Final Total Scores for the 2011-2012 Season

Congrats to our top scorers for the year!

What is Lent?

Our tradition doesn't make very much of it, but for many Christians today begins the season of "Lent" which starts 44 days before Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter, when we observe the Last Supper). It is a time to remember the 40 days Jesus fasted in the desert, and think about all He gave up for us on the cross.

The purpose of Lent is to be a season of fasting, self-denial, Christian growth, penitence, conversion, and simplicity. Lent, which comes from the Teutonic (Germanic) word for springtime, can be viewed as a spiritual spring cleaning: a time for taking spiritual inventory and then cleaning out those things which hinder our corporate and personal relationships with Jesus Christ and our service to him.

Of course, Lent is not in the Bible. It is just a tradition. But some traditions can be educational.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bible Quiz Team Kickoff will be September 1

It's that time again! Time to start the 2010-2011 Bible Quizzing season. Come on out for an introduction to this upcoming year. Quizzers and parents are both invited, and there is no commitment to coming out, so if you have a friend who is interested but not sure, tell them this is their chance!

WHEN: Wednesday, September 1 at 7:00 PM
WHERE: Calvary Church, the Round Room/Missions Room
WHO: Quizzers, Prospective Quizzers, and Parents
WHAT: An introduction to Bible Quizzing in general, and the 2010-2011 season in general. Snacks afterward.