beyond sunday
beyond sunday
It's time for our next beyond sunday Community Service Project:
Community Car Wash!
Community Car Wash!
On Saturday, June 15th, from 8 am to noon, we will show God's love to our community in a practical way by washing our neighbors cars for FREE.
We'll have six locations all around Camarillo.
This will be a fun way to represent Jesus to our community!
Everyone 12 years of age and older is invited to participate.
We'll meet at our Mobil campus at 8:00 am for prayer and instructions, and wash cars from 9 am to noon.
Click here to sign up
or use a lime green form from one of our Sunday morning services to sign up, or contact Pastor Robb at robb@calvarynexus.org.
Thanks for serving God by serving others!
our past events:
Praise God for His blessing on our-Serve Our Seniors Spring Fling!
God truly blessed our efforts as we reached out to our seniors and our sick at five different locations all around Camarillo and blessed them with decorations, refreshments, gifts, entertainment, crafts, games, and best of all, friendly, loving people to talk to!
Jesus was represented well to many wonderful people who need to know He knows and loves them.
THANK YOU to everyone who joined us as we served God by serving others and showed His love in a very practical way!
Click here if you'd like to see some pictures from the event.
Keep your eyes and ears open for our next beyond sunday Community Service Project in June!
Serving Him with you,
Pastor Robb
our past beyond sunday events:
PRAISE GOD for another awesome Christmas Shoppe!!
He provided more toys than we've ever had before (over 2,300)!
He provided more volunteers than we've ever had before (over 300)!
He provided more guests than we've ever had before (over 226 families)!
But, most of all, He worked in the hearts and lives of more people than ever before! More guests were prayed for, more volunteers had a chance to share their faith in Jesus, and more people received Him as Savior!
Thank you to each of you who participated in any way. And thank YOU Lord, for blessing our community, and allowing us to be a part of something that makes a difference for eternity!
I look forward to serving the Lord with you again in the near future!
Pastor Robb
read about our past beyond sunday events:
Praise God for a phenomenal Back-to-School Shoppe!
By His grace we provided free, new school supplies to over 350 students, hosted over 400 guests, blessed over 135 families, and mobilized 150 volunteers, all in Jesus name!
Physical needs were met, spiritual needs were addressed, people were cared for and prayed with and shown God's love in a practical way!
THANK YOU to everyone who was involved, both those who generously donated and those who humbly served.
We let our light shine, people saw our good works, and God was glorified (see Matthew 5:16)!
Keep your eyes and ears open for our next project: Christmas Shoppe!
Pastor Robb at: robb@calvarynexus.org.
beyond sunday “A-Teams!”
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:16)
Join an A-Team (Assist Team) and get involved showing God's love in practical ways to people in need- both in our church and our community!
A-Teams are composed of volunteers who can occasionally help people with specific needs. Each volunteer is contacted via e-mail when a need arises, and can then respond to the team leader letting him know whether or not he’s is available for that specific project. Each team member is expected to volunteer to help at least once a month.
You can join one or more of these teams:
1) Moving (help people move)
2) Indoor Projects (help people repair problems inside their homes, e.g., basic repair, simple plumbing, cleaning)
3) Outdoor Projects (help people repair problems outside their homes, e.g., mowing lawns, gardening, painting)
4) Car Repair (help fix basic car problems)
5) Transportation (provide rides for people to church, appointments, shopping)
6) Monthly Meals (help host a free hot meal for needy families in Camarillo every 3rd Thursday)
7) Meals Ministry (provide meals for those who are sick or going through a life crisis)
To sign up to be on any of the A-Teams, or for more information, please contact Pastor Robb at robb@calvarynexus.org.
our past beyond sunday events:
Praise God for another wonderful Community Car Wash!
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to serve the Lord at our Community Car Wash. Working with three other churches in our city, we mobilized almost 300 volunteers, and washed about 400 cars! I've heard many stories about how God used this simple act of service to bless folks from our community and draw them closer to Him. Many people were prayed for, many more were shown God's love in other ways, and some have even begun attending our church! The entire project was just another wonderful way to connect with our community and represent Jesus well to them.
Stay tuned for our next beyond sunday community service project on Saturday, August 25th: Back to School Shoppe! We'll be providing free school supplies to families and children in need. You'll be hearing more about this soon!
God bless you as you serve Him,
Pastor Robb
PRAISE GOD FOR HIS BLESSING ON OUR MILITARY FAMILY CARNIVAL!!
