Next Wednesday (3.9.11) is Ash Wednesday, and that triggers the season of Lent on the Christian Calendar. Lent is a 40-day period designed to prepare our hearts as we anticipate Easter, and the resurrection of Jesus that we celebrate on that day. In the tradition of Lent each believer gives... Continue reading

A few weeks ago Grapple (our newest Calvary Kids environment; for preteens) presented this video skit. Check it out!: Continue reading

This is my final post on our FAMILY campaign starting this Sunday. I hope I've done an adequate job of explaining what the campaign is about, how to be involved and why you should be involved. If you are part of Calvary Fellowship, I hope you're fully on board for... Continue reading

An open letter to the singles at Calvary Fellowship (or "Our 2010 fall campaign: FAMILY Pt. 7: The Singles"): Dear singles, I have heard a few concerns that we have in some way neglected or not considered the singles in our upcoming FAMILY campaign. I want you to know that... Continue reading

My encouragement and challenge to each person at Calvary Fellowship regarding their commitment to the FAMILY campaign beginning Sunday, October 3rd: Continue reading

My encouragement and challenge to each person at Calvary Fellowship regarding their commitment to the FAMILY campaign beginning Sunday, October 3rd: Continue reading

When we marry, we stand in front of our family and friends and make lifelong commitments to the one we love. When we have children, we make implicit commitments that we will love them, care for them and train them until they are old enough to fend for themselves. These... Continue reading

Our 2010 fall campaign: FAMILY Pt. 5 - "The Secret Weapon" This week I will continue writing about our fall campaign. Today, I'm going to discuss the 4th element we're asking everyone to commit to and then I'll share some additional thoughts about maximizing the benefit of the campaign for... Continue reading

This week I am posting the critical elements of our upcoming fall campaign focusing on family. While the entire church gathers together corporately each week for our "Building a Family that Lasts" series, we are also asking everyone to commit to and participate in a weekly Home Fellowship. These groups... Continue reading

Each day this week I'm breaking down the elements of our new series focusing on family. A core component of the campaign will be our new teaching series, "Building a Family that Lasts." We've called it that because with God's help we want to equip people to build a family... Continue reading

As I mentioned in yesterday's post I'm going to spend the next few days explaining the components of our 2010 fall campaign. Today I want to talk about the family seminars we are offering. We have invited author and speaker Dr. Bob Barnes to return to the area for a... Continue reading

Each year at Calvary Fellowship we launch a fall campaign where we focus all of our environments on one important topic. We have chosen family this year because family is important and relevant to EVERYONE. Family is something we have all come from, and the vast majority of us will... Continue reading

This past Sunday at Calvary Fellowship we welcomed our newest staff member to the team, Kristen Santillo, who will serve as the Children's Director for Calvary Kids. Kristen will officially begin this part-time staff position on 8/1, though she already has been serving deep in the trenches of our children's... Continue reading

I've had a few people ask me recently how they can share one of Calvary's messages with a friend. Some have even requested a copy of the CD. Here is a way that is much easier, quicker and eco-friendly!: Bookmark this secret page of message links (updated weekly) Find the... Continue reading

The West Hartford News just published this article about out Mother's Day service/family portraits. It's going to be a great day, and we hope to see you there! Continue reading

It's the end of the world as we know it... Continue reading

Mention was made today of Calvary Fellowship's free family portraits for Mother's Day in this article in the Hartford Courant. Sidebar: The reporter was accurate in pointing out that there is not an OBLIGATION to attend the church service, but I would say there is an incredible OPPORTUNITY to do... Continue reading

Give someone a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach them to fish and you feed them for a lifetime. Teach them to teach others to fish and it goes viral! That is the hope as we begin our Biblical Counseling class tonight. I am excited to really... Continue reading

Why is the Calvary Fellowship podcast better? Better teaching? Nope. Enhanced sound quality? Nope. Fancy bumper music? Nope. The answer: a brand new podcast logo! Yes, substance and sound will change in time; in the meantime you'll have to settle for style! Design by Annmarie Continue reading

In my last post here, I mentioned that we need to work hard to create content on Easter for seekers that is interesting and compelling. I believe that we'll hit that target with the launch of our new series, "I Doubt It!" (News article here.) This series should appeal to... Continue reading