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Nov 2016
https://calvaryepiscopalbatavia.church Calvary Stewardship Presentation 2017 –Looks at stewardship as a tree with roots based on the mission of Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL and bearing fruit in different aspects of Parish life and service. ...
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09
Nov 2016
We celebrate Christmas and Advent at Calvary Episcopal Church in Batavia, IL. Come join us! We have a Christmas Eve service and two services on Christmas Day–our 8:00 AM service and our 10:15 Service. We also serve a Community Christmas Dinner following the 10:15 service–starting about 12:00 PM. Sign-up to come and to bring a pot-luck to share. We’d love to see you. More details about Christmas Eve and Advent coming soon....
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08
Nov 2016
Calvary’s “What in the World?” Class meets the second Tuesday of the month through June, 2017. Led by Fr. Mike Rasicci at Calvary Episcopal Church in Batavie, IL. The focus for this class is “How do we live as Christians in Today’s World?” Class meets in Memorial Hall from 7:00PM to 8:30PM. The video was from the class on 11/08/2016....
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06
Nov 2016
The drawing for the Calvary 50-50 Raffle took place following the Calvary Chili Cook-off today in Rector’s Hall. 99 tickets were sold and 50% of the proceeds went as a donation to Calvary Episcopal Church ($1,237.50)–Thanks to everyone. The remaining 50% of the proceeds were divided among 15 winners drawn from a bowl by the youth of our Parish in attendance at the Chili Cook-off. No one had to be present to win. Winners will receive checks from Calvary Episcopal Church in the mail. Calvary will record the entire donation of non-winners......
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06
Nov 2016
Today was the first day of our Calvary Chili Cookoff for 2016. 72 people came to judge 13 chili masters. Each person voted for his/her favorite chili by putting a dollar in the “tip jar”. The three chili masters with the greatest number of votes were declared the winners of the Calvary Chili Cookoff for 2016. Here are the winners for the year. Check out the short video clip from the Calvary Chili Cookoff Challenge 2016. First Place–Baffes Family with more than 70 votes Second Place–San Miguel Family with more than 47......
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05
Nov 2016
Tithe.ly is an innovative giving platform for churches which allows for mobile, online, and text deposits and more. It has a dashboard feature and tracks all donations and reports them. Check-out this YouTube video about the program....
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01
Nov 2016
Calvary’s class on Prayer meets the first Tuesday of every month through June, 2017. Tonight’s focus was on seven forms of prayer. This short video is an excerpt from the class on 11/01/2016. Fr. Mike prepared handouts for tonight’s meeting. ...
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25
Oct 2016
Calvary “Mercy Me” Class meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month, from 7:00PM to 8:30PM in Memorial Hall, Calvary Episcopal Church, 222 S Batavia Ave, Batavia, IL 60510. Led by Fr. Mike Rasicci, this class explores Jesus, Mercy, Parables and Psalms of Mercy. (Note: Tuesday, 11/22 conflicts with the Community Celebration of Thanksgiving at Calvary, so this class meets on the following Tuesday, 11/29.) Texts are: “The Parables of Mercy” and “The Psalms of Mercy” published by Our Sunday Visitor, Huntington, IN 2015–written by “The Pontifical Council for the Promotion of......
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25
Oct 2016
Calvary’s “Everything You Want to Know” Class meets on the fourth Monday of the month through June, 2017. Led by Fr. Mike in Memorial Hall from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. All are welcome. Check out the video extract from the class on 10/24/2016. The next class is 11/28/2016–just after Thanksgiving. This video is part of Fr. Mike’s explanation in response to the question, “Are human beings made in God’s image?”...
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22
Oct 2016
Calvary’s 2017 Stewardship Campaign will be kicking off soon. Stewardship is a year-round, life-long, extension of Discipleship. It reflects our ongoing commitment to the work of Jesus Christ in terms of sharing financially in the work and outreach of our parish and in terms of volunteering service and commitment to invite others to join our Christian family. Some of our long-time members have moved away and we need to bring more parishioners into our Church as a vital part of our community. Each of us needs to reflect on the abundance God......
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