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On October 22nd Pastor Don will be giving an important update on the Centennial Legacy Campaign and the First & Calvary Foundation will be presenting their annual report on the state of our Foundation. (6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall)
Whether you’re interesting in learning about the Legacy Campaign for the first time or you’re a participant in the campaign interested in learning the latest, this dessert is for you! Come learn more about how we are taking steps to secure the enduring legacy of this 96 year-old congregation.
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If you have a child who would like to learn about serving in our kitchen–while making pretzels to help celebrate Reformation Sunday–this event is for them! Your children are invited to work with Carol Chappell in our F&C Kitchen to help prepare some refreshments to share with our congregation on Reformation Sunday. This is a time to let our kids learn and shine, so while they are cooking in the kitchen there will be a separate time of fellowship for parents in the Atrium. We hope your family will be able to join us!
Looking for an opportunity to connect with others at First & Calvary? One Another Groups are short-term gatherings designed to build relationships and encourage one another in our faith through shared meals, meaningful conversations, and discussion of Sunday's sermon.
Groups will meet for three weeks beginning the first week of November, gathering for potluck meals or at local restaurants.
Interested in participating? Please sign up by Sunday, October 25. After signing up, you'll receive more information about your group, including meeting times, members, and hosts.
Everyone’s talking about AI. But very few people are talking about AI theologically. At the next installment of First & Calvary’s Life of the Mind Lecture Series, Rev. Don Everts will present an overview of Pope Leo XIV’s helpful recent encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, followed by an overview of responses from a reformed/protestant perspective. If you want to know how to use AI for life hacks, this might not be the lecture for you. But if you are interested in a biblically-grounded reflection on AI and all the questions AI raises, mark your calendars: Oct 25, 4pm in the Fellowship Hall of First & Calvary Presbyterian Church.
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Ladies, you're invited to join the Binnie Clements Guild for a fun morning of brunch, women's trivia, and fellowship! Test your knowledge for a chance to win prizes, enter the quilt raffle, and enjoy plenty of door prizes throughout the morning.
Monday, October 26 | 10 AM–12 PM | Fellowship Hall
We hope you'll join us for a wonderful morning together!
Join Campus Ministry on Tuesday, October 27 for an evening of food, fellowship, and MSU Bears football! Everyone is invited to gather at First & Calvary for a tailgate before heading over to the game.
The tailgate begins at 5:00 PM at the church, with grilled hot dogs, chips, and drinks provided. The football game kicks off at 7:00 PM.
Tickets are $20, and current MSU students attend for free. You’re also welcome to join us for the tailgate even if you aren’t planning to attend the game.
Please register online by October 25.
Register for the MSU Bears Tailgate & Game
Questions? Contact Paul Ragon at p.ragon@firstandcalvary.org
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In a year when we are focusing on deepening our delight in God, our pastor has selected Henri Nouwen’s The Return of the Prodigal Son for our Fall Book Club.
A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt’s painting “The Return of the Prodigal Son” catapulted Henri Nouwen on a long spiritual adventure. In this short book, Nouwen shares about that journey and invites the reader to reflect for themselves on Jesus' profound parable.
“The Return of the Prodigal Son is a beautiful book, as beautiful in the simple clarity of its wisdom as in the terrible beauty of the transformation to which it calls us.” -New Oxford Review
Grab a copy from our library or wherever you get your books and join Pastor Don and others on Sunday, November 8, at 4pm in the church library to discuss what you’ve read.
Join us for an afternoon of beautiful piano music as First & Calvary's Musical Offerings Concert Series welcomes Dr. Byung Sook Kong on Sunday, November 15.
An accomplished pianist and educator, Dr. Kong holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of North Texas and currently serves as adjunct piano faculty at Southwest Baptist University and a collaborative pianist at Missouri State University. She has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and received numerous awards in international piano competitions.
Her recital will feature Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat Major, Debussy's L'Isle joyeuse, and Scriabin's Piano Sonata No. 5. The program will be presented without intermission.
Sunday, November 15 | 3 PM | Sanctuary
We hope you'll join us as we celebrate the beauty of music and the gifts of the arts.