by Shawn Thornton on February 21, 2010
WHAT’S ALREADY BEEN DONE Great offerings at Calvary, totaling more than $70,000 We collected and sent more than $100,000 in antibiotics, medicines, and medical supplies. Rob Marcarelli took a large part of the medications and water purification devices one week after the earthquake. The larger Calvary team of 15 was on the ground in [...]
by Shawn Thornton on February 20, 2010
Thanks to everyone who helped make the Haiti Rummage Sale such a huge success! Just got this email from Doty (one of our Community/World team members): We roughly brought in $8000 in today’s sale. I have yet to get the total after the expenses are deducted from that. Bev said the amazing thing is that [...]
by Shawn Thornton on February 20, 2010
by Shawn Thornton on February 13, 2010
This weekend the worship services at Calvary will have an even more deliberate focus on the work of Christ for us. He bridged the gap between us as sinners and our God Who is Holy. A gap marked by words like sin, punishment, lostness, wandering, death, searching, trying, condemnation, failure, and emptiness. The songs, communion, [...]
by Shawn Thornton on February 7, 2010
Calvary’s first team to Haiti spent the last week of January there helping the hurting people of this devestated nation. We did so in partnership with the Transformational Development Agency (TDA) and Christian Associates (CA). Here are two videos produces by TDA that give a glimpse into what our team was involved in while there. [...]
by Shawn Thornton on February 2, 2010
(see my morning faces at bottom of posting – pick the best) We are asking for your help with a video for our upcoming weekend service! The video will illustrate the concept of “doing”. The biblical writer James uses a mirror metaphor in James chapter 1 verses 22-25. We are told that for us to [...]
by Shawn Thornton on February 1, 2010
This is a repost of a posting on Ray Ortlund Jr.’s blog last week (see link at bottom): Week One: Walk into church today and think about how long you’ve been a member, how much you’ve sacrificed, how under-appreciated you are. Take note of every way you’re dissatisfied with your church now. Take note of [...]