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

Beloved in Christ: Ready or not ready, Christmas is here. I wish for each of you a peaceful, joyful Christmastide. May God open your heart to hope. May God open your heart to peace and to wholeness. For Emmanuel, God with us, Jesus Christ, was born into our world

Beloved in Christ: A blessed, joyful, and safe Thanksgiving to you all. Immediately after turkey and gravy this year, we enter into the season of Advent, the beginning of the new church year, and a time of invitation to rest, quiet, meditation, and spiritual disciplines as we prepare ourselves,