SOCIAL MINISTRY – June 2023

SUMMER HARVEST SCHOOL SUPPLIES

In June, Mt. Calvary’s Social Ministry program is sponsoring Summer Harvest. We will be donating school supplies that will be given to children to use in the upcoming school year.

Items needed include

Dry erasers, Pencils, Pencil Sharpeners, Pencil Boxes, Crayons, Glue / Glue Sticks, 3x3 inch Post-It notes, Folders with 2 pockets, and scissors

The school supplies can be placed in the designated donation bin in the narthex throughout the month.

Women's Ministry

SOCIAL MINISTRY – June 2023

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.

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. More will be available each Sunday as needed. These Care Kits, as well as meals for Judy’s Kitchen, are funded by a grant from the Pacifica Synod. S

Bible Study

SOCIAL MINISTRY – June 2023

Bible Study

Weekly Bible study meets every Tuesday from 11am to Noon. We are beginning the year by reading the Gospel Stories and getting insights from Debi Thomas' book INTO THE MESS & Other Jesus Stories.

Come spend time together sharing and studying the Word of God.

Mt Calvary Lutheran Church Social Ministries

SOCIAL MINISTRY 2023

Month Dates Organization

Activity Description

June 2023 All Month Summer Harvest

Donations of school supplies to Summer Harvest

July 2023 All Month LRCC Luther Glen and El Camino Pines

Monetary donations to support camp programs and scholarships; Donations from LRCC’s Amazon Wish List

July 8 2023 Saturday The Sheepfold

This year the Sheepfold, a sanctuary for abused women and their children, will receive gifts from those attending the Women’s Annual Tea.

August 2023 All Month For the Child – On the Day You Were Born

Monetary donations to buy Birthday Baskets for children in need. Each basket costs $75.00

September 10, 2023 God’s Work, Our Hands

To Be Determined

October 21 2023 Judy’s Kitchen at Congregations Community UCC in Los Alamitos

Provide and serve meals for individuals who are experiencing food insecurity

Donations of food items or money to purchase food items for the meals

November 2023 All Month Orange County Food Bank

Participants will place one designated food item in a box each day in November to assemble a box of meaningful necessities for a food bank or shelter

November & December 2023 CCLM - Kindertree

Adopt children in After-School Program and donate holiday gifts

Finding Pathways Through Grief and Loss

Support groups at Mount Calvary Facilitated by Pastor Carole Parmeter Dyer

Wednesdays - 11 am -12:30 pm

Whether it was the death of a loved one, the loss of physical mobility, losses incurred during the pandemic, or another great loss in your life, grief is meant to be shared.

Since everyone’s experience with grief is unique, this group will help you find your own way of grieving and how to move forward with your grief.

You will find friends who care and understand what you are going through.

Finding Pathways Through Grief and Loss is a mutual help support group.

The group is not psychotherapy but it will help you navigate the difficulties of this new (or old) experience. No one has to talk, but everyone is encouraged to. Each week, we will discuss the issues and concerns common to bereaved people, including:

· What to make of the anger, discouragement, depression and guilt experienced in grief.

· How to deal with unfair expectations of others.

· Where to look for people you can trust to help you.

· How to manage the holidays and other special occasions.

· Who to consider for additional support if you need it.

· How to take care of yourself physically.

For more information please call Pastor Carole at 562-209-2768

SOCIAL MINISTRIES

MAY SOCIAL MINISTRY

APRIL SOCIAL MINISTRY

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED TO FOSTER LOVE TO PROVIDE “SWEET CASES” TO CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.

NT. 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

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.

SOCIAL MINISTRIES

MARCH SOCIAL MINISTRY

FEBRUARY SOCIAL MINISTRY

MT. CALVARY DONATED 20 EASTER BASKETS, AS WELL AS CANDY AND SNACKS TO LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES AND CENTRAL CITY LUTHERAN MISSION.

THESE GIFTS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES 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

In February, dozens of warm and colorful socks for men, women, and children were collected in January and distributed in Cypress, Los Alamitos, and Anaheim through Transitions in Motherhood and People’s Homeless Task Force of Orange County.

We also donated $420 ( twice our goal of $210) from the change and bills dropped in the plastic donation box to Lutheran Border Concerns Ministry in San Diego to fund an Angel Wings educational scholarship for a child at the border.