Get Involved in Outreach Opportunities
Upcoming and Current Opportunities
Dr. Martin Luther King Day Marade - January 20
Join members of the Calvary family at this year’s Denver Marade celebrating Dr. King and his legacy. Opening ceremonies start at 9:30am at City Park in Denver and the march starts at 10:45am from City Park down Colfax to the Civic Center (about 2 miles). If you would like to join us, please contact Meg Frantz at megfrantz@comcast.net to coordinate.
Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts
You can donate to relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene via Calvary’s own “World Relief Fund” with this link
CrossPurpose Journey
The next class of leaders starts in late January 2025. They welcome you no matter your background or experience to consider coming alongside these leaders (CrossPurpose students) in friendship and as a cheerleader. Check out the opportunities and how to fill out an application here.
As Roger Brown and Steve Rasmussen say, "It is even more of a gift to you (as the volunteer) than it is to the leaders, although it is a gift to them too!" They welcome you to come see what a gift it will be to you!
Reach out to Calvary members Steve Rasmussen at sras01@outlook.com or Roger Brown at roger@rkbmail.net to hear about their experiences at CrossPurpose. Josh Ryken at jryken@crosspurpose.org is on staff at CrossPurpose and would love to chat and answer questions.
You can be an ally, or a prayer partner. You can help provide a meal, lead a mock interview, help with the recovery program, teach a spiritual formation class, help with graduation, or get involved in special events. Explore all the opportunities and how to get involved here.
Ongoing Opportunities
Calvary Food Shelf (Open 10-3, M-Th)
Each month, members of Calvary are asked to bring a particular food item to help stock the Calvary Food Shelf (CFS) which is accessed by members of our community in need of food. Items are typically brought to the weekend services, or to the office during the week. If you’d like to provide financial support, which is always welcome, you can mail a check to the Calvary office, made out to the Golden Rescue Fund (note: CFS) or give online through the Calvary Church website. Contact Kirk Quackenbush at 720-290-3511 or quacks41@msn.com with any questions.
Food items for January: Spaghetti Sauce
CrossPurpose
Cross Purpose is a nonprofit organization focused on abolishing relational, economic, and spiritual poverty through career and community development. They are looking for volunteer mentors to support their next Fellowship cohort. Legacy Fellowship volunteers mentor graduates through basic financial principles like budgeting, saving, credit, and money management. Go to crosspurpose.org for more information.
Calvary’s Refugee Ministry (HOME Team)
Calvary’s HOME Team welcomed the Qaderi Family from Afghanistan in February 2022 and the Abduljabbar Family from Iraq in May 2023. The Qaderi Family is a family of six living in Thornton, with four small children. The Abduljabbar Family is a family of three with a single mom and two sons situated in Lakewood. Both families enjoy meeting new people and would love to practice their English. If you would like to come alongside either of these families, or help with apartment set-up for new families coming to the Denver area, contact Carol Rose at zzzzcarol@aol.com or Shannon Campbell at shannon@calvarygolden.net.
Saint Francis Center Sunday
St. Francis Center (SFC) is a transformation hub for men and women who are homeless in the metro Denver area. It is a day shelter providing a myriad of services that enable people to meet their basic needs and to transition out of homelessness. Calvary coordinates volunteers to serve at this shelter during the week, and on the 4th Sunday morning of each month. If you are interested, please contact Kathie Gerwig atkdgedg2@gmail.com
Sharing the Table
Sharing the Table is a community partnership meant to build community support and friendship around the unsheltered in Golden. If you would like to join the community meal and help prepare food, contact Vanessa Hayes vanessa.wharton@gmail.com or Shannon Campbell shannon@calvarygolden.net
The Sharing the Table partnership is the new focus for the Calvary SOS (Safe Outdoor Space) Team. The SOS team is moving from serving meals to Safe Outdoor Space residents in Denver to partnering with the Golden United Methodist Church to serve meals to the unsheltered in Golden (which includes these Sharing the Table events). Let Vanessa or Shannon know if you'd like to join in on these wonderful opportunities.
Recent Events
Be a Tool
Calvary families and individuals partnered with Be a Tool and the Together Church of Golden for a wonderful day of hands-on support with local Golden residents in need! What a fun day it was! The teams worked at 5 different houses and completed all the needs given to us. It was a great time of fellowship and getting our hands in the mud and paint! We can't wait to invite our Calvary family into this wonderful work again next year.
