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Let's connect during the week.

Christian faith formation is a lifelong journey. That's why we are doing our best to make it easy for you to connect with God and others in authentic relationships throughout the week. No one person is an island and the faith journey is not meant to be done alone, so are working together to make it easier for you to join a faith community in this COVID season and beyond.

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Children's Ministries

Kidzone

COVID PRECAUTIONS: Calvary Lutheran is committed to providing a safe and supportive learning environment for children that supports their spiritual, social, and emotional development. The KidZone in-person version during COVID will follow community mandates and also include:

Utilize in-person volunteers who are vaccinated.
Limit each crew to a maximum of 5 kids each Sunday.
Complete temperature screening of all participants at drop-off.
Clean and disinfect each station prior to kids' arrival each Sunday.

Register your kids for Children's Ministries here at Calvary Lutheran!

For online registration click here!
To download a paper registration form click here.
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Faith Formation for Youth

Confirmation Leadership & Service!

Confirmation

We will be adjusting our Confirmation process for this fall. This milestone ministry invites students in grades 6-8 to explore their Christian faith in preparation for an affirmation of their baptism which is held on the 3rd Sunday in May.

Leadership & Service!

Student Leaders Rock!

Young people are the church of today. They are gifted, talented, and called by God to put to use their gifts and talents to join Jesus in His mission to seek and save the lost. This is what is happening in Calvary Lutheran's faith community.

Students in grades 6-12 your gifts, talents, and presence are needed to lead our faith community into this new world. Click the links, sign up, and put yourself out there for the following opportunities to be your awesome self!

Student Leadership Team- This group of youth and adults meets on the first Sunday of each month from 11:15-12:15 in the Gathering Room on the lower level. Church membership is not required. Our mission is to develop and carry out a vision to mobilize young people for spiritual growth and to battle homelessness and its many maladies. Join us!
Children's Messages- We are looking for some young people to jump into the pool of volunteers who are recording Children's Messages. Young people in grades 6-12 are invited to record a completely scripted object lesson that will be shared with children at each worship service. You can even personalize the script. Sign up here for a Sunday!
Make a Joyful Noise!- Matt & Ellie Kuehnert has formed a singing group of youth that will lead in our worship on Sundays. A world tour is just around the corner! Sign up here. shared with children at each worship service.
Crew Leader- Lead a group of 5 children through various stations each Sunday at the Kidzone from 9-9:55 for 6 weeks. No teaching or preparation is involved! You just relate with, connect to, and help navigate a crew of 5 awesome kids! Calvary needs parents and students in grades 6-12 to share their gifts, talents, time and shine the light and love of Jesus into a young person's life. Sign up here!
TACO! Help feed the homeless and food-insecure on the 4th Monday of each month at First Lutheran in San Diego. We meet at 3 PM at Calvary's lower parking lot and return by 6 PM. Read more!

Our ministry to middle and high school students and their families includes resourcing parents, retreats, small group Bible studies, community service, and youth gatherings. Contact our Director of Children, Youth, and Family Ministries, Jeff Moeller for more information and the Zoom links!

Register for Student Ministries at Calvary Lutheran!

Click here for online registration.
To download a paper registration form click here.

Faith Formation of Adults

To educate, inform, and provide formats for open discussion and sharing like interests on social issues, life skills, Biblical concepts, and congregational life.

Resources for the Christian Home Sunday's Adult Forum Library

Resources for the Christian Home

RightNow Media is a tool that can help you live out your faith in every area of your life—at home, at work, and in your community. In addition to a series on books of the Bible, RightNow Media has videos for everyone in your family on a variety of topics like marriage, parenting, personal finances, mental health, and more. There’s even a library just for kids with over 2,000 safe, entertaining videos. RightNow Media has a free app that’s available on all major streaming devices so you and your family can access content anywhere, anytime.

To receive FREE access to RightNow Media, click here!

WEB RESOURCES FOR PARENTS:

Helping Kids Make Wise Choices
Saying I Don't Know is Okay
Characteristics of Middle Schoolers
Thanksgiving Prayers
Raising Adults Not Kids
Making Life Easier
High School Survivor Guide
Kind and Compassionate Kids.
Affirmations for the worried parent.
Safe Kids - Online safety resource
Common Sense Media
Kahn Academy- Academic help website
myvision.org- A guide to setting up screen time boundaries for your children.

Sunday's Adult Forum

Please join us in person in the Fellowship Hall at 11:15 a.m. or by Zoom.

Meeting ID: 861 2918 7052 Passcode: 914135

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24 Hours That Changed the World. With Adam Hamilton.

Pastor Hamilton invites us to experience and understand the significance of Jesus’ final hours. Via this video, he takes us to the Holy Land and provides a deeper understanding of the most amazing 24 hours in history. Adam Hamilton is senior pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, and author of several books.

On Sunday, April 7, we experience the resurrection in the video Christ the Victor; facilitated by Bill Hildebrand

Library

Our Church Library is open each weekday from 10 AM - 3 PM and on Sunday mornings from 10- noon. Perhaps you are doing some biblical research or are looking for a devotional book, our library can be of service to you. Click here to see the titles that are available to you through our library!

Calvary’s Library Welcomes You

Our library is open anytime when the building is open, and any book may be borrowed on a self-checkout basis. You can view all the titles in the collection on the Calvary website (find the link under “How We Connect” at calvarylutheranchurch.org; look in the “Adults” section)

The original building plan for our sanctuary, which opened in 2005 with a price tag of $5.8 million, included this library.

Ken Treshow, a longtime member and retired librarian for the University of California at San Diego, worked many hours organizing the initial library collection. He would not let his cerebral palsy define his life. He dedicated his life to library work to help others. He passed away in 2017, but his strong, giving spirit of service and dedication to our church lingers in this room.

Our library had been neglected for some time and was in dire need of updating. We tossed many outdated, worn-out books. To allow for easier browsing, I entered all 865 titles into a Google doc so that anyone may view the collection from home. This digital inventory will allow Jeff Moeller and others to manage the collection since adding or deleting a title is a fairly simple process.

Today, the thrust of our collection is the Christian life and the Bible. More than 60 titles from Mel Kieschnick’s personal library were added recently. The gift books to the children's section by Bill and Carole Hilderbrand are worth mentioning.

There is no book budget or personnel for the library, and its value depends on the donation of quality books. Together, we’ll need to continually prune and augment the collection to enhance its relevance for the community. It’s up to us to fill the shelves with good books.

Many thanks to Tasha Donahue, Jutta Schmidt, Glee Thompson, Mel and Jane Kieschnick, Quinn Weixel, and Jeff Moeller for their help in this renewal project.

Pat Matsumoto