On Saturday, March 17th, we hosted 42 military families (a total of 150 guests!) at our beyond sunday Military Family Carnival! Our guests enjoyed the Jolly Jump, multiple carnival games & booths, face painting, Photo Booth, Crafts Room, plus free pizza, popcorn and cotton candy!
Here are notes we received from a couple of our guests:
We just got back from the carnival. I would like to express our gratitude for putting on such a great event. I brought my wife...and two young sons... We all had a great time and my boys really enjoyed playing the games. We received some very nice gifts from the drawing as well. Everyone we met there was very kind and we enjoyed sharing conversation with them. I have been stationed at...for twelve years and this has been the kindest gesture towards the local military I have seen. Thank you once again for the support.
Good morning...my family came out to visit Saturday for your military event. I wanted to take the time to tell you what a extreme act of kindness that was for you and all your staff to do that for us here in the service. My family had a wonderful time and felt very welcome. Also the gift cards and beautiful variety of delicious fruit was greatly appreciated. Many people do not understand what a time commitment and sacrifice it takes to be in the service, but apparently you and your church do.
What a great way to show our appreciation for the sacrifices these families make to protect our country. And what a great opportunity it was to represent Jesus to them, and show His love in some fun, practical ways!
THANK YOU to all who volunteered to make this happen! We'll be doing another wonderful community service project in June, so keep your eyes & ears open for more info soon!
Pastor Robb
The following is a followup report on our previous beyond sunday event:
Praise God for His abundant blessing on our Christmas Shoppe last Saturday, December 10th!
We gave away over 2,000 toys to 171 different families and three wonderful organizations: Operation Embrace (a ministry to the homeless), Parents of Murdered Children, and our own Beauty For Ashes (our ministry to incarcerated youth).
How awesome it was to see over 300 volunteers help make this tremendous project happen!
And best of all- how incredible it was to be able to represent the Lord Jesus to so many who are hurting and in need in our church and community!
I trust you were blessed by this experience. I keep hearing stories about what God did, both in our guests and in us.
THANK YOU for serving God by serving others.
Keep your eyes and ears open to our 4 beyond sunday Community Service Projects for 2012. Here are our dates:
March 17th (Help our Military)
June 16th (Community Car Wash)
August 25th (Back to School Shoppe)
December 8th (Christmas Shoppe)
In the meantime,
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:16)
It's a joy serving the Lord with you,
Pastor Robb
beyond sunday All-City Car Wash
THANK YOU to everyone who served at our All-City Car Wash Saturday morning!
I've heard all kinds of stories about how everyone worked so hard and so well together, how everybody had such great attitudes and hearts about what they were doing, and how people enjoyed serving others in this humble way. I know our heavenly Father was pleased with His children- it was apparent in how He blessed the day.
Some wonderful pictures were taken- if you're interested in seeing them, click here: pictures from the Carwash
Again, thank you all for serving God by serving others, and letting your light shine in such a way that people would see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Stay tuned for more community service projects in the future!
Pastor Robb
beyond sunday Grocery Shoppe
February 26, 2011
THANK YOU to everyone who served at our Grocery Shoppe!
God really blessed the project:
-we served breakfast & provided over 6 tons of free groceries to 110 families (over 275 people)!
-over 200 volunteers participated!
I know God was very pleased with what His children did that day. Hurting people in our community experienced the love of God in some real, practical ways. Once again, it was amazing to see what the Body of Christ can accomplish as we serve Him together for His glory.
Make sure to put Saturday, June 18th on your calendar for our next beyond sunday community service project: Community Car Wash! We’ll have a fun time washing our neighbors cars, giving them free coffee & donuts, handing out info about our church our youth center (The Bridge), and raising money for an important charitable cause!
CLICK HERE to see some wonderful pictures of the day!
Check out the wonderful notes we received from a couple of guests:
Dearest Calvarians,
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
You couldn’t have scheduled your food-share event any more perfectly. The 28th's check, for us hourly and bimonthly folks was the lowest of the year and my son... and I aren’t going without thanks to the Lord’s work through your church. Your congregation really stepped up...what an amazing result. I was one of many families treated with not only dignity but grace and fun. My shopping guide...was so helpful and a joy to be with.
I could go on and on with my expressions of appreciation for your family helping mine. As a believer, I sensed the Holy Spirit’s presence the entire experience. Even the pancake breakfast resulted in an uplifting fellowship I’d not expected. I imagine your church will be blessed 7 times 70.
