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God’s richest blessings to you in the name of our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Holy Cross Christmas Bazaar
Christian Growth Ministry Team Christmas Giving Tree
Christian Growth Ministry Team Christmas Giving Tree will be for the students and families at Concordia Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Giving Tree will be for Gift Cards that will be given to students at the Seminary’s Christmas Marketplace event that will take place before the students leave on Christmas vacation in early December. On the Giving Tree will be Christmas Trees with an amount of a gift card in amounts of $10.00, $20.00 or $25.00. These gift cards can be from the following stores or restaurants: Meijer, Walmart, Applebee’s, Subway, McDonald’s, Wendy’s or Burger King. Gas cards can be from Meijer, Marathon or Speedway for $25.00. These gifts encourage the students and bring joy to them, making the holidays happy for them in many ways.
Baby Quilts for Seminary Families—Is there is anyone in Mount Calvary that makes baby quilts? The Fort Wayne Seminary welcome quilts to give to students who have babies while at the Seminary or on Vicarage to welcome a new member of the family. Please let the Christian Growth Ministry Team know that you are going to donate a quilt so that it can be delivered to the Food Bank when the gift cards are delivered.
Thank you for considering a gift for Concordia Seminary in Fort Wayne.
60th Anniversary of Ordination
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church will celebrate 60 years of ministry for Rev. Donald Veitengruber Sunday, October 13 during the 9:30 am worship service and a reception afterward. Pastor Veitengruber and his wife, Deanna (“Dee”), moved to Greenville in 2001 after his retirement and joined Mount Calvary, becoming beloved members of the congregation. Although “retired” they still play an active role in the congregation and in the community! Rev. Veitengruber always wanted to be a pastor, following the example of an uncle, so he attended Lutheran schools in Wisconsin, the Senior College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He served a year of vicarage in Caracas, Venezuela, where he polished his Spanish language skills, which still serve him today as he tutors area Spanish-speaking students and others in literacy. Returning from vicarage and completing another year at Concordia, he graduated from the seminary in May,
1963 — and the very next day, June 1st, he and Dee were married, so Sunday’s event celebrates both his ministry and their marriage! He continued his studies another year to obtain his Master’s degree. Rev. Veitengruber was ordained and installed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Eldon, Missouri July 12, 1964 and served there until 1968 when he was called to serve St. Peter Lutheran Church in Caseyville, Illinois, near East St. Louis. He pastored there for 14 years until 1982 when he was called to St. John Lutheran Church in Port Sanilac, Michigan. In all communities where they lived, Dee has been involved in thrift stores, food pantries and other ministries in the church and area, while also caring for their family. Don pastored in Port Sanilac for 18 years until he retired in 2000. While there he was a member of the Port Sanilac Lions Club where he served as president and zone chairman. Since retiring here to Greenville in 2001, he continues to be active with the local Lions Club. He served his country, as well as his Lord, by providing spiritual support as a Chaplain in the Illinois National Guard for several years and then transferred to the Army Reserves serving in Illinois, Missouri and Michigan in various units. Commissioned while a seminary student, he retired in 1991 after 32 years of commissioned service, and is a member of the Reserve Officer Association. Here at Mount Calvary, Pastor Don has been the weekly Lifelight Bible Class leader for many years. The class numbers about 30 folks, including several from other churches and denominations. He also enjoys gardening and is often found at church trimming bushes or pulling weeds.
Dee has always been supportive of all of Dons activities, while herself being active in Lutheran Women in Mission and MOST ministries, travelling abroad to many places with eyeglass or Vacation Bible School missions. She has also served on the board and as a volunteer at the Greenville Ecumenical Food Mission for many years. At Mount Calvary she is active in planning and carrying out a variety of activities to enrich our church life. Dee has served as the church organist for many years and her musical talents at the organ, keyboard and with our Praise Team are much appreciated though she is looking forward to a time when she can take a bit of a rest from them. Mount Calvary is so blessed to have Pastor Don and Dee Veitengruber in our midst for 23 years and counting and we praise God and thank them for all the love and inspiration they give to us. The public is invited to join in the celebration Sunday. Mount Calvary is located at 908 West Oak Street in Greenville, near the hospital
Sunday School
Church Picnic
Family Bible Journey Podcast
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Welcome to Mount Calvary, Greenville!
