CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH
December 2024 eWeekly's
CALVARY’S EWEEKLY!
CalvaryLutheranRockford.com
OUR NORTHERN ILLINOIS SYNOD MISSION
Walking together
Loving Christ,
Loving all,
For the sake of the world.
Invite – welcome-engage
When You Pray
Our address
920 3rd Ave
Rockford 61104
Pastor Chuck’s Phone 815-342-6064
Have a prayer concern? Do let me know so I can pray with you.
Do remember to send your offering regularly to…
Calvary Lutheran Church
Our NEW mailing address
PO Box 4362
Rockford, IL 61110
WORSHIP AT CALVARY!
9:00 a.m.
At Emmanuel
Welcome!
Dear Friend -
Calvary's Christmas worship is this Sunday at 9! The message? Angel-Unaware. Discover at this Dec. 22nd Sunday's 9 a.m. Praise!
Prepare by reading
Mich5:25a, Hebrews10:5-10 and Luke 1:39-55
LOVE our Chapel Band doing Mary Did Know and Christmas Lullaby Come Adore Him.
with love Pastor Chuck
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Dear Friend -
Wasn't worship wonderful this morning? Carly is so dear. She's really the belle of our worship. Next week our Advent comes to a close because the following Sunday, December 22nd, will be our morning Christmas celebration at 9. So for this Sunday December 15th, at our 9 a m Praise.
Prepare by reading
Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians.4:4-7, and Luke 3:7-18.
LOVE our Chapel Band doing Let it Be with a surprise guest soloist and What Child is This? I will so look forward to seeing you this coming Sunday.
Preparing for the beautiful baby
with love Pastor Chuck
Previous eWeekly
Dear Friend -
Hey, if you were bursting into the world with the greatest news, what in the world would you say? Discover this Sunday at our Advent 2 worship! this Sunday December 8th at our nine a.m. praise!
Prepare by reading
Malachi 3:14, Philippians 1:3-11 amd Luke 3:1-6.
Song after? On Jordan's Banks. LOVE our Chapel Band doing Prepare Ye and Emmanual. I would LOVE to see you Sunday-
with love Pastor Chuck
Previous eWeekly
Dear Friend -
WELCOME TO HOPE! Advent- the season of hope-begins this Sunday, December 1st at our 9 a.m praise
Prepare by reading
Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, and Luke 21:25-26.
LOVE our Chapel Band doing Come Thou Long Expected Jesus and Kumbaya. AND my wife Anne's knee replacement went well-please pray for her pain and mobility
with love Pastor Chuck
Matthew 5:1-12
New Revised Standard Version
The Beatitudes
5 When Jesus[a] saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely[b] on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next.
Amen.
-Reinhold Niehbuhr