In this issue:
A New Baby to Celebrate at Calvary!
Calvary Soup Sunday
Shower for Elise and Baby Reuben
Luncheon with Kara and Baby Peter
One Service Only on Dec. 11 & 18 and Jan. 1!
Calvary Christmas Choir
Teaching Topic This Sunday at Calvary
Spiritual Warfare Conference
Solid Rock Bookstore Open House
Four Thousand Winter
Handel's Messiah Christmas Concert
Steve Bell Concert


A New Baby to Celebrate at Calvary!
Congratulations to Edwin & Elise Dreef on the birth of their new baby, Reuben Alexander Dreef, who was born weighing 7 lbs. 7 oz. on Sunday, November 13.   Reuben is Edwin & Elise’s first baby!  Blessings to you, Edwin & Elise, at the start of this exciting new adventure as a family!  
Shower for Elise and Baby Reuben
Monday, December 5 • 7:00 p.m. @ Walker's home
Join us as we celebrate with Elise the arrival of Reuben!  This event is open to all women at Calvary and will be a great evening of fellowship and blessing for this new mom and family. If you would like to contribute to a group gift, we will be collecting money for that and there will also be a group card to sign. Please use this link to RSVP.

Luncheon with Kara and Baby Peter
Sunday, December 11 • 1:00 p.m. @ Foerger’s Home
Join us while Kara is home from Singapore in celebrating little Peter, who was born in mid-July.  This luncheon is open to all women at Calvary, as we bring blessing to all 3 generations, baby Peter, mom and grandma (Mercy).  To help with food contributions for this lunch, please contact Delores Wiens. Please use this link to RSVP.

One Service Only on December 11, 18, and January 1!
Sunday Services, 10:00 a.m. @ Calvary
Due to the number of students and families away over the Christmas season, and to accommodate our Children’s Christmas Pageant and the Calvary Christmas Choir presentation over Advent, there will only be one morning worship service on these Sundays.  Please make note of this, and come for our 10:00 o'clock service if you are in town over Christmas.  Thank you for your flexibility!

Calvary Christmas Choir
Practices December 3, 10, and 17
We are planning to prepare a few arrangements of Christmas songs/carols for the morning of December 18, and perhaps even to use on Christmas Eve.  If you can't commit to Christmas Eve, please still participate.  If you haven’t already signed up but would like to, please contact Ben Ewert.

Teaching Topic This Sunday at Calvary
Sunday November 27 • 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. @ Calvary
This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent, so our Advent series, "Who Is This King of Glory?," will begin this Sunday.  We will also be celebrating a more family-focused worship and teaching time, with our children joining us for the entire service.  While there will be no KidzChurch this Sunday (Nursery only), KidzChurch will resume again next Sunday.

Spiritual Warfare Conference
November 25 & 26 @ Fellowship Baptist Church
This weekend conference will be an amazing tool to equip people in dealing with the spiritual battles around us.   Presenter Dr. Roy R. Matheson has been involved in deliverance/spiritual warfare ministry for over 30 years, teaching on spiritual warfare throughout Canada and numerous other countries.  For more info and to register, contact Phil Webb (pdwebb@gmail.com).

Solid Rock Bookstore Open House
Thursday, November 24 • 3:00-8:00 p.m. in Sherwood Park
Come and enjoy the Grand Opening of Sherwood Park’s newest Christian bookstore!  There will be live music, book signing by local authors, special draws, and 20% off regular priced items with a donation for the Strathcona County Christmas Bureau or Food Bank.

Four Thousand Winter
Sunday, November 24 @ Knox Evangelical Free Church
This Choir Recital will be conducted by our Worship Pastor, Ben Ewert, and performed by Borealis.  Borealis is an Edmonton-based vocal ensemble comprised of singers drawn from the university community, performing Early and 20th/21st Century music.  For more info, visit www.borealischoir.ca/.
 
Handel's Messiah Christmas Concert
Friday, December 9 @ Winspear Centre
This is a holiday "must see" for any music lover.  Swedish conductor Ragnar Bohlin electrified Edmonton audiences with his presentation of Messiah in 2014.  He returns, accompanied by four talented Canadian soloists, for the ESO's yearly performance of one of the greatest works of music and praise ever written.  For more info and tickets click here.

Steve Bell Concert
Sunday, December 11 @ Grace Point Church of God
Steve Bell is among the best-known Christian singer-songwriters and performers in Canada.  He brings with him the Steve Bell Band in this latest CD release tour.  For tickets click here.



As we enter this season of Advent, pray that it would be a time of remembrance, anticipation, and celebration of Jesus’ coming!