Calvary Moravian Church Weekly

For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

~ Philippians 1:21

We would love to have you join us for worship this Sunday! As always, all are welcome—just as you are!

Our 10am Sunday service will be available virtually at our Calvary Moravian Church Allentown YouTube page. You can find the link below:

A direct link to all our YouTube Livestreams can be found by clicking here.

Do you have a prayer request you would like shared during our prayers of the people portion of our service? If so, please contact Pastor Mikayla at revmikayla@gmail.com or fill out this form by Saturday to get your prayer request or praise included! Please make sure to get permission before submitting a request on behalf of someone else.

September 20, 2026 – at 10:00 a.m.

Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost

Prelude:

Welcome and Announcements

Call To Worship - © Rt. Rev. Chris Giesler

Unto you, O God, we lift our praise.

Your ways are marvelous, and we seek to walk in your path.

This day gives us the chance to honor you,

To share with others your never-ending love.

Singing and Praying Together

Opening Hymn: All Creatures Of Our God And King (See Insert)

Liturgy (See Insert)

Prayers of the People

Pastoral Prayer / Lord’s Prayer

Giving Back Together: Joyful Noise & Sharing the Offering

Offertory:

Doxology: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow - 817

Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Praise him all creatures here below;

Praise him above the heavenly hosts;

Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Prayer of Dedication

Joyful Noise Communal Response:

All: Accept these gifts we bring today,

For your will to be employed.

God hear us as we sing and pray

And make a joyful noise! Amen.

Engaging Scripture Together

Scripture: Exodus 16:2-15 (pg. 55) Heather Browne

Message: Rev. Mikayla Sauerbrey

Sending Hymn: Great Is Thy Faithfulness - 460

Benediction

Postlude

Scripture Reader: Heather Browne

Usher: Karen Kahle

Counters: David & Mary Venditta

September 17- Mid-week Bible Study, 10am

September 17- Trustees' Meeting, 6pm

September 24- Mid-week Bible Study, 10am

September 26- West End Block Party 12-4pm

October 4- Please bring Halloween Candy for Trick-or-Treat!

October 5- Moravian Women Zoom Meeting, 7:30pm

October 7- Moravian Women , 1pm

October 8- Mid-week Bible Study, 10am

October 11- Conversation (After) Church, 11am

October 9-12- Mikayla On Vacation

October 13- Elders, 7pm

October 15- Mid-week Bible Study, 10am

October 15- Trustees, 7pm

October 19-23- Mikayla At Conference

No Mid-week Bible Study on October 22nd

October 30- Trick-Or-Treat Night, 6-8pm

To see more information about these and additional events, please check out our Google Calendar:

Warren Gericke's bees have had a productive spring and summer so he has lots of great local honey in stock. Talk to Warren in Church or call him if you are interested.

The Griffin Woodard Sextet will be performing a very special night of music at the historic Deer Head Inn on Sunday, September 20, from 5-7:30 PM. The Deer Head Inn is located at 5 Main Street, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327.

In the first set, they will be performing new arrangements of classic selections from The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings by John Coltrane. These historic recordings feature the powerhouse quintet of John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones, amongst several other prolific guest musicians.

Griffin says that he first heard this music when I began high school at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, 13 years ago. My late teacher, Mr. Greg Eicher, showed us this music in jazz history class, and it changed my life forever. The brilliance, courage, and dedication exemplified by these musicians is simply awe-inspiring, and is a big part of why I became a professional musician and continue on the path. The second set will feature a special selection of original compositions, some of which we will be presenting for the very first time!

Griffin Woodard - bass clarinet

Coleman Rose - tenor saxophone

Evan Francis - flute

Jon Ballantyne - piano

Miles Gilbert - bass

Hugh Kline - drums

Thank you very much for your support and presence in our previous show at The Deer Head, last April. We are very happy to return, and would love for you to come join us. Reservations are required - you may make a reservation by emailing info@deerheadinn.com or calling 570-424-2000. Music charges are paid at the door, $20 cash, $21 credit card. Their grub is fantastic!

Family and friends of the Spagnolas are invited to attend the open house celebration of life for Monique Spagnola at the Mountain Branch Golf Course in Joppa, Maryland, on Sunday, September 27th from 1 pm - 4 pm.

The friends of Monique Spagnola are putting together a photo album of Monique throughout her life as a gift for her daughter Chesney. If you have any photos or memories of Monique you would like to share, you can send them to Jessica Watcher at 443-377-9030/jesswatcher@gmail.com.

