Mount Calvary Lutheran Church

24176 Pine Lake Drive, Sugar Pine CA.
209 586-3616

E-mail: mtcalvary@mlode.com

Mailing address: P.O. Box 280, Mi Wuk Village, CA 95346

Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

One in Christ. Sharing God’s Love

As a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, we believe that we are saved by grace through faith. With the Bible as our foundation, we believe in the Trinity: God the Creator; Jesus, our Redeemer; and the Holy Spirit, our Comforter and Guide.

All are welcome: people of various faith backgrounds and those with no background in faith traditions are invited to observe, participate, ask questions and join in fellowship. We follow an informal liturgical style for worship.

Our leadership is a shared pastorate of semi-retired pastors who alternate presiding at worship. Lay members carry out ministries and help lead worship. Sandy Hauck serves as Office Secretary, Clyde Davis is our Director of Music, and Brian Yu is accompanist for worship.

Worship

Sunday at 11:00 a.m. with Holy Communion.

All who believe in forgiveness of sins through Jesus are welcome at our Lord’s table.

July 26: Lay Leader Tiger Halter, presider

August 2: Lay Leader Margaret Schulz, presider

August 9: Pr. Jim Bliss, presider

August 16: Pr. Bob Nicholus, presider

August 23: Lay Leader Tiger Halter

August 30: Pr. Bob

Link to worship: https://youtu.be/61ixHMsRcJ8

Our Schedule

Adult Bible study: Every Friday at 10:30 at the home of Gordon Kavanaugh.

Jim Bliss and Tiger Halter, leaders

ATCAA Food Distribution

August 4: 10:00 – 12:00

August 18:10:00 – 12:00

September 6

Following worship we will write cards of appreciation to members of the military.

Every Tuesday evening: Narcotics Anonymous

Parish Pantry open during office hours for anyone who needs non-perishable food.

Noisy Offerings are a way for us to contribute to organizations outside our own congregation. We chose to call this program the “Noisy Offering” because we drop our loose change, as well as paper money, into a brightly decorated tin canister. Sometimes we substitute a service activity for the donations. For example, every September we write cards of thanks and encouragement to veterans and members of the military. and in March we assemble toiletry sets for Interfaith Social Services.

August Noisy Offering: Interfaith Social Services: This local group serves residents of Tuolumne County by providing food, clothing, household items, firewood, referrals, showers, and legal assistance. Our congregation supports this agency through volunteers and donations of goods and funds.

The Time After Pentecost, also known as "Ordinary Time", is the longest of the seasons of the church year, lasting from Holy Trinity Sunday to the first Sunday in Advent. The color for our altar paraments and the stoles worn by clergy is green, symbolizing growth. Through the scripture readings and worship during these months, we grow in knowledge and in faith.

Our Ministries

We believe God calls us to share our time, abilities and material goods with others in our local community and throughout the world. We work together with several organizations to provide material goods, funds and meeting space where needed.

Interfaith Social Services

We support Interfaith through a yearly donation from our church budget, as well as with special offerings. Volunteers from our congregation distribute food and other supplies at the Interfaith site and collect firewood and donations to be distributed. Members drop off food, clothing and household articles at church for Interfaith. Through grants from Thrivent Financial, we purchase such items as school supplies and toiletries which are assembled into sets by our members and offered to clients at Interfaith.

Rwanda Parish and School

Through regular budgeted giving, we help support the Mumeya Parish in Rwanda with a donation toward the salary of their pastor and assistants who lead worship and education at three sites. Once a year a special offering benefits the Rwanagama Leadership School, a secondary school in Rwanda. These two ministries were begun by the Lutheran Church following the genocide in Rwanda.

Amador Tuolumne County Community Action Agency food distribution point

Designated Giving

Each month we have offerings for local programs such as the Center for a Non-violent Community and the shower van through Give Someone a Chance. With other churches in the United States, we support ELCA Disaster Relief and ELCA World Hunger to address short and long-term needs which arise from natural disasters in our country and around the world and from wars, such as the war in Eastern Europe.

March is the month in which we collect and assemble toiletry sets to be distributed at Interfaith Social Services.

Thrivent Financial provides a grant to purchase most of the items, and congregation members contribute additional funds and items so that over 45 clients can receive them.

We work with Amamdor Tuolumne Community Action Agency to make nutritious food available to program participants near their homes. Congregation volunteers transport the food from the food bank and bring it to our church where participants pick it up. Food includes fresh fruits and vegetables, bread, meat, milk, and nonperishable items.

unloading food banik food

Support Activities

Meeting Space

Meeting space is provided for recovery groups, Life-Line health screenings, and community organizations. The sanctuary is available for use for weddings and memorial services. Our Parish Hall is also available for meetings, weddings, receptions, and other events. Please call the office at 209 586-3616 for information.

Jesus said “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in”. Matthew 25:35