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THE CALLER<br />
Summer II 2017<br />
Available on our website:<br />
www.mountcalvary.org/<br />
news<strong>letter</strong>s<br />
NEXT ISSUE:<br />
September 2017<br />
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State of the Church<br />
As with all construction<br />
projects, July and August<br />
will be a bit challenging.<br />
Please accept our<br />
apologies if your favorite<br />
parking space is a crater<br />
or your restroom journey<br />
is a bit elongated.<br />
We appreciate your<br />
patience as we work to<br />
extend Mount Calvary's<br />
warm embrace.<br />
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WHY<br />
"It's not what you do, it's why you do it that matters."<br />
This is the message of a TED talk Council member Steve Benson shared at our May<br />
meeting. In the video, Simon Sinek observed how companies that market an aspiration or<br />
outcome are more successful than those promoting a product.<br />
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sioZd3AxmnE).<br />
I was wishing Mr. Sinek's video had preceded this recent conversation with a friend in<br />
Atlanta:<br />
ME: Starting around July 1st, Mount Calvary is finally upgrading the parking lot and<br />
restrooms. Parishioners will have to put up with construction dust and alternate<br />
facilities until it's done in 6-8 weeks. But at least there are no porta-potties.<br />
HE: Seriously?<br />
ME: You betcha. We have amazingly generous members, a talented finance committee,<br />
and a Leadership team who knows how to work the City permit process.<br />
HE: I know Jesus was born in a stable, but don't you think bathrooms and a car park is<br />
taking the stall concept a bit too far?<br />
ME: (long pause). So how about them Twins?<br />
HE: Don't you mean Braves?<br />
Not one of my better exchanges.<br />
Perhaps I would have been more successful explaining why these Mission Forward<br />
investments are so important.<br />
Mount Calvary is an open and welcoming congregation. That message of accommodation<br />
demands a place for everyone, including within our parking lot. We want to welcome<br />
congregants to a church, not a bank. We wish to uplift the spirit without a Sunday<br />
demolition derby. We strive to strengthen our Kowalski/Oppidan partnership with<br />
simplified lot sharing. We long to be a better neighbor offering improved parking facilities<br />
to Excelsior visitors. We seek to enrich our invitation to community groups enjoying our<br />
building.<br />
Likewise, we want everyone that enters our facility to feel comfortable and safe. It is bad<br />
enough that regulars must trek to the restroom. Consider the quest required of infrequent<br />
visitors. Also, by eliminating traffic through the preschool, we enable improved security<br />
for our kids.<br />
As with all construction projects, July and August will be a bit challenging. Please accept<br />
our apologies if your favorite parking space is a crater or your restroom journey is a bit<br />
elongated. We appreciate your patience as we work to extend Mount Calvary's warm<br />
embrace.<br />
Questions? Write me at CouncilPresident@MountCalvary.org.<br />
Doug Affinito,<br />
Council President<br />
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SERVICE TIMES<br />
AT A GLANCE<br />
Saturdays 5:00pm<br />
Join us Saturdays for an informal<br />
service of song and sacrament focused<br />
on community in communion with<br />
one another. Mark Abelsen on piano,<br />
leads the Saturday Worship Band.<br />
Sundays 9:00 & 10:30am<br />
Join us on Sundays for a liturgy created<br />
by the worship team. Music is led by<br />
