27 Mar Sunday Service and 75th Anniversary Celebration
Join us 5/7/23 at 10am for special 75th birthday service. Live music includes bagpipes & bluegrass. Potluck lunch, kids activites and more follow service....
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22 Mar March Session Meeting Report
from Pastor Michelle This month’s meeting consisted of two main parts: overseeing the planning of Calvary’s 75th anniversary events and discussion of the pastoral transition. Michael Volpe, co-chair of COM’s Transition Team, joined us via Zoom for the latter conversation. Details of note for 75th Anniversary: A 75th...
30 Jul Deepening Your Communion Experience
This Sunday we will be celebrating Communion. Worshiping with children at home must seem like an olympic sport, but just remember that when it comes to nurturing faith, there is a saying that “faith is caught more than it is taught,” which is a fancy way of...
04 Aug Praying for the Words to Say to Our Children
As someone responsible for the care and safety of children, I am bewildered that we have to once again address the issue of gun violence, shaken after waking to the news of not one, but two mass shootings. The unfortunate reality is that we MUST provide...
09 Jun Pentecost with Children
The Pentecost story often interests children, but can be difficult for them to follow as presented in Acts 2. The opening events of verses 1-4 (especially in the NRSV) catch children's attention. But the long list of unfamiliar ethnic groups (vss. 8-11) can distract them...
28 Nov Growing Faith at Home
Christmas - just say the word and we all have different reactions. So often we race through December, checking the boxes and frantically trying get it all done. (I love to say that perfection is the enemy of done!) I love to SAY it. Putting...
08 Aug The Fleeting Abundance of Summer’s End
What are your favorite memories of summer? For some of us, food plays a major role in defining what “summer” means to us. Homemade ice cream, ice-cold watermelon, steaks or burgers on the grill, fresh corn on the cob, and chins that are sticky with...
28 Jun We Do This SO THAT…
If you know me at all – and especially if you have been in ministry with me – you’ve heard me say that the model of leaving the faith development of children completely up to the church is flawed and out of date. Flawed for...
12 Feb Growing in Faith Together: Spring Training for Disciples!
We love children at Calvary. We LOVE children at Calvary. WE LOVE CHILDREN AT CALVARY! We love them in worship, at coffee hour, serving alongside them, and learning from them. And we love our Calvary PARENTS. We take seriously our role as a congregation to support...
01 Dec Advent with Little Ones: Growing Together in Faith
Christmas. Just say the word and we all have different reactions. So often we race through December, checking the boxes and frantically trying get it all done. (I love to say that perfection is the enemy of done!) I love to SAY it. Putting it into...
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