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Check out our upcoming community service project: St. Patrick's Day Family Carnival!

On Saturday, March 17th, from 11 am to 2 pm, military families will be invited to come to our Lewis Rd. campus to enjoy a totally free carnival!

There will be booths all over the campus where everyone can enjoy:

-a Climbing Wall

-Jolly Jumps

-pizza, popcorn, cotton candy, drinks, desserts

-a variety of fun carnival games with prizes

-face painting

-family pictures & care packages to send to deployed loved ones

-prayer

-foosball, air hockey, pool, Wii, etc. in the youth center

-sign-ups for free home repair projects done by our Assist Teams

We'll also give out free gift cards, Bibles, and information about The Bridge (our free Youth Center), Calvary Nexus, our upcoming Easter services and Pacific Camps.

As always, our vision is to represent Jesus Christ well to our guests & community, grow as servant-hearted disciples, and create opportunities for the good news to be shared.

To sign up to help or donate, contact Pastor Robb at robb@calvarynexus.org.

If you're a military family and would like to receive an invitation, or if you have an invitation and are planning to attend, please contact Pastor Robb at robb@calvarynexus.org as well.

Hope to see you there!

Pastor Robb

The following is a followup report on our last 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

P.S. Click here to see pictures of the Christmas Shoppe!

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 made up 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/she is available for that specific project.

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., patching holes, painting, simple plumbing)

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 appointments, shopping, picking up prescriptions)

6) Technology (help people with basic computer/phone/internet problems)

7) Monthly Meals (host a free hot meal for needy families in Camarillo every 3rd Thursday)

To sign up to volunteer for the monthy meals, click here: http://www1.mysignup.com/calvary_monthly_meal

To sign up for any of the A-Teams, or for more information, please contact Pastor Robb at robb@calvarynexus.org

beyond sunday All-City Car Wash

THANK YOU to everyone who served at our All-City Car Wash Saturday morning!

God truly blessed the day as we had almost 250 volunteers and washed almost 400 cars! What really made the day special were the conversations and interactions we were able to have with folks from our community. MANY people were blown away that we washed their cars for free, and even provided free refreshments for them. They couldn't understand WHY anyone would do this- and that's when many of us were able to explain how we were simply showing them God's love. What a great time of getting out into our community and representing Jesus Christ!

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

Click here for pictures from the Grocery Shoppe.

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!!

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.

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.

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!

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

beyond sunday vision 2011

leader: robb oram

assistant leaders: david adams, tom lewis, grant harris, cameron draine, deeann oram

theme verse:

“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Jesus - Matthew 5:16)

objectives:

● demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ to our community

● meet real needs of people in our community

● develop a culture at CCN of servant-minded disciples of Jesus

methods:

● two branches of ministry:

I. large-scale community service projects

A. 3 projects:

1) grocery shoppe (february 26th)

2) community car wash (june 18th)

3) christmas shoppe (december 10th)

II. ongoing assist teams (A-Teams)

A. moving: help people move

B. transportation: provide rides to appointments

C. technology: help with computer & internet

D. indoor projects: repair projects inside the home

E. outdoor projects: repair projects outside the home

F. car repair: fix basic auto problems

G. disaster relief: on call in case of major disaster

H. monthly meal: serve free meal 3rd Thursday monthly

for more information, contact pastor robb at robb@calvarynexus.org