Principal Organist Jeremy Haug,<br />
Mount Calvary choirs and<br />
instrumental ensembles, and soloists.<br />
Communion is offered and nursery is<br />
available at all weekend worship<br />
services every week.<br />
Sat/Sun, July 1/2<br />
Sermon: Pastor David Olson<br />
Text: Genesis 22:1-18<br />
Sat/Sun, July 8/9<br />
Sermon: Pastor Brenda Legred<br />
Text: Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67<br />
Music: Monica Livorsi<br />
Sat/Sun, July 15/16<br />
Sermon: Pastor Brenda Legred<br />
Text: Genesis 25:19-34<br />
Music: Cast of Peter Pan Jr.<br />
Sun, July 22/23<br />
Sermon: Pastor David Olson<br />
Text: Genesis 28:10-19a<br />
Music: Chip Cheney<br />
Sat/Sun, July 29/30<br />
Sermon: Pastor Brenda Legred<br />
Text: Genesis 29:15-28<br />
Worship, Music & Learning<br />
WORSHIP IN JULY/AUGUST<br />
Music: Britta Cowan (5:00);<br />
Creo Dance – Story of Esther (9:00/10:30)<br />
Sat/Sun, August 5/6<br />
Sermon: Pastor Aaron David Werner<br />
Text: Genesis 32:22-31<br />
Music: Dana Donnay (9:00/10:30)<br />
Sat/Sun, August 12/13<br />
Sermon: Pastor David Olson<br />
Text: Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28<br />
Music: Monica Livorsi<br />
Sat/Sun, August 19/20<br />
Sermon: Pastor Lane Doerring<br />
Text: Genesis 45:1-15<br />
Music: Tracy Stefan<br />
Sat/Sun, August 26/27<br />
Sermon: Pastor David Olson<br />
Music: Maren Beckman<br />
Text: Exodus 1:8 – 2:10<br />
UPCOMING MUSIC EVENTS AT MOUNT CALVARY<br />
Lift-Off !<br />
PETER PAN JR.<br />
Director: Destiny Colville<br />
Music Director: William Maus<br />
Performances: Thursday, July 20, 7:30pm Tickets: Adults $10<br />
Friday, July 21, 3:00pm Students (18 & under) $5<br />
Bring the family to watch this classic story come to life, and support our young thespians!<br />
Tickets available at theatre301.org, in the church office, or call 952-474-8893 x301.<br />
OUR TOWN AUDITIONS<br />
a play by Thornton Wilder<br />
Director: Doug Affinito Assistant Director: Andrew Scipioni<br />
Auditions: Monday, July 24, 5:00-10:00pm<br />
Callbacks: Tuesday, July 25, 6:00pm<br />
Rehearsals begin Monday, August 14<br />
Performances: October 12-15<br />
Theatre 301 is pleased to announce auditions for our fall play, Our Town by Thornton Wilder!<br />
This timeless play needs actors of all ages—males age 10 to adult and females age 12 to adult.<br />
We love to see our returning actors, as well as new faces at auditions, so sign up now! Go to<br />
theatre301.org or contact Jill Cowan at jill.cowan@mountcalvary.org or 952-474-8893 x116.<br />
MOUNT CALVARY PRESENTS CREO’S ORIGINAL BALLET<br />
ESTHER: FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS<br />
Wednesday, August 2 at 7:00pm in the Sanctuary<br />
Join us for this ballet depicting the story of a great Biblical heroine. Esther is a young woman<br />
chosen to be a member of the royal Persian court during a time of trial for her people, the exiled<br />
Jews. The king finds favor with Esther and helps to rid the kingdom of prejudice against the<br />
Jewish people. Though the story itself is remarkable, the medium of dance and the age of the<br />
performers (9-17) bring a new dynamic to the tale.<br />
CREO Arts & Dance Conservatory, located in Wayzata, is directed by Christa Anderson-Hill.<br />
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Adult Ministries and Benevolence<br />
LINKED IN PRAYER<br />
For where your treasure is, there<br />
your heart will be also.<br />
Matthew 6:21.<br />
Each day we start anew. A<br />
couple of powerful reminders<br />
are prayer, reading scripture<br />
and noticing how Jesus lived<br />
his life in humble service and<br />
love.<br />
Do you notice how what you<br />
