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Sunday School Preview for Fall 2023

With Labor Day behind us and summer vacations complete, we are now ready to begin again our regular teaching/discipleship ministries—including Sunday school! As a reminder, Sunday school is from 9-10am from September to June and encompasses ages 3 to adult. We currently have four levels of Sunday school: adult, teen, children, and preschool. All levels…

Plugged-In: Calvary Sermon and Sunday School Resources

This past Sunday, we began two new message series at church: Pastor Babij began preaching through the book of Colossians, and I began teaching the first module of a foundation-level church history course in our adult Sunday school class. It occurred to me that this time of new beginnings is also an appropriate moment to…

Sunday School Preview for Fall 2022

In place of this week’s midweek meditation, I’d like to share a fuller preview of what’s coming up in our different levels of regular Sunday school this fall, starting this Sunday, September 18, at 9am. Adult Sunday School: Early Church History Location: Sanctuary (also available by livestream and recording) Led by: Pastor Dave Capoccia In…

Fall Ministries Preview

I am excited to announce the new fall ministry schedule! We have made a few adjustments from last year in an effort to better serve the families of Calvary and enable more participation. Our new ministry season begins the week of Sunday, September 11. The biggest change that we’re making this year is that we’re…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling … “Be still, and know that I am God.…

Church growth

2019 Leadership Growth

2019, so far, has been a time of change and growth in the leadership at Calvary. We are thankful for what the Lord is doing! Deacon Candidates We are excited to have Erik Van Treuren as our newest deacon candidate. We thank the Lord for Erik and Naomi’s willingness to serve and bless Calvary with…

Hymns of Grace

Our New Hymnals: Hymns of Grace

We recently introduced our new hymnals to the congregation and thought it would be a good idea to share some information here in case you missed it! Why A New Hymnal? Have you seen the state of our old ones? Our previous hymnals have been well-used, and in many cases, beyond repair. It was time…

Now Available: Sermon Transcripts!

We’re happy to announce that we’ve launched a new resource for you: starting last week, we’re now providing full transcripts of sermons, available a few days after they are preached! We hope this resource will make it easier for you to meditate on truths throughout the week, refresh your memory of an important point, or catch…

The Calvary App!

Some exciting news … we’re finally ready to announce something that we’ve been working on in the background for a few months now… a new Church mobile app! The app is accessible for both iOS and Android: iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calvaryem/id1312993092?mt=8 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.calvaryem Right now, the app is a place where you can get: The weekly bulletins…

Last Day to Order T-Shirts!

To celebrate our name change, we’ve created Calvary Community Church T-Shirts! Tomorrow (Monday, December 4th, 2017) is the last day to order them for the special price of just $10. Reserve yours at https://calvaryem.org/shirts2017!