Calvary Lutheran Church

When I’m stuck in a traffic jam in my car I envy cyclists who go whizzing by ducking and weaving through cars. On today’s program my guest is James Winderlich. He often rides to work on his bike and says that as he ducks and weaves through traffic, while it’s foolish to be reckless, he rides only with a sense of what is ahead of him. There’s no time to be concerned about what he might have left behind. He then goes on to compare riding a bike with the way we live our lives.

2009 is over. Many of us will have already begun reminiscing on the year that was. And resolutions for a better year in 2010 will soon be coming thick and fast. I wonder though how many of us really believe that the resolutions we make are possible. Often they get swept away as the year goes on and we lose faith in ever being able to stick to our dreams. Our guest today Trevor Keller believes that you can look forward with confidence, no matter what kind of a year you’ve had in 2009.

Christmas Day has come and gone and it's our last programfor this year. Someone once said, "The best part of Christmas is the gift." What do you think they meant? I'll be back in a moment to talk about this special Christmas gift.

A group of 4 to 8 year olds were asked the question: “What does love mean?” As you can imagine, there were a wide variety of humorous answers. But one stood out as insightful. “Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas, if you stop opening presents, and listen.” Stay with us as my guest Trevor Keller explores the true meaning of love.

Are you worn out from Christmas preparations? Perhaps you’re worried about the family gatherings and whether everyone will get along this year? Have you lost the joy of Christmas? Well perhaps you need some ROY! Today on Face to Face my guest James Winderlich will be telling the true story of Roy. Roy didn’t shun the commercialisation of Christmas and he didn’t need the hype to get excited about it He was simply too busy with Joy to be bothered with the empty trappings and trimmings. So where did he find this joy and what did it look like? James will be with us shortly.

1. Important Retirement Village / Memorial Garden / Cross Presentation – 5-Dec-2009: All members of Calvary are invited to this presentation today after Church regarding matters related to the Retirement Village, Memorial Garden and Cross. The presentation will be made by Phil Kibby (Retirement Village Management Committee) and James Sefton (Church Council Chairman), and will cover three main items:
a. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Calvary and the Lutheran Church Victorian District relating to the Retirement Village;
b. The Retirement Village debt repayment; and
c. The financial situation and status of the Memorial Garden/Cross project.
All members of Calvary are strongly urged to attend this important meeting. A copy of the MoU will be distributed via the pigeon holes, and members are advised to bring this document to the presentation.

Nomination forms can be found in the rack under the pigeon holes. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for an elected position, please use the form & follow the instructions. Karen Caulley.

Please note that there will be a change in the services for December only. The services will be held at 2:30 pm 13 December 2009 with the Christmas service being held at 2:30 pm 20 December 2009.

Church Council Meeting: The next meeting, originally scheduled for Monday 21 December will instead be held on 14 December.