SOCIAL MINISTRY - July 2024
SOCIAL MINISTRY - July 2024
SOCIAL MINISTRY - July 2024
"God’s Work. Our Hands" Sunday
On September 8, we will gather after the Sunday service to make sandwiches and pack “brown bag” lunches for the 67 residents of the Ascent Apartments in Buena Park. This permanent support housing for formerly homeless individuals aids the residents in their journey towards a new life. So please plan on staying after the service on September 8 to make sandwiches and pack lunches to be taken to our food insecure neighbors.
Mt. Calvary also has an ongoing ministry seeking donations of gift cards for our Good Samaritan Fund. Our Good Samaritan Fund needs a boost to replenish our supply of gift cards. Please consider donating gift cards. We are especially in need of supermarket and fast -food restaurant gift cards. Gift cards can be placed on the offering plate on Sunday or returned to the church office Monday-Friday, 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Women's Ministry
SOCIAL MINISTRY - July 2024
SOCIAL MINISTRY - July 2024
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.
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. These Care Kits, as well as meals for Judy’s Kitchen, are funded by a grant from the Pacifica Synod.
Bible Study
SOCIAL MINISTRY - July 2024
Bible Study
A Weekly Bible study is held every Wednesdayat 2pm in Pastor Carole’s office. Come and hear the Scripture readings for the upcoming week, read a short commentary and discuss! This is a wonderful small group ministry and is a great way to deepen your faith and relationship with the Holy One! If you would like to deepen your faith life and connect with our beloved community, this is a great place to do it. Come and spend time together sharing and studying the Word of God. All are welcomed; no previous Bible Study experience necessary!
Starting Sunday August 11th we will have a Bible Study/Christian Education class on Christian Nationalism – what it is, and how we as Lutheran Christians should respond. This class will meet for Sundays after service at 11:15 for four weeks and end on September 1st .
The Men’s Bible Study meets the 1st Saturday of each month at Howard’s Restaurant on Lincoln at 8:30 AM.
Mt Calvary Lutheran Church Social Ministries
SOCIAL MINISTRY 2024
Month Dates Organization
Activity Description
On-going - Mt. Calvary Good Samaritan Fund
Mt. Calvary has an ongoing ministry seeking donations of gift cards for our Good Samaritan Fund. Gift cards to grocery store, places to eat and bus passes are the greatest need. The love share and compassion shown for the people who come to Mt. Calvary for help is deeply appreciated.
September 8 Sunday - God's Work Our Hands
Congregations of the ELCA will join together for our annual day of service. This day is an opportunity to celebrate who we are - one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbors.
October 21 - Judy's Kitchen
Serve meals to people in our community who are experiencing food insecurity.
November / December - CCLM Kindertree
Collect donated holiday gifts for children in their After-School program
PAST SOCIAL MINISTRIES
AUGUST SOCIAL MINISTRY
MAY - JULY SOCIAL MINISTRY
MAY - JULY SOCIAL MINISTRY
For August, Mt. Calvary sponsored our Lutheran Bible camps - El Camino Pines, a year-round camp, hosting weekend retreats, Outdoor School and summer and winter camps, and Luther Glen Farm, where kids have the opportunity to grow their connection between the earth, people and their food, share the abundance nature provides, and learn to appreciate and care for the environment, plants, and animals.
MAY - JULY SOCIAL MINISTRY
MAY - JULY SOCIAL MINISTRY
MAY - JULY SOCIAL MINISTRY
For May thru July, the Women’s Ministry group asked for donations to make Literacy Kits for United Way at the annual tea and luncheon. Each Literacy Kit contained a book, pencils, an eraser, colored pencils/crayons, an activity book, and notebook paper. Items were assembled in a drawstring bag and the United Way distributed the kits to students in Title 1 schools throughout Orange County.
Fifty literacy kits filled with donations from the Women’s Ministry Annual Spring Tea were assembled on July 13th by the women of Mt. Calvary and delivered to the United Way – OC. in Irvine on July 16th. Each kit has a Kdg. - 3rd grade reading book, a stuffed reading buddy, an activity book, stickers, a sensory toy, crayons, colored pencils, pencils, an eraser, and a notebook.
APRIL SOCIAL MINISTRY
MAY - JULY SOCIAL MINISTRY
APRIL SOCIAL MINISTRY
MT. CALVARY DONATED FOOD AND SERVED MEALS AT JUDY’S KITCHEN ON SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH AT JUDY"S KITCHEN. The menu was lasagna, salad, rolls, dessert, and beverages. About 120 meals were served by our volunteers to folks in our community who are experiencing food insecurity who expressed their gratitude in words of thanks, smiles of appreciation and full tummies!
