Thursday, December 20, 2012

Farewell to Pastor Lu & Welcome to Pastor Kelly





December 20, 2012


Farewell Dove
 Let's Give Pastor Lu and His Wife Norma
a Warm Calvary Thank You!


Join us Sunday, 12/30 @ 9am for Church,
and stay for fellowship and refreshments in the Parish Hall after the service.  


 
New Pastor
Join Us in Welcoming Pastor Kelly and His Wife Pam ! 
 
Join us Sunday, January 6th @ 9am for Church and Pastor Smith's first sermon. 

Then join us again at 4pm for the installation of Pastor Kelly and a lasagne dinner directly following the installation.  Please call the office to RSVP.   


Letter from Pastor Kelly 12-20-12



Friday, November 30, 2012

December 2012

DECEMBER E-Chronicle 2012

 



  

Installation

Calvary members, school family and friends

The elders would like to ask you to set aside January 6th.

Put a mark on your calendar.......Make it a priority.........It's an important day for Calvary.......

We will be welcoming and installing Pastor Kelly Smith as Pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church and School. We all have busy lives, but we feel it very important for us to gather together in celebration of Pastor Smith and his wife Pam's arrival as we partner with them into the next chapter of the life and ministry of Calvary Lutheran Church and School. We have been advised that our District President, Pastor Newton, will be there as well as Pastors from within the District to be part of the celebration. There will also be a time of food and fellowship following the service. Pastor Smith will be leading the 9am service in the morning and the installation service will be at 4pm.

 

Again, we would strongly encourage you to make this a priority and join in this celebration.

 

 

Hank Blank, Gerry Luehrs, Bill Sandau, Dave Schultz, Dave Mueller


BOARD OF GOVERNANCE

October 18, 2012

 

Present: Barbara Adams, Sarah Anderson, Darlene Goldhammer, Jeff Jensen, Lee Strom, Elder Dave Mueller

 

Barbara Adams presented "Keep Moving Forward," a devotion based on Acts 17:28. "Keep Moving Forward." Do you remember receiving your first bicycle?   For many it was difficult to keep the bicycle upright and moving forward, but with the help of family and friends you did eventually manage to do just that. So it is with our Christian life. We never reach a point where we can stop moving forward; our personal relationship with the Lord does not reach a point where we can just "sit on the bicycle." "For in Him we live and move and are." Acts 17:28.

 

The devotion was followed with prayer by all present.

Minutes of the last meeting were confirmed by email.

 

BOG then reviewed school information previously provided by Principal Fred Brauer.   Frank Mitchell is in charge of email information for the school; the Marketing Committee has sent another mailing to the immediate area.

 

Dave Mueller presented a report from the Board of Elders. They will confirm with Pastor Lu that he will continue to serve through the Christmas season. Each of the elders has been assigned to a school classroom to assist families with needs and to reach out to unchurched families. Elders will also follow up on eprayers and quilt requests. Pastor Gary Mohr will be serving our congregation on October 28 while Pastor Lu is on vacation.

 

Barbara presented an update on the Beautification Committee and the Youth Committee.

 

Our Direct Missions budget for last year has been paid. We will now be requesting suggestions from the congregation on how to distribute the $10,000 contribution we make each year for Direct Missions.

 

An elder will read Pastor Kelly Smith's letter to the congregation on Sunday 21. Pastor and Pam will live in the parsonage so the current lease will end December 14. The date for Pastor Smith's installation has not been confirmed, but it will be in early January. All the pastors in the area will be invited.

 

We continue to seek candidates for BOG.

 

Next meeting will be Thursday, November 15.

 

Jeff Jensen closed in prayer

 

Darlene Goldhammer

BOG Secretary

 

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THIS & THAT

OWL- Middle School Youth Group

Christmas Party, December 14 from 6-8pm

 

The Experience- High School Youth Group

Meets on Sundays from 6-8pm 

 

Sunday School
10:15am in the Calvary Club Room.  Hope to see your kids there!!

 

Adult Choir

Led by Carol Liston- Practices at 8am on Sunday mornings

  

Men's Bible Breakfast

Meets on Thursdays from 6-7am in Parish Hall

  

Prayer Quilters

Meets on Wednesdays from 9am-12pm in the Parish Hall  

 

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 SPECIAL SERVICES 

*Advent, Weds., Dec. 5 @ 7pm

* Advent, Weds., Dec. 12 @7pm

* CLS Christmas Program (Gr. 3-6) Weds., Dec. 19 @ 7pm

* Soup suppers precede at 5:45pm

Christmas Eve Family Candlelight Service @ 5pm

Christmas Day Celebration @ 10am

New Year's Eve Communion Service@ 7pm

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 SOUP SUPPERS

Dec. 5, 12 and 19

At 5:45pm- Parish Hall

Sign up binder in info. Booth:)

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 Needed:  Cookies for Wittenberg Christmas Tea

The tea is 8 Dec.  We would need your cookies no later than Friday, 7 Dec. 3pm delivered to the school in the Conference Room. 4 doz.  No nuts please. There will be a sign up in the outside area by the quilts. We need 10 people to sign up. Thank you for your help in sharing with the residents at Wittenberg Manor. LWML ladies

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OFFERING ENVELOPES

If you would like to be added to our roster for offering

envelopes, please contact the church office.

