ELDER’S EXPRESS Everyone needs a life's verse. That's what I was told back in 1980 when Steve Nace made the decision to make Jesus Christ the Lord of my life. A life's verse, that one verse in the whole Bible that you choose to model your life after. Fifteen years later, in the summer of 1995, I still hadn't chosen a life's verse. That summer, I was asked to direct kids’ camp at Camp Pamadeva, that of the Tiltin' Hilton. One of the duties as camp director was to lead staff devotions as we began the day. Why I chose Luke 17:5-10 as our focus I'll never know, but it was probably that it was five verses, and we were there five days. The focus of the devotionals was the importance of knowing why we were there for those kids: to give them an opportunity to do what I had done at age 30 fifteen years before. And to encourage the counselors to keep on keeping on no matter how inadequate we were in accomplishing that goal. The last day’s devotional focused on verse 10: "So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do." Unprofitable servants. Wow! No matter what we do, no matter how well we do it, no matter how great our motivation is to do it, it doesn't add one iota to the work Jesus Christ did on the cross. And, there it was, some fifteen years after I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior: my life's verse. It didn't make sense, but it made sense! Do you have a life's verse? If so, follow it with all your heart. If you don't, may we encourage you to find one and purpose in your heart to fulfill it?

It is with excitement and anticipation that we welcome Mike Dellosso and Jeff Eyler to your elder board. Each man brings with him gifts unique and diversified. We have found them to be godly, insightful, knowledgeable, and willing to share their opinions with grace. March 16 and 17 have been set aside for our annual pastor-elder retreat, a time, this year, which will be dedicated to an in depth study on what the Bible says about how the church is to function properly. Our February board meeting was spent reviewing your concerns regarding the maintenance of our facility. It was decided to make window replacement and refurbishing the floor in Boyer Hall our two top priorities in 2018. We also discussed an upgrade to the church's website. The two questions we need to answer before proceeding are:

Contents

Pg 1, 2 — Elder Express

Pg 2 — The Shepherd’s Fold

Pg 3 — Library Link

Pg 3 — Live Feed

Pg 4 — Sportsman’s Program

Pg 4 — Ladies Retreat

Pg 5,6 — Calendar

Pg 6 — Easter Musical

Calvary’s MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH

603 WILSON AVENUE | HANOVER PA 17331

MARCH 2018

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1) How much do we value it, and 2) How much are we willing to spend? If you have experience in this area, and you sense God's leading to help improve this ministry, your elder board would like to hear from you.

In an effort to keep the fellowship of CBC up to date in our pastoral search process, it is wise to keep in mind that it is the Lord's timing and not ours that is important. Given his druthers, Joshua probably would have stormed the castle at Jericho, at a great cost of life to the children of Israel. But the Lord's timing was not his timing, and after seven days, Jericho was theirs. As we continue formulating the process by which the man the Lord wants to lead CBC, it is the desire of your elder board to "get it right." What appears to be slow and tedious is instead thought out and intentional with the goal of allowing God to give us His man in His timing. With a schedule of godly men within our body filling the pulpit and meeting our spiritual needs, we are modeling the early church by equipping the saints for the work of the ministry. Once the saints are equipped, it is their, YOUR, duty to do the work of the ministry with the result the body of Christ being built up. Ephesians 4:12-13. Until that time that God provides the man He has chosen to lead CBC, this will be our course of action.

It was "kid krazy" month this past February. A huge Calvary thank you to Ashley Lippy, Lauren Osladil, Bev Carpenter and all the adults who contributed to the success of "Star Quest." Superb acting, outstanding music, and God honoring children combined to make this musical one of the best! And, thank you, thank you, thank you to Cindy Strauss, Beth Marland, and their assistants for organizing and coaching the Awana Bible Quizzing team. Kudos to Caleb and Sarah Eyler, Caleb Plett, Josiah Greene, Ian Wolfe and Grant Miller, in abstensia, as they honored God while representing CBC so well!

The month of March is highlighted by our Sportsman's program featuring Dr. Larry Moyer. The purpose of the program is to provide an outreach to Hanover and the surrounding areas with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and throw in a few hunting stories as well. CBC sets aside @ $4,500 for this outreach in the church budget which barely covers the speakers expenses. Based upon the recommendation of the ministry's leaders, the elder board approved a $5 donation at the door to help offset the cost of the prizes offered at the program. This was not intended to be a raffle, but a way of offering attractive prizes to attendees. Our purpose is to reach the Hanover area with the Gospel, and this is one way to reach that goal. Purpose to attend Dr. Moyer's evangelism training seminar, offered during the Sunday School hour on March 11.

