Calvary Church
calvaryumcphilly.bsky.social
Calvary Church
@calvaryumcphilly.bsky.social
Sunday Worship at 11 am. A Reconciling Congregation at the intersection of 48th & Baltimore / spirituality & justice. allmeansall.org
Join us - in person or virtually - as we continue our Advent journey with worship tomorrow, including Communion: allmeansall.org/worship.

"Sermon: "Trees of Life"

“Bear fruit worthy of repentance.” - Matthew 3:8
December 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This week's Calvary Connections: allmeansall.org/calvary-connections.

"At its core, #Advent is an invitation to be prophets of a different story." - Nadia Bolz-Weber
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Join us tomorrow as we begin our #Advent journey together (and decorate the chapel for the season!): allmeansall.org/worship.

Sermon: "Walking in the Light"

"... come, let us walk in the light of the HOLY ONE of OLD!" - Isaiah 2:5b
November 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This week's Calvary Connections: allmeansall.org/calvary-connections.

"Gratitude is the heart's memory." - French proverb
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Moral Leaders Have Power to Shift the Narrative

ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/moral-lead...
Moral Leaders Have Power to Shift the Narrative
Now is the time to connect the dots and show people that policy violence is immoral
ourmoralmoment.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Reposted by Calvary Church
"Violence is never the answer for Christians, and violence against our righteous protests cannot stop us."
sojo.net/articles/opi...
I Was Arrested Outside of an ICE Facility We Need to Shut Down
Violence is never the answer for Christians, and violence against our righteous protests cannot stop us.
sojo.net
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
All are welcome tomorrow for a special Service of Stillness & Healing: allmeansall.org/worship.

“In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds.” - St. John of the Cross
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This week's Calvary Connections: allmeansall.org/calvary-connections.

"#Jesus calls us to be a light, not a wildfire." - Andrew L. Whitehead
November 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
You don't want to miss worship tomorrow, a special musical Sunday: allmeansall.org/worship. Join us in person or virtually as always.

"O sing to the HOLY ONE a new song ..." - Psalm 98:1
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This week's Calvary Connections: allmeansall.org/calvary-connections.

"I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong." - Frederick Douglass
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hope you'll join us for #worship tomorrow, including another baptism and reception of three more members! With our usual 2nd Sunday Potluck to follow.

allmeansall.org/worship

Sermon: "Big Life"

“Your decrees are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.” - Psalm 119:144
November 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This week's Calvary Connections: allmeansall.org/calvary-connections.

"Someone needs to explain to me why wanting clean drinking water makes you an activist, and why proposing to destroy water with chemical warfare doesn't make a corporation a terrorist." - Winona LaDuke
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Mike Johnson Has Lost the Moral Narrative

open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Join us this Saturday for the 25th Annual Peoplehood Parade and Pageant!

spiralq.org/peoplehood-2024/
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Today is officially All Saints' Day, but we'll gather the light of our saints tomorrow in worship: allmeansall.org. Along with a baptism and welcoming three new members!

Reflection: "On Saintly Shoulders"

"Do to others as you would have them do to you." - Luke 6:31
November 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This week's Calvary Connections: allmeansall.org/calvary-connections.

"To begin is for everyone. To persevere is for saints." - Josemaría Escrivá
October 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Worship with us tomorrow, the last Sunday of Oct & LGBTQIA+ History Month: allmeansall.org/worship.

No sermon this week, but some space for reflection on the texts: Psalm 65 / Lk 18:9-14.

“ … for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who
humble themselves will be exalted.” ​- Lk 18:14b
October 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This week's Calvary Connections: allmeansall.org/calvary-connections.

"For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation." - Rainer Maria Rilke
October 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We mourn the passing of Rabbi Arthur Waskow yesterday, with gratitude for his extraordinary life and legacy. He had just turned 92.

theshalomcenter.org/rabbiwaskow
Rabbi Waskow — The Shalom Center
A biography of Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Founder and Director of The Shalom Center.
theshalomcenter.org
October 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Calvary @ No Kings in Philly this past Saturday, part of the largest single-day peaceful protest in American history. Among an estimated 7,000,000 people at more than 2,700 protests worldwide.

#NoKings
October 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Worship. 11 am. All are welcome, in person or virtually. All means all. All that. allmeansall.org

Sermon: "Faith for the Long Haul"

"Jesus told the disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and not be discouraged." - Luke 18:1
October 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Calvary will be at No Kings in Philly tomorrow. Contact Pastor Tim if you want to join us: pastortim@allmeansall.org.

www.mobilize.us/indivisiblep...
NO KINGS 2.0! · Indivisible Philadelphia
The millions of people who turned out in June helped create one of the largest single days of protest in US history, and their courage and commitment set an example for others to follow. Since then, w...
www.mobilize.us
October 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This week's Calvary Connections: allmeansall.org/calvary-connections.

"Laughter is carbonated holiness." - Anne Lamott
October 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
From yesterday's press conference with Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (scanlon.house.gov) and POWER Action Fund PA in response to the federal government shutdown.

metrophiladelphia.com/scanlon-health-care-government-shutdown/

#CancelTheCuts
#SaveHealthcare
#HealthcareIsAHumanRight
October 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Worship tomorrow, with our usual 2nd Sunday Potluck to follow. All are welcome for either or both! allmeansall.org/worship

Sermon: "Welfare State"

"But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you ..., and pray to the HOLY ONE on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare."
October 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM