Category: Feeling the Compassion of Christ / Speaker: The Rev Clayton Thomason
July 21, 2024
In today's Gospel (Mark 6:30-34, 53-56), Jesus Christ felt compassion for the crowds that gathered around him. He acted out of that compassion. We, too, can feel that compassion and respond to it--feeding the hungry,...
Category: Be Still--God's Got This / Speaker: Ross Neir
July 15, 2024
After the attempted assassination of former President Trump yesterday, two theologians marked the occasion by reminding Christians of the importance of bringing forward Christ's love, grace, and peace in all situations.
Category: Calvary--"Our Cute Little Church on the Corner" / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
July 08, 2024
Throughout our 143 years, the number of families in our parish has varied though our commitment to Christ and His teachings and as a community of faith has not. Some people refer to us as...
Category: Jesus Wants to Give Us Abundant Life / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
June 30, 2024
In today's Gospel (Mark 5), Jesus gives abundant life to two people. Looking at Jesus's miracles, it is clear that he gives us abundant life--now and for eternity.
Category: Faith over Fear / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
June 23, 2024
All three lessons today deal with having faith in God and following that faith to overcome fear. We, too, need to think about these lessons and to see how we can increase our faith to...
Category: Parable of Growing Our Church / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
June 16, 2024
Our church has grown and evolved in all the years since then--sometimes with more members, sometimes with fewer members. We have never been huge. God looks into our hearts, and has planted a seed within...
Category: Allow the Holy Spirit and the Christ to Guide Us from the Inside Out / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
June 10, 2024
"Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day" 2 Corinthians 4 As baptized Christians, the Holy Spirit and the Christ are within each of us. As part...
Category: "Lord of the Sabbath" / Speaker: Ross Neir
June 02, 2024
In today's Gospel, Jesus Christ declares himself to be Lord of the Sabbath and more.
Category: Holy Trinity--Triune God / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
May 28, 2024
When we pray, "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" we are consciously reconnecting to God. As baptized Christians, the Holy Spirit is always with us and, because these three aspects of God are always connected, God...
Category: Pentecost--Reaching Out to "Nones" and "Dones" / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
May 19, 2024
The Readings today tell us how much the Holy Spirit is involved in maintaining our connection with Christ. Some members of Calvary parish are interested in reaching out to "Nones" and "Dones." "Nones" have never...
