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​During the month of February Peggy Benes initiated a Military Care Package Drive at Calvary.  Military Care Package Information and bins for donations could be found on the display table in the Narthex, at Calvary. 

Besides those suggested items on the list, you could also consider purchasing stationary and forever stamps. Monetary donations would be used for board games, etc. and helping with shipping expenses. Other suggestions are Gift Cards for Netflix and X-Box. There were also THANK YOU cards by the display table for the military to be filled out. 
 
There ended up being 45 boxes filled with books,
puzzles, games, packaged beef jerky and other snacks, candy, thank you cards, etc. and then topped off with homemade treats were shipped on Feb. 24, to those listed on our Military Prayer Concerns. Thanks to everyone that contributed to this effort. In addition, $830.00 was donated for shipping expense and for additional items to help fill the boxes. Any money left will go toward future care packages. A BIG thank you to Peggy Benes for heading this project.  Job well done!

 



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February Food with Friends  was Full of Love

Our monthly Food with Friends community meals continue to grow! They are growing in size, love, and gratitude! Our community Head Start staff and children showed their love and thankfulness to our volunteers by presenting them with a beautiful handmade poster with the little one's handprints made into a bouquet of flowers and also made Valentine's Day cards for everyone at the meal.  (Pictures courtesy of Pastor Jen)

Our Awesome Group that Helped Send Off our 97 Boxes of Blessings for Lutheran World Relief!

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Our Amazing Church Members that Helped Pack Kits and Quilts for Lutheran World Relief Efforts!

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Our Sanctuary was Filled with the Beautiful          Quilts and Kits for
​Lutheran World Relief!

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     On Sunday, September 29, LWR quilts and kits were displayed and blessed during Calvary’s church service. Thank you to Larry Poltrock who will be delivering the 150 personal care kits, 170 school kits, 20 fabric kits, and 200 quilts to the ingathering site in Wausau on Saturday, October 5th.  Following our worship service, our wonderful members brought all of these quilts into our fellowship hall to be packed on Tuesday, October 2nd. 
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     Along with the kits and quilts $230.22 was collected during the September noisy offering and $294.76 from a grant for a total of $524.98 will be sent to the LWR Quilt and Shipping Fund.
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     Thank you for everyone who was involved in this mission. Some facts! From 2015 through this year Calvary has sent 1,070 school kits, 997 personal care kits, 109 fabric kits, and Calvary’s Quilters have sent 922 quilts. In 2023 LWR shipped from their 2 warehouses 551,700 quilts and kits to 14 countries. Please visit their website at www.lwr.org if you would like more information on Lutheran World Relief. - Lynda E

Our Wonderful Quilters who Impact our Community and World!

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Calvary’s Quilt Squad: Pictured:  Lynn Cerny, Jean Guse, Chris Berenz, Jan Diestler, Jo Lomprey, Connie Petera, and Beth Faller (Not pictured: Joann Schmidt, Pat Peterson and Robin Gardner). Thank you to those who donate material, sheets, thread, and help in so many other ways. - Lynda E. 


Where do donated LWR items go?
In 2023 the ELCA sent
551,700 Quilts & Kits to 14 countries
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Georgia
Guatemala
Honduras
Liberia
Mali
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
The Gambia
Turkey the Rep. of Turkiye
Ukraine    
2024? – where need the most!
 


Our Fall Kick-Off Food With Friends Community Meal​ was a Great Success!

The fall kick off of our "Food with Friends" community meal was held on Wednesday, September 11th and it was a wonderful success! Delicious chicken fettucine alfredo was prepared by Melissa Ferg, and we also had tossed salad, bread sticks, and many scrumptious desserts!  We served over 170 people.  Leftover desserts were taken to rescue workers. Leftovers will also be used to host luncheon for seniors in Birnamwood. Thank you to the many volunteers who brought baked goods, set up the fellowship hall, prepared, served, cleaned up and put our fellowship hall back together afterwards. Thanks be to God for this amazing night!

Calvary's Quilters Spread Kindness of Christ 

 Thank you to Calvary’s Quilters who donated much needed quilts to Avail. They were received with joy and will wrap many people in warmth & the kindness of Christ. -Pastor Jennifer-
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God's Work. Our Hands Sunday

“God's work. Our hands. Sunday" was held on September 8th. Days before that all of the kits were laid out in preparation for the assembling.  Many hands assembled 170 school kits and 150 personal care kits for Lutheran World Relief. A BIG Thank you Jeanine for the delicious biscuits & gravy and members of the Social Concerns Committee for other brunch/breakfast food items! 

