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You’re mixing your metaphors like a barrel of

monkeys on a highway to hell I have a friend who is a priest in North

Carolina. I receive a free education whenever

I am with him. He has a Bachelor’s degree in

Southern wit, a Master’s in funny figures of

speech, and a PhD in Dixie humor. The title

of this article originated with him, uttered with

deadpan delivery one day when we were

discussing God-stuff.

And that is the problem with God-stuff, isn’t

it? It’s hard to talk about without some good

picture language. When you want the right

words to describe something to do with faith,

your brain seizes up and your mouth stalls.

Turn the key as often as you like, but the

engine is dead and your thoughts go unvoiced.

A good image can help when our words dry

up. This is especially true when the thing you

are trying to talk about is abstract – like faith,

the Christian life, the nature of love, even the

ways of God. Jesus understood this. His

teaching is embroidered with beautiful

metaphors, woven with pregnant imagery,

stitched with powerful pictures.

Sometimes the biblical writers give it to us

straight. St. Paul is like that. When he has

something to say, he usually delivers it in

straightforward language. He gives

encouragement, issues instructions, and

explains Truth with well-chosen words. Take

1 Corinthians 13, for example. It’s a

magnificent, thorough, and beautiful

description of love.

At other times the

writers of the Bible

paint pictures. The

things they are

trying to

communicate are so

profound that all the writers can do is invite

their readers into a world of adventure and

encourage them the go exploring. That is how

it was for St. John, the writer of the Book of

Revelation. Human words cannot do justice to

the message of his book, so he had to use

pictures and symbols.

Recently some psychologists, life coaches,

and spiritual directors have started

encouraging people to find metaphors for their

lives. Church theorists tell us that this can be

a very helpful task for a congregation too. But

be careful. Metaphors are powerful. They can

shape your life in ways that you don’t

immediately realize. Take three of metaphors

that churches often use to describe themselves.

At first glance they seem to say some

excellent things about those congregations.

But the more you think about them, the less

excellent they become. In fact they say some

very unfortunate things.

These examples are ‘The Lighthouse,’ ‘A

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and thriving and thriving

community that community that

inspires inspires

transformation transformation

through worship through worship

and ministry.and ministry.

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Family,’ and ‘A Center.’ Each of these sounds excellent

as a metaphor for a church. But think about it. What

does a lighthouse do? It warns of danger. It is located

on or near hazardous rocks. The whole point of a

lighthouse is to stay away from it! Get too close and

you can be smashed to pieces. What is a family? It is

an institution that is almost impossible to join. It is

small, exclusive, and self-contained. What is a center?

Well, it is a location that is a million miles from the

margins. In fact, it cannot be any further from the

margins. It is the location of power, fame, and

influence.

Are you happy with these three images of a local

church? I’m not, and so you won’t hear me use these

metaphors of Mt. Calvary. We must be the opposite of

these things – a place of safety; a location of welcome

and inclusion; a people who inhabits the edges of

society, where the marginalized live, and not be settled

in a place of privilege.

This Lent many of us have been wrestling with seven

magnificent and beautiful metaphors of Jesus. The

Seven “I am” statements. Jesus declares himself to be

the Good Shepherd, the Gate to the Sheep Pen, the Light

of the World, the Bread of Life, the Way. The final two

– “I am the Vine” and “I am the Resurrection” – will be

the topics of my sermons on Maundy Thursday and

Easter Day. You’ve got to love Jesus. He could have

given us paragraphs of dense theology explaining his

identity as the Second Person of the Trinity. He could

have dished out volumes complicated thoughts about the

reality of God’s Incarnation in himself. He may have

chosen to theologize about his mission. Instead he gave

us seven words about his identity and job, and left the

rest to the Church to write. Shepherd, Sheepgate, Light,

Bread, Way, Vine, Resurrection. Intimacy, Safety,

Acceptance, Fulfilment, Direction, Health, Life. This is

Jesus.

Good News – THE Good News – deserves to be

heard. Our sound system is now aging and

nearing the end of its natural life. This gives us a

great opportunity to install a new system that

suits the needs of today’s congregation. We

recently invited an audio expert to survey our

worship space and draw up a specification to

meet our needs. Standby by for a system that

will amplify all our readers, including children in

our intergenerational worship, later this year.

