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An Encouragement from Pastor Eric Wakeling

Calvary Family,

Wow! What an "amazing" celebration we had last Sunday! I'm praising God for the joyful and passionate worship that was offered up to the Lord during our Easter services on Sunday morning. I thank God for all the time, energy, love, creativity and prayers that went into making Easter Sunday a memorable day in the life of Calvary Church.

I want to encourage and thank you for reaching out to your friends and neighbors in our Each One Reach One mission together. We know of 17 people who indicated that they received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior for the first time. There were another 80 people who desired to renew their faith. We also had over 3,300 people here for our Easter Sunday services which was over 400 more than last year.

As a pastor, I honestly don't like to focus on numbers except for when those numbers show us something about people and what God is doing in us. I believe these numbers show us that God is truly moving in our church to reach out to the people with whom we live, work and play to share the good news of Jesus. And it's already happening! Let's be praying for all these wonderful people who came to Calvary Church last Sunday. We are pursuing each of them with love and welcome this week.

Finally, I want to thank all of you who give so faithfully and generously to support the local and global ministries of Calvary. Your participation has allowed us to reach more people and improve our ministries and campus in incredible ways. We also wanted to let you know about our transition to a new online giving system. You can discover how to create your account in the new system, move your recurring gift schedule over, and give online today at calvarylife.org/give

As the apostle Paul said in Philippians 1:3 - "I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all, in view of of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now. For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus."

Let's all continue to pray and consider who God is placing on our hearts this year to share the good news of Jesus Christ.

God is blessing each of us in so many ways! I can't wait to share with you more about the prayer of blessing we pray at the end of each service. This series called The Blessing will show you more about how God wants to bless you and what the blessing of God is really all about. See you this Sunday at 9:30am!

May the Lord bless you and keep you,

Eric

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DMC  |  April 27
Calvary Church is proud to host the 7th Annual Disability Ministry Conference on Saturday, April 27. Come together to learn, connect, and collaborate!  Register and find out more about this unique and exciting event at calvarylife.org/dmc
Sundays at 11:00 am
We are excited to invite you to "Starting Point," our new, 4-week LifeGroup starting this Sunday at 11:00 am in A-205. Everything in life has a starting point, so why should our faith be different? What if it were possible to explore faith freely and ask the questions we all have? Can we wipe the slate clean and find a new starting point for faith? calvarylife.org/startingpoint
Wednesdays at 7:00 pm
Come grow in your faith each Wednesday, May 1-15, at 7pm with Ed Tandy McGlasson sharing on how to receive the Father's love and blessing, how to bless those you love, and how to leave a legacy of blessing to the next generation. calvarylife.org/wednesday
Man Camp  |  May 17-19 
Join us for a great weekend, connecting with the men of Calvary and enjoying manly adventures on Palomar Mountain. We are excited to welcome Ed Tandy McGlasson as our speaker this year. He is a pastor, author, and former lineman in the NFL, playing with the Giants, the Jets, and the Rams. Sign up today at calvarylife.org/mancamp
Baptism Class  |  May 19 + 26
Are you interested in being baptized in the service on May 26 at 9:30am? If you have trusted in Jesus, but still need to take this next step, come learn about the biblical method and meaning of baptism in our class on either Sunday, May 19 at 11:00 am or Sunday, May 26 at 8:00 am. calvarylife.org/baptism
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