4-3-25

Dear Friends,

Grace and peace to you in our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ.

This week, our faith-to- life application homework comes from Jesus “calming the storm.” When we find ourselves facing a storm, let’s choose to lean into and trust Jesus’ words, “ Peace, be still.” When facing a storm, may we choose faith in Jesus rather than internalizing the storm (with associated worry, stress, anxiety and feelings of powerlessness). During this past Monday, this faith-to-life application homework offered me the most peaceful drive across the Bay Bridge ever experienced! Thanks be to God!

You are welcome to attend Calvary’s Lenten study based on The Way by Adam Hamilton. The evening study meets on Monday nights at 6:30 PM in the parlor led by me. Nancy Mills leads the daytime study on Wednesdays in Room 119 at 10 AM. Books are provided. Feel free to join at any time.

During this Lenten season, my hopeful prayer is our faith is growing (individually and as a church family). As we continue practicing Walking With Jesus, we’re experiencing life’s challenges through a different perspective: we are not alone. Truly, God is graciously guiding us all along the way!

This Sunday is the Fifth Sunday of Lent. We’ll celebrate Holy Communion as we continue with our Lenten worship series Walking With Jesus: The Least, the Last, and the Lost from John 4:3-10. See you in worship!

Grace & Peace,

Pastor Linda

Holy Week Schedule

Palm/Passion Sunday

Gabriel Faure’s Requiem

Sunday April 13 at 10AM



This service embodies the sharp contrasts of Holy Week. In the beginning, we celebrate with joy Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem with all waving palm branches. The Calvary Choir, with soloists and orchestra, will lead in worship singing Gabriel Faure’s Requiem. As the service ends, we enter the Passion and Cross of our Lord in silence.

Maundy Thursday

Thursday April 17 at 7 PM

(In-person & Online)



Holy Communion, Scripture, and Stripping of the Altar Service (ends in silence).

GOOD FRIDAY

Way of the Cross

Friday April 18 (In-person only) 12:00 PM – Stations of the Cross at Manresa Ecumenical service

Walk with us through the Stations of the Cross overlooking the beautiful Severn River on Good Friday.

Perfect for all ages.

Time: 11:30 AM: Music | 12:00 PM:

Walk

Location: Manresa, 85 Manresa Dr., Annapolis

Contact: Julie Taylor, community@calumc.org   

Taizé Tenebrae Service

7:00 PM – (In-person & Online)

 A candlelight service guided by Taizé music with scripture readings and extinguishing of candles. Service ends in darkness and silence.

Easter Services - April 20th

Sunrise Service at Eastport Yacht Club

6:15 AM (In-person Only)

Address: 317 First St. Annapolis MD 21403 (Free parking on site)

Celebrate the Risen Lord as the sun rises over the waters of the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay. Bring a blanket and folding lawn chair.

Worship in Calvary Sanctuary

10:00 AM (In-person & Online)

Christ the Lord is Risen Today! Celebrate Christ the Risen King with beloved hymns, brass musicians, the Calvary Choir, and pipe organ. 

Easter Egg Hunt

Families will meet in the Fellowship Hall for a light kid-friendly breakfast Easter morning, an Easter lesson, and then an egg hunt before heading upstairs for worship at 10:00 AM.

Please consider donating individually wrapped candy into the box found in the narthex.

For more information please contact Melissa Flaherty at melissapflaherty@icloud.com

All children, middle and high school youth are invited to remain in worship with their parents to receive Holy Communion. Activity bags are available from the ushers for the children. For families with infants through 4-years-old, the Childs Chapel is available (located at the back of the sanctuary) so that families may worship together comfortably to God's glory.

VBS Volunteer Kick-Off Meeting/Training:

THIS SUNDAY! April 6, 11:30am-12:30pm Room 119 (lunch provided!)

We are still looking for more volunteers to help with our Road Trip VBS! Use the registration link below to sign up as a volunteer, and please make every effort to attend our VBS Volunteer Kick-Off Meeting on April 6! I will be providing an overview of this year's theme, reviewing mandatory safe sanctuary procedures and required paperwork, finalizing volunteer positions, and answering any questions you might have. Volunteer training is required, but if you are unable to attend in person, an online make-up session will be provided

April 27, 8PM via Zoom.

VBS Registration:  Kids ages 4 through rising 5th grade can register for our

FREE summer VBS "Road Trip"! Don't delay-use the button below to sign-up today and invite a friend! Please click the menu to register.

VBS Questions?  Contact Kathryn Longabaugh (katlee99@gmail.com) 

Save the Date May 3, 2025 

We plan to prepare at least 20,000 meals for people who may not know when

or if they will have another meal. We need your help. This is an intergenerational event which is fun for all ages. Please use the QR code in this week's bulletin or in the weekly E-news. Please use it to sign-up or contact Bill Lovelace at wlove81162@aol.com for help or questions. 

BackPack Buddies needs a Coordinator to assist in the mission of weekend food for 20 children at Mills-Parole Elementary School. You will coordinate a group of volunteers that pack and deliver food weekly, and you will purchase and monitor the food donation inventory, this is simple and takes minimal time but has a huge impact. The children are blessed by this mission, and you will be too! For more information, please contact Barbara Jedrey 443 474-8394 or Jeds13@aol.com The children need you!

We have two opportunities to attend a Lenten Study using The Way by Adam Hamilton. This study focuses on the life and teachings of Jesus and draws from the history, archaeology and geography of the Holy Land.

Dates, Times and Locations: 

Wednesday mornings at 10:00 AM on April, 9 with Nancy Mills in Room 119

Monday evenings at 6:30 PM on April 7, 14 with

Pastor Linda in the Parlor.

Contact: Pastor Linda, pastor@calumc.org or

Nancy Mills, discipleship@calumc.org  

Have you thought about beginning or continuing to take care of you and your body? Calvary offers a gentle yoga class for all levels of abilities. Come out and try a class and join in this restorative practice as we become good stewards of the bodies that God has given us.

Classes are held on Tuesdays at 4 PM in Room 119.



For any questions contact Liza Smith at ejbrownsmith@gmail.com

Backpack Buddies

The children are working hard at school. Let's keep their tummies fed on the weekends. Please consider adding Backpack Buddies to your weekly shopping list. Most needed items are single serving of shelf stable milk, Microwave dinners, and Fruit cups. We also welcome financial donations and we will do the shopping for you! Contact Barbara Jedrey at Jeds13@aol.com for more information or you can sign-up by using the button below.

Calvary's Missions Team is looking for interested volunteers to help support

and create outreach programs at Calvary. No experience necessary. 

We meet once every other month after church on Sunday. 

Contact Julie Taylor at community@calumc.org or 410-703-3575.

The Bag Lunch Ministry team makes 100 bag lunches for the homeless and

underserved of Annapolis every week. The lunches are handed out daily by We Care and Friends, an organization based at the Stanton Center, that offers long and short-term counseling as well as other services to those in our community who need it the most. Join us in Fellowship Hall every Sunday after 10 AM worship. For questions contact Suzan Mabe at 410.570.2352.

Altar Flower Dedications Sign-up

Sign-up to dedicate flowers in honor of your loved one!

The dedication cost is $65 for a large floral arrangement. The flowers can go home with you after the Sunday service or can be used in our Flower ministry that sends smaller bouquets to friends/family of Calvary who could use a floral pick-me-up. For questions contact Tracy Leahy at tracyleahy1@gmail.com.

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Goodbye Blessing

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