focus on gets larger? What gets<br />
most of your attention? What<br />
do you treasure?<br />
I invite you to pray daily and<br />
as you breathe in, know that<br />
God’s love is continually<br />
within you. May you be<br />
guided by the wisdom of the<br />
Holy Spirit to resonate God’s<br />
unconditional love into the<br />
world. May we let go of<br />
anything that separates us<br />
from the love of God.<br />
Dear God, guide us to focus on<br />
love and find places of unity.<br />
May all that we think, speak<br />
and do be a reflection of your<br />
love. May we remember to pray<br />
and begin again with your love,<br />
your light. Amen<br />
Blessings to you,<br />
Laurie Erickson<br />
LITCHICKS<br />
LitChicks is a fun and easy book club for women. We meet every other<br />
month on the second Thursday from 7:00-8:30pm in the Fireside Room.<br />
Anyone is welcome to come to any meeting, and no commitment is<br />
needed— just come when you can. More information is under our listing<br />
in the Small Groups section of the Mount Calvary website.<br />
On July 13, 2017 we discuss Anna Quindlen’s Still Life With Bread<br />
Crumbs. Fall begins with Faithful by best-selling author Alice Hoffman.<br />
On September 14, 2017 we turn our attention to this moving and<br />
ultimately uplifting tale of a young woman’s struggle to find her way after<br />
a tragic accident. Please join us!<br />
BACKPACK GIVEBACK IS BACK!<br />
Our annual Backpack Giveback school supply drive has begun, and the need is<br />
greater than ever. We are providing supplies directly to Chaska, Chanhassen, and<br />
Minnetonka schools, several local service organizations, families from our<br />
Community Meal, and families in our community. Supply lists are available in the<br />
atrium. Target gift cards and/or monetary donations are also welcome.<br />
Our goal again this year is at least 500 fully-loaded backpacks. so all students have<br />
the needed supplies and materials to give them a fair opportunity to learn. We know<br />
that the education of our youth is a vital part of their future possibilities, so please<br />
help! Contact Chris Anderson at 952-474-8893.<br />
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Children, Youth and Families<br />
BEACH DAY AT MOUNT CALVARY PRESCHOOL<br />
FAMILIES MOVING FORWARD IS BACK!<br />
We are excited to continue hosting for<br />
our second year of the Families Moving<br />
Forward Program! Families Moving<br />
Forward (FMF) is a church-led<br />
program for hosting homeless families<br />
in our area. It involves around 70<br />
churches, with each church hosting 4<br />
families for two weeks during the year.<br />
REGISTER NOW FOR THE<br />
TONKA MUD RON<br />
This is the fifth year of the Tonka<br />
Mud Run, a family-friendly event<br />
that will be held Saturday, July 22<br />
at Minnewashta Regional Park.<br />
There are three events.<br />
Tonka Mud Run | 3.5-mile<br />
timed race, with obstacles<br />
including navigating a maze,<br />
army crawling under ropes,<br />
carrying firewood and more.<br />
Tonka Mud Run “Just Had<br />
Fun” option | 3.5-mile course,<br />
but participants can take<br />
shortcuts and skip obstacles.<br />
Mini-Tonka Mud Run |<br />
¼-mile course for younger<br />
children, with obstacles<br />
including rolling downhill,<br />
jumping over hay bales and<br />
doing a sack race.<br />
Proceeds to MH-MM from last<br />
year’s race paid for 90,000 meals<br />
to be packed! To register,<br />
volunteer or learn more, visit<br />
tonkamudrun4.mh-mm.org.<br />
In March we had life-changing<br />
experiences with our volunteers and<br />
families, and ALL of the families moved<br />
