Decisions for Christ

July 2017

Dear Church Family,

Recently in the course of working on a Bible study I was confronted with a

basic, yet profound question. The question was “What is the church?” Very simply,

how would I define or describe the church. Honestly, what I thought would be a

clear and easy answer required me to really consider the question.

After several days of thought and considering what God says about His church,

I came to this description in the book of 1 Timothy. Paul writes “…the church of the

living God, the pillar and support of the truth.” Friends – we exist as a church to

hold up and display the truth of God. That means in all things, in all areas, in every

activity we are to be beacons of God’s Word.

My prayer is that the influence and ministry of Calvary Baptist Church will al-

ways point to what God has said in His Word. In that, may many find Jesus and may

we grow in His knowledge. Have a great July! God bless –

See You Sunday,

Bro. Toby

Taysean Valderrama

Baptism

June 4, 2017

Tiegh Henderson

Baptism

June 18, 2017

Francis Smith

Baptism

June 18, 2017

Gregory Cantu

Baptism

June 18, 2017

Sandra Welch

Baptism

June 18, 2017

Daniel Camarillo

Baptism

June 18, 2017

Marvin & Inell James

New Members

June 25, 2017

Abigaile Floyd

Baptism—May 28th

Allyssa Beam

Baptism—May 28th

Halle Woodard

Baptism—May 28th

Anna Jasso

Baptism—May 28th

Mari Jasso

Baptism—May 28th

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YOUTH

Weekly Giving

June 4 $ 11,928.01 June 11 $ 8,250.01 June 18 $ 5,340.50 June 25 $ 11,638.12

July Birthdays

2nd - Larry Williams, Kolton Freeman, 3rd - Monica Graf, 4th - Haley Allen, 5th - Susanne Echols,

6th - Amy Booth, Lane Sanders, 7th - Linda Patton, 8th - Jason Woodard,

Sarah Castleberry, Hagen Templeton, 10th - Hayden Cardwell, Ethan Stowers, 11th - JF Cadenhead, Danny Havins,

Joe Quintero, Rosie Garcia, 12th - Tricia Alaniz, Casey Russell, 13th -Bambi Nava, 14th - TJ Lehman, Eric Stowers, 15th - Dianne

Tate, Alexis Cedillo, 16th - Larry Duffie, Tina Russell, Heather Overby, Jacob O’Neal, Levi Heath, 17th - Fran Grantham, Rhonda Moore, Melanie Bannis-ter, Nathan Mayo, Alyssa Logsdon, 18th - Marilyn Howard, 19th -

Judy Schulz, Alice Dahlby, Jeanne Ballard, 20th - Brooke Gilchrist, Toby Christopher, 22nd - Alice Hall, Deborah Echols, Allie Echols,

Addison Spencer, 24th - Bill Huff, Sharon Martin, Tonya Ellington, Stephen Fieldhouse,

Jessie Mejia, Laura Krieg, Gregory Cantu, 25th - Ronna Dennis, Cambryn Negrete, 26th - Mackie Newton, 27th - Mark Dunson, 28th -

Pete Bohanon, Shelly Echols, 29th - Sharon Bryant, 30th - Ricky Smith, 31st - Patsy Box,

Eli Vincent

“Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be

built on Him.”

Colossians 2:7

Greetings church family,

What an awesome month we had in June! I have to

remind myself not to take for granted the frequent deci-

sions being made for Christ in our church. I have the privi-

lege of getting to see God continually working in the lives of

our young people.

Recently, a few of our students attended Super Sum-

mer Camp at Dallas Baptist University. I was excited to see

them challenged and encouraged through the proclama-

tion of God’s Word. God is always faithful.

I’d like to say thanks to those who contributed to our

enchilada fundraiser. Many of you have also contributed to our summer camps in oth-

er ways and we are very grateful for you as well. There is still plenty of time left if you

are interested in helping a student attend camp.

Our next summer camp will be Student Life Camp in Glorieta, NM on July 20-

24. Please continue to keep our youth in your prayers!

God Bless,

Marco

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Just wanted to shout out a big THANK YOU to all of our teachers in our

Faith Builders program on Wednesday nights! These teachers put a lot of pray-

er, time, and effort into preparing their lessons each week - from attending meet-

ings, to studying, to planning out an age-appropriate way to teach their class, to

getting their supplies ready, to actually teaching - there is so much done behind

the scenes to make each week so wonderful! Our church is blessed with people

who understand the value of building a foundation of faith for our children to

stand on as they get older, and our teachers have committed to serving to help

that happen! If you happen to see one of these amazing people, give them a hug

and tell them how appreciated they are, and please continue to pray for them!

Melanie Bannister, Dona Crow, Misti Dickerson, Malinda Fleming, Beckie

McNeece, Yvonne O'Neal, Jesika Sweet, Patricia Jackson, Michelle Beam, Seth

Beam, Shelley Reagan, Jennifer Castleberry, Connie O'Neal, Michelle Spencer,

Robby Spencer, Rosa Woodard, Holli Hall, Mindi Flynn, Emily McLennan, Molly

Cardwell, Kristi Oznick, DeeAnn Clifton, Callie O'Neal

Thank you for your prayers and support as we finish out the summer!

God bless,

Brenna McLennan

Our Faith Builders are looking forward to these upcoming events:

Kids' Fun Day @ Camp Chaparral

Friday, July 7th 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Ages 7 and older

$27 per camper

SMAK (Summer Musical Activities for Kids)

Monday, July 31st - Friday, August 4th

9:00 am - 12:00 noon each morning

Performances on Sunday, August 6th

(Special Music in both morning services, with the full performance at 6:00 pm.)

Ages 5 and older

Faith Builders' Summer Day Camp @ CBC

Wednesday, July 19th - Friday, July 21st

9:00 am - 12:00 noon each morning

+ 6:30 - 7:30 pm Wednesday evening

+ Swim Party on Friday evening @ Orbison Aquatic

Center

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Celebrate Recovery

Come join us in the

Fellowship Hall, on

Thursday Nights,

from 6:00-8:30 pm

for a Christ-centered

Recovery Program

“For people with

Hurts, Habits,

and Hang-ups”

We would love to have you! Childcare provided

Tuesday, July 18th Senior Adult lunch

Calvary FLC at 11:30 am

Happy Hearts

Men’s Power Lunch

Thursdays at Noon in FLC

Home cooked meal

Bible Study

Calvary Café: Closed for the Summer

Discipleship Groups: 6:30 pm

Help increase the effectiveness of our services!

Youth Bible Study

Sunday’s @ 7:15 pm

Marco’s House

1600 Parker Drive