If you missed our Fall Family Fun Night, you missed a great time! The weather was perfect, and everyone had a fun evening with hot dogs, jumpers, games, a petting zoo, and a very popular and talented balloon artist! Thanks to everyone who attended and our volunteers for helping out!

Thanksgiving Meals on Wheels 2023
Saturday, November 18 :: 9:00am – 10:30am
Sign up to deliver a complete, uncooked Thanksgiving meal to a needy family whose name has been given to us by the Food Bank of CenLA.  Participants will come to the church between 9:00 am and 10:30 am on Saturday, November 18 to pick up their meal boxes and address information and deliver the meals that morning.

The Granberry Counseling Center is a counseling ministry of Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home & Family Ministries. The mission of the Granberry Counseling Center is to provide affordable, professional, Christian counseling to individuals, couples, and families across Louisiana. Find help with dealing with many areas, including:

• Affairs and Adultery
• Boundaries for Teenagers
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Trauma
• Parental Healing
• Pornography
• EMDR Therapy

lbch.org/granberry.php
Main Office: 318-345-8200
Toll Free: 877-345-7411
Alexandria Office: 318-355-1067

Recent Uganda Mission Trip

Our mission team to Uganda had a safe and productive trip recently. They visited with our missionary pastor, Joseph, his wife Jessica, their daughter, and Jessica’s sister, among other local ministers and community leaders. The team spent a day at a conference, hearing African pastors and church leaders share about the many ministries they are leading. It was a blessing to hear the testimonies from these men of God. They visited a Maaji refugee camp and met with many South Sudanese church leaders from different tribes and denominations as they ministered to the people there. 

Each year, our children at VBS take up a missions offering, and this past summer, they raised money for school supplies at Maaji Secondary School. Our Africa mission team visited the school, which serves over 1,200 students; most are refugees, and the students expressed how thankful they were for the gifts from Calvary’s children. One goal of our support of missionaries in Uganda is to help the refugees become productive partners in that community. Our team visited with James, who has left the refugee camp with other believers and established a permanent settlement where he preaches at a church in the camp and makes mission trips into South Sudan to share the Good News.  Many women are in a sewing group that embroiders sheets, napkins, and many other items to sell. Their business day starts with prayer and the Word, and they invite their unbelieving neighbors to join the business so they can hear the Gospel and earn income at the same time. Our group also visited Pastor Paul’s farm and home. Paul was one of the earliest to be born again in his area. He has trained many of the current generation of pastors.  Our Africa team also had a sweet time of worship with Trinity Baptist Church, where our very ownScott Doyle delivered a fantastic message translated into Madi. We are so grateful for Clay, Dexter, and Scott being willing to go, and thanks be to God that Calvary is a church that helps us become better mission-minded servants!

Wow, what a Sunday! Two hundred seventy-nine men, women, boys, and girls led us in worship on September 24, 2023, at our Alexandria Campus. We thank God for the many talented musicians and vocalists we have at Calvary from every generation. Thanks to our Music Ministry team and all of our participants for this incredible day!

Our church had a fantastic weekend for marriages, September 15-17, 2023. We were given Biblical insight on praying together, effective communication and letting God lead in our marriages. Be on the lookout for more marriage-related classes and opportunities coming soon!

BE Retreat for Students

October 18th-20th (6th-12th grades)
This is your chance to get away from it all! BE Retreat is a Fall Retreat for both Middle School and High School students to unplug from everyday life and connect with Jesus. Jump into Camp Grant Walker’s enormous pool, enjoy shooting sports, catch a fish, compete in volleyball and basketball tournaments, get crafty with friends during track times, and maybe even adventure out on scooters. There will be so much for you to choose from! We will dive into God’s creation and relationships together. The retreat will be at Camp Grant Walker in Pollock, Louisiana. Registration is required for this event, so sign-up through the Triple Bundle or register for this retreat individually in our APP or at calvarynet.net/register.

Student “Triple Bundles”

Now through October 15
Attending BE RETREAT, DNOW and SUMMER CAMP events are amazing, but they can get costly. You can save money and help us plan ahead! High School and Middle School “Triple Bundles” will help you plan and budget accordingly so that it all doesn’t come due at one time! We also have a bundle for Seniors! Hit the register tab on our APP or visit calvarynet.net/register for details.

Parent/Child Dedication
On September 10, 2023, we dedicated 12 children, representing 11 families, to God! We are excited to have these families at Calvary and believe God has great things in store for these children! Please continue to pray for the parents as they raise these precious little ones!

“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6