into their own stable housing within a month after our hosting week! We are pleased to<br />
announce that Mount Calvary will be hosting our second group of families from August<br />
6-13, 2017!<br />
You can learn more about FMF on our church website, by picking up an information<br />
sheet at the Welcome Center, or by contacting Chris Anderson.<br />
We are currently looking for individuals, families, and groups to help with various needs<br />
for this program. There are many ways you can become involved, including the<br />
following teams: Leadership/Planning Team, Activities Team, Food Team, Setup Team,<br />
and Supplies Team.<br />
If you are interested in one or more of these teams, or just in finding out more about<br />
Families Moving Forward, please contact Chris Anderson at 952-474-8893 or email<br />
chris.anderson@mountcalvary.org.<br />
We will be hosting an information session in July for anyone interested—you can sign<br />
up for this session with Chris.<br />
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Children, Youth & Families<br />
EVERYDAY<br />
SAMARITAN<br />
CONFIRMATION<br />
CAMP<br />
Learn how to live and walk<br />
like Jesus in a real everyday<br />
way. We will be looking at<br />
the story of the Good<br />
Samaritan and digging<br />
deep through practice and<br />
play. We’ll also have fun<br />
canoeing, swimming,<br />
playing games and hanging<br />
out with friends. It will be<br />
an amazing experience!<br />
QUICK FACTS ABOUT<br />
CONFIRMATION CAMP<br />
Focus: Servant leadership -<br />
how we live and walk like<br />
Jesus in a real everyday<br />
way.<br />
Open to: All youth who<br />
will be in 7th - 9th grade in<br />
the fall of 2017<br />
Date: Tuesday August 1<br />
(8am) - Friday, August 4<br />
(1:30pm)<br />
Cost: $295/camper. $100<br />
deposit required with<br />
registration.<br />
Location: Luther Park<br />
Bible Camp, Danbury,<br />
Wisconsin<br />
Staff: Pastor Aaron, Andrea<br />
Fieldhouse-Griner, Ben<br />
Richter, Luther Park<br />
Counselors, and Lyle<br />
Griner as Program Lead.<br />
Transportation: Youth<br />
will ride buses to and from<br />
the Bible Camp.<br />
CONFIRMATION CORNER<br />
COMING THIS FALL.....<br />
New and Different Saturday<br />
School Option<br />
Full details available<br />
August 1 at<br />
mountcalvary.org<br />
Sunday School and Confirmation Registration Opens<br />
on Monday, August 7, 2017,<br />
online and in the church office<br />
Everyday Samaritan Confirmation Camp<br />
Tues. Aug. 1–4 at Luther Park. with Pastor Aaron, Andrea, & Ben. $100 deposit due with<br />
registration by July 14.<br />
Pre-Confirmation Camp<br />
Monday August 21<br />
Confirmation Registration<br />
Opens Mon. August 7. Forms are available at mountcalvary.org and in the church office.<br />
Parent Orientation Nights<br />
Confirmation Parents – (6th, 7th, & 8th grade) are expected to attend one of the sessions for<br />
the following:<br />
• update on the 2017/18 schedule and expectations<br />
• opportunity to turn in registration forms and payment (including credit card option)<br />
• opportunity to meet Pastor Aaron & the Confirmation Staff<br />
All sessions meet in the Sanctuary. Choose one session:<br />
Tues. Sept. 5, 7:15-8:15pm OR Wed. Sept. 6, 7:15-8:15pm<br />
Confirmation Guide Training<br />
For returning 7th & 8th Grade Guides. Choose one training session:<br />
Tues., Sept. 5, 6:15- 7:15pm OR Wed., Sept. 6, 6:15-7:15pm in the Sanctuary<br />
Fall Retreats 2017<br />
6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade<br />
Fri. Sept. 22 – Sat. Sept. 23 Oct. 13-15 Oct. 27-29<br />
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First night of Confirmation is Wednesday, September 13 at 6:15pm. See you there!
