Welcome, Nia Rogers

The Calvary family has a new little member, born today!  Congratulations Natalie and Ben and welcome to our church family, baby Nia. 
Iphigenia Ruth Rogers
March 31, 2009
9 pounds, 4 ounces, 21 inches
The deacons are working on a meal rotation, so if you’d like to participate contact the church office or see a deacon.

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Maryland Lent in the Living Room

 
Calvary’s Maryland Small Group, Lent in the Living Room, has been meeting at Mayorga Coffee House Monday nights at 6:30 p.m.  Last night the group shared communion together.  To see more pictures, click here.

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Lent Devotional- March 31

March 31                                                                     Psalm 51:1-12
We see in Psalm 51:1-12 the yearning out to God for Mercy to be poured upon David for straying from the plan that God had for his life. He is calling out not only for forgiveness from God but for the JOY of his salvation to be given back to him. The [...]

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Lent Devotional- March 30

March 30                                                              Jeremiah 31:31-34
Even though a former covenant, a sacred agreement with God, had been broken by the Israelites, God gave the remnant people hope. God told them that He will make a new covenant with the present generation of the house of Israel and the house of Judah. The Lord states that it was [...]

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Lent Devotional- March 29

March 29                    Fifth Sunday in Lent             John 12:20-33
Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus [...]

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Lent Devotional- March 28

March 28                                                              Isaiah 52:13-53:12
In this passage, a passage that reflects the somber tone during the season of Lent, the suffering of the servant is described in terms that would make anyone cringe. Here we read about a person who is outcast, despised, tortured and loathed. This passage is most often seen as the prophet foretelling [...]

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Lent Devotional- March 27

March 27                                                                      Luke 19:1-10
This passage is a story familiar to most folks who grew up in the church; I even remember singing a song about it. Zacchaeus, the diminutive chief tax collector, climbed up into a tree so he could see Jesus as He passed by. Jesus saw Zacchaeus in the tree, told him to [...]

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Lent Devotional- March 26

March 26                                                                    Luke 15:11-32
There are a number of different themes running throughout this popular parable of Jesus: forgiveness, envy, self-worth, mercy, family dynamics, the Kingdom of God, etc. We might even call it an allegory. Yet, I would like to focus on one particular section of the passage here. After the son who had squandered [...]

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Lent Devotional- March 25

March 25                                                                Ephesians 2:1-10
When I think of God’s love I am often reminded of how people describe their early thoughts of who God is. Some people look at him as the disciplinarian that they feared as a child when they were disobedient. Others view him as the loving father that wraps them in His arms, [...]

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Lent Devotional- March 24

March 24                                                         Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
Lent is a special season for me. Iit brings good memories from my childhood and makes me sensible to the voice of God, which you can almost feel in the environment the meaning of the cross and the victory of the resurrection. I understand the cross as renunciation, as centering myself [...]

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