Mar 16 2010
Noteworthy for March 14, 2010
Holy Conversation-Adult Christian Formation Program
Easter Baskets & The Spirit of Giving!
Maundy Thursday Seder Supper on April 1st
Calling a Priest to Your Parish
Weekly Calendar & Prayer List for Sunday, March 14
RECTOR SEARCH UPDATE: Work on the profile continues. The mock interview was postponed due to health challenges of the mock candidate. We continue discussions to increase our knowledge of who we are as a parish. Target date for arrival of our rector continues to be October, 2010. Keep us in your prayers.
CALVARY SUNDAY LUNCH BUNCH will meet next Sunday, March 21st at The Water Street Café at 11:45. Anyone who is on their own or without family is invited to attend. There will be good food, fellowship and conversation. No reservations needed.
CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF FAMOUS FRESH FISH! St. James Fish & Chips – 2 more Fridays through Mar. 26, 3:30 – 7:00. Eat in or take out. Fresh cod, full dinner – Adults: $9. Special pricing for Seniors and children. 95 Route 2A, Preston – 860-889-0150. Enjoy our food & fellowship! Volunteers are always welcome! You need not be a member of our parish to lend a helping hand.
MUSIC AT ST. JAMES, NEW LONDON: Silent Movie Night with Live Organ Accompaniment by Robert Humphreville! “Kid Boots” will be shown starring Eddie Cantor next Sunday, March 21st at 7 p.m. Suggested donation is $10, $7 Senior/Students, $5 Children. For more information, call the church office at 860-443-4989. Reception to follow.
WARM SHELTER COOKS NEEDED! Cooks are needed for the WARM Shelter for 2010. On the third Wed. of every month, Calvary Church provides an evening meal for the WARM Shelter that includes an entrée and salad or vegetable for 50 people and 4 gallons of milk and fruit juice. You can volunteer to provide all or part of a meal. You can sign up in the Parish Hall or by calling Candy Sanford at 860-535-3399 or cdsanford@sbcglobal.net.
ECW NO SWEAT YOGA – Elizabeth Johnstone is a certified Yoga teacher who works with the women prisoners in Niantic. The class is held in the Chapel at 9:30 a.m. on Mondays. The fee is $10. for one hour, and all proceeds go to Recovery Yoga (http://www.recoveryyoga.org) as a part of our Outreach Program, since Elizabeth donates her time. While Yoga poses are incorporated, it is stretching and gentle movements in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. If you’re interested or have any questions, you can call Julia Stapleton at 860-245-3657, otherwise we hope to see you there!
Our friends at the PAWCATUCK NEIGHBOORHOOD CENTER need the following food items: canned fruit of any type, soups (chicken and beef broth, clam chowder), baked beans, mixed vegetables, canned meat (chicken, ham, salmon), grape and strawberry jelly, white rice, ramen noodles, and pasta sauce in plastic containers. Donations can be left in the basket at the back of the church. Thank you for your continued support of our neighbors in need.
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS are needed. It is an easy ministry to provide a few simple sweets and to make coffee for those wanting to share fellowship and camaraderie after the 10:00 service. If you could do this just once or twice a year, it would be a tremendous help to Calvary. Please sign up on the sign-up sheet posted in the Parish Hall. Your help will be appreciated!
CALVARY CHURCH ALTAR FLOWERS FUND – Altar arrangements in memory of a loved one or in celebration of a special occasion may be sponsored for a donation of $60. Gift forms are available at the back of the church or you may call Phyllis in the office at 535-1181 or Gill Perry at 535-8139. You may also donate a lesser amount of your choosing toward the Calvary Church Altar Flowers Fund. Your gift will be used, together with those of others, on the Sundays when there is no designated gift. The names of donors will appear in the bulletin or you may mark your gift “Anonymous”. Please mark the memo line of your check “Flower Fund” and mail to Calvary Church or place in the alms basin. Should you wish to join the Flower Guild, please do not hesitate to call.
YOU ARE INVITED to a Benefit Concert on Sat., April 10th at 7:30 p.m., sponsored by A Sacred Place. Featuring the Bluegrass Gospel Project, the concert will support spiritual programming for the women at York Correctional Institution. Appropriate for the whole family, the concert will be held at the Niantic Community Church, 170 pennsylvania Ave., Niantic. Tickets are available at the door. Tickets are $25, or $20 for seniors and students. For questions, please call the Rev. Dr. Laurie Etter at 860-739-4518.
