Reaching out – Serving the Community

Homebound Ministry

We have a number of older members and friends of Calvary who can no longer attend services and need a special touch from the church family. Our homebound ministry offers the opportunity to be blessed by the wisdom and heritage of our shut-in and infirm members. This can be a family project. Monthly visits and special recognition (birthdays, holidays, etc.) are the key elements to this ministry.

Bouquets of Blessings

Each Monday morning at 8:30 a small group of Calvary women take the flowers which have been used on Sunday and remember someone who needs a gift of love. We invite more ladies (and men!) to join us either to arrange or deliver (deliveries may be made later in the day on Monday).

Loving Hands

Loving Hands is a church wide ministry that coordinates meals to Calvary members who have lost loved ones. This ministry can be a tremendous blessing to you as well as the family you serve. There are many ways to serve as a member of this team. We have monthly coordinators, cooks, setup and servers, clean up crews, paper goods providers, and flower arrangers.

Jail Ministry

Men from Calvary go to the Lee County Jail every week to help lead Bible study and worship, distribute literature and just listen as the men there share their many needs. Our church time is 11:00AM to 12:00AM at the LCJ Adult Center on Sunday and 7:00PM to 8:00PM at the Juvenile Detention Center on Thursday night.

Ladies from our church have partnered with ladies from Mount Sinai Baptist Church to go in pairs to the Juvenile Detention Center each Thursday night to have Bible lessons with the young female inmates. We go into the area where the girls are housed and share with them God’s forgiveness, his love, and the plan of salvation.  As the opportunity arises, we pray and share with parents who are waiting to pick up or visit their children.

Monday ROCK (Apartment Ministry) **

The purpose of the apartment ministry is to encourage the group of young people who now come to us from the Ida Street area as well as the area surrounding CBC. Our main goal is to teach them of the Good News of God’s love for them and help them to develop a relationship with Jesus. We also have an opportunity to teach them practical life skills. We believe that this is obtainable with God’s help. We have a need for many people to be involved in order to be successful in getting to know the students and helping to meet their spiritual, emotional and physical needs. We meet about 25 times during the school year from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Mondays.

Serving the Saints 

Serving the Saints is a ministry to homebound members of Calvary. Approximately 20 church members serve our “Saints” by delivering our Wednesday evening meal to their homes. Currently we are divided into three routes based on neighborhoods. Each person or couple delivers no more than once a month. The church kitchen prepares the meals and at 4:30 volunteers box them with names, addresses and phone numbers. Pick-up time for those making the deliveries begins at 4:45 pm.

Tree of Life (free clinic)  

                                                  

This new ministry began in the summer of 2010. We need doctors, nurses, pharmacists, greeters, Spanish language translators, interviewers, and all sorts of general assistants.

Parkgate Pregnancy Clinic

Calvary participates with several other churches and individuals to support the Parkgate Pregnancy Clinic (formerly known as Save-A-Life) here in Tupelo. They will train you to serve as a volunteer mentor/counselor, or you can help answer phones and perform other office duties. The Baby Boutique offers 1^st time moms an opportunity to “shop” for items for the newborn (diapers, diaper bags, bottles, clothing, etc.), all of which is donated by friends of the ministry. One of the best ways to help is to join their email prayer group. Contact Tricia Robbins at 841.1517 to volunteer.

Helping Hands  

Helping Hands is a food bank and clothing ministry developed by First United Methodist Church in Tupelo. They need volunteers to assist with distribution on Saturdays from 9:00 until noon, and on Tuesday or Thursday mornings to help with receiving and sorting clothes and household items for the ministry.