How do you like the new notice board? Looks

very fine, doesn’t it?

One other major building improvement coming

this year is new insulation for the worship area

roof. This will make a

significant saving on

electricity bills, and

reduce our carbon

footprint.

Coming this spring – an important information

campaign by the Lay Pastoral Assistants and the

Legacy Fund Committee on the topic of End of

Life issues. Part of our duty of Christians is to

prepare for our deaths. In May we will have the

opportunity to hear experts and learn about how

to do that, including End of Life Directives,

Living Wills, Last Wills and Testaments, and Do

Not Resuscitate Order. Put May 22 on your

calendars.

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It’s a question that scores of people have asked me in

the last few years and I LOVE to hear it. It is sweet,

sweet music. “How do I join?”

It seems like such a reasonable question to ask,

doesn’t it? Someone has found Mt. Calvary – maybe

they have been brought by a friend, maybe they have

stumbled upon us one Saturday evening or Sunday

morning – and they have discovered something

attractive enough that they come back for another

look. Then another. Then another.

By the sixth visit (according to research) they have

decided that we are the church for them. Hallelujah.

Then comes the question I love. To be honest it gives

me another feeling apart from joy. It makes me gulp

hard and feel flustered because I don’t want to blabber

something meaningless. So, I open my mouth and…

blabber something meaningless. Then I invite them to

the Welcome Course and hope that they will learn the

answer to the question by osmosis.

So, I thought I’d try to put a bit of an answer down in

writing. It isn’t beautiful, it isn’t simple, it isn’t

entertaining, but it’s all I can offer. So please try and

stay awake. There will not be a test on this, but at

least you might take some perverse pleasure in the

knowledge that I am struggling to say something

meaningful.

So it’s like this. Pay close attention. I’ll tell it in

bullets, but don’t worry, they’re blanks:

The Anglican Church (of which the Episcopal

Church is a member) has always had fuzzy

boundaries between who’s in and who’s out. This

comes from the history of the Church of England,

which is the Established Church of that country.

So, anyone born and living in England is ‘Church

of England’ unless they choose to be something

else. They may not actually go to church, but it is

the Church of England they don’t go to! So,

everyone living in England has a right to a

baptism, wedding, or funeral in their local parish

church, even if their relationship with the parish is

non-existent apart from this. Weird, huh?

So, let’s go back to pre-1776 and all that. Lots of

Anglicans come to the 13 colonies, set up home,

build churches and live happily as ‘Church of

England’ (bear in mind that they are still English

and consider themselves such). Usually these

Anglicans settle in the southern Atlantic states

(while the Puritans stay further north). These

Church of England folks use the same prayer

book as their sisters and brother in the Mother

Country, and are indistinguishable in every way.

1776 - and it all has to change. The Anglicans in

the new United States could no longer be

members of the Church of England – a church

which has King George as its head. However,

they still want to pray the same prayers, have the

same understanding of the clergy, and be ‘Church

of England’ in every other way. So, the Episcopal

Church is formed. They keep the same prayer

book (except for the parts that mention the

‘Sovereign’), the same orders of clergy, use the

same buildings they used before, and continue

with many of the traditions of the church they

have now broken from.

One of the traditions they keep was this hazy,

fuzzy definition of membership.

Still awake? Hang in there. Get some coffee, breathe

deeply, and we’ll continue.

“How do I join Mt. Calvary?” (and other

questions that don’t have easy answers)

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“But, you still haven’t answered the question.

What is joining an Episcopal parish?”

OK. Here goes:

The Canons (big rules, not big

guns) state that, “All persons

who have received the Sacrament

of Holy Baptism with water in

the Name of the Father, and of

the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

whether in this Church or in an-

other Christian Church, and

whose Baptisms have been duly

recorded in this Church, are

members thereof.” Get that?

Yup, that’s right. Anyone who has been baptized and

wants to have that baptism listed in our records is a

member.

