Identify
IDENTIFY...
The first word in our 2018 INVITE Challenge (see below) is IDENTIFY. In short, before we can invite others to join us in a conversation about faith or to come to church with us, we have to IDENTIFY what it is that inspires us about our faith and about Calvary. Read More…
Tags: Discipleship, Spiritual Practices, Top Story
A Collective Grief
"The Ash Wednesday mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., is the ninth-deadliest American mass shooting in modern history. It is the largest in a school since the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn, that killed 27. It is the 25th mass shooting - defined as four or more injured or killed at one location, not counting the shooter - so far in 2018, according to the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit research group not affiliated with any advocacy organization founded in 2013. The AR-15 style rifle used in Wednesday's attack - a civilian model of the military's M-16 - is the same weapon employed in mass shootings at last fall's Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, the 2016 Pulse night club shooting in Orlando, Fla., last November at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and at Sandy Hook." (paragraph source: Baptist News Global)
...An Invitational Lent Read More…
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A Goodbye Note from Danni Snyder, Church Accompanist
Four years ago this month I came to Calvary for the very first time and fell in spiritual love with this church, choir, and congregation. For many Sundays I have worshipped with you, celebrated with you, and grieved with you. It has certainly been a journey, and I am thankful to have met each of you along the way. Read More…
A Look Back at 2017 in Pictures
The slideshow was created by Denise Wylde for the Annual Meeting.
Music:
Your Love Never Fails by Jesus Culture
Your Love is Strong by Robbie Seay Band Read More…
Recap from the Annual Meeting
Miss the Annual Meeting last night or want to take a fresh look at some of the exciting things we talked about?
At last night's Annual Meeting Pastor Anne presented Calvary's Vision 2018, seen here in pdf form. Read More…
Tags: Discipleship, Spiritual Practices, Top Story
Living Sabbath Experience
Last weekend a group of twenty-nine of us made our way to YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park to explore what Sabbath means for us today. Our faithful retreat leaders were Brad and Rita Berglund. Throughout the weekend they did a beautiful job of guiding our understanding of the roots of Sabbath in Scripture for our brothers and sisters of the Jewish faith, and how these roots impact our wellbeing today. Read More…
Sabbath Moments
s 30 Calvary-ites head up the YMCA of the Rockies this weekend for our "Living Sabbath" retreat with Rita and Brad Berglund, I offer these quotes about sabbath for all of us to absorb as we have "sabbath moments" throughout our weekend - wherever we are. Read More…
Tags: Spiritual Practices, Discipleship, Education, Intergenerational
Cheers To A New Year
With the birth of Christ and the turn to a new calendar year, 'tis the time for thinking of new things, for moving forward, for dreaming and imagining where God is leading us...and ultimately, for living - not in the past nor in the future - but in the ever-blessing present. Read More…
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