This discussion will start with a few readings from Scripture and modern voices on work and rest. We’ll then consider the variety of messages we receive about productivity, value, and sabbath.
Calvary Companions: Women’s Bible Study, Tuesday mornings, 8:00 - 9:00, Barth House, 409 Patterson on the University of Memphis campus Join the Rev. Katherine Bush and women of all ages and stages of life for a weekly conversation about the Bible and the way we live. Participants should bring their morning beverage of choice, a Bible, … Continue reading "Calvary Companions: Women’s Bible Study"
Who is my Neighbor? Readings On Empathy and Otherness in a Time of Division Wednesdays, 6:15 - 7:15 The stories in the first chapters of Genesis frame the brokenness of the world in terms of estrangement. Humans are estranged from God, men from women, people from their own bodies, from the earth, from their labor. … Continue reading "Who is my Neighbor: Wednesday Night Discussion with Ardelle & the Rev. Scott Walters"
Sacred Ground Wednesday evenings, 6:15 - 8:15 Sacred Ground is a soul-shaping, perspective-changing series of conversations about race and faithfulness. This carefully created, eleven-session curriculum offers readings, videos, and rich discussions to open up new ways of thinking about where we’ve been and where we are going. Calvary is offering two opportunities to participate in … Continue reading "Sacred Ground: Wednesday Evenings with Katy Leopard and the Rev. Katherine Bush"
Thursdays, 7:30–8:30 a.m. at Barth House, 409 Patterson St. The Baguette Brothers Bible study meets every Thursday morning from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Barth House Episcopal Center. The group reads and discusses the Gospel passage for the upcoming Sunday as a way of preparing for worship and deepening our understanding of scripture. All men are … Continue reading "Baguette Brothers"
Thursdays at noon, Scott Walters, Gleanings, on Zoom Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson Join an online conversation group called “Gleanings” this fall as we read slowly through novelist Marilynne Robinson's Reading Genesis. Copies of the book are available at novel bookstore or wherever you buy books. (Click HERE for a New York Times review by … Continue reading "Gleanings"
This Sunday, Sarah Zewde, founder of Studio Zewde in Harlem and assistant professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, along with landscape designer Jessica Lock and poet Joshua Bennet, will be in Memphis exploring a possible partnership with Calvary and other community stakeholders in the design of a civic memorial space on the site … Continue reading "Scott Walters hosting Zewde Studio: Civic Memorial Spaces"
Come explore your faith with friends old and new at Pub Theology. Sept. 9 Topic: Books, fear, and knowledge The format is simple: drinks, conversation, and God. Come bring your questions and curiosity, and pull up a chair. Be ready to engage with people of varying religious traditions, philosophical perspectives, and life experiences. You’ll be able … Continue reading "Pub Theology"
Calvary Companions: Women’s Bible Study, Tuesday mornings, 8:00 - 9:00, Barth House, 409 Patterson on the University of Memphis campus Join the Rev. Katherine Bush and women of all ages and stages of life for a weekly conversation about the Bible and the way we live. Participants should bring their morning beverage of choice, a Bible, … Continue reading "Calvary Companions: Women’s Bible Study"
Who is my Neighbor? Readings On Empathy and Otherness in a Time of Division Wednesdays, 6:15 - 7:15 The stories in the first chapters of Genesis frame the brokenness of the world in terms of estrangement. Humans are estranged from God, men from women, people from their own bodies, from the earth, from their labor. … Continue reading "Who is my Neighbor: Wednesday Night Discussion with Ardelle & the Rev. Scott Walters"
Sacred Ground Wednesday evenings, 6:15 - 8:15 Sacred Ground is a soul-shaping, perspective-changing series of conversations about race and faithfulness. This carefully created, eleven-session curriculum offers readings, videos, and rich discussions to open up new ways of thinking about where we’ve been and where we are going. Calvary is offering two opportunities to participate in … Continue reading "Sacred Ground: Wednesday Evenings with Katy Leopard and the Rev. Katherine Bush"
Thursdays, 7:30–8:30 a.m. at Barth House, 409 Patterson St. The Baguette Brothers Bible study meets every Thursday morning from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Barth House Episcopal Center. The group reads and discusses the Gospel passage for the upcoming Sunday as a way of preparing for worship and deepening our understanding of scripture. All men are … Continue reading "Baguette Brothers"
