Worship With Us!  5:30 Saturday, 8:00 and 10:30 Sunday

Saturday, March 3

5:30  Worship with communion

Sunday, March 4

8:00 Youth Worship Service

• 8:30-10:00 Pancake Breakfast
  
• 9:15 Coffee & Fellowship
• Sunday School/Breakfast Club
• April Service Group Sign-up
• Adult Ed-Chiropractic Care & First Response Care

10:30  Youth Worship Service

• 2:00 Headwaters Spring Conference @ Calvary Lutheran, Bemidji

LENTEN BOOK

“The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas à Kempis is available in the Narthex. $10 Suggested donation, but not required. SUNDAY ADULT ED  9:15 FELLOWSHIP HALL   FEB 19th – Celebration & Reception of paying off the building Mortgage (cake & coffee—Fellowship Hall)   FEB 25th– “Vocation as Responsibility:  Lessons From the Life & Theology of Dietrick Bonhoeffer”  Guest Speaker:  Dr. Lori Brandt-Hale, Augsburg College

World Day of Prayer

1:30 Friday, March 2 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. “Let Justice Prevail” Prepared by the women of Malaysia. World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer.

OWLs GAME NIGHT & Dessert!

7PM TUE MAR 6  Bring games to play & snacks while playing! Fellowship Hall Questions? Call Dick Longtine 732-5275  or Marylen Veden 732-7615 OWLS—Older Wiser Lutherans

LENTEN PRAYER BREAKFAST

9:00 SAT MAR 24^th “Prayer 101”  Pastor Sara Jensen will lead the morning.

Gather at 9am for food to nourish the body followed by Pr. Sara to nourish the soul. Sponsored by WELCA 

Service of Healing

5:30 Saturday and 8:00 and 10:30 Sunday, March 17 & 18. The Service of the Word for Healing gives emphasis to the Word. Jesus, whom we name as Word is our one true healer. The gospels tell how Jesus’ Word as well as his touch brought God’s healing to people. In this service, we entrust ourselves into God’s care, knowing that healing often comes in forms other than what we hope for or expect. Illness of body, mind or spirit may not be cured but may be healed as a person receives God’s gifts of peace, forgiveness and acceptance. We are bold to pray for God’s good and gracious will to be done.

Calvary Photo Album 

How to Find Calvary Lutheran

Calvary Lutheran Church in Park Rapids Minnesota is in the middle of town at the intersection of Highway 71, and Highway 34.  Look across the street to the west and you see McDonald’s. Directly north is Orton’s Convenience Store and gas station.  South of the church is the former Park Rapids Middle School, now remodeled into apartments for our community. We have plenty of parking in our two lots as well as on the street. Use the west doors to enter during the week day. Don’t you just hate it when you can’t figure out where the church is from the website? Oh and there is also a Google map on the About Calvary Page!

Worship Service Video Schedule

Tuesday: 10:00 am Ch 8 Charter Cable Network

Thursday 9:00 am Ch 14 Arvig Cable Network

112 S Park Ave, PO Box 187,

Park Rapids, MN 56470

218-732-7284

webmaster: donnalynny23@gmail.com

 

This Week at Calvary

Monday, February 27

• 9:00 Quilters
• 5:00 Via de Cristo
• 6:30-7:15 Faith Practices -‘The Imitation of Christ’

Tuesday, February 28

• 2:00 Staff Meeting

Wednesday, February 29   Leap Day

• 8:30 Release Time
• 3:30 Youth Choir
• 5:00  Resource Core
• 5:30 Bell Choir
• 5:30 Soup Supper–Youth
• 6:00 Senior League
• 7:00  Worship
  

Thursday, March 1

• 8:30 Women’s Bible Study
• 9:30 Faith Practices Intercessory Prayer
• 12:00 Faith Practices -‘The Imitation of Christ’
• 1:30 Love Circle