Children, Youth & Families<br />
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS)<br />
Do good. Seek peace. Go for it!<br />
It’s summer! Hurray! No more homework! No more books! No more teachers’ dirty<br />
looks! Kids can’t wait for school to get out. The sun is warm, the sky is blue, and the ice<br />
cream is cold. And one of the best parts of summer? VBS at Mount Calvary!<br />
VBS is a program for children ages 3 through the 5th grade to learn about Jesus, the<br />
Bible, being Lutheran, and what it means to be a good citizen of the world, in a fun,<br />
active environment. This year’s VBS theme, “Hero Central: Discover Your Strength in<br />
God” promoted the idea that within each one of us is the ability to be God’s super<br />
heroes.<br />
This week, I had the opportunity to observe a session of group worship, and to interview<br />
the Youth Director, two of the counselors, and two campers. It was so great to see how<br />
the older counselors interacted with the young campers. I mean, who is cooler than a<br />
high school kid to an elementary student?<br />
Charlie Dutton is a counselor now, but he remembers how he loved the older counselors<br />
when he was a camper, and it’s obvious the kids love him. His buddy, Jack, was with<br />
him when we talked, and Charlie was helping Jack perfect his superhero jumping skills.<br />
The kids made superhero capes in art class and Charlie said Jack’s superhero cape said<br />
“Jumping Jack” on the back. As Andrea F-G says, “Faith is built through trusted<br />
relationships. When they can connect with their people, God's story makes sense. Kids<br />
are living out this story.”<br />
Charlie Groton also grew up attending VBS as a camper. He went on to become a<br />
counselor, and now leads the camp’s outdoor recreation. The kids love the outdoor<br />
games, especially tag – (and this is not your grandma’s “tag”). They play Blob Tag,<br />
Freeze Tag, and – everyone’s favorite – Fas<strong>test</strong> Tag in the West.<br />
Playing outside, crafting, and singing together is great for making friends. Like Charlie<br />
D says, “Everybody makes friends at VBS”. Campers Lillian J. and Ruby told me they<br />
had made many friends already, and it was only Tuesday! I asked them their favorite part<br />
of VBS, and they said “Everything!” They definitely had a favorite song though – “I<br />
Want My Life to Make a Difference” which is a great song to go along with the Bible<br />
verse of the week – “Do good. Seek peace. Go for it!” These are wise words for a<br />
superhero, and it's good to know these superheroes are on the job. After all, their little<br />
hands are safeguarding our future.<br />
Save the date for VBS next year: June 18-21, 2018!<br />
Kara Paulson<br />
SUMMER CAMP<br />
UPDATE<br />
Registration remains open<br />
for the following camps:<br />
Art Camp<br />
For youth entering<br />
grades 1-8<br />
July 24–26<br />
6:30pm – 8:30pm<br />
Cost: $60<br />
Registration and payment<br />
due by July 14<br />
Everyday Samaritan<br />
Confirmation Camp<br />
For youth entering<br />
grades 7-9<br />
8:00am Tuesday August 1<br />
– 1:30pm Friday August 4<br />
Cost: $295<br />
Registration and $100<br />
deposit due by Friday,<br />
July 14.<br />
Pre-Confirmation Camp<br />
For youth entering<br />
grade 6<br />
Monday, August 21<br />
11:00am – 4:00pm<br />
Cost: $10<br />
Registration and payment<br />
due by August 15<br />
Camp information and<br />
registration forms for all<br />
camps are available at<br />
mountcalvary.org (camp<br />
icon at bottom of home<br />
page) and at the camp<br />
information table near the<br />
Welcome Center in the<br />
atrium.<br />
Questions can be directed<br />
to Brenda Lund at<br />
952-474-8893 ext. 118<br />
or email brenda.lund<br />
@mountcalvary.org.<br />
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Making, Building Up & Sending Out Disciples of Jesus Christ<br />
MOUNT CALVARY ACADEMY OF MUSIC<br />
Mentoring students in musical skill and sensitivity as a means of<br />
personal development, creative expression and service.<br />
Summer term private lessons are offered through August 25. A<br />
