CALVARY MEMORIAL UNITED
KITCHENER, ONTARIO
519-744-9696
Email: www.calvarymemorial.ca
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WELCOME TO CALVARY MEMORIAL
CALVARY MEMORIAL STAFF
Minister: Rev.Tim Graham
519-744-9696 ext. 2 or
226-218-3322
Music Team: Barb Julian, Kirby Julian and Emily Roe
Office Administrator: Emily Moore
519-744-9696 ext. 1
Office hours:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Worship: Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
Faith Community Nurse:
Sally White faithnurse@calvarymemorial.ca
519-744-9696 ext.3 or 519-546-4849
Drop-in visits welcome
Mondays - 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
CALVARY MEMORIAL UNITED CHURCH
JOIN US FOR WORSHIP EACH SUNDAY
at 10:30 in person
or on YouTube at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIC1iq5Jt1CL3l7FG63x4w
THE FALL SEASON OF REGULAR ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS HAS BEGUN AT CALVARY.
COME IN AND FIND A PLACE IN OUR FRIENDLY COMMUNITY
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH SERVICE
10;30 a.m.
WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY
Sunday October 13th
THE FALL SEASON OF REGULAR ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS HAS BEGUN AT CALVARY.
COME IN AND FIND A PLACE IN OUR FRIENDLY COMMUNITY
CALVARY MEMORIAL UNITED
JULY 7, 14, & 21
10:00 a.m.
with Rev. Gary Clark
leading in worship
FOREST HILL UNITED
JULY 28, AUGUST 4 & 11
!0:00 a.m.
with Rev. Chris Fickling
leading in worship.
ST JAMES~ROSEMOUNT UNITED
AUGUST 18, 25 & SEPTEMBER 1
10:00 a.m.
with Rev. Tim Graham
leading in worship
PRAYER REQUEST
Tom and Helen Powell are asking for prayer - Helen is in hospital after a fall and the prayers from their Calvary Memorial church family would be greatly appreciated. Tom and Helen have asked that we delay calling or visiting at this time and Tom will let us know when this changes.
UCW MEETING
UCW Meeting Tuesday, October 8th, 2024 at 1:30 p.m.
in Kellerman Hall.
Anne Reuber is the speaker on WOW Regional UCW .
All ladies welcome.
JULIETS' LUNCH
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at Omega Restaurant 685 Fisher-Hallman Rd. Kitchener, Ontario 11:30 AM
Retired Married Ladies Lunch
All the retired married ladies of Calvary Memorial are invited to lunch together at Omega Family Restaurant 685 Fisher Hallman Rd on the 3rd Friday of the month at 11:30 AM.
FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE DROP- INS
Faith Community Nurse drop-ins are now on
Mondays from 10 to 12 PM.
All are welcome!
HEALTH AND WELLNESS DINNER
Thursday October 3rd, 2024
@ 5:30 PM
The theme of this dinner is
“Grand River Hospital Withdrawal Management Program”
Please sign up on the board next to the elevator
COMMUNITY SUPPORT CONNECTIONS
GENTLE FITNESS GROUP
ARE MEETING ON MONDAYS IN THE GYM
AT CALVARY UNITED CHURCH
MONDAYS
STARTING ON APRIL 8,
9:30 - 10;30 A.M.
This is a program of Community Support Connections.
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Community Support Connections is also sponsoring
A CAREGIVER PROGRAM
All are welcome to attend our free Caregiver Support Sessions
that address the unique role and needs of caregivers.
Over four weeks learn about effective communication, self-care,
navigating the health care system and much more.
You can also share with other caregivers the joys and challenges of caregiving.
Contact Sally White, Calvary's Faith Community Nurse, for further information
about this program.
The last two sessions were held at Calvary on June 6 and 13 from 10:00 - 12:00.
Let our Faith Community Nurse know if you have suggestions for programs on other wellness related topics.
COMMUNIITY MINISTRY POSITION OPPORTUNITY!
Calvary Memorial is seeking a
COMMUNITY MINISTRY COORDINATOR
FOR THE COMMUNITY MINISTRY PROGRAM OF
CALVARY MEMORIAL UNITED CHURCH, KITCHENER
This position will include emphasis on advocacy for the marginalized people in our community and providing services such as coordinating the weekly community supper and assisting in personal issues such as medical appointments, legal issues, etc., all provided within a Christian perspective. Preference will be given to applicants with relevant education and experience. A more detailed position description and an overview of Community Ministry’s programs follows.
Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to the Community Ministry Search Committee by October 18, 2024.
Community Ministry Search Committee
Calvary Memorial United Church,
91 Gruhn St.,
Kitchener, ON.,
N2G 1S5
or
office@calvarymemorial.ca
COMMUNITY MINISTRY PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Community Ministry is an outreach program of Calvary Memorial United in Kitchener. This Ministry was initiated in April 1997. The Ministry is funded by two congregations (Calvary Memorial United and Trillium Lutheran Church), funds from the broader local denominations of the Lutheran and United Churches as well as through many fundraising events held throughout the year. For 2023, our fundraising totals were just over $14,000 as well as money from the two partnership congregations of just over $28,000. Fund raising was limited because of a restructure on operations as a result of the pandemic.
