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Address: P.O. Box 9,   Syracuse, IN   46567   

Email: syrcalv@kcaccess.com:

Website: www.syracusecalvaryumc.org

Church: 574-457-377

I would like to share with you one of my favorite illustrations shared by Charles Swindoll:

Let’s play ‘Let’s Pretend’. Let’s pretend that you work for me. In fact, you are my executive assistant in a company that is growing rapidly. I’m the owner and I’m interested in expanding overseas. To pull this off, I make plans to travel abroad and stay there until a new branch office gets established. I make all the arrangements to take my family and move to Europe for six to eight months. And I leave you in charge of the busy stateside organization. I tell you that I will write you regularly and give you directions and instructions. I leave and you stay. Months pass. A flow of letters are mailed from Europe and received by you at the national headquarters. I spell out all my expectations.

Finally, I return. Soon after my arrival, I drive down to the office and I am stunned. Grass and weeds have grown up high. A few windows along the street are broken. I walk into the Receptionist’s room. She is doing her nails, chewing gum and listening to her favorite disco station. I look around and notice the wastebaskets are overflowing. The carpet hasn’t been vacuumed for weeks, and nobody seems concerned that the owner has returned. I asked about your whereabouts and someone in the crowded lounge area points down the hall and yells, "I think he’s down there." Disturbed, I move in that direction and bump into you as you are finishing a chess game with our sales manager. I ask you to step into my office, which has been temporarily turned into a television room for watching afternoon soap operas. "What in the world is going on, man?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, look at this place! Didn’t you get any of my letters?" "Letters? Oh yes! Sure! I got every one of them. As a matter of fact, we have had a letter study every Friday since you left. We have even divided the personnel into small groups to discuss many of the things you wrote. Some of the things were really interesting. You will be pleased to know that a few of us have actually committed to memory some of your sentences and paragraphs. One or two memorized an entire letter or two - Great stuff in those letters."

"OK. You got my letters. You studied them and meditated on them; discussed and even memorized them. But what did you do about them?"

"Do? We didn’t do anything about them." (Improving Your Serve, Chuck Swindoll)

What are we doing with what God has placed us in charge of us?

See You Sunday,

Pastor Paul

                                         Pastor Paul Burris Weekly Office Hours

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Church: 574-457-3778 Pastor’s cell phone: 260-609-9260

Church Office Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

                                                  

Breakthrough Prayer Initiative

Calvary United Methodist Church

Join us in prayer renewal of our own hearts and of Calvary’s life together and ministries for our community and world. Please devote 5 to 10 minutes two or three times per week, offering this prayer and then listening for Spirit-nudges for any area of Calvary’s life. 

 

 

God, please break through and open doors to new

hopes, dreams and possibilities for our church and 

in our own lives…and we will surrender and faith-

fully follow Christ onto the open road adventure of

Your new and unknown future.

May your will be done. Amen!

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NOTE: Only names written on the blue cards, given directly to Pastor Paul or called into the office will be on the prayer list and Guidelines for Prayer. Prayer requests will remain on the list until the person who requested it asks to have it removed.

 

Please pray for those living at senior-living homes

 

                Thanks to all who are helping with our community dinners each 2nd Friday of the month from 5:30 to 6:30. Kudos to UMW Hannah Circle and all those who provide volunteer help and donations. We are serving anywhere from 100 to 140 people each month, and more are joining us for fellowship. We will make announcements in church if any specific items are needed. Or feel free to reach out to a Hannah Circle member if you are interested in helping.

         

     Our 4th Friday game night is starting up on August 25 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm so mark your calendars and come ready to play!   

    

      The Outreach (Missions) Committee continues to support the food pantry, Syracuse Elementary School, and other local organizations. Calvary Cares has obtained grocery cards that can be used every three months by community members. These cards are distributed by Pastor Paul and Rebecca Scott.

“One person can make a difference!

NURSERY NEEDS YOUR HELP: One Sunday a month if you could help in the nursery with the precious little ones that would be great! This will be letting the parents have time Please contact the church office to set up your Sunday. You will be a blessing to the little one and you will be blessed!

