Calvary Lutheran Church
Jacksonville, NC
Phone: 910-353-4016
E-mail: calvarylutheran@embarqmail.com
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The Suggestion Box in the back of the Sanctuary is available as a way of telling
us about someone’s need without having to identify you.
Please provide their name, address and phone number (which will not be
identified without the recipient’s permission).
The Homeless Shelter sponsored by the Onslow Community Ministries (OCM) is in
dire need of financial help. If
their needs are not met, they may have to close their doors to the needy. You
may contribute through Calvary please note how much should be designated for the
Homeless Shelter
The Soup Kitchen is feeling the pinch of rising gas prices for the Out Reach
trucks. There are presently two
delivering daily meals in excess of 100 meals a day.
Please think of them.
The continuing need for
canned goods also needs our attention.
The “Shelves” never get too full.
We are appealing to you to pick up an extra can of food when you shop and
bring it to church. They will be
kept in our kitchen area until our next scheduled volunteer week of
9 to13 June.
Smooth Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly are always a welcome gift.
The two are blended together and spread on 100s of sandwiches a day.
Crunchy PB is a favorite of mine, but it doesn’t spread quite as easily.
Watch for the Soup Kitchen Volunteer Sign Up
Sheet for June on the back table in mid May.
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave
me something to drink, I needed clothes and you clothed.
I was sick and you looked after me.”
Matthew 25:35-36
NOTES FROM THE
ANNUAL ONSLOW COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, INC., MEETING
We help
the heart and soul of individuals in
our community
In 2007
…
500 Peanut
Butter and Jelly sandwiches were made every day (32 lbs of peanut butter and 40
lbs of jelly daily)
Soup Kitchen
trucks drove 29,000 miles (costing approximately $7,000 for gasoline alone)
1,609 patients
received medical assistance at the clinic (a 70% increase)
$600,000 worth of free prescriptions were distributed
There were 256
shelter residents for 2,184 bed nights (31% (increase)
22 families,
44 children, and 36 veterans stayed at the shelter; eviction and unemployment
were the main reasons for being homeless.
80 individuals
received assistance with rent and utility bills
Christmas
Cheer assisted 1,390 families, a total of 5,220 individuals
20,138 toys were distributed through the Christmas Cheer program
More than
2,000 individuals volunteered for the Ministries.
Can you,
will you help?
Contact Pastor
Sundbom or a member of the Calvary Lutheran Church Human Care Ministry or the
Soup Kitchen at
910-455-5733 or
www.onslowcm.org
“Bear one another’s burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galations 6:2
What is Stephen Ministry? Stephen Ministry is grounded in Jesus’ command to love one another. Through one-to-one caring relationships, those who are hurting, receive the love and care they need to support them. Consider allowing a Stephen Minister to walk with you on your journey to wholeness. For more information, please click on this link or contact the church office at 353-4016.