Midweek Meditation: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Dear Calvary Family,
As I join Calvary as your associate pastor, I am overflowing with hope. Our sermon expounds on how the church utilized frequent change of labor teams in Acts 18. Ordinary folks joined appointed ones into suitable teams for each season (scattering, watering, harvesting). Human frailties interfered often, but God sent suitable co-laborers to ensure the labor continued. That’s the promise in Matthew 9:37-38 that stated “the Lord of the harvest will send more laborers”. The aim is to learn from this, discover our season, and navigate it well for the multiplication of disciples here at Brownsburg.
Navigating the season with you,
Pastor Kamau
Here’s what’s happening in the life of our Church and how you can get involved:
RECEPTION FOR THE NYOTAS
Please join us after the service this Sunday, July 12, in Fellowship Hall for a special reception for our new pastor, Rev. John Kamau Nyota, and his wife, Rev. Faith Nyota.
SUNDAY MORNING HELP NEEDED ASAP!
As summer begins, we are looking for adult and youth volunteers to help in both the AV Booth or in the nursery during a Sunday service. Training will be provided! If you’d like to find out more about either opportunity, please contact the office today! Office@CalvaryUnited.org or 317-852-2541.
THANK YOU, LEGO VOLUNTEERS! TRAINING INFORMATION HERE:
Thank you to all who have signed up to volunteer! If you were unable to attend the training on June 28th, there will be a mandatory teacher training this Saturday, July 11, 10:00am – 11:00am. Please plan on attending. If you have any questions, please contact the office.
MEN’S BREAKFAST
Our next men’s group breakfast will be held in Fellowship Hall on Saturday, July 18, at 9:00am. Join them for good food, coffee, a devotional moment and lively conversation! All are welcome!
JULY MISSION FOCUS – KINDNESS KITCHEN
Our kitchen ministry has been busy feeding people’s stomachs and souls for quite a while. What does the Kindness Kitchen do? Some of the items are our monthly Community Meals and Young Family Meals, providing food and funds to Family Promise and to our trailer park families that we support, along with making meals for our sick and shut-ins. In addition to gifts and donations, volunteers are essential to our mission! Food and fellowship go hand-in-hand and are an important part of our Christian Hospitality! Even if you can’t cook, we can always use servers, cleaners and folks who fellowship with those we serve. Interested? Please contact Karen Striegel at KarenStriegel5@gmail.com. We’re happy to get you involved in the numerous opportunities to feed the Christian connections that we are cultivating!
JULY CLASSICS LUNCHEON
Aloha! Ready for a luau? Bring friends to this party on Tuesday, July 28 at Noon and wear your favorite tropical attire! It always helps us to know how many to expect, so if you can, RSVP at the Mission table at church or contact the church office. Aloha!
LEGO CAMP GIVING TREE
Our LEGO Camp giving tree is still “ripe for the picking”! There are a few items left for purchase.
To participate, simply take a leaf from the Giving Tree and sign up on the sheet located at the mission table. Please note “LEGO Camp” in the memo portion of your check. It costs approximately $8000 each summer to make LEGO Camp possible. Your generosity helps ensure that every child can experience a week filled with creativity, faith, and fun. Thank you for helping us build something special, one brick at a time. Please turn in all donations by Sunday, June 28th. Financial donations will be accepted through July 26, 2026. (Please indicate “LEGO Camp” in the memo portion of your check.) Any questions, please contact Anne Inman at anneinman1@hotmail.com or contact the church office.
SUMMER CHOIR
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord! Summer Choir is a wonderful, low-commitment opportunity to sing together during the summer months. We will meet on alternating Sunday mornings at 9:00 am to learn an anthem that we will sing during the 10:00 am worship service. There are no Wednesday evening rehearsals through the summer.
Our Summer Choir dates are:
• July 26
• August 9
• August 23
Please note that there will be no Summer Choir on July 12 or September 6.
We will resume our regular Wednesday evening rehearsals on September 9.
Signing up is not required during the summer! Feel free to invite friends to join us as well. Everyone is welcome.
ALTAR GUILD
The seasonal banners and decorations in the Sanctuary are put in place by our Altar Guild. This group meets as needed, typically on a weekday morning seasonally, to do this. They would love a few more hands to help with this. If interested, please contact the office or Beth Schermer.
BROWNSBURG SCHOOLS’ FASTTRACK – DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We will be collecting pencils again this year for Brownsburg schools’ FastTrack program which helps families in need prepare for the school year. As you shop in stores or online, please consider purchasing pencils. A collection box will be on the Mission table until this Sunday, July 12. The school has asked that they be bundled in packs of 12, so if you’d like to do that ahead of dropping them off, that would be appreciated although not required.
NOTE: We could use your help bundling the donated pencils in groups of 12! If you can volunteer, stop by the Youth room this Sunday, July 12, 11:15am til Noon.
Also, if you’re interested in helping in other ways, you may sign up here to help sort: Fast Track Volunteers: Fast Track 2026 – Opening and Sorting Supplies, or here to help the day of: Fast Track Volunteers: Fast Track Volunteers 2026- Saturday, July 25, 2026 Thank you for sharing in this way!
COMMUNITY LUNCH – FRIED CHICKEN
On the second Saturday of each month, we host our Community Lunch for members of the community who have been invited at the Blessing Boxes around town and through our local food pantries. We’d love to have you volunteer by donating, helping, and/or socializing at our next one this Saturday, July 11, from 11:00am til 1:00pm! Hope to see you there!
CANS OF SODA
The Craft Fair may seem like a long way off, but hopefully you’ve got it on your calendar already! (October 10!) We are once again planning to sell donated 12oz cans of Coke, Diet Coke, and Sprite. If you would like to donate, why not take advantage of the sales that happen around the Fourth of July and Labor Day? We will collect and store your donations here. Thank you for helping in this way!
CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL AND YOUTH GROUP
Our Children and Youth Sunday School Classes have ended for the summer. If you are interested in helping as a Sunday School teacher with either group starting in August, please contact the office today. Youth Group will begin August 2 with a party! Watch for more details to come.
WORSHIP:
-Sunday, July 12, 10:00am (Traditional) Service of Holy Communion and Welcome of Rev. Nyota
“New Co-laborers, Same Labor” Acts 18:1-5, 23-26 Rev. John Kamau Nyota
-Sunday, July 19, 10:00am (Contemporary) “The LEGO Principle: Disciples on a Pathway or LEGO Brick Road” 1 Corinthians 3:6-7; Ephesians 4:13-15 Rev. Michelle Knight
SAVE THE DATE:
-LEGO Camp Teacher Training– Saturday, July 11, 10:00am -11:00am in the Sanctuary
-Community Lunch –Saturday, July 11, 11:00am-1:00pm in Fellowship Hall
-Men’s Ministry Breakfast – Saturday, July 18, 8:30am in Fellowship Hall
-Euchre – Saturday, July 18, 6:00-8:00pm in Fellowship Hall
-LEGO Camp – Monday, July 20 through Wednesday, July 22, 9:00am until Noon
-LEGO Camp Celebration with Animal Show – Sunday, July 26, during the worship service and following the service in the Shelter at 11:15am
-Classics Luncheon – Tuesday, July 28, Noon until 2:00pm in Fellowship Hall
-First Monday of the Month Prayer Time – Monday, August 3, 6:30am in the Sanctuary