“Wait! You mean, I don’t even have to go to

church to be a member of Mt. Calvary?

That’s not exactly a high bar to jump over!”

No, it isn’t. So, there is another level of members

called ‘Active Baptized Members.’ These are people

whose baptisms are recorded in the Parish Register

and contribute to or participate in the worship and

communal life of the congregation, regardless of how

much or how little.

So, you’re saying that if I have my name en-

tered into parish records, and come to church

for an unspecified number of times per year,

and give an unspecified amount of my re-

sources (time, money, etc.) then I’m an active

member?

Yes! You’ve got it. Well done. However, because

we are very good hosts at Mt. Calvary, and because so

many of our new members are not from the Episcopal

tradition, we hold a 7-week course every autumn to

introduce the church to new members. It’s called the

Welcome Course, and we produced it ourselves. We

repeat the Welcome Course in a single Saturday each

April for those who can’t commit to seven consecutive

evenings in the autumn. This is timed to be a few

weeks before a Confirmation service.

There you go again, complicating things.

What is Confirmation?

OK. Now things

get more intricate.

Because we in the

Episcopal Church

practice infant

baptism, we think

there needs to be

a moment in the

life of adults

when they take on those baptismal vows for them-

selves. This can happen from about twelve years up-

wards – as long as the person has an adult faith and

has made the commitment in their own heart that they

will follow Jesus. In our tradition, only Bishops can

confirm people. It is a lovely ritual in which the bish-

op lays hands on the candidate and prays for them to

be filled with the Holy Spirit. On May 1 our bishop,

The Right Reverend Audrey Scanlan, will be visiting

Mt. Calvary and will conduct confirmations in the

10am service.

I have only recently started coming to Mt. Cal-

vary, but I consider this as my church now.

Should I be confirmed?

If you have already been confirmed in another Church

of the Anglican Communion (for example, the Church

of England or the Anglican Church of Canada) or in

the Roman Catholic Church, or the Evangelical Lu-

theran Church, or one of the Eastern Orthodox

Churches, you do not need to be confirmed again. The

Episcopal Church believes that you have already been

confirmed. However, if you have had a confirmation

in any other church (for example the United Methodist


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Church or the Presbyterian Church), you will need to

be confirmed here. At the moment, the Episcopal

Church does not recognize the confirmations of those

churches.

OK, well I think confirmation is probably the

right thing for me. I was raised Baptist, and

have never been confirmed. But what about

my spouse? They were raised Roman Catho-

lic, are you’re saying that they can’t be con-

firmed again?

That’s right. However, if they are feeling at home in

Mt. Calvary, and want to make a step of commitment,

then Bishop Audrey will “Receive” them into the

Episcopal Church on May 1. This is a ritual that is

very similar to confirmation, and also features laying

on of hands and prayer for the candidates to be filled

with the Holy Spirit.

OK, but what about my friend who sits in the

same pew as us? She told me that she’s been

an Episcopalian for a gazillion years, but has

only recently started back at church. She got

out of the habit many years ago, but has now

come back, and she wants to show God that

she really wants to have Christ as a huge part

of her life again. What should she do?

Well, good question. At the same time as she con-

firms and receives people, Bishop Audrey will pray

and welcome Episcopalians who have been confirmed

already but want to reaffirm their baptism vows

afresh. This often happens when people come back to

Mt. Calvary after a period of searching and wandering

spiritually, but now would like to recommit them-

selves to a life of discipleship. Again, this is a lovely

ritual involving the laying on of hands and prayer for

the Holy Spirit.

OK, I am ready to take a step of faith, and I

want to experience one of these rituals. What

do I do now?

If you have attended the Welcome Course, you’re

good to go! Just tell Fr. Duncan that you’d like be

confirmed, or received, or reaffirm your baptismal

vows. Then note May 1 in your calendar, and be here

for Bishop Audrey’s visit. Fr. Duncan will hold a re-

hearsal for all the candidates a few days before that

date.

If you have not attended the Welcome Course, then

come to the ‘Welcome Course in a Day’ on April 9

from 10am-3pm. Lunch is provided. Then, you will

be all set for whichever step of faith is right for you at

this moment of your life.

