First, a thank you for the gift presented last Sunday for Pastor Appreciation Month. I am humbled by the generosity shown by my Calvary family in “sacrifice of thanksgiving.” I appreciate you too!

Church Photo Directory
Thank you to everyone who was photographed for our church directory and to those who served as hosts and hostesses. If you have not yet had your photo taken, please contact me about submitting a photo. We want you to be included in this special 125th Anniversary publication!

Briggs Building Refresh
In addition to celebrating our 125th Anniversary in 2025, we will also celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Briggs Building, our Arts & Education wing. Work on the interior has taken place over the past several years. We began the process of painting the exterior last weekend. Parking will be available Sunday morning, but other days there may be work going on. You may need to park on Main Street or in the Walnut Street UMC or First Baptist lots. Thank you for understanding. We are planning an Open House for September 2025 to show off the “refresh” inside and out!

CCT presents “Joseph”
Jonathan (playing Judah), Abbie (playing Asher), and I (playing Jacob and Pharaoh) will be part of the cast of Chillicothe Civic Theatre’s presentation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. This musical adaptation of the story of Joseph from the book of Genesis will be Dec. 13 at 7 p.m., Dec. 14 at 2 and 7 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. The show is during a very busy time of year, so mark your calendars now. Tickets will go on sale soon!

Stewardship Season
This month, we take some time to reflect on stewardship as a congregation. Our theme
verse for the four Sundays in October is from Psalm 50: "Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and make good your vows to the Most High” (v. 14). You will have the opportunity to think about the offerings you will present to God in the coming months. I encour-age you to spend time in worship and in prayer as you reflect on and give thanks for what God, the Most High, has done in and among the members of Calvary in its 125 years.

Blessings,
Pastor Tom Pairan