Thursdays at noon, Scott Walters, Gleanings, on Zoom Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson Join an online conversation group called “Gleanings” this fall as we read slowly through novelist Marilynne Robinson's Reading Genesis. Copies of the book are available at novel bookstore or wherever you buy books. (Click HERE for a New York Times review by … Continue reading "Gleanings"
Sept 15: Tim Huebner, Faith, Hope, and Elections Can and should our most deeply held values—our religious faith—inform our voting? Or does such activity constitute an unsavory mixing of religion and politics? And what happens if our deepest convictions lose in the public square and the other candidate wins? What is an appropriate response—to those … Continue reading "Adult Formation: Tim Huebner, Faith Hope, and Elections"
Calvary Companions: Women’s Bible Study, Tuesday mornings, 8:00 - 9:00, Barth House, 409 Patterson on the University of Memphis campus Join the Rev. Katherine Bush and women of all ages and stages of life for a weekly conversation about the Bible and the way we live. Participants should bring their morning beverage of choice, a Bible, … Continue reading "Calvary Companions: Women’s Bible Study"
Calvary is one of ten Monument Lab Re:Generation grant recipients for 2024, continuing our work around the slave market that operated on our block in the 1850s. What's taken place since the grant was announced? Who's been involved, and what are the hopes and dreams for the site's future? Join Scott Walters and special guests … Continue reading "Adult Formation: The 87 Adams Slave Mart with Margaret Haltom, Annie Parker, and Scott Walters"
Who is my Neighbor? Readings On Empathy and Otherness in a Time of Division Wednesdays, 6:15 - 7:15 The stories in the first chapters of Genesis frame the brokenness of the world in terms of estrangement. Humans are estranged from God, men from women, people from their own bodies, from the earth, from their labor. … Continue reading "Who is my Neighbor: Wednesday Night Discussion with Ardelle & the Rev. Scott Walters"
Sacred Ground Wednesday evenings, 6:15 - 8:15 Sacred Ground is a soul-shaping, perspective-changing series of conversations about race and faithfulness. This carefully created, eleven-session curriculum offers readings, videos, and rich discussions to open up new ways of thinking about where we’ve been and where we are going. Calvary is offering two opportunities to participate in … Continue reading "Sacred Ground: Wednesday Evenings with Katy Leopard and the Rev. Katherine Bush"
Thursdays, 7:30–8:30 a.m. at Barth House, 409 Patterson St. The Baguette Brothers Bible study meets every Thursday morning from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Barth House Episcopal Center. The group reads and discusses the Gospel passage for the upcoming Sunday as a way of preparing for worship and deepening our understanding of scripture. All men are … Continue reading "Baguette Brothers"
Thursdays at noon, Scott Walters, Gleanings, on Zoom Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson Join an online conversation group called “Gleanings” this fall as we read slowly through novelist Marilynne Robinson's Reading Genesis. Copies of the book are available at novel bookstore or wherever you buy books. (Click HERE for a New York Times review by … Continue reading "Gleanings"
Sept 22: David Waters, Faith, Hope, and Elections David Waters returns to Calvary, bringing his wise and insightful perspective on this moment and carefully examining our local and national electoral process. With his vast experience in journalism and his deeply held faith, David is uniquely qualified to help us navigate the messages of hope and … Continue reading "Adult Formation: David Waters, Faith, Hope, and Elections"
Calvary Companions: Women’s Bible Study, Tuesday mornings, 8:00 - 9:00, Barth House, 409 Patterson on the University of Memphis campus Join the Rev. Katherine Bush and women of all ages and stages of life for a weekly conversation about the Bible and the way we live. Participants should bring their morning beverage of choice, a Bible, … Continue reading "Calvary Companions: Women’s Bible Study"
Sacred Ground Wednesday evenings, 6:15 - 8:15 Sacred Ground is a soul-shaping, perspective-changing series of conversations about race and faithfulness. This carefully created, eleven-session curriculum offers readings, videos, and rich discussions to open up new ways of thinking about where we’ve been and where we are going. Calvary is offering two opportunities to participate in … Continue reading "Sacred Ground: Wednesday Evenings with Katy Leopard and the Rev. Katherine Bush"
