Spotlight.Apr.15 - Calvary Baptist Church

Spotlight
April 2015
Thank you and Bless you Pastor Al
Inside This Issue
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Did You Know …
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Summer Services
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Music Notes
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Congratulations
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Our Sign Language
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Pastoral Care
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Upcoming Events
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Birthdays
"On behalf of Dianne and our family please know how grateful we
are for our Calvary family. The 'farewell' luncheon on Palm Sunday
was joy-filled and warmed our hearts. Thank you too for your
generous gift to us. We expect it will go toward new furniture that
we hope you will appreciate using whenever you find your way to
London. Love to you all, Al"
A Gift for the
Roberts
Help is needed with promotion
and refreshments for this
parenting event. Speak to
Diane Houzer 416.698.7502 or
Victoria Drysdale 416.694.7619
to add your gifts to this
outreach ministry.
Sunday, March 29th was
bittersweet as we
celebrated a wonderful
Palm Sunday service and
then said a formal farewell
to the Roberts family. We
all had good fun eating a
Pickle Barrel lunch and
heard stories of Al’s
hockey and communion
adventures 
At the end of the luncheon the gift was presented privately to Al and
his family. Thank you to all of you who contributed.
Moderator, Marguerite Campbell
Calvary lives to seek, know & worship God representing the redeeming love of Jesus
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CALVARY SPOTLIGHT
Did You Know …
Love & Prayers
 Our church family sends their love
and prayers to Chela Tisdall as she
continues with her chemotherapy
treatment.
 Love and prayers are also sent to
Shelley Faulkner who recently
fractured a bone in her elbow.
 Love and prayers also go forward
to Peter Ryzebol, father of Diane
Roberts, who is presently in
hospital.
Best Wishes
 We send our best wishes to Kathie
Condie who retired Friday,
February 27th from the Ministry of
Health as Manager of Client
Services for the central region of
Ontario. Kathy and Jay will be
moving in late April to the new
home they had built in Picton.
Congratulations
 Congratulations to Darlene Kelley
on receiving her 40 year plaque
from Scouts Canada for her work
with Cubs. She has been active in
many different areas.
 We also congratulate Marlene
and Don Ronson who celebrated
their 48th wedding anniversary
March 24th.
Love, Prayers & Sympathy
 The church family sends their love,
prayers and sympathy to the
family of Wayne Stratton who
passed away Friday, March 27th at
the Chatham-Kent Health
Alliance. Wayne was an active
member of Calvary until a few
years ago when he retired to
Wallaceburg. The funeral service
was held April 2nd.
Spring & Summer Services
What Happens Now?
April 12, 19, and 26: our Pastor Emeritus, Rev. Rex Deverell, will be
leading us in a post-Easter Sunday series : Beyond the Hallelujahs.
May 3: we will welcome the first of our monthly guests who will
speak to us about new forms of ministry. This Sunday, Lee McKenna
will be telling us about her work in areas of ethnic conflict.
May 10 and May 17: our own Shelley Faulkner will be the preacher.
May 10 will be a special Mother’s Day celebration.
May 24 and May 31: we will welcome Rev. Dr. Cameron Watts to
the pulpit. Cam, who is known to many of us, was recently pastor
of Aylmer Baptist Church and is the President of the Gathering of
Canadian Baptists.
June 7: we have asked the Rev. Tom Crosby and wife Dr. Monica
Justice to speak about the relationship of Science and Faith.
Monica is Program Head and Senior Scientist, Genetics & Genome
Biology and Professor, Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto.
Tom is an ordained Baptist Minister and former Minister of Music in
Texas and Louisiana churches.
June 14: we will welcome Rev. Errol Johnson to our pulpit. Errol is
the relatively new pastor of our sister church, Shiloh Baptist. Two
Sundays later we will join with Shiloh in their service. This will be a
chance for our two congregations to get to know one another
more closely.
June 21: we are honoured to have The Very Rev. Hon. Dr. Lois M.
Wilson joining us. Dr. Wilson is an author, a former moderator of the
United Church of Canada, a Canadian Senator, and former
president of the World Council of Churches. She will be speaking
on the topic “What Kind of Leadership do Churches Need Today?”
June 28: we will be joining with the Shiloh congregation at their 1
p.m. service under the leadership of Pastor Johnson.
July 5 and 12: Shelley Faulkner will be in charge of the services, one
of which will be centered on the music of Taizé.
July 19: Paul Abell will be our special guest. Paul is a Stewardship
Coordinator with A Rocha, an organization dedicated to Christian
Conservancy, and he will be speaking about faith and care for
our planet.
July 26: our own Dr. Rita Deverell, broadcaster, journalist, and writer
will speak to us on the topic of her current concern for our
congregation.
August 2: Tom Crosby and his brothers from the U.S. will be leading
an exciting service featuring Texas Gospel music.
August 9: we have asked the Rev. Gary Harder to speak about the
concept of intentional transition (or interim) ministry.
Following August 9, we hope to welcome an interim pastor and
finally a new minister.
CALVARY SPOTLIGHT
Music Notes
Worshipping Well
One of my responsibilities as a leader of worship is to encourage our
congregation to "enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with
praise" (Psalm 100:4). When we come to worship together, it's important to
remember our purpose together is to 1) give God the praise He is due both
corporately and individually 2) prepare our hearts to listen and respond to
what God wants to communicate to us through all the elements of the
service and 3) be strengthened to be more equipped to serve Him
wholeheartedly on a daily basis.
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Congratulations to
Diane Tisdall (daughter
of Barry and Chela) on
her Outstanding
Achievement as a
Young Diplomat
If we come to church expecting not just to meet with our friends, but that
Jesus Christ wants to meet with us in a special way, our hearts will be more
attentive to what His Spirit is trying to impress upon us.
