Post on 11-Jun-2018
July / August 2012 Summer Song –Pastor Ron de Groot
A small wooden flute,
An empty , hollow reed,
Rests in her silent hand.
It awaits the breath
Of one who creates song
Through its open form.
My often-empty life
Rests in the hand of God;
Like the hollowed flute,
It yearns for the melody
Which only Breath can give.
The small wooden flute and I,
We need the one who breathes,
We await the one who makes melody.
And the one whose touch creates,
Awaits our empty, ordinary forms,
So that the song-starved world
May be fed with golden melodies.
- Joyce Rupp
The songs of Summer have always invited us
to relax our hectic pace of life. It seems as if
Summer invites those last stragglers of Spring
to come out and play!
The message of the Gospel is just such an invi-
tation. Calling us out of the darkness of our
long winter into the warmth and breezes of
Summer. It is an invitation to let go of the to
do list and simply enjoy the moment.
Children instinctively know how to do this and
that is probably why it is such a struggle to
hold their attention at the end of the school
year.
Perhaps our Summers are invitations to be-
come the instruments of which Joyce Rupp
writes.
The songs of summer are calling us to allow
the breath of God to move through our small
wooden flutes. We can make music with our
laughter, wonder, lingering evenings on the
porch, splashing in the water and tending our
gardens with gratitude and joy.
Blessings on God’s Summer song through all
of you!
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Church Office Summer Hours
Operating hours will remain
Monday through Friday from
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. during
the summer. However, the
church office will be closed: on
Wednesday, July 4th Independ-
ence Day, during the week of
July 16-20, on the following
five Fridays in August: 8/3,
8/10, 8/17, 8/24, & 8/31 and on
Labor Day, Monday, September
3rd. These dates are subject to
change so please check the Con-
nection calendar in the worship
guide each week for updates.
Fellowship Hour Hosts
Preparing a place for people to
gather for food and conversation
is an offering and we would like
to thank The Worship Team,
The Just Us Book Club, The
Just Us Women’s Group of Cal-
vary, and Bob & Michele
Newhouse for hosting Fellow-
ship Hour during the month of
June.
Calvary Dinner Club
The Calvary Dinner Club’s an-
nual Pool Party will be held on
Saturday, August 11th at 4:00
p.m. at the home of Sam & Gus
Moussa. Everyone will be asked
to bring food for the event. Do
not forget to bring your bathing
suit and towel. Mark your calen-
dars NOW for a great afternoon
of good food and fellowship.
Please call: Ginna Zukswert at
973-377-4372 or Marie White at
973-377-0107 for more infor-
mation.
Little Red Schoolhouse
Little Red Schoolhouse Mu-
seum will be open Wednesday,
July 4th from 2:00 - 4:00 PM.
July Birthdays
Beverly Horvath 2
Wilma Kurtz 4
Carol Desien 6
Jeannette Howard 8
Sumer Moussa 9
Russell White 10
Matthew Lang 12
Peggy Mahler 15
Courtney Mantone 15
Richard Himics, Jr. 20
Rebecca Bodajlo 28
Jean Clelland 30
August Birthdays
Warren Mauzy 1
Kenneth Eberle 5
Al Clelland 6
Natalie Joerchel 10
Barbara Smith 10
Eric Wien 13
Janet Farina 19
Cheryl Jewell 19
Edith Van Seggern 19
Lauren Smith 20
Kevin Whitmore 21
Marie White 22
Carol Allen 23
Wayne Brown 24
Margaret Walk 30
Kristen Niedhammer 31
July Anniversaries
Bob and Michele Newhouse 3
John and Melissa Merkel 14
John and Rebecca Bodajlo 15
Ralph and Persis Loveys 17
August Anniversaries
William and Anita Wenrich 6
Ken and Mona Daugherty 8
Thomas and Jean Mountford 10
Russell and Marie White 27
John and Joan Alderton 29
Gregory and Eileen Vos 31
Thank you 2011-2012 season – Paul
Budd
Time flies when you are having fun! I
don’t know where that aphorism comes
from but it certainly applied to this past
season for the Music Ministry of this
church. It doesn’t seem possible that it is
summer already; wasn’t the choir, just last
Thursday, rehearsing for the community
Christmas Concert? What about the com-
munity Thanksgiving Service? Jazz Sun-
day doesn’t seem that long ago! And was-
n’t Easter just last Sunday?
And what about Calvary Bell Choir? Was-
n’t it just last Thursday that we were swel-
tering/freezing in our rehearsal space? Jug-
gling schedules to be able to play every
Sunday in Advent, learning new music,
putting up with the director’s new ideas
and musical arrangements; good times!
By making ourselves available for service,
God was able to work through us to bless
the congregation this past season. I am
grateful to all the members of the choirs for
their cooperation and good cheer as we met
each week to prepare our offerings to the
Lord. Have a wonderful summer and I
look forward to seeing each one of you in
the fall as we renew our commitment to
God, to each
other and to
the church.
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Lectionary for 2012 July—August
July 2012
July 1 (13th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27
Psalm 130
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Mark 5:21-43
July 8 (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10
Psalm 48
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Mark 6:1-13
July 15 (15th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
Psalm 24
Ephesians 1:3-14
Mark 6:14-29
July 22 (16th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
2 Samuel 7:1-14a
Psalm 89:20-37
Ephesians 2:11-22
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
July 29 (17th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
2 Samuel 11:1-15
Psalm 14
Ephesians 3:14-21
John 6:1-21
August 2012
August 5 (18th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13a
Psalm 51: 1-12
Ephesians 4:1-16
John 6:24-35
August 12 (19th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
Psalm 130
Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2
John 6:35, 41-51
August 19 (20th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14
Psalm 111
Ephesians 5:15-20
John 6:51-58
August 26 (21st Sunday in Ordinary Time)
1 Kings 8:(1, 6, 10-11) 22-30, 41-43
Psalm 84
Ephesians 6:10-20
John 6:56-69