On Sunday, April 14, 202 Blankets and water bottles were also donated for the families attending a southern California border ecumenical worship service conducted by Border Church as part of the ECLA’s AMMPARO (accompanying migrant minors with protection, advocacy, representation, and opportunities) ministry. it gathers migrants for an ecumenical worship service the second Sunday of each month at the border walls that separate the United States and Mexico.
PAST SOCIAL MINISTRIES
MARCH SOCIAL MINISTRY
FEBRUARY SOCIAL MINISTRY
FEBRUARY SOCIAL MINISTRY
In March, Mt. Calvary has donated Easter candy and snacks to Lutheran social services so parents will be able to make Easter basket for their children. Easter candy and snacks were also sent to Central City Lutheran Mission through Amazon and will be distributed to children there along with donations of Easter shoes. As they celebrate Easter and the risen Christ with their children. Your kindness and your generosity is a blessing to so many!
FEBRUARY SOCIAL MINISTRY
FEBRUARY SOCIAL MINISTRY
FEBRUARY SOCIAL MINISTRY
In February, our Social Ministry Challenge was to accept donations of basic wound care supplies that were distributed by Wound Walk OC, a non-profit that tends to the wounds of the unsheltered in Orange County with compassion and kindness. These items will bring much needed relief to individuals who are unhoused in our community. Your compassion and generosity is much appreciated by those who are in need of healing. Thanks to everyone who donated these basic wound care supplies
JANUARY SOCIAL MINISTRY
FEBRUARY SOCIAL MINISTRY
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER SOCIAL MINISTRY
In January, our Social Ministry Challenge was to accept donations in order to reimburse Classics for the baking ingredients they provided for a scone-baking class taught by the manager and baker from Classics to the women at Precious Life Shelter. Mt. Calvary contributed the babysitters. The women from Precious Life learned a new skill and were able to share quality time together. The scones were then served to the guests who attended a Precious Life Shelter Open House.
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER SOCIAL MINISTRY
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER SOCIAL MINISTRY
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER SOCIAL MINISTRY
In November and December, Mt. Calvary donated holiday gifts to children who participate in the After-School Program at Central City Lutheran Mission. Church members had the opportunity to “adopt” a child and donate gifts for this child starting Nov 13 through Dec 10.
The Christmas gifts donated by Mount Calvary for the children at Central City Lutheran Mission were delivered on December 11th. The generosity and compassion of our congregation was overwhelming. It is a blessing to care for children!
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS EVENT
OCTOBER SOCIAL MINISTRY
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER SOCIAL MINISTRY
OCTOBER SOCIAL MINISTRY
Our Social Ministry Project during October, was to have a food item each day to a donation box a suggestions list was provide). Donations were to be brought to the church by Sunday, October 29 or by the end of the month, The donations gathered by our church was then taken to the Orange County Food Bank.
THANKS FOR YOUR DONATIONS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY FOOD BANK MT. CALVARY WISHES ALL OUR NEIGHBORS A HAPPY AND ABUNDANT THANKSGIVING
PAST SOCIAL MINISTRIES
JUNE SOCIAL MINISTRY
APRIL SOCIAL MINISTRY
JUNE SOCIAL MINISTRY
In June, Mt. Calvary’s Social Ministry program sponsored Summer Harvest. We donated school supplies that fill the backpacks of children in Cypress, Fountain Valley, and Los Alamitos to use in the upcoming school year.
Items included much needed supplies for the new school year such as Dry erasers, Pencils, Pencil Sharpeners, Pencil Boxes, Crayons, Glue / Glue Sticks, 3x3 inch Post-It notes, Folders with 2 pockets, and scissors. Thanks to everyone who donated for giving these kids a great start!
MAY SOCIAL MINISTRY
APRIL SOCIAL MINISTRY
JUNE SOCIAL MINISTRY
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED TO FOSTER LOVE TO PROVIDE “SWEET CASES” TO CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.
MT. CALVARY RAISED OVER $500.00 WHICH WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST 17 DUFFEL BAGS PACKED WITH ESSENTIALS AND A FEW TREATS TO CHILDREN TRANSITIONING TO A NEW PLACEMENT
APRIL SOCIAL MINISTRY
APRIL SOCIAL MINISTRY
APRIL SOCIAL MINISTRY
MT. CALVARY DONATED FOOD AND SERVED MEALS AT JUDY’S KITCHEN ON SATURDAY, APRIL 15TH. WE PREPARED AND SERVED OVER 100 MEALS OF HAM, AU GRATN POTATOES, SALADS AND ROLLS THAT DAY TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL, BUSY DAY. ALL WERE FED WITH FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP. THIS IS AN AMAZING MINISTRY! WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT TIME MT. CALVARY HOSTS JUDY’S KITCHEN IN OCTOBER.