Weekly Bulletin - Calvary United Methodist Church

Senior Pastor
Dave Motta
E-mail - dave@calvaryfargo.com
Call or text: 701-306-0870
Youth Ministry
Blake Carlson
E-mail - youth@calvaryfargo.com
Call or text: 701-212-5278
Administrative Assistants
Rachel Heller
Rosie Johnk
E-mail - office@calvaryfargo.com
701-232-5650
Ministry Staff
Core Values
1. Christ-Centered Ministry: John 17:3; Colossians 1:18
Executive Pastor
Joel Winckler
E-mail - joel@calvaryfargo.com
Call or text: 701-238-2176
Children’s Ministry
Katie Okeson
E-mail - katie@calvaryfargo.com
701-232-5650
YMCA Early Learning
Center at Calvary
Tara Wateland
701-281-4960
Email: -
tara.wateland@ymcacassclay.org
2. Authority of Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16, 17; 1 Peter 1:25; Matthew 4:4;
Hebrews 4:12; Psalm 119
3. Lost People Matter: Luke 15; Matthew 28:18-20; Revelation 5;
Matthew 25:31-46; Acts 10
4. Foundation of Prayer: Psalm 127; Philippians 4:4-7; 1 Thessalonians
5:17; James 5
5. Ministry Team Approach: Ecclesiastes 4:12; Proverbs 27:17; Romans
12:1; 1 Corinthians 12
6. Leader as Role Model, Recruiter, Equipper: Ephesians 4:11-13;
Luke 10; 1 Timothy 3; Titus 1
Calvary United Methodist Church
4575 45th Street South
Fargo, ND 58104
Phone - (701) 232-5650
Fax - (701) 237-9140
E-mail - office@calvaryfargo.com
Website - www.calvaryfargo.com
- To Know Christ and To Make Him Known -
Thank you for worshipping here today!
December 30, 2012
Calvary cares about you because you matter to God!
Our desire is to be a Christ-centered, family-oriented, word-sharing,
life-changing, need-meeting, world-touching body of believers.
We exist to KNOW Christ and TO MAKE HIM KNOWN through:
EVANGELIZING the Lost of the Community,
EXPERIENCING the Lord in Worship,
ENCOURAGING the Fellowship of Believers,
EDUCATING the Faithful in Christ, and
EQUIPPING our Leaders for Ministry.
Get Connected!
Sunday Worship - 9:00 AM
Children’s Sunday School &
Adult Growth Groups - 9:00 AM
Sunday Worship - 10:30 AM
Adult Growth Groups - 10:30 AM
Nursery Care (Birth to 3 years)

Service Schedule
Our nursery is staffed and available during Sunday services for children
ages birth to 3 years. Please remember that children must be dropped off
and picked up by an adult in the south Childcare wing. The Cry Room in the
back of the Sanctuary is a quiet place for a parent to take an infant or
toddler (through age two) and still be able to listen to the service.
Order of Worship
Welcome Pastor Dave Motta
Gathering “Hosanna Praise is Rising”
Praise & Worship “Heart of Worship” ~ Praise Songs #25
“At the Cross” ~ Praise Songs #6
“I Give You My Heart” ~ Praise Songs #34
Lyrics for all songs and hymns will be projected on the screen. You may
also use the black “Praise Songs” binder or the Hymnal – both are located
in the pew racks along with Bibles for your reference.
Scripture Matthew 24:36-44
Message “Our Wonderful, Glorious and Returning King”
~ Pastor Joel Winckler
Offering “There’s a Song in the Air” ~ Hymnal #249
Do you have a concern and need prayer?
Caring individuals will be available at the back of the
Sanctuary at the beginning of the service and also at
the pillars at the end of the service.
Weekly Events
December 30 - January 6, 2013
TODAY - December 30, 2012
No Sunday School, Youth Groups, Adult Groups
9:00 AM Worship ~ Sanctuary
10:30 AM Worship ~ Sanctuary
Monday, December 31
12:00 PM Church Office Closes
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Church Office Closed ~ Happy New Year
Wednesday, January 2
No regular Wednesday activities
6:30 PM All Church Prayer
Thursday, January 3
5:00 PM Prayer ~ 105
Friday, January 4
6:00 AM Men’s Discipleship Basics ~ 101
No Women’s Bible Study
6:00 PM Wedding Rehearsal
Saturday, January 5
8:00 AM Prayer ~ 105
9:00 AM Wedding Pictures
4:00 PM Wedding
Sunday, January 6
No Sunday School, Youth Groups, Adult Groups
9:00 AM Worship ~ Sanctuary
9:00 AM Believer’s Baptism at end of service
9:00 AM Youth Team Meeting
10:30 AM Worship ~ Sanctuary
10:30 AM Believer’s Baptism at end of service
6:30 PM Precepts ~ Malachi ~ 101

