Beloved in Christ: Over the weekend, the Rev. Dr. Hosam Naoum, Primate and President Bishop of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, released a letter. In Iran and the countries surrounding the Gulf, in Israel, in Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, and so forth, Bishop Naoum oversees all Anglicans

Beloved in Christ: It's Ash Wednesday. Blessing the Dust by Jan Richardson All those days you felt like dust, like dirt, as if all you had to do was turn your face toward the wind and be scattered to the four corners or swept away by the smallest breath

Beloved in Christ: Thank you all for attending and helping with the annual meeting this past Sunday. So many hands were needed to set up and clean up, and make sure our reports were published, the tech worked, coffee and doughnuts were available, and so much more. We heard

Beloved in Christ: The 166th Annual Meeting of Calvary Episcopal Church will begin at 10:30 am this coming Sunday, January 25. We will meet for both worship and the business meeting in Brackenridge Hall. The business portion of the meeting - thanking outgoing vestry members, celebrating leaders who have

Beloved in Christ: It's been a very difficult ten days or so in Minnesota and in Rochester, as so many of our neighbors are reeling from the activities of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in our state and cities. Over the weekend, I drove around to see what

Beloved in Christ: Advent and Christmas at Calvary have flown by. As I sift through my memories of the past weeks, so many joyful, profound, and beautiful moments stand out for me: the music, the flowers, the warmth and fellowship of the Greening of the Church, the children in