CHECK MAILBOXES:  If you didn’t check your mailbox slot last week, please do so today. The December Chimes and Home Touch documents have been placed in your box if you subscribe to them.  Please let the office know if you do not wish to receive either of these any longer OR if you haven’t been receiving them and would like to be added to the subscribing list.

WORLD HUNGER SUNDAY:  November has five Sundays, so today is World Hunger Sunday.  Please prayerfully consider giving as able to this very essential mission.  

FREDERICK PLACE MEAL:  The next meal will be Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 5 p.m.  The men will be ham, AuGratin potatoes, baked beans (Susie’s recipe), with holiday cookies and ice cream.  Watch the kiosk for a sign-up sheet for foods/ingredients needed.

Frederick Place Meal: On November 22nd, the menu will be Cajun Beans, Rice and Sausage, Cornbread, Fruit Salad, and Bars (suggested are apple, pumpkin, or custard).  The sign-up sheet to bring ingredients is on the kiosk. 

Reminder:  November has five Sundays, so the 5th Sunday, 11/30/2025, will be World Hunger Sunday.  Please prayerfully consider giving as able to this very essential mission.

Christmas Poinsettias:  Hopefully, everyone has seen the information regarding Christmas Poinsettias in the November Chimes, which was distributed last week.  If you wish to donate any poinsettias for this, please turn in your order to the office by Tuesday, November 18th.  Refer to the order information in the November Chimes!  Makes checks out to Calvary WELCA.

Community Table: November 11th is the Community Table meal.  The signup form for bringing items needed is on the kiosk.  Please sign up and bring meal items by Monday, November 10th.  We are expecting a good crowd for the wonderful turkey dinner.  More workers are needed also.

World Hunger Sunday:  November has five Sundays, so the 5th Sunday, 11/30/2025, will be World Hunger Sunday.  Please prayerfully consider giving as able to this very essential mission.

Happy Birthday!  Art Bawden is sharing his birthday cake for coffee hour.  Happy birthday to Art on November 11th.

Aluminum Cans Collection:  The easy money earned is not easy when other items are in the bag, like bottles, pie tins, etc.  Please rinse your cans and let them dry before adding them to your bag.  The recycler takes only the cans.  Tell your friends please.

Did you know?  World Freedom Day

is a United States federal observance declared by

then-President George W. Bush to commemorate

the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communist rule

in Central and Eastern Europe.  It started in 2001

and is celebrated on November 9th.

Tom’s Community Table: Tuesday, November 11, at 5 PM at St. Matthias will be the traditional Thanksgiving Meal that we host and serve with Ascension.  Sign up for items on the kiosk. You may also make donations toward turkey and potatoes. Worker sign-up will also be posted. This is usually a well-attended meal and Paul’s chef skills are tasty, especially the wonderful stuffing. Hot apple cider will be a special treat.

All Saints Sunday: Next Sunday, November 2nd, is All Saints Sunday, when we will be honoring those who have passed since the 2024 All Saints Sunday.  If there is someone you would like added to the list of names that will be read, please let the office know, along with the name of the person who will be lighting the candle for them (you or someone else).

Check Mail Slots:  November Chimes and other documents were delivered in your mail slots this week.  Please check your slot today!

Bake & Craft Sale: Thank you to the bakers, workers, and customers.

The Scandinavian Bake Sale and Craft Sale was another hit.  Those of us lucky enough to get baked goods know how delicious they all were. Our profits were: $116 for Community Table; For crafts $586; for WELCA from baked goods $1,343.25 and for Scandinavian souvenirs $140.75 was donated.

Altar Flowers:  Flowers gracing the altar today are in loving memory of Donna Stephan from her children.

Tom’s Community Table: Tuesday, November 11, at 5 PM at St. Matthias will be the traditional Thanksgiving Meal that we host and serve with Ascension.  The sign up for items to bring for that meal will be posted soon. You may also make donations toward the turkey and potatoes. Worker sign-up will also be posted. This is usually a well-attended meal and Paul’s chef skills are tasty, especially the wonderful stuffing. Hot apple cider will be a special treat.

Frederick’s Place Meal:  Items you may have signed up for should be brought in on Sunday, 10/26, for the meal on the 28th.

Garden News:  The garden season has come to a close.  Cranberry mulch has been delivered to help nourish the soil for the next season’s growth.  8976 pounds of produce were sent to the Pantry in 2025!

Guest Speaker: Today we have a guest from Caritas.  These volunteers meet weekly with people who are struggling with issues of housing, inadequate employment, transportation, medical bills, and various issues in contemporary life.  You can be of assistance in this ministry.

Fall Conference Gathering will be held this afternoon at 1 pm here at Calvary.  Pastors and leaders from the seven conference congregations are coming together to learn about what is going on in our Synod and to hear about congregational activities.

All Saints Sunday: November 2nd is All Saints Sunday, when we will be honoring those who have passed since the 2024 All Saints Sunday.  If there is someone you would like added to the list of names that will be read, please let the office know, along with the name of the person who would be lighting the candle for them (you or someone else).

Food for Kidz: Last Saturday, the high school was a very busy place.  530 volunteers packaged 245,550 meals that went to our local food pantries and to farther away places  that provide packaged meals for those in need.  Thank you to all who worked and supported this major community effort.