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"
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"
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 … Continue reading "Connect in the Commons"
Volunteer and/or donate to Guns and Gardens: A Transformational Event for Unwanted Firearms in partnership with Evergreen Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Feb. 28, from noon to 3:00 p.m. at 561 Prescott St. Firearms that are donated will be dismantled on site and then turned into gardening tools and artistic pieces by the Metal Museum. Donations … Continue reading "Guns to Gardens with Evergreen Presbyterian Church"
Close your day with prayer at Evensong, a longstanding liturgy of the Anglican Church, where the Evensong congregation is invited to listen, meditate, and simply enjoy the music and words. This spring, we mark the anniversaries of the deaths of three prominent composers by singing their music: Feb. 1, Samuel S. Wesley (150 yrs); March … Continue reading "Evensong"
The format is simple: food and drinks, conversation, and God. Bring your questions and curiosity, and be ready to engage with people from varying religious traditions, philosophical perspectives, and life experiences.