"Veni Creator Spiritus" (Come, Creator Spirit) is a traditional Christian hymn believed to have been written by Rabanus Maurus, a 9th-century German monk, teacher, and archbishop. When the original Latin text is used, it is normally sung in Gregorian Chant. It has been translated and paraphrased into several languages, and adapted into many musical forms, often as a hymn for Pentecost or for other occasions that focus on the Holy Spirit. As an invocation of the Holy Spirit, Veni Creator Spiritus is sung in the Catholic Church during liturgical celebrations on the feast of Pentecost. Martin Luther used the hymn as the basis for his Pentecost chorale "Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist", first published in 1524.

Since the English Reformation in the 16th century, there have been more than fifty English-language translations and paraphrases of Veni Creator Spiritus. A well-known version by the poet John Dryden was first published in his 1693 work, Examen Poeticum. Enjoy!

The world's foundations first were laid,

Come, visit every pious mind;

Come, pour thy joys on human kind;

From sin and sorrow set us free,

And make thy temples worthy thee.

O source of uncreated light,

The Father's promised Paraclete,

Thrice holy fount, thrice holy fire,

Our hearts with heav’nly love inspire;

Come, and thy sacred unction bring

To sanctify us while we sing.

Thou strength of his almighty hand,

Whose power does earth and heaven command,

Refine and purge our earthy parts;

But O, inflame and fire our hearts!

And lest our feet should go astray,

Protect and guide us in the way.

Plenteous of grace, descend from high

Rich in thy sev’nfold energy;

Make us eternal truths receive,

And practise all that we believe;

Give us thyself, that we may see

The Father and the Son by thee.

Immortal honour, endless fame,

Attend the Almighty Father's name;

The saviour Son be glorified,

Who for lost man's redemption died;

And equal adoration be,

Eternal Paraclete, to thee.

Join Pastor Ken as his weekly Bible Study focuses on an in-depth look at the readings which will be used each weekend. Handouts are provided that provide some thoughts and questions that focus on the weekly lessons. (Due to COVID restrictions, refreshments are not provided, but you are invited to bring your own coffee, tea or water.) The last Bible Study before summer hiatus will be on Wednesday, May 26th. Please join us!

If you can't attend the Study but would like to read the Text Study handout, you can pick up a copy in the Narthex each week or access it from the Worship Resources at the top of this page.

Calvary Team Member registration fee: $10/person or $25/family. The sign-up sheet is posted on the glass doors in the Narthex.

Drop your registration in the offering basket or church office. Please note "Hike Hope" in the memo line.

St. Vincent de Paul's meal program has significantly changed during COVID and serving of their nightly hot meals has been changed to ensure safe transfer of food. Food is now pre-packaged by St. Vincent de Paul staff and handed out to clients at the doors. Since the food is not donated as it was in the past, and their budget has had to incur this extra expense, they could use additional funding to purchase the food that is given out.

If you'd like to support this worthwhile cause, an easy way to do so is through your giving envelope, or online giving. Simply designate your contribution as "St. Vincent de Paul" and the church office will make sure it gets sent to SVDP. Last year we forwarded $1,345 of your generous donations to Saint Vincent de Paul - great job Calvary!

We invite you to sign up for flowers to beautify our altar each weekend. The sign-up sheet for this year is posted on the bulletin board in the Narthex.

Flowers are $35 and you may take them home following the 10:15 am worship on Sunday morning. If you'd prefer, you can leave the flowers at church to be enjoyed by the office staff.