Every church website has one… a page with photographs of the church, and members of the parish doing things in the church. This is ours. We hope you enjoy it.
January 10, 2010 - The Feast of the Holy Family
The Rt. Rev. Keith Ackerman, SSC visited Mount Calvary today to preach, confirm and celebrate the Mass.
Pregame huddle in the sacristy.
A prayer from the throne before proceeding.
Nathan reads the Epistle.
The bishop and his attendants.
A godly bishop in the pulpit.
Examining the confirmands.
The apostolic blessing
Lift up your hearts…
Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi.
First Communion
June 14, 2009 - The Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Mount Calvary celebrated Corpus Christi with a procession through the neighborhood.
Let us go forth in peace.
There’s no such thing as too many thuribles.
Nobody fell coming down the front steps, so that was good.
A beautiful day for a stroll past our new parking lot!
Wow. Even the alley looks nice today.
December 30, 2008 - A special visitor!
Mount Calvary was pleased to welcome a very special guest, when William Cardinal Keeler accepted Fr. Catania’s invitation to come and inspect our newly-renovated sanctuary. Several parishioners and members of the vestry were on hand to greet His Eminence.
Fr. Catania points out the new Stations of the Cross to Cardinal Keeler.
In the chancel
The Queen of Mt. Calvary chats with a Prince of the Church.
“A Cardinal? In our church? It’s more likely than you’d think.”
Thank you for coming, your Eminence.
Miscellaneous
Just a selection of random photos taken around the parish.
Blessing the groundbreaking of Doctor Bob’s Place at the Joseph Richey Hospice, a joint ministry of Mt. Calvary Church and the All Saints’ Sisters of the Poor.
Fr. Cantrell arrives early to help prepare for the SSC Synod.
The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost be amongst you and remain with you always.
The annual meeting of the Society of King Charles the Martyr
December 23, 2008 - Greening the church.
Edie and John prepare the Altar of Repose, Maundy Thursday, 2008.
“No, Nathan, you may NOT put ‘fizzies’ in the holy water stoups.”
Fr. Catania prepares to hear confessions. (Note the beige carpet, which was brutally suppressed shortly after this picture was taken.)
I didn’t do it!
Some of the ladies of the parish - and the rector’s cat.
Fr. Tanghe speaks at coffee hour about the latest developments in the Anglican Communion.
June 11, 2008 - Fr. Catania and John Overall heading to the airport to attend the 2008 Forward in Faith conference.
Here’s something even most parishioners have never seen.
Here are some of the 8 o’clockers hangin’ out.
Here are some more. What is that scary man grinning about?
Oldies but Goodies
Images from our past.
Mt. Calvary Church, February, 1848
The Rev. Joseph Richey, 7th rector of Mt. Calvary Church, 1872 - 1877
A view of Mt. Calvary Church, ca. 1874. The church of St. Mary the Virgin can be seen in the background.
A view of the chancel. The exact date is unknown, but some time between 1872 and 1885.
Mount Calvary Church, ca. 1891. The construction of Temple Oheb Shalom on Eutaw Place can be seen in the background.
March 1, 1914 - Mount Calvary’s steeple collapses due to high winds during a blizzard. This photograph was taken a few days afterward.
A view from the street in the 1930s.
Ascension Day procession, 1958.
First Communion with Fr. Ilgenfritz.
In Jerusalem, the stalwart men of Mount Calvary visit the Wailing Wall.
In Jerusalem, the stalwart women of Mount Calvary go shopping.
