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Starting Point is for those who are new to Calvary as well as those who have been attending for many years. Next class is November 17 at Calvary Central in the Chambers Room at 9:00a.

Register your attendance at calvarynow.com/startingpoint

November 17 | 9:00a | Calvary Central

NOVEMBER 5 | Griefshare Surviving the Holidays The Surviving the Holidays GriefShare is specifically for those grieving a loved one. At this event you will learn how to deal with the many emotions you’ll face during the holidays, what to do about traditions and other coming changes, helpful tips for surviving social events, and how to discover hope for your future. Please join us Tuesday, November 5 at 7:00p in the Angell Room. Refreshments will be served.

NOVEMBER 10 | Orphan Sunday Join us for Orphan Sunday, a day to hear more about God’s call to care for the orphans and what we as believers can do in response. Forsyth County DSS, Guardian ad Litem, and Compassion International tables will be set up in the lobby, representing local and international needs. Details: mrshundley14@gmail.com (Nina Hundley).

NOVEMBER 16 | DivorceCare Surviving the Holidays Are you divorced or separated? Do you know someone who is? When a marriage ends, the holiday season can be especially painful. Our Surviving the Holidays seminar helps participants prepare for the holidays and even discover hope for the future. 2:00-4:00p at Calvary Central in the Angell Room. Details: calvarynow.com/caring

NOVEMBER 6 & 13 | Fellowship Dinners The last Fellowship meal of the year will be November 13. Meals will resume in January.

NOVEMBER 17 | Calvary West Chicken Stew Bring a friend and join us after the service on Sunday, November 17 for a Chicken Stew! We’ll have delicious food, community, fellowship, and outside games for the kids. See you there!

NOVEMBER 18 | Senior Adult Luncheon This month’s senior adult luncheon will be Monday, November 18 at 10:30a in the Calvary Central Dining Room. Lunch is $5 per person, no RSVP required. Details: 336.714.5430 (Kara Polston).

NOVEMBER 28-29 | Church Offices Closed

DECEMBER 14 | Annual Widows Luncheon The Deacons will be hosting the annual luncheon to honor the Widows within our church family at 11:30a in the Calvary Central Dining Room. Entertainment provided by Calvary Baptist Jazz Band. Invitations will be mailed by the second week in November. RSVP by November 29. Details: 336.714.5430 (Kara Polston).

WELCOME We would like to welcome the following babies born into the Calvary Family: Wyatt James Johnson born on July 15 to T.J. and Ashley and big sister, Avery; Elizabeth Grace Johnson born on July 24 to Brad and Jennifer; and Sara Joy Tapia born on July 25 to Manuel and Monica. Cohen Elijah Mabe born on September 27 to parents Greg and Ashlee.

NOVEMBER 24 | Calvary United Save the date for the next Calvary United. 6:00p in the Calvary Central Worship Center.

International Student Host Families Needed Would you consider being a “missionary” in your own home? Do you have a desire to enhance the family experience and share the love of Christ with an international student? Calvary Day School is seeking Christian host families for the 2019-2020 school year. If interested, please contact Admissions Office/Becky Wood at 336.714.5479 or bwood@calvaryday.school.

NOVEMBER 7 | Five Love Languages of Children Calvary Day School presents Parenting 101: The Five Love Languages of Children & Teens with Dr. Gary C. Chapman at 7:00p on Thursday, November 7 in the Calvary Baptist Church Worship Center. Admission is free and open to the public. CDS encourages all parents to join us for this special evening with Dr. Chapman. Please invite and encourage other parents in the community to join you for this event!

NOVEMBER 14-16 | CDS Dinner Theatre Calvary Day School Drama presents “You Can’t Take it With You” Dinner Theatre to be held at 6:30p on November 14, 15, 16 in the Dining Room.

NOVEMBER 21 | CDS Fall Open House Want to learn more about Calvary Day School? We would love to show you the Calvary difference! Schedule a tour today or join CDS during Fall Open House at 5:30p on November 21 in Dining Room A. The event will include information about all the amazing things God is doing at CDS and all that the school can offer you and your children and an opportunity to explore the school and meet CDS faculty and staff. Visit calvaryday.school to learn more about CDS or to schedule a tour or call 336.765.5546.

