Think you know everyone in our church family?  Well, for the benefit of the rest of us, we're having a new pictorial church directory made!

Lifetouch will be on site during the week of February 20-25 to take photos of you and your family.  As a free gift for getting your picture taken for the directory, you'll receive a printed directory, access to the online church directory, and one 8" x 10" photo of your own. Of course, you'll also have the option to purchase additional photos if you like.

You'll need to sign up for your time slot using Lifetouch's Online Scheduling page.  You'll be asked to enter the number of people in your group, then you can select your session date and time using the mini calendar on the left and time slots on the right. After clicking on an open time slot, you will be asked to enter your name, phone number and e-mail address, in addition to creating a secure login.  You must create a login and password to confirm your session; this will also allow you to return and change your session, if necessary.

We are very excited about this new directory, and we certainly hope you can make it to one of the portrait sessions in February.  So, sign up now!

We are making several exciting changes to our Wednesday evening activities and ministries at Calvary Baptist Church this fall!

5:30–6:30 p.m.

• First off, we'll be serving dinner each Wednesday!  Now you don't have to prepare a meal for your family before rushing to church.  Just come and enjoy your meal with us.

6:30–8:15 p.m.

• Awana program for boys and girls ages 3 years through 6th grade where we learn God’s Word, play games, sing songs, and lots of other fun stuff!
• Youth Standing Firm – Our teens in grades 7–12 have a new youth group program led by Scott Elwart.
• Family Club with Pastor Graham.  Please meet in the Tween Street room down in KidsVille.

7:00–8:15 p.m.

• Adult Bible Study with Pastor Matt.  Adults interested in learning more about the essential doctrines of Christianity should meet in the church fellowship hall at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Plan now to make Wednesday evenings at CBC a regular part of your weekly activities.

As part of our ongoing efforts to help you understand and use the Word of God in your lives, we'd like to introduce you to some free Bible study software.  e-Sword is one of the best free Bible programs on the internet. Did we say free?  Sure did.

You can download multiple free add-on Bible versions, Hebrew and Greek texts, Bible commentaries, dictionaries, books, maps, and more. There are a ton of free programs designed for e-Sword and it puts them all together in a very user-friendly desktop. They also have add-on's that they sell for a reasonable cost which are very good.

Pastor Graham says,

I have used e-Sword as my primary Bible study computer program for years. e-Sword is the best kept secret for Christians on the 'net. Check it out yourself—I think you will like it. To purchase a multi-faceted program like this would cost hundreds of dollars.

The best part is that the e-Sword program and most of its add-on's are absolutely FREE! Just click on this neat little e-Sword image to download now.

(In case you were wondering, no one at Calvary Baptist Church is affiliated with e-Sword, and the only thing we get in return is knowing that you're a little smarter now.  Enjoy!)