flexible number of lessons is allowed for summer registration.<br />
Enrollment is always open! Group lessons or private lessons are<br />
offered on piano, voice, guitar, ukulele, harp, string, and<br />
woodwind instruments. Suzuki violin for ages 3.5 and up is also<br />
offered. All ages are encouraged to consider lessons, whether<br />
beginners or brushing up on lessons from years ago!<br />
Fall term private lessons begin Thursday, September 7!<br />
EARLY CHILDHOOD MUSIC CLASSES<br />
Session One: Jazz for Kids<br />
Who: Ages 3-6<br />
When: 4 Mondays, July 10—31<br />
Time: 12:45-1:25pm<br />
Tuition: $60<br />
Instructor: Dana Donnay<br />
Class Size: minimum 4 / maximum 10<br />
In Jazz for Kids we will learn about improvisation through rhythm, music and movement<br />
exploration. Creative thinking will be the focus while we play our own compositions on<br />
drums, bells, boom whackers and recorders. Students will get exposure to jazz music as we<br />
listen to famous jazz tunes while we move, dance, play games and use the parachute! Each<br />
class will also have story time about subjects such as jazz greats, scat or jazz instruments.<br />
Session Two: Music for Little Mozarts: Meet the Music Friends (piano class)<br />
Who: Ages 3-6<br />
When: 4 Mondays, August 7—28<br />
Time: 12:45-1:25pm<br />
Tuition: $60<br />
Instructor: Dana Donnay<br />
Class Size: minimum 4 / maximum 10<br />
Music for Little Mozarts is designed to introduce children 3-6 years of age to music and the<br />
piano. The lessons include singing, attentive listening, and creative movement. There will<br />
also be discovery and beginning activities at the keyboard. Music appreciation and musical<br />
concepts such as pitch, dynamics and tempo are taught with the help of our music friends<br />
Beethoven Bear and Mozart Mouse. The student will use Music for Little Mozarts-Meet the<br />
Music Friends workbook in class and at home to enhance musical learning. The session will<br />
wrap up with a short performance at the last class.<br />
It’s easy to enroll online. Visit our website at www.mcaom.org or call 952-474-8893, ext.<br />
111 (Mary) or ext 116 (Jill) with questions, or email mary.lechelt@mountcalvary.org<br />
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Adult and Family Ministries<br />
MOUNT CALVARY FOUNDATION<br />
Greetings from your Board of Trustees. From time to<br />
time, I remind us all that the Foundation is owned by<br />
the entire adult congregation. The Board represents you<br />
as we strive to maintain proper stewardship of your<br />
assets. We also follow the guidelines established over<br />
twenty years ago, that we split our grants among three<br />
groups: Local Support of MCLC, Regional Assistance<br />
to non-profits in our community, and International<br />
Support to projects where our assistance can make a<br />
definite difference.<br />
In our last meeting, we voted to provide a $5000 grant toward the synod’s support of<br />
Gethsemane Lutheran Church in north Minneapolis. They have recently received a<br />
warning that their kitchen must be brought up to code by August. This will require a<br />
major overhaul. The kitchen enables the church to provide community meals, a major<br />
outreach; and to provide food to the in-house preschool and day-care center. This is a<br />
major revenue source for the church. MCLC members are helping plan and make the<br />
necessary alterations to the kitchen, which will total about $30,000. Pastor Dave is<br />
personally involved in making this a successful venture for the inner city.<br />
On the other side of things, we adopted a proposal from RBC Wealth Management to<br />
alter our relationship as we manage our asset base of now over $600,000. “FLUID<br />
strategies” uses new technology and data analytics to better stay on top of the vagaries of<br />
the market and be more reactive to keeping their actions in line with our investment<br />
strategies and tolerance for risk. We expect a slight improvement in the return on our<br />
investments, but not a major change in how we manage our growth. David Distad and I<br />
