PRAYER VIGIL FOR THE HEALING OF THE NATIONS February 12 @7pm & February 13 @11am Mount Calvary Sanctuary Come you who long for peaceAmong nations and between peoplesPeace in our homes and our hearts. Come all who are weary and heavy-laden.Come to the river of life, lay down your burdensAnd pour out your prayers before […]
It’s been cold and snowy outside, but warm and cozy in the Mount Calvary Preschool where we celebrated Pajama Days!
God’s love creates life. We asked several Mount Calvary leaders to tell us their stories of how God’s love created new life in them. One council member talked about her judgmental church upbringing. She was taught to be afraid of God, to dread God’s anger, and to be good enough to escape God’s punishment in […]
One of the “four loves” we learned about in our January sermon series, is “philia” or “friendship love.” (If you missed it, listen online.) Friends add so much comfort, love, and joy to our lives. But, sometimes, especially as adults, it’s hard to make friends. People move around more and don’t necessarily live in the same place as their childhood […]
When love is found and hope comes home, Sing and be glad that two are one.When love explodes and fills the sky Praise God and share our Maker’s joy.(When Love is Found, hymn by Brian Wren, Copyright 1983, Hope Publishing Company. We have begun our six-week sermon series God Expects Us to Love and continue throughout […]
Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative is a group of 90 congregations, all working together to end homelessness in the Twin Cities metro area, and they send so much love out into our community! Their mission is to create homes and advance equitable housing, advocating for underserved people in and around the Twin Cities. Mount Calvary partners […]
It was MOVIE day – the boys had scoffed and joked, the girls had giggled and whispered. If the truth were to be told, we were all mortified. The day when the 5th grade girls went to one school room and the boys went to the other. We were going to see the changing bodies movie and get “the […]
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the […]
As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. […]
God will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide a way out. 1 Corinthians 10:13. This is the verse that began Pastor Dave’s 2018 letter to our college-student members. Copies of the letter were included in boxes that contained snacks, novelty items, home-baked cookies, and personal […]
