Come celebrate the feast of All Saints with a liturgy designed with little people in mind! All ages and stages are invited for a song, a story, and a simple communion service from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. Music will be led by the St. Cecilia Choir. Stay for dinner and more, or head home for … Continue reading "Family Feast Days"
Wednesday evening dinner is available in the Mural Room every Wednesday evening from 5:15-6:15 p.m. (Check the calendar for exclusions.) Enjoy a delicious dinner lovingly prepared by Parish Chef Mary O’Brien before classes and choir rehearsals. Cost is $8/adults, $4/child, $25/family max. Nov. 1 Menu: Shrimp & Grits Squash Casserole Black-eyed Peas Cheese Pizza Mini … Continue reading "Wednesday Evening Dinner"
Gathering is a new opportunity on Wednesday evenings for children and adults to “sit and stay a while” after dinner for an hour of fellowship. Games, books, puzzles, and coloring materials will be provided. Mrs. Jocelyn and friends will supervise children ages five and up for parents who wish to attend a class.
The Boys and Girls Choir, made up of students with unchanged voices in grades three and up, sings semi-monthly at the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Using the Voice for Life curriculum established by the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM), Organist-Choirmaster Kristin Lensch promotes a complete and quality approach to children’s music ministry that is … Continue reading "Boys and Girls Choir"
Want to dive a little deeper into what it means to be an Episcopalian? Interested in the particular expression of a faithful life here at Calvary? Join Calvary’s clergy, staff, and our Bishop for a six-session conversation about worship, the Bible, some church history, and everything in between. This class will culminate in the opportunity … Continue reading "Confirmation Class"
Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters by Annie Dillard, discussion led by Katherine Bush We’ll read a few short essays and reflections by Annie Dillard and consider how Dillard’s understanding of the natural world, humans, and God provokes her readers to see familiar things in new ways. Katherine will lead a three-week discussion … Continue reading "November Book Study: Teaching a Stone to Talk"
Education for Ministry, aka 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. This is a commitment class, and participants are encouraged to commit to the program from August through … Continue reading "Education for Ministry"
Join us for Compline, a simple service of evening prayers led by the Calvary youth every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall. It is, above all, a … Continue reading "Compline"
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 based in the music of the Anglican church, their repertoire spans centuries and global … Continue reading "Calvary Choir"
Thursdays, 7:30–8:30 a.m. at Barth House, 409 Patterson St. Every Thursday morning, a few good men gather for coffee, prayer, Bible study, and terrible jokes. It’s a “Pre-Game Show,” as they study the Gospel lesson for the upcoming Sunday service. It is now in its 20th year, so the jokes must not be that bad. … Continue reading "Baguette Brothers"