryan Springer 16 Douglas Decker Jennifer Clark 29 Tia Hicks

AUCTION AND SUPPER

2016 Youth Mission Effort 400 PM Saturday February 27 2016

Calvary United Methodist Church 220 W Burke St Martinsburg WV 25401 For Tickets and Information Call the Church office 304-263-4542 or Kim Calo 304-263-2303

Adults $10 Children ten and under $4 At 400 PM Fellowship Hall doors will open for the Silent Auction

From 430 ndash 530 Scrumptious Hamm and Turkey Dinner At 545 pm the Silent Auction concludes

600 PM the Live Auction begins See you there

FEBRUARY 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6

630 PM Staff-Parish Relations Committee 630 pm Girl Scout Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

1200 Youth Leave for ROCK

1200 pm

Sharing Hands

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 400 pm ndash Youth return from ROCK

630 pm Girl Scouts Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

Ash Wednesday

700 Lenten Service at Otterbein UMC

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

1200 pm Sharing Hands

14 Boy Scout Sunday 15 16 17 18 19 20 815 am ndash 915 am ndash UMYF Breakfast 930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 530 pm Youth Handbell 600 PM UMYF MTG

630 pm Girl Scouts Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

1200-530

Red Cross

Blood Mobile

700 Lenten Service at Calvary UMC

730 pm NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

SPAGHETTI SUPPER

500 pm ndash 700 pm at

CUMC

1200 pm

Sharing Hands

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 530 pm Youth Handbell

6 30 pm Girl Scouts Trop 40113

700 pm

Cub Scouts

700 Lenten Service at St Lukersquos UMC

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel

Choir

No Sharing Hands

400 Youth Auction and Supper

28 29

930 am - Worship

930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship

1045 am- Sunday School

Noon ndash Adult Handbell

530 pm Youth Handbell

630 pm

Girl Scouts Troop 40113

FEBRUARY 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1 2 3 4 5 6

630 PM Staff-Parish Relations Committee 630 pm Girl Scout Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

1200 Youth Leave for ROCK

1200 pm

Sharing Hands

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 400 pm ndash Youth return from ROCK

630 pm Girl Scouts Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

Ash Wednesday

700 Lenten Service at Otterbein UMC

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

1200 pm Sharing Hands

14 Boy Scout Sunday 15 16 17 18 19 20 815 am ndash 915 am ndash UMYF Breakfast 930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 530 pm Youth Handbell 600 PM UMYF MTG

630 pm Girl Scouts Troop 40113

700 pm Cub Scouts

1200-530

Red Cross

Blood Mobile

700 Lenten Service at Calvary UMC

730 pm NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel Choir

SPAGHETTI SUPPER

500 pm ndash 700 pm at

CUMC

1200 pm

Sharing Hands

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

930 am - Worship 930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship 1045 am- Sunday School Noon ndash Adult Handbell 530 pm Youth Handbell

6 30 pm Girl Scouts Trop 40113

700 pm

Cub Scouts

700 Lenten Service at St Lukersquos UMC

730 pm

NA Meeting

630 pm

Boy Scouts 13 at CUMC

700 pm Chancel

Choir

No Sharing Hands

400 Youth Auction and Supper

28 29

930 am - Worship

930 am ndash Latino Hispanic Worship

1045 am- Sunday School

Noon ndash Adult Handbell

530 pm Youth Handbell

630 pm

Girl Scouts Troop 40113

Sharing Hands Schedule for 2016 Date Team

February 6 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day

Saints ndash Merla Zollinger

February 13 Inwood UMC ndash Charles Henry

April 2

July 30

November 19

February 20 Berkeley Place UMC ndash B Moore

May 21

September 17

December 17

March 19 General Federation of Womenrsquos Club -

August 6 Barbara Moore

October 1

March 5 Calvary United Methodist Women

June 18

July 16

March 12 Boy Scout Troop 13 ndash Ken Criswell

September 10

December 3

July 2 Calvary UMC Choir- Mark Albright

September 3

April 9 Marsha Dodson

August 13 Carol Pennington

November 12 Connie Catrow

Helen Hardman

Alecia Roberts

Sarah Hurlock

Charles amp Juanita Burditus

Childrenrsquos Ministries The Childrens Ministry Will be presenting a program entitled The Symbols of Lent and Easter to the congregation during the church service on the morning of February 14 2026 The service will be followed by a Carry with You refreshment as a reminder from the program The Childrens Ministry will be hosting An Easter Celebration on March 12 2016 (100 - 300 pm) There will be Easter coloring pages a fun craft for all to do a story time games for pre-school and elementary alike an egg hunt and refreshments for all to enjoy Come join us for VBS 2016 ldquoSurf Shackrdquo to be held June 19 ndash 24 ldquoRide the Wave of Godrsquos Amazing Loverdquo

Date Team

May 14 Katherine Hinson

August 20 Pastor Bob amp Beth Brennan

October 8

June 4 Christa Banks

October 29 Betty amp Don Nicewarmer

Jan 14 2017 Calvin Russell

Dick amp Nona Hager

November 5 Donna Bill amp Katie Yost

December 31 Mickey amp Jenny Ritter

David Anderson

April 16 Ellen amp Mike Newcome

June 11 Ned amp Judy Pitzer

Jan 7 2017 Ruby Kay Hawkins

Joyce Schell

April 30 Jim amp Myrtle Holland

December 10 Rodney amp Regina Sherman

Jan 21 2017 Peggy Whetzel

Beth Taylor

Pattie Bruno

The Womenrsquos Ministry at Calvary UMC

Please mark your calendars and plan to attend our next Womens Ministry Planning Meeting

before Sunday worship on Sunday February 14th at 845 am in the Fidelis Classroom We will be

discussing our next mission project plans and spring Bible Study options Speaking of missions We are

collecting pill bottles for Matthew 25 Ministries again Place them in the basket in front of the Womens

Ministry bulletin board Please include a nickel or dime in each one to help cover the cost of shipping To

God be The Glory in and through the Womens Ministry

Calvary Youth Schedule for February

Feb 5 noon Leave Parking Lot for

Rock 2016

Feb 7 400 PM Return to same for

parent pick-up

No evening meeting

Feb 14 930 AM Report to the church

Youth breakfast or lunch

No evening meeting

Feb 21 600 PM Transformation

Feb 26 500 PM Auction Set-Up

Feb 27 400 PM Doors open for Auction

and Supper in Fellowship

Hall

Feb 28 No meeting Whew