Holy Eucharist is offered in-person in the Calvary chancel on Wednesdays and features a reflection by one of our priests. The church doors open at 11:45 and close at noon. It is not necessary to make a reservation. Distancing protocols are the same as for Sunday morning worship.
Find out more »Calvary welcomes AA participants to this "open" meeting at noon Monday through Fridays in the Gospel Rooms. Coffee is available. Alcoholics Anonymous is an international mutual aid fellowship with the stated purpose of enabling its members to "stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety." AA is nonprofessional, self-supporting, and apolitical. Its only membership requirement is a desire to stop drinking.
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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. You may enjoy your dinner physically distanced in the Mural Room or you may take it to Calvary Park and enjoy it outside. Jan. 26 Menu: Pork Chops or Eggplant Potato, Green Bean, and Tomato Salad Deviled Eggs…
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Education for Ministry (EfM) invites participants into small, mentored groups that provide the framework for understanding life and shaping actions as Christian faith is deepened. EfM seminar groups meet in local settings and online and provide a four-year curriculum that develops a theologically informed, reflective, and articulate laity.
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The Boys and Girls Choir, made up of students with unchanged voices in grades 3 and up, sings 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 as much a Christian education experience as it is a musical training experience. Choristers often become peer leaders over time as they progress through the program.…
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The youngest choir of the parish is the St. Cecilia Choir. They sing periodically at the 10:30 a.m. worship service and at special services. Using a variety of activities, the choristers learn to use their voices by means of hymns and other sacred songs. The choir rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 6:15 to 7:00. At the conclusion of rehearsal, they have the opportunity to join their friends to say Compline in the nave until 7:15 p.m. The St. Cecilia Choir…
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Calvary Ringers Calvary’s liturgical five-octave handbell choir, the Calvary Ringers, rehearses weekly on Wednesday evenings and performs in select services throughout the year. New members are always welcome new members; the ability to read music is not required. Calvary Ringers are directed by Joseph Powell. Originally from Mobile, AL, Joseph Powell is a conductor and tenor from Memphis, TN. He holds degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi in music education and choral conducting. Currently, Powell is in his eighth…
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EpiscoPALS is a fellowship group for our young people in grades 1 through 5 that meets to play games, work on arts and crafts, tell and live into stories, engage in acts of kindness and mission, and have fun together in a loving Christ-centered community. Led by Jeremy Demarest and friends.
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with the Rev. Katherine Bush | January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, 16, & 23 in the Library Using Rachel Held Evans’ memoir Searching for Sunday, this class will offer a time to consider our own stories in light of the stories and sacraments of the church. Evans makes connections between the ancient stories and rituals and her life in the 21st century, and she’ll help us do the same. Bonus—her voice is both irreverent and beautiful. The Rev.…
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Be a part of Sunday Basement Church on Wednesday night. If serving early Sundays doesn’t work for you or your household, you can still support the cause. Come sort donations for the Clothes Closet. Come with your friends and pass the time with connections and conversations while you fold—many hands make light work!
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Sign Up Here In November 2021, Calvary will begin providing Emergency Winter Shelter for the EIGHTH season through Room in the Inn - Memphis. Our guests will register for the program at the First United Methodist Church at 204 N Second Street. We will pick our guests up at 5:30 p.m., have dinner around 6 p.m., and spend time with our guests before they settle in for a comfortable, safe night of sleep at Calvary. In the morning, our guests…
Find out more »Volunteers serve breakfast to 200 homeless and poor neighbors at Calvary each Sunday morning. Using physical distancing in the alley outside our doors, those experiencing homelessness receive a warm pre-packaged breakfast and coffee to go. Access to items in Calvary's clothes closet is also available.
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In between our services we will have our Sunday Formation hour for all ages. Children ages 3 through 5th grade are invited to join us in the children’s wing on the second floor. Our young people will be exploring their faith and scripture through Godly Play and Weaving God’s Promises. These two curriculums are based in storytelling and designed to connect our young people deeper to their faith. We are doing everything we can to keep our folks safe and…
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Students in grades 6-12 are invited to meet in the High School EYC Room (301) from 9:15-10:15 a.m. for Sunday Formation: Faith Lens. Faith Lens follows the lectionary readings each Sunday and connects world events with the Bible, faith, and everyday life.
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Stop by the Great Hall at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 30 to see renderings of how Calvary's buildings might evolve to help us make God's love visible in downtown Memphis for decades to come. You'll have the chance to ask questions and give your own input as design work continues and we move into a feasibility study this spring.
Find out more »The 10:30 a.m. Eucharist with Children’s Chapel 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.
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Join the Rev. Scott Walters in-person or online following the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday, Jan. 30, for a look back at all Calvary did in 2021 as well as a look forward to the opportunities 2022 brings. During the annual review, children in kindergarten through 5th grade are welcome to join Mr. Jeremy in rooms 205 and 206 to choose their own design, and create a masterpiece using iron-on Perler beads! The kids will create their designs, and Mr.…
Find out more »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. You may enjoy your dinner physically distanced in the Mural Room or you may take it to Calvary Park and enjoy it outside.
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With the cross and resurrection at its center, the community of Jesus's followers is a people poised to receive the news of Christianity's decline with hope. Join Scott Walters in the Emison Room at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesdays for a discussion of The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community by the Rev. Stephanie Spellers, the Presiding Bishop's Canon for Evangelism, Reconciliation, and Creation, and one of our most anticipated LPS 2022 preachers. Order the book…
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with David Waters David Waters has been thinking, talking, and praying a lot lately about the news and his role as a journalist and human and member of the body of Christ. Join this award-winning writer and Associate Director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis in the Great Hall for a thoughtful conversation about the information we consume and how we might rethink our relationship with the news.
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Join us for a traditional Anglican choral liturgy in Calvary’s beautiful nave at twilight. Following the Book of Common Prayer service outline, Evensong gives weekend travelers an opportunity to worship or having been to a morning service, it offers a time of prayer and quiet reflection as evening falls. We will also live-stream the service on the Calvary Episcopal Church Facebook page, YouTube channel, and the Calvary website. “Choral Evensong is a 45-min long peace-inducing church service in which the…
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Join Katie Owen, Calvary's Vitalant Leader, Sunday, Feb. 20, from 8:30 a.m. until Noon, for Calvary's Vitalant Blood Drive in the Emison Room. Register online now. Snacks and thanks will be available for all those who donate. Vitalant 1040 Madison Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 LifeBlood is now Vitalant
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