Elizabeth Crosby and Anna Kathryn Word will co-facilitate this powerful small group discussion on race and racism. Sacred Ground is a film- and readings-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Participants in this commitment-class are asked to make every effort to be present throughout the whole series.
Wednesday night Episcopal Youth Community meets from 6:15–7:00 in the 3rd-floor EYC room after dinner. Wednesday nights are for any youth in grades 6–12 to come together and participate in team-building activities, games, service projects, discussion, and prayer. At 6:55, we will walk together to the Sanctuary for music and Compline starting at 7 p.m. … Continue reading "Wednesday Evening EYC"
Calvary will observe Ash Wednesday with services of Holy Eucharist at 7:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. Jon Meacham will be the guest preacher at noon, as Calvary marks 100 years of its Lenten Preaching Series. The church will open at 11:00 a.m. for the noon service, which will be live-streamed. A shuttle bus … Continue reading "Ash Wednesday Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes"
WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND FRIDAYS 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. It’s been 94 years since plates were piled up with waffles, chicken hash, and fish pudding at Calvary’s first Waffle Shop in Lent of 1928. For all that’s changed in our world since then, Memphians still stream to Calvary each year for these three dishes, as well as … Continue reading "Waffle Shop"
The Rev. Dan Matthews Former rector of Trinity Wall Street, New York The Rev. Dan Matthews has been a consistent favorite at Calvary’s Lenten Preaching Series over the last fifty years. His preaching is inspired by powerful and meaningful stories like the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son. In light of these stories, Matthews pushes us … Continue reading "Lenten Preaching Series: The Rev. Dan Matthews"
WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND FRIDAYS 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. It’s been 94 years since plates were piled up with waffles, chicken hash, and fish pudding at Calvary’s first Waffle Shop in Lent of 1928. For all that’s changed in our world since then, Memphians still stream to Calvary each year for these three dishes, as well as … Continue reading "Waffle Shop"
The Rev. Becca Stevens Author, Episcopal priest, founder and president of Thistle and Bee social enterprise; Nashville, TN The Rev. Becca Stevens is a speaker, social entrepreneur, author, priest, founder of ten non-profit justice enterprises, and President of Thistle Farms. She has been featured on multiple news outlets and named a White House Champion of Change. … Continue reading "Lenten Preaching Series: The Rev. Becca Stevens"
Volunteers serve breakfast to 200 neighbors experiencing homelessness each Sunday morning. They also have access to items in Calvary's clothes closet. Contact Nathan Brasfield to get involved.
Rite I, a traditional spoken service with a sermon and Holy Communion that includes organ music without singing. It offers a reflective and meditative mood appropriate to the early morning. The liturgy is Rite One from The Book of Common Prayer and retains much of the language used in the 1559 Elizabethan prayer book. This … Continue reading "Holy Eucharist, Rite I"
Students in grades 6-12 meet in the EYC Room (301) from 9:15-10:15 a.m. for Sunday Formation, where we will be working with the Faith Lens curriculum. Our formation hour will be a safe space for middle and high school youth to explore new ideas and interests using thought-provoking, fun activities, reflection, and discussion. We will … Continue reading "Youth Formation"