Community Ministry started when a young couple showed up at the door. They had just arrived from Winnipeg and were looking for food when some of the congregation was having a pot luck supper. They were invited in to share the meal and as they prepared to leave said, “See you next week”. The people present decided to return the following week and offer another meal. Dinners have continued every week ever since that time.
As the dinners continued, more people in the community heard about them and began coming. As people in the congregation got to know the people from the neighbourhood, they became more aware of the needs and challenges people right in our own community were dealing with. The ministry works with people to help them achieve their maximum potential. Success is not monitored by numbers of people who no longer need our support but rather by how people are able to manage day to day with their limitations and gifts. We offer a place where people can share with us whatever gifts they wish to and we find ways to encourage their gifts to be utilized. Many of the folks that we are in community with are living with mental health issues and /or addictions. Some are homeless, all are living in poverty. Any of our resources are available to anyone in our community regardless of religious affiliation, if any.
Goals
As a Ministry in the community, we are able to respond fairly quickly to the needs of our clientele. We have offered a variety of support over the years as the needs have arisen. Some have been short term and others longer term. We have had a Single Mom’s support group, a Moms and Tots group, a high school breakfast program. For various reasons, these programs are no longer part of the Ministry but we would be able to offer them again if the need arose.
We work in partnership with other agencies in our community, most notably the neighbouring high school. We have been able to offer haircuts to our clientele through the Cosmetology class, the Hospitality class have prepared food for us on various occasions, the Horticulture class shares the produce from their garden. In turn, we offer a place for students to complete their community volunteer hours required for graduation, we offer a Christmas shopping day for students who have been identified as students coming from families with financial needs, we gather dresses for young students to select from for their prom and we have often had students from the Life Skills class assist with our preparations for our weekly community meal. We had 2 students who came every week to help in the kitchen with food prep and hall set up for this meal.
As we continue to live out our vision of “Where people matter”, we plan a special evening where we have decorated dinner tables, a special meal served by Hospitality students from a local community college, a musician playing music throughout the evening and a treat to take home at the end of the night. Pictures are taken that evening and shared with participants. We also have had a 4 week Cooking from Food Hampers course.
Revised 18 September, 2024
COMMUNITY MINISTRY
A Joint Ministry of Partnering Organizations
Position Description for Community Ministry Coordinator
GENERAL
ADVOCACY
SERVICE
SKILLS PROFILE
The Community Ministry Coordinator will display the following values and skills:
Revised by CMMC 04 October, 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS TO
COMMUNITY MINISTRY
WE'RE SUPPORTING OUR FRIENDS AT COMMUNITY MINISTRY,
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ESPECIALLY THIS WINTER SEASON,
WITH DONATIONS OF WARM SOCKS.
THESE CAN BE PUT IN THE CONTAINER UNDER THE LITERATURE TABLE
AT THE GRUHN STREET ENTRANCE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
GIVE THANKS WITH A GRATEFUL HEART ~ GIVE THANKS WITH A GENEROUS HEART
Your gift will help sustain Calvary's ministry, its outreach, and its building.
You can put your donation in the new offering box at the Gruhn Street entrance,
in the mail slot at the Gruhn Street door,
or in the mail to Calvary Memorial United Church, 91 Gruhn Street, Kitchener, N2G 1S5
E-Transfers can be directed to office@calvarymemorial.ca.
Please include your name, offering envelope number, and what fund to direct your donation to in the memo line. If you do not have an envelope number, please include your full address so that we can provide a tax receipt.
MASK POLICY
The Official Board at Calvary looked at mask policies of other United churches as well as other settings and weighed the benefits of masks vs the benefits of being able to strengthen our social connections. With all these things in mind, we have a "Masks-are-recommended" policy.
People entering the building are no longer required to wear a mask. Many of us will continue to wear a mask and all are encouraged to make their choice based on their own comfort level. and their concern for the people around them.
Contact Us
Calvary Memorial United Church
91 Gruhn Street
Kitchener, Ontario N2G 1S5
519-744-9696 ext 1
email: office@calvarymemorial.ca
Minister: Rev.Tim Graham
Phone: 519-744-9696 ext 2
or 226-218-3322
email: revtim@calvarymemorial
Faith Community Nurse:
Sally White
You can reach Sally or leave a message at 519-897-2774
or email her at: parishnurse@calvarymemorial.ca
ACTIVITIES AT CALVARY
HEALTH AND WELLNESS DINNERS
Normally on the first Thursday of each month folks can enjoy a delicious three course dinner and stay for a presentation on a health related topic.
Note: All dinners are cancelled until further notice because of the pandemic.
SUPER YUMMY!
SUPER SOUP!
Is still available despite the pandemic thanks to the Rosemary and Gerti.
You can arrange for soup to be delivered to you by making arrangements with Gerti at 519-897-2774
or email her at
parishnursege@calvarymemorial.ca
WATERLOO COUNTY FOOD BANK'S
MOST NEEDED DONATIONS
Canned Fruit, Stew, Chili & Soup, Beans in Sauce, Hot & Cold Cereal, Canned Meat & Fish, Pasta Sauce, Dry Beans, Rice, Peanut Butter and Canned Vegetables.
Other Regular Activities