Envelopes will be distributed after Dec. 15.

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2013 ALTAR FLOWER CHART

The new flower chart is now up in the Narthex

A $30 donation is suggested

Please take your flowers at the close of the service

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 DATES TO REMEMBER

 December 18- Dining for Dollars- Five Guys 3-7pm

January 6- Installation of Pastor Kelly Smith 4pm

(dinner to follow in Parish Hall)

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POINSETTIA IN MEMORY OF... 
Call the church office or send an email to churchsecretary@calvaryslz.org to place an order for a Poinsettia.  $10 Donation.  Check payable to Calvary Lutheran Church.  Please list name and particulars. 
Deadline is Dec. 19.

 

Gift cards make GREAT Christmas Gifts!

Available Weekdays in the office & Sunday after church

 

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Prayers of Calvary  

 

Peace in the World

President Obama and our country's leadership - For our soldiers in

Afghanistan: Frank Mitchell II; for those who are overseas Thomas

Caspersen, Justin Higgins; for those in the Reserves- Jonathan Ellis; Talitha Benz, now stationed in Arizona

 

For our Staff

Fred Brauer; Margie Luehrs; Chrystle Vincent; Traci McClain; Christina Grace; Bethany Chhom; Ellen Hackerd; Kristi Morlock; Mike Souza; Doug Henry; Kim Heggins; Blenda Schultz; Sherrie Akre; Carol Liston; Cecilia Guerra; Cindy Suppus; Lydiana Sanchez; Holly Contier;

Pastor Lu

 

Peace and Comfort

Stan Miller and family for the loss of his father

 

Cancer Patients

Marjorie Britts- kidney cancer; Ralph Foskett; Robert Kruger ; Joanna Chan; Richard Cole; Melody Saldate; Pat Brown; Evelyn Asker

 

Healing

Barbara Arionus; George Britts- Lou Gehrig's Disease; Carole Adams; Becky Aubrey; Emanuele Licastro; Linnea Greer; Ann Olds; Rosalie Ellis; John Ohanesian; Flynn Family

 

Expectant mothers

Jacqulyn Riley; Becky (Saldate) Banke- due Dec.; Melissa McCartney- due January; Youn Mitchell- due Feb.

 

Unemployed and underemployed

Jerrie Moyer

 

 

(Please email churchsecretary@calvaryslz.org or call the church office 278-2555 to update your prayer requests. Requests will be removed after 3 weeks unless otherwise informed, Thank you)   

 

Church Contacts 

Pastor Luther Werth:  lwerth@calvaryslz.org 

Elders Hank Blank, Gerry Luehrs, Dave Mueller, Bill Sandau, Dave Schultz:  elders@calvaryslz.org
BoG Barbara Adams, Sarah Anderson, Darlene Goldhammer, Jeff Jensen, Lee Strom:  bog@calvaryslz.org
Accountant/Office Admin. Lydiana Sanchez:  admin@calvaryslz.org
Church Secretary Holly Contier:  churchsecretary@calvaryslz.org 

 


Friday, November 2, 2012

All Saints' Sunday - Nov 4


Calvary Lutheran Church
November 4, 2012
9:00am
All Saints' Sunday
 
Greetings!

Join us on Sunday as we remember Calvary  loved ones who have gone to be with our Lord this year...
 
