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"
Every Wednesday evening, dinner is available from 5:15 to 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. The cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children, and $25 family max. Sept. 11 Menu: Jamaican Chicken Curry Rice Garden Salad Flatbread … Continue reading "Wednesday Evening Dinner"
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 … Continue reading "Adult Formation: Tim Huebner, Faith Hope, and Elections"
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"
Every Wednesday evening, dinner is available from 5:15 to 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. The cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children, and $25 for a family. Sept. 18 Menu: Breakfast for Dinner Cheese Grits Scrambled … Continue reading "Wednesday Evening Dinner"
We may not be able to party in the Great Hall, but this parish can still party! Your IPOs (Interim Party Officers) Clay Woemmel and Jill Piper have devised a schedule of fall and winter gatherings called Calvary Off-Campus. Building on the legacy of Foyer Dinner Groups and the generosity of our hosts, Calvary Off-Campus … Continue reading "Calvary Off-Campus Kickoff Party"
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"
Join us for this next gathering of YOUnited, the Diocese of West Tennessee's group for middle and high schoolers!
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"
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 be. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor, theologian, and anti-Nazi dissident, wrote from prison that “the Church is the Church only when it exists for others…not … Continue reading "Adult Formation: Janel Bakker, Faith, Hope, and Elections"