We can prepare ourselves for this weekly "God" meeting from before the time
we enter the church building right up until the final musical postlude and
afterward. Even if we are experiencing challenges and we come in weighed
down with burdens, Jesus promises to meet with us and give us rest (Matthew
11:28-30).
Everyone expresses their form of worship in their own unique way. For some,
being quiet and sitting prayerfully is most meaningful, while for others moving
and clapping to the music and raising their hands in adoration to God is
equally significant. It's important to focus our minds and hearts on the Lord as
we worship, and not how others are worshiping. This way we will be active
participants, rather than merely observers. God reminds us in 1 Samuel 16:7
that He is looking at our hearts, and not outward appearances.
When some aspect of the service really touches us, we can respond in various
ways from a quiet or hearty Amen, to heartfelt applause. We can also take a
moment after church to approach the person who has shared and thank
them for the ministry that has impacted you.
We need to remember that when we are responding, we need to be sensitive
to what is happening during the service. For example, if we are participating
in a quiet, reflective service like Communion, it is more appropriate to
withhold applause when someone shares a song or instrumental number, and
perhaps utter a gentle 'Amen' or ' thank you' as a way to show appreciation
for what has been shared. Other times, when the music and worship are more
upbeat and joyful, it is more natural to start clapping in response to what is
going on.
Above all, our ministry and participation in church services needs to be
worship-focused, rather than performance-oriented.
Let us prayerfully consider how we respond in our weekly worship together in
ways that are most suited for the mood of each service, and be attentive to
how God's Spirit is trying to communicate with us.
Easter Music
By the time you read this Spotlight, we are well underway with our wonderful
Easter services, which have been sprinkled with worshipful music of all kinds.
The Easter choir has also prepared special music from Palm Sunday to Easter
Sunday, and we have appreciated the additional people that joined in to
participate in the Easter choir.
Sheelah Saunders, Director of Music
The Young Diplomats of
Canada (YDC) are proud
to send five of Canada's
brightest young leaders to
attend the 2015 Youth 20
Summit in Istanbul, Turkey.
Diane Tisdall is a Policy
Analyst at the Department
of Foreign Affairs, Trade
and Development where
she coordinates
development policy from
various sectors
(infrastructure, food
security, environment,
health).
Diane is fortunate to have
had several opportunities
to work and live abroad.
She conducted primary
research in Rwanda for a
grassroots NGO and
supported capacity
building in small business
management for a CIDA
funded project in an
indigenous village in
Argentina. Diane also
worked in the trade
division at the Embassy of
Canada to Chile.
Through these
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CALVARY SPOTLIGHT
Pastoral Care:
April Birthdays
Going Forward Without a Pastor
Calvary Baptist church is an affiliate of CBOQ (Canadian Baptists of
Ontario and Quebec). The following is an excerpt from CBOQ under
What Do Baptists Believe #6 (www.baptist.ca)
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“Government in a local church is controlled by the principles of the
priesthood of all believers, the Lordship of Christ, the authority of the
Scriptures, and the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit. Christ,
present in the lives of congregational members, leads them
corporately to discover and obey his mind and will. Such
“congregational government” calls for and expresses the equality and
responsibility of believers under the Lordship of Christ.”
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This means we (the congregation) get to choose our next pastor. The
Mission Team will endeavour to set this Committee up shortly and get
approval at an upcoming Huddle. The Mission Team will also confer
with the congregation about the attributes we need in a pastor at this
time.
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Pastoral Care and Support
The Pastoral Care Team (Marlene Ronson) and Worship Team (Shelley
Faulkner) aided by the Office Administrator (Carol Carney) will
coordinate the needs of the congregation as they arise.
From April through August, Rex Deverell, Shelley Faulkner and Tom
Crosby will each be in the church office one day a week. Their office
hours will be noted in our Sunday bulletins. If specific or urgent
assistance is required, please contact Carol at the church office and
she will put you in touch with Rex, Shelley, Marlene or Tom.
Jay Roberts
Ian Drysdale
Wendy Wood
Gord Moore
Stephanie Saunders
Rae Condie
Jessie Attan
Kathie Collins-Williams
Margaret Ledger
Grace McQueen
Upcoming Events
Mon. April 13 – Parenting
Event 7 p.m. Clarke Hall. See
picture on page 1
Tues. April 14 – Mission Team
Mtg 7:15 p.m. Resource Rm
Wed. April 15 – Praise Team
Practice
Tues. April 21 – Movie Night
7:15 p.m. at the Drysdales
(416.694.7619)
Summer Preaching Schedule
See page 2
Reunited
Toronto Star March 22, 2015
Ontario’s lengthy wait for long-term care
separated Robert and Elizabeth Cleland
for
almost two years. Last week the couple,
married for more than six decades, were finally
brought together again. For the past two years
Elizabeth was at Cedarvale Lodge in Keswick and Robert 150
kilometres away at Hope Street Terrace in Port Hope. They are now
together in Keswick.
Elizabeth and Robert Cleland were active members of Calvary for
many years where Elizabeth, at one time, was church secretary. A
wonderful ending to two years of separation of a devoted couple.
We send our love and prayers to this special couple.
The Main Thing
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OUR SIGN
LANGUAGE
For March –
Ahh! MARCH
God reigns.
The Son shines.
Thanks & Farewell
Pastor Al
Calvary Baptist Church
Pastor: Al Roberts ● GPCC Director: Kathie Collins-Williams ● Director of Music: Sheelah Saunders
Administrator: Carol Carney ● Building Manager: Jim Yolevski
72 Main St. Toronto, ON M4E 2V7 416.691.4721 [email protected] www.calvary-baptist-church.ca