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Mount Calvary will host a lecture and book signing by Father Peter Stravinskas on Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00 p.m. Father Stravinskas’ book, What Mary Means to Christians: An Ancient Tradition Explained, has just been published by by Paulist Press.
A prominent Catholic commentator, Father Stravinskas was editor of the national magazine The Catholic Answer and now edits The Catholic Response, a new journal “imbued with a joyful and dynamic orthodoxy.”
November 2, 2011
Mount Calvary congratulates the All Saints’ Sisters of the Poor on their erection yesterday as a Priory sui iuris of Diocesan Right a new institute of consecrated life in the Roman Catholic Church.
June 24, 2011
Mount Calvary congratulates the Rev. Warren Tanghe on his ordination this evening as a priest in Christ’s One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
June 6, 2011
Mount Calvary congratulates St. Luke’s Church in Bladensburg, Maryland for its decision to enter the Catholic Church under the provisions of Anglicanorum coetibus. We also salute the Episcopal Diocese of Washington for their pastoral generosity in reaching an agreement with St. Luke’s enabling the congregation to continue to worship in their building.
June 2, 2011
Mount Calvary will host a service of Solemn Evensong for the feast of Our Lord’s Ascension. This will be a gathering of all those in the greater Baltimore/Washington area planning to enter the Catholic Church under the provisions of Anglicanorum coetibus, as well as local Catholic friends, both clergy and laity.
The time of the service is 7:00 pm (not 6:30 pm as previously announced) and will be followed by a festive reception. The preacher will be The Rev. Edward Meeks, rector of Christ the King in Towson, MD.
November 7, 2010
The vestry of Mount Calvary Church voted last week to permit the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland to use Mount Calvary’s property in order to conduct services on Sunday mornings, for the benefit of parishioners who feel unable to join us in our journey to the Church of Rome. Priests from a nearby parish of the Episcopal diocese led services on October 31 and November 7 at 9 a.m. in our requiem chapel. Two members of Mount Calvary Church attended each service, as well as visitors from elsewhere in the diocese.
Meanwhile, negotiations with the Diocese of Maryland have begun in order to reach a permanent solution to questions of property ownership and other matters of mutual interest.
November 1, 2010
The parishioners of Mount Calvary were pleased to welcome the Rev. Carleton Jones, OP as their guest preacher at solemn high mass for the Feast of All Saints. Fr. Carleton is the pastor of Ss. Philip and James Catholic Church, and has been appointed by the Archdiocese of Baltimore to be Mount Calvary’s mentor as we begin our preparation for reception into the Church of Rome. A copy of Fr. Carleton’s sermon can be found here.
Mount Calvary Votes to Leave Episcopal Church
On Sunday, October 24, 2010 the parishioners of Mount Calvary Church approved the following resolutions at a special parish meeting:
Resolution 1
Resolved: In accordance with Article 12 of the amendment to the Charter of Mount Calvary Church, Baltimore, adopted April 10, 1967, the Vestry of Mount Calvary Church, having determined that The Episcopal Church (formerly known as the “Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America”) has clearly, substantially, and fundamentally changed its doctrine, discipline and worship, Mount Calvary Church should become separate from and independent of The Episcopal Church.
Resolution #2
Resolved: That Mount Calvary Church, upon separation from The Episcopal Church, seek to become an Anglican Use parish of the Roman Catholic Church.
Both resolutions were passed by majorities of 85%.
A statement from the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland can be found here.
A news article from the Archdiocese of Baltimore can be found here.
Further news and announcements will be released on this page as appropriate. We appreciate your interest, and we ask for your prayers during this exciting time of transition.
