Calvary United Methodist Church - Durham, NC

Desert Time: A Lenten Creative Journey

Matt — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:58:41 +0000

6 Wednesdays, February 29 to April 4
Workshop: 7-9 PM
Lost+Found Arts Collective, Calvary UMC Education Building

Please contact Dawn K. Dreyer to register or for more information:
919.682.1690 or dawn@crackedwindowstudios.com

Desert times may come upon us, bleak and unbidden. Or, we may choose to enter the desert, to separate ourselves from the everyday, even just for a few moments. The experience can strengthen our Spirit, allowing us to embrace change, face new challenges, and listen more closely to God’s call. On our journey together, we will practice Natalie Goldberg’s freewriting exercises from Writing Down the Bones, and other playful creative techniques including bookmaking, exploring labyrinths, and muddying our hands with clay. We will engage short readings by Barbara Brown Taylor (An Altar in the World) and others and use spiritual practices such as lectio divina (a close reading of spiritual texts) to move more deeply into what the Word has to tell us. It is my hope that our Lenten creative journey will guide us to discover what sustains us, what practices draw us closer to God, and what habits we might release that separate us from the Spirit. No previous writing or artistic experience required – imperfection will be encouraged and celebrated!

Article in The Interpreter about last year’s Desert Time: A Lenten
Creative Journey:

http://www.interpretermagazine.org/interior.asp?ptid=43&mid=14491

Dawn Dreyer is a community-based, mixed media, conceptual artist/activist. She has taught writing for over 20 years and is currently an instructor at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke
University (CDS). In 2007, Dawn received a fellowship to spend nine months as at Pendle Hill, a Quaker center outside of Philadelphia. Her exhibition of clay sculpture, Body Imperfect | Body Divine: The Belly Project was displayed at Pendle Hill gallery. She has exhibited her photography at the Durham Arts Council and the Durham Art Walk, and her audio work has aired on WUNC and been featured in gallery exhibitions. Dawn is the principal/founder of Cracked Window Studios, which encompasses both her arts consulting work and her own creative projects. She has been a member of Calvary United Methodist Church since 2001.

Crop Walk

Matt — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:29:50 +0000

This year the CROP walk will be on the April 1st (NEW DATE) at 2:30. Please mark your calendars for this very important day!

Our sweet Evelyn will be coordinating this for us. Get with her if you are interested!!

Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper!

Matt — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:21:48 +0000

We will be having a Pancake dinner here at the church on the 21st of February.

Our own chef, Sarah, will be flipping the pancakes – so come one, come all to our dinner at 6PM in the Fellowship Hall.

Wednesday Word 11/16/2011

Kevin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:46:13 +0000

Cari’s Sermon: This week I am copying over for you the end of my sermon because I continue to think that it is important for us to focus our energies on these things:

You see Church, God has given to us God’s most precious property – God’s only Son.
What will we do with him?
Will we enter into God’s covenant of love and participate with God’s Holy Spirit in order to see transformation happen in our own lives?

Wednesday Word 11/9/2011

Kevin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:45:29 +0000

Several weeks ago I prayed this prayer by Anselm right before my sermon. May it be for us the prayer from the innermost place of ourselves: “Lord, because you have made me, I owe you the whole of my love; because you have redeemed me, I owe you the whole of myself; because you have promised so much, I owe… (more...)

Wednesday Word 11/2/2011

Kevin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:44:52 +0000

First I want to thank so many people for their help this past weekend for our beloved Lee’s funeral and our Testimony and Song Service. Matt Stutts personally printed and folded ALLLLLL of the bulletins for both for services. LaNella put together the bulletins even though she was in California! Billy Kluttz was the organist / pianist for Lee’s funeral… (more...)

Wednesday Word 10/27/2011

Kevin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:36:32 +0000

First I want to thank Toddie and George for making the Blessing of the Animals worship service such a success.We had Coco, Molly, Diva, Franny, Beanie, Tuffy, and BB who got their own special blessing and of course dog treats! We all had a wonderful time and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine and fun fellowship together.

Wednesday Word 10/19/2011

Kevin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:31:24 +0000

Upcoming dates to be mindful of:

Blessing of the Animals – 11:00 am, 22^nd of October
Church Retreat – 23^rd of October immediately after church
Testimony and Song Service – 29^th of October.
Charge Conference – 7PM at St. Paul’s UMC

Wednesday Word 10/12/2011

Kevin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:30:41 +0000

Entering into relationship: As you heard me preach on Sunday as Christ entered into relationship with us by leaving everything heavenly to be with us, so Christ wants us to enter into relationship with one another. I pray that you have been praying for who is the person that the Holy Spirit wants you to meet with. Who is it that you are to get to know better in our congregation? Remember, find time preferably face to face (but it can also be over the phone) to just talk about your story. You don’t have to tell everything! But tell things that you feel safe telling.

Wednesday Word 10/5/2011

Kevin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:30:02 +0000

This past Sunday I preached on God’s loving and unconditional covenant with us. God desires us to live in a loving covenantal community with each other within the church and with those who are our neighbors. And as we covenant together we should be able to say that love is the primary characteristic of our relationship together. As visitors come… (more...)