We continue to have recruitment needs for our Wednesday night teen group and Awana ministries, The Shepherd's Fold Daycare, and various Sunday morning ministries. Will you be that unprofitable servant?

As always, visit us in the atrium following the Sunday morning service or grab us as we walk throughout the building. If we can pray for you, please let us know. We, too, are unprofitable servants. Allow us to do that which is our duty to do.

Psst. We have a daycare (and you can be involved). Did you know?

The Shepherd’s Fold employs 28 full-time and part-time staff members and has 2 volunteers who care for 96 children, ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.

87% of the children enrolled at The Shepherd’s Fold come from families who do not attend Calvary Bible Church.

100% of the staff and volunteers are members at Calvary.

Shelley Mathias and her staff are committed to sharing the love of Jesus with each child they care for and the child’s family. In addition to the daily contact they have, there are many outreach events scheduled throughout the year. They are making an impact on local families!

YOU can be involved in this great ministry and in the work God is doing at The Shepherd’s Fold (TSF).

How to get involved:

Pray: Make a commitment to pray for TSF regularly. Bookmarks are available at TSF’s Activities Table in the foyer to help guide you through effective prayer for the teachers and children.

Donate items: TSF has a running “wish list” of items they need. Some examples are baby dolls, outdoor play equipment (balls, hula hoops, games), books (board books and paperbacks), dress-up clothes (for girls and boys). Gently used or new, please.

Box Tops: TSF is now collecting Box Top labels from General Mills items. Simply cut them out, bring them in to church, and drop them off at the TSF Activities Table in the foyer.

Volunteer: TSF is always looking for helping hands. If you’re interested in volunteering, please talk to Shelley Mathias or Ashley Lippy.

Work there! TSF is looking for someone to fill an assistant’s position. About 30 hours/week. Interested? Contact Ashley Lippy at alippy@cbc-hanover.org

Need more information? Visit TSF’s Activities Table in the foyer or contact Shelley Mathias (smathias@cbc-hanover.org) or Ashley Lippy (alippy@cbc-hanover.org).

Library Link

Don’t Miss Out! For those who are unable to attend CBC church services &

don’t want to miss the morning worship, tune in to our “live” feed on

YouTube starting at 10:25AM. Go to YouTube.com & search “Calvary Bible

Church Hanover, PA”. Please note the sermon portion only will be saved for

later viewing on YouTube or on CBC’s website, http://cbchanover.org under

READ/LISTEN > SUNDAY SERMONS.

Adult non-fiction: Amazed by Grace

Adult fiction: Love’s Reckoning

Amazed by Grace by Dr. Bill Shade is the story of a modern day George Mueller. For almost six decades, Bill and Ruth Shade stepped forward without resources to see God provide in ways in ways that amazed. This couple have impacted thousands of people all over the world. Bill’s life work for Christ is chronicled in Amazed by Grace and is a “must read” autobiography for those who want to catch a vision of walking by faith.

Love’s Reckoning by Laura Frantz is the first book in a new series, and the setting for this novel takes place in our very own York County, PA. The year is 1784 and the main character is a blacksmith who arrives in York County to finish his apprenticeship. The Ballantyne Legacy series involves a family saga and old traditions of arranged marriages that set the stage for generations to come.

SPORTSMAN’S PROGRAM

Friday, March 9, 2018 at 5:30 PM

Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 5:30 PM Doors open at 4:30PM

Tickets are available at:

Marchio’s Sport Hut 632-0777

Ness Taxidermy 792-0960

W.E. Sell Sporting Goods 632-1293

Special Speaker: Dr. Larry Moyer

Topic: Wild Game Feast

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Calvary Bible Church

603 Wilson Avenue, Hanover, PA

Friday, April 27th 5-8PM

Saturday, April 28th 8AM-3PM

Featuring Author of Anchored In, Micah Maddox

Join us for our 2018 Ladies Retreat!

Doors open at 5:00 PM with dinner

immediately following registration.

Our speaker will be Micah Maddox, a

women’s conference speaker, Bible

teacher, writer, blogger and author

of Anchored In: Experience a Power-Full Life in a Problem-Filled World.