Friday, March 2  World Day of Prayer

• 7:00 Men’s Fellowship
• 1:30 World Day of Prayer @ St. Peter’s Catholic Church

 

Prayers of Comfort, Strength, Healing and Thanksgiving

Adie Ness, Elsie Hinds, Don Schieck, Violet Christofferson, David Bennor, Joyce Lunke, Don Lunke, Lou Ann Henschke

Lydia Sanderson (Derrick & Annette Sanderson’s Daughter)

 Remember also our Military: Joe Mikus, Kara Bartylla, Bryan Spear, Aaron Clack, Ryan Walsh, Greg Walsh, Brett Hoffman, Hal Brown, Nick Belfiori, Dan Raleigh

> We offer our prayers and condolences to the family of Herman Brocopp.

PRAYER VENTURES February 2012

25 Fifth Sunday of Lent

O God, with steadfast love you draw us to yourself, and in mercy you receive our prayers. Hear the prayers of the people of China, Hong Kong and Macao through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

26 Pray for our elected leaders to create state budgets that care for people living in poverty as well as those who are most vulnerable.

27 Pray for Judith Perry, ELCA missionary and nursing instructor in Shanxi, Peoples Republic of China.

28 Pray for all who suffer worldwide from tuberculosis; pray for those who seek to eradicate and cure this disease.

29 Pray for ELCA ministries as they advocate for families struggling in tough economic times and for the support of health and human services during this time of significant budget crises.

March 1 Pray for Dr. James and Carolyn Brown, medical missionaries in N’gaoundéré, Cameroon.

March 2 Pray that all people around the world have easy access to clean water.

 

Community Announcements

 Rub-a-dub-dub! Put soap in the tub!

Soaps are needed for both the new-born kits and personal care kits.  New-born kits require only IVORY soap, any size. Personal care kits now require two bath size soaps (4 oz or more) per kit; any kind, but must be 4 oz or more!  Tub in the Narthex

 TOOLS FOR TANZANIA

Calvary is collecting non-electric, basic hand tools—hammers, saws, tape measures, screwdrivers, squares, paint brushes, crowbars, etc.—for Tanzania people for self-reliance and to build communities.  Drop box in Narthex.

 Helping Hands’ Drop Box

Help local students with basic needs.  Items include (new):  Toiletries, mittens, boots, Winter coats, school supplies, & snacks.  Tub in Narthex

Pathways Annual Meeting

1:00 Saturday March 10 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church 1214 University Ave. Crookston

WELCA Scholarships available in Calvary’s Office

Criteria:  1.  Be a Graduating HS Senior with a “C” average or better

2.  Be a member of an ELCA church.

3.  Be resident of the Northwestern MN Synod of the ELCA.

4.  Be attending an ELCA college.

Deadline:  Postmarked no later than April 30, 2012.  The scholarship is awarded to second semester college freshmen to be used for tuition or books.

Breaking the Silence on Bullying

6:30-8:30 Wednesday, February 29 at St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church 1800 Irvine Ave NW, Bemidji  760-2415.  Featuring Jamie Nabozny in an effort to educate and curb the epidemic and consequences of youth bullying.  The event is free and ALL are welcome!

Parent Café MON FEB 27^th Century School

5:30-6:00 Pizza  6:00-7:00 Parent Group -Share information & ideas that help raise strong children & build strong relationships with kids.6:00-7:00 Kid Group – Magic show by Calvin Gunn.  Games hosted by STAR TEAM.  Registration encouraged 237-6600 Sponsored by NWMN Foundation, Community Ed, Radiothon

Park Rapids Blood Drive

12:00-6pm MON MAR 12^th St. John’s Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall.  Appointments:  732-3935

Haiti Study

10:00-2:30 WED MAR 21 Riverside Methodist Church Guest speaker:  Pat Torschak, an U.M. Pastor who has done mission work in Haiti.Noon Luncheon.  Freewill