THIS MONTH, for Zion, Rahway's Food Distribution Ministry we are collecting:
Shelf Stable Milk & Cereal
and
All Purpose Cleaning Spray
JOIN US FOR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY FELLOWSHIP!
Every 1st and 3rd Sunday after worship.
November 1
November 15
Beverages will be provided. Sign up poster in the Narthex to bring snacks.
A great week starts with a great Sunday! Hope to see you!
LOOKING AHEAD:
NJ SYNOD YOUTH RETREAT
November 20-22, 2026
(Grades 6 through 12)
Attending at least one youth retreat each year is a requirement of
Catechetical Class, but strongly encouraged for all our congregation’s youth! More information and registration: https://www.njsynod.org/youth-events
(look for "retreat registration" in blue). When you register, indicate Meg Spatz as the chaperone.
HELP WANTED:
CAT CLASS MENTORS
An important piece of our Catechetical Program is the mentoring component. Each student should be paired with an adult from the congregation who can serve as another person in their lives who encourages their faith development and participation in the life of the congregation. We do not have enough mentors for the new class of students. If you would be willing to serve as a mentor, please contact Pastor Kat.
Mentors attend class with the students on the third Sunday of every month, where they participate in the
lesson, conversation, and activities or games. No experience or special training is required, only a background check in keeping with safety policies
around youth and children! As fellow members of the Body of Christ, you are already equipped for this opportunity for service and relationship building!
WE WANT YOUR HALLOWEEN CANDY
If you've got leftovers - consider donating them to the "Sweets at Sea Collection" happening November 7 to December 17.
Of course, it doesn't have to be Halloween candy. Calvary will be collecting any individually packaged snacks and candy for the Christmas at Sea program for the Seaman's Church Institute located in Port Newark.
A donation box will be in the Narthex.
The Seamen’s Church Institute advocates for the personal, professional, and spiritual well-being of merchant mariners around the world. In an effort to make their time away from home at Christmas a little sweeter, chaplains deliver Christmas gift bags (that include snacks and candy) to mariners throughout the Christmas season.
Calvary Thanksgiving Bounty
THANKSGIVING FOOD COLLECTION
Continuing our support of the food pantries at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (East Orange) and St. Clare’s Resource Center for Children (Newark), we will collect the items listed below from November 8 through November 21. Shop Rite or Acme gift cards are also welcomed. All items must be dropped off in the narthex by SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21st. A Thrivent Action team grant will supplement our donations.
WE NEED:
1 can of fruit
1 can of vegetables
1 can sweet OR white potatoes
1 box of cereal or oatmeal
1 can or jar of coffee OR tea bags
1 long shelf milk
1 can soup
1 can tuna
1 box of pasta or rice
2026 Jersey Cares Coat Drive
Calvary will again this year participate in the Jersey Cares Coat Drive. Last year over 20,000 winter coats were donated in New Jersey and given to those in need of a warm coat. New or “gently used coats” may be dropped off in the designated box in the church narthex. PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANY OTHER CLOTHING …ONLY WINTER COATS.
If you would like to help bring the coats to the drop off locations (all local), please contact the church office.
The drive will run from
November 14, 2026 until
January 4, 2027
HAPPENING AT CALVARY
Tuesday, October 27
7pm Union County Day of Prayer-Dignity for Every Neighbor
(Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation,
4 Waldron Avenue, Summit, NJ)
Sunday, November 1
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY
8:45am Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Worship
(w/Sunday School during worship)
10:45am Fellowship
6pm Cat Class
Thursday, November 5
11am Senior Social
OUR NEW WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHEDULE
8:45am Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Worship w/Holy Communion
**Sunday School children will leave during the Gathering Song and return in time for Holy Communion**
10:45am Fellowship on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of every month
Sunday School Information:
• Open to all children up to 6th grade.
• Children 3 and under, please bring an adult with you.
• Lessons will be based on the readings used in Sunday.
• Same FaithSource curriculum as last year.
• Families will begin worship together, children will be dismissed during the Gathering Song, and will return in time for Communion.