DECEMBER 1 | The Greatest Turning of Muslims to Christ in History Come hear David Garrison speak from 12:00-2:00p at Calvary West about his book “A Wind in the House of Islam: How God is drawing Muslims around the world to faith in Jesus Christ.” Free lunch & childcare is provided. Register now at calvarynow.com/missions.

GLOBAL MISSIONS OFFERING Make a difference here and around the world by contributing to our Global Missions Offering. The goal this year is $700,000. See calavarynow.com/missions for details.

Connect To Thrive Single Moms Community If you are a single mom or know someone who is, invite them to one of the following: Weekly Single Moms Gathering & Dinner for single moms in every walk of life on Thursday nights from 6:00-7:30p; Empty Nesters Gathering every 2nd Tuesday; Grandparent/Caregiver Gathering every 3rd Tuesday. Details: SingleMomsThriveWS@gmail.com or 336.979.6020 (Sharon Frennea)

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My name is Margaret Dixon, and I am a volunteer at Calvary’s Southside FROG program. For those that do not know what FROG is, it is an after school tutoring program that helps kids with homework and provides them a safe place to be loved and to learn about Jesus. For most of my years volunteering there, I’ve worked with sweet, enjoyable, lively 2nd and 3rd graders. Then a few years ago, I was asked to switch to helping middle school girls. I agreed to do so but not without trepidation. I have a very clear memory of how miserable, confusing, awkward, and painful it is to be that particular age, not even adding in today’s social media, bullying, dysfunctional families, school shootings, and more. I was fully aware that I lacked the understanding of how these current middle schoolers navigate and survive these first tentative steps into adulthood, but the Lord is good and He equips those who He calls to serve Him, and much to my surprise, I quickly discovered I truly enjoy these budding blossoms of womanhood. I happily began my sixth year of ministry with this age group this September. Although I do enjoy this age, this past year I had one particular girl in my group that I was far from enthusiastic about, but the Lord used her to grow me and to push my husband and I toward more ministry opportunities through my experience with her.

For the sake of privacy, I will refer to this girl as “Y.” This past year was Y’s first year attending FROG, and from the moment she started, I knew it was going to be an interesting year. She was disruptive and disobedient every chance she got. I often found myself getting annoyed with her behavior and thinking that FROG would be a great deal more pleasant without her there. But, as a believer I’m called to love everyone, so I started to ask God to help me see Y through His eyes and to give me the patience I needed. And as God tends to do, He answered!

I began to notice that though Y challenged all adult authority, her fellow peers adored her. They laughed at her remarks, followed her lead, and sought her affirmation. She’s the oldest in her family with several younger step-siblings that are very close in age and who also attend FROG. She’s a protective mama bear where they’re concerned. She dotes on them and they clearly reciprocate those feelings. Though

her grades are only average and convincing her to do homework was like pulling teeth, I think she is a very intelligent girl. She is a natural athlete and very competitive. Y has the potential to be a Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, or leader of armies like Deborah in the Bible. Lastly, punishment and admonishments were ineffective in correcting Y’s behavior. She has experienced them so frequently that she is inoculated to them. So I began to use alternate ways to work with her, and our relationship slowly began to get better.

I felt God asking me to come alongside her. By alongside, I mean to care genuinely, to involve myself in her life and to express words of praise about the positive and wonderful things I see in her. I have no clue where this adventure with Y, myself, and God is going. I do know that by the end of last school year, I had come to love this girl, who I often thought of as a “Warrior-Woman-Girl” and I want for her all the good things that can be found in Christ. I’ve continued to stay in touch with her via snail mail over the summer and I have visited her at home as well.

Through this experience of walking alongside someone who was so vastly different from us, my husband and I realized that in previous years of our faith journey, we have been members of groups that created their own comfortable bubble that allowed no one in except those who look and think like them. We’ve escaped those groups but now have begun to realize we are sweetly encased in another comfortable space in which we live in the same zip codes, share the same skin color, belong to the same political party, are already believers, are part of the same generation, and make similar life choices.

In an effort to increase our impact in a world in desperate need of Jesus, we’re opening our home up once a month to people who do not look, think, or act like us. We don’t know what it’s going to look like but we do sense His leading and peace. So I would ask that you pray. Pray for Y, for my relationship with her, for my husband and I and this new adventure, and for FROG. There is so much joy in serving others, and we are so grateful God has given us so many opportunities.

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