Current Social Ministries

In April, May, and June, 2026 Mt. Calvary’s Social Ministry program will sponsor Summer Harvest by donating school supplies. The school supplies will be given to the children to use in the upcoming school year. 

Please also remember our ongoing ministries that continue each month: Pastor’s Pantry, Hands of Love, gift cards and bus passes, canned food, and gently used clothes. The designated bins and donation boxes are in the narthex.

The Women’s Ministry is a group of women from our congregation who meet on the second Saturday of each month at 10:00 A.M. in the fellowship hall, to listen to inspirational messages, to pray together, and to plan activities and perform services which support the life of the church and our community.   All women at Mt. Calvary are welcome to join us.  

Through our Pacifica Synod Matthew 25 grant, the Women’s Ministry is providing Care Kits for our neighbors in the community who are unhoused, unsheltered and food insecure  Each Care Kit contains facial tissue, wipes, hand sanitizer, granola bars, fruit snacks, trail mix, disposable trash bag, a pair of socks, a water bottle, and a Christian message of love, hope, and encouragement.  These Care Kits are available to the congregation at no cost for pick up in  the Narthex on Sunday mornings to distribute to individuals they meet in the community.  

 New Grief and Loss Support Group Weds from 11 am - 12:30  

at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church

Consider joining this group if you are struggling with:

o loss of a loved one

o job loss, housing loss

o loss of health, 

o grief for our world.

You do not need to be a member of Mount Calvary to attend.  

Space is limited to eight participants.  There is no cost.

 Contact Pastor Carole Parmeter Dyer, Facilitator   

562.209-2768/mtcalpastor@att.net

Be part of the Lutheran World Relief Quilt and Kit Ministry.  The Hands of Love Quilting group is sewing quilts every Tuesday from 11:00 – 1:00 in the Fellowhip Hall. Many lovely quilts have been made and will be sent around the workd to those in need. 

Check in with Carrie Merrell on Sunday morning so she can show off the finished quilts.

A Weekly Bible study  is held every Wednesday at 2pm in the church library.  Come and hear the Scripture readings for the upcoming week, read a short commentary and discuss! This wonderful small group ministry is a great way to deepen your faith and relationship with the Holy One and connect with our beloved community, by spending time together sharing  and studying the Word of God.  All are welcomed; no previous Bible Study experience necessary! 

The group will meet Wednesday, August 5, at 4:00 P.M. in Pastor Carole’s office to discuss Theo Of Golden by Allen Levi. This novel “about a stranger, Theo, who arrives in a small Southern city and begins anonymously buying portraits from a local coffee shop and returning them to their subjects, asking only for their stories in return. The book explores unconditional love, kindness, connection, and the impact of quiet generosity, often with Christian undertones.  Theo's actions change the lives of the townspeople and reveal his own past.  You are invited to join at anytime.