Dream Weavers (previously known as The Loom Project) will meet for our last weaving session this spring on Sunday, June 1. We’ll take the summer off and resume on Sunday, September 7, with a “regroup, refresh and review” meeting in room 111. At that time, we’ll resume regularly scheduled weaving sessions.
In the meantime, be on the lookout for BRIGHTLY COLORED plastic bags that we can use.

For more information, contact Sandy Dickson or Lurinda & Larry Venezia.

Do you have a green thumb? It's not necessary! Come visit with our neighbors at Evergreen (1701 Evergreen Boulevard in Normal) on Tuesday, June 24 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. We will help them pot some lovely indoor mini gardens, while sharing some snacks and good conversation. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Erin Scott. All ages and abilities are welcome! 

Calvary is hosting a Community Block Party on Saturday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will have many vendors, inflatables, and activities. To make this a welcoming and successful event, we need your help! If you are interested in sharing your talents with our church family and community, please consider signing up.
Our volunteer needs include:

• Welcoming people to the event

• Set up

• Tear down

• Monitoring children using the inflatables

Gretchen Church is stepping down from her role as one of Calvary's part-time pianists at our 9 a.m. worship experience. We are grateful for Gretchen's service to Calvary as our former choir director and as one of our pianists.

Calvary is now looking for a capable pianist to play for worship and accompany hymns roughly 26 weeks per year. This is a part-time paid position, and anyone interested in the position should contact Pastor Vince Rohn at 309-452-5413 or vince.rohn@connectwithcalvary.org.

Please join us to work at Midwest Food Bank on June 10 from 9-11 a.m.! You can register and complete the waiver here. We will learn about our repackaging or sorting project when we arrive, but have requested at least half of the roles to be sedentary! Closed toe shoes required. If you have questions, please contact Susan Sopek or LeAnn Fujimoto.

We had so much fun working at the Midwest Mission on May 9! After carpooling to Pawnee, IL, we spent the day learning how to sew and put snaps on hygiene pads, quality checking hundreds and hundreds of personal hygiene bags, and working in the wood shops making parts for the school desks that will be assembled soon. We worked hard (not really) and were very productive (really). If you are interested in joining us next time or have questions, please reach out to Susan Sopek.

Jacob Kersh, our Director of Contemporary Worship at Calvary, will be leaving the church staff in late June. As a candidate for ministry in the United Methodist Church, Jacob can receive an appointment to serve as a pastor if he completes our Conference’s School for a License as a Local Pastor. Bishop David Bard has appointed Jacob to serve two smaller churches near the Quad Cities, Reynolds and Talor Ridge United Methodist churches, pending the completion of Licensing School. We encourage all of the Calvary UMC community to wish Jacob well; and to pray for Jacob, Ronnie, Penelope, and Allie as their family prepares for the next phase of their lives together. 
As Jacob departs, Leah Megli, currently our Chor Director, will be adding the position of Director of Contemporary Worship, to her responsibilities here at Calvary. This will be in addition to continuing as our Choir Director at the 9AM worship service. Leah brings strong musical talents and a long history with Calvary UMC and the Bloomington-Normal community to this new role. We are excited to see where God will lead Calvary’s worship in the future, and invite you to help us welcome Leah into this new role. 

Mark your calendar now for a Community Block Party on Saturday, June 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be live music, inflatables, a petting zoo, face painting, art projects, food trucks, family activities with the Children's Discovery Museum, and perhaps even more! There is no charge for this event, except food at the food trucks if you'd like to eat. Lawn chairs are encouraged. Make plans to come, bring your family, and invite some friends!
Calvary UMC 1700 N. Towanda Ave. in Normal

Join the fun at Calvary VBS this summer! VBS will be held July 21-24, 2025 from 6-8 p.m. each evening. Children age 4 through 5th grade are invited to participate and people older are welcome to volunteer. Registration is open now through June 22. Check out the VBS website for more information or register children or volunteers. Questions? Contact Lori Short.

We meet weekly on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. starting April 8. This session consists of 13 consecutive weeks which you may attend every week or as many weeks that you are able to attend.
The first week includes registration, introductions, orientation and the first week DVD followed by discussion. We provide desserts each class. Books will be available to purchase in the class for $20.00.
Anyone who has had a recent or past loss of an individual are welcome.
We look forward to meeting you. Please register here.