Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church

worship

Online Worship

Virtual

Sundays | 9:30am

Every Sunday we share a live-streamed worship service through our YouTube channel. These services can be watched live at 9:30am or replayed anytime after for your convenience. They are complete with engaging music and meaningful sermons. We very much hope that you can join us for worship in this new and exciting way. These services are also an easy way for you to share your faith with family and friends as well! Below is a link to the latest service.

Online Worship (5/9)

In-Person Worship

6805 Bluegrass Dr, Clarkston, MI

Sundays | 9:30am & 11am

We will now be offering two capacity controlled in-person worship services each Sunday (9:30am and 11am). Please note that preregistration is currently required for all in-person services, as are the appropriate safety protocols. Our in-person children's programming has also resumed but will be available during the 11am service only. As of right now, nursery childcare is unfortunately not available at either service. We appreciate your flexibility and hope that you can join us in-person again soon! As they become available, the sign-up links will be placed below, please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.

9:30am In-Person Worship (5/9)

11am In-Person Worship (5/9)

Youth & Family Programming

6805 Bluegrass Dr, Clarkston, MI

Sundays | 11am

Kindergarten - 7th Grade

We have resumed our Sunday in-person Youth & Family programming during the 11am in-person worship services (there is still a virtual Zoom option). Please note that preregistration is required. We must also abide by Calvary's safety protocols to include face coverings and physical distancing. For the time being 8th-12th graders will continue with hybrid programming and pop-up events. Nursery and preschool will be opening soon but unfortunately is not yet available. The registration link can be found below, if you have any questions or concerns please contact us.

Contact: Youth & Family

Weekly Lessons (5/9)

Romans 6:1-8 (NLT)

James 1:22-27 (NLT)

James 2:14-16, 26 (NLT)

Matthew 7:12, 24-27 (NLT)

Weekly Prayer (5/9)

Loving God, thank you for welcoming us to come as we really are and saving us by your grace. As we daily walk with you, help us become more and more the person you envisioned when you gave us life through our mother. As we grow in faith may we find our true joy in loving others and doing your will through our good works. As we study the Epistle of James this spring show us how we can live faithfully for you 24/7. Grow us in trust and perseverance, especially in times of struggle and pain, and remind us that you can and will use all things for your good purpose because you love us. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Events

MOM (Mind Over Matter) Walk

6805 Bluegrass Dr, Clarkston, MI

May 22 | 10am

You can help save lives and erase the stigma! Run or walk in the MOM (Mind Over Matter) Walk for mental health awareness and suicide prevention on May 22nd at 10am, rain or shine. Calvary's LIFE Ministry Team has marked out a couple of routes (1.5 miles and 3.7 miles) for our local version of the MOM Race, each beginning and ending at Calvary's Clarkston Campus. We are putting measures in place to maintain appropriate physical distancing observed throughout the race. If you'd like to join us, but aren't in a place right now to attend in person, please consider walking in your neighborhood or local trail/park instead. Also consider honoring a loved one lost to suicide or paying tribute to someone who names mental health as an area of emphasis or struggle. Registration is not required for this event. For more information and registration click the link below.

Foster Care Starter Kit Collection

6805 Bluegrass Dr, Clarkston, MI

Sundays in May | 9am-1pm

We are joining our partners Samaritas in an effort to support at-risk young adults (age 16-21) who are "aging out" of Foster Care. We are collecting NEW items needed to assemble "starter kits" that are given to the youth as they enter Independent Living Plus homes. However, as these young adults begin this next chapter of their lives, they don't have any household items when they arrive. Please bring items to Calvary's Clarkston Campus Sundays in May from 9am-1pm.

Contact: Hunger Initiative

Baldwin Center

6805 Bluegrass Dr, Clarkston, MI

Thursdays | 10am

As part of our ongoing partnership with the Baldwin Center in Pontiac, Calvary has a fresh, new way for us to continue this very important and impactful work in the Pontiac area. Thursdays at 10am, Calvary will be assembling 200 sandwiches each week at our Clarkston Campus. Serving opportunities include: shoppers, sandwich makers/packers, and drivers. Calvary PPE protocols to include facial coverings and social distancing are required.

Contact: Hunger Initiative

Pontiac Orchard & Playground

573 S Jessie St, Pontiac, MI

Saturdays | 8am-12pm

This summer (May 1 - Nov 6) we will again ask that individuals/groups/families choose a bed at our Pontiac Community Orchard to weed, mulch, and spruce up while staying physically distanced and following guidelines AND spending Time With The Father. Each flower, vegetable, and fruit bed has been named using the Books of the New Testament. The beds have a specific verse designated from that Book as a reminder of God's goodness and love. You are invited to visit the orchard beds, adopt a specific one for a day or even the summer, and maybe even share the joy you experience with your friends/family and continue to grow in/with this important ministry. Be sure to bring gloves, shovels, trowels, lawn bags, bags of brown dyed mulch, and face coverings. Please plan to take the lawn bags home with you when you have finished for the day.

Linked Together Podcast

Virtual

1st & 3rd Thursday Each Month

This past week, Pastor Bob Hegdal launched the 'Linked Together: Connecting Faith and Daily Life' podcast. Going forward, new episodes will be available on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Our podcast ministry will focus on making the connection between our faith and how we live it out in our daily lives. Each episode will be less than thirty minutes, perfect for listening to while exercising, commuting, or during breaks in your day. Click on the link below to listen and please remember to subscribe!

LISTEN HERE

Lighthouse Food Distribution

6805 Bluegrass Dr, Clarkston, MI

Wednesdays | 8am-12pm

We continue our partnership with Lighthouse of Oakland County to distribute boxes with 35 pounds of non & perishable items to our neighbors and local agencies Wednesday mornings at our Clarkston Campus. At 8am, the food boxes are removed from a semi and stacked on pallets. The boxes will then be distributed between 9am-12pm to individual families and local organizations that drive through for curbside pick up. If you would like to be a part of this amazing serving opportunity, please email us with the link below.

Contact: Hunger Initiative

Schedule

Sunday (5/9)

9:30-10:30am | In-Person & Online Worship

11am-12pm | Virtual Something More

11am-12pm | In-Person Worship

11am-12pm | In-Person Children's Groups

11am-12pm | Virtual Children's Groups

12:30-2pm | Youth Groups

12:30-2pm | Confirmation

7-8pm | Virtual Yin Yoga

Monday (5/10)

9am-2pm | C.C.O. Preschool

6-8pm | C.C.O. Preschool Meeting

7-9pm | W.E.L.C.A. Bible Study

Tuesday (5/11)

9-11am | Virtual Staff Meeting

7-8pm | Virtual Book of James

Wednesday (5/12)

8am-12pm | Food Distribution

9am-2pm | C.C.O. Preschool

10-11am | Virtual Book of James

7-8:30pm | Broken Crayons Still Color

Thursday (5/13)

9am-2pm | C.C.O. Preschool

1-2pm | Virtual Staff Prayer

Friday (5/14)

N/A

Saturday (5/15)

8am-12pm | Pontiac Community Orchard

10-11am | Book of James (Pontiac)

Sunday (5/16)

9:30-10:30am | In-Person & Online Worship

11am-12pm | Virtual Something More

11am-12pm | In-Person Worship

11am-12pm | In-Person Youth & Family

11am-12pm | Virtual Youth & Family

12:30-2pm | In-Person Youth & Family

12:30-2pm | Confirmation

7-8pm | Virtual Yin Yoga