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Look who attended a

Lent housegroup! A

real shepherd and

real lamb came to the

evening on the subject

of Jesus’ statement, “I

am the Good

Shepherd." Thank you

Marcia Wharton for an

inspiring visual aid.

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“Go in peace to love and serve the

Lord…” These simple words of

benediction send us out of the

sanctuary of Mt. Calvary each

Sunday with renewed conviction

and sense of purpose. For the many members of

your outreach committees, they especially resonate

as the very foundation of our mission -- to improve

and sustain the lives of others in our nearby

community and beyond.

During the first meeting of the calendar year, the

Outreach Coordinating Committee (OCC) began a

discussion about priority projects and how to make

the best possible use of the generous allocation

included in the annual budget. This year’s amount of

a little over $18,000 represents fully 5% of the total

budget and demonstrates the strength with which the

church embraces those simple nine words. It was

unanimously agreed that sustaining financial support

would continue to be provided to four non-profit

organizations, each of which reflects aspects of our

five areas of focus (Shelter, Safety, Health, Hunger,

and Youth). They include:

The Episcopal Relief and Development Fund -

worldwide disaster and refugee relief, economic

empowerment

The Episcopal Home of Shippensburg - health

care and a secure environment for the aged and

disabled

The CACCC Day Care Center - day-time shelter,

safety, education and nutrition for our littlest

youth

Project Homeless Connect - improved access to

healthcare, food security, and other service for

the homeless and near homeless

The total of these donations represents approximately

30% of the available funds your generosity has made

available. But we at Mt. Calvary are not just

“donors.” Most importantly, as has been

demonstrated time and time again, we are “doers!”

The OCC engaged in a thoughtful and serious

discussion regarding hands-on involvement and how

to:

build upon our past efforts and experience

coalesce around a core area of purpose

take sustained and meaningful action that

signifies outreach at Mt. Calvary

As if by magic (divine intervention, perhaps), the

group came to agreement quickly on the concept of

addressing the many challenges faced by homeless/

near homeless families with children. Such families

face a life filled with worry and uncertainty in all

aspects of their lives. The children are especially

vulnerable. How can a child who has no safe,

consistent, and quiet place to sleep, let alone do

evening homework, have even a modest chance at

educational and future life success?

So we have identified our new call to action. But

exactly how the challenge will be met, remains a

work in progress. Personal contacts have already

been made with several schools and organizations in

the area that provide supports for such families - and

we are now sorting through the many opportunities

for practical involvement. In the interim, the good

work that we have been doing all along will

continue, as the new effort takes its special form.

OCC: New Call

to Action

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It’s a pleasure to announce a new member of the Senior Choir – Joyce Abraham, a

nursing student at Messiah College. If you missed her in January, she has been on a

medical mission in Thailand. It’s thrilling for us “oldsters” to have Joyce join Ike,

bringing young faces and young voices to the Mt. Calvary choir.

The piano in the children’s chapel has made its way to the Episcopal Home in Shippensburg. This is good news

because it was not being utilized in the children’s chapel. Should a keyboard instrument be needed in that space,

the church has a couple of electronic keyboards that could function in that capacity. The Episcopal Home has

weekly church services, as well as many singing groups coming in to perform for the residents. Music plays a

big role in the lives of the residents, so I know this lovely instrument will be welcomed, utilized, and appreciated.

Lastly, I would like to say a word about a choir member who is not singing with us at the moment because she is

experiencing some difficulties with her voice. Melissa Hoy has the distinction of being the choir member with

the longest tenure. She joined the Junior Choir in 1959 and graduated to the Senior choir, serving from 1965-

2015, a time which spanned six Directors of Music. Thank you, Melissa, for this long and glorious ministry.

I asked her to share some memories of those years; here are some highlights and a couple of “low-lights!”

In the late 70s, a choir dinner was held at a restaurant near Carlisle on a Saturday

night. Sunday morning saw a choir whose numbers were greatly diminished –

FOOD POISONING!

Bill Scholl, whom many of you will remember, singing “A Rusty Old Halo” and

“7 Old Ladies” accompanied by his ukulele. (Writer’s note: Was this in

church????)