 Dean Balk~ Anna Beasley ~ Rita Lowe 
Adolph Stafne ~ Mabel Stafne
 

Special Music

The Calvary Choir
 
"O Master Let Me Walk with Thee"

                         Directed by Carol Liston
 
Calvary Lutheran Church & School
17200 Via Magdalena
San Lorenzo, California 94580
510-278-2555    510-278-2598

Saturday, October 27, 2012

November E-Chronicle


NOVEMBER E-Chronicle 2012


  
  


This is an exciting time for us.......Christmas will soon be here and then in early January our new Shepherd will arrive. We have been in communication with Pastor Smith and his last sermon in Michigan will be December 2nd.   He has some vacation time left so he is going to take some time in traveling here and said he might be here in time to worship with us on Christmas day. Tentatively he will be installed the first or second Sunday in January. He has made a request of the leaders of Calvary and the members of Calvary to read the book of Nehemiah. Appears that is one of his favorite books of the Bible and will be having a sermon series on it upon his arrival. The Elders hope and pray that Calvary will welcome Pastor Smith with open arms and support him with our God given talents.
The Elders are leaning towards waiting for Pastor Smith to be on board before we start any new Bible Class series or to change our worship schedule.
We are really excited to see what God has in store for us. The world we are living in presents many challenges that are in contradiction to what God desires for his creation and those he created. There are so many things that are drawing people away from worship and carrying out the plan that God established for Calvary over 60 years ago.   Nehemiah rallied the children of Israel to rebuild the wall....working together.....overcoming criticism and challenge and fighting off discouragement.   Can you just imagine what God can do through Calvary if we all work together?????

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A word from Pastor Kelly Smith...

In November we are giving Thanks to God for the Call we have received to serve and lead the people of Calvary in proclaiming the Good News!  And as the Passover feast ends with the words "Next year in Jerusalem," we look forward to celebrating Thanksgiving "Next year in San Lorenzo!"

Yours in Christ,
Pastor Kelly
THIS & THAT

Dear Christian Friends,
All of us would like to thank all of you for the prayers and kind support given to our family over the past few months. It was challenging at times to care for our parents, but God has blessed us as a family through this journey and taught us many lessons. This "season of loss and mourning" has been much easier to go through thanks to love of friends like you! We so   appreciate all of the food donated to the funeral receptions for both Dad and Mom. It was wonderful to celebrate their lives with so many friends and family members! God is good and we rejoice at His abundant love as demonstrated to us by so many people during this journey. Thank you all for your great kindness!
Love in Jesus,
Diane, Pauline, Trudy, and Ann Marie
"The Stafne Girls"

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Sunday School
10:15am in the Calvary Club Room.  Hope to see your kids there!!
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Adult Choir
Led by Carol Liston- Practices at 8am on Sunday mornings
Performances on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 9am and Thursday, Nov. 22 at 10am. 
NO Practice on Nov. 11. 
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All Saint's Sunday- Nov. 4 
During our 9am service we will acknowledge Calvary Saints that have gone home to be with our Lord this year.  (Dean Balk, Anna Beasley, Rita Lowe, Adolph and Mabel Stafne)

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Men's Bible/Breakfast, Thursday's
(6-7am Parish Hall)
Will resume November 8 
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DATES TO REMEMBER
 November 14 - Fresh & Easy Fundraiser (shop from 4-8pm, turn in receipt, CLS makes $1  for every $20 spent)
November 17- Dean Balk's Memorial Service at 1pm  
w/Ice cream social to follow, in Dean's honor. 
November 22- 10am Thanksgiving Service w/ Choir 
November 25- Single Treasures 12:30pm 
 

Gift cards Available
Weekdays in the office and Sunday after church
  
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Prayers of Calvary  

Thanksgiving

For the birth of baby Jada Abigail Ramos on Oct. 22

Peace in the World
President Obama and our country's leadership - For our soldiers in
Afghanistan: Frank Mitchell II; for those who are overseas Thomas Caspersen, Justin Higgins; for those in the Reserves- Jonathan Ellis; Talitha Benz, now stationed in Arizona

For our Staff
Fred Brauer; Margie Luehrs; Chrystle Vincent; Traci McClain; Christina Grace; Bethany Chhom; Ellen Hackerd; Kristi Morlock; Mike Souza; Doug Henry; Kim Heggins; Blenda Schultz; Sherrie Akre; Carol Liston; Cecilia Guerra; Cindy Suppus; Lydiana Sanchez; Holly Contier; Pastor Lu

Peace and Comfort
For the family of Mabel and Adolph Stafne
, for the family of Dean Balk  
Cancer Patients
Joanna Chan; Richard Cole; Melody Saldate; Pat Brown; Evelyn Asker

Healing
Linnea Greer, fluid on her heart; Ann Olds; Rosalie Ellis; John Ohanesian; Flynn Family

Expectant mothers
Jacqulyn Riley; Becky (Saldate) Banke- due Dec.; Melissa McCartney- due January; Youn Mitchell- due Feb.


