WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS October 6, 2023 |
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Sunday Worship 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. |
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Your Giving Your online gift to Calvin Church supports intentional acts of love, counseling, youth work, community outreach, spiritual guidance, education, worship, and mission work locally, nationally, and globally. You may use the Online Offering Plate button below to give to the church online. |
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You can also mail your donations to the church at 415 E. Grandview Ave. Zelienople. Make checks payable to Calvin Presbyterian Church. You can place your donation in the offering plate on the table at the back of the church before or after services. |
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Are you worshiping with us online on Sunday? Please let us know so we can keep in touch! |
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Samantha Kochis Concert Samantha Kochis, a Seneca Valley graduate and recent graduate of the Masters program for for flute performance at the New School in New York City, will return to Calvin Church in Zelienople to perform an “ambient music” concert with her trio, “Stained Glass Window.” The concert this evening at 7:00pm. There is no cost for admission, but donations will be accepted to cover the costs of the musicians.
This trio of Kochis, Leni Krelenberg, and Kaiwei are from the New School, and are skilled in composition, improvisation, and electronic music. This concert features the genre of “ambient” music. This may be new to most listeners, and will also include visual and lighting elements including projections and additional sanctuary lighting. “Ambient” music is often aligned with modern meditation music, and most of this concert’s music will be spontaneously composed and performed. Live audience feedback will enhance the spiritual flow of the music. Attendance is somewhat of a participatory experience, and the concert will not be streamed or broadcast. FREE ELECTRONIC MUSIC WORKSHOP Saturday, October 7th, 10:00am - 1:00pm Are you interested in learning how to start your own journey of ambient and electronic music? The musicians of the Stained Glass Window project incorporate elements of improvisation and electronic music into their group performances and personal practice. In this workshop, the trio will teach essential terms of electronic music, starting points of improvisation, and introduce unique synthesizers incorporated in this exciting artistic practice. No experience in electronic music performance or production is required! Bring your instrument and/or voice for participatory elements of the workshop. |
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Calvin Activities for
Grades 5, 6, 7 We will offer three program activities for youth in grades 5, 6, and 7 during October, with more later in the semester. So come and try it out, and feel free to bring a friend! Sunday, October 8th @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. — Games & Pizza! Sunday, October 15th @ 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. — Scavenger Hunt in Zelienople Sunday, October 29th @ 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. — Calvin’s Trunk Or Treat — come in costume or not, and help with the games for younger participants.
Over the holidays we will determine if there is interest to re-start our weekly middle school youth program in January. Contact Bruce Smith for more information. |
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Concert With Eugene Frieson Bruce Smith will be joining 4-time Grammy-winning cellist Eugene Friesen for two very special concerts on Friday, October 13th at Feast Hall in Old Economy Village at 8:00 p.m. (Tickets and info at OldEconomyVillage.org) and Saturday, October 14th at Grace Church in Harmony at 8:00 p.m. You might also recognize a quartet of fine collegiate singers who will be with them on that Saturday evening in Harmony. We hope some of you can attend either of these concerts of transcendent music. For more information and tickets visit https://harmonymuseum.org/in-concert-eugene-friesen/ |
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Tom Huston Wood Carvings Tom Huston, who was a member of Calvin and passed away almost a year ago, was a very well loved man by many, and a talented wood carver. He worked with and created many beautiful pieces of wood items, including, tables, benches, stools, cutting boards, etc. Upon his nearing death, his wish was to sell his remaining pieces and donate those monies to the Without Reservations bike mission. In honor of Tom, and to benefit a mission that was near and dear to his heart, Without Reservations will be selling some of these pieces in the upcoming weeks. Look for them in Fellowship Hall, and please consider making an offer that shows justice to Tom in a way that will honor him and bring his wishes to a close, as well as, provide a meaningful contribution to the bike mission. |
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Session Church Updates On Sunday, October 22nd between services at 10:00 a.m. Session will be giving their next Church Update regarding Calvin’s long-term planning and ministry team activities. |
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Calvin Art Show Calling All Artists within the Calvin Family! On Sunday, November 12th we will again host an art show at Calvin, featuring paintings, drawings, photography, woodwork, and more! Items will be available for viewing during our morning schedule with a “meet the artists” open house between 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Setup will be on Saturday, November 11th so all works need to be at Calvin by 10:00 a.m. that morning. Do you have items to display? Sign up by November 1st with Megan Sebring @ 724-584-9399 or Bruce @ 724-312-1811. New this year: You may put a price on any of your works for sale. Artists will handle sales directly with customers, and we ask for 20% of the price to be donated to a Calvin ministry to be named later. |
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Volunteers Needed For
Food Cupboard The Food Cupboard requests help from a different church each month. October is Calvin's turn. On Monday, October 16th the truck from Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank will make a delivery at approximately 9:00 a.m. Help is needed with the delivery and to pack fresh and frozen foods. Bring gloves — frozen food is cold! Shelf-stable items will be packed the morning of Tuesday, October 17th starting at 9:00 a.m. Drive thru style pick up begins at 6:00 p.m. The Food Cupboard is located at Zion Lutheran Church on Rte. 19 in Middle Lancaster. Call Kay Howard (724-368-3455) with any questions. |
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Trunk or Treat at Calvin Join us Sunday, October 29th from 4:00 — 6:00 p.m. for a spooktacular Trunk or Treat in the Calvin Church parking lot! There will also be games for the kids to play so come prepared to have fun! All are welcome to participate. If you wish to be a decorator please register online: https://tinyurl.com/cpctrunkortreat |
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Ten Thousand Villages Sale Join us for our yearly Ten Thousand Villages Holiday Sale! Find beautiful, handmade, fair trade gifts that support artisan groups around the world. Shop in-person on Sunday, October 29th between services, or you can buy online at ten-thousand-villages-pittsburgh.shoplightspeed.com October 15th-28th. Any purchases bought online can be picked up in church October 29th, or you can choose to ship it. Use code ZELI2023 when checking out so your purchase can contribute to the church's fundraising efforts this year. |
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