Our Giving Cupboard Will Touch Lives

Vicar Jennifer is such an inspiration to all of her members at Calvary and St. John's and to the community!  Her idea to create a Giving Cupboard came to life at Calvary. She created this beautiful spot at Calvary where we can all be inspired to give from our hearts. ​
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I have seen the need for God’s care to be felt in practical ways. A gas card for families traveling to medical procedures, self care items for weary young mothers, a small birthday gift for someone confined at home. The giving cupboard is now available if your heart is moved to extend the reach of God’s kindness during Vicar’s pastoral care visits thank you to all who gave during our noisy offering collection last month toward this effort. May God bless the givers and those who will receive in times of need.       
​In God’s love, Vicar Jennifer

Donations for Cherished Baby Center of Antigo 

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Donations from Calvary Lutheran Church were given to the Cherished Baby Center in Antigo today. Items were collected during the WI River Valley WELCA event hosted by Calvary. Packages containing 667 diapers, 63 individual pkgs of wipes, 18 shampoos, lotions, & soaps, 10 rash creams, 7 sippy cups, 2 bottle brushes, 2 dish soaps, 6 toothbrushes & pastes, pack n play plus accessories. Thank you to all who donated! These wonderful items will be a blessing to many families. - Pastor Jennifer
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 Calvary’s Social Concerns Committee did a special collection for the Antigo Area Community Food Pantry during the month of February. Each Sunday these were the different items that our congregation donated:

Sunday, February 2 - Healthy Breakfast Cereals
 
Sunday, February 9th - Bars of Soap
 
 Sunday, February 16th - Shampoo

 Sunday, February 23rd - Toilet Paper
 

  Over 300# of soap, shampoo, cereal and toilet paper has made life a little easier for families in our area. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who contributed in February to the Antigo Community Food Pantry. – Pam Bahr
 
   Our Social Concerns Committee would also  like to thank everyone that helped donate items!
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Our Valentine's Luncheon at Mapleview Apartments was Wonderful!

On February 13th volunteers from St. John's Lutheran and Calvary Lutheran had a wonderful time of fellowship at Maple View senior apartments. Delicious tomato bisque soup from Food with Friends, cheese & sausage donated by Schairer’s, Judi Resch preparing the entire meal & providing the brownie ice cream desserts. Thank you to Paulette Carlson, Christy Clark & Karen Williams for serving.
- Pastor Jen

Love & Generosity
is Shown to Our Community Through The Giving Tree!

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Members of Calvary are always so generous and loving to our community members in Langlade County. The Giving Tree helps families in need with Christmas gifts for their children.  This year for 2024 there were 333 families, 902 kids, and more than 2,706 gifts given for our children in need in Langlade County!  A Huge Thank You to Kate Clay who is the organizer of this amazing annual event and to all of our generous and loving members of our church and the community who come together to help make this happen! ​

Birnamwood Outreach was Full of Love and Christmas Cheer!

Members of St. John's in Birnamwood and Calvary of Antigo helped spread Christmas love and joy to the care centers and Mapleview apartments in Birnamwood throughout the month of December! Fun and fellowship was enjoyed by all!

Our Fall Luncheon at Maple View was Delightful!

Precious ones at Maple View apartments in Birnamwood were ready & waiting for us to arrive. We were so glad to see them! Beef vegetable soup from Food With Friends, cheese and crackers & homemade raspberry cheesecake, strawberry cookies were received with joy! 17 were fed. Thank you to everyone who helped with the luncheon or provided food. - Pastor Jen

Thrivent Cans Hunger Challenge

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We would like to thank everyone who donated to Calvary’s creative can structure that was designed by Lynn Cerny and constructed by Lynn and our other members of Calvary.  We could not have done it without your support! With the donation of 1,038 pounds of canned goods, Calvary received the heavy weight trophy in the Thrivent Cans Hunger Event.  Awesome job Calvary!!
(This was the last can structure because as of 2023 this event was cancelled).  

Crop Hunger Walk 

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CROP Hunger Walks are community-based walk events held in cities and towns across the United States, raising funds to support the global mission of Church World Service (CWS), a faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster.
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It was a beautiful day for the Crop Walk! These wonderful walkers were part of the 10,823 people who committed to being part of this great cause.  Walkers raised money to benefit local food pantries. They also walked to help provide life-saving support like emergency food along with the seeds, tools and programs that will help families feed themselves in the future. Way to go walkers! Thank you also to those who sponsored them. - Vicar Jennifer

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Foster Families Are Such A Blessing!

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​What a blessing to give so generously to families who open their homes to children in need of care. Mike Jewell from Foster Care Connect gratefully received the donated gift cards to local restaurants from Calvary Church. This will allow those providing foster care a chance to go out for a family meal with the children while patronizing our local eating spots. Thank you, Calvary for helping to show God’s love in our community! - Vicar Jennifer 

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Donations for Antigo Community Food Pantry

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Hey God........

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​Holy and Faithful God,
Be attentive to all who wait expectantly for your mercy in times of crisis, illness, fear, and grief. Answer them when they cry out to you.

You have clothed the saints in the light of Christ. Teach us to live in his ways until the great day when he comes to make all things new.

Our South African Family


Mahanaim Lutheran Church in South Africa Celebrates 140th Anniversary!

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Blessings to our companion church in South Africa. Our Brothers and Sisters in Christ at Mahanaim Lutheran Church on Sunday, November 27th had a small event to celebrate their 140th anniversary. There are also plans for a larger celebration in the early part of 2023. Congratulations!!
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Transforming the Global Body of Christ
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