The readings for the fifth Sunday of Easter speak of the glory of God in strong, yet comforting ways. This catacomb painting combines both the praise theme of the Psalm reading, Psalm 148:1 " Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights! 148:12 Young men and women alike, old and young together!...and the theme of the Revelation passage, Revelation 21:3b-4 "See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away." The man, woman and child in this funeral painting each celebrate and praise God, knowing that Christ's presence on earth and his death and resurrection offers them the promise that death will be no more.
Source: Vanderbilt Divinity Library

Altar Flowers
Supplying the altar flowers for a Sunday worship is a beautiful way to glorify God and to commemorate a specific date in your life or to honor a living or deceased love ones. The cost for a vase of flowers is $50.00. Pots of Luck Florist is our supplier.

The Altar Flower chart, which lists available Sundays in 2025, is posted on the bulletin board across from the restrooms. Order forms to be completed and submitted to the church office are next to the chart or you can download the form here. Please submit your completed order form along with a check made out to Calvary Lutheran Church and indicate "altar flowers" on the memo line.

 Orders for a specific date should be submitted one month in advance.

"Growing in Faith" - Sunday Mornings at 9:45am in the fellowship hall.

Join us beginning on Sunday, May 4th at 9:45am in the fellowship hall as we begin a new study - Acts: Catching Up with the Spirit. Acts is capable of igniting our imagination about the character of the Christian gospel, the work of God's people (the church), and the challenges of living faithfully in a complex and changing world. Susan Norris will facilitate this study.

Discipleship Class - Sunday evenings at 5pm in the church parlor
Wednesday Bible Study at the Concord Athletic Center

Click or tap here to learn more about these opportunities for fellowship and study.

Rowan Big Band Concert and Ice Cream Social

Sunday, May 18th
from 5-7pm

The concert will be in Calvary's fellowship hall. Make plans to come out for an evening of Big Band music, ice cream, and fellowship!

Calvary's Serenity Trail

Behind the Picnic Shelter and the Outdoor Chapel our Serenity Trail project is taking form. If you would like to spend some time helping to prepare the trail, contact Denise Steindl or David Black. A few more workdays are needed to make it ready for the upcoming Trailfest event on Saturday, May 24.

Trailfest will be sponsored by Stewardship and Congregational Life. We will have a cookout and there will be activities celebrating the opening of the Serenity Trail.

Please tap here to learn more about the Calvary Serenity Trail and Prayer Garden.

Some members of Growing in Faith, our adult Sunday School class, met for dinner this past Tuesday evening before attending "Global Grace: A Climate Justice Event" at Central United Methodist Church.

This was a wonderful conclusion to our own study of the ELCA social message Earth's Climate Crisis, facilitated by Greg Twait.