Unemployed and underemployed

Jerrie Moyer
  
(Please email churchsecretary@calvaryslz.org or call the church office 278-2555 to update your prayer requests. Requests will be removed after 3 weeks unless otherwise informed, Thank you)  
Life in 3rd & 4th Grade at CLS  

Dear Members of Calvary Church and School,
            Life in 3rd and 4th grade is challenging yet exciting all at the same time. All the students are working very hard and are having an awesome time in school! One of our favorite things is meeting with our kindergarten reading buddies every week and reading and playing with them.
            The 3rd graders are working hard on learning cursive, memorizing math facts, writing stories and good paragraphs, and lots of reading! The 4th graders are super busy learning to write longer paragraphs and stories, reading more, and practicing and reviewing our multiplication facts by being timed every day.
            A few things we have learned about this year is: Canada, the skeletal system, reading and making maps, our ears, important rivers around the world, the parts of the Bible, the Trinity, who God is, what it means to be a Christian, and tools we use to study to the Bible. We are also getting ready to write and illustrate our very own book!

            I asked the students what they loved about Calvary Lutheran School and this is what they have to say!

4th Grade
Devon: "We have the best status of learning."
Felipe: "We get to learn a lot of neat and interesting things."
Danika: "I get to meet new friends and learn about God!"

3rd Grade
Kylie: "There are GREAT teachers!"
Bethany: "It is a really fun place! It is 5 Star School!"
Ryan: "You can go to church during the week and you can praise God every day!"
Destiny: "There are great teachers who make learning fun!"
Riley: "IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I MEAN IT IS A 5 STAR SCHOOL!!!!!"
Tyanna: "Miss Grace is the funniest teacher in the world, there are great teachers, and I get to go to chapel every Wednesday!"
Ethan: "There are lots of fun surprises like field trips, free dress, book fairs, etc."
Kyle: "I am learning so much! I learn about God every day! I am going to be President thanks to Calvary!"
Apolonia: "Calvary Lutheran School is awesome because you get to learn about God."
AprilMarie: "We have great teachers and PE is a blast! Mr. Souza has the best PE classes ever!"
Alejandra: "You get to learn so many different things! My favorite is learning math."

There are always fun and exciting things going on in our classroom. We thank you for your prayers and support as we continue to learn and grow in our studies and faith.

 God's Blessings,
Miss Grace and the Third and Fourth Grade Class
   


 
Church Contacts 
Pastor Luther Werth:  lwerth@calvaryslz.org 
Elders Hank Blank, Gerry Luehrs, Dave Mueller, Bill Sandau, Dave Schultz:  elders@calvaryslz.org
BoG Barbara Adams, Sarah Anderson, Darlene Goldhammer, Jeff Jensen, Lee Strom:  bog@calvaryslz.org
Accountant/Office Admin. Lydiana Sanchez:  admin@calvaryslz.org
Church Secretary Holly Contier:  churchsecretary@calvaryslz.org 


Friday, September 28, 2012

October, 2012


OCTOBER E-Chronicle 2012

 

October Calendar

  

(September Financial Statement NOT available yet) 

The Experience 

 

 OWL

 

BOARD of GOVERNANCE

August 29, 2012

 

Present: Sarah Anderson, Barbara Adams, Darlene Goldhammer, Jeff Jensen, Lee Strom, Pastor Lu Werth, Elder Hank Blank

 

President Barbara Adams opened with a devotion based on Hebrews 10:39 titled, "It's Not Supposed to Be This Way." Those who shrink back from the current circumstances may say, "I cannot do this; my life will never change; I never have the confidence I need." Sometimes we can be surprised by those thoughts. Is there a time when doubt convinces you that feeling that way is "normal?" We have an enemy who encourages us to give up. We need to take a stand and stop listening when our minds tell us, "it's not supposed to be this way." God tells us things can change. Many scriptures tell us all things are possible to those who believe. We can choose to believe God's promises more than our doubts and fears. We have to live like the promises are true. It's a moment-by-moment decision to let His promises rule in our hearts.

All present spent time in prayer following the devotion.

Minutes from the previous meeting were confirmed by email.

There was no Elders'report. The Care Ministry Committee has sent 10 cards during the month of August and is working on obtaining addresses. The Beautification Committee is compiling suggestions on ways to improve the appearance of the sanctuary. The Publicity Committee reported that Calvary could not participate in the Zucchini Festival because of scheduling conflicts.

Lee Strom agreed to provide a copy of our constitution for Pastor Smith along with the call documents; he will also provide a copy for approval by the District President to be delivered by Barbara Adams.

The board spent a lengthy amount of time working on the Call Documents for Pastor Kelly Smith. We wanted to be sure he received a complete picture of Calvary. Along with the documents, he and his wife will receive an invitation to visit our church.

