BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260517T185336Z UID:723-193220@calvary.ca DTSTART:20250918T013000Z DTEND:20250918T033000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20250923T134152 DESCRIPTION:ALPHA\, ALPHA NEXT\, PRACTICING THE WAY\, EQUIP TO SERVE\, TEE N &\; KIDS PROGRAM!!!\nWe are very excited to be offering 4 different adult growth track this fall! Read through below to see which one interes ts you. Classes run September 17 through November 26 from 7-830pm. A fanta stic but optional dinner starts at 6:30pm\, and classes start at 7:00pm and run till 8:30pm sharp.\nALPHA\nAlpha is an introduction to Christianit y that is designed to look at some of the predominant questions asked rela ted to Jesus\, Faith &\; the church.\nAlpha is for literally anyone who is curious about what Christians believe and why they believe it. You do not need to be a part of the church or have any specific beliefs. The disc ussions are not in a format where you will be grilled on your beliefs\, bu t it does talk about Jesus and faith related matters. Perhaps you already believe in Jesus but have nagging questions about your faith. Perhaps you ’ve never thought about faith much before. Whatever... Alpha is for ever yone! WHAT QUESTIONS ARE COVERED?\n\nWeek 1: Is There More to Life Than T his?\nWeek 2: Who is Jesus?\nWeek 3: Why Did Jesus Die?\nWeek 4: How Can W e have Faith?\nWeek 5: Why and How Do I Pray?\nWeek 6: Why and How Do I Re ad the Bible?\nWeek 7: How Does God Guide Us?\nWeek 8: How Can I Resist Ev il?\nWeek 9: Does God Heal Today?\nWeek 10: Why and How Should I Tell Othe rs?\nWeek 11: What About the Church\n\nALPHA NEXT\nThis is the companion c ourse for those who have taken ALPHA and would like to learn more. I stron gly recommend the optional dinner\, then break out for a separate video se ries by Nicky Gumble and the Alpha Team. It explores Alphas "A Life Worth Living" which is a Bible Study in the book of Philippians which has follow up questions throughout the small group portion allow you to express your thoughts and still be challenged by different perspectives. Led in person by a group leader\, this series contains a video series and question bookl et.\nPRACTICING THE WAY\nWe’re very excited to be offering an 11 week di scipleship series out of Seattle called Practicing the Way. It is designed to help get you started on the journey of spiritual formation\, help you get unstuck if you’ve stalled out\, or just guide you into taking your n ext step. Ultimately\, its goal is to train you to live as an apprentice o f Jesus: to be with Jesus\, become like him\, and do as he did. There is t he video series alongside of workbooks to aid your journey.\nEQUIP TO SERV E Level 3\nThe focus in Equip to Serve (ETS) Book 3 is on learning a simpl e way to share your faith effectively. Twelve (12) simple verses will be m emorized. Participants will achieve simple accountability benchmarks on th eir daily quiet time. The class requires 2-3 hours of work per week outsid e of class.\nThe class will run for 12 weeks beginning September 17 and pr ovide an environment of safety and accountability. Consider to join in for dinner 630pm or only the classes from 7 to 830pm. Materials provided thro ugh Discipleship International and hosted by a Calvary member and class te acher Bob Kirk. Cost of the course book is $30. Pre-requisites: none.\nTEE N SMALL GROUP\nYippee ki-yay! No western themes... the phrase just sounds like fun! We’re glad to have the return of a teen small group on Wednesd ay nights. Sign up for optional dinner\, come hang out and we’ll talk re levant Bible stuff for the circumstances impacting your life. It’s diff erent for everyone. Lets hang out\, talk about it and get some useful Jesu s input!\nKIDS PROGRAM\nWe are so pleased to be offering a mid week kids p rogram. There will be games\, crafts and mayhem along with kids specific B ible lessons. This is for all kids in K-5 with a registered parent.\n***N OTE*** if you are a parent in one of the adult classes you CAN register yo ur kids for dinner as well and we’d be happy to have your whole family. If you are not participating in an adult class and dropping off your child for midweek program\, do so at 7pm. There is not a drop off dinner for ki ds. There is not a kids program for children not yet in Kindergarten. Kids younger than Kindergarten are welcome but will stay with their parents.\n To register\, we’ll just need your name\, email &\; phone number.\nTh ere is a $40 cost for the optional dinner to cover your food &\; drink s and a small additional fee for workbooks and teaching materials for the  11 weeks. From there\, communicaitons will flow to make sure you get wh at resources you need. Hope you can join us and YES... you can bring a fri end! If you are registering for kids club\, make sure to select that optio n at registration.\nIf any questions arise\, please feel free to drop an e mail vince@calvary.ca or tessa@calvary.ca. Continue registering till the f inal REGISTER button. You WILL receive an email confirming a successful registration. LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T134152 LOCATION:Calvary Church | Fireside Room 124 SUMMARY:BIG Wednesdays URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.calvary.ca/events/big-wednesdays--723/2025-09-17 ATTACH;FILENAME=NEW Big Wed. 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