Years of duets with Lenore Baker, Lee Jackson’s mother.

Singing at the National Cathedral in Washington and St. Bart’s in NYC under

Dianne Morningstar.

Practical jokes she and Pat Holly played on Robert Lau.

Having the words she penned for a Robert Lau anthem sung at Mt. Calvary on Christmas Eve, and,

ultimately, published.

I will close this tribute with Melissa’s own words: The best thing about being a member of Mt. Calvary Choir is

the people I had the privilege to share the pews with; the support given by everyone during the rough times; and

the fun during the good times. Although not occupying a seat with the choir right now, I know, without a doubt,

where to find a room full of friends on Sunday morning.

On behalf of the congregation and especially the choir, I offer deepest sympathy to Doris Strange, choir member,

who lost Tom, her husband, in January – she, too, knows where to find a room filled with friends and support.

Finally, if you have ever wondered why the importance of music in worship, the answer may be found in the

words of Plato: Music finds its way into the secret places of the soul.

-Lynn Alt

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King’s Day – On Sunday, January 10, the three kings

arrived while we were in Big Church. You might have

noticed that we took communion without our shoes.

We had left them for the kings to fill, and they did not

disappoint us. When we returned for our shoes after

church they were filled with candy, just as we had

hoped!

Souper Bowl Sunday – On January 31, we wore our

sports jerseys and held out soup pots to collect for

those in need. We raised nearly $500, which went to

two local food banks. Thank you for your generosity

Lenten Pizza Club – Since Lent is a time when we are

reminded to be prayerful, our Pizza Club devotions

will focus on just that! Please take note that we will

meet on every Tuesday in March up until Easter. We

will have a meal, sing with Lynn, and have a

meaningful devotion, 5:30-7:00pm.

Tuesday, March 1 – Becoming a Circle Maker

(Pancakes)

Tuesday, March 8 – Cloudy with a Chance of

Quail (Pizza)

Tuesday, March 15 – Praying Hard and Praying

Through (Pasta and meatballs)

Tuesday, March 22 – Praying is Like Planting

(Pizza)

Youth Group – 2nd & 4th Sundays, 5:30-7:00pm. Eat

some pizza and learn about the Bible on the big screen!

Food Bank – First Monday of each month, 6:00-

8:00pm; space is limited, so please sign up to be part of

the team!

Confirmation – Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30 thru

April 27. Our Confirmation family dinner will take

place on Saturday, April 30, following the 5:00 service.

Safeguarding Training – Sunday, April 24, 1:00-

3:00pm. Please attend and get certified to assist with

Sunday School, nursery, VBS, etc. This is informative

and it is important!

Double the Love – On Sunday, February 14, special

Valentine cookies were available and donations were

solicited for the Four Diamonds fund. This event was

in honor of two of our young parishioners, Ayden Gora

and Lily Jordan, who are in need of our prayers as they

battle cancer. All 250 cookies were taken and enjoyed,

and we raised $980 in donations from the three services

that weekend. The Mt. Calvary Outreach Committee

doubled the love and then some, donating an additional

$1,020 for a grand total of $2,000. Thank you for

supporting this special event!


Children & Youth News

Lily Jordan and Ayden Gora, Lily Jordan and Ayden Gora,

young saints who inspired the young saints who inspired the

“Double the Love” outreach on “Double the Love” outreach on

Valentine’s Day.Valentine’s Day.


VBS – June 19-23 (Sunday-Thursday evenings), Mt.

Calvary will be transported to Ancient Egypt to learn

about Joseph’s journey from prison to palace! Watch

for the sign-up sheet, to attend and to volunteer - this

cannot take place without an army of volunteers to

lead and to fill all the roles to bring Egypt alive.

Please also come to our Wednesday work nights,

every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30, when we plan and

assemble the props and sets that will make our Egypt

spectacular! Our outreach project, in association with

VBS, will be Operation Backyard, an effort to help

make sure that needed repairs of homes and properties

in our immediate area are taken care of.