 

Food Pantry

Food Pantry Sunday is the first Sunday of each month. Specific items you can bring for August are Mac n Cheese, Peanut butter, Jelly, dish soap. These items can be placed in the narthex and a volunteer from our church will take it to the Syracuse Food Pantry.

The Outreach Missions; continue to support the food pantry will be Pack the Pantry with food 4 times a year.

Please keep the ones in need in your prayer!          

 

        Please keep the Children and Teachers in your prayer as they start back to a new school year! Pray for them all daily for protection and love!

                                                                          

MONTHLY CALENDAR

August 2023

  

  3 Thurs.    Staff Parish 5 PM   

  7 Mon.      Trustee 6 PM

  8 Tues.      Stewardship/Finance 6 PM                                                             

 11 Fri.         Free Community Dinner

13 Sun.       Dave Martz Info meeting on Israel tour 4:00 – 5:30 PM

17 Thurs.    J.U.L.I.E.T.S. meet at 11:30 am at Tiffany’s (Topeka)

22 Tues.     Gideon 6 – 8:30 pm

22 Tues.      E - Navigator

23 Wed.      R.O.M.E.O.S meet at 11:30 am at The Owl

25 Fri.          Family Fun Night 5:30 - 7:30 pm

 

 

Calvary United Methodist Welcomes our Community

 

Calvary United Methodist Church in Syracuse offers several events for the community this summer

Our Family Fun Night is starting back up August 25th so mark your calendars and come ready to play and Fellowship with others!

Our long-standing Free Community Dinner (2nd Friday of the month) is scheduled for Friday Aug 11 from 5:30-6:30. Take out or dine in options are available.

Additional Events

THIS IS Calvary (3 week courses to be held at the church starting in the October), Dan Sharp

THIS is Syracuse Update: To give time for recruiting presenters and permitting sign-up, we are asking the congregation to begin making contact with people they know with Talents, Hobbies, Interests, or Skills they could share with community members.  A script with basic facts is available to use, along with an information sheet to complete regarding that person.  They need only express an interest to receive a contact from our committee.

 

September 17, Reunion Sunday, with special singing group, Carol Elder. If you would like to help Carol please contact the Church office.

 

Altar Flowers Needed 

Every Sunday 

If you would like to contribute altar flowers, sign your name on the date of the hallway calendar at the north end of the building, or call the church office at (457-3778) or email the church at syrcalv@kcaccess.com. You may deliver or we will have someone deliver for you. Some ideas are flowers for anniversaries, birthdays, our children and grandchildren and to God’s glory. NOTE: If you have silk flowers you no longer need, consider donating them to the church. Mary Hursh will use them to create altar arrangements with them.

 

Bashor Home Celebrates 100 years of Ministry

 

  This past week, some of our Bashor kids participated in a “LOG weekend.” LOG is a ministry that stands for “Love of God” and is a student led, retreat style event. One of the reasons why I love taking our kids to LOG is because they get to interact with other kids their age who are pursuing a life with God. When we first arrived to LOG on Friday evening, many of our kids were skeptical about LOG and the activities that were planned. However, as we left LOG on Saturday night, many of our kids had formed genuine friendships with some of the LOG students. During these two days of LOG, I saw kids from different backgrounds come together to sing songs and worship the glory of God. Romans 15:7 tells us, “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.” Looking back on this weekend, I could understand our Bashor kids’ skepticism. “Will these normal kids accept who I am?” “What are they going to think about what I’ve done or where I’m at?” We live in a world where now more than ever, we constantly desire acceptance from others. All of us have no doubt faced similar instances where we question if someone will accept us. I have personally been guilty of acting like someone that I’m not in order to gain acceptance from others. Who are we if we lose ourselves in order to gain acceptance from others? Jesus Christ accepts you as you are, He loves you for who you are, and he died for who you are. Bring praises to God this week and continue to accept others just as Christ Jesus has accepted you.