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Last Saturday Calvary ladies gathered for a devotion, food and fun, celebrating that we are “diverse in culture, united in Christ!” Thanks to Pam for leading and organizing.

On Sunday, September 15, Calvary once again hosted a table at Newark Community Day held on The Green at UD. They had great conversations with atheists, UD faculty, families, and people new to the area.

Food Fun and Fellowship group organized a trip to Sight and Sound Theater to see the production of Daniel in Lancaster, PA. The immersive performance brought the story to life and was enjoyed by all.

On Sunday, Sept 1, Calvary hosted our last summer picnic of the year, featuring all the usual fellowship and fare, but this time with some added live music from the Calvary praise band. We also gave away more than 20 free backpacks with school supplies.

Last weekend, 8 Calvary women attended our region’s Thrive women’s retreat at Camp Hebron. It included inspiring messages about rest from ABCOPAD pastor Kelly Legg, worship, and mission updates on the work of American Baptist Women locally and around the world.

Today 8 of our Youth Group students and 2 adult leaders helped serve lunch at the Hope Dining Room. Afterwards we went out for ice cream, mini-golf, batting cages, and arcade games!

On Saturday, July 20, 8 children and many adult volunteers came to “Go for the Gold” during a one-day Vacation Bible School focused on how God helps us across all our finish lines in the game of life. We heard inspiring stories from real athletes, played games, and had dinner. Thanks to the Christian Education board and all other volunteers!

Last week 7 youth and 2 adults from Calvary went on a mission trip to Philadelphia. We partnered with “The Philadelphia Project ” and met up with 2 other churches from Pennsylvania to spend 3 days working in the community. Our project was building a retaining wall out front of Ms. Williams house along with installing laminate flooring in 2 of her rooms. We also were able to fully clean her kitchen and bathroom while we were there. We did accomplish a lot in 3 days, but it wasn’t all about the work. We made stops for ice cream and water ice, went to a community pool to cool off, played “survivor” style games, and had time for fellowship with the other groups. Each night we spent time in “club”, a worship environment where our students learned what it means to enter “into the wilderness” and how even in wilderness seasons in our life God is there with us.

On Sunday, 7 youth and 2 adults from Calvary left for The Philadelphia Project to serve for 4 days in the city of Philadelphia. Please pray for our youth, leaders, the other groups, and the people of Philadelphia that we serve this week!

On Sunday after worship, Calvary rang in the summer with our annual Memorial Weekend picnic. So many helping hands, plenty of food, and a full gathering of members, friends, and neighbors.