Favorite quotes:

Children’s Chapel – “At this time we are going to say

a prayer for our families, friends, and all those in need

of prayers…Does anyone have someone we should

say a prayer for?”

Child – “Please pray for my Dad. He has gone to the

Dark Side.”

Sunday school – “What are the best jobs? Doctors,

nurses, firemen (to show that God loves all people no

matter their occupation)?”

Child – “Ms. Melanie your job is because you get to

work with God.”

Youth cont’d (Continued from page 8)

A joyful welcome to the following new member of

Mt. Calvary, who has joined the family of Christ,

via baptism:

Madilyn Elizabeth Williard, December 13,

2015.

She joins a vast family of Christians around the

world, and through the ages. Among those dear to

Mt. Calvary who are celebrating the anniversaries

of their baptisms this spring are:

Rocco Valentino Wray, 3/29/15

Ciro Salvatore Wray, 3/29/15

Amelia Elizabeth Staley, 4/19/15

Nicholas Ausec Favorito, 5/19/13

Noah George Mulfinger, 5/8/11

Amelie June Jaarda Cummings, 4/24/11

Ethan Andrew Richie, 5/17/09

Willow Michelle Armstrong, 5/17/09

Abigail Genie Golding, 5/17/09

Nora Gayle Golding, 5/17/09

Elena Marie Hoover, 5/25/08

Eliza Shea Fogarty, 5/25/08

Chloe Caldwell Picchio, 5/14/06

Alice Johnson Benavides, 3/14/05

Rachel Elise Hager, 4/10/05

Liam Christopher Dardick, 4/10/05

Cameron Henry Farrell, 3/24/05

Denise Leslie Young Farrell,

3/24/05

Andrew Thomas Woodward,

3/06/05

Sara Katherine Wheeler, 5/11/03

Michael Ross Wheeler, 5/11/03

Abigail Paige Lenhard, 5/11/03

Grant Richard Anderson, 4/27/03

Cannon Patrick Myers, 5/12/02

Evan James LaMarca, 5/12/02

Ashley Paige Hall, 5/12/02

Jared Scott Buechel, 5/6/01

Erik Roy Anderson, 5/6/01

Simon John Naylor, 4/14/00

Matthew Henry Lee Collins, 4/9/00

Magdalene Faith Baehr, 4/9/00

Lillian Louise Bleicken, 4/25/99

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March 1 Pizza Pancake Club, 5:30-7:00

March 2 Young People’s Confirmation Class,

4:30-5:30

Lent Housegroups, 6:00-8:00

March 3 Lent Housegroup, 11:00-12:00

March 5 Men's Breakfast: 'The Seventh

Commandment’, 7:45 at the

Cornerstone coffeehouse

March 6 Intergenerational Worship: The

Prodigal Son, 10:00

Outreach Coordinating Committee,

11:45

Book club, 11:15, ‘Letters to the

Lost’ by Iona Grey

March 7 Food Bank outreach

March 8 Pastoral Care Committee, 4pm

Pizza Club, 5:30-7:00

Spiritual Life Committee, 7pm


4:30-5:30


Women’s Bible Study and

Fellowship, 7:00


March 12 Vestry Retreat, 10:00-2:00 in the

Parlor

March 13 Youth Group: AD The Bible

Continues, 5:30-7:00

March 15 Pizza Pasta and Meatball Club, 5:30-

7:00


4:30-5:30


Welcome and Evangelism

Committee, 6:30-7:30


March 20 Palm Sunday worship

Endowment Committee, 11:30

March 22 Pizza Club, 5:30-7:00

March 23 Women’s Bible Study and

Fellowship, 7:00

March 24 Maundy Thursday

Holy Communion, 10:00

Parish Supper, 6:00-7:00

Holy Communion, with choir and

hymns, 7:00

March 25 Good Friday

Worship (a solemn service without

Communion), 12:00

Worship (a solemn service without

Communion), 7:00

March 26 Holy Saturday

Service of Light - The First Service

of Easter, 5:00

March 27 Easter Day

Holy Communion at 9am

Holy Communion at 11am

Easter Egg hunt between services


4:30-5:30

April 2 Men's Breakfast: 'Commandment 8’,

7:45 at the Cornerstone coffeehouse

April 3 Intergenerational Worship:

‘Doubting’ Thomas, 10:00

Outreach Coordinating Committee,

11:45

Book club, 11:15, ‘Circling the Sun’

by Paula McLain

April 4 Food Bank outreach

April 6 Young People’s Confirmation Class,

4:30-5:30

April 8 Parish Dinner, Nino’s, 6:00

April 9 Welcome Course in a Day, 10:00-

3:00 April 10 Vestry 11:45

Youth Group: AD The Bible


April 12 Pizza Club, 5:30-7:00


Calendar of Events

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Some notes from Liz...


4:30-5:30


Fellowship, 7:00

April 15-17 God’s Helping Hands outreach

project


4:30-5:30

April 24 Safeguarding Training (Child

Protection), 1-3pm



April 26 Pizza Club, 5:30-7:00


4:30-5:30


Fellowship, 7:00

April 30-May 1

Visit of the Rt. Rev. Audrey

Scanlan, Bishop of Central

Pennsylvania, to preach, confirm,

and meet the parish.

April 30 Taize Communion service, 5pm

Young Confirmation candidates

dinner with Bp Audrey, 6pm

May 1 Outreach Coordinating Committee,

11:45

Book club, 11:15, ‘After the Wind’

by Lou Kasischke

May 3 Pastoral Care Committee, 4pm

Spiritual Life Committee, 7pm

May 7 Men's Breakfast: 'Commandment

9’, 7:45 at the Cornerstone

coffeehouse

May 8 Vestry 11:45



May 11 Women’s Bible Study and

Fellowship, 7:00

May 14 Habitat for Humanity outreach

project

May 15 Pentecost Intergenerational

Worship, 10:00

May 22 Legacy Fund Day

May 22 Youth Group: AD The Bible


May 25 Women’s Bible Study and

Fellowship, 7:00

May 28 Taize Communion service, 5pm

Further ahead

June 19-23 Vacation Bible School

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Our Amazing Website: Have you looked at our website

recently? It's amazing. Don't take our word for it, take

that of a lady in one of the southern states who called us

recently, "My family and I are moving to Camp Hill in

the summer and we were looking at your website. My

husband and I listened to a sermon and decided that Mt.

Calvary is the church where we want our family to

belong." Thank you to our webmaster, Gennifer

Richie! www.mtcp.org

Time & Talent Needs: Please consider sharing with Mt.

Calvary your unique talents and valuable time. Currently,

we are especially in need of volunteers to serve as

Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers, Acolytes/Crucifers and

Flower Arrangers. Please contact the Parish Office for

more info at [email protected] or 737-9834.

Altar Memorial Dates: If the following date(s) have

special meaning to you in remembrance or thanksgiving

of loved ones, please consider contributing to the Mt.

Calvary Altar fund. Forms are available on the bulletin

board in the Narthex or by contacting Liz in the Parish

Office at [email protected] or 737-9834.

Open dates: February 27/28; March 5/6; May 21/22;

August 27/28.

http://www.mtcp.org

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

125 North 25th Street

Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011

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The Rev. Dr. Duncan Johnston, Rector

The Rev. Canon Fred Miller, Associate Priest

The Rev. Patrick Strohl, Parish Deacon

Lynn Alt, Music Director

Melanie Gurgiolo, Christian Education Director

Elizabeth Reusswig, Parish Administrator

717-737-9834

www.mtcp.org | facebook.com/mountcalvary

Office E-mail [email protected]

Christian Ed [email protected]

Rector’s E-mail [email protected]

Worship Schedule:

Saturday at 5 pm

Sunday at 8 am & 10 am

Thursday Healing at 10 am

Jr. High Retreat (grades 6-9)

April 1-3, 2016

Camp Mount Luther

Friday 7:00 – Sunday 1:00

Cost: $125.00 (Scholarship is available)

Register at: www.diocesecpa.org

Narnia Aslan is on the Move

A program based on The

Lion, The Witch, and The

Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis.

mailto:www.diocesecpa.org

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