Thank you all so much for being such truly awesome friends!
God bless you all...
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Thank you to all the workers and volunteers that made Sat. Feb. 26 a real blessing!!!
Breakfast and grocery shopping was so caring and generous of all of you. I even got a jacket!!
You were so organized and pleasant. It was like a party and I was winning prizes. I really had a good time!!
I can imagine the work and time that went into hosting such a caring event.
Thank you so much!! I cried- really! Thinking of all the people that made the event possible.
Sometime you forget that in spite of all the headaches in life there really are a lot of good people that care about others!!
Thank you too for Thursday night dinners and making my life a little easier.
I’m so grateful!
It’s not nice not to sign my name I know but I hope you understand!!
I’m a very grateful senior. Thank you!!
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Here are a few stories from our volunteers:
Our very last visitors were a mother with two little girls. They had spent 30-45 minutes lost trying to find our location. When they arrived we had eggs and sausage, but the pancakes were gone. Shortly after their arrival, a few extra pancakes had been cooked and I asked if they would now like some. The little girl was so excited because she had prayed that God would provide her some pancakes and He did. The excitement and joy from that little girl made my day. They were also given the last gallon of milk to take with them and when it was placed on the table the little girl was so excited that they now had milk. These are the memories that I am taking with me. She was so excited to share what God had done for her.
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I was stationed near the door and was planning on offering balloons to any of the children as they were leaving. Several of us were watching for the first people to leave after having eaten and filled up their grocery cart. I saw this tall slender woman with white hair, whose face was red and she appeared to be crying. I went outside and asked her if there was a problem and if I could help her. She shook her head, and having a hard time trying to talk, said everyone has been soooo nice to me. I said that was good and wished her a nice day. She shook her head and said I don't deserve this. I felt the need to give her a hug and said of course you do. Of all the things I saw this day, this image has stayed with me. This woman had felt the love of God and I was blessed to see the result.
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Just had to share this divine appointment that God
orchestrated at the Grocery Shoppe last week.
To appreciate it the story, I need to share a bit of
background. In Spring of 2009 our family came
close to getting evicted. We were renting a nice
house, but (my husband’s) construction job came to
an end and many side jobs that he did went unpaid
by the homeowner. We couldn't afford to pay
our rent w/only one income, so as hard as it was,
we spoke to the landlord and made an arrangement
to move out and pay the rent we owed in monthly
payments.
Forward to February 26, 2011 - Calvary Nexus
Grocery Shoppe. I'm "matched" w/a Spanish
speaking lady. As were having breakfast
and making conversation, she asks me if I know of
anyone renting a home. Turns out she and her
family are being evicted. Her husband works
construction and work has been very slow. He
does side jobs but when the job is complete, the
homeowner is not paying him. Consequently, they
got behind on the rent and now the landowner has
filed a notice to evict. Wow, talk about understanding
exactly what someone else is going through. I was
able to share w/(her), my situation and how God
helped us find another place, how God will never leave
us if we surrender and trust in Him. As I shared w/ her she
began to weep, she told me that she thought she was
the only one that had gone through something like that.
I encouraged her to get prayer, which she did and she
also gave her heart to the Lord!!!!
God is SO good!
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I just wanted to share this with you. Last Sunday a lady and her kids came to the Spanish Church to visit for first time. She said that someone from the "Boys and Girls Club" invited her son (who is about 12 yrs. old) to the breakfast/grocery shop. There an hispanic couple talked to her and invited her to the Spanish Church at Mobil Campus. She said that since that time she's been having this "feeling" that tells that she needs to go to church, but she's been just ignoring it. Last Sunday when she came, she said her husband and her had been fighting so she just took off with her kids and came to church. She asked for a bible since she has never owned one, Pastor Jorge gave her one, she also told me a little bit about her situation. She wants to start coming to church but her husband doesn't wants her to, but he wants her to bring the kids to church. I asked for her phone number and I will be calling her tomorrow to invite her to come again. I offered to pick her up but she says she can walk from her home. I though you would appreciate knowing how the breakfast/grocery shop was a blessing to one more mother and her kids. We need to keep her in prayer..., and I also would like prayer for myself for God to give me wisdom to know how to reach her. God is big time at work!
If you would like to get more involved in the leadership of beyond sunday, or want to be put on a list for any of our "A-teams" (see below for info), please contact Pastor Robb at: robb@calvarynexus.org