All Christian churches are commissioned by Jesus Christ to make disciples – baptizing and teaching. A Christian Church is also defined by the response of its people to the grace (or free gift) we have been given – the gift of forgiveness, and the promised gift of life forever together with God, because of the sacrificial death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. Our response at Mt. Calvary seeks to go beyond just words – to experience true JOY – Jesus, Others, Yourself. You are invited to join us as we POINT the Way together.
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MCLC COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS
In order to have better communication between the Church Leadership Council and the Congregation, we plan to provide Highlights after each monthly meeting. The following are Highlights from the latest council meeting.
Our 2023 GEM’s
Recognition of our Members that Are 80+ God’s Elegant Mature Seniors
Mt. Calvary has a new Pastor
How will God give us our new Pastor? Wonderfully!
After several call attempts were declined feelings of discouragement and frustration challenged our optimism. Yet our heavenly Father had a better plan all along. Mt Calvary was not going to have a single pastor to meet all our needs. God’s plan was for even more than that!
During our vacancy we have been blessed with the service of Pastor Rob Appold. Pastor Rob’s service has been so appreciated and enlightening and comforting it would be sad to see him go when another pastor finally answered the call. So, God sent Pastor Dan Lepley AND made a way to also have Pastor Rob continue service to Mt Calvary.
Mt Calvary Lutheran Church of Greenville welcomes Pastor Dan Lepley, our new senior pastor and Pastor Rob Appold, our pastor Emeritus. Pastor Dan and Rob are already working together to provide for all our congregation needs each day the Lord has made. We have much in which to be glad. And a huge thanks to all who offered prayers during our transition. May we always trust in the Lord, He will never fail to amaze us with His grace, mercy and love!
Pastor Profile Summary
This is our congregational call statement: “He will be a leader who can build consensus among the congregation and lead them out into the community to build relationships. Mount Calvary is looking for a pastor who is creative and willing to work in the community. He will be able to reach across all ages to engage them in the life of the church. He will be open and able to do both traditional and contemporary worship. He will be a good teacher. He will also take time to visit the sick and shut-ins. He should be approachable and have a good sense of humor.” This has been achieved.
HISTORY OF MOUNT CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH OF GREENVILLE MICHIGAN
Serving Christ and Community since 1951
The Holy City By Annette Sandtveit – Soloist
The Love and the Light
Greenville Area Ministerial Association Good Friday Worship
Mount Calvary Youth
MCLC Youth Group Dates Youth Group is Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. This week we will offer in-person AND virtual Youth Group. We will begin in-person at 5:30 for an activity and then tune into the video bible study at 5:45. The link below will invite you to join us online. This week is the first in a 4-part series called “Different.” The series is created by Jonathon Evans, chaplain for the Dallas Cowboys football team. I look forward to seeing everyone either in person or online. Please feel free to share the link and invite anyone you would like. You will need to set up an account with RightNow Media in order to participate with the virtual group.
Youth Group is held every other Sunday at 5:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall – unless noted otherwise. We enjoy learning more about God and experiencing His love in our lives.
Updates will be posted in the church bulletin and on Facebook.
YOUTH LIFE
On December 22, about 25 youth and their families gathered to go caroling. Some of Mount Calvary’s family have not ventured far from their homes due to the pandemic. The youth decided that a caroling adventure would be a nice opportunity to bring the Mount Calvary Christmas Spirit to them. We visited 13 homes and sang a couple of songs at each. We were blessed to have a couple of students from the Chinese immersion program who sang “We wish you a Merry Christmas” in Chinese as a finale at a few of the homes. Thank you to the Christian Growth committee for providing a treat for each of the students.
Highlight of this Year National Youth Gathering 2019
NATIONAL YOUTH GATHERING 2019: We arewell on our way to achieving the goal of attending the National Youth Gathering in Minneapolis of July 10-16, 2019.We have 3 chaperones and 10 youth attending, the cost about $1050 a person. We have been raising money for a couple of years now. The church will contribute towards registration fees and families have made deposits for the trip. Please pray that those of us attending are prepared to learn what God needs us to know and for our health and safety, so the trip is a success. Those attending include: Pastor Jeff and Holly Wilhelm, Chris and Dougie Nanzer, Lukas and Hannah Goodall, Andrew Porter, Evan Diehl,Lily Daenzer, Beth Philley, Joe Miller, Aleshia Chesebro, and Avery Schachtenberger.
