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.
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 … Continue reading "Education for Ministry (Wed PM)"
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.
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.
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 … Continue reading "Calvary Choir"
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 … Continue reading "Baguette Brothers"
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"
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 … Continue reading "Welcome Inn Lunch Bags"
It’s been 98 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 more “recent” additions such as shrimp mousse, … Continue reading "Waffle Shop"
Calvary Episcopal Church celebrates its 103rd annual Lenten Preaching Series and Waffle Shop beginning Thursday, February 19! All are invited to hear this year’s 17 dynamic speakers.