From the Rector
July 18th Book Study and Author Debby Irving Zoom Event
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Tender Mercies Meals
New Foster Parents!
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Sunday Stories for Children
IHN News
Beautify Calvary Grounds - Sign up
Tentative Phased Return Date
Virtual Coffee Hour Link
Prayer List
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From the Rector
Small & Mighty
Dear Calvary Parishioners,
This week I was on the phone with a parishioner who shared with me that he had read that the virus itself is the same size as 1/10,000th of the width of a human hair. He shared that it has given him pause to reflect on the profundity of our Creator. That so much of what is real is invisible to the human eye.
If there is anything redemptive in itself about COVID-19, it is that it has taught us that very small things can have an enormous impact. After all, it was Jesus who said,
“For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
(Matthew 17:20)
It was just a couple of weeks ago that a conversation between a couple of people in College Hill that developed into an estimated 2000 people participating in the “Line the Avenue for Justice and Equality” Vigil. A tiny seed of an idea emerged and grew exponentially. Seven miles of Hamilton Avenue were filled with physically distanced people of all ages and abilities, individuals and families, standing at a safe distance apart, yet together. It was a force for Good.
What if we placed our faith and trust in the invisible forces of Love and Grace as much as we followed the activity of the Coronavirus? They exist, and are just as real and I believe infinitely more powerful than microscopic pathogens.
Faithfully,
Allison
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Author Debby Irving Zoom Event
SAVE THE DATE
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Waking Up White and finding myself in the story of race
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Saturday, July 18 - via ZOOM
Morning Forum
- 10am-Noon
Q&A/ Deeper Dive
- 1pm - 2 PM
Sign-up
Here - Spaces limited to 100
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Tender Mercies residents are still hungry ! One way we can help is to have meals delivered or dropped off. Unfortunately, we cannot not stay to serve. Please consider a donation to Calvary marked for Tender Mercies. Paul and Maggie Davis will coordinate delivery. Thanks
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NEW FOSTER PARENTS!
Very exciting news for Clairice and Hannah Galey- they just welcomed FOUR foster children from one family into their home.
Please click
HERE
to provide a meal for this wonderful family.
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Sunday Stories for Children
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Our Summer Stories program for children started on June 7th and will run through the summer. New story and craft lessons are sent out by email each week. If you would like to receive these emails, please contact
Sally.
Click below to see recent stories.
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IHN News
Update from Ministry Leader Dave Meyer
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The Cathedral's scheduled IHN host week of July 12 has been cancelled. The families will begin their church rotation the following week in July. I confirmed that the Cathedral is willing to host the previously scheduled weeks of August 30 and November 15.
Calvary will not be hosting at the Cathedral for the July 16 date. I replied to her that we would be willing to support the Cathedral's hosting in accordance with the arrangements that are being worked out with IHN for resumption of the program. I feel we can certainly provide dinners that can be delivered to the Cathedral, and participate in serving the dinner and hosting to the degree that will be possible with whatever restrictions they adopt. We can stand ready to support IHN directly in addition to the monetary contribution Calvary makes to IHN.
Thanks very much, and have a good, healthy week! Cheers - Dave Meyer
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Tentative Phased Return to
On-site Worship
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The Calvary Church Vestry Re-Open Team has determined
Ju
ly 12
as our tentative re-open date - for Sunday worship only. This will only move forward if the COVID numbers trend down in the next week.
Our PRIMARY worship will continue ONLINE at 10:30 AM until further notice.
In-person worship with significant restrictions and a carefully-disinfected worship space will be offered at
1:00 PM, as long as the COVID-positive numbers in Hamilton County continue to trend down.
Dramatic preparations, restrictions, and changes to worship are required of us by the Diocese of Southern Ohio. We will work together to "get used to" this new way of doing worship.
Coffee Hour, Sunday school, weekday offerings, and all outside groups
will continue either online or to be on hiatus until further notice.
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Sunday Virtual
Coffee Hour
Virtual Coffee Hour will take place via Zoom this Sunday, following the 10:30 service. To join the coffee hour follow this
link
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click here
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You can also access a Facebook group to talk with other Calvary members and get updates from the parish. To join that group,
click here
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This week we pray:
For those on our Parish Prayer List
JL Caldwell, Elizabeth Bible, Chip Montrose, Amanda O'Bannon, Roger Percer, Gloria Marshall, Mary Springer, Eddie, Kerrie Yates, Emily, Grace, Richard Jacobs
Thanksgivings
Clairice and Hannah Galey welcoming four foster children into their home.
Troy's recovery from pancreatic cancer.
For Homebound Parishioners
Mary Ann Bragg, Richard Sininger, Joan Sievers, Paul McCauley, Hazel Ison, Hedda von Goeben
Prayer requests are spoken aloud in worship for two weeks / kept on prayer list for two months. Keep us updated for long-term requests.
If you have a pastoral need, please contact the
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Donate to Calvary Episcopal Church
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