Who is my Neighbor? Readings On Empathy and Otherness in a Time of Division Wednesdays, 6:15 - 7:15 The stories in the first chapters of Genesis frame the brokenness of the world in terms of estrangement. Humans are estranged from God, men from women, people from their own bodies, from the earth, from their labor. … Continue reading "Who is my Neighbor: Wednesday Night Discussion with Ardelle & the Rev. Scott Walters"
Thursdays, 7:30–8:30 a.m. at Barth House, 409 Patterson St. The Baguette Brothers Bible study meets every Thursday morning from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Barth House Episcopal Center. The group reads … Continue reading "Baguette Brothers"
Thursdays at noon, Scott Walters, Gleanings, on Zoom Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson Join an online conversation group called “Gleanings” this fall as we read slowly through novelist Marilynne Robinson's … Continue reading "Gleanings"
Sept 29: Janel Bakker, Faith, Hope, and Elections In the midst of tumultuous times, the wisdom and courage of our predecessors can remind us of who we are called to … Continue reading "Adult Formation: Janel Bakker, Faith, Hope, and Elections"
This #1 New York Times Bestseller by the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City offers a startling look at how our society perpetuates poverty. It culminates as a manifesto calling for the rise of a poverty abolitionist movement in our nation. Join us on Zoom one of two … Continue reading "Community Ministries Book Club: Poverty, by America"
Calvary Companions: Women’s Bible Study, Tuesday mornings, 8:00 - 9:00, Barth House, 409 Patterson on the University of Memphis campus Join the Rev. Katherine Bush and women of all ages and stages of life for a weekly conversation about the Bible and the way we live. Participants should bring their morning beverage of choice, a Bible, … Continue reading "Calvary Companions: Women’s Bible Study"
This #1 New York Times Bestseller by the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City offers a startling look at how our society perpetuates poverty. It culminates as a manifesto calling for the rise of a poverty abolitionist movement in our nation. Join us on Zoom one of two … Continue reading "Community Ministries Book Club: Poverty, by America"
How to Know a Person Wednesday nights, 6:15 - 7:15 David Brooks asks, "How can we look somebody in the eye and see something large in them, and in turn, see something larger in ourselves?" The Rev. Paul McLain will guide us in living this question as we explore Brooks's book How to Know a … Continue reading "How to Know a Person: Wednesday Night Discussion with the Rev. Paul McLain"
Transforming Questions: Confirmation Wednesdays, 6:15 - 7:15 Transforming Questions offers the opportunity to engage in faithful questioning: Who is Jesus? Does God answer prayer? Why do bad things happen? By asking questions, we see our faith transform, deepen, and develop from something simple and superficial to something complicated and rich. And, by asking questions, we … Continue reading "Transforming Questions: Confirmation Class with the Rev. Scott Walters"
This #1 New York Times Bestseller by the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City offers a startling look at how our society perpetuates poverty. It culminates as a manifesto calling for the rise of a poverty abolitionist movement in our nation. Join us on Zoom one of two … Continue reading "Community Ministries Book Club: Poverty, by America"
Thursdays, 7:30–8:30 a.m. at Barth House, 409 Patterson St. The Baguette Brothers Bible study meets every Thursday morning from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the Barth House Episcopal Center. The group reads and discusses the Gospel passage for the upcoming Sunday as a way of preparing for worship and deepening our understanding of scripture. All men are … Continue reading "Baguette Brothers"
Thursdays at noon, Scott Walters, Gleanings, on Zoom Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson Join an online conversation group called “Gleanings” this fall as we read slowly through novelist Marilynne Robinson's Reading Genesis. Copies of the book are available at novel bookstore or wherever you buy books. (Click HERE for a New York Times review by … Continue reading "Gleanings"
This #1 New York Times Bestseller by the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City offers a startling look at how our society perpetuates poverty. It culminates as a manifesto calling for the rise of a poverty abolitionist movement in our nation. Join us on Zoom one of two … Continue reading "Community Ministries Book Club: Poverty, by America"
This #1 New York Times Bestseller by the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City offers a startling look at how our society perpetuates poverty. It culminates as a manifesto calling for the rise of a poverty abolitionist movement in our nation. Join us on Zoom one of two … Continue reading "Community Ministries Book Club: Poverty, by America"