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Sunday Service Now Live Online

July 30, 2020
30 Jul 2020

Today, I would like to give you an update on our procedure for Sunday services. Beginning this Sunday, August 2nd, we will be resuming 10am Sunday morning worship services in-person for a limited number of guests. In order to manage our numbers, which we expect will be very small, we do ask that you RSVP prior to attending a service. To do this, you can email me (pastor@calvarysilverspring.org) or contact the church office.

Beginning this week we will also be switching to a live-stream of the Sunday service. To be clear, you will still be able to watch the service at a later date or time if you wish, as the service recording will be archived, but we invite you to join us at 10am each week for the live-stream if you can. 

To access the live-stream of our Sunday services you can visit our website page where the live-stream is embedded. You can find it at calvarysilverspring.org/resources/videos/  If this does not work for you, you can also find the live-stream, and all of our recent service recordings on our Vimeo site here: vimeo.com/calvarysilverspring

If you encounter an issue watching the live stream on Sunday mornings, it is possible there could be lags or delays as the video streams. However, there is also a small chance that the video will be interrupted on our end, in which case we will be forced to start a new live-stream feed. If this happens, please go over to vimeo.com/calvarysilverspring and you should be able to find the new video.

After the service ends each week, a recording will automatically be created which can be viewed anytime. We will be sharing links to the live-stream and service recordings on our website, Vimeo page, and on our Facebook page.

I know that this may seem like a lot of information, but I wanted to provide you will several different tools and ways to access our videos in case you encounter an issue. I am hopeful that providing this live-stream will allow for an even more personal form of worship on Sunday mornings, and we will also be very glad to welcome a small number of worshipers to join us in person each week.

Please join me in praying for the ministry and outreach work of our church right now as we seek to care for unique needs during this time of isolation and quarantine. While these circumstances are certainly different than what we would wish, I believe there are also some new opportunities as well. We have a number of people here, and throughout the country, who are watching our service recordings each week, who have never worshiped with us in person. We pray that the good news of Jesus Christ, and the faithful promises of our eternal God, would continue to be received by many during these days.

~Pastor Mike Middaugh

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Quarantine Concert with The Jefferson Street Strutters, July 26, 2020; 2:00pm

July 26, 2020
26 Jul 2020

PRJC Concert with The Jefferson Street Strutters with Calvary’s own, Brian Priebe on Trombone.

July 26, 2020 from 2:00-3:30 online only from Calvary Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, MD.


Join us online at the PRJC Facebook page
or on PRJC YouTube.

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Worship Service, July 26, 2020

July 26, 2020
26 Jul 2020

Worship service for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, July 19th, 2020 from Calvary Lutheran Church in Silver Spring. Thank you to our musicians and singers, Toku Kawata (piano/organ), Brian Priebe (trombone), Keturah Kiehl (flute), Linda Priebe (vocals), and Nancy Dydak (vocals). Thanks also to Carl Johnson for help with sound engineering and video editing.

To view or download a .pdf copy of the bulletin for this service, click HERE.

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Backpack and School Supply Collection

July 19, 2020
19 Jul 2020

Montgomery Housing Partnership has asked for our help once again this year to provide backpacks and school supplies for kids in our community.  Even though we don’t know what school will look like yet, the need remains. 

For the past two years, we have provided stuffed backpacks.  Since it is not safe for us to gather this year MHP has provided us with links to shop online through Target and Amazon.  All purchased items will be shipped directly to MHP and they will pack and distribute the supplies.  They also have an option for monetary donations. 

If you are able, please consider purchasing something from the lists or making a monetary donation.  Ideally, they’d like to have everything in hand by 7/21, but we realize that doesn’t give people a lot of time. If it’s possible to get a majority of contributions by then, they have some properties that aren’t tied to a firm deadline, so they can use additional donations for those.  Thank you!!
Link to shop or donate:
https://www.mhpartners.org/help-students-start-the-school-year-right/
For more information on Montgomery Housing Partnership: mhpartners.org

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Worship Service, July 19, 2020

July 19, 2020
19 Jul 2020

Worship service for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, July 19th, 2020 from Calvary Lutheran Church in Silver Spring. Thank you to our musicians and singers, Toku Kawata (piano/organ), Brian Priebe (trombone), Keturah Kiehl (flute), Linda Priebe (vocals), and Nancy Dydak (vocals). Thanks also to Carl Johnson for help with sound engineering and video editing.

To view or download a .pdf copy of the bulletin for this service, click HERE.

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Worship Service, July 12, 2020

July 12, 2020
12 Jul 2020

Worship service for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 5th, 2020 from Calvary Lutheran Church in Silver Spring. Thank you to our musicians and singers, Toku Kawata (piano/organ), Brian Priebe (trombone), Tobi Cisin (horn), Linda Priebe (vocals), and Lori Schwartz (vocals). Thanks also to Carl Johnson for help with sound engineering and video editing.

To view or download a .pdf copy of the bulletin, please click HERE.

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Worship Service, July 5, 2020

July 5, 2020
05 Jul 2020

Worship Service for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, June 28, 2020 from Calvary Lutheran Church in Silver Spring. Thank you to our musicians and singers, Toku Kawata, Brian Priebe, Keturah Kiehl, Linda Priebe, and Lori Schwartz. Thanks also to Carl Johnson for help with sound engineering and video editing.

To view or download a .pdf copy of the bulletin for this service, click HERE.

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Tentative Calvary Reopening Plan

July 2, 2020
02 Jul 2020

June 30, 2020
Please note that this plan is meant to provide information to our congregation and community about our hopes for reopening. However, this plan may be changed at any time based upon new information from our local municipalities regarding safety and public gatherings.

JULY
During the month of July we will continue to record our services on Saturdays (Friday instead of Saturday this week), making the recording available on Sunday morning for at-home viewing. We are now permitted by Montgomery County to have a small number of persons in the congregation for a worship service. If you would like to join us as we record our services, you are invited to do so, but please RSVP to Pastor Mike via email or phone before attending. This will help us know who to expect in attendance. Masks will be required by all, except those playing an instrument or leading worship.

During the month of July I also plan to offer one opportunity for drive-up communion in which participants remain in vehicles and are given communion via no-touch safe practices.

AUGUST
We will tentatively plan to move the weekend worship service to 10am on Sunday mornings, continuing with a small number of worship leaders, and inviting a limited number of the Calvary membership to worship as a congregation. These services will be live-streamed, so that viewers from home can also “tune-in” to the service and participate remotely. A recording will automatically be generated from this live stream that could be viewed at any time after the service begins. Depending upon County restrictions, we may ask for RSVP’s in advance of these services to manage overall attendance numbers.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
As we return to these worship services, I fully expect we will have a much smaller than usual congregation size. This will be likely the case until a vaccine is discovered, or until the virus threat has been reduced by other means. Additionally, as we return to worship I will be taking every precaution to manage our services safely, enlisting hygiene volunteers to ensure everyone is masked and that surfaces are clean. Communion distribution will be handled differently than in the past, with no-touch options adopted, and gathering at the altar will not be part of the worship service. I would like to continue making a communion option available to all of our membership as well, whether by home-visit, drive-by communion, or some other option upon request.

We will continue doing all we can to care for the health and well-being of our worshiping community. I am also considering my own safety and well-being as we make these decisions, and please know I will do all I can to stay safe, and care for the spiritual nourishment of our congregation.        ~Pastor Mike Middaugh

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