are very encouraged to move in this direction. See either one of us if you have questions.<br />
We continue to invite interested “owners” to consider joining the board. The time<br />
commitment is quite small, about ten meetings a year that last from 7:30 to 8:30am. We<br />
meet the second Tuesday of most months. See any trustee if you are interested.<br />
Respectfully submitted,<br />
Ross McGlasson, Chair<br />
COMING THIS FALL!<br />
Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm<br />
Class Schedule<br />
September 26-October 17<br />
The Parables of Jesus<br />
January 16-February 20<br />
Seeing Gray in a World of Black<br />
and White (book by Adam<br />
Hamilton)<br />
April 10-24<br />
The Book of James<br />
Watch for more information in<br />
the September issue of the<br />
Caller.<br />
NEW FRIENDS COMMUNITY GARDEN<br />
Our garden is once again growing quickly this year.<br />
We've already started donating some of our produce<br />
to ICA!<br />
If you'd like to help, you can offer your time, your<br />
gifts, and/or your veggie donations for the garden.<br />
Your time can be used for weeding and harvesting at<br />
any time that is convenient for you. We also need<br />
veggie donations for ICA and the Community meal.<br />
Current needs consist of broccoli, cauliflower, celery,<br />
eggplant, green beans, melons, onions, peas, potatoes, root vegetables, summer & sweet<br />
squash, and sweet peppers. You can drop your veggies off at the Welcome Center at<br />
Mount Calvary. To help with our garden, or for more information, contact Chris<br />
Anderson at chris.anderson@mountcalvary.org, or call 952-474-8893.<br />
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Adult Ministries<br />
HIS HOUSE<br />
It seems like every summer I write about local homeless issues. I<br />
looked back on some of my previous Caller articles about families<br />
sleeping in their cars at the His House Thrift Store, at churches,<br />
and other parking lots in this community. I've written about<br />
driving the homeless to a shelter only to be turned away because the<br />
shelters are full. We have bought tents so families can "live" in the<br />
campground indefinitely. And His House created an emergency hotel fund that every<br />
year is used beyond the balance.<br />
FEMALE ASSAULT<br />
PREVENTION & DEFENSE<br />
TRAINING<br />
Wednesday, July 12<br />
6:00-9:00pm at Mount Calvary<br />
Cost: $25 per person<br />
Open to all women of all ages (16<br />
and up). Moms are strongly<br />
encouraged to attend with their<br />
daughters. This training will focus<br />
on the who, what, when, where and<br />
how of assaults.<br />
Participants will learn:<br />
to recognize the sequence of<br />
events that take place before an<br />
assault<br />
how to be safe in most<br />
environments<br />
how to stop the sequence<br />
how to escape if necessary.<br />
The class is taught by former Navy<br />
SEAL, Al Horner and his coinstructor,<br />
Karla Rapp. The<br />
training is based off his book,<br />
NOT ME! and will provide the<br />
information and tools to avoid<br />
dangerous situations and the handson<br />
training to escape from those<br />
that cannot be avoided.<br />
Register at<br />
mountcalvary.org/register-forevents.<br />
For more information about<br />
this program visit<br />
www.notmetraining.com.<br />
This article is not about a success story...because I don't have one. I only have my<br />
experience of meeting people so desperate that they are standing at the local grocery<br />
store asking for help.<br />
I’m not sure this congregation knows that the His House team has taken this difficult<br />
challenge on: to address the needs of a person that feels there is no other solution but to<br />
hold a sign at the corner. We receive phone calls, texts, and emails from community<br />
members letting us know at what intersection they see someone with a sign asking for<br />
help.<br />
This work is the most difficult, heart wrenching, and wonderful work we are called to<br />
do. Someone is so desperate, so broken and tired that they see no other option but to<br />
stand at an intersection. We can meet this person and offer hope.<br />
