Grow Inwardly in faith

Calvary Community Hour

Exploring Spiritual Disciplines

In 2026, our formation life at Calvary will center on spiritual disciplines, understood not as rigid requirements but as life-giving practices that help us notice God’s presence in ordinary days. Using Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster and Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun as guiding texts, we will explore one spiritual practice each month. Practices will include prayer, scripture, simplicity, hospitality, service, and rest. Together, we will learn, experiment, reflect, and support one another as we discern which practices nourish our lives and deepen our love of God and neighbor.

This year is about practice, curiosity, and attentiveness. It is a season for trying things on, letting go of what does not fit, and noticing what helps us live more fully and faithfully.

In 2027, we will build on this shared foundation by moving toward the creation of a Rule of Life, a flexible and life-giving framework that helps us weave these practices into the rhythms of daily living. This two-year journey invites us not toward perfection, but toward intention, shaping lives rooted in prayer, justice, joy, and love.

For the first quarter of 2026, the spiritual disciplines we will explore are:

JANUARY – Meditation – beginning the year by cultivating holy attentiveness

    • Jan 4 – Meditation with Rev. Allison: tools, practice, and guided meditation
    • Jan 11 – Procter Center 2026 Preview
    • Jan 18 – MLK Study: Where Do We Go From Here?
    • Jan 18 (Evening) – Event with Ayman Soliman at CCAC
    • Jan 25 – Annual Meeting – ONE SERVICE with POTLUCK and MEETING

FEBRUARY – Prayer – rediscovering prayer as relationship rather than requirement

    • Feb 1 – Anglican Traditions of Prayer
    • Feb 8 – Moral Decision-making with Don Reed – Part 1: Talking to our Kids/Grandkids about Drinking, Speeding, and Sex (including Porn)
    • Feb 15 – Moral Decision-making with Don Reed – Part 2: Is Career Success Incompatible with Happiness?
    • Feb 22 – Moral Decision-making with Don Reed – Part 3: Two Methods of Moral Decision-Making: “Applied Ethics” and “Casuistry”

MARCH – Fasting – more than giving something up; it’s making space for what truly gives life

    • Mar 1 – Creative Approaches to Fasting as a Spiritual Discipline
    • Mar 8 – The Anxious Generation with Alison Taylor (Part 2) – Fall Series Continues
    • Mar 15 – The Anxious Generation with Alison Taylor (Part 3)
    • Mar 22 – Mid-Lent Grace: Finding Compassion in Our Lenten Practices
    • Mar 29 – Palm Sunday (No Class)