On Sunday, March 2, we will celebrate and give thanks for the tremendous work undertaken to renovate our beloved parish buildings.
Following our 8 a.m. worship service, we will have our first Parish Breakfast in the Mural Room after a long hiatus, and we’ll say prayers of blessing in the dining
‘I have given you as a covenant to the people,
a light to the nations,
to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.’ (Isaiah 42:6b-7)
One day, I got a call from Mark, the volunteer coordinator for the jail at 201 Poplar. He asked me
by Kristin Lensch, Organist-Choirmaster
My high school IB English teacher, Arzelee Drown, was that teacher. The one that you credit for helping you learn to love learning and with whom you are still in contact. We read so much wonderful stuff in those two years; Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Thoreau’s Walden, Kazantzakis’s Zorba the Greek, and Paton’s Cry, the beloved country, were
We are looking for a name for the new classroom/boardroom/meeting space under the new stairs on the first floor, and we want your suggestions! A sweet treat and bragging rights are promised to the person who comes up with the selected name.
by the Rev. Scott Walters
I’ve had mercy on my mind. It’s such an important word and practice for Christians and for Jews. A Hebrew prophet named Micah, who lived about seven centuries before the birth of Jesus, spoke memorably of mercy. “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act
In the coming days and weeks, many events will grab our attention—both news of the day and reminders of our deep histories. We will inaugurate a new administration and retell the story of Martin Luther King, Jr. Over and over again, we’ll hear cliches and bromides that try to make fresh
One tidbit about Former President Jimmy Carter, whose extraordinary life we are honoring this week, and First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who died last year, is that the first Secret Service code names they were assigned were Dasher and Dancer. While these are the names of two reindeer from the song about Rudolph, they
Have you ever woken up with a song in your heart? I first noticed it happening not too long after my husband Bill’s diagnosis. I would have a song stuck in my head first thing in the morning…a song I didn’t recall hearing at any time in the preceding
The other day, I had the bright idea (the adjective is carefully chosen) of crisping up a stale tostada shell in the toaster oven. I stepped out of the room for a minute, and when I returned, flames were reaching through the door of the tiny appliance, and feeling around angrily for the
I was recently confirmed at Calvary with a group that included six of our youth who participated in my confirmation class. It was a joyous day for me, and not only because it was such an important day for these six young confirmands but also because it was a celebration