At Moms & More we will provide different opportunities to reach out and serve mothers and children in our community and around the world. Whether making a meal for single moms at Calvary Church or knitting blankets for babies in Africa, we want to teach our children how to serve by example.Please check back here often to see what Moms & More is doing to make a difference for another mother or child.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Local Life Group Outreach Opportunities

  1. Serve a meal with Mercy's House- OC's cold weather armory emergency shelter program. Volunteers needed 7 days a week for both am (5-7 am) and pm (5-8pm) hours.
    Contact Ashleigh Anderson Camba (714) 836-7188 x 102 or ashleigha@mercyhouse.net
  2. Olive Crest- Host a dinner at a Group Home- contact Natalie Condron, Volunteer Coordinator (714) 543-5437 x 1162 or natalie-condron@olivecrest.org
  3. Sheepfold Women's Shelter- prepare a meal/plan a kids program for a Saturday Night Gathering. Meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at a church in the city of Orange. Volunteers are needed during this time to set up and tear down. Volunteers are also needed for childcare: infants, preschoolers, and crafts for children ages 6-11 yrs. Contact DeAnne (714) 237-1444 or DAnne@thesheepfold.org
  4. Make a Basket for a new mom at BirthChoice- contact Ma'May Faucher (714) 836-5447 or santaana@birthchoice.org
  5. Yard Work for a widow at church- Contact Pastor Matt Doan (714) 550-2378 or mdoan@calvarylife.org
  6. Work Day at Cabrillo Park- Contact Pastor Matt Doan (714) 550-2378 or mdoan@calvarylife.org

Churchwide Service Opportunities

Saturday 3/21-
Calvary Church Santa Ana Serve Day - 8:30 am - noon. We will be serving Bishop Manor Apartment Complex. We will clean-up and paint. You can currently sign up for this on Sunday mornings at the Reach Table (through out the rest of Feb. and March)
If your life group is interested, e-mail or call Pastor Matt Doan at (714) 550-2378 or mdoan@calvarylife.org

Saturday 7/25-
SERVE DAY-
Time TBD - sign-ups for this will be available in June and July.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

RENEW THE WALL- One Day Project

On Saturday 10/11 Calvary Church will be gathering together as a church to renew the Cabrillo Park wall.

Meet in the Fruit Street parking lot at 8:00 am to sign-in. Click HERE for a campus map.

We will be parking at the Church and walking down to the park. Please wear comfortable clothes you can paint in and bring your own paintbrush or roller. We will provide all other necessary paint and yard equipment. The project will end at 12 noon with a lunch at the park.

Sign-ups begin Sunday 9/30.

Call Janice Fitzgerald (714) 550-2310 for more information
or e-mail her at jfitzgerald@calvarylife.org

BirthChoice

BirthChoice is a faith-based, pro-life, organization providing medical services and education to teens and adults. BirthChoice promotes abstinence and positive alternatives to abortion consistent with inherent value of every human life.

BirthChoice offers free pregnancy tests, free ultrasounds and free STD testing. The clinic seeks to give truth and grace to women in crisis as Jesus would have us do.

LifeGroups can get involved this Fall with the clinic by providing baby baskets for expectant mothers full of diapers, baby clothes, blankets, and formula.

For details on how to get your LifeGroup involved, please contact
Ma'May in Santa Ana (714) 836-5447 or via e-mail mamay@birthchoiceclinic.org

KidWorks

KidWorks is helping kids in Santa Ana with after-school tutoring, computer skills and leadership life skills.

Contact Volunteer Coordinator Cole Ng (714) 834-9400 ext.107
for more information on how your LifeGroup can serve together

Release Time Christian Education

This great ministry serves public schools by providing IN-school bible studies for students with parent's permission. The ministry is always looking for individuals to help teach the morning and afternoon studies as well as groups to come on Saturdays and clean the chapel on wheels!

Contact Candy Kenney at rckenney1@att.net for more information

Olive Crest

Olive Crest is a local ministry that serves in Jesus' name by serving foster kids and running group homes. There are a variety of ways your LifeGroup could get involved with the kids at Olive Crest including group picnics, adopting a group home to clean and bring gifts to or transporting kids from their group homes to youth group here at Calvary Church. There is also opportunities to help a child's christmas wish come true during the Christmas Season.

Contact 1-800- 550- CHILD ext.#1144
or e-mail to info@olivecrest.org