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May 2017
Fr Mike’s “When You Pray” class #8, Part 2, from 05/02/2017. -Focusing on Prayer–Be at Rest with God. ...
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Feb 2017
Fr Mike’s “Everything You Wanted to Know” Class for Monday, 02/27/2017, Fr Mike spoke about the history of the addition to the Lord’s Prayer and about Episcopal music. ...
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Feb 2017
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Feb 2017
Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Downer’s Grove is hosting at the workshop, Understanding the Refugee Experience and Process of Coming to the US St Andrews Refugee announcement The event takes place on March 11, 2017. Please see the announcement for details and an email to use to register for the workshop....
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Feb 2017
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are a variety of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. (1 Corinthians 12: 4-7) Recently, I was searching online for information related to Spiritual Gifts and found an interesting (and easy) online quiz that shows you your Spiritual Gifts (http://giftstest.com). The link takes you to the site and lists......
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Jan 2017
Congregational Life Cycle Model Life-cycle of an organization–living model (like a tree) rather than mechanistic. We use terms as diagnostic vs judgements. In a healthy spot, ongoing renewal is vitally important. When stagnant, stale–ongoing renewal, revitalization is system-wide Decline–Asking questions of the whole system Identity, purpose, context Context–changing demographics It becomes more costly to go back to formation and to ask these questions. “People hang on to things when they are fearful.” (Cost–energy, time, change) Ask questions before it gets to late Redevelopment–significant effort will be needed for efforts to pay-off. Third......
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Dec 2016
Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL, is using Tithe.ly for our eCommerce platform for donations of all types. We will soon have giving links on this website. You can always download the mobile Tithe.ly app from the App Store or Google Play. Once installed in your mobile device, you set your email, password, and 4-digit pin, then you pick your church (Calvary Episcopal Church, Batavia, IL). When you click “Give Now”, you can select from the options provided and select which account you want to use to pay. (Debit or credit card or......
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Nov 2016
Our Calvary Community Thanksgiving Dinner wase held at Calvary Episcopal Church in Batavia following the 10:15AM Holy Eucharist on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2016. Mory and Marsha Synder hosted the Thanksgiving Dinner. 14 people from the parish and our community joined together for the Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, dressing, lots of veggies, and lots of pie. Several members of the parish dropped off dishes for the dinner and had other commitments. Thanks to everyone who participated in any way! Here is an album of some of the photos taken today. https://goo.gl/photos/9HiGPndh3dRLGN8g8......
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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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Feb 2014
I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning...
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