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Upcoming and Current Opportunities
Thanksgiving Food Boxes - November 23rd
Fall is in the air! Calvary’s Annual Thanksgiving Food Box Distribution will take place on Saturday, November 23rd from 8:00-11:00am in the Great Hall at Calvary Church. We also need help with set-up, which happens on Thursday, November 21st. Follow this link to sign up to help pack and distribute the boxes. People of all ages are welcome!
Monetary donations allow us to purchase the food for the Thanksgiving Food Boxes, which will go to over 200 local families in need. The food for one family is about $30, and families also receive a $25 gift card to cover the cost of a turkey and extras. To donate online, click here and specify the amount you would like to donate. You can also place a check in the offering basket, or mail a check to the office, noted for Thanksgiving Food Boxes.
Sharing the Table - November 17th
Join us for the November Sharing the Table meal with our Golden unsheltered and sheltered community members for a delicious beef stew. See opportunities to be involved here. We will prepare the meal in the Calvary kitchen after the 9:30am service (about 10:40am). We will serve the meal at First United Methodist Church of Golden at 1500 Ford Street, arriving at 5:00pm to set up, or at 5:30pm to enjoy the meal and visit with our neighbors. Enter through the green door closest to 15th Street. Come build community, sign up here and join the fun!
Contact Jennifer Ashley-Earl with questions at jenaearl@gmail.com
Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts
You can donate to relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene via Calvary’s own “World Relief Fund” with this link
Salvation Army Bell Ringing - November 29th to December 24th
Bell ringing will begin on November 29th, so sign up to ring those bells and join the blessing and joy of giving! Sign Up Here to give funds to the Salvation Army or Sign Up Here to ring those bells.
Miracle Shop - December 16th & 17th
It is a blessing for parents to shop for their children at the Miracle Shop. So, bring toys and gifts for children and teens to support this joyful event. Donations boxes will be available outside the Great Hall and Historic Church through December 17th.
CrossPurpose Journey
The next class of leaders starts in late January 2025. They welcome you no matter your background or experience to consider coming alongside these leaders (CrossPurpose students) in friendship and as a cheerleader. Check out the opportunities and how to fill out an application here.
As Roger Brown and Steve Rasmussen say, "It is even more of a gift to you (as the volunteer) than it is to the leaders, although it is a gift to them too!" They welcome you to come see what a gift it will be to you!
Reach out to Calvary members Steve Rasmussen at sras01@outlook.com or Roger Brown at roger@rkbmail.net to hear about their experiences at CrossPurpose. Josh Ryken at jryken@crosspurpose.org is on staff at CrossPurpose and would love to chat and answer questions.
You can be an ally, or a prayer partner. You can help provide a meal, lead a mock interview, help with the recovery program, teach a spiritual formation class, help with graduation, or get involved in special events. Explore all the opportunities and how to get involved here.
Ongoing Opportunities
Calvary Food Shelf (Open 10-3, M-Th)
Each month, members of Calvary are asked to bring a particular food item to help stock the Calvary Food Shelf (CFS) which is accessed by members of our community in need of food. Items are typically brought to the weekend services, or to the office during the week. If you’d like to provide financial support, which is always welcome, you can mail a check to the Calvary office, made out to the Golden Rescue Fund (note: CFS) or give online through the Calvary Church website. Contact Kirk Quackenbush at 720-290-3511 or quacks41@msn.com with any questions.
Food items for November: Spaghetti Sauce & Canned Pineapple
CrossPurpose
Cross Purpose is a nonprofit organization focused on abolishing relational, economic, and spiritual poverty through career and community development. They are looking for volunteer mentors to support their next Fellowship cohort. Legacy Fellowship volunteers mentor graduates through basic financial principles like budgeting, saving, credit, and money management. Go to crosspurpose.org for more information.
Calvary’s Refugee Ministry (HOME Team)
Calvary’s HOME Team welcomed the Qaderi Family from Afghanistan in February 2022 and the Abduljabbar Family from Iraq in May 2023. The Qaderi Family is a family of six living in Thornton, with four small children. The Abduljabbar Family is a family of three with a single mom and two sons situated in Lakewood. Both families enjoy meeting new people and would love to practice their English. If you would like to come alongside either of these families, or help with apartment set-up for new families coming to the Denver area, contact Carol Rose at zzzzcarol@aol.com or Shannon Campbell at shannon@calvarygolden.net.
Saint Francis Center Sunday
St. Francis Center (SFC) is a transformation hub for men and women who are homeless in the metro Denver area. It is a day shelter providing a myriad of services that enable people to meet their basic needs and to transition out of homelessness. Calvary coordinates volunteers to serve at this shelter during the week, and on the 4th Sunday morning of each month. If you are interested, please contact Kathie Gerwig atkdgedg2@gmail.com
Sharing the Table
Sharing the Table is a community partnership meant to build community support and friendship around the unsheltered in Golden. If you would like to join the community meal and help prepare food, contact Vanessa Hayes vanessa.wharton@gmail.com or Shannon Campbell shannon@calvarygolden.net
The Sharing the Table partnership is the new focus for the Calvary SOS (Safe Outdoor Space) Team. The SOS team is moving from serving meals to Safe Outdoor Space residents in Denver to partnering with the Golden United Methodist Church to serve meals to the unsheltered in Golden (which includes these Sharing the Table events). Let Vanessa or Shannon know if you'd like to join in on these wonderful opportunities.
Recent Events
Be a Tool
Calvary families and individuals partnered with Be a Tool and the Together Church of Golden for a wonderful day of hands-on support with local Golden residents in need! What a fun day it was! The teams worked at 5 different houses and completed all the needs given to us. It was a great time of fellowship and getting our hands in the mud and paint! We can't wait to invite our Calvary family into this wonderful work again next year.
