Worship Department Staff:
Dan Lilley, Mark Welling, Mark Grevengoed,
Katie Mateer, Kristen White, Heidi Storms,
Andy Crowder, Peter VanDessel,
Scott Sommerfeld, Cynthia Haas,
Matt Gruppen
Worship
In 2010-2011 our central theme in
worship was how to experience the
Beautiful Life that only Jesus can
provide. We would like to thank each of
our volunteers who take time away from
their busy lives to facilitate worship at
Calvary Church throughout the year.
Worship Fast Facts
• Choir and orchestra rehearsals: 41
• Total Choir members: 183
• Total Orchestra members: 42
• Total Praise Team members: 40
• Festival of Light description: original
play written by Steve Trott, Christmas
at Mac’s Diner
• Number of those who attended Festival
of Lights: 12,500
• Number of Festival of Lights Cast
members: 52
• Number of performances for Festival
of Lights: 11
• Name of John sermon series: A Beautiful Life
• Original song written for our John sermon series: “Beautiful Lord,” written
by Jerroll Lehman
• Palm Sunday musical: “John 3:16,”
based on the book by Max Lucado
Hello. I’m Shanda Heilman, and
I know that it’s about my history and
Worship
this is my second year singing alto in the
my future. It’s my “sword of the Spirit,”
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choir. For me, the coolest thing about
a vital piece of my armor for spiritual
Shanda
this choir season has nothing to do with
battle – yet I rarely open it up and dig
Heilman
music or singing.
in with excitement. It’s not for lack
of having one available, either. I have
Most Wednesdays during practice,
several. When I count the number of Bibles that
Dan Lilley comes to “preach to the choir.” Well,
he doesn’t really preach, but he does come to share I own, I run out of fingers! Its content holds the
foundation of what I believe.
a devotional with us. This season, he spoke a lot
on Philippians 2, and at one point he challenged
So why do I neglect it? Is it because reading
us to memorize it.
isn’t my favorite pastime? Would I rather
watch the movie than read the book? Does its
It was a little intimidating just thinking
about memorizing a whole chapter! To help things complexity overwhelm me? Am I too lazy to
put in the effort it takes to study it? Am I selfish
along, I took my NIV Bible and read it aloud into
my digital recorder. For the next couple of weeks, I with my time? Do I settle with mediocrity? Am I
letting Satan have the victory? Sadly, …yes.
listened to it every chance I got. At work with my
headphones, through the speakers in the car, even
Yet, I wish I knew God’s voice and had
at home while getting ready to go out.
a deeper relationship with Him. Memorizing
Philippians 2 has been instrumental in restoring
I didn’t always listen intently but it wasn’t
my love for the Bible. At first, it was all about the
long before I learned most of the 30 verses. I
challenge – but the more time I spent meditating
started quoting it while listening – to see if I
on this portion of Scripture, the more it became a
could start the next sentence before I heard it.
part of who I am. It imprinted my very soul.
If I got stuck, I’d refer to the written Word. I
quoted it with expression and emphasis on certain
It changed my response to supervisors and cowords and phrases. When I had it down, I called
workers in a positive way, it touched my family and
Dan and requested to come talk to him about
friends, and even encouraged many of my fellow
something.
choir members. Best of all, it united me with Christ
and