Respectfully submitted,

Darlene Goldhammer

BoG Secretary

Prayers

 

Thanksgiving

For Maria Mitchell's great doctor's report; Gisela Binder passed her drivers test

 

Peace in the World

President Obama and our country's leadership - For our soldiers in Afghanistan: Justin Higgins, Frank Mitchell II; for those who are overseas Thomas Caspersen; for those in the Reserves- Jonathan Ellis; Talitha Benz, now stationed in Arizona

 

For our Staff

Fred Brauer; Margie Luehrs; Chrystle Vincent; Traci McClain; Christina Grace; Bethany Chhom; Ellen Hackerd; Kristi Morlock; Mike Souza; Doug Henry; Kim Heggins; Blenda Schultz; Michelle Michael; Sherrie Akre; Carol Liston; Cecilia Guerra; Cindy Suppus; Lydiana Sanchez;

Holly Contier; Pastor Lu

 

For Guidance

Prayers for wisdom and guidance for Pastor Kelly Smith, that the Lord leads him to follow His will as he makes a decision

 

Peace and Comfort
For the family of Adolph Stafne (Service at 10am Monday at St. Peter); For the family of Laurence Houtzel (Uncle of Carol Liston); For the family of Jeryl Owen (Michael Ghiselli's brother-in-law); Dean Balk family (Memorial Service here on Nov. 17)  

 

Cancer Patients

Richard Cole; Melody Saldate; Pat Brown; Evelyn Asker

 

Healing

Briana De La Mater (CLS parent); Brian Jones (Jan Curler's son-in-law); Rosalie Ellis; Mabel Stafne; John Ohanesian; Flynn Family

 

Expectant mothers

Jacqulyn Riley; Grace Ramos- due Oct.; Becky (Saldate) Banke- due Dec.; Melissa McCartney- due January; Youn Mitchell- due Feb.

 

Unemployed and underemployed

Jerrie Moyer

 

 

(Please email churchsecretary@calvaryslz.org or call the church office 278-2555 to update your prayer requests. Requests will be removed after 3 weeks unless otherwise informed, Thank you)

THIS & THAT

A BIG THANK YOU to Debbie Perry, Kevin, Joyce & Lee Strom~  the Parish Hall looks great!! 

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You are invited to join in a Bible discussion group.  We meet on Sundays at 10:15am.  We are looking at 12 books of the Old Testament including Psalms, Proverbs, Esther, Song of Solomon plus some of the minor Prophets. What we do is read an assigned number of Psalms/chapters during the week and then get together on Sunday mornings to discuss. Some just listen....some talk....but we all get something new each week.  

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Sunday School 
10:15am in the Calvary Club Room.  Hope to see your kids there!!

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Adult Choir

Led by Carol Liston, we meet at 8am on Sunday mornings.

1st Performance, Sunday, Oct. 7 at 9am

NO Practice on Oct. 14 

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Fall Craft Fair 

Oct. 6 @ 10am-4pm

Oct. 7 @ 11am-3:30pm 

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DINING FOR DOLLAR$

(Calvary Lutheran School fundraiser)

Tues. October 23

RIGATONI'S

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 SECRET SISTER GATHERING

 The next Secret Sister gathering is going to be a luncheon on Sun. Oct. 21 right after bible study, around 11:00 A.M.

If you would like to help by making sandwiches or salads

Please contact Cindy Schultz

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Men's Bible/Breakfast Menu for 10/3/12

(6-7am Parish Hall)

Eggs Galore, Cheese & Ham Tidbits Melt on Kaiser Roll,

Apple Up-side Down Tart, Fruit, Coffee/OJ

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REMINDER

Fellowship gathering for our church/school friends this

Sunday, Sept. 30 immediately following the service...

"It's all in the bag!"

(a "bagged" lunch will be provided)

Bring a dessert to share

(desserts may be dropped off that morning in the kitchen  

between 8-9am) 

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Tune in to The Intersection of Church & State, airing on the Fox Business Channel as paid programming on Sunday, September 30. This Lutheran Hour Ministries production's show time  

is 2 p.m. Pacific.

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CLS Rummage Sale

October 20

9am-3pm

(more details to come)

 

 

 

Gift cards Available

Weekdays in the office and Sunday after church

  

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Church Contacts 

Pastor Luther Werth:  lwerth@calvaryslz.org 

Elders Hank Blank, Gerry Luehrs, Dave Mueller, Bill Sandau, Dave Schultz:  elders@calvaryslz.org
BoG Barbara Adams, Sarah Anderson, Darlene Goldhammer, Jeff Jensen, Lee Strom:  bog@calvaryslz.org
Accountant/Office Admin. Lydiana Sanchez:  admin@calvaryslz.org
Church Secretary Holly Contier:  churchsecretary@calvaryslz.org