I don't have an answer or idea about solving these issues...that's for people smarter than<br />
me. This article is just about a "call." The His House call that many in this church and<br />
community receive. The call to lift up the broken and tired and share our blessings with<br />
others who are desperate and tired.<br />
Martha Brannon<br />
His House<br />
MEN’S MINISTRY IS GOING STRONG!<br />
We had a great first Beer and Brats night on June 21st! What an evening to share some<br />
great food, refreshments, friendship, and cool cars! Special thanks to Dave Maiser for<br />
opening up his garage at the Automotorplex in Chanhassen.<br />
Our next Beer and Brats night is Wednesday, July 19 from 6:00-7:30pm. We’ll be<br />
gathering at the Brandt household for more great food and friendship.<br />
As a special treat, we will be serving BBQ ribs! You will be our taste-tasters to help our<br />
BBQ Ministry Team get ready for our first competition in August! Come for the ribs,<br />
stay for the friendship! You can sign up on our church website, or at the Welcome<br />
Center. If you have questions or ideas for our Men’s Ministry, contact Bruce Trippet<br />
at 612-730-6420, or Chris Anderson at chris.anderson@mountcalvary.org.<br />
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Stewardship<br />
Growing our Ministries continues with improved facilities!<br />
IN MEMORY<br />
Christian love and sympathy are<br />
extended to all who have suffered<br />
the loss of a family member or<br />
friend.<br />
Roy R. Luse<br />
July 10, 1933 - May 24, 2017<br />
Donna R. Jones<br />
May 25, 1934 - May 28, 2017<br />
May Christ’s resurrection bring<br />
them hope and comfort.<br />
INCREASE HOSPITALITY BY<br />
RELOCATING THE MAIN RESTROOMS!<br />
The current men’s restroom will be transformed<br />
into a new women’s restroom complete with a<br />
nursing area. The old women’s restroom was<br />
larger and had a lounge. After 20 years of good<br />
use, the ladies gave up the space to let the men<br />
be closer to the atrium. In return, they are<br />
getting a beautifully designed space for women<br />
and small children. This restroom will also<br />
feature beautiful tile donated by The Tile Shop.<br />
The current women’s restroom will<br />
be transformed into a men’s and<br />
women’s facility with doors towards<br />
the atrium. This reorientation<br />
allows for people to locate the<br />
restrooms easier. It allows for the<br />
Preschool wing to be more secure<br />
by removing public access from<br />
their hallway. The remodel will<br />
feature a new design<br />
complimenting the sanctuary<br />
remodel of 2013. Each space will<br />
be equipped with new fixtures and<br />
beautiful tile donated by The Tile<br />
Shop.<br />
GRIEFSHARE<br />
Mondays, 11:00am-12:30pm<br />
July 31-October 9<br />
(No meeting on Labor Day)<br />
Cost is: $25<br />
GriefShare is a friendly, caring<br />
group of people who will walk<br />
alongside you through one of life’s<br />
most difficult experiences.<br />
GriefShare sessions, over 10 weeks,<br />
will include new video messages<br />
from nationally-respected grief<br />
experts. Alexandra Wold, MA,<br />
LAMFT, will lead the sessions. She<br />
is a licensed mental health<br />
professional with a warm approach<br />
and deep understanding of life’s<br />
challenges. The group is open to all.<br />
Call Pat Kamerud to register at<br />
952-474-8893, ext. 103.<br />
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Mount Calvary Lutheran Church<br />
301 County Road 19<br />
Excelsior, MN 55331<br />
952-474-8893<br />
www.mountcalvary.org<br />
Non-Profit<br />
U.S. Postage<br />
PAID<br />
Excelsior, MN<br />
Permit No. 38<br />
PASTORS<br />
David Olson<br />
pastor.dave@mountcalvary.org<br />
Brenda Legred<br />
pastor.brenda@mountcalvary.org<br />
Aaron David Werner<br />
pastor.aaron@mountcalvary.org<br />
Postmaster: Please deliver by July 7, 2017<br />
Lane Doerring<br />
Orville Olson<br />
In case of a pastoral emergency, call<br />
952-474-8893 any hour of the day.<br />
EDITOR<br />
Diane Eidsmo<br />
diane.eidsmo@mountcalvary.org<br />
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