For those hoping to attend, please RSVP to Jessica Watcher so she can have an accurate headcount for the venue, and plan to wear one of Monique's favorite colors, pink or purple.

Calvary Moravian Church is collecting items to recycle at Staples. We get a credit to help pay for ink and other supplies for the church.

If you are interested in recycling items that are not on this list, the full list of items that Staples collects is in Jess’s office.

If any of the items you are dropping off for recycling are still usable, please consider donating them to people in need!

PRINTER CARTRIDGES: Ink & Toner

BATTERIES: Rechargeable & Single-use (Please tape both ends of the batteries)

Did you know that each month, the Northern Province sends out an email with all the updates from the Canadian, Western, and Eastern Districts? You can read about all that is happening in the Moravian Church Northern Province in the latest edition linked below!

Following their most recent gathering, the bishops of the Northern and Southern Provinces of the Moravian Church have released the following letter to our congregations. To read it in its entirety, you may click the link below.

All are invited to join us for our Thursday Morning Bible Study, restarting September 3rd! We meet in person and online at 10:00 AM, so even if you are not able to participate in person, we would love for you to join our discussion! Our current focus is based on the Revised Common Lectionary scriptures for the upcoming Sunday.

Through September and October, we will be focused on the lectionary texts from the book of Exodus, and wrestling with the question: what does it mean for us to follow God into the wilderness, beyond what we know?"

ZOOM Information: Meeting ID: 87957117602 | Passcode: 667290

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87957117602?pwd=W7arHtkeV8Y1zaaoi0ba469yCYiCxr.1

For the month of September our joyful noise offering will be going to Manna Moravian Church! Manna is a new congregation in the Lehigh Valley, while they are growing, they are hosting pop-up style dinner church services in collaboration with other congregations or in local park pavilions.

As reminder, there are several different ways to give your offerings here at Calvary.

1. Bring your offering to Sunday worship.
2. Mail your offering to the church office at 948 N. 21st Street, Allentown, PA 18104.
3. Use your bank’s “BILL PAY” service. A one-time or recurring payment can be made by a bank on your behalf. Banks that offer this service typically cut a check and mail it to the church at no cost to you. Contact your bank for details. The bank usually asks for an account number. Just call Calvary office beforehand and Jess will supply an account number to you or just use your envelope number.
4. Make an online payment through the Moravian Giving Portal – https://mmfa.info/giving-portal/. Go to this link, click on our church’s name and follow the instructions to make a one-time gift or a recurring monthly gift. Donations can be made by members and non-members via direct debit of a bank account or by credit card. All donation processing fees for portal gifts are now paid by the Moravian Ministries Foundation – your full donation will be received by your church.

Thank you to everyone who has given to Calvary over the past year! Here is an update of our income and expenses as of August 2026:

August 2026 Income: $18,697.75 | August 2026 Expenses: $ 17,189.29

YTD Income: $ 114,997.82 | YTD Expenses: $115,450.10

Hello Members of Calvary! Please don't open any texts or emails claiming to be from Calvary or Rev. Mikayla asking for information, gift cards, or money. We would never ever send anything requesting money or discreet information.

The ONLY emails we use are churchcalvarymoravian@gmail.com and revmikayla@gmail.com

If you open an email, but aren't sure if it's from Calvary or Rev. Mikayla, please check the sender's info. To do this click the little triangle ▼ (see blue arrow in the picture) below the sender's name and check the email address that it was sent from. If you receive one of these phishing messages, please let our office know.

Here at CMC, our inclusive church family grows in our faith together, centered in the Greatest Commandment; Loving God, Loving Neighbor, and Loving Ourselves. We offer worship in our sanctuary and also via live-stream to our Facebook page every Sunday at 10am.

GROW with us in book groups, Bible studies, Adult Sunday School, and women's fellowship groups.

SERVE with us as we partner in community service with a number of local Allentown groups dedicated to meeting the food insecurity and housing needs in our community. We also love being host to several AA groups and welcome community groups.

CELEBRATE with us as we host community gatherings and look for ways to open our doors and hearts to our broader community!

There are many ways to Live God's Love. Now is the time!

Ways to Contact us and Connect:

Email: churchcalvarymoravian@gmail.com

Pastor's Email: revmikayla@gmail.com

Website: calvarymoravian.net
Location: 948 North 21st Street, Allentown, PA, USA
Phone: 610-435-6881

Instagram: @calvarymoravianpa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CalvaryMoravianAllentown