This is what the powerful look like - please show up for MICAH, Memphis, and Calvary! MICAH's Annual Public Meeting occurs each fall with the goal of engaging the broader community of Memphis and Shelby County in the work MICAH is doing in a distinct moment. The Public Meeting shows a “slice” of our current work. … Continue reading "MICAH Public Meeting"
For those who’d like to do a little labor on their Labor Day, come enjoy some fellowship and conversation while you support our Outreach ministries by sorting coats and other donations as we prepare for the change in seasons—many hands make light work!
Education for Ministry, aka EfM, helps the faithful encounter the breadth and depth of the Christian tradition and bring it into conversation with their experiences of the world as they study, worship, and engage in theological reflection together. This is a commitment class, and participants are encouraged to commit to the program from August through … Continue reading "Education for Ministry"
Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m. at Calvary Join in a conversation about the Bible, starting this fall with some short stories from Hebrew Scripture: Ruth, Jonah, and others. Come early for the noon Eucharist or 12:30 brown-bag lunch, or arrive for this weekly discussion group with Katherine Bush at 1:00 p.m. Starts on Sept. 6; join the … Continue reading "Wednesday Study Group"
Wednesday evening dinner is available in the Mural Room every Wednesday evening from 5:15-6:15 p.m. (Check the calendar for exclusions.) Enjoy a delicious dinner lovingly prepared by Parish Chef Mary O’Brien before classes and choir rehearsals. Cost is $8/adults, $4/child, $25/family max. Sept. 6 Menu: Taco Bar with all the fixin's
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 this vital endeavor. + Wednesday evenings, 6:00 … Continue reading "Sacred Ground: Wednesdays"
Director and Music Educator Melissa Warwell leads a rehearsal for the youngest voices of Calvary who are in Kindergarten – 2nd Grade. They sing periodically at the 10:30 a.m. worship service and at special services. Using a variety of activities, the choristers learn to use their voices by means of hymns and other sacred songs. … Continue reading "St. Cecilia Choir"
Calvary’s liturgical five-octave handbell choir, the Calvary Ringers, rehearses weekly on Wednesday evenings and performs in select services throughout the year. New members are always welcome; the ability to read music is not required. Calvary Ringers are directed by Joseph Powell.
September Book: The Second Mountain by David Brooks discussion led by Fred Piper and friends The Second Mountain is a wonderful second-half-of-life-themed book tracing Brooks’s faith and political odyssey told with color and candor and offering insights for our own journeys. Fred & Jill Piper and Margaret McLean will lead a four-week discussion on Wednesday … Continue reading "September Book: The Second Mountain by David Brooks"
Gathering is a new opportunity on Wednesday evenings for children and adults to “sit and stay a while” after dinner for an hour of fellowship. Games, books, puzzles, and coloring … Continue reading "Gathering"