Calvary Episcopal Church

Back-to-School Bash
2025-09-01 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | MN
Middle schoolers and high schoolers: Meet Michelle McKean and friends for a tee-off at the Blue Lagoon Mini Golf Course! The middle schoolers will battle the high schoolers for the right to have a double vote at the Pancake Breakfast. Who will be victorious? Come for fun and find out!

The cost is $10 for 12 and up or $8 for under 12 (this can be paid in advance at the church office or upon arrival). Friends are always welcome.

Please contact Michelle at faithformation@calvary-rochester.org to RSVP or with any questions. We don’t want anyone to miss out, so please contact Michelle if cost is a barrier to participation.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

Community Conversation Invitation
2025-09-02 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1884 22nd Street NW, Rochester, MN, 55901, United States
Members of Isaiah MN would like to invite the faith communities of St. Luke’s and Calvary to join us in a community conversation. Some of you may have concerns about our current political climate. And Isaiah MN is here to listen. The goal of this conversation is to listen to the people of Rochester. What issues are important to you? What is important for our community? Our state?
Come share with us and learn from each other. What can we do to create a just and caring society where everyone is valued? Join us Tuesday, September 2, 2025, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in St. Luke’s Fellowship Hall. Pie will be served (Thank you, Amy Caucutt!)
We prefer that you sign up ahead of time, but you are welcome to show up on the day of as well. Register here.
Isaiah MN is a multi-faith, non-partisan organization. All are welcome.
If you have questions, please contact Colleen Spillers at Calvary or Diane O’Mara at St. Luke’s.

Motet Choir Rehearsal
2025-09-03 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-10 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 111 Third Avenue SW, Rochester, MN, 55902
The Motet Choir rehearses on Wednesdays at 7 pm in the choir room. The Motet Choir is open to all singers in high school and older.
If you are interested in or have any questions about joining, please contact Travis Whaley at music@calvary-rochester.org.

Sunday Worship: A Service of Morning Prayer
2025-09-07 08:30 - 09:15, 2025-09-21 08:30 - 09:15 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 111 Third Avenue SW, Rochester, MN, 55902
This is one of two services each Sunday: at 8:30 am, on the first and third Sundays of every month, Calvary offers A Service of Morning Prayer. This beautiful, ancient service consists of prayers, canticles, and scripture readings and is the traditional way of greeting the day in our Episcopal tradition. It is about 30 minutes long, and readers will be invited out of the gathered congregation by the lay leaders.
The nursery, staffed by two adults each Sunday who are Safeguarding God’s Children trained, will be available 8:30 am – 11:15 am.

Faith Formation Registration
2025-09-07 09:15 - 10:15 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 111 Third Avenue SW, Rochester, MN, 55902
From 9:15 am to 10:15 am, bring your kids, young and old, to register for Faith Formation in Breckenridge Hall! This promises to be another exciting year of Faith Formation, and we are looking forward to kicking it off!

Sunday Worship: Holy Eucharist, Rite II
2025-09-07 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-14 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-28 10:30 - 11:30 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 111 Third Avenue SW, Rochester, MN, 55902
This is one of two services each Sunday: at 10:30 am, Calvary offers a Rite II service of Holy Eucharist. Rite II uses more contemporary language and includes congregational and choral singing. The Motet Choir will lead our music.
The nursery, staffed by two adults each Sunday who are Safeguarding God’s Children trained, will be available 8:30 am – 11:15 am.

Healing Service
2025-09-08 17:15 - 18:00, 2025-09-15 17:15 - 18:00, 2025-09-22 17:15 - 18:00, 2025-09-29 17:15 - 18:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 111 Third Avenue SW, Rochester, MN, 55902
Join us in the church each week for our healing service, featuring prayers, Holy Eucharist, and anointing for healing.
All are welcome!

Sunday Worship: Holy Eucharist, Rite I
2025-09-14 08:30 - 09:30, 2025-09-28 08:30 - 09:30 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 111 Third Avenue SW, Rochester, MN, 55902
This is one of two services each Sunday: at 8:30 am on most Sundays, Calvary offers a Rite I service of Holy Eucharist. Rite I uses traditional language and is quiet and contemplative.
The nursery, staffed by two adults each Sunday who are Safeguarding God’s Children trained, will be available 8:30 am – 11:15 am.

All-Parish Picnic and the 4th Annual Great Calvary Pie Bake-Off
2025-09-14 11:30 - 13:00 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 111 Third Avenue SW, Rochester, MN, 55902
It’s that time of year again! The All-Parish Picnic is back, and we are excited to welcome Travis Whaley, our new minister of music and organist.
We are serving boxed lunches, which will include your choice of ham, turkey, or veggie sandwiches, potato salad, chips, and an apple. If you choose the gluten-free option, your sandwich will be on gluten-free bread. AND we will have homemade pie for dessert! Musician Bob Schlief is entertaining us again this year.
Please use this link to sign up online. You can also sign up in Brackenridge, or call, text, or email Cindy Heins at (507) 993-5824 or heins.cynthia@gmail.com. We will be in the courtyard (Brackenridge Hall, in case of rain) following the 10:30 service. Please bring a lawn chair for yourself and one to share if you can!
The cost of each boxed lunch is $14. We would appreciate a donation to defray the cost. There will be a wooden box out on the day of the picnic for donations. You can also use the QR code in the Bulletin and Brackenridge.
**THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP IS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7.**

And announcing, in conjunction with the parish picnic…
The Fourth Annual Great Calvary Pie Bake-Off
Come one, come all to the fourth annual Great Calvary Pie Bake-Off on September 14! All homemade pies baked by Calvary parishioners are welcome. The Greatest 2025 Pie Baker at Calvary will be crowned in the courtyard following the picnic! Then, we will all be able to sample the delicious fruits of our pie bakers’ labors. To enter, just have your pie at Calvary by 10 am the day of the picnic with your name on the bottom of your pie plate.
We are going to judge the pies starting at 10 am to give our panel of celebrity judges time to finish before the 10:30 service, so please don’t be late. The rules are simple. Your pie must be homemade by you. There is no age limit for our bakers! We welcome all pies! Let the baking begin!

Vestry Forum
2025-09-28 09:15 - 10:15 | Calvary Episcopal Church, 111 Third Avenue SW, Rochester, MN, 55902
As part of our ongoing communication effort, the vestry plans to hold periodic forums to visit with you all.
The first of these will be on Sunday, September 28th, 9:15-10:15 am in Crawford Hall.
We plan several for 2026, making sure some vestry members will be available three times a year besides the annual meeting to update you on what is going on at Calvary!
