Midweek Meditation: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Dear Calvary Family,
Have you ever had a baking failure? Burnt bread. Unsweet cookies. Lumpy cake. The reasons for the failure might vary from improper measurement of ingredients to not reading the recipe carefully, or from baking at the wrong temperature to overmixing the batter. Hopefully, your family is gracious with their teasing and all can recover in order to try baking again.
Our God is a MASTER at all things, including baking, but especially at His movement to make known and possible in this world His Reign and Kingdom! Join us this Sunday for our next sermon series which will focus on several different types of Jesus’ parables. This Sunday, the 15th, we will focus on Matthew 13:33 in which leaven helps us appreciate how God is RISING His Will and Purposes, unseen and hidden, in and through and among us.
See you in the Kingdom-baking place!
Let us be Hearers and Doers,
Pastor Michelle
Here’s what’s happening in the life of our Church and how you can get involved:
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE KITCHEN???
Glad you asked! Several unique Missions opportunities are going on in there (and coming out from it!) and we need your help! July is going to be busy!
-First, on Sunday, July 6, the first Sunday of the month, from Noon til 1:00, we will be serving hotdogs and ice cream for the entire Clermont Mobile Home community. We need your smiling face and your helping hands, along with donations. Add your name to the sign-up sheet on the Mission table in the hallway or call the office to let us know you can help.
-On Sunday, July 13, we’re participating once again in the Hendricks County “Chopped Challenge” to benefit Family Promise. We need donations of your “Chopped Change” to support us and we need one more volunteer to be on our team. Contact the office if you’re up for that crazy competition for this great cause!
-We’re following that with a Pancake Breakfast to also support Family Promise on Sunday, July 27th. Volunteers are needed to set up, cook and serve, and clean up. A sign-up sheet for that will also be on the Mission table.
-The fourth item that we need help with is the “Kindness Kitchen Cookbook” typing. We’ve collected hundreds of recipes and now they need to be typed into the program we’re using. Stop by the church office to pick up a few of the recipes and instructions on how to enter them. We need to complete this by the end of July.
-One more request: We would love to see a few more faces in the kitchen! If you would like to help with Sunday coffee or Classics Luncheons, funeral meals or other events, contact the office and let us know.
If you have any questions about any of this, please email Karen Striegel at KarenStriegel5@gmail.com.
LEGO CAMP REGISTRATION UNDERWAY FOR PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEERS
LEGO Camp is happening Monday, July 21 through Wednesday, July 23 from 8:00am until 1:00pm. We need three more adult leaders! Volunteers may sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F45ABAC2AA3F85-56762360-lego. A registration form for campers is available here: https://calvaryunited.org/summer-camp/. Paper registration forms for both volunteers and campers are also available on the Mission Table in the hallway across from the office. The deadline for campers to register is July 1.
And if you’re volunteering, please note 11:15 Sunday, June 29 on your calendar! There will be a meeting for all volunteers in the sanctuary.
REPEAT OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING
Planning on helping with LEGO Camp this year? Teaching Sunday School? Helping in Nursery? Or volunteering at some of our other events? Child Protection Training is required. If you haven’t attended yet, please mark July 13 on your calendar. We will have a class in the Youth Room following the service at 11:15.
LEGOS WANTED
The Missions & Outreach team will have a couple of bins in the narthex to collect LEGOs again ahead of this year’s camp in July. Cleaning out a closet? Child has outgrown them? We’ll take them! As a side note: we would prefer actual LEGOs because the off-brands do not lock well with LEGOs. Thank you for your help and donations!
FASTTRACK
The Brownsburg Schools are hosting FastTrack again this year. This is a program that collects school supplies from organizations in the community, like our church, and then hosts a Saturday in July for local families in need to “shop” for those supplies and even get free haircuts! We are going to collect pencils again this year. The next time you’re in the store or shopping online, please pick up a pack of pencils! We’ll have a collection bin at the Mission table in the hall across from the office. Thank you for helping in this way!
MINISTRY UPDATE AND Q&A SESSION
On Sunday, June 22, following the service, grab your coffee and donut and find a seat in fellowship hall for updates regarding our ministry and for question-and-answer time.
CLASSICS LUNCHEON
The next lunch is Tuesday, June 24 at Noon and we’ll be celebrating Independence Day with pulled pork barbecue and patriotic music! Bring a friend and your favorite side or dessert! RSVP with us in the office or on the sign-up sheet at the Mission Table in the hallway across from the office.
SUMMER CHOIR
Have you thought about giving Choir a try? Summer Choir is the perfect way to do that! There’s no weekday rehearsal. Instead, meet us Sunday, June 22, in the choir room at 9:00 am ahead of the service. We’ll also sing July 6, August 3, and August 17, if you can make it. Come when you can! If you have any questions, reach out to Mark on Sunday or at mherris@calvaryunited.org.
COMMUNION STEWARDS
We are in need of a couple more Communion servers to help on the first Sunday of the month, ideally every other month. If you are willing to help serve, please contact the office (office@CalvaryUnited.org).
A HISTORIC PUMP ORGAN LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME
Do you love old things with stories to tell? Sitting in our church hallway right now is a beautiful piece of musical history – a genuine Estey pump organ looking for a new home!
Made by the Estey Organ Company of Brattleboro, Vermont, this charming keyboard instrument dates back to an era when music filled front parlors and country chapels alike. Estey made over half a million of these delightful organs between 1846 and 1955, known for their rich sound and decorative woodwork. Ours is in good working order (though one of the candle holders has a bit of a wobble – just adds character, we think!).
Here are the details:
• Organ Dimensions: 42½” tall × 22¾” deep × 45” wide (or 54” wide including the candle holders)
• Includes a bench: 30” wide × 13½” deep × 21¼” tall
If you’re a music lover, an antiques enthusiast, or just someone with room in your home and heart, this might be the perfect treasure for you. Stop by and see it! The church is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM, and we’d be happy to let you take a look. Let’s find this lovely old organ the good home it deserves!
LEARNING ACADEMY OPENINGS
Calvary Learning Academy has a few openings in the Toddler Room (walking age), the Pre-K class, and the Kinderskills class for the 2025-2026 school year. We would love to have your families and friends join in the learning fun. Please share the word with others looking for a Christian learning environment! Reach out to us with any questions at (317) 852-2594. The registration form is online at https://calvaryunited.org/registration/. We look forward to hearing from you!
WORSHIP:
-Sunday, June 15, 10:00am (Contemporary)
“Rising like Yeast” Matthew 13:33 (NRSV) Rev. Michelle Knight
-Sunday, June 22, 10:00am (Traditional)
“Do You Have Extra Oil” Matthew 25:1-13 (NRSVue) Rev. Jolita Erbele
SAVE THE DATE:
-Euchre – Saturday, June 21, 6:00-8:00pm
-Ministry Update and Q&A Session – Sunday, June 22, 11:15am in Fellowship Hall
-Classics Luncheon – Tuesday, June 24 at Noon in Fellowship Hall
-LEGO Camp Volunteer Meeting – Sunday, June 29, 11:15am in the Sanctuary
-Office Closed – Friday, July 4 for the Independence Day holiday
-Kindness Kitchen Field Trip – Sunday, July 6, Clermont Mobile Home Park, Noon til 1:00
-First Monday of the Month Prayer Time – Monday, July 7, 6:30am in the Sanctuary
-Child Protection Training – Sunday, July 13, 11:15 in the Youth Room
-Pancake Breakfast – Sunday, July 27, 11:15 in Fellowship Hall