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.
Sunday, Feb. 15 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Outside Staff Offices Warm up your Sunday with Soup Sunday this week at Calvary! This month's options: wood-roasted lamb with red lentils and a peanut soup (vegan). Soups are $12 per quart or $6 per pint, and every purchase helps support Calvary’s community outreach. Take some home and … Continue reading "Soup Sunday"
Grades 6-12 | 9:15-10:15 a.m. Junior and senior high youth meet on Sunday mornings on the 4th floor with Nathan Brasfield and/or volunteers for conversation and connection.
with Wesley Rowell & Paige Whittle in the Emison Room January 11, 18, February 1 & 8 Come and read the Bible with understanding and compassion. We’ll work through the infamous “clobber passages” and discover the grace and mercy offered to everyone, no exceptions.
Did you know that most Sunday mornings, a group of medical students from UTHSC provides compassionate, competent medical care to our neighbors? Footcare (vital for people on the move), heart screenings, and basic “bridge” care that can be life-changing and even life-saving. Come meet these wonderful future doctors and learn how this work is shaping … Continue reading "Adult Formation: Medical Students from Neighborhood Church"
Sunday, Feb. 15 | 11:15 a.m. | Mural Room Laissez les bons temps rouler! After worship on Sunday, February 15, we’ll gather for a Mardi Gras–style meal with red beans & rice, pancakes, and King (cup)cakes. We’ll also mark the season together as our children help us “bury the alleluias” in preparation for Lent. All … Continue reading "Alleluia Lunch"
Monthly meeting of the governing body of the church.
Holy Eucharist with prayers for healing is offered at noon in the chapel on Wednesdays. All are welcome!
Wednesday, Feb. 18 7:30 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday is the first of the forty days of Lent, named for the custom of placing blessed ashes on foreheads. The ashes are a sign of penitence and a reminder of mortality. Childcare will be offered at 7 p.m.
During the season of Lent (and Lenten Preaching at Calvary), Gleanings meets on Thursdays at 9:30 am. Each week, we will meet on Zoom to discuss a short story from the collection A Celestial Omnibus: Short Fiction on Faith, edited by J. P. Maney & Tom Hazuka. Flannery O'Connor, Zora Neale Hurston, Philip Roth, Alice … Continue reading "Gleanings: Short Fiction on Faith"