Members and friends of Calvary can volunteer with and financially support a variety of ministries and programs that serve our neighbors both here and abroad. 

Caritas-Minocqua - distributes funds to those in urgent and immediate need of assistance. Both funds and volunteers are needed to provide the needed assistance.

Community Table - Everyone is welcome at "Tom's Community Table," a free community meal, served by a variety of congregations and civic organizations, at Saint Mathias Church in Minocqua on the second Tuesday of the month at 5:00pm. Calvary joins with Ascension Lutheran to prepare and serve the meal every March, July and November (a Thanksgiving dinner). Cooks and helpers are needed for every meal.

Food for Kidz - Calvary sponsors a table at the Food for Kidz event held just about every year at Lakeland Union High School. Along with hundreds of volunteers from the community up to 250,000 meals are packed and readied for shipment to food pantries, backpack programs and relief agencies. ~>

Disaster Relief - Brings God’s hope, healing and renewal to people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters. Special offerings are collected in the wake of disasters in the United States and countries around the world.

Empower Recovery -- Calvary is one of 20 sites throughout the state where patients receiving adiction treatment can visit Empower's mobile vans for mandatory drug screening. Empower also offers drug testing services for employers. Visit their website for more information.

Homme Homes - offers a continuum of high quality, personalized care for seniors including independent living, assisted living, and rehab/recovery services. It is a not-for-profit, non-denominational, faith-based organization with a track record of more than 130 years of extraordinary service to seniors and those in need of rehabilitation services. Lutheran congregations provide support and representatives to their annual meeting. 

Lakeland Food Pantry - Provides temporary food assistance for those in need. A variety of volunteers are needed to staff and operate the pantry.

Hope in a Backpack - Volunteers fill backpacks with enough food to ensure that children living in food insecure families have something to eat over weekends and during school breaks.

Fortune Lake Camping Ministries - Celebrating God’s creation, Fortune Lake Lutheran Camp welcomes children, youth and adults to experience God’s grace, growing in faith, hope, and love, while enjoying the natural beauty of the Northwoods.

Lutheran World Relief - Affirming God’s love for all people, Lutheran World Relief and its partners around the world work to end poverty, injustice and human suffering, by providing direct relief and funding programs to address the needs of people living in underdeveloped regions of the world.

ELCA Hunger Appeal, Disaster Relief, Refugee Services, etc. - The ELCA is committed to ending world hunger. We envision a world where every woman, man and child leads a healthy, fulfilling life of self-reliance and dignity. Local congregations like Calvary particpate in programs to raise awareness and funds to support these ministries.

Lakeland Sharing Foundation - The Foundation sponsors a "Christmas Gift Program" for local families and provides backpackas, school supplies and miscelaneous support for students in need.

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