She is passionate about helping

women find purpose, peace, and calm

in our chaotic world. As a pastor’s

wife, mother of three, and foster

mom, she contributes her time to

MOPS and her local church—including

serving as a women’s ministry leader.

For more info check out her site at

www.micahmaddox.com

$5 donation/per ticket for door prizes, drawings, and Grand Prize at entrance.

Grand Prize: 6 Day/7 Night Deer Hunt in Maine

WAR jewelry will be available to benefit Women at Risk. www.warinternational.org

Tickets are available at Calvary Bible Church for $35. Teen girls are $15. If you come either Friday or

Saturday the cost is $20. (Scholarships are available). The price includes two meals, craft & various activities.

Bring a friend!

Date Day Time Event Room

2 Friday 6:30 PM Co-Ed Volleyball Gym

3 Saturday 8:00 AM Men’s Breakfast Gym

11:30 AM T and T Girls Tea Party Gym

4 Sunday 10:25 AM AM Communion Service Sanctuary

6:30 PM PM Service, Ladies’ Bible Study, Women in the Word

5 Monday 6:30 PM Adoptive Family Support Group 216

6 Tuesday 3:15 PM Good News Club 128

6:00 PM Ladies’ Volleyball Gym

6:30 PM Precept Bible Study 106

7 Wednesday 9:30 AM Widow’s Fellowship 202

6:15 PM Teen Ministry 201

6:30 PM Prayer Meeting, Awana, ESL, Ladies’ Bible Study

8 Thursday 6:30 PM Elder’s Meeting

9 Friday 5:30 PM Sportsman’s Program Sanctuary

10 Saturday 5:30 PM Sportsman’s Program Sanctuary

Awana Games — Faith Bible Fellowship Church

11 Sunday 9:30 AM Personal Evangelism Training Seminar—Dr. Larry Moyer Sanctuary

10:25 AM AM Worship Service –Dr. Larry Moyer

6:30 PM PM Service, Ladies’ Bible Study, Women in the Word

13 Tuesday 3:15 PM Good News Club 128

6:00 PM Ladies’ Volleyball Gym

6:30 PM Precept Bible Study 106

14 Wednesday 6:15 PM Teen Ministry 201

6:30 PM Prayer Meeting, Awana, ESL, Ladies’ Bible Study

16 Friday 6:30 PM Co-Ed Volleyball Gym

17 Saturday 8:00 AM Ladies’ Volleyball Gym

18 Sunday 10:25 AM AM Service Sanctuary

6:30 PM PM Service, Ladies’ Bible Study

20 Tuesday 3:15 PM Good News Club 128

6:00 PM Ladies’ Volleyball Gym

6:30 PM Precept Bible Study 106

21 Wednesday 9:30 AM Widow’s Fellowship 202

6:15 PM Teen Ministry 201

6:30 PM Prayer Meeting, Awana, ESL, Ladies Bible Study

22 Thursday 6:30 PM TSF Staff Meeting 216

23 Friday 6:00 PM Ladies Game Night Atrium

24 Saturday 9:00 AM Pins and Needles 106

1:00 PM Calvary’s Ambassadors: Hymn Sing & Dessert Gym

6:00 PM Teen Event: Gym Game Night Gym

CBC March Event Calendar

Calvary’s Easter Musical

Before God’s awesome display of resurrection power in raising Christ from

the dead, the Savior had to walk a long, lonely road leading to Calvary. It is

on that dark road, through a journey of sorrow and suffering, that Christ

willingly went to the cross. There He died for our sins, paying the ultimate

price to set us free!

Invitations and posters are available at the Music Ministry table.

Date Day Time Event Room

25 Sunday 10:25 AM AM Service Sanctuary

6:30 PM PM Service, Ladies’ Bible Study

27 Tuesday 3:15 PM Good News Club 128

6:00 PM Ladies’ Volleyball Gym

6:30 PM Precept Bible Study 106

28 Wednesday 6:15 PM Teen Ministry 201

6:30 PM Prayer Meeting, Awana, ESL, Ladies’ Bible Study

29 Thursday 6:45 PM Music Ministry Dress Rehearsal Sanctuary

30 Friday 7:00 PM Good Friday Worship Service Sanctuary

31 Saturday 7:00 PM Easter Musical: Road to Calvary Sanctuary

April 1 Sunday 10:00 AM Easter Sunday Musical: Road to Calvary Sanctuary

Please note: NO Sunday School & NO PM Service

CBC March Event Calendar (Continued)