Wednesday EYC
2025-12-10 18:15 - 19:15 (America/Chicago) | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Following dinner from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m., starting September 3, middle and high schoolers initially meet in separate rooms on the 4th floor from 6:15 to 6:55 p.m. for community-focused activities, such as games and service projects. At about 7:00 p.m., we walk to the nave together to join Children’s Ministries for Compline until 7:15 p.m. All at Calvary are welcome to join us in the nave for Compline, and parents of middle schoolers will pick up their children from there. Let Nathan know if you need elevator access to the 4th floor because it requires a key!

Calvary Ringers
2025-12-10 18:15 - 19:15 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Calvary’s liturgical five-octave handbell choir, the Calvary Ringers, rehearses weekly on Wednesday evenings from 6:15 to 7 p.m. New members are always welcome, and the ability to read music is not required. Calvary Ringers is directed by Joseph Powell.

Sacred Ground
2025-12-10 18:15 - 20:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
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. This is Calvary’s fourth year to offer this opportunity; see why it’s been so formative for so many.
Sacred Ground meets for eleven sessions/specific dates throughout the fall to be determined by the group.
This is a commitment class, and participants are encouraged to remain committed to the group for its duration.

Education for Ministry (Wed PM)
2025-12-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
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.
Calvary offers a morning and evening option of EfM. Richard Hendricks and Fred Piper are the group leaders.
This is a commitment class, and participants are encouraged to commit to the group from September through May.

Compline
2025-12-10 19:00 - 19:15 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Any and all at Calvary are welcome to join Youth and Children’s Ministries in the nave for Compline at 7 p.m. each Wednesday, and parents of children of middle schoolers will pick them up from there at 7:15 p.m.

Calvary Choir
2025-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Both professional singers and auditioned volunteers make up Calvary’s primary group of choristers: the Calvary Choir. The choir sings each week at the 10:30 a.m. worship service, monthly Evensong, and offers special liturgical services and concerts during the year. While strongly rooted in the music of the Anglican Church, their repertoire spans centuries and global traditions, from plainsong to spirituals. In addition to making music at home, the Calvary Choir travels to England for a week-long choral residency at a cathedral every three years. They are known for both their dedication to and love of music, as well as their close camaraderie. Interested singers should contact Organist-Choirmaster Kristin Lensch.

Baguette Brothers
2025-12-11 08:00 - 09:00 | Barth House, 409 Patterson St., Memphis, TN, 38111, United States
Thursdays, 8–9 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 to prepare for worship and deepen our understanding of scripture. All men are invited. Come join us!

Game Days
2025-12-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Looking for a fun way to connect with others during the week? Join us on Thursdays at 10 a.m. for Game Day! Bring a friend and enjoy cards, board games, conversation, and plenty of laughter. All are welcome—come for the games, stay for the fellowship.

Welcome Inn Lunch Bags
2025-12-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-12 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-16 11:00 - 13:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church Welcome Inn, 82 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN, 38103, United States
Community Ministries provides lunchtime snack bags at the door of the Welcome Inn (82 N. 2nd St.) for our downtown neighbors Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. These days and times coincide with the AA meeting at the Welcome Inn held from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Help is needed in sourcing food (which must be either ready-to-eat or requiring very little preparation) and in serving. Volunteers who serve will work with Community Liaison Mak Clayton. Contact nbrasfield@calvarymemphis.org or 901-312-5214 if you’d like to help!

Lives Worth Saving
2025-12-11 12:00 - 15:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Lives Worth Saving works with our police department, Restore Corps, and our district attorney to respond to trafficking and prostitution in our city by offering women a safe path to a new life. Calvary hosts a lunch and provides spaces for participants to be connected to resources.

Morning Prayer
2025-12-12 06:30 - 07:00, 2025-12-12 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-12-17 06:30 - 07:00, 2025-12-17 08:00 - 08:30
On Wednesdays and Fridays, start your day at 6:30 with “Daily Devotions for Individuals and Families” from the Book of Common Prayer, or at 8 a.m. with Morning Prayer according to the BCP by joining the Morning Prayer team online on Calvary’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. Have your BCP handy so you can follow along.
Contact Jocelyn Busby with any questions: jbusby@calvarymemphis.org.

Soup Sunday
2025-12-13 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-14 08:30 - 12:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Soup Sunday at Calvary, December 14
Are you looking for a way to support a Calvary ministry, but you’re super busy with other commitments? Well, it only takes one minute to support the Soup Sunday hunger ministry by stopping by the Commons after the 8:30 service, or before and after the 10:30 service, to purchase and take home some delicious soup for yourself, your family, and/or neighbors and friends. It’s the perfect way to show the community how much you love them.

In addition, everyone is welcome to volunteer for Soup Sunday, and no cooking skills or long-term commitments are required. We would love to have you join us just once, or as often as your schedule allows, and bring a friend or family member of any age; there is always something for everyone to do. Soup Sunday, soup prep starts at 8 a.m. on Saturday, and we target to be packaged and cleaned up by noon. However, if you can’t spare the entire morning, feel free to join and leave us as your schedule allows. Even arriving as late as 11 a.m. for packaging and cleanup would be a big help. Alternatively, if you prefer to sell soup on Sunday mornings, we would love your help, but what’s most important to the success of Soup Sunday is that people purchase soup.

Another way to be a part of Soup Sunday is to share your favorite recipe with us, and when we offer your soup for sale, we’ll be sure to give you a byline.

The soups for December 14 will be:
Chili
Ginger Carrot (vegetarian)
New England Clam Chowder (Recipe shared online by Jacques Pépin)

Prices are $12 per quart and $6 per pint.

For more information or to share recipes, please contact David Balling at DLBalling@calvarymemphis.org.

We look forward to your support of Calvary’s Soup Sunday ministry. Happy Souping!
Love, Peace and Soup,
David

Nursery
2025-12-14 07:45 - 12:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Our nurseries are open weekly on Sundays and at other times for special events. Our caregivers are present on Sundays from 7:45 a.m. to noon. Children aged 0-2 meet in the Infant and Toddler Nursery, while those aged 3-5 meet in the PK/JK Little Lambs Room. Both are located at the top of the Commons stairway and are adjacent to the family restroom, which is equipped with a diaper station.

Parish Breakfast
2025-12-14 08:45 - 09:45 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
The breakfast we all love, including eggs, grits, bacon, sausage, biscuits, coffee, and orange juice, is served at Calvary each Sunday from 8:45-9:45 a.m. in the Mural Room. Join us after worship for food and fellowship. All are welcome. $5

Connect in the Commons
2025-12-14 08:45 - 12:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Calvary’s ministry areas will invite parishioners to join in the good work that keeps this place going.
19-Oct Convention Volunteer recruitment
26-Oct Realm Help Desk & Community Ministries
2-Nov Pastoral Care
9-Nov Children’s Ministry (Pageant sign up)
16-Nov Community Ministries
23-Nov Youth Ministries
30-Nov Skip
7-Dec Worship Participants
14-Dec Adult Formation
21-Dec Skip
28-Dec Skip
4-Jan Skip
11-Jan Music
18-Jan LPS/WS Volunteer Recruitment
25-Jan Skip – Annual Meeting
1-Feb Worship Guilds
8-Feb Community Partners
15-Feb LGBTQ Welcome
22-Feb Recovery Ministries

Adult Formation
2025-12-14 09:15 - 10:15 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
The word “formation” is more than just Episcopal jargon for Sunday School or Christian Education. When we come together in community to study and pray and discuss the ways of God, we are being shaped and reshaped by new ideas and the perspectives of others. Sometimes we get a glimpse of God and of who God calls us to be.

September 7, “What I Did on My Summer Vacation Sabbatical,” Scott Walters
We’ll launch the fall season with some storytelling and reflection from Scott Walters on his sabbatical journeys.

September 14, A Conversation with Wesley Rowell
Wesley arrived at Calvary mid-summer and is already deep in the work of this place. Come hear a little bit of his story and how his winding path to faith and church brought him to Memphis.

September 21, Spirituality of Giving
A conversation about how to live generously now and how to continue to give beyond your mortal years. We often avoid conversations about money and death. Come participate in a joyful reflection about these realities that we’ll all navigate.

September 28, Wisdom Then & Now, Catherine Meeks
Dr. Meeks is the author of The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning and was the founding director of the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing. She is a favorite Lenten Preacher, and we’ll be in dialogue with her as a teacher this morning.

October 5, Sunday Scripture with Katherine Bush
Come dig in to some good conversation and learn more about the stories we hear in church.

October 12, Samaritan Counseling Returns to Calvary, Kristin Fox-Trautman & Jeremy Pitzer
Calvary was a founding supporter of the important work of the Samaritan Counseling Centers. We are delighted to host an office on-site again, an outpost of support and care in downtown. Meet Jeremy Pitzer, LCSW, who will serve here at Second & Adams, and hear from Executive Director Kristin Fox-Trautman about this renewed partnership.

October 19, Faith at Home, Allison Pace
Local author and Episcopal leader Allison brings wisdom and lived experience to a conversation about faithfulness in our households at every stage of life. She’ll be speaking today about lessons applicable to just about every home.
Following this conversation, Calvary will offer follow-up small groups for fellowship and connection on Sundays and Wednesdays with her workbook, The Sacred Order of Parenthood.

October 26, The Art of Calvary, David Lusk and friends
Have you noticed all the beautiful artwork bringing our new spaces to life? Come hear about the historical pieces we’ve brought forward and the new commissions for this next chapter of Calvary. David, Katherine, and some of the artists will be in conversation on this Sunday morning.

November 2, The Enneagram for All the Saints, Sandra Smith
The Rev. Sandra Smith is a certified Enneagram teacher. Her 25 years of teaching the Enneagram as a tool for personal, professional, and spiritual growth give her a solid foundation of the system, as well as a fluidity in her teaching. She teaches internationally and is the author of The Enneagram Map to Your Deeper Self: Living Beyond Your Type.
Sandra Smith will offer a day-long workshop: “The Enneagram Map: Deepening Our Self-Awareness and Our Spiritual Lives” on Saturday, November 1, here at Calvary.

November 9, Sacred Secular Texts, Tim Huebner
Dr. Tim Huebner, Rhodes Provost and History professor, guides us through a close reading of the Declaration of Independence. As we approach America’s 250th year, what does this secular text have to say to us?

November 16, Sacred Secular Texts Tim Huebner
Dr. Tim Huebner, Rhodes Provost and History professor, guides us through a close reading of the Declaration of Independence. As we approach America’s 250th year, what does this secular text have to say to us?

November 23, The Inner-life and Inner-workings of the Organ, Jonathan Ambrosino
For our recently-completed organ restoration, Jonathan Ambrosino of Boston directed the project’s artistic side. Raised in an Episcopal choir of men and boys, Jonathan has spent much of his life researching organs of our exact builder and era. This background allowed him to bring a keen sense of how to get the sound and feel of our Aeolian-Skinner organ closer to its 1935 roots. In this Sunday’s forum, Jonathan will discuss what that sound is and some of the remarkably low-tech yet detailed ways that sound is achieved.

November 30, Advent Festival (not in the Chapel, room TBD)
Join us on the Sunday after Thanksgiving for our annual Advent Festival. Wreath-making supplies, candles, and some fresh greenery will be provided. To ensure enough greenery for everyone, participants are also encouraged to bring greenery from their own yards. We look forward to coming together for a time of festive fellowship and creativity!
Wreath-making continues at Coffee Hour; supplies will be available for households to make wreaths to take home.

December 7, Bishop Phoebe Roaf
Each year, Bishop Phoebe visits each parish in the Diocese to confirm new members and to strengthen the connections among the larger Episcopal community. Come hear her thoughts on this Advent season of life in our Church.

December 14, Lessons and Carols: Hymns & Anthems
It’s been some time since Calvary offered a Christmas Lessons & Carols (coming up on Sunday evening, December 21). We’ll take a deeper look at the meaning of the anthems and hymns selected for this beautiful event.

December 21, Lessons and Carols: Poetry & Scripture
It’s been some time since Calvary offered a Christmas Lessons & Carols (this very evening at 5:00). We’ll take a deeper look at the scriptural readings and the poetry selected for this beautiful event.

December 28, no formation

Children's Formation
2025-12-14 09:15 - 10:15 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Godly Play is a Montessori-based Christian faith formation program for children created by The Rev. Dr. Jerome Berryman, an Episcopal priest and educator. Adult leaders explore sacred stories of the Bible with children, which teaches them the language of our faith. Each session includes storytelling, hands-on participation, wondering, reflecting, prayer, and creativity. Grades SK-1 meet in Room A. Grades 2-3 meet in Room B. Grades 4-5 meet in Room C. Classes begin at 9:15 a.m. We ask that you arrive promptly whenever possible. Thank you!

Children's Chapel
2025-12-14 10:30 - 11:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
At the beginning of the 10:30 a.m. worship service, children in grades JK-2 are invited to follow the banner out of the church to Children’s Chapel, which is held in the Corner Room adjacent to the nursery. There, children experience the Liturgy of the Word in an interactive and child-friendly manner. We sing, pray, and hear the stories of the Bible. Children are escorted back to church at the time of the Peace to join their families for Communion. All are welcome, including younger children accompanied by a parent. Older children are invited to take on leadership roles, such as reading prayers, leading songs, and distributing supplies. Please join us!

Holy Eucharist Rite II
2025-12-14 10:30 - 11:30 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN, 38103, United States
The 10:30 a.m. Eucharist attracts a widely varied congregation of all ages, including a strong contingent of young families. Music is led by the semi-professional Calvary Choir with participation from our Boys and Girls Choir, St. Cecilia Choir (second grade and younger), and the Calvary Ringers handbell choir.
We also live-stream our Sunday morning Holy Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday. Watch the live stream on Calvary’s Facebook page, YouTube channel, or on our website.

Children's Coffee Hour
2025-12-14 11:30 - 12:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Children’s Coffee Hour is a new fellowship offering for our youngest parishioners and their families! We will gather on the patio for late morning fellowship, refreshments, music, and Bible activities. The patio is adjacent to the Calvary Commons, where our traditional coffee hour takes place. All ages are welcome; however, those under age 6 would benefit from an adult companion. On wet or very hot days, we will gather in the Mural Room instead.

Women's Bible Study
2025-12-16 08:00 - 09:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Katherine Bush leads this lively and life-giving conversation. Together, this open-hearted group of women examines the biblical stories, discovering their relevance and wisdom. There is free parking in the lot behind Barth House.

New Vestry Orientation
2025-12-16 17:00 - 18:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
Rector Scott Walters will meet with the five new vestry members, the wardens, and the treasurer at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16.

Education for Ministry (Wed AM)
2025-12-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 102 North 2nd Street, Memphis, TN 38103, United States, 2 N 2nd St, United States
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.
Calvary offers a morning and evening option of EfM. Richard Hendricks and Fred Piper are the group leaders. This is a commitment class, and participants are encouraged to commit to the program from September through May.