Prayer & Praise Sermon Notes
We pray weekly for your requests!
If you have a prayer request or know anyone needing prayer, please
fill out a prayer request in the Calvary Connection card found in your bulletin.
Because God is Emmanuel, God with us, I know that I am never alone.
The name Emmanuel appears twice in the Hebrew scriptures (Isaiah 7:14 and
8:8) and once in the New Testament. Matthew's gospel recalls Isaiah's prophecy
in 7:14, applying it to the child who would be born to Mary, the virgin betrothed
to Joseph. One of the most comforting names and titles of Jesus, it is literally
translated "with us is God," or as Matthew's gospel puts it, "God with us."
Every year Chuck Colson and his wife Patty delivered Christmas gifts to the
children of imprisoned men and women as part of the Angel Tree Ministry. This
is how they described an encounter with one of the children:
"As we drove into the housing project to deliver our gifts, we saw broken
windows and grim-faced gang members lounging in doorways. We found the
apartment, and a boy about nine years old cautiously opened the door.
"Merry Christmas," I said, holding out the presents. "These are from your
Daddy."
Immediately, the door swung wide open to let us in. The boy's mother was
working late, and as we waited we saw that the apartment inside was as bleak as
the courtyard outside: The furniture was torn, the stuffing falling out. A straggly
Christmas tree leaned against the wall, bare of any presents.
"What's your name?" I asked the boy. "Emmanuel," he replied. "Emmanuel!
Do you know what your name means?" I opened my Bible and read from
Matthew: "and they shall call him Emmanuel—which means `God with us.'"
When his mother came home, Emmanuel threw his arms around her, crying,
"Mama, Mama, guess what my name means: God is with us!"
At that moment, in that clear, childish voice rising above the squalor of
neglected hallways and crime-filled courtyards, I heard the message of Christmas
proclaimed afresh: that God is indeed with us at all times—and in a special way
at Christmas, when He entered history through Jesus Christ."
Emmanuel--God with us. Let us encounter Him today as we move into a new
year remembering that Matthew's gospel teaches us, "I tell you the truth,
whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for
Me." (Matt 25:40)
Emmanuel, God with us, thank You for coming to us when our sins made it
impossible for us to come to You. Open my eyes to Your presence today.....
Health Concerns: Marie Fode, Marjorie Reiger, Orlin Egge,
Wayne Schumacher, John Greene, and Jewel Zephier.
“Our Wonderful, Glorious and Returning King”
7 Look, Jesus is coming with the clouds, and everyone will see him, even
those who stabbed him. And all peoples of the earth will cry loudly
because of him. Yes, this will happen! Amen.
8 The Lord God says, “I am the Alpha and the Omega. I am the One who is
and was and is coming. I am the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:7-8
New Century Version (NCV)

HAPPENING TODAY
NO Sunday School, Youth Activities or Adult Growth Groups today.
USHERING AT CALVARY ~ Thanks to those who serve so
faithfully as ushers! We have an on-going need for ushers at
both services. Please take time to sign up to be a Sunday
usher at the Information Center.
LOOKING AHEAD
Announcements
Holiday Schedule Changes
The church office will close at noon on Monday,
December 31 & be closed on Jan. 1, 2013.
NO Sunday School, Youth Activities or Adult
Growth Groups on January 6.
All Wednesday activities will resume on January 9, 2013.
Women’s Friday Bible Study will resume on January 11, 2013.
The regular schedule will resume on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013.
End of Year Giving: All tithes and offerings you
wish to have recorded for 2012 need to be
postmarked by Dec. 31, 2012 or delivered to the
office by 5:00 pm on Dec. 31, 2012.
All Church Prayer at 6:30 pm, Jan. 2, 2013
Believers Baptism
We are having Believers Baptisms on Jan. 6 at the
end of both worship services. If you want to be
baptized, please call the Church Office, 232-5650.
Would you like to post a Calvary announcement in the
Sunday Bulletin? E-mail your brief, print-ready announcement
to office@calvaryfargo.com before 9 AM Thursdays (unless
otherwise indicated on the calendar). Announcements will
repeat three times and may be edited to meet space
requirements.
LOOKING AHEAD
Announcements
Youth Team Meeting
January 6, 9 AM
Calling the (adult) youth team to come for
coffee, treats, prayer & planning! Sunday small groups are not meeting that
day...if needed, we will line up someone to watch your own children.
Malachi ~ Revering the Lord,
Standing in Awe of His Name
Saturdays 6:30-8:30 pm, Room 101
January 6-27, 2013 ~ $8.00
God tells us that He is keeping a book
of remembrance for those who fear Him and esteem His name. Malachi will
prepare you for the day when the Lord opens the windows of heaven and
pours out His blessing. Yet God is sovereign, omniscient. He knows what
He is going to do. Application for the people of God today couldn’t be more
needed. Please join us for this marvelous study of Malachi!
Women’s Bible Study
January 11, 2013 ~ 9-11 (Coffee at 8:30) ~ “David - Seeking
A Heart Like His” ~ Books $16 and January 16, 2013
~ 6:30-7:45 PM ~ Nehemiah - A Heart That Can Break” ~
A seven week study video/small group by Kelly Minter -
Books $14. Sign up at the Information Center.
Thank you to those that gave so generously to the
Calvary Giving Tree this year. Because of your
generosity, we were able to help eight Calvary
families this Christmas. Twenty-two children received
Christmas gifts and $600 worth of grocery gift cards.
We are all blessed to be part of such a generous and
compassionate church family.
Thank you Calvary for the wonderful supply of gifts given to the
homeless at The New Life Center in Fargo. May you be blessed!
Check out our website!
Go to www.calvaryfargo.com to listen to
sermons, view the calendar, get current
information on Bible studies, or even give online!