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WELCOME TO CALVARY
God bless you richly in your worship today and this week. Welcome guests! Sign the guest book and pew pad and use a name tag! Hearing impaired devices and large print bulletins available from ushers.
We celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion with an Open Altar and invite all baptized believers in Christ to celebrate this Sacrament with us. Please check the box beside your name on the Pew Pad.
Sunday traditional worship is broadcast Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. on ACS Channel 14 and also Sundays on our our web site at http://calvaryperham.com/Broadcast/videos.htm. The 10:45 a.m. contemporary worship is broadcast live on Lakes Radio 99.5. Today's radio broadcast is sponsored by Cori Brown in honor of her mother's birthday. Sponsors needed! Contact the church office for more information.
HOSPITAL AND PRAYER LIST
Peggy Avelsgaard + Ev Colby + Warren & Donna Larson + George Thomas + George Doom + Palmer Pederson
John Knight + Roger Saboe + Jacob Roble + Lila Masters + Valentina + Al Genoch + Mona Kadow + Hannah Soderberg
Jacob Bakke + Duane Matz + Ruth Olson + Flynn Murray + Jayne Piehl + Susan Kinter + Holly Bergo + Maria Bauerle
Bill Farbo + Merle Holland + Patrick Greene + Nicole Mattfeld
LIFE EVENTS
Mike & Tricia Hamann and Mindy Fladeboe have a new granddaughter and great granddaughter born February 20, Savannah Alexis Miriah Werner. Parents are Dan & Shayne (Hamann) Werner of Little Canada.
THANK YOU
From Ev & Marilyn Colby for the wonderful warm prayer shawl from our Calvary family.
LAST WEEK AT CALVARY
Attendance: 292
General Fund: $4,390
Building Fund: $385
Lenten Attendance: 190
Lenten Offering: $564
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY DAFFODILS
Daffodils sales support the American Cancer Society's fight against cancer. You can pick up your order March 13 after 11 and March 14. Questions? Call Dee at 346-5352.
BIBLE STUDY: SUNDAY
Join us Sundays between services. Jeff Tweeton leads a book discussion group based on the short stories in "Listening to God." Books are available in the church office for $10.
BIBLE STUDY: MONDAYS AT NOON
"Open The Book. Find Yourself." Join us in the Matthias Room as we study Jesus' parable to encourage finding ourselves. Pastor Holtan facilitates the study.
BIBLE STUDY: TUESDAY MORNINGS
"Seekers" is more like a college or seminary level class. We read some good books and expect homework each week to prepare for serious discussion. We meet 8:30-9:30 AM Tuesdays in the Matthias Room. "The Apostle's Creed for Everyman" will be the topic of the Seekers Tuesday morning Bible study beginning March 16. Please contact Tracy Bieger if interested in ordering this book and joining in the study.
BUTTER BRAID SALES
Calvary Youth will be selling the delicious frozen Butter Braids March 7 between services, with delivery March 28. Proceeds benefit Youth Ministry at Calvary. Thanks for your support!
COMMUNITY OUTREACH NEED
We are in need of twin and full bed sets for families. We also need towels and washcloths. Thank you for the couches and chairs you have donated. Call Cindy Olson at 385-2859.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday, March 14. Remember to "spring ahead" and turn your clock ahead an hour on March 13 before you retire.
DIAPERS NEEDED
The Baby Bin is in need of diapers. There will be a basket by the Food Shelf spot in the narthex marked Diapers. Thank you!
FOOD SHARE MONTH IN MARCH
March is Minnesota Food Share Month and the need has never been greater! There are two incentives for the local food shelf from your gifts, one from Minnesota Food Share and the other from the Feinstein Foundation. Donations automatically become larger! This is the only time of year this happens. Please visit: www.minnesotafodshare.org.
JUBILEE SOUVENIRS
Red Wing Bakers are on sale in for $25 each at Jubilee celebrations along with other Calvary souvenirs. Call Barb Christie at 346-2559 or leave a message in Diane Hepola's or Barb's mailbox. You can see a complete list on the web site with photos, please visit www.calvaryperham.com/Jubilee/souvenirs.htm.
LENT
Worship with us during Lent. Journey with us through Lent! Come for Lenten supper Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. through March 24 served by our youth followed by worship at 6:30 p.m.
Lenten Choir Cantata. The 28th annual Lenten Cantata is Pepper Choplin's "Once Upon A Tree" is in rehearsals and singers are needed! Check the calendar for practice locations which are Sundays at 7 p.m. Performances will held Palm Sunday, March 28, at 3 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in New York Mills and 7 p.m. at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Perham. Join us for reflection as we journey through Holy Week.
Technology Fast For Lent. The season of Lent ends Saturday, April 3 (the day before Easter Sunday). It is a time of year that we try to simplify and sacrifice in order to focus on the meaning of Jesus and his ministry. This year we'd like to encourage our church family to participate in a technology fast. Although technology can make life easier and more efficient, it can also become very consuming and have adverse effects on our lives and relationships. We encourage you to develop your own customized technology fast during the season of Lent. The two aspects to consider are selecting (1) what items you are willing to give up and (2) when you will give them up. Technology to consider limiting includes: television, computers, cell phones, and iPods (mp3 players). Once you identify those items that you would like to limit, come up with a reasonable but challenging fasting schedule of when these selected items are off-limits. Whatever you decide and come up with for your family, we'd like to hear about it. Let us know what you are planning to do and how it goes by contacting Rob in the church office (no e-mails or texts allowed!). We hope this idea will help to strengthen your faith and relationships this Lenten season!
MEN'S PROJECT: FAITHCHEST
This is a great opportunity to support the faith life of our children and grandchildren, learn new skills and have fun and fellowship on wintry days. If you would like to find out more and could help out even for as little as one day or evening, finishing in March, email Lee Mindemann at lee@mindemann.net about your interest or call him at 218-758-2323.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEMORY WORK
1st-6th grade Sunday school kids have memory work that will be recited in April. Please contact Tracy Bieger if you don't know or have a copy of your child's memory work.
SUNDAY SCHOOL KIDS AND PALM SUNDAY
Palm Sunday, March 28, our Sunday School children will wave palms and sing at the 10:45 service.
TWIGS NEEDS
Insulin dependent New York Mills woman needs 45 day supply of insulin while waiting for her MinnesotaCare application to be processed: $103. This and other needs can be found on the TWIGS tree in the fellowship hall or on the web site: Adopt-A-Need. Thank you.
MONDAY MORNING WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY
Java Jams Bible study for women meets Mondays at 8:30 a.m. in the Mary Room. This is an informal study and we welcome anyone to join at any time. Questions? Call Jill Shipman at 346-5395. Check the calendar for dates and times.
WOMEN'S STUDY: CHOCOLATE FOR LENT
Java Jams began "Chocolate for Lent" on February 22 and we meet Mondays at 8:30 a.m. through Lent. Please join us!
WOMEN'S QUILTING
January until Holy Week join us from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for quilting. Bring a scissor and a treat for coffee. Questions: Contact Leona at 346-6633.
DART BALL
Is anyone interested in forming a team to throw darts for "Dart Ball" in a monthly church league September-March? There are teams in the area and they are looking for two or more teams of five to six members on a team. Interested? Questions? Please call Dorvin Wendt at 346-7009.