by cbaker | May 21, 2019 | Pastor's Pondering
Next week the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church will be meeting for the 235th annual conference session. Our conference is the oldest in the United Methodist connection, going back to the Christmas Conference of 1784. The Baltimore...
by cbaker | May 17, 2019 | Church in Society
Calvary’s Church in Society Welcoming Statement, adopted April 2019. We believe that all persons are created in God’s image and are of sacred worth. We welcome and affirm the full inclusion of all people in the life and ministries of our group as we journey toward...
by cbaker | May 17, 2019 | Pastor's Pondering
Changes in Youth Ministry Martha Moked is the chairperson of the Staff Parish Relations Committee. On Sunday, she shared the following announcement at the morning services. I asked her if we might repeat this announcement here: The Staff Parish Relations Committee is...
by cbaker | May 8, 2019 | Pastor's Pondering
Every time we go through Holy Week, there is a difficulty that comes up. In addition to the sorrow and sacrifice of Jesus, there is also a part of the reading from the Gospel of John that is problematic. The author of the Gospel regularly refers to “the Jews” as the...
by cbaker | Apr 30, 2019 | Pastor's Pondering
Thank you, youth! The youth lead us in a great service of worship on Sunday. Through the music, the Bible readings and their own words, they held up a radical kind of faith for all